The past fortnight has been super busy here at Catrine ECC learning all about COP26. Please click on the link below to see just some of the experiences we have been involved in to help us become responsible citizens and look after our planet.
Here at Catrine ECC we have been teaching our children to look after their planet through stimulating, age and stage appropriate learning experiences and discussion.
Our parent appointments will be taking place in the first week of November.
Due to COVID-19 we are required to carry these out over the phone. Each keyworker has been allocated a day to contact each of their keyworker parent/carers. Each phone call will be no longer than 10mins to ensure everyone can be contacted in the time given. If you feel that you require a longer time slot please let the office know and we will arrange this for another day.
PLEASE SEE KEYWORKER DAYS BELOW
Tuesday 2nd Nov 2021
AM Carrie’s Caterpillars PM Rena’s Butterflies
Wednesday 3rd Nov 2021
AM Michelle’s Bumblebee’s PM Julie’s Ladybirds
Thursday 4th Nov 2021
AM Sherrie’s Sharks PM Lesleyanne & Tammie’s Jellyfish
Friday 5th Nov 2021
AM Leoni’s Starfish
Please phone the ECC office on 01290 551233 to book a 10minute time slot with your child’s keyworker ASAP below they fill up.
We are super excited to be launching a new form of communication within Catrine ECC this year.
Learning Journals are a fantastic way for parent/carers to get updates on your child’s individual learning and progress.
Staff have been working hard over the past few weeks on training, creating children’s profiles and beginning to navigate around the online platform.
By the end of the week each child will have an observation logged on his/her profile. An email will be sent to you with a username and a prompt to login for the first time, creating a password and 4 digit code.
Each time a new observation is published on your child’s learning journal you should receive a notification encouraging you to login, view it and leave a comment if possible.
We hope that you enjoy using My Learning Journals and if you have any questions in relation to these then please do not hesitate to get in touch by phoning the ECC office 01290 551233
Each child will also come home this week with a paper copy of their individual targets. We ask that you read them, add anything to the back page, sign and return them to the keyworkers ASAP.
And again, as always, if anyone would like to discuss their child’s targets further then please phone the ECC. We are always happy to help.
We hope you have had a super summer and enjoyed most of our pleasant weather.
The staff here at Catrine ECC will be back to work tomorrow unpacking boxes and setting up for your arrival on Thursday (for returning children) and Monday (for new starts).
A reminder of the essential details are outlined below.
GROUPS AND DOORS- If your child is in a “Minibeast” group with Carrie, Rena, Julie or Michelle, he/she will enter/exit through our GARDEN DOOR.
If your child is in a “Sea Creature” group with Leoni, Sherrie or Jan, he/she will enter/exit through our OCEAN entrance which will be the main ECC doors for the year. Please note a change in keyworker for the Jellyfish group – this group will now have Lesleyanne and Tammie. If you have any questions regarding this please do not hesitate to get in touch.
TIMES – Both doors (Garden and Ocean) open at 8.45am and 2.45pm. Due to the volume of parents and children within the school and ECC we ask that you are prompt at these times, leave the playground as soon as you have collected your child and only one adult per child is allowed.
GATES – Please arrive through the ECC gate (previously the infant gate).
PARKING – After the Primary Schools successful School Streets trial last term, the parking restrictions are still in place around Catrine PS during term time days. The restricted times are between 8.30-9.30am and 2.30-3.20pm. Thanks to everyone for supporting us with this scheme as it is making such a difference in helping t keep all of our children same at the beginning and end of each day.
LUNCH – Children choosing to stay with us all day once they are happily settled into the ECC will be offered a 2 course meal. Our menus can be found on our APP and GLOW. Packed lunches are not permitted due to allergens, equality and our requirement to provide a healthy, hot, and nutritionally balanced meal.
If you have any further questions please email me or telephone the ECC on Tuesday or Wednesday between 10.30am and 12pm.
We hope you enjoy our video from yesterday – even if you were unable to join us. It is a fabulous watch to see friends and staff on what was a super end to a busy year, and the celebration of our ECC refurb starting.
As you will be aware we are moving out of our current ECC building in Newton Street next week ahead of extensive refurbishment work, and into Catrine Primary School infant department.
In an effort to introduce ourselves to some of our new children and families we have created and uploaded two short videos that we hope you find helpful, fun and can be used as a wee talking point over the holidays.
Individual letters and information booklets will be sent out and our induction slideshow can be found below.
If you have any further questions after receiving your information packs please do no hesitate to phone the ECC on 01290 551233 or email alana.speirs@eastayrshire.org.uk
NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s Health Protection Team are conducting a contact tracing exercise in relation to confirmed cases of COVID-19 within our MINIBEAST BUBBLE.
Please await further information regarding this from Test and Protect if your child is affected.
Our Sea Creature bubble is open and running as normal.
Please find attached a poster of a fantastic support system in place for all of our children and families throughout the summer holidays and the academic year 2021/22.
While we close for 6weeks we still want to feel that if you need anything during this time that you have someone you can contact for support and advice.
Lauren Dawid is Catrine ECC’s Community Practitioner and listed is just some of the things she can help with.
Not only is Tuesday 22nd June going to be our last day of term for 2020/21 but it is a big day for our Catrine ECC building as it closes its doors for extensive refurbishment.
With this in mind we would like to invite all children to celebrate with us and enjoy a fun filled beach party.
On this day children can come to the ECC dressed for the occasion; shorts and shades, grass skirts, flower garlands etc.
We plan to play a range of themed games such as limbo, toss the ring on the flamingo, coconut hut throws and so much more.
At 10am we have arranged for “Frank’s Ices” to come along to the ECC where the children can order an ice cream cone or a slushy and at 12pm we will enjoy a fabulous picnic style lunch (hopefully in the sun).
At around 2pm we aim to have a SUPER SOAKER SESSIONso please bring a towel when collecting your child on this day.
Can we ask that children be collected from the garden area at
MINIBEASTS – 2.25 – 2.30pm
SEA CREATURES – 2.35 – 2.40pm
Once all children have been collected we are DELIGHTED, EXCITED AND FAIR LOOKING FORWARD TO ……
A SOAK THE PRACTITIONER SESSION
Staff will be seated 2 metres apart with a small tub in front of them and at the cost of 50p a shot, children and parents may pick practitioners of their choice to soak.
Staff will ALSO require to bring a towel to drive home sitting on this day, I would presume LOL.
At this time we ask that you continue to ensure you keep a 2 metre distance as always, and that your face covering is on at all times.
PLEASE NOTE – Only people carrying an exempt badge will be able to participate in our extra session without one.
