Catrine Early Childhood Centre
An East Ayrshire Council site
In preparation for snow and ice we have updated our premises priority clearance plan. Our Janitor will ensure that the highlighted areas are cleared on snowy and icy days to let our pupils and staff enter and exit in a safe manner.
All pupils, staff and visitors are reminded to keep to the cleared areas and be respectful of current social distancing guidelines. Please click on the PDF below for further information:
Today, in Bubble B we have been celebrating Children in Need. We have been having lots of fun doing various activities. We started off our morning by listening to ‘Pudsey’s Great Fundraiser’. The children then got the opportunity to make Pudsey biscuits, headbands, masks and also decorate their own Pudsey! Not only that, we had a tuff spot where we sorted Pudsey’s spots into the correct colours. Below is a quick slideshow of just some of our amazing fun today!
Anyone wanting to make a donation can do so at bbcchildreninnedd.co.uk as we can not accept donations this year. Hope everyone has a great weekend ♥
In Bubble A today we have had lots of fun enjoying Children in Need Day. We started off the day listening to an audio storybook about Pudsey before going on to make spotty pictures, ice and decorate Pudsey biscuits, practicing our fine motor skills with the pom poms and dancing games both indoors and outdoors.
Anyone wanting to make a donation can do so at bbcchildreninnedd.co.uk as we can not accept donations this year. Hope everyone has a great weekend ♥
This morning Bubble A had a TEAMS meeting with the children from P1/2.
They enjoyed listening to P1/2 telling them all about what they have been learning at school.
Please see below an overview of September and October
This month the value we will be exploring will be fairness. We would like to find out what the children think fairness means and also what parents/carers think 🤔
We will be emphasising fairness to the children in their play throughout the day and encouraging their understanding of this value within our shared vision here in Catrine ECC and the primary school. The children will be bringing a sheet home that encourages their ideas and also any adult comments and thoughts.
Here is one I made today, lots of lovely comments and markings from the children as well as my own comment, if you could please bring this back to the ECC where the sheet can be placed in a tray at the door at drop off and pick up times. Thank you, we appreciate your support 💕
“Live so when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
In Group B this week the children had lots of fun learning about fireworks and how to keep themselves and others safe. They enjoyed using the fire pit in the green space and discussing safety 🔥 
They enjoyed parachute games with all their friends in green space, working together and taking turns 😀
This week in Group A the children have been really busy making their own interpretations of fireworks and have been using lots of descriptive language. We have had lots of messy fun 😀
We have been learning about body parts and the correct names. The children were enjoying using their friends to investigate parts of the body and label them correctly 💕
The children in bubble A and bubble B have been working hard all week to learn a Halloween rhyme to share with everyone.
Happy Halloween 🎃
With COVID restrictions in place this year Halloween might look a bit different for everyone.
This is why the staff and children here at Catrine ECC have worked hard all week to create a fun activity for the whole family to do over the weekend at a time that suits.
Each child has a paper copy home also.
Don’t forget to take selfies at a pumpkin with your child and send them into Jan.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🙂
The children in bubble A have had lots of fun at their Halloween Party. We started the day with the Winnie the Witch story and then played some party games. Once the games were done we went for a Halloween snack which included the edible witches hats the children had made yesterday. After snack some children then went on to explore the slime and green spaghetti to see what bugs they could find whilst other children made some Halloween crafts. We also dooked for apples and danced a lot.
Here are some pictures of the fun activities we have done today .
The children within bubble B hosted their own Halloween party today where they came dressed up and we got to do lots of fun and exciting things!
Today, we have read spooky stories, played party games, had a Halloween themed snack, dooked for apples and participated in lots of fun activities such as toilet paper ghosts, collage, walk the spiders web, creepy frozen hands and the exploding pumpkin.
This was our Halloween themed snack. We got to eat crisps, a little sweetie and also our witches hats that we made yesterday! Oh, and don’t forget our special juice box.
We read a Halloween spooky story called ‘Witch’. It was so funny, especially with Jan turning the ladies into toads and cats. We all laughed so hard.
This was our huge spiders web floor. We got to walk along it to see if we could keep our balance. We also got to dance in it! Here we are playing musical bumps.
From next week the children will have the opportunity to learn about how their bodies are private to them and that there are ways to keep themselves safe. With the friendly help of the NSPCC dinosaur called Pantasaurus, the children will learn in an age appropriate approach, how to stay safe from abuse. We have lots of fun activities that we do, like designing our own pair of pants as well as watching the Pantasaurus video. The children have plenty of opportunity for discussion to reinforce their learning. There is lots of information available on the website for parents/carers who would like to reinforce this at home.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
You can access the Pantasaurus song in the link below. Grown ups beware – this song is very catchy!
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?
Within the ECC we will be discussing who we can trust and who we can talk to about our worries.
Parents/Carers any questions? I will be at the door each day at pick up and drop off times, feel free to ask ♥
In group B the children had been interested in learning about the farm and they started to ask about the various foods that we can get from a farm or grow. They have really enjoyed the opportunity to explore a range of fruits and vegetables, discuss how it was grown and why these are healthy.
Exploring foods in the tuft spot.
Using the foods in our home corner for role play
We then took turns practicing our cutting skills, ensuring that we were staying safe using the safety knives before adding the vegetables to our witches cauldron to make spooky spells
I would really love to hear your feedback in regards to how you feel health and wellbeing is promoted within the ECC, thank you for a few minutes of your time ♥
Each year we usually hold two annual parent appointment opportunities giving families the chance to find out what has been happening in the life of their little one whilst in the centre. Due to current circumstances we are having to do things a little differently this year. We still believe it is important to share information, progress and stories with you, as well as giving you the chance to ask questions or raise any concerns. With this in mind we have decided to offer 10 minute telephone appointments with your child’s keyworker next month.
Parent/carers wishing an appointment should phone the ECC office on 01290 551233 to book a time slot with your keyworker. We will also be asking you to confirm the phone number you wish to be called on to ensure we can get through. Please also note that the call will come through to you with NO CALLER ID or as a PRIVATE NUMBER.
Below you will find each keyworker’s allocated session for phoning.
Monday 16th November 2020
Bubble A – PINK GROUP – Sherrie – 9am until 11am
Bubble B – BLUE GROUP – Rena – 9am until 11am
Bubble A – PURPLE GROUP – Carrie – 1pm until 2.30pm
Bubble B – GREEN GROUP – Jan – 1pm until 2.30pm
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Bubble A – YELLOW GROUP – Courtney – 9am until 11am
Bubble B – ORANGE GROUP – Leoni – 9am until 11am
We look forward to hearing from you.
Soon we shall be creating our new ‘Healthy’ character and looking at what health means to us in early years. What I would love to know is what it means to you, how would you define the term and what is of most importance in your family? There will be a board outside for you to leave your ideas – this would be very helpful. I will also be creating a survey soon and it will be accessible through GLOW. The children come up with fantastic ideas in their floor books and we’d love to hear some of the grown ups ideas too.
“the foundation for achieving a person’s realistic potential: enabling them to become all that they are capable of becoming”
We are going to explore our danger box this week, in small circle times the children will have the opportunity to discuss dangerous objects or substances that they may find in their home setting or whilst out in the community. We shall talk about why these could be dangerous and what to do if they come across any of these objects 💕
This could be discussed at home and the dangers could be reinforced. Keep an eye on our Health and Wellbeing board for updates and children’s comments.
Click on the link to read our October Newsletter 2020
Today the staff brought in some games from home, the children enjoyed playing hungry hippos, crocodile dentist, operation, twister, poopyhead and dominoes. There was lots of laughs and it was a great opportunity to develop listening and turn taking skills as well as communication and numeracy skills. I hope everyone enjoys the October break, What games could you play at home? and we will see you all soon 💕
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