Please see below for important dates for your diary from January to June 2026.
Dates for your diary Jan – June 2026
A paper copy will also be displayed in the ECC corridor for ease.
A separate calendar is also available for school transition events.
Please note that are dates are subject to change however if dates/times do change due to unforeseen circumstances we will inform parents ASAP via our ECC APP.
As you all know enrolment for P1 is open this week for any child due to start school in August this year.
With this in mind, we would like to share our transition calendar with you to enable you to make plans for any changes to drops and/or picks. This will also allow you the chance to find out what opportunities your child will have over the coming months and to talk to them about it (click link at bottom of post)
Your child will be issued with a letter by the end of the week indicating what group they will be in.
Our Literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing sessions are open to all pre-schoolers regardless of the school they are enrolling for if you would like them to attend. If you would rather they did not attend these sessions please make your child’s keyworker or Alana aware.
Please note – Dates for any transition events from other feeding schools will come direct from them.
ECC to P1 Parent Dates for your Diary 25-26
Dates will also be displayed in ECC corridor for ease.
Well …… busy is an understatement! I know I say it every month but the past 3 weeks has been jam packed full of fun. Please see below some SWAYs from December 🙂
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Sherrie was in The Brig learning all about the story of Christmas
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Abby and her team of “Little Helper’s” were working hard in Santa’s Workshop
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Whilst in The Square playroom Carrie offered snack each day and once this was tidied away her main focus was on the action songs for our Christmas Carols in the Community. I think you will agree the children all did fantastic – and so did Carrie 🙂
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Julie and Leoni were exploring Christmas outdoors with the children, both in the community and within our garden areas
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If your child is in our Voes Room remember to check your child’s Learning Journal for extra photographs on Friday throughout the month.
Thank you to the 9 parent/carers who completed our 2 Stars and a Wish FORM. We are always looking for your views and ideas on how we can improve our service and really appreciate the time you take to try to help us achieve this 🙂
I have collated the information and transferred it onto 2 posters and linked them below.
For easier reading, I have also displayed them in the ECC corridor.
Please see below our calendar for children transitioning to Catrine Primary School in August 2026. Please also note that registration for ALL CHILDREN going to school in August 2026, regardless of which school, is from Monday 12th January – Friday 16th January.
Event have already taken place as noted in the calendar above and will continue to do so over the coming academic year.
More formal class visits with the teacher begin in March. These dates along with other events will be shared with parent/carers along with the January to June 2026 Dates for your Diary newsletter in the new year 🙂
If you have any further questions regarding transition please do not hesitate to speak to your child’s keyworker or Alana.
We cannot believe we are now at the end of November!
It has been yet again another busy month for the children and staff within the ECC.
Click on each of the links below to find out a little about what has been on over the past month.
Sherrie was out and about in the community lots looking for BEARS 🙂
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Plenty of exploring the village this month – Abby has been introducing the children to navigation and directional movement whilst out and about also.
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Julie was reinforcing ways in which we could regulate our emotions in the Square. We have taken resources away from this room to enable it be a calmer, quieter, more nurturing space for children who find the main playroom a little busy or overstimulating at times
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A huge thank you to Cerys and Nighean’s mummy who came into the centre to support Leoni’s learning about the Police. The children thoroughly enjoyed it – as did the staff 🙂
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And finally in The Mill Lesleyanne and Corrie were creating wonderful stories through a range of media and developing their creativity using loose parts
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Children within the Voes – you can continue to find out about your room planning on your child’s monthly learning story and weekly photo dumps on Learning Journals 🙂
Have a great weekend, everyone, and we will see you all on Monday for the start of some festive fun 🙂
Reminder – Thursday 4th December from 9.15 – 10am is our Christmas Bookbug session with Alana, followed by optional mince pies and a hot drink if you wish to stay on afterwards.
Please click on the link below to book in and to allow for staff to purchase the correct amount of pies 🙂
Christmas Bookbug – Fill in form
Booking will close on Tuesday 2nd December at 4pm
Please click on the link below –
Last week we carried out interviews in an effort to fill our vacant Support Assistant post.
We are absolutely delighted to share that, after a fantastic interview Jordan Harkin, who has been covering the post since August, was successful. It was super to be able to offer the permanent job to her. Over the past few weeks Jordan has built positive relationships with the children, has demonstrated nurturing approaches at all times and has fit in with the staff team from the get-go.
Congratulations and welcome (officially) to the team, Jordan 🙂
However, unfortunately, with great news comes sad news for the team too. Our absolutely fantastic practitioner Michelle has been offered a temporary post as acting Senior ELCP at Netherthird ECC. This will be Michelle’s first promoted post and boy, does she deserve it. With the experience and calmness that Michelle brings to the job Netherthird are lucky to be getting her – and we are devasted to be losing her.
It is unknown at the moment how long Michelle will be covering in this post for, so to ensure consistency for the Voes Room we have ensured that we have another highly experienced ELCP coming in to join the Ducks and Swans. Amanda Hopkins is no stranger to the ECC and is another member of staff who already has positive relationships with many of our children, families and staff 🙂
As always, we look forward to welcoming Amanda back to the centre and into the Voes playroom alongside Julie T 🙂
Due to the nature of the post Michelle is going to fill it has been a requested that she be released as soon as possible so, as a team, we are sad to be saying goodbye to her tomorrow 🙁 as Michelle starts her new job on Monday.
Michelle, we are super proud of you and we know you will be an amazing senior. Netherthird are lucky to have you, and we will be waiting with open arms for you to come back to us soon 🙂
Congratulations, we will miss you loads and ………. try not to be late, if that’s possible :/
Thank you to everyone who came along to Michelle’s parent workshop this morning. The children had a ball and according to the feedback, parent/carers did too.
Huge well done to Michelle for the effort she put in to the set up of both rooms with super experiences on offer showcasing each of the schematic play styles.
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Christine is back again for the next 2 Wednesdays with Bookbug sessions (9.00 – 9.45am).
Also, look out for more information on our December parent engagement opportunities coming up.
Dates for your diary September to December 2025
