As the Literacy Champion, and Julie as Communication Champion, we have set up, planned and resourced a home link that you and your child can spend time doing together. This home link is called the ‘Lending Library’ and will take place over a 4- week block.

On Friday, your child will choose a book that they wish within their group time and will come home with this to provide the opportunities of reading with their family and spending time with them in doing so. The book will be located within their named folder that also contains a feedback sheet for your child to fill in. We request if this can please be returned by early on in the following week (Monday/Tuesday), so the library is ready and stocked back up for your child receiving their new book on the Friday. Keyworkers will remind parents/carers throughout the week just in case you forget. If there are any problems, please let us or your child’s keyworker know and we will try our best to solve these.

Have fun and happy reading!!

For further reading into the benefits of reading with your child, please follow the link below:-

https://cdn.booktrust.org.uk/globalassets/resources/research/benefits-of-reading—booktrust-2023.pdf

On Tuesday 7th November we are holding a Bookbug session within our Community Room with Alana.

The Bookbug session with your child will be from 9.15am-10am.

Once this is finished the children will return to the playrooms, thereafter, from 10-11am, you are free to stay in our Community room and have a cuppa and a blether with other parent/carers from the ECC if you have time to do so.

If you and your child would like to join us on this morning then please fill out the form below. Due to the quality that we aim to provide and space, this session will be capped at 15 spaces so please don’t wait too long to request a space.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKRqhoaEMY8FHkTJQGETc2XZUNU8wMkpTODhHUFBPODFJVzhBUFc4R1FHSC4u

 Reminder –

Don’t forget it is our HWB Come Dine With Me parent/child workshop on Wednesday 25th October at 1pm with Lesleyanne and her glamourous assistant Alana (LOL)

All parent/carers who requested a space have been lucky enough to get one on this occasion. All 12 spaces have been filled, so for those of you attending, we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday at 1pm ready to cook 🙂

Dear Parents / Carers

September to December dates for events at Catrine ECC can be viewed by clicking on the link.

Dates for diary 2023

Dear Parents Carers

NHS Scotland is offering the flu vaccine to all children *aged 2 to 5 years (*on 1 September 2023) who are not yet at school.

The vaccine is given as a painless nasal spray. The date for the vaccines is Wednesday 1st November 2023 at Catrine Early Childhood Centre.  You will receive a letter in the next few weeks with an invitation to attend your child’s appointment.

Visit nhsinform.scot/childflu for more information.

Dear Parents / Carers

The Centre will be closed on the following dates:

Friday 22 September to Monday 25 September 2023

Children return Tuesday 26 September 2023

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Monday 16 October to Friday 20 October (October Holiday)

Monday 23 October (In-service day)

Children return Tuesday 24 October 2023

Tempest Photography

Dear Parents / Carers

Tempest Photography will visit the Centre on Thursday 9th November to take individual photographs of the children.

Toilet training and dummy workshop

Dear Parents / Carers

We would like to take this opportunity to invite all parent/carers of children who still use a dummy and/or are not fully toilet trained to a parent workshop/appointment on  Tuesday 5^th September here at Catrine ECC at 9am.

This session will be led by our Community Practitioner, Lauren, who will offer support, guidance and advice on both topics.

It will give you a chance to hear other parent/carer challenges, as well as give you the opportunity to ask questions and feel part of a supported network as we work alongside families to support your child.

We are aware that some parents may not be able to attend due to work commitments, however if this is the case home visits can be arranged from the Health Visiting team. Follow the link below to confirm your attendance at the workshop.

We thank you in your support with this.

Follow the link below to confirm your attendance at the workshop.

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