World Book Day – Thursday 5th March 2026

This year, our World Book Day theme is Reading for Enjoyment.

The children will take part in a range of exciting literacy and reading activities throughout the day, including The Masked Reader, creating reading dens, designing bookmarks, and much more. We will also be exploring the wonderful The Colour Monster stories as part of our celebrations.

Children are welcome to dress up or dress down for the occasion. Our theme is “Dress in What Makes You Happy.” This could be their favourite outfit, their nursery clothes, or even dressed as a book character — whatever makes them feel happy and comfortable.

Please note: no club football colours, please.

We look forward to a fun-filled day celebrating the joy of reading! 📚

A gentle reminder that Personal Plan Reviews will take place this week between 3:00–4:00pm. Parents and carers are warmly invited to meet with their child’s key worker to review their child’s personal plan or complete their settling review.

Meetings will be held in the ECC playrooms or the Teaching Base. We kindly ask that children sit with you during the meeting so key workers can focus on taking accurate notes. Most resources will be tidied away for the evening, with a small selection of activities available.

If you have anything sensitive you would like to discuss, please let us know — we can arrange an alternative appointment if you would prefer to speak without your child present or are unable to attend alone.

If your appointment is after 3:10pm, please use the main entrance of Fenwick PS and ECC for entry and exit.

Please note: There will be no Learning Journal uploads on Monday 3/3/26 due to Personal Plan Reviews.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

We value your views and would appreciate it if you could take a few moments to share your opinions by completing the survey using the  link provided below.

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ECCSurvey2026

Your feedback will help them understand what is working well and where improvements can be made.

Please note that the survey will close on 13 March 2026.

Thank you for your time and support.

• High temperature / fever:
  If your child has a high temperature and is unwell, they should not attend nursery or childcare until their temperature has returned to normal and they are well enough to participate in nursery activities.
• Diarrhoea and vomiting:
  Children should remain off nursery for at least 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting.
• Other common contagious illnesses:
  For illnesses such as chickenpox, scarlet fever, or other conditions, there are specific exclusion recommendations which depend on the illness and treatment (e.g., scarlet fever until 24 hours after starting antibiotics).
• Minor symptoms:
  Children with mild cold symptoms (such as a runny nose or slight cough), who do not have a fever and are otherwise well, can generally attend nursery.

• For further information please click the link to view information from Public Health Scotland- https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/25008/2024-04-child-off-school-a4.pdf

Children who turn 5 years old between 1 March 2026 and 28 February 2027 and whose parents/carers wish them to attend school should be registered for education during the week Monday 12 January 2026 until Friday 16 January 2026.

To register you should complete an online application and submit no later than Friday 16 January 2026.  Register at: – https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions

If you are unable to register online, then please phone your local school who will assist you to register your child.

The contact number for Fenwick Primary School is 01560 600403.