We had our first visit to Howard House on Thursday. The children and residents all seemed to enjoy meeting each other for the first time. We look forward to watching these relationships develop.
The residents enjoyed listening to our singing…
Here are some photos of our visit…
Please click on the above link for our Nursery Rhyme of the week. You will find Makaton to go along with this Rhyme on our communication board within the ECC cloakroom. We are raising knowledge of phonological awareness and would appreciate if you could do this with your child at home emphasising the rhyming words within the rhyme and ensuring the correct word order.
Please find above the link for the Communication Board Survey. This survey provides helpful feedback on ways to improve our board and aid your child’s communication at home and within the ECC so if you have a few minutes spare I would appreciate your participation. Thank you to the 36 people who have replied already. This survey is completely anonymous.
This week our Nursery Rhyme of the week is Twinkle, Twinkle Little star and our Makaton signs are star and sky please see the board for a demonstration of each sign these signs will change weekly. Newly added to our board is a yellow recordable disk which will be used to record different children reciting the Nursery Rhyme of the week please press the black button to hear these rhymes. We would appreciate if you could reinforce the Nursery Rhyme and Makaton at home as this aids communication and language skills. Our top tip is still regarding watching TV and will change every two weeks. I have added a flyer about the Speech and Language Therapy Facebook page which can be found by searching Speech and Language Therapy East Ayrshire here you can find info, resources and tips to use with your child please take a look.
Nursery Pupils – Central Park Coffee Shop Visit
During October and November the children will be going out autumn walks and visiting the coffee shop for their snack. One group will go each week and we will require parent helpers to support us on these outings. Please complete the attached form to give permission for your child to attend.
Morning children will leave at 9.15am and return for 11.15am.
Afternoon children will leave at 1pm and return for 3pm
Mon 2nd Oct – Pink
Mon 9th Oct – Orange
Mon 30th Oct – Red
Mon 6th Nov – Blue
Mon 13th Nov – Green
Mon 20th Nov – Yellow
Mon 27th Nov – Purple
Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately.
Thank you
Please could you fill in this short survey.
Liz Baird, one of the Community Practitioner’s is running this group for the next seven weeks from Crosshouse ECC. It is aimed at parents of children up to 8 years of age. Please read the information sheet and fill in the return form if you are interested in participating now or in the future – attendance is required at all of the sessions.
Understanding Your Childs Behaviour Group
This week on display in our cloakroom are our Makaton signs of the week which are to Sit and Friends. Please feel free to do these with your child at home as these aid communication and language skills.
Short settling meetings will take place over the next few weeks. These meetings are only 10 minutes long, however, if you feel you need more time to discuss something could you please arrange another appointment with either your child’s key worker, Mrs Johnston or Mrs Wright.
Monday 25th September – Purple Group
Tuesday 26th September – Green Group
Wednesday 27th September – Blue Group
Thursday 28th September – Pink Group
Tuesday 3rd October – Orange Group
Wednesday 4th October – Yellow Group
Thursday 5th October – Red Group
Appointment sheets will be beside your child’s register.
Thank you
Our signs of the week are: Hello and Toilet.
Makaton is a language program using signs and symbols to help people communicate. It supports spoken language and eliminates the frustration for those who find it difficult to communicate effectively with the use of signs and symbols. Here at Gargieston we use Makaton on a daily basis to promote a communication rich environment through various songs and routines. We will be focusing on two signs of the week in the ECC and will share these with you on our communication board within the cloakroom. Please feel free to use these signs at home. Miss Clark, Mrs Cotton, Mrs Johnston, Miss Bryden and Miss Reid are all Makaton trained should you need any assistance on how to do these signs.
