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.
Category Archives: Pink Group
Pink Group Autumn Walk
Yesterday the Pink group went out an Autumn walk to the local coffee shop, Central Park. We had such good fun and a yummy snack!
Big thanks to all the staff at Central Park and the parent helpers! 🙂
Nursery Pupils – Central Park Coffee Shop
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
Communication Corner
Please have a look at our communication corner within the ECC we will be collecting feedback on this board soon. This board is to provide information and examples to aid your child’s communication and language development and to provide relevant information in regards to the speech and language team should you have any concerns regarding your child’s speech. This weeks Makaton signs are linked to our nursery rhyme of the week which is baa, baa, black sheep please sing this with your child at home and add in the signing. We also aim to provide a top tip of the fortnight with the first one being in regards to the television please see our communication board for more information.
Nursery rhyme of the week
We will be reciting different rhymes every week with the children. To help them with this skill, could you please go over these rhymes with your child at home highlighting the rhyming words and ensuring that they are saying the words in the correct order.
Have fun and thank you for supporting us.
Makaton – Signs of the week!
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.
ECC Settling Meetings
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
Communication Corner
Please have a look at our communication corner in the cloakroom. This board provides information in aiding your child’s communication and language skills. This board will be updated weekly with two Makaton signs. Makaton is fun and aids communication and language development. This weeks signs of the week are Milk and Please, we will be doing these signs with your child on a daily basis within the ECC but feel free to try these out at home. The ECC will also be providing a top tip of the month: Getting face to face with your child please take a look on our communication board for more information.
Donations Please
In the ECC we go through lots of liquid soap, hankies, wet wipes and kitchen roll. We would greatly appreciate it if parents/carers could donate at least two of any of these items please.
To prevent us running out of storage, we ask that only pink and red group parents donate just now and we will ask the other groups to donate over the year.
Thank you
Makaton signs of the week are…
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.
