Hello everyone!!

Here are the children in the ECC exploring, investigating, learning and of course having fun!!!

“There is a growing body of research that shows that young children’s access to nature and outdoor play is positively associated with improved self-esteem, physical health, development of language skills and disposition to learning.” – My World Outdoors

Maria

All the children had a great time on Friday, dressing up, having party snack and playing games.

Here are a few pictures of the amazing costumes!!!

Thank you again for a great day!!

Snack Money

Normally on a Monday we would collect the £3 snack money from each family.  Due to restrictions in place we are no longer able to collect any cash from our families.

East Ayrshire Council will provide snack funding for the children in the ECC.

In light of these new developments I would like to ask if possible for any of our families to donate any of the following:

Tissues, Baby wipes or kitchen roll

There will be a box available in the ECC Playground in the Blue hut, that we ask if you bring any donation can you please place in the box (not in a carrier bag) as these items will be left for 72 hours before any staff can handle or be used!

We would like to thank you all for your continued support!

ECC staff.

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On Friday 30th October the ECC will be hosting Halloween parties for the children. The children can come in dressed up if they wish too.

There will be games, party snacks, dancing and some spooky fun!!!!

As always we ask that the costumes are suitable for children aged 3-5 years old. No scary masks or characters that are not appropriate for younger children.

If you have any queries please speak with myself or a member of staff.

Maria

YELLOW, PURPLE & GREEN

Due to the current restrictions we are unfortunately unable to welcome parents into the ECC to follow what your child has been up to. We have been having fun learning about various things that have taken the children’s interest. Here is a little look at how busy your children have been over the past couple of weeks.

Keeping active at Gym and Outdoor play

Whilst outside, the children started talking about how the weather had changed. This led to an interest in learning about different weathers, assessing and recording the weather each day.

This inspired some art, we made rainy and stormy pictures

We experimented to see the effect the sun had on ice, how much rain fell and what the wind did to bubbles

Harrison brought in some leaves that he found to show the YELLOW, PURPLE & GREEN groups.  This led to a great discussion about Autumn. We will be taking this learning forward.

2020-09-07 ltr to parents and carers re covid19.docx

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKYszQE8e6pJMiU59YQZMDQZUMTc4MzVKUUI3NTJKMkhESTNJSzBGWFRXQi4u

Please complete and return by Friday 11th September.    Many thanks. Mrs Campbell, Head Teacher

https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/Resources/PDF/S/School-Holidays-2020-21.pdf

Good morning,

We have all been back in the ECC for a few weeks now and we understand the worry should your child be showing signs that they are unwell and what is the next best step.

Here is an update on what to look for should your child fall ill. Please read:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/common-cold-and-covid-19-symptoms-advice-for-parents-and-carers/

Here is some information from the NHS website on the main symptoms;

The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/

If you are unclear of the guidance or NHS information then please get in contact with us.

Maria