Good morning!

It is the first day for Home Learning….please click below to find Hurlford ECC’s daily timetable.

It is important to try and maintain a structure and routine for your children especially during these uncertain times. We hope that you will follow our plan of what a day should look like.

A daily task will be set each day as well as activities by keyworkers for their groups. Please adapt these to suit your child’s stage of development.

We would all love to see how well the children are doing, so please feel free to send us pictures or updates on the children’s work. You can send these to  eamaria.paterson@glow.sch.uk. With your permission I can put these up onto GLOW.

In the daily routine we are encouraging to still get the children outdoors and being active but of course ask that our families be very aware of social distancing and to stay safe.

All the staff at Hurlford ECC

Daily Timetable

Hurlford Early Childhood Centre

September 2019

Welcome to everyone. We hope you are settling well into our ECC.  If you have questions please feel free to ask the staff.

Our staff this year includes:

Head Teacher: Mrs Gillian Campbell

Depute Head Teacher: Miss Joanne Mair

Senior Early Learning and Childcare Practitioner: Miss Maria Paterson

Early Learning and Childcare Practitioners –

• Amanda Hopkins

• Tracey Beattie

• Jill McLaughlin

• Moyra Paton

• Louise McCloskey

• Debbie Fitzgerald (9.15-1.15)

• Ashley Mooney (afternoons only)

• Michelle Quinn (11-3)

Snack Money

Every Monday, Miss Paterson will be present in the foyer to collect £3.Snack money is also used towards parties, photographs and outings.

Lunch

Every day the children in the ECC will head for lunch at 11:30. For menu choices of lunch, please refer to the ‘School App for Parents’ or alternatively the menu is displayed in the ECC foyer.

Partnership with Parents

In our centre, we recognise the important role our parent/carers play in their child’s development. Please feel free to ask any staff any questions and we are always open to suggestions.

Parents/Carers ‘Coffee & Chat’ – Friday 27^th September ’ in the Dining hall.

9am-9.45am     

Please come along and enjoy our informal session with a selection of biscuits and cakes. Entry is via the dining hall door.

‘Out and About’

We will also be taking the children out and about in the local community. This could mean travelling on the bus.  Please return the ‘Out in the Community’ slips as soon as possible. Please ensure that all children’s clothes, jackets and indoor shoes have their names on them.

Wellies                                       

We ask that each child could bring in a pair of wellies that we can keep here within the ECC. This ensures each child has appropriate footwear when outdoors.  Please ensure your child’s name on their wellies.

Loose Parts Play – Promote Curiosity and Imaginations through Play:

• Ribbons & feathers
• Egg cartons and acorns
• Shells
• Wool & string
• Basins
• Pots & pans
• Baking trays
• Sand & stones
• kitchen utensils – spoons, potato masher, sieves
• Sticks and stones
• Felt silk and tin foil
• Dolly pegs and curtain rings
• Bamboo and baskets

We ask that if you have any old, unused materials from this list. We would happily take it here in the ECC.

Donations

From time to time, we ask Parents/Carers to help our centre by handing in some items, which are of use in our playroom – this month we are collecting tissues and wipes. Please feel free to hand in these items if you wish.

Lending Library

At Hurlford ECC, we value the importance of reading stories to our children and the bonding opportunities that come along with these rich times. Please feel free to use this library and all we would ask is that you sign your book out and simply √ it when you bring it back in.

This session, one of our improvement priorities is to develop our use of digital literacy.  As we move forward with this improvement, both the school and the ECC will be going paperless. Please note that information can be found on our GLOW website regarding news, dates for your diary and information on what the children have been learning about.

GLOW link – https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/hurlfordpsecc/

Introducing our Staff within our ECC

Senior Management Team:

• Mrs Gillian Campbell, HT
• Miss Joanne Mair, DHT
• Miss Aimee Frew, Acting PT
•  Maria Paterson,Senior Early Learning & Childcare Practitioner

Early Learning & Childcare Practitioners:

1. Amanda Hopkins, ELCP
2. Tracey Beattie, ELCP
3. Louise McCloskey, ELCP
4. Jill McLaughlin, ELCP (Mon-Wed)
5. Moyra Paton, ELCP (Wed-Fri)
6. Ashley Mooney, ELCP (17.5)
7. Debbie Fitzgerald, ELCP (20 hrs)
8. Hayley Ferguson, ELCP ( 20 hrs)

Office Staff (main office)

• Mrs Carol Ann Petherick, Senior Clerical
• Mrs Moira Ross , Clerical

Welcome Back!

ECC children return on Monday 19^th   August.

ECC doors open between 8.45-9am. The door closes on the 9am bell. Access after 9am via the main door.

ECC doors open at 2.45pm. Please pick up children promptly.

WHAT DOES YOUR CHILD NEED?

• Indoor shoes
• Change of clothes
• Waterproof jacket
• Please label clothing
• £3 snack money on a Monday

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHILD ARRIVES AT THE ECC?

• Sign in and out
• Encourage independence with putting on jacket/shoes, finding own name,etc
• Pass on any relevant information to staff
• Read our Information and Communication board every day
• Communication with Parents/Carers via Hurlford Primary School app and GLOW website

Any questions, please feel free to ask staff

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I hope you had a good holiday.

From Monday 7^th January, we look forward to moving towards our full day sessions, in line with 1140hrs expansion. Our sessions will run from 8.45am to 2.45pm. During our full sessions, children will receive lunch and a snack in the morning and afternoon. We will also offer a morning session, from 8.45am to 11.55am ( or 12.15pm if you wish your child to have lunch. 

Snack money for full sessions will increase to £3 per week, for morning sessions, it will continue to be £2 per week.

Our Wishing well is hoping to have some distributions next week …… our Elf Cheeky Charlie may even have a little surprise for anyone who drops in their last dummy or bottle.

And come along and join us on Monday 17th December for our Christmas Stay and Play session, some festive treats and our Bookbug Bonanza !!!!!

AM Session – 10 -11.30am

PM Session – 1.30 – 3pm

See you all then.

Well, the tree went up, the decorations came out and the word Santa is now totally acceptable in all homes and ECC’s 🙂 haha.

Over the past 2weeks the children have been learning all about the First Christmas and how we came to celebrate it.

They’ve had tonnes of fun with paints, handprints, glue and of course at this time of year …… glitter and lots of it 🙂

We even went to the church to watch the schools fantastic Nativity Show on Thursday.

Our SHANARRI focus this month has been Healthy and the children showed great interest in finding out about what is inside our bodies. They did exercises to find out what happens to our heart when we move about lots and spoke about the importance of tooth brushing and hand washing.

Only 11 more sleeps to go !!!!!