Early Learning and Childcare Spring Hardship Payment
The Spring Hardship Payment is a Scottish Government grant which will see a payment of £100 made to all children who receive free meals in a school or early learning and childcare setting due to household low income or qualifying benefits. Please select the link the link below for further information.
https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndGovernment/Coronavirus/Hardship-payment.aspx
At the E.C.C. the children heard a story read by Mrs Kirkwood – there were no pictures and the children loved it! (Thank you Mrs Garratt for bringing it in).
We also watched the ‘Masked Reader’ and had to guess which animal Mrs McKillop was! The children had lots of fun and some managed to guess correctly!!
Please have a look at our E.C.C. planning. Our focus will be on settling the children in from lockdown and talking about their feelings.
Some parents/carers/childminders pick up E.C.C. children early. The following is a list of when the groups will be finished their lunch if you are using blended provision.
Bubble 1
Bunnies
Dragonflies
Robins
Caterpillars
Pick up time 12.15pm
Bubble 2
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Ladybirds
Hedgehogs
Pick up time 1.00pm
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Applications are now online on the East Ayrshire Council Website:
https://our.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/service/Early_Learning_and_Childcare_Place_for_3_and_4_year_old_s
If you wish to defer entry to school and have not already spoken to staff please do so as soon as possible as you must complete an online form.
If you have any questions, please contact myself on rhona.mckillop@eastayrshire.org.uk
Thank you.
We are delighted to be able to welcome our children back on Monday 22nd February at 9:15am.
There will be some new faces in the E.C.C. and some children will be using a different door to come in (we were meant to swap doors after Christmas).
Please see below for a list of the entrance/exit doors, groups and staff.
Thank you.
Entering through school entrance
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Ladybirds
Hedgehogs
Staff:
Bumblebees – Mrs Lesley Cowan
Butterflies – Mrs Kirsty Kirkwood
Ladybirds – Ms Shelby Carrol/Mrs Heather Garratt
Hedgehogs – Mrs Lianne McCarter
Entering through E.C.C. entrance
Bunnies – Mrs Cindy Murtagh/Ms Michelle Quinn
Dragonflies – Miss Heather Mitchell
Robins – Mrs Julieanne Stewart
Caterpillars – Miss Chloe Martin
Mrs Gillian Richmond, Mrs Libby Rankin and Mrs Rhona McKillop remain with us. Miss Kay Ross will start with us on the 22nd of February until Easter.
One of our children made a valentine card for a member of staff. Isn’t it lovely. I wonder who it is for?
Thanks to everyone for all the pictures you have been sending in of all the hard work the children have been doing. We have loved seeing the videos and photos.
Remember that Monday is a holiday and Tuesday and Wednesday are in-service days so children will be off on those days (no home activities).
Remember to send any pictures to me at:
rhona.mckillop@eastayrshire.org.uk
Online Learning Feb 6 Pancake Day
There have been some fantastic examples of writing from the children this week – well done!
The weather has been horrible this week, it has been cold and damp, let’s hope next week is better.
Have fun with the activities for next week and remember to send me your pictures.
Online Learning Jan 5 Pattern (1)
rhona.mckillop@eastayrshire.org.uk
If you are going to Saint Andrew’s Primary in August have a look at our transition section of the website.
A few photos of Lyle from this week. His favourite is definitely playing in the huge cardboard box!
Some of Reece’s pictures he made with his pack from ECC.
Gabriel spent today making a Chinese lantern and dragon 🙂
Today we practiced on big sheets of paper then put our best efforts all together. Practicing some patterns of animals. The pictures of the animals we used for the patterns are included. Rheuben loved this idea❤
I think mummy had more fun than Rheuben doing our potato prints this morning 😂
Wow – I can’t believe next week is February already. Thank you to all the families who have been sending in photos and videos. Some work has still to go on the blog as I have been having some technical issues this week – but it should be resolved on Tuesday.
Have fun with your writing and letters this week and remember to send me some photos.
rhona.mckillop@eastayrshire.org.uk
Online Learning Jan 4 Letters and Sounds
Reece tried his letters with his sister.
As its wet outside today we decided to do some play doh letters after breakfast. Rheuben managed to tell me what the letters were and trying to copy them too 😊
Lara has been very busy!
Here is Lara learning to draw her letters at her grandads this morning. We have found the Masha and the Bear app is fantastic for helping them learn to draw letters and pictures associated especially when she has had enough of the learning book.
