October 2023 – Colquhoun Park Early Years Centre

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023

Bookbug session – October 23

Our October family Bookbug session was a hit!

Our children and families enjoyed the songs, rhymes and stories that we explored and had fabulous singing voices!!

Our theme this month was “mini beasts” as the children have taken a real interest in the bugs they have been finding in our planters the the garden. We had an “Incey Wincey spider” that climbed up our guttering pipe then slide all the way down again, and sleeping butterflies that flew gracefully once they had wakened.

We shared a lovely story about some ants with cold bottoms…and to finish our session we had everyone’s favourite Bookbug resource….the Lycra! Those cheeky wiggly worms were bouncing off the Lycra and flying all over our playroom.

We are so thrilled that we can have our families in our centre and share our songs and stories with them…their feedback lets us know how much they enjoyed it!

“It was nice to get a chance to come into the nursery, and get a taste of the type of activities the children usually participate in. Laura was engaging and made the session fun! It was nice to see a mix of reading and “audience participation” :)”

“It was well organised. Not too big a group. Laura has a great connection with the children”

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023

Upcoming Events

HALLOWEEN

Count down to Halloween Week! (23rd October ) Children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes throughout the week where we will have spooktacular games/crafts etc taking place for them to enjoy – Costumes will also be available for children to wear in centre.
Sponsored Broom Zoom sponsor sheets have been circulated and children will take part in an assault course which they will complete whilst ‘flying their brooms’ all money raised will go toward Christmas.
Spooky Scavenger Hunt – Family Event (30th October, 5pm) Children and their families are invited to join Laura & Rachael on a spooky walk around our ground in search for all things Halloween

Curriculum Fayre – Thursday 2nd November 2023 – 6pm to 8pm

The objective of a curriculum fayre is to support our families in understanding the rational of our delivery process…. our why.

An effective curriculum fayre should leave families feeling empowered with an awareness of not only the skills their children develop in the early years but also how they can develop these skills at home.

STALLS – Stalls will be situated in the school gym hall. Parents/carers will be invited to spend time visiting our stalls. It is an opportunity to ask questions and find out more about some of the additional agencies and supports in place, securing your children’s progress.

Robina Simpson – Protective messages
Sharon Mitchell – Supporting Families
Hayley Montgomery – Educational Psychologist
Ilse Ogston – Speech and Language (TBC)
Esther & Linda – Teachers
Rachael – Family Champion
Michelle Traynor – Children’s Rights

PLAYROOMS – Parents/Carers will have the opportunity to explore our playrooms, where staff members will be demonstrating different ways we incorporate the curriculum throughout our playrooms.

Jess – Technologies
Indu – Expressive Arts
Rachel – Health & Wellbeing
Caitlyn – Science
Erinn – RME
Kirsty & Megan – SHANARRI/Realising the Ambition
Rebecca – Social Studies
Heather – Numeracy
Laura – Literacy

CHRISTMAS – Wednesday 13th December 2023 – 4pm to 7pm

We will be offering a winter wonderland experience for our families

Hot Chocolate
Marshmallow Toasting / Dipping
Raffle
Games & Prizes
Christmas sing-a-long
Meet and Greet with Santa
Photo opportunity

10 families will be permitted at any one time with 30 minute access

Christmas Party

All children will be invited into centre on Thursday 14th of December for their annual Christmas party.

October 2, 2023

Bookbug session – September 23

We had our very first family Bookbug session in centre a few weeks ago, and so much fun was had by all. This was a fabulous experience allowing our families to explore and have fun with songs, rhymes and stories in centre, and a great opportunity for us to get to know our extended families too. Here are some of the lovely comments from our families that attended:

“Really enjoyed it Laura done a great job and good being involved in my child’s learning environment”

“We had a great time seeing how (our child) interacted with the session. It was well run and engaging. Which is challenging with toddlers!”

Our sessions are planned to support the learning being delivered in centre that is driven by our children’s interests. This months session was food themed as this supported our “Living things” learning spark, where we explored how healthy foods help us to grow.

Look at how much fun we had!