CP NEWS – March Edition

DEPUTE HEAD OF CENTRE POST

As most of you already know, I have been successful after interview on securing the Depute Head of Centre post permanently. I am absolutely delighted to be staying here, and feel very privileged to have been given the opportunity to remain working with all of the wonderful children & families here at Colquhoun Park.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your kind words, support and congratulations. I am excited to see what the future holds for myself & our CP Family.

Kady x

GOODBYE & GOOD LUCK RACHEL!

We would like you to join us in wishing Rachel the best of luck in her new adventure where she has landed her dream job, supporting children with additional need at Woodlands View. Rachel joined us back in 2022 as a support worker before securing a maternity post in June of last year. Rachel has been a great team member and we will be sad to see her go. Good luck Rachel, we know you will do wonderfully!

Rachel’s last day of work will be Today… Friday 1st of March.

Due to Rachel leaving and some of our transition groups starting up, we have made adjustments to the grouping of your children. These changes will take place officially as of Monday 4th of March, however our staff have been working behind the scene already to ensure they are up to speed on your child’s challenge steps, needs & interests.

If you child’s group has changed you should have received information regarding this and who their keyworker will be, until the annual change over in August.

WORLD BOOK DAY

World book day is on the 7th of March this year. We are inviting all children to bring in their favourite books to help us celebrate. We have various storytelling activities organised for throughout the day in centre for our children to enjoy.

** If any of our family members, mums/dads, grans/grandas, aunties/uncles, would like to come into centre to read a story to our children, please get in touch **

OUTDOOR AREA

Now are outdoor area is secure and hopefully vandal free we are keen to develop this again. If you have any skills or resources to help us do this we would love to hear from you.

This month we are focussing on our Construction Area

If you or someone you know works in construction we are looking to source some real life barriers. cones or signs to to help us develop our play outside. we would greatly appreciate it.

GRADUATION (for children going to school)

This year we have been in discussion about what we feel our graduation should look like for our children. We have questioned our WHY on everything.

As a staff team it is extremely important to us that whatever we do it is accessible to all, it should be a celebration of everything your child has achieved, and a time full of excitement about what lies ahead.

Therefore our Graduation Ceremony this year will take place on SATURDAY 27th of JULY 2024. We have chosen this date as it is fitting for when our children finish their time with us, which is not the same as when the schools close for summer. Our Ceremony & Children’s Fun Day will take place between 11am & 1pm.

Formal invites will be arranged but we are hopeful by giving this date now, our families are able to all attend.

NAME ON CLOTHING

It has been brought to our attention that their seems to be a lot of discussion in group chats at the moment, around children’s clothes going astray within the EYC. As a staff we work extremely hard to ensure your children go home with all that they bring each day, however this can be tricky when children’s clothing is unnamed. A lost property box is situated in the hallway of centre, and we will post pictures on social media please feel free to come along and have a look whenever you wish. Clothes that remain unclaimed will be placed into the EYC spares.

Parent Volunteers

We are keen to recruit a bank of parent volunteers who would be willing to support us in reviewing our delivery process, policy/procedure and the general development of our EYC environment.

Please register your interest in becoming a volunteer by emailing kady.tamburrini@eastdunbarton.gov.uk.

February 15, 2024

SUPPORTING FAMILIES

Supporting Families Service

Supporting parents and carers in East Dunbartonshire.
As a parent/carer you are the most important person in your child’s life. You know your child best. The Supporting Families Service provides advice and
support that is tailored to the individual needs of the family.
The support can be delivered in a community setting, online or by telephone.

The strategies and advice are evidenced and researched based and designed to support and build your confidence as a parent, promoting positive relationships with your children.

Can we help you?

We support parents of children up to age 12 (Primary 7) through:
Bespoke one-to-one intervention in person or online.
Group work – small groups delivered over six weeks in person and online.
Short interactive discussion sessions on common parenting challenges.
All our group workshops are delivered daytime and early evening throughout
the school academic year.

To find out more please email: parenting@eastdunbarton.gov.uk
Please include your name, age of your child and postcode.

Alternatively, your child’s Early Years Centre or Primary School can support and complete a Request for Assistance to the service.

Supporting Families Flyer

February 2, 2024June 26, 2024

CP NEWS – February Edition

What a great start to 2024 we have had, it was wonderful to have all our families back after the Winter Break and welcome some new ones to join our CP Family.

Parents Interviews

Parent’s meetings will be set up for all non-preschool children this month. This will give the families of our 2 year old children and ante-pre a chance to link in with your child’s keyworker gaining updates on all the progress they have secured during their time with us and see/hear some of the fantastic things they have been getting up to. These will take place on week commencing 26th February. Appointments are made on a first come, first served basis with, so please ensure you get back to us as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Progress Meetings – Booking Form

Transition to School

As a staff team we will be reviewing our transition process this year, looking to enhance this experience for our children and their families. We have linked in with teachers in Primary 1 and our Educational psychologist to identify additional areas of focus.

A breakdown of our previous transition programme can be found @ Transitioning to Primary 1 – Colquhoun Park Early Years Centre (glowscotland.org.uk)

Please feel free to share any ideas or things you would link us to consider when putting together this years programme.

Click on the link to access the TOP TEN TIPS for parents’ booklet to support you during the transition process too!

Bookbug Family Sessions

Our Bookbug family sessions are back with our first one kicking off this evening… We hope you have your singing voices at the ready!

Due to demand we will be running these sessions on a monthly basis, keep your eyes peeled to ensure your spaces are booked.

BOOT ROOM a.k.a. SANTA’S GROTTO

Unfortunately the last storm sent our boot room back to the north pole to be with Santa!!

As you will all be aware the weather at the moment is everchanging it is therefore more important than ever that all our children have the appropriate clothing provided to allow them to continue to access the outdoors as freely as safely possible. We have a rail of gloves, coats, hats, scarfs and jumpers that have been left please take the time to have a look to either reclaim or rehome.

FEBRUARY MID TERM (INSERVICE)

Our centre will remain open as normal on Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th of February. Staff training is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 14th of February therefore we will be closed to our children on this day. Reopening again at 8am on Thursday 15th of February. A full breakdown of centre closure dates can be found at EYC Closure Dates 2023/2024 – Colquhoun Park Early Years Centre (glowscotland.org.uk)