Big well done to all our little superstars who took part in the casting opportunity held in Centre for Balamory!

Everyone made our special guest Vanda, feel super welcome & even made her laugh with all their cool jokes and crazy dancing!!

Sports Day

Unfortunately due to the weather last week we had to postpone sports day. We have however rescheduled for this week WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, sadly the weather is still not looking like it is going to be the blue skies we had hoped for but we have made the decision to carry on regardless.

Can we ask that children who are coming back to the EYC after sports day, have a spare clothes, should they need to be changed. Can we also ask that your child bring a bottle of water with them.

Transition

We pride ourselves on delivering a strong transition programme for our children who are moving on, as we believe it is pivotal in making their move from EYC to school, seamless, enjoyable and most importantly, less daunting.

This year has been no exception, our children have had an array of experiences to help promote their understanding of expectations, learn new skills, meet teachers, explore grounds, make new friends, and even take part in their very first after dinner disco!!

Here is a sneaky peak at some of the things they have been up to!!

Growing up project

Children were paired with last years primary 1’s and had the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities over a 4 week period. These activities took place across primary 1 classrooms, the primary 1 playground and the trim trail. Children met with their new teachers, Mrs. Brownlee & Mrs. McBride as well as Mrs. Readie, Mrs. Pash and Mrs. Lewis.

Lunch in the Canteen

We have visited the school canteen twice a week for the past few weeks. Here, children have been learning skills such as collecting, carrying and clearing trays, where to order  lunches, sitting safely and being responsible. We also met our new dinner ladies, Gill, Lauren and Gemma and found out how to get to our new playground from the lunch hall.

Neon Disco

Our pre-schoolers were invited along to join P1 to P3 at their NEON DISCO. This was attended by almost all of our pre-schoolers, who had a great time dancing, waving their glow sticks and being out after dinner!!

School Assembly

Children were taken along to a whole school assembly to experience what this will be like when they go to school. All children done amazingly well at this. The expectation to sit for extended periods of time is far greater during assembly than it is at any other time and certainly more that our children will have experienced before during activities in the EYC. Each and every one of children in attendance demonstrated wonderful manners as they sat and listened to what Mrs Readie had to say!

EYC Decant

This summer we are having renovation work done with in our EYC to create a larger space for children to receive personal care. Due to this we will be decanting from our EYC round to the Primary one classrooms for roughly 4/6 weeks from the first week of Summer.

This is something we have done before whilst our playground refurb was carried out, therefore all the relevant risk assessments, action plans and notifications have been reviewed and updated to ensure that the move does not impact the quality of care and learning experiences being delivered.

A video was created during our previous decant which parents reported as a useful visual of where the new drop off and collection points were. A copy of this will be shared to all our families via learning journals this week.

Graduation

Our graduation is set to take place on Saturday the 26th of July, we are hopeful we will have gained access to our centre by then however if we have not, please do not worry we have a plan B up our sleeve in terms of where the official ceremony will be held.

We try and keep as much as we can a surprise for our little graduates until the big day, therefore there will be a one way system put in place for arriving for their ceremony.

Once we have a better idea of whether we are going with Plan A (early years car park) or B (school car park at pitches) we will get these out to you, please know this may not be until the very last minute but be assured this information is only about where you will be entering graduation and a map of our one way system.

Summer Holidays

We know that when the school holidays start, some of our families like to take their children out of the EYC for holidays or cut down their children’s hours/days as they are home with siblings.

We  are currently in the process of creating our staff rota for Summer and ask if you do have plans for holidays or alterations you let us know no later than Friday 13th of June, this ensures we are able to deploy our staff effectively during this time.

Support Groups

Does your child have trouble expressing or managing their emotions?

Do they scream or lash out if things don’t go their way?

Do they struggle to navigate new situations without you by their side?

Our Support Group is underpinned by nurture principles facilitated by Rachael and delivered in addition to your child’s personal learning plan; an extra layer of individualised support!

If any of the above sound familiar then please take a few moments to complete the form below.

Support Group sign up

Sharing information

Did you know we have 2 public platforms on social media as well as our blog and closed X account.

We try hard to hard to create as many methods of communication as possible to ensure that everyone finds a way that suits them. We in no way expect families to keep track of all media accounts, so please pick which works best for you and follow.

Facebook

Colquhoun Park Early Years – Private Account (@CParkNursery) / X

Children’s fund

At Colquhoun EYC we kindly ask that parents contribute £2 a week to our Children’s fund. The children’s fund helps to fund a number of opportunities and resources for the children such as:

• Daily healthy Snacks
• Baking/Cooking ingredients
• Party food for special occasions
• Parties/Celebrations
• Birthday cards
• Graduation gifts
• Christmas presents/treats for the children
• Special visitors/entertainers
• Outings throughout the year
• Public transport for local outings
• Sun Protection – Cream/Hats
• Spare Clothes/Wipes/Nappies
• Fun days

Payments can be made by cheque or cash in an envelope marked with your child’s name or directly into our bank account via bacs.

Colquhoun Park Primary School Nursery Account

Account Number: 50167214

Sort Code: 82-69-07

We keep a record of all payments. This can be paid weekly, monthly or termly. Payments received for 24/25.

Thank you very much.

We have been asked by many parents the balance of their children’s fund and thought it would be easier to send a little reminder out to all. Thank you kindly for continually supporting the Centre.

The Children’s Fund allows us to be able to provide the children with many additional activities and experiences throughout the year.

As we approach the end of the year, we are hoping to provide many experiences for the children e.g., outings, Graduation celebrations, and a Summer fun for all.

This could not be possible without your continued support.

Thank you again,

Team Colquhoun x