CP NEWS – April Edition

Sponsored Bunny Hop

Thank You to all our wonderful children who took on our bunny hop challenge, and to all their wonderful families who sponsored them!

We are delighted to announce we raise the fantastic amount of  £375.

Being prepared for the ‘good auld Scottish weather’

We are entering the 4 season’s in one day time of year therefore it is really important that our small folk come prepared for all of the many climate changes we see in a day. Whilst we do have a small supply of spares, we do not have enough to equip all children at all times.  Therefore we would ask that all children bring the following items with them to the EYC.

  • Waterproofs/wellies
  • splash shoes i.e. crocs/croc style or strap sandals/jelly shoes (these can also be indoor shoes – ideal for our little toilet trainers)
  • Sun hat / Sun cream
  • Change of clothes inc. underwear

STAFFING – Changes in centre

As some of you may be aware our senior Laura has been absent from centre since the beginning of March.   As a team we try our best to ensure any changes to staffing or delivery causes minimal disruption to the service we provide, however we are aware that the Family Learning programme including our bookbug and interactive session have been on hold over the past 12 weeks, we would like to apologise for this and ensure you we are working hard towards having these back up and running in the not to distant future.

Acting Senior

We would like to CONGRATULATE our very own Rachael who after interview secured the acting senior position here at Colquhoun Park Early Years. I am sure you will all want to join us in saying a big well done, we are delighted for Rachael and our centre!

 

Mat Leave Returners 

Over the next few weeks you may see some familiar faces around centre as Shannon & Rebecca carry out some KIT days in preparation for their return in June! What a quick year that has been ladies.

 

Shannon & Rebecca will be returning to centre as job share, complimenting on another’s shift pattern.

Rebecca Mon/Tues & Shannon Wed/Thurs/Fri. 

We look forward to having you both back in centre ladies!

Our plans for the Outdoors

We are beginning to evaluate our service, looking at the targets we set to improve our centre and what we have identified as an area for improvement in the year ahead.

Developing our outdoor environment is high on our agenda and will be reflected as a priority in this years Centre Improvement Plan. To support this process staff members attended a centre based training course delivered by learning through landscapes where they were giving the opportunity to audit the environment and build their knowledge and reflect on outdoor practice.

We are excited to take this forward and as mentioned in previous correspondence we will reaching out for support from our families when the time comes…. get your shovels at the ready!!

SPORTS DAY – Thursday 6th June 2024 – 9:30am – 10:30am 

Our annual sports day will take place on Thursday 6th of June at the school pitches. Any children who do not normally attend during this time will be contacted directly by staff to arrange your child’s drop off and collection times. If you child typically attends an afternoon session we will request that, where possible, they swap onto a morning session.

Parents and carers are welcome to join us, we do ask however that you remain outside the fencing at all times, this enables us to put the correct measures in place to ensure all children are safe and accounted for.

 

 

CP NEWS – January 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)

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