At Colquhoun Park EYC we recognise the importance of working together with our families to create the best possible outcomes for our little learners.
Whilst we encourage parental input and involvement all year round, we equally respect that life is busy and its not always possible to drop in to centre or to stand and catch up with keyworkers and drop off or collection times.
We try to make getting involved and keeping up to date with centre life as easy as possible by using varied means of communication such as email, social media, learning journals, blogs, learning walls etc.
Below we have listed some dates we plan to host events or where things in centre are happening which we may need your support in or we would just like to invite you along to take part – please remember there is no pressure on any of our families to attend events, we are simply creating opportunity for you to do so.
August 2025
Thursday 21st – Tempest photography – photographer attended school to take both individual photos and family photos (siblings) should they attend CP primary. If your child does not attend this day, arrangements can be made for them to participate – contact centre for more information.
September 2025
Week commencing 1st & 8th – Mini explorers – Our mini explorers programme has been created to introduce our children to the skills they use in the forest programme, we cover things such as den building, risky business, boundary setting & team work.
Thursday 18th (10am-11am), Friday 19th (2pm-3pm), Monday 22nd (10am-11am), Tuesday 23rd (2pm-3pm) – Stay & Play sessions – These sessions will offer families to come along to centre, spending time with your child in their environment exploring our play based pedagogy* to learning in centre.
*Play-based pedagogy refers to an educational approach where children learn through play. It emphasises hands-on experiences, allowing children to explore, experiment, and create in a natural and engaging way.
October 2025
Wednesday 1st – Book Bug (5pm – 5:30pm) – Bookbug sessions explore stories, song and rhyme with our children and their families.
Week commencing 13th – Ante-pre progress meetings – Parents/carers will be invited into centre using a booking system to discuss their child’s progress.
Week commencing 20th – 2yrs progress meetings – Parents/carers will be invited into centre using a booking system to discuss their child’s progress.
Week commencing 27th – Sponsored Broom Zoom – Children will raise money for the children’s fund by zooming round our grounds on broomsticks!
Spooky scavenger hunt 30th (5pm-6pm) – Children and families are invited to take part in our spooky scavenger hunt around school, we use our torches to search high and low for our Halloween surprises.
October
Saturday 25th October – Gardening Day (11am to 2pm) – Children and families throughout our school community are invited along to take part in our gardening day, helping to get our early years centre and school ready for the season ahead.
Week commencing 27th October – Introductory tours (3:15pm onwards, by appointment only). Prospective new P1 families are given the opportunity to arrange a visit to our school and take part in a tour around our building.
November
Tuesday 4th – Book Bug (5pm – 5:30pm) – Bookbug sessions explore stories, song and rhyme with our children and their families.
Week commencing 10th November – Pre-school progress meetings – Parents/carers will be invited into centre using a booking system to discuss their child’s progress.
December
Wednesday 10th – Winterwonderland – Children and their families are invited to join us in a night of winter wonder, where our centre transforms into the North Pole & we have some very special guest join us along the way. Winterwonderland is a free 45mins event which is paid for using our children’s fund.
Tuesday 16th – Stay & Play (10am-11am) – Families will be invited to join us in centre and take part in a Christmas craft making experience with their child.
Thursday 18th – Stay & Play (2pm-3pm) – Families will be invited to join us in centre and take part in a Christmas craft making experience with their child.
Wednesday 24th – Festive Fun Day (10am-12:45pm) – All children are invited to join us before we finish up for Christmas to take part in our festive fun day.
We will have an open door between 10:30am & 12:30pm on this day.
