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This Week at Hazeldene….

Sports Relief

Everyone has been busy handing in their sponsor forms and money following “Chase the Chick” on Friday 21st March.  To date we have raised in excess of £1800!!  Final figure will be posted next week.

Chicks

This week the chicks returned to the farm.  Having them at  Hazeldene meant that the children learnt about the life cycle of a chick.  We look forward to seeing chicks again next year.

Staff Changes

Sadly on Friday 28th March we bid farewell to Miss Gervaise and on Monday 31st March to Mrs Gibson.  We will all miss them and have enjoyed having them at Hazeldene.  We wish them all the best for the future and hope they will come back and visit us!

This week at Hazeldene…

Rag Bags
Today our Eco-Committees are meeting to discuss the rag bag recycling scheme. They will be giving a bag to every child to take home which can be filled with

  • All men’s, ladies and children’s clothing
  • Paired shoes (tied together)
  • Handbags, bags, ties & belts
  • Household linen & towels

    • We appreciate all donations and ask that you please do not put old uniforms into the rag bags and hand these in seperately. One of our parents has kindly volunteered to mend these for next year.

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    Living Eggs
    Our little chicks are hatching and the children are taking turns to visit each day and watch them grow. This morning when we arrived at nursery seven eggs had now hatched, 3 girl chicks and 4 boys. Ask your child to tell you about meeting the chicks.

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    Earth Hour
    Hazeldene is helping to build a brighter future by supporting WWF’s Earth Hour, a spectacular and symbolic global event that focuses the world’s attention on our brilliant planet, and the need to protect it. On 29 March, at 8.30pm, millions of individuals, iconic landmarks, and businesses around the world will switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about our planet. Hazeldene will show their support by switching off the lights and computers for one hour during the nursery day.

    Fairtrade Fortnight

    During Fairtrade Fortnight we will be focusing on Fairtrade on 24th – 26th February and learning about Foncho the banana farmer. This year the campaign aims to make all bananas fair so we will be enjoying Fairtrade bananas at snack time, making Fairtrade banana smoothies and running a Fairtrade stall. You can read more about the campaign on the link below.

    This Week’s News

    • Tomorrow we say ‘goodbye’ to Mrs. Gladstone who has decided to resign and spend a bit more time enjoying life ….. holidaying with her husband…. and spending  more time with family and friends! Elspeth has been a very loyal member of staff and a very active member of the Parent/Staff Committee. She has been at Hazeldene for over  11 years, initially as a Pupil Support Assistant, but changing roles  in August 2005. We thank her for the wonderful support she has given the school, and especially over the last 8 years as Clerical Assistant.

    • Thank you to Mrs Stewart and Mrs Hemphill for leading us to achieve Bronze Family Friendly Accreditation. (We are the first nursery in East Renfrewshire to gain this).

    • Wow!! Our Pudsey Pyjama Party raised £414 for Children in Need, thank you to all. Mrs Moore met Pudsey and told him our good news.

    Marie Curie Mini Pots of Care

    The nursery has involved the children in supporting the work of Marie Curie Cancer Care. We have recently taken a delivery of daffodil bulbs and pots. The children will each plant a bulb in a pot and will take them home to care for them until they flower in spring time. They will then be asked to bring them in and talk about how they have cared for them and show how they have grown and hopefully flowered! This project is linked to our development of citizenship skills and an awareness of caring for others.

    The nursery school will provide a donation of £100 to Marie Curie Cancer Care. We will also send home a donation leaflet with each child’s mini pot if anyone feels they wish to add a further donation. So good luck, and we will look forward to seeing the fruits of your child’s hard work and caring in the spring.

    We are all great fundraisers at Hazeldene Nursery. Make sure you haven’t missed the previous blog post about our Pudsey Pyjama Party for Children in Need this Friday.

    Parent/Staff Committee

    Our Parent/Staff committee have decided to amalgamate with the parent and carer Tea, Talk and Topic sessions, rather than hold evening meetings, as feedback showed that people were finding these difficult to attend.

    The committee’s plans include inviting parents to volunteer as helpers to support events and fundraising. In October – December we will be looking for “Christmas Elf Helpers”, in January – March we will be looking for helpers for social events and in March – June we will be asking for “Celebration Friends”

    More infomation to follow….

    Rag Bags due back by Tuesday 8th October

    This week the Eco-Committee gave every child a Rag Bag to take home to recycle old clothing, shoes, bags, hats, belts, towels, soft toys, curtains and bed linen. Low grade textiles will be made into industrial wiping cloths and good quality clothing will be transported to Africa and other developing nations where your old clothes are re-used. By recycling your old textiles you can help other people and raise funds for Hazeldene.

    These bags will be collected on the morning of 9th October so please return them by Tuesday 8th October. Thank you!