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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.

    URGENT Safety Risk

    There will be no nursery session this afternoon due to a large fallen tree in the immediate area. This causes concern as to whether the other tree is stable enough at this time. We have contacted the authority to assess the situation, and have been advised that for safety of all we would NOT have a session this afternoon.

    This week and next week at Hazeldene…

    We have had an exciting week at Hazeldene taking part in lots of activities around our “Jolly Postman” book study. Some children even took part in a very special Japanese tea ceremony with Ethan’s mummy today, as the Jolly Postman loves to have a cup of tea!

    Next week, due to popular demand, we will begin reading the Jolly Christmas Postman…

    Children have started to learn the songs for our Christmas concerts, please help your child to practice at home with their song sheet. Each child may invite two guests to attend the concert and don’t forget to save your pennies for the Christmas market stalls! The dates of the concerts and Christmas parties are as follows:


    Date What’s on AM What’s on PM
    Tue 10th December Blue Groups
    Blue Room 9.30-10.15
    Green Room 10.45-11.30    		 Blue Groups
    Blue Room 1.00-1.45
    Green Room 2.00-2.45
    Wed 11th December Green Group
    Blue Room 9.30-10.15
    Green Room 10.45-11.30    		 Green Group
    Blue Room 1.00-1.45
    Green Room 2.00-2.45
    Thu 12th December Red Group
    Blue Room 9.30-10.15
    Green Room 10.45-11.30    		 Red Group
    Blue Room 1.00-1.45
    Green Room 2.00-2.45
    Fri 13th December Yellow Group
    Blue Room 9.30-10.15
    Green Room 10.45-11.30    		 Yellow Group
    Blue Room 1.00-1.45
    Green Room 2.00-2.45
    Wed 18th December Blue Room Party Blue Room Party
    Thu 19th December Green Room Party Green Room Party
    Friday 20th December School Closes 2.30

    Don’t forget children may wear a touch of tartan tomorrow for our St. Andrew’s Day celebrations! Children will be ceilidh dancing and enjoying oatcakes and cheese for snack.

    This week at Hazeldene

    We have had an exciting week at Hazeldene taking part in lots of activities around our “Jolly Postman” book study, some children even took part in a very special Japanese tea ceremony with Ethan’s mummy today, as the Jolly Postman loves his tea! Next week, due to popular demand, we will begin the Jolly Christmas Postman!

    We have been learning our songs for our Christmas concerts, please pratice at home with the song sheet. Each child may invite two guests to attend the concert and please save your pennies for the Christmas market stalls!

    Next week at Hazeldene…

    • Next week we have two special visitors joining our Woodland Warriors to see all the fun we have in the woods!

    • On Friday 29th November we will be celebrating St Andrew’s Day with a touch of tartan and ceilidh fun.

    • We have lots of exciting experiences plan as we continue our book study around ‘The Jolly Postman’ . For special Christmas deliveries, watch this space…!

    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.

    Teddy Bears and Holiday Time!

    The children have enjoyed a wonderful week of learning and fun with our Inter-Disciplinary Learning topic “Two of a Kind / Twa The ‘Gither”. Today the children and their bears have enjoyed a Teddy Bears’ Picnic and don’t forget to ask your child to tell you about the special visitors to the nursery!

    Hazeldene will close this afternoon for the October break and reopen on Monday 21st October. We hope everyone has a lovely holiday, and look forward to hearing the children’s news when they return!

    This is an amazingly bright day !!!

    We are up and running with our……

    BLOG … you can now visit this page to learn more of our daily learning and nursery news.

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    Parents “Tea and Topic Sessions”   Please come along to meet other new parents / friends of the nursery. The topic today is “getting it right”. We will also have a question and answer session with staff.

    Today is also “Moon Day” of  Chinese Festivals and Traditions. It celebrates the brightest moon of the year.