Category Archives: Balta

Fruit and Toy Fund

Balta, Cara, Fundraising, Texa, , ,
We collect £3.00 per child per week to cover the costs of children’s fruit and toy fund. Payment for term one is now payable.You can pay £3 per week or if it’s easier £27 for this term.

For the whole year ahead:

Term 1 – £27

Term 2 – £27

Term 3 – £39

Term 4 – £39

Total amount payable for the whole year is £132 if you prefer to pay in one go.

Please pay via Parent Pay or by cheque made out to Isobel Mair Family Centre

Kind thanks in advance

Garden Party

Balta, Cara, Play, Special Events, Texa, , , , , , , ,

Garden Party – Tuesday 26th June

Tickets are available from the front foyer at a cost of 50p each. Please come along and enjoy the morning/afternoon with all the family.

We will have games and activities as well as stalls including raffle, tombola, face painting, ice cream cones and summer punch! Please come along and support this fun event.

We are looking for any donations for raffle prizes, tombola prizes (adult and child) so we would very much appreciate any items you could spare!

In addition, if any parents would like to help distribute letters to local businesses please see Colette.

Extended Play Day: Thursday 21st June @ Calderglen Country Park

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Extended Play Day: Thursday 21st June

Reminder about our longest day of the year all together play day!

Plan for the Day!

Destination

Calderglen Country Park, come rain, hail or shine! We will be embracing this outdoor learning opportunity no matter the weather. This is an outdoor nursery day that you attend with your child. There will be no nursery session at IMFC on this day.

Time

Staff will be at the park from 9:30am – 3pm. Please feel free to attend whatever times suits you. Some parent will be there all day and others have requested that they only attend for part of the day.

Please let Joanne or Donna know your intentions for the day.

Travel

Please note that everyone should meet us at the park. If you require any advise regarding travel arrangement please see Joanne or Donna.

Things to do

Zoo – small charge to access this please see website

Café, Play Park, Forest Adventures, Splashing IN the river (Please ensure you have a change of clothes), Parachute sessions

Clothing

We would suggest everyone is prepared for all weathers as we all know we can have 4 seasons in one day! If anyone requires a full waterproof suit please speak to a member of staff and we can lend you one.

Please note the adult who is accompanying your child has to ensure that they are supervised at all times.

Website for more details: http://www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/113/calderglen_country_park

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE SEE JOANNE OR DONNA

School Transitions

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Transitions

The transition process for children heading off to school in August is well underway.

By now, children have all visited their feeder school on at least one occasion and for some children more visits are in the diary.

We have children going to Isobel Mair School, Crookfur Primary, St Cadoc’s Primary, Kirkhill Primary and Mearns Primary this year.

Teachers from some of the schools have dropped in to the Family Centre to say hello and spend a little time with the children.

If you have any queries about transitions to school, please ask Gary.

Let’s Play

Balta, Cara, Parent Groups, Play, Texa, , , ,

Let’s Play Session

I will be running a range of parent workshops over the summer holidays (limited places still available) and on Monday will host a pre-engagement session for interested parents.

The session will run on Monday afternoon from 1.30 – 3.00 at Eastwood Park. Please bring wellie boots for river walking and a change of clothes! If anybody has NOT signed up to the workshops, but fancies coming along to join in and find out more, please feel free to join us.

Graduation Celebration

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Graduation

Our children’s Graduation Celebration was a roaring success, thank you to all who attended and gave their support to the children heading off to school. We were really disappointed to discover our photographs did not turn out well. Please tweet @IsobelMairFC with any photos from graduation or email to quailed@isobelmair.e-renfrew.sch.uk

Thank you to those who have sent photos in already – much appreciated.

Extended Play Day at Calderglen

Balta, Cara, Communication, Curriculum, Early Learning and Childcare, Eco Schools, General Information, Health and Wellbeing, Outdoor Learning, Physical Development, Play, Texa, , , , , , ,

Extended Play Day: Thursday 21st June

Reminder about our longest day of the year all together play day!

Plan for the Day!

Destination

Calderglen Country Park, come rain, hail or shine! We will be embracing this outdoor learning opportunity no matter the weather. This is an outdoor nursery day that you attend with your child. There will be no nursery session at IMFC on this day.

Time

Staff will be at the park from 9:30am – 3pm. Please feel free to attend whatever times suits you. Some parent will be there all day and others have requested that they only attend for part of the day.

Please let Joanne or Donna know your intentions for the day.

Travel

Please note that everyone should meet us at the park. If you require any advise regarding travel arrangement please see Joanne or Donna.

Things to do

Zoo – small charge to access this please see website

Café, Play Park, Forest Adventures, Splashing IN the river (Please ensure you have a change of clothes), Parachute sessions

Clothing

We would suggest everyone is prepared for all weathers as we all know we can have 4 seasons in one day! If anyone requires a full waterproof suit please speak to a member of staff and we can lend you one.

Please note the adult who is accompanying your child has to ensure that they are supervised at all times.

Website for more details: http://www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/113/calderglen_country_park

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE SEE JOANNE OR DONNA

Pop in and Play

Balta, Cara, Play, Texa, , , , ,

Pop in and Play

Our next pop in and play sessions will take place W.B 23rd April. The last sessions in January were well attended and we had 17 responses from our online follow up feedback questionnaire. The feedback has been collated and is on the Improvement Planning wall if you would like to read our action plan. We have listened to what you told us and feedback was generally very good, so thank you! We will make any appropriate changes and for the upcoming pop in and play we will host a short coffee and chat beforehand to explain our ethos of child directed learning within the family centre, with particular reference to the Cara playroom.

Pop in and Play dates are:

Tuesday 24th April

Wednesday 25th April

Thursday 26th April

The usual planners are at the playroom doors, so please write your name beside the day that suits you best. Younger siblings are welcome to join in. Online feedback forms will be available following the sessions. Please complete as we want to ensure we are providing the best opportunities and want to make improvements to everything we do!

Postural Care

Balta, Health and Wellbeing,

Postural Care

Joanne has been working closely with colleagues across the NHS and has organised a coffee and chat session with Kristin and Katrina (Paediatric Physiotherapy) to chat about postural care. If you would like to come along please join us in the parent’s room at 10.30 on Tuesday 17th April – straight after hydro splash class!