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Woodland Adventures
Last chance this term to come along and enjoy a Woodland Adventure with your child will be Monday 27th March at either 9am or 1pm in Eastwood Park. Meeting point is the car park beyond Eastwood House (all well signposted upon entry to the park).
If you are unsure about the learning taking place in the woods have a look at our photos. Colette has developed an information leaflet which is available from the foyer. Let us know what you think!
Red Nose Day 2017
Isobel Mair School classes Yell, Unst and Fetlar have been busy processing their orders of red noses in REDiness for the big day on Friday 24th March. There’s still time to order your nose if you have not alREDy done so!
Order forms are on the table in the foyer – please complete and return to myself or Joanne to ensure you have a nose on the day! The cut off day for ordering is Monday 20th March.
All money raised will help people living really tough lives in the UK and across Africa. For example £2.50 could buy a mosquito net to protect a family in Africa. In the UK, £5 could pay for an isolated elderly person with dementia to have dinner at their local support group. On their behalf, thank you.
The children are encouraged to bring a donation, wear red on Friday and of course have their noses on!
For further information visit: http://www.rednoseday.com/order-a-fundraising-kit
Lots of Socks
Lots of Socks
Lots of Socks is a fun initiative to support Down’s syndrome Awareness Day on 21st March every year.
Why socks? Well, because chromosomes look like socks and people with Down’s syndrome have an extra chromosome! “Lots of Socks” is acknowledged around the world as being associated with Ds.
We are asking for children (and staff, parents!) to wear ‘lots of socks’ in creative ways – you might wear socks on your feet, on your arms, as a belt, in your hair!? Or perhaps you might want to wear odd socks – as long as they are prominent and shout out that we are supporting Ds, anything goes J Bring along a donation on the day and all proceeds will go directly towards Down’s Syndrome Scotland.
For more information please see
https://www.dsscotland.org.uk/support-us/awareness-week/lots-of-socks/
Woodland Adventures
Woodland Adventures will take place on Wednesday this week.
Please meet Colette at 9am or 1pm at Eastwood Park (overspill car park beyond Eastwood House) to begin this weeks adventure.
Remember to take a small snack (litter free if possible) and wrap up warm!
IMFC Parent Committee Meeting
IMFC Parent Committee Meeting
Recently during a Pop in and Play session one of our parents, Mairi-Jean Watkins asked about re-establishing the IMFC Parent Committee. We currently have parent representatives who attend the IMS&FC Parent Council on a regular basis however we have not been able to establish an IMFC parent committee for quite some time due to parent’s home and work commitments. Mairi-Jean has arranged use of our parents room on Tuesday 21st February at 1pm and we would very much encourage parents to come along and share their views. Morning and afternoon parents are welcome to come along.
“The staff are keen to have more input from us (the parents) by way of ideas and feedback. Examples are how to spend funding (toys, activities etc) and feedback on what we feel the nursery does well and any ideas on what we feel could be done differently”.
“This need not be time or labour-intensive. We all have very busy lives and sometimes those 3 hours during nursery time are the hours where we get a bit of time to focus on other activities/children! However, nursery is such an important part of our children’s lives, that it would be good for us, as parents, to have the opportunity to influence that”.
If you would also like to attend the Isobel Mair School and Family Centre Parent Council, the next meeting will be held on Thursday 23rd February at 7pm.
Woodland Adventures
Woodland Adventures starts tomorrow!
We are looking forward to seeing lots of children and parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, child-minders or anybody else who would like to join us for Woodland Adventures in Eastwood Park woods!
We are meeting at the overspill car park beyond Eastwood House which is right next to woodland area.
This is an inclusive learning experience open to all children across all three playrooms so please come and join Colette for outdoor adventures.
Woodland Adventure dates are as follows:
Friday 17th February
Wednesday 23rd February
Tuesday 28th February
Monday 6th March
Children who attend morning nursery session are invited to join Woodland Adventures at 9am and afternoon session children are invited to join at 1pm.
Please see attached ‘Woodland Adventures’ flier for more information and some handy hints.
Please let us know if you are planning to join the group.
INSET & Holiday Reminder
The Family Centre will be closed on Friday 10th February 2017 for staff training.
Mid Term break is from Monday 13th February until Wednesday 15th February – term time children should return to nursery at the usual time on Thursday 16th February.
Children who attend on an extended term basis should attend as usual from Monday 13th February. Our IMFC bus will run as normal.
Texa and Balta exploring the new slide.
Mini Kickers Sessions
Mini Kickers Sessions will begin on Wednesday 1st February for our morning children. The sessions will be hosted within the FC and you do not need to book a place – all children will be encouraged to participate throughout the 6 week block. The morning session Sports Coach is Ally MacRae.
Sessions for our afternoon children will take place on a Friday, beginning on Friday 3rd February. Again, there is no need to book a place. The Sports Coach for the afternoon session is Connor Davidson.
