Category Archives: Cara

End of Term Trip

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All children from the Cara Playroom are invited on an end of term trip to Lochwinnoch Nature Reserve on Thursday 19th June.

A coach has been booked and paid for from funds raised following our recent Enterprise Event. There is an additional cost of £5.oo per child which covers the entrance fee to the Nature Reserve.

Please collect your child’s consent form from Mrs. Todd on Monday.

Children from Balta, Texa and Lamba will enjoy their trip over the summer playscheme.

Isobel Mair Family Centre Graduation Celebration

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Tonight we will host our 3rd annual Graduation Ceremony for all pre school children leaving to move on to Primary School come August.

You should have received your invitation by now but if not click below:

Graduation Invite

Please come along to the Family Centre door; the children will make their way to the Cara playroom and parents, family and friends will be escorted along to the MOD.

Some parent’s have asked how many family members are allowed to attend tonight. We have use of IMS MOD (gym hall) tonight therefore we are not required to place a limit on numbers attending.

We look forward to seeing you tonight and joining you in celebrating your child’s achievements.

Upcoming Events!

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We have lots to come before the end of term:

Graduation Celebration Event: Wednesday 11th June from 6.30pm – 8pm

Dig Day: Tuesday 17th June – morning and afternoon – all invited

Miss Darroch’s Wedding Day! – Friday 20th June

Sports Day: Monday 23rd June – all invited

End of Term Parties: Tuesday 24th June – Am and PM

Early Closure 1pm: Wednesday 25th June

Playscheme begins: Thursday 24th June at 7.45am

We are also trying very hard to re-schedule trips for children in Cara playroom before the end of term. The trips had previously been planned for the week of our inspection and had to be postponed. We will let you know as soon as we have trips organised.

Thank you!

Bookbug Week

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Bookbug Week has got off to a fantastic start!

Hugh Graham from Family Support Services stopped in on Monday and Tuesday to help us launch our Bookbug Sessions and what a launch it was. The children enjoyed the variety of songs, rhymes, games and the story during the session.

Thank you to all parent’s and carers who have stayed and particpated so far…..if you have not yet joined us for a Bookbug session; don’t worry! There is still plenty of time!

Wednesday: Baby Bookbug at 9am and 1pm led by Johanne March (CDO)

Thursday: Toddler Bookbug at 9am led by Donna Quaile (Depute Head) and 1pm led by Laura Darroch (PSA)

also on Thursday Donna will be leading literacy information sessions talking about Bookbug and the Hanen programme and sharing tips with parents.

We are also offering ‘Bookbug in the Home Sessions’ on Wedneday and Thursday…….the home session slots are filling up fast so if you would like us to visit and bring Bookbug to you – come and speak to us as soon as you can!

 

 

Children’s Weekly Workout

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All parents should by now be receiving their weekly What’s Happening Email Bulletin.

This bulletin has proved to be a great success in terms of communication and this was reflected recently in our parental questionnaires.  (*Feedback from the questionnaires is currently being collated – we will share the outcome of this and alert you to any ‘action points’ the family centre need to address.)

The weekly parent email not only informs parents and carers of the events for the forthcoming week, but also gives parents an idea on some ‘workouts’ and/or ‘talking tips’ to carry out at home.

The workouts and talking tips stem from staff’s knowledge of child development and we think about each of the workouts and talking tips in terms of how we can best support children’s continued development in all areas of the curriculum.

 Even the simplest colouring in task (last week’s workout!) is helping support child development in a number of areas for example:

 Fine  motor development

  • hand – eye coordination
  • hand skills
  • pencil grasp
  • control of pencil/implement
  • securing preferred hand
  • development of pencil control leads to better control when forming letters/numbers
  • awareness of matching, naming, sorting colours
  • perseverance in task – even when tricky i.e. staying in the lines
  • Maintaining attention skills
  • Increased focus
  • Completion of task through to end
  • Following instructions
  • Increasing confidence on completion and handing in to staff member
  • Celebrating success when praised after completion
  • Sense of achievement at having work displayed on wall

 The list is endless……………

I wonder what next weeks workout will be!?

Holiday Reminder

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Parents are kindly reminded the Family Centre will be closed on Monday 5th May 2014 as this day is a public holiday. Children should return at the usual times on Tuesday 6th May.

 In addition, the Family Centre will be closed for the May Weekend on Friday 23rd and Monday 26th May 2014. Tuesday 27th May is an In-Service Training Day – therefore children should return to the family centre on Wednesday 28th May.

 Many Thanks.

 

 

Enterprise Day

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As you will know, the children will be hosting an  Enterprise Day on Friday 2nd May.

We ask that all parents/carers come along to support this event. The children have put a great deal of time and effort into their artwork and they are continuing to learn about art and a variety of artists.

Please pop along to the family centre at a time that suits you. Staff and children will be available throughout the day to escort you along to our ‘Gallery’ – you can have a look at the children’s art work and perhaps purchase your own child’s piece of art!

Stay for a cup of tea, coffee or juice and have a chat!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Click on the link below to see the flier handed out over the past few weeks:

Enterprise Flier