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Extended Play Day at Calderglen

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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

Outdoor Play 2017

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The children at IMFC play outside every day, no matter what the weather!

Children learn so many valuable skills whilst accessing the outdoor spaces for learning; from self help skills and independence whilst getting dressed and undressed for outdoors to safety when handling tools, sharing and co-operation with others not to mention team work, problem solving and self-risk management!

The children may go home a little muddy on occasion but we know it is well worth it!

Remember, the children are all wrapped up well against the cold and there are more germs in the nursery playroom than there are outdoors so please encourage your child to explore the outdoors as much as possible!

Have a look at the photo gallery and I’m sure you will be amazed at the wealth of learning taking place outwith the doors of the playrooms 🙂

Welly Waddle

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A letter went out recently asking for you to share your views on the best way to host our upcoming sponsored Welly Waddle fundraiser.

From the 68 letters than went out to parents, we had a total of 15 return slips with mixed responses.

6 parents said they would prefer the waddle to take place at Eastwood Park and were happy to meet there.

4 parents said they would prefer the waddle to take place in and around Isobel Mair School and Family Centre grounds.

3 parents said they would love to attend but had no preference to where the waddle takes place.

2 parents said they did not want to attend and therefore did not state where to waddle.

Following some discussion with staff it has been decided that we will offer both waddles!

Colette and Joanne or Donna will be at the car park at Eastwood Park at 10.30am and again at 2pm to meet children and parents ready for the park waddle. If you decide to waddle in the park you MUST stay with your child for the duration. Please bring along a small snack for your child too. Siblings and other family members are welcome to waddle along too!

All other staff will be waddling in and around the school and family centre grounds. Please come along and join us if you can!

Rainy Play

 

RSPB Action Award

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Johanne March, keyworker of the Blue Group is introducing lots of new learning about birds and wildlife through engaging children’s interests as we work towards an RSPB Action Award!

We are all very excited to find out what learning experiences the children will be planning with Johanne over the next few months.

This Action Award scheme is all about finding out about wildlife, doing practical things to help and telling other people. Lots of things threaten our wildlife, but nature is all around us and there are things we can do to help. The award scheme will support children’s learning across the curriculum.

There is a bronze award, a silver award and a gold award and the activities the children can participate in are divided into four sections:

  • Finding out what’s there
  • Helping wildlife
  • Being environmentally friendly
  • Spread the word.

There are 33 tasks in the award scheme and you get one point for each. Johanne and the children are going to have to work very hard!

Bronze award
To get your bronze award, you need to complete six activities, including at least one from each section. You only need to do five activities if one of the activities you have chosen has double points.

Silver award
For a silver award, you need to do another six (making a total of 12), including at least two from each section.

Gold award
For a gold award, you need to do another six activities (making a total of 18), with at least three from each section.

Here are some photographs of the children beginning to work towards the award through participating in bird watching.

 

Eco News

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Have you been over to see the Eco Learning Wall? The children have voted for who should represent the Family Centre on the Eco Committee and the new members made some Eco Committee name badges from recycled bottle tops!

The children have been learning how to care for our worms and the ants in our anthill. Next week, Miss Dewhurst has arranged for Erica from ERC Cleansing Department to come and talk to the children about important environmental aspects such as litter.

There is also something of an Eco Mystery taking place in Cara! Watch this spot to see what is going to be unveiled soon…….

Here are some Eco themed photo’s of the children’s learning. If you are able to support learning in any way i.e. if you have skills or knowledge you could share – please just let us know!

 

IMFC MAIRtrade Fair

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All parents and carers are invited to come along to Isobel Mair School and Family Centre’s

MAIRTrade Fair

on

Thursday 19th February.

Come along and support our efforts to become an Eco School – we are well on the way to Green Flag status.

The children from the family centre have been ‘happy hunters’ over the last few days; out and about roaming the grounds of the school to gather a variety of natural resources in preparation for our stall at the fair.

Come along and join us on the day to make you own natural table centrepiece. 

Here are some pre made examples – made by Joseph, Alex and Elsie!

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