Category Archives: Parent Groups

Eat Better Feel Better Programme

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Donna has recently met with Katrina McFarlane, Health Improvement Practitioner to discuss the possibility of delivering a short course based around the development of practical food related skills with children and families.

Provisional arrangements have been made to bring in a community chef who will deliver a programme suitable for children young people and/or families to incorporate behaviour change strategies.

This is a great opportunity for parents who have children who are commonly classed as being ‘faddy eaters’ to come together, chat and share ideas about how to rebalance and regain control with healthier eating within the family.

Key areas of the short course include key healthy eating messages and recommendations, reading food labels, how to improve diet by reducing sugar, fat and salt intake, improving cooking methods and reducing convenience foods/choosing healthier options.

The 6 week programme will hopefully begin in January – a great healthy start to the New Year.  Please speak to Donna if you would like to note an interest in this group.

Healthier choices

East Renfrewshire Autistic Spectrum Disorder Strategy

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As part of East Renfrewshire HSCP engagement stakeholder strategy, Val Tiernay has been asked to facilitate two focus groups with local parents whose children have communication/autistic spectrum disorders. The purpose of the focus group is to seek the views of local parents to help influence the development of East Renfrewshire’s ASD strategy.

Val will be hosting the meetings on Friday 27th November at 9.15am and again at 1.15pm. The IMFC parents room has been booked out as the venue for the day.

Please come along and share your views.

Christmas Parent Helper Day

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BIG SHOUT OUT!

We need your help……

If you can become one of ‘Santa’s Little Helpers’ for the day we would be most grateful

We are hoping parents will come along on

Wednesday 10th December

to help with some special Christmas jobs.

We will provide the mince pies, tea and coffee and you provide a helping hand!

Even if you can only spare half an hour – every little helps

We do not want to take staff away from the learning going on in the playrooms – we need your help!

Speak to Donna or Joanne to add your name to the list of parent helpers.

Many Thanks!

Coffee and Chat Sessions

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Please ensure you come along for our upcoming Coffee and Chat Sessions.


The sessions provide a great opportunity to chat with your child’s key worker, have a look at the learning taking place within the play rooms and catch up on what your child has been doing within the FC.


Next Dates are:


Tuesday 11th November with Miss Erskine for all our Balta and Lamba playroom children
and
Wednesday 12th November with Miss McAnally for all our Texa children.


Please come along.


Rescheduled Parent Committee

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Unfortunatley last week’s parent committee meeting had to be rescheduled due to circumstances outwith our control.

The meeting has now been rescheduled. Please come along to our first Parent Committee meeting of the year.

The meeting is open to all parents and carers and we will discuss many aspects of the FC development including fundraising etc.

Committee meetings will be held on Thursday 27th March at 9.15am and again at 1.15pm.

All welcome.

‘Talking Together Project’

Health and Wellbeing, Parent Groups

The Talking Together project supports parents to chat to their children about growing up, puberty, relationships and sexual health.

The project is run in partnership between East Renfrewshire Council, the CHCP and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

An awareness session for parents will take place in Barrhead Library, Lowndes Street, Barrhead on Thursday 13th March between 6pm and 8pm.

At this session parents will be invited to sign up for workshops which will take place at the following times:

17th, 24th and 31st March – 12.30pm to 2.30pm – the ARC

20th, 27th March and 3rd April – 6pm to 8pm – Barrhead Library.

Coffee and Chat

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 All parent’s and carers are cordially invited to our next coffee and chat session!

This session will be hosted by Mrs Todd, Depute Head of Centre.

 Mrs Todd will be available to discuss transitions to our feeder primary schools and any other topic you may wish to discuss.

 Our coffee and chat sessions provide an opportunity for parent’s to contribute their ideas, comments and suggestions and we value your input.

 I do hope you are able to come along….you will be made most welcome.