Thank you to all our families for participating in Cowan Park Capers. We had lots of fun this morning participating in various games and a Bookbug session. The children enjoyed showing their parent/carer their wonderful skills and their good team spirit towards their peers. Well done and thank you to everyone for your participation. 
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From Monday 14th to Friday 18th March 2022, we will be taking part in Red Nose Week. Any donation that you can make will be greatly received. We will have a bucket out each day to collect any donations.
We will be using Red Nose Day as a learning opportunity to explore the issues facing young people across the world, and how the money we raise can help. We will also be celebrating the Holi festival – Festival of colour on Friday 18th March. If your child is able to wear something colourful within the week, that would be great. We will be organising many different experiences to bring awareness of Global Citizenship. The children have started to learn about “Being Me” through the Love Monster character, which can be found on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkeno7aVGVI
Other related activities can also be found on https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday/schools/early-years
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We strive to give our children the best and always ensure that each child’s needs are at the centre of how we think about and plan for their unique development. With this in mind, we are taking the first steps of applying for a Bronze award in order to become a Rights Respecting School. (RRSA) This involves a whole school approach in educating our children and families what their rights are. To begin this process, we would appreciate if you could support your child to plant the daffodil bulb. When doing so, we ask that you discuss how to nurture and care for living things by giving food and water etc. and how you have the right to “Life, Survival, and Development. (Article 6) This will hopefully ensure your child understands they have the right to be cared for and nurtured in order to flourish and become a unique individual. Over time, we will be carrying out various activities in order to introduce different rights within the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). More information will follow. Thank you for your involvement.
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We will be using Red Nose Day as a learning opportunity to explore the issues facing young people across the world, and how the money we raise can help. We will also be celebrating the Holi festival – Festival of colour on Friday 18th March. If your child is able to wear something colourful within the week, that would be great. We will be organising many different experiences to bring awareness of Global Citizenship. The children have started to learn about “Being Me” through the Love Monster character, which can be found on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkeno7aVGVI
Other related activities can also be found on https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday/schools/early-years
Some of our children got the opportunity to take part in Active Schools. The children were able to listen and follow instructions and enhance their gross-motor and hand-eye co-ordination skills through a variety of games. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and being part of a group. We would like to thank Ryan and Murray for enabling our children to take part. More images are on our Twitter page.
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Some of our parents joined us outside for the first session of Parents Early Education (PEEP) programme. We all had fun learning about each other through our “Being Me” topic and singing some songs and rhymes. Next week, we will be discussing routines.
Please see information below on some of the activities you and your family can get involved in.
Please click on the link to see if you are eligible for free school meals and clothing grants. You can now apply online.
https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/free-school-meals
You are now also able to apply for School Age Payment, if you are eligible, using the link below. Thank you
We would like to show our love and gratitude to all our loved ones. This is now displayed outside the nursery back garden. If you have still to hand in your heart, please do so and we will add it to our wall. Thank you for all your continued support. 
If you are interested in joining us for Cardboard Box storytelling, please click on the link below. Thank you
If you are interested in attending PEEP sessions, please speak to a member of staff by Monday, 21st June. Information on PEEP can be found below. Thank you
What is PeeP ?
PEEP (Parents Early Education and Learning) is a national early programme which aims to support all parents and carers with children from birth to 5yrs. The programme supports parents in encouraging their child’s development and learning through everyday fun activities in a group or at home. As practitioners we really value parent/carers participation as they are the most influential person in their person in their child’s life.
What a PEEP session might look like:
Time for talking together on a topic ( for example daily routines or early writing)
Why PEEP?
As parents and carers you are the most important educator. Through singing, stories, rhyme time and books. You can learn more about play activities which support your child’s learning. Sessions are run by group leaders trained in the principles of PEEP.
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We are closed to all children on Friday, 28th May & Monday 31st May 2021. All children will return Tuesday, 1st June 2021.
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Our children have been involved in our Virtual Nature School programme and have been encouraged to find different ways where they can “look through.” This led to going on a river walk journey whereby the children were able to look through trees, bushes and the fencing on the bridge. The children were able to give descriptive accounts of what they could see. The children could see the water and they noticed it was “still.” We carried on our walk until we came to the bridge. We stood on the bridge and we looked through the fencing at the water. A child explained, “it’s running very fast.” We closed our eyes and listened. We could hear the water and the birds. The children were able to further their learning of looking through by using binoculars and looking glasses. The children commented how they could see houses and windows, as they walked back to the nursery.
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Anne would like to share the story of the Hungry Caterpillar with you, as part of World Book week.
Did you know your child can learn the following through the story?
Early numeracy – colours, counting foods and sorting and categorising foods.
Science – Life cycle of a butterfly.
Early literacy – Days of the week, book concepts.
Health and Well-being – Healthy eating
The list is not exhaustive and there is so much more your child can learn from just one story.
We hope you enjoy listening and learning together.
