Good morning – can’t quite believe it’s Monday again. Gale force winds to start the week – we are hoping that it calms down for our forest kindergarten outings tomorrow. Lynn is on a course on outdoor play today- I hope, for her sake, its happening inside!
Tomorrow our morning forest kindergarten group are hopefully taking to the woods for more wild fun. Lynn and I are going to take a group of afternoon preschoolers to look at the part of the woods we will be going to and pm forest kindergarten will be starting next week.
On Wednesday, Chris will be coming for Enjoy-A-Ball.
On Friday we have Susan visiting Nursery with Mr Snappy to help us investigate some more music and rhythm.
Many thanks to Judit, Suzy and Sheena for coming along to the Parents Focus Group on Thursday. We discussed the blog and the difficulty some people have, receiving updates. I will attempt to remedy this, this week.
We also talked about sharing Parenting strategies and research, through putting interesting links on the nursery. Nursery staff are currently reading Suzanne Zeedyk’s theories on attachment. Her book ‘Sabre Tooth Tigers & Teddy Bears- the connected baby guide to attachment’ is a really interesting read and talks about the effect of parenting on a child’s ability to cope in later life. It has great implications for us, as Early Years practitioners and I really like her approach.
We use Triple P strategies in nursery too, to encourage positive behaviour and set clear boundaries. There are always Triple P parenting courses running in East Dunbartonshire, and these are free for parents who live in our authority area. If you are interested in signing up for Triple P please talk to Valerie, our Family Champion.
This week we welcome two Primary teaching students from Strathclyde University – Diane Beveridge and Scott Petty. They will be with us till 13th October. We hope they will enjoy their time with us!
