Happy, sunny Monday!!!  We have another action packed week in nursery to look forward to.  At the weekend, a hardworking bunch of volunteers spent a sunny Sunday afternoon clearing debris and building the new supports in the garden.  Giselle, Emile’s mum, made an absolutely fabulous job of sorting out the polytunnel and has the nettle stings to prove it.  Many, many thanks to all the helpers.  Our outdoor areas at Milngavie are amazing and this is down to the hard work of our garden and orchard volunteers- without them, we would quickly be surrounded by a wilderness.

 

Last week the children risk assessed the orchard and came up with a really good list of things we need to think about when we are out there.  We will be working with them on thinking of the rules we need to put in place to make sure we are all safe, and also looking at ways we might change some things to make them safer.  Great job everyone!!

Today we are having photos taken and Angela has temporarily taken the black paint out of the art area, so we don’t mess up our clothes before our photos!  Pam is out of Nursery on a First Aid Course.

On Tuesday Valerie is attending a Mentally Healthy Workplace Training Course.

Wedenesday is Halloween and we are looking forward to a great Magic Show with Primary 1, in the infant gym.  If you have not already bought your child’s ticket there is still time – please just hand the £3 to any member of staff.  Many thanks.  Dressing up is completely optional, but if you are – please remember – nothing too gory or scary – our staff scare very easily!!!!!

On Thursday some of our staff are having training from Speech and Language Therapists to help us effectively support children with speech difficulties within nursery.

Friday is Forest Kindergarten day and also our next Promoting Alternative Thinking Skills ( PAThS)- session.

Next Monday – at 10am – we are holding a Parents and Carer’s Focus Group.  If you could come along we would love to see you.  We are hoping to discuss what parents think about the changes we are making to nursery and to see what more we can do to make it easier for parents to become involved in nursery life -(only if they want to be, of course!!)  There will be tea and coffee and even a biscuit!  Please come along if you can!!!!