Jennifer and Liz will be supporting in the centre all week

Lynn will be in the early level playroom this week

Gillian, Head of centre from Forgewood Family Learning Centre will be spending some time in the centre this week

Monday 21st March 2016

Gillian will be out of the centre this afternoon

Tuesday 22nd March 2016

Lynn will be attending a Profiling and Planning meeting in Moodiesburn this morning

Mary Ann VI teacher will be in the centre this morning

Amanda OT will be in the centre this morning

Wednesday 23rd March 2016

Gemma SLT will be in the centre this afternoon

Thursday 24th March 2016

Susan is on annual leave today

Elaine will be attending the final session of the Infant Mental Health course

Easter fun activities, visit from the Easter Bunny.   Easter Bonnets/Hats optional

Solihull Understanding your Child with Jen and Louise in the Parent Room

Bookbug Rhyme Time Stay and Play final session, with a visit from Bookbug

Elaine will be attending her VIG supervision session in St Brendans this afternoon

Today is the last day for acceptance of places allocated at the admissions panel.  Slips not returned will result in the place being offered to children on the waiting list.

Friday 25th and Monday 28th March Public Holiday for staff

Easter Hamper Raffle Draw will take place at 11.35 am  and 3.55 pm on Wednesday 23rd March 2016, all proceeds will go towards the family end of term event.

The children have been working towards gaining our next Green Flag.  Our priorities are Litter, Food and the Environment and Transport.

Morning Eco Committee

Afternoon  Eco Committee

We have been discussing taking part in  ‘Walk to Nursery Week’ to raise awareness of the effects cars have on  air pollution.

We are planning a trip to the Healthy Living community garden and then the Café to find out more about how the food grown in the garden is used.  We will then organise visits to carry out  some planting of fruit and vegetables in the GBT community garden which we can then use at nursery for snack.

The children have also been tidying the nursery garden by litter picking and placing it in the bins.

Look out for more updates on the Eco tree in the cloakroom!

Jennifer and Liz will be supporting in the centre all week.

We welcome back Christine to work, following her period of sick absence.

Monday 14th March 2016

Gillian is on special leave today.

Jackie is on annual leave today.

Lynn will be in the birth to three nursery all week.

Tuesday 15th March 2016

Jackie is delivering Play on Pedals to colleagues within NLC today.

Amanda OT will be in the early level playroom.

Wednesday 16th March 2016

Wednesday Onsie for all the children today to raise awareness of autism in recognition of National Autistic Week, which Onsie will your child wear??? For more information speak to Amanda or Gemma Kelly, speech and language therapist.

Lynn will be attending NLC Conference today in Motherwell.

Parent Support Group meeting 1.10 pm with Jackie in the Parent Room.

Thursday 17th March 2016

Elaine will be attending the Infant Mental Health course this morning.

Solihull Understanding your Child’s Behaviour 9am in the Parent Room with Jen and Louise.

Bookbug Rhyme Time Parent/Carer stay and play session in the birth to three nursery.

Friday 18th March 2016

Jennifer Rhodes, Principal Teacher from Dykehead Primary School will be in the nursery all day today to meet the children who will be making their transition to school.

Solihull Understanding your Child’s Behaviour 1.15 pm in the Parent Room with Susan and Carol.

Karen Dental Health nurse will be in the nursery at 2 pm this afternoon.

In the reception areas there will be parents selling raffle tickets for an Easter Hamper.  We hope that you will donate a non perishable food item for the hamper.  Tickets will be available at £1 per strip. 

 Easter Hamper Raffle Poster

Please click on the link to take you to the poster regarding Autism Awareness Week

Autism Awareness Week poster for Onelan

Christine remains on sick leave with Elaine supporting the Rainbow Room in the morning and Liz in the afternoon.

Lynn will be in the Birth to Three Playrooms all week.

Monday 29th February 2016

Lynn will be meeting with Tina Donnelly, HT Dykehead Primary to discuss the children’s transition to school.

Jennifer and Liz will supporting in the playrooms all week.

Tuesday 1st March 2016

Jackie will be delivering Play on Pedals to colleagues within NLC today.

Wednesday 2nd March 2016

Three Read Approach to Literacy, Parent/Carer Information session with Jackie 8.50 am and 1.10 pm.

Thursday 3rd March 2016

Elaine will be attending the Infant Mental Health Course this morning.

World Book Day

Bookbug Rhyme Time Stay and Play session 1.15 pm.

Toy fund collections taken place today only by Lorraine in the reception area.

Friday 4th March 2016

Lorraine is on annual leave today.

Parent Support Group meeting at 9 am, if you have any items for the agenda please pass them to Jackie before Wednesday.

Solihull Understanding Your Child’s Behaviour Programme commencing this afternoon at 1.15 pm, facilitated by Carol McAvoy, Staff Nurse and Susan Stewart, Early Learning Practitioner, all places have now been taken.

Caretaking/Cleaning hours in the afternoon have now been changed from 3.45 pm until 6.45 pm, therefore in the early level playroom parents will be able to gain entry via the secure entry system between 3.55 pm and 4.05 pm at the end of the session, with either Jackie or Lynn opening the main playroom door to enable you to safely collect your child.  Can we ask that you ensure that your child remains with you at all times when leaving the playroom.  Nancy Wright has been redeployed to the afternoon clean, joining Margaret Pringle who has been redeployed from Calderhead High School.  Janice Patterson has been changed to the morning clean.

We will update any further changes to the Caretaking/Cleaning hours to the morning and lunch time sessions when they occur.

Come along to Siobhan’s workshop on Friday 26th February at 8.50am or 1.10pm to learn more about how we can develop children’s early numeracy skills and help them reach their milestones in fun, and meaningful ways learning how we can support and challenge our children further.

Christine remains on sick leave

Monday 22nd

Lauren is on annual leave today and tomorrow

Jennifer and Liz will be supporting in the centre all week

Carly is on annual leave today

Childsmile Flouride Varnish for children in the early level playroom

Lynn will be in the early level playroom this week

Lynn will be attending a meeting in Headquarters this afternoon

Tuesday 23rd

Jackie will be delivering Play on Pedals training to colleagues within NLC

Elaine will be supporting in the Rainbow Room this morning

Wednesday 24th

Alison Hay will be visiting the centre this morning to meet with Jackie and Lynn

Thursday 25th

Elaine will be attending the Infant Mental Health course this morning

Bookbug Parent & Child stay and play session this afternoon in the Sunshine Room

Lauren & Liz will be supporting the early level playroom this afternoon

Nevine will be in the centre today

Friday 26th

Join Siobhan at the Numeracy across learning workshop for parent & carers in the Parent Room

Susan is on annual leave this afternoon

Amanda will be supporting in the early level playroom this afternoon

Lynn and Jackie will be meeting with Lorraine Donnelly from Corporate Section this afternoon

Please note that Jen and Louise will be facilitating the Solihull Understanding Your Child’s Behaviour at 9 am till 11 am from Thursday 10th March, please return your completed application as soon as possible to Lynn. Places are filling up quickly.

Thank you for continuing to donate healthy food items for the children’s snack and for contributing to the weekly toy fund .

Why not take a few minutes when  collecting your child from the early level playroom to take a closer look at the Learning Walls, where we are sure they will take great pride in sharing the learning which has taken place.

Monday 15th 2016

Siobhan is on annual leave today

Lynn attending the Wishaw & Shotts Birth to Three Area Admissions Panel meeting this afternoon

Lynn will be in the Sunshine and Rainbow Rooms all week

Liz  and Jennifer will be supporting in the early level playroom this afternoon

Tuesday 16th 2016

Pre school oprthoptic visual screening today

Jackie will be delivering Play on Pedals to colleagues within NLC

Jennifer and Liz will be supporting in the early level playroom today

Lauren is on annual leave until the 24th February 2016

Wednesday 17th 2016

Jackie is on annual leave today and tomorrow

Lynn will be attending a Profile and Planning meeting this morning in Coatbridge, cover will be provided from  Ellen Patterson, Head of Shawhead Family Learning Centre

Liz and Jennifer will be supporting in the early level playroom this afternoon

Thursday 18th 2016

Christine will commence a period of sick absence today until further notice, supporting Chrisitne’s absence in the morning will be Elaine and in the afternoon Liz.    The Caterpillar Group in the morning will be supported by Emma until Christine returns.

Jennifer will be supporting in the early level playroom this morning

Launch of Bookbug Rhyme Time Stay and Play sessions at 1.15 pm with Gerry Dunkin, from NLC Libraries who will entertain the group with a few favourite Rhymes, Songs and Stories.  Gerry  will also be spending some time in the early playroom in the afternoon.  All places have now been secured for these sessions.

The link will take you to the invitations which have been given via expressions of interest received.

Bookbug Rhyme Times

Friday 19th 2016

Jackie will be attending North Lanarkshire Council’s second Nurture Conference in the Civic Centre today with the focus on Sharing Nurturing Practice.  Jackie along with Marjory McCallum from St Patricks Primary & Nursery Class will be sharing practice based around supporting children’s transitions.

Susan and Liz will be supporting the early level playroom this afternoon

We hope that you have  received your copy of the forthcoming Family Learning sessions.  There has been one item missing which is the Solihull Understanding your Child’s Behaviour commencing on Thursday 10th March for 10 weeks.

Click on the link for an up to date copy of the programme of events.

Shotts Family Learning Centre – Engaging in Family learning