The children have now successfully completed a 6 week programme of Mini Kickers sessions in conjunction with NL Leisure. The sessions, which have taken place in Calderhead High School have provided the children with a range of learning opportunities with coaches, Darren and Mya guiding them through each session. Through fun and energetic games such as ‘tunnel tig’, ‘banana tig’ and the ‘pirate ship game’, the children have been learning how to listen to and follow instructions, share space with others and work together as part of a team. Using a football the children have also had opportunities to develop their balance, hand-eye coordination and movement as they have built upon skills such as dribbling the ball and stopping the ball with their foot, each week. By taking turns to kick the ball into the goals, the children have experienced a real sense of achievement once they score, and have been encouraged to celebrate this by the coaches every week. We would like to thank all of the parents who helped to walk the children safely to and from the school every Tuesday. This was a lovely opportunity to engage in conversations with the children as we ‘walked and talked.’
What’s on week beginning Monday 11th June
Monday 11th June
Nurturing Nature Forest School Session with Nicola & Shannon – pm
Tuesday 12th June
Mini Kickers at Calderhead High School
Wednesday 13th June
Lunch Visit for St Patrick’s P1 pupils
Lunch visit for Dykehead Primary P1 pupils
Thursday 14th June
Lynn attending meeting am
Friday 15th June
Nurturing Nature Forest School Session with Nicola & Mhari
Rainbow Room Play on Pedals with Susan & Amanda
Final payment of the family summer outing should be given to Lorraine before Friday 15th June.
Cost =£17.90 for entry for 1 adult & 1 child & £8.50 for coach per family
=Total £26.40 cost for 1 adult/1 child
If you are going in your own transport then simply pay at the entrance
What’s on week beginning 4th June 2018
Monday 4 th June
Lynn on annual leave all week
Caterpillar Group Parental Consultations with Elaine
Nurturing Nature Forest School Session with Nicola and Shannon
Gemma speech and language therapist will be in the nursery all day
Liaison visit from P1 teacher Firpark Primary School
Tuesday 5th June
Mini Kickers at Calderhead High School, please advise your child’s key worker if you can assist in escorting them to and from the venue
Susan AL afternoon Isabel will be supporting in the Rainbow Room
Wednesday 6th June
Bookbug Rhyme Time session in Rainbow Room 9 am – 9.20 am
Firefly Group Parental Consultations with Kirsty
St Patricks Primary School Transition Visit 1.30 pm
Thursday 7th June
Dragonfly Parental Consultations with Christine
Intergenerational visit at Rosehall Care House 2 pm – 3 pm
Bookbug Rhyme Time sessions in Rainbow Room 3 pm – 3.20 pm
Friday 8th June
Rainbow Room Play on Pedals family session 9 am – 9.20 am
Nurturing Nature Forest School Session with Nicola and Mhairi 8.45 am – 11.30 am
Final payment of the family summer outing should be given to Lorraine before Friday 15th June.
If you are going in your own transport then simply pay at the entrance.
Dykehead Primary School Parent Council
What’s on week beginning 28th May 2018
Monday 28th May 2018
Public holiday closure
Tuesday 29th May 2018
Mini Kickers at Calderhead High School for all children. Adult volunteers wanted to help escort the children to and from the venue.
Library Van will be in the nursery car park today.
Wednesday 30th May 2018
Bookbug Rhyme Time for Rainbow Room families
Pre school orthoptic vision assessment
Gemma speech and language therapist will be in the nursery all day
Parental consultations for Ladybird Group with Siobhan
Anne educational psychologist will be in the nursery this afternoon
Thursday 31st May 2018
Parental consultations for the Caterpillar Group with Elaine
Intergenerational visit to Rosehall Care House with Siobhan and Shannon
Friday 1st June 2018
Rainbow Room Play on Pedals 9 am – 9.20 am
Parental consultations for the Bumblebee Group with Isabel
Forest School with Nicola and Mhari 8.45 am – 11.30 am
Dates for your diary
Parent and child outing to Five Sisters Zoo Tuesday 26th June
Leavers Presentation Calderhead High School 9.15 am Thursday 28th June
Bookbug Gifting Ceremony for all returning children 10.45 am Thursday 28th June
Please note that as all the children and staff will be attending on these dates there will be no normal nursery session offered on either the Tuesday or Thursday of this week in the early level playroom.
Walk & Talk
After the success of Big Chef Little Chef, Jen Dawson (Homelink) and Isabel would like to invite you to take part, with your child, in our Walk and Talk sessions, starting on Friday 1st June, afternoons only.
Outdoors is special, it is meaningful, stimulating, motivating and fun and it can develop many areas of learning and support the building of relationships and friendships.
We will visit several areas of our local community, discovering a variety of learning opportunities to engage in with our children.
Our focus will be on the ‘talk’; through an encouraged curiosity for their environment children can extend their vocabulary and language, they can develop a confidence that will support their use of questions about the ‘how’, ‘why’ and ‘what’s’ of their journey, together we can reflect and consider the possible answers.
Outdoors is a language rich environment and we would like you to be a part of our walking and talking journey of literacy learning through exploring the wonders of our local community.
Look forward to seeing you then.
Big chef little chef
Big Chef, Little Chef family cooking programme was delivered in the centre by Jen Dawson, CLD Homelink Worker and was funded by the Family Learning Centre.
The programme ran for three weeks from Friday 1st – 18th May.
A total of 10 families participated over the 3 sessions.
Much fun was had as families learned new recipes, tried new foods and developed new skills throughout the programme. Our little chef’s loved squeezing their own orange juice and using a spiralizer to make courgette spaghetti hair!
Over the 3 weeks we made:
Healthy cheese & salad wrap / Fresh fruit salad
Vegetable kebabs / Apple crumble
Mini Happy Face Pizzas / Fruit kebabs
“I loved spending time with my son , doing new things and him trying new foods that he has never have put in his mouth before.”
“I enjoy spending fun time with my son, watching him learn new skills. He doesn’t usually want to try new foods but he did today.”
“I enjoyed going things with my daughter one-to-one. She listened was careful and we talked whilst preparing the food. She enjoyed every minute of the class, chopping and trying every piece of food.
“Really enjoy coming to the classes, getting to meet and talk with other parents and spending time with my son.”
“Creating faces for pizza. He had lots of fun doing this. So nice to see him smile and laugh while following instructions.
“I have enjoyed everything- how well my child has developed in her confidence. Well Done!”
“Enjoyed the 1-1 time. Enjoyed trying new food, and making cookery fun!
Every movement counts
Active children are healthy, happy, school ready and sleep better. Physical activity for early years
- Builds relationships and social skills
- Maintains health and weight gain
- Contributes to brain development and learning
- Improves sleep
- Develops muscles and bones
- encourages movement and co-ordination
Every Movement Counts, you should aim for at least 3 hours across every day. Move more. Sit less. Play together
Last week we observed an increase in children’s development and movement skills through all aspects of their play and learning. I am sure you will agree that the added bonus of the sunnier weather has encouraged your child to be more active at home. Thank you to everyone who has ensured that their children arrive for their session protected from the sun, by applying sun scream and bringing a hat.
The Play on Pedals Family Sessions have once more being a resounding success whereby we have an almost 97% uptake of family participation. There is certainly a buzz surrounding our new cyclists. Please feel free to bring your child’s own pedal bike and helmet to the nursery where they can continue to practise their skills. Watch this space for the photographs to be uploaded.
The final numbers are now in for the Summer Outing and the coaches have now being priced. It is £8.50 per adult and child for a seat on the coach. Many families have chosen to take their own transport and pay their own entrance fee, if you have chosen to do this please advise Lorraine in the admin office.
We are closed for Public Holiday on Friday 25th and Monday 28th May 2018. Have a lovely weekend everyone.
What’s on week beginning 21st May 2018
Monday 21st May 2018
Play on Pedals Parent and Child session for Butterfly Group 8.45 am – 9.05 am
Siobhan visiting Dykehed Primary School 10 am – Mindfulness
Play on Pedals Parent and Child Session for Butterfly Group 1 pm – 1.20 pm
Nurturing Nature Forest School session with Nicola and Shannon 1 pm – 3.45 pm
Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Mini Kickers at Calderhead High School please collect your children from the gym hall at 11.30 am
Mini Kickers at Calderhead High school please drop your children off in the gym hall at 1.30 pm
Remember we are always looking for adult volunteers to help escort the children to and from the venue. Please let your child’s key worker know if you can assist. Only water should be brought into the gym hall no snacks please.
Siobhan out of the nursery this afternoon
Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Rainbow Room Rhyme Time Session 9 am – 9.20 am
Play on Pedals Parent and Child session for the Firefly Group 8.45 am – 9.05 am
Play on Pedals Parent and Child Session for the Firefly Group 1 pm – 1.20 pm
Pre school Orthoptic Vision screen today for all children
Gemma speech and language therapist will be in the nursery all day
Thursday 24th May 2018
Sasha from Childsmile will be in the nursery this morning
Children will be visiting Rosehall Care House with Siobhan and Shannon as part of our intergenerational work
Rainbow Room Rhyme Time session 9 am – 9.20 am
Lynn is on annual leave today
Friday 25th May 2018
Public Holiday Closure
Nurturing Nature Forest School week 2
The children’s curiosity never fails to amaze practitioners when at Shotts Nature Park. Nature is such a wonderful learning tool which is sometimes in today’s technology driven environment forgotten. Children themselves can be observed leading their own learning, risk assessing their play and above all working together whilst learning through real life comtexutised play.
We are very fortunate to have such a wonderful resource on our door step in the heart of the community. Why not take a walk and explore the area as a family.
