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Hi Everyone,

Please see below some information regarding making an application for a funded early learning and childcare placement and also information for existing families who may wish to apply for a change to their pattern of attendance.

Places for three-year olds

If your child’s third birthday is on or before 28 February 2022, you should apply by 26 February 2021 for a free nursery place or childcare.

If your child is two and you’ve already applied for their place for when they turn three, you don’t need to apply again.

If your child is already three or four years old and isn’t at nursery or a childminder, you should apply for their free place now.

Nursery places for the school year 2021 to 2022 start from August 2021. When your child starts will depend on when they turn three.

Online application forms can be found here: http://renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/9741/Apply-for-a-free-nursery-or-childcare-place

If you already have a nursery place

Children currently attending an early learning and childcare establishment, are not required to re-apply for their early learning and childcare placement, unless there is a change to their circumstances previously noted on their existing application . A placement preference sheet should be completed by the parents for families wishing to change their pattern of attendance or for those families not already in receipt of 1140hours. The area admissions panel will confirm placement in line with the admissions policy .

To request a placement preference sheet please email the nursery who will forward you the form – williamsburghelcc@renfrewshire.gov.uk, or alternatively you can arrange to pick this up from the nursery. Can we request that all placement preferences are returned to Williamsburgh ELCC by 28 February 2021.

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Welcome to this weeks PEEP session we are exploring numbers, have fun and remember to leave a comment or thumbs up.

Here we are with another fun activity to support Children’s Mental Health Week – this time it’s all about slowing down for a few minutes and focusing on our senses.

Our senses give us lots of information about the world around us. We usually pay attention by looking, but there are lots of games that help us focus by using other senses, too!

For this game you will need a bag or a box which you’ll fill with a few objects – make sure they all have different textures – for example, smooth, rough, soft or fluffy. You can ask somebody in your family to fill the bag for you so it’s a surprise when you try to guess what it might be!

Now… Put your hand in the bag or the box (no peeking!), choose one object and feel it with your hands – feel it’s shape, weight and texture. Try describing it before guessing what it is!

This game lets us slow down and focus on using our senses – we touch the object before guessing what it is and then we can look at it, smell it, maybe even taste it!

Hi Everyone

Hope you all enjoyed listening to the Gruffalo in Scots.

I know that you all love the Gruffalo and that you have been loving learning some Makaton signs so I thought I would let you see the story read with Makaton signs.

I have also made a few videos of me signing some of the animals that appear in the story.

Can you sign some of these animals too?

Please upload some videos onto seesaw so we can see them all.

Hope you enjoy 🙂

Mouse

Fox

Owl

Snake

Gruffalo

Good morning Everyone.

On Monday 25th January 2021 it would have been a very special Scottish mans birthday today his name was Robert Burns. To celebrate Robert Burns birthday every year we have a special day called Burns day. Lots of you shared your celebrations with us on Seesaw, we loved to see these so thank you very much.

Here is one of our favourite stories in nursery but with a little difference can you tell me what is different about this Gruffalo story?

Is there any mums and dads that can read this story with all the Scottish words? Give it a try and let us know how you get on.

Enjoy

Hello everyone here are some exciting target games for you try out.

You will need…Some toilet/kitchen roll tubes, balls and a box 🙂 you can also use a nerf gun if you have one to try and knock the balls down or you could use another ball…take aim…and throw!

Mums and dads target games can be used to help children development movement skills, movement strategies and movement concepts.

It can help the to develop; fair play, turn taking, sharing of resources, leadership, teamwork and communication skills through team sport activities.

Develops accuracy and control while having fun! Remember practice makes perfect.

Enjoy and please share any photos or recordings on Seesaw. Can not wait to see how you all get on.