ELC Information Dates
Big Bedtime Read / Bookbug Drop in Sessions
Mon 9th March – Thurs 12th
Come and join your children to choose their Big Bedtime Read Books and enjoy a wee taste of hot chocolate, toast and croissants during our drop in event
Family /Individual Photo Day
12th march – All ELC children are invited to attend
Any children who do attend on that day are invited to attend at either 9:30am or 1:15, but Should you have children not yet at school and you’d like them photographed with their sibling please be at school for 9.30am.
PEEP Group sessions
PM Group 2:15-3pm- every Tues unless otherwise advised
Am Group 11am-11:45am – every Wed unless otherwise advised
All are welcome to attend either of the sessions offered; younger siblings are also welcome to come along to join in with the activities
Parent/Carers Consultation Week
Mrs. Clark – Monday 23rd March – Thursday 24thMarch
Mrs. Chalmers/Miss Renwick/Mrs. Nimmo/Miss Johnstone – Friday 27th March
Each child will be allocated a 10 minute consultation appointment
ELC March Dress Down Days
Tues 24th & Wed 25th Marc
All donations go the Nursery toy fund
Nursery Graduation Photos
The Nursery Graduation photos have now been ordered and should be with us within a week.
Nursery Update
Lots of fun was had by all the children during their sports day activities, although a little breezy the rain stayed well away.
Our next Nursery activity is on Thursday 20th June – The Teddy Bears Picnic. The children are invited to bring along a small soft toy or teddy and a packed lunch to enjoy while out on the picnic.
‘Let’s Celebrate’ with the children on Wed 26th June at the Graduation concert at 10am and 2pm. Tickets are on sale in the Nursery at a cost of 50p per adult /children are free. Please speak to a member of the Nursery staff if you wish to purchase any – there is no limit.
Thursday 27th – Face-painting and play day throughout both AM & PM sessions. There is no charge for the face-painting but please make sure you sign the consent form to allow your child to participate.
Any questions please don’t hesitate to ask a member of the Nursery staff.
Nursery Graduation Photograph Orders
Orders for the Graduation photos are now due. If you have still to place an order can you please return your order form or speak with a member of the Nursery team. We only have 2 weeks left until the end of term and for photographs to arrive before then, we need to get the orders in ASAP. Many thanks
P7 Fun Day Fri 17th May
P7 Are hosting a Fun Day on Friday 17th May. All Nursery children are invited to attend. The Nursery staff will escort the AM children around the event activities between 9:30 am-10:30 am. If any PM children wish to attend can we ask their parents/carers to arrive at Nursery entrance for 9:30 am to accompany them around the activities they wish to participate in. Activities range from 20p-£1
Am Children – please enclose money for activities in a named envelope, any unspent monies will be returned to each child’s envelope.
Transition to Primary 1
The preschool children have had a busy week, meeting their Primary 6 and Primary 1 buddies. On Thursday the preschoolers spent some time in Primary 1 getting to know their new buddies and learning about inventions.
We will be visiting Primary 1 on a Thursday to learn even more about inventions.
Tadpoles Tales
Today the afternoon children released the tadpoles back into the wild.
The children found the frogspawn in a big muddy puddle, whilst on a woodland walk last Monday. We collected some and brought it back to nursery.
In the nursery, the children watched the tadpoles hatch and begin to grow. We noticed that the tadpoles were eating the jelly eggs they had hatched from. Once they had eaten it all, we began to feed them cucumber.
The tadpoles were beginning to change. Their tails were becoming longer and thinner. Their heads were growing and we could see their mouths forming. They were transforming into froglets.
As the nursery was going to be closed for the Easter break, the children agreed that they should be released back into the pond, where they would be safe and have food to eat. The children from the afternoon session, took the tadpoles back to the pond today and set them free.
The children watched as the tadpoles swam into the pond grass and are hoping to see some frogs the next time we visit the woods.
PEEP
PEEP will resume on Wednesday 1st May 10:15 am – 11 am all AM & PM parents/carers welcome.
