Calderwood Nursery had lots of different activities this week to celebrate World Nursery Rhyme Week. Nursery rhymes play an important role in early childhood development and education.
Nursery rhymes and children’s songs boost vocabulary and language development.
Nursery rhymes help children to develop social, physical and emotional skills.
They provide a fun way to support early numeracy skills.
They help children to develop literacy skills
Have a look at what’s been happening this week for Halloween.
Please find the link below to our Nursery Welcome Letter
Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 28.07.23
Calderwood Calendar
KEY DATES
| 1/08/23 | Stay and Play Family Event 1:30pm-3:00pm |
| 3/08/23 | Stay and Play Family Event 10:00am-11:30am |
| 11/08/23 | Nursery Leavers Event (parents invited) 10am |
| 14/08/23 | Start of new school year. School closed. Nursery open. |
UPCOMING DATES
You can find upcoming dates here
Calderwood Commitments Actions:
Calderwood Communication (For information):
Lunches
For the remainder of the summer, cheese, ham and chicken sandwiches will be offered each day. There will be no hot lunches.
Nursery Moving On Ceremony
On Friday 11th August, 10:00am we will be celebrating our pre-school children as the move on to school. Parents/carers are invited to come along. This is limited to two spaces. The children will sing, share their nursery memories and receive a certificate. Beverages in the school Café will follow with opportunities for photos.
If your pre-school child does not normally attend nursery on a Friday please bring them to the nursery door at 9:45am. Parents/carers should enter through the school door for 10:00am.
LEAF Award
It has been amazing to see our families enjoy our Forest Explorer Bags and upload their photos and videos onto the padlet. Have a look! https://padlet.com/lesleylaing/calderwood-forest-explorer-bags-pintnnw1kp25jz4e
Families can borrow these at anytime! Let us know if you would like one by signing up using the link above!
Summer Absences
A reminder to inform the nursery of absences during the Summer. Please email the school office of any absences. This will ensure you are not contacted as part of our safe arrivals procedures. The school email is wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk
Due to working with the children, our nursery staff are often unable to answer the phone therefore email is the most effective way of communicating with staff.
Nursery Leavers
Please collect all your children’s waterproofs, wellies and other belongings before or on your child’s last day at nursery. If your child has medication, please see a member of staff to collect this.
Scottish Summer
As we continue to have rain and sunshine each day children continue to need suncream applied before their nursery session. Please can all children bring a sun hat to further protect them during hot weather. This should be labelled with their name.
Due to also having rain please ensure your child has suitable outdoor clothing and shoes and spare socks.
Free School Meal and Clothing Grant
If you are entitled, completing this application will provide your child with lunch everyday, school milk and access to support services, clothing grant and extra support if required in school.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2023/05/18/free-school-meals-clothing-grant/
Calderwood Community Cupboard
Calderwood has been developing ways to support families due to the cost of living crisis.
With your help, we have created our own community cupboard which is stocked with everyday items for those times that you need a helping hand.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2023/05/18/calderwood-community-cupboard/
HOME LINKS:
We are still interested in things under the sea and this week have been making sea creatures using a variety of different materials. Can you make a sea- creature using your recycling at home?
As always, please share any experiences with us on Online Learning Journals.
As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.
Kindest Regards,
The Nursery Champions
Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 21.07.23
Calderwood Calendar
KEY DATES
| 1/08/23 | Stay and Play Family Event 1:30pm-3:00pm |
| 3/08/23 | Stay and Play Family Event 10:00am-11:30am |
| 11/08/23 | Nursery Leavers Event (parents invited) 10:00am |
| 14/08/23 | Start of new school year. School closed. Nursery open. |
UPCOMING DATES
You can find upcoming dates here
Calderwood Commitments Actions:
Calderwood Communication (For information):
Lunches
For the remainder of the Summer, cheese, ham and chicken sandwiches will be offered each day. There will be no hot lunches.
Nursery Moving On Ceremony
On Friday 11th August, 10:00am we will be celebrating our pre-school children as the move on to school. Parents/carers are invited to come along. This is limited to two spaces. The children will sing, share their nursery memories and receive a certificate. Beverages in the school Café will follow with opportunities for photos.
LEAF Award
It has been amazing to see our families enjoy our Forest Explorer Bags and upload their photos and videos onto the padlet. Have a look! https://padlet.com/lesleylaing/calderwood-forest-explorer-bags-pintnnw1kp25jz4e
Families can borrow these at anytime! Let us know if you would like one by signing up using the link above!
Summer Absences
A reminder to inform the nursery of absences during the Summer. Please email the school office of any absences. This will ensure you are not contacted as part of our safe arrivals procedures. The school email is wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk
Due to working with the children, our nursery staff are often unable to answer the phone therefore email is the most effective way of communicating with staff.
Nursery Leavers
Please collect all your children’s waterproofs, wellies and other belongings before or on your child’s last day at nursery. If your child has medication, please see a member of staff to collect this.
Scottish Summer
As we continue to have rain and sunshine each day children continue to need suncream applied before their nursery session. Please can all children bring a sun hat to further protect them during hot weather. This should be labelled with their name.
Due to also having rain please ensure your child has suitable outdoor clothing and shoes.
Free School Meal and Clothing Grant
If you are entitled, completing this application will provide your child with lunch everyday, school milk and access to support services, clothing grant and extra support if required in school.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2023/05/18/free-school-meals-clothing-grant/
Calderwood Community Cupboard
Calderwood has been developing ways to support families due to the cost of living crisis.
With your help, we have created our own community cupboard which is stocked with everyday items for those times that you need a helping hand.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2023/05/18/calderwood-community-cupboard/
HOME LINKS:
We have been interested in Under the Sea. The children have been learning about plastic in the ocean and the impact this has on the environment and the animals who live in the ocean. We have been looking at recycling to help stop plastic going to the ocean. Can you help your child to recycle at home? You could take glass jars to the glass banks in the Almondell carpark, show your children the different coloured wheelie bins or reuse something.
As always, please share any experiences with us on Online Learning Journals.
As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.
Kindest Regards,
The Nursery Champions
KEY DATES
| 30/06/23 | Last day of term for school |
| 04/07/23 | Summer Party 1:30pm-3:00pm |
| 06/07/23 | Summer Party 10:30am-12:00pm |
| 17/07/23 | Stay and Play Family Event 10:00am-11:30am |
| 19/07/23 | Stay and Play Family Event 1:30pm-3:00pm |
| 24/07/23 | Stay and Play Family Event 1:30pm-3:00pm |
| 26/07/23 | Stay and Play Family Event 10:00am-11:30am |
| 11/08/23 | Nursery Leavers Event (parents invited) |
UPCOMING DATES
You can find upcoming dates here
Calderwood Commitments Actions:
Calderwood Communication (For information):
Champion Update
We will be saying goodbye to Miss Shepherd who has been a wonderful support to our nursery children. Everyone would like to wish her well in her new post. Miss Long will join our nursery team to be our Tawny Owl Champion.
A warm welcome also goes to Mrs McGowan who has joined as a Nursery Support Champion.
We are delighted to welcome Miss Brito back from maternity leave. Miss Brito and Mrs Lewis will now share the Highland Cow Clan. Mrs Lewis will be here every Monday, Tuesday and alternating Fridays. Miss Brito will be here every Wednesday, Thursday and alternating Fridays.
LEAF Award
We are excited to launch our Forest Explorer Bags. We have two bags with den building kits and activities to do in the forest. These are available for our families to borrow and we have a padlet for everyone to share their experiences.
These Forest Explorer Bag are part of the LEAF Award we are working towards. This award aims to promote outdoor learning. Sign up using the link above or speak to a member of staff in nursery.
Summer Absences
A reminder to inform the nursery of absences during the Summer. Please email the school office of any absences. This will ensure you are not contacted as part of our safe arrivals procedures.
Reports
Our Preschool children will receive their progress reports from Friday 23rd June. Please contact the nursery team if you do not receive one. Children who have recently started with us will receive their report in August.
Warm Weather
Thank you to everyone for applying suncream to their child before the start of their session. We continue to apply this throughout the day. Children are being encouraged to drink water regularly and spend times indoors and in the shade. Please can all children bring a sun hat to further protect them during hot weather. This should be labelled with their name.
Free School Meal and Clothing Grant
If you are entitled, completing this application will provide your child with lunch everyday, school milk and access to support services, clothing grant and extra support if required in school.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2023/05/18/free-school-meals-clothing-grant/
Calderwood Community Cupboard
Calderwood has been developing ways to support families due to the cost of living crisis.
With your help, we have created our own community cupboard which is stocked with everyday items for those times that you need a helping hand.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2023/05/18/calderwood-community-cupboard/
HOME LINKS:
This week our children have been enjoying den building. They have enjoyed stories and games in their dens. Can you build a den at home? It could be inside or outside. We would love to see a photo of your den.
As always, please share any experiences with us on Online Learning Journals.
As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.
Kindest Regards,
The Nursery Champions
Thank you to our children, parents/carers and champions who have had a key role in deciding our values and developing our Curriculum Rationale. Please see below our Curriculum Rationale, we would like your feedback on this.
Curriculum Framework Calderwood Nursery
Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 13.1.22
Calderwood Commitments Actions:
Calderwood Calendar
UPCOMING DATES
23rd January – Photo Day
Calderwood Communication (For information):
Welcome back!
A warm welcome back to all our nursery families. We hope you all had a restful and fun break during the holidays. We are looking forward to the months and the exciting experiences, learning and play that will come. We will continue to share our journey with you through the Chronicle and Online Learning Journals.
Photo Day
Tempest Photography will visit the nursery on Monday 23rd January to take individual and sibling photos of the children. You will receive a copy and order form for these photos after this day. If you would like to purchase the photo, please return the form to nursery. If your child does not attend nursery on a Monday, please choose a slot by clicking here.
Champion Update
A warm welcome to Miss Skinner our new area support manager this week. She has visited our nursery on Wednesday and Thursday and enjoyed her visits.
HOME LINKS:
This week we have loved welcoming back the children with new experiences in our environment. The children have been interested in learning all about birds. We have been making nests and learning all about different birds.
When you are out and about, try to spot any birds! If you find any take a photo and share with us on Online Learning Journals.
You can use this to help with the identification process https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/identify-a-bird/
Calderwood Compliments
Thank you to our families for supporting us transitioning our children back into nursery after the holidays!
As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.
Kindest Regards,
The Nursery Champions
