Information for Parents/ Carers – Page 8 – Calderwood Primary and Nursery

Elvis Kids Research Study

More Information:

Recently we published evidence that nasal irrigation with salt water helped reduce the cold in adults. We have also shown the mechanism for how salt water helps with the common cold when applied on the nasal epithelium. Our research showed that cells use the chloride from the salt water to fight viral infections. Hence, we are now testing if salt water nose drops helps children fight the cold.

If you have a child under 7 years of age, you may be able to join the fight.

The Children’s Hospital in Edinburgh are doing a study of salt water nose drops to see if it helps get rid of the cold faster.

Your child does not need to have a cold right now to take part!

You can join right now by calling/texting 07973657457 for an appointment to sign up and to be taught what to do the next time your child has a cold.

Your child does not need to attend.

Families completing the study will receive travel expenses and a £30 voucher to compensate for any inconvenience.

Further information is in the attached flyer or at www.elviskids.co.uk ; Twitter: @elviskids; Facebook: Elvis Kids

Calderwood Magic Miles 2022

Our Calderwood Magic Miles fundraiser was a huge success. We would like to give special thanks to our Parent Council for organising and to all our children, families and champions who took part. You racked up a phenomenal amount of miles and raised a significant amount of money which will be used to develop our Outdoor Learning at Calderwood.

GRAND TOTAL:

Nursery	£1,331.50
School	£4,859.85
Total	£6,191.35

Miles Completed	Nursery	153.99
	School	680.98
	Total	834.97

MILES

All children involved received a special Calderwood Magic Miles Certificate today as recognition of your great achievement. We celebrating this success at Calderwood Connects today.

Check out some of you in action!

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Nursery Gr-exit Layout

Gr-Exit Social Story

We have been using this social story to support our children with moving out of bubbles. You might want to read over this with your child at home to:

Social story Out of bubbles (1)

Grouping Exit Plan (Gr-Exit) in Calderwood Nursery

With changes to COVID-19 guidance, Calderwood Nursery have begun to transition out of our grouping structure. We enjoyed discussing our plan with our clan reps this morning. You can find out more about our plans below. If you have any further questions please contact your clan reps or the nursery and we would be happy to discuss further.

Social stories will be shared on Online Learning Journals by the end of each week.

Suncream in the nursery

Dear Parent/Carer,

As we welcome sunnier weather at Calderwood, a gentle reminder that all children are required to bring in their own sun cream labelled with their own name. This must have been previously applied before and parental consent must be given. The nursery will contact you if you haven’t previously given consent.

Parents should apply the sun cream before coming to nursery. If you can, please also provide a sun hat that is labelled with your child’s name.

If you have any other questions. Don’t hesitate to speak to the nursery champions.

Many Thanks

Nursery Lost Property

Dear Parent/Carer,

Our champions are working hard to support our children to be independent by putting their belongings in their bag. However, we are aware some items may have gone to the wrong home! If you have any items that do not belong to your child please return them to the nursery so we can get them back to their owner. Sorry for any inconvenience caused and our champions will continue to support with this process.

Kind Regards,

The Nursery Champions