Category: Nursery

Nursery Chronicle

Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 13.1.22
  

Calderwood Commitments Actions: 

  • If your child does not attend nursery on a Monday, please sign up for a slot for nursery photo day on 23rd January by clicking here. 

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 

Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 22.12.22

Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 22_12_22

Calderwood Commitments (Actions): 

  • A gentle reminder that all lost property should be collected by 23rd

Calderwood Calendar

  • 9th January: Nursery Opens
  • 10th January: Potential School Strike Day: Nursery open as normal, school office closed, absences should be reported through the nursery

 

Calderwood Communication (For information): 

  • Parent Council Christmas Fundraisers: The Parent Council are still calculating the amount raised from the Fayre, raffle and Christmas Cards. The estimated amount is £4,250. This is an amazing amount raised, thank you to everyone who helped to organise these fundraisers. These funds will be used to buy iPads for our clans.
  • Child Flu Drop In Clinic
  • A gentle reminder of our nursery times:
    • The nursery opens in the morning at 7:47am for AM places and 8:00am for full day places, on a Friday 8am for all. We would request that all children try to arrive by 9am so that they can be registered correctly, can order their lunch before the cut off time and have the opportunity to take part in any clan learning experiences.
    • The nursery opens in the afternoon at 12:30pm for M places and 12:45pm for short places. We would request that all children try to arrive by 1pm so that they can be registered correctly, can order their lunch before the cut off time and have the opportunity to take part in any clan learning experiences.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

On behalf of all the champions at Calderwood, I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all your support, as we started Calderwood Chapter Two, we are looking forward to what 2023 brings!

 

Miss Burton

 

Useful Information Regarding Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox

Please see below some useful information regarding Scarlet Fever and Chicken Pox.

If your child develops symptoms please inform the school office as soon as possible, please then share which suspected illness your child has and when this diagnosis has been confirmed.

Scarlet Fever information leaflet

2. Chickenpox Leaflet

Cost of Living Crisis

Energy Prices skyrocketing!

Food and petrol prices rising!

Taxes and wages stagnating!

Rent prices are on the rise!

Heating or eating?

Nobody should have to make that a choice!

If you are experiencing financial difficulties due to the ‘Cost of Living Crisis’, please know that at Calderwood Primary School, we are here to help signpost you to the services available.

West Lothian Council’s Anti-Poverty service has devised some resources to support families online, if you need to make use of the school WIFI or devices to do so, get in touch and arrangements will be made to support this.

Community Food Outlets: www.westlothian.gov.uk/access-to-food

Advice Shop Services: www.westlothian.gov.uk/adviceshop

Practical Help:  www.westlothian.gov.uk/costofliving

Practical help and support through the development of self-help booklets, which will be held in a central location to allow support to be accessed easily and quickly, a dedicated information hub has been created to hold all cost of living support information.

Welcome Warm Places: www.westlothian.gov.uk/warm-welcome

Welcoming warm places across West Lothian which can provide a warm space for people to rest in addition to acting as a hub where they can access advice and support in relation to the cost of living (also includes information about community food providers).

Please contact us if you are worried about anything, we understand that Christmas can be a particularly difficult time for families. If you are worried or have any questions about how the school can help, call in at the office and ask to speak to someone from the Equity Team and we will get back in touch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent Helper/Volunteer

Thank you for anyone who has signed up to be a volunteer/parent helper. We will be in touch about upcoming events, please let us know if you can support us.
You can find out more information below. Please read this before you volunteer.
 https://sway.office.com/moHOAdiR2gvWVxuz?ref=Link
Many Thanks,

Nursery Chronicle 04.11.22

Nursery Chronicle 04.11.22
Calderwood Commitments (Actions):
  • Please note this is for 1 parent only and please only use the YES option – DO NOT use the IF NEED BE option as this will book up places.
Calderwood Calendar 
We are continuing our Autumn walks next week, please ensure your child continues to bring warm clothes and outdoor shoes for this.
14th -18th November: Scottish Book Week dress up/ down any day your child chooses (no donation required). Your child can bring a teddy to nursery to listen to a story with us (we have spare teddies if required). 
15th-18th November : Book Bug Sessions will run across Tuesday-Friday of Book Week with Mrs Shemilt in nursery. You can book a slot aboveplease only use the YES option – DO NOT use the IF NEED BE option as this will book up places. We invite one family member per child to these sessions 🙂. 

Calderwood Communication (for information)
A reminder that Nursery photo day will be on 23rd January. There will be an opportunity for sibling photos with children in school and nursery on this day.
In Nursery the changes in weather and things around us have sparked interest in the children. We have been learning all about Autumn. You can find more here: https://sway.office.com/Bd5jY41lMrzPJjAt?ref=Link
HOME LINK: Go on an autumn scavenger hunt can you find the things below?
Please share any photos with us on your Online Learning Journal.
As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.
Calderwood Compliments
Thank you to everyone who has signed up to be a parent helper, you can still apply by clicking here.
  • Thank you to our Parent Council for organising a Halloween fundraiser, and to everyone who donated. They managed to raise £431.50.
Kindest Regards,

The Nursery Champions

Information Regarding School and Nursery Photo Day

This year due to our increase in number of children we will run our school and nursery photo day’s separately. 
 
School photo day will run all day on Monday 7th November. Children will get an individual photo and a family photo with their school siblings (if applicable). On Monday 7th November, only school siblings will get a family photo due to time constraints. Please ensure your child comes to school with full school uniform even if it is a P.E. day.
 
Nursery photo day will run all day on Monday 23rd January, this will allow for our new cohort of children to join us and have their picture taken too. On this day children will get an individual photo and a family photo with their siblings. On Monday 23rd January family photos will include all siblings from school and nursery. Children who do not attend nursery on a Monday will be given a time slot. 
 
Kind Regards,
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