{"id":7178,"date":"2023-07-21T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/?p=7178"},"modified":"2023-07-20T18:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T17:12:26","slug":"nursery-chronicle-21-7-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/07\/21\/nursery-chronicle-21-7-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursery Chronicle 21.7.23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 21.07.23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Calderwood Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KEY DATES<\/p>\n<table width=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">1\/08\/23<\/td>\n<td width=\"489\"><strong>Stay and Play Family Event 1:30pm-3:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">3\/08\/23<\/td>\n<td width=\"489\"><strong>Stay and Play Family Event 10:00am-11:30am<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">11\/08\/23<\/td>\n<td width=\"489\"><strong>Nursery Leavers Event (parents invited) 10:00am<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">14\/08\/23<\/td>\n<td width=\"489\"><strong>Start of new school year.\u00a0 School closed.\u00a0 Nursery open.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UPCOMING DATES<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/04\/21\/nursery-april-august-family-calendar\/\">You can find upcoming <strong>dates<\/strong> here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Calderwood Commitments Actions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forest Explorer Bags \u2013 sign up to borrow a bag <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/t03BkiLwDx\">Explorer Bag Sign Up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Calderwood Communication (For information):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Lunches<\/u><\/p>\n<p>For the remainder of the Summer, <u>cheese, ham and chicken sandwiches will be offered each day<\/u>.\u00a0 There will be no hot lunches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Nursery Moving On Ceremony<\/u><\/p>\n<p>On Friday 11<sup>th<\/sup> August, 10:00am we will be celebrating our pre-school children as the move on to school.\u00a0 Parents\/carers are invited to come along. \u00a0<strong><u>This is limited to two spaces<\/u><\/strong>. \u00a0The children will sing, share their nursery memories and receive a certificate.\u00a0 Beverages in the school Caf\u00e9 will follow with opportunities for photos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>LEAF Award<\/u><\/p>\n<p>It has been amazing to see our families enjoy our Forest Explorer Bags and upload their photos and videos onto the padlet.\u00a0 Have a look! \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/lesleylaing\/calderwood-forest-explorer-bags-pintnnw1kp25jz4e\">https:\/\/padlet.com\/lesleylaing\/calderwood-forest-explorer-bags-pintnnw1kp25jz4e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Families can borrow these at anytime!\u00a0 Let us know if you would like one by signing up using the link above!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Summer Absences <\/u><\/p>\n<p>A reminder to inform the nursery of absences during the Summer.\u00a0 Please email the school office of any absences.\u00a0 This will ensure you are not contacted as part of our safe arrivals procedures.\u00a0 The school email is <a href=\"mailto:wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk\">wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>Nursery Leavers<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Please collect all your children\u2019s waterproofs, wellies and other belongings before or on your child\u2019s last day at nursery.\u00a0 If your child has medication, please see a member of staff to collect this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Scottish Summer<\/u><\/p>\n<p>As we continue to have rain and sunshine each day children continue to need suncream applied before their nursery session.\u00a0 Please can all children <u>bring a sun hat<\/u> to further protect them during hot weather.\u00a0 This should be labelled with their name.<\/p>\n<p>Due to also having rain please ensure your child has suitable outdoor clothing and shoes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Free School Meal and Clothing Grant<\/u><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/05\/18\/free-school-meals-clothing-grant\/\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/05\/18\/free-school-meals-clothing-grant\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Calderwood Community Cupboard<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Calderwood has been developing ways to support families due to the cost of living crisis<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/05\/18\/calderwood-community-cupboard\/\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/05\/18\/calderwood-community-cupboard\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>HOME LINKS: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have been interested in Under the Sea.\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0 We have been looking at recycling to help stop plastic going to the ocean.\u00a0 Can you help your child to recycle at home?\u00a0 You could take glass jars to the glass banks in the Almondell carpark, show your children the different coloured wheelie bins or reuse something.<\/p>\n<p>As always, please share any experiences with us on Online Learning Journals.<\/p>\n<p>As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKWTR0rAE6s9GpxI4bO2PbtlUQVY1SE9EWjNUS0VXQk4wSFc2VTc0N040RS4u\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kindest Regards,<\/p>\n<p>The Nursery Champions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.\u00a0 School closed.\u00a0 Nursery open. &nbsp; UPCOMING DATES You can find upcoming dates here Calderwood Commitments Actions: Forest Explorer Bags \u2013&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/2023\/07\/21\/nursery-chronicle-21-7-23\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nursery Chronicle 21.7.23<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5630,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,60,12,77,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calderwood-chronicle","category-information-for-parents-carers-nursery-information","category-nursery-information","category-nursery-calderwood-chronicle","category-nursery","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5630"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7179,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7178\/revisions\/7179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/calderwood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}