Xmas cards

Well its a Christmas miracle!
The cards have just this minute arrived - I realise it far too late for most of you but if you'd still like them I have them for you . If you dont well give you a refund in the New Year. Once again , Im so sorry that these didnt get here sooner - totally outwith my control!

Marion

Xmas Hamper Draw

The draw for the hamper was postponed due to the cancellation of our Christmas concert last Friday. Emma G from the sunflowers has just drawn the winning ticket - congratulations Amelie Holt!!!!!!! Please pick up your lovely prize from my office.

Also a very big thank you to Robin Caldwell who sent some lovely men with a snowplough to sort out the carpark - very much appreciated by all of us - thank you Robin!

The Christmas party yesterday afternoon was a great success- everyone looked suitably festive in their party gear(staff included!) , games and balloons, music and food ..........and Santa came too!!!! He brought a small gift for all the Craigton children , so even if you didn't make it to the party , there is a little something waiting for you when you return .

And on that note : we will be closing at 6pm tomorrow and reopen 8am Wednesday 5th Jan.

All of us at Craigton wish you and your families a Christmas full of wonder and joy . Enjoy the break.....we shall! See you in 2011.

Marion

Breaking news

Good morning everyone,

Huge congratulations to Alison(buttercups) and her parter Leigh , who became engaged this weekend.
I'm sure that you'll all join us in wishing them a lifetime of happiness together :-)

Marion

SNOW

Good morning ,

Due to the weather , we will have to cancel the Sunflowers concert this afternoon.
Buses are not running and many schools are closed so we have reduced staffing today -  if you are able to keep the children at home today , please do . If you can make it in , we'd appreciate them being picked up as early as possible so I can let staff go home .
Stay warm!!!!!!

Marion

Xmas cards

Good morning everyone ,

To all of you who have ordered Xmas cards that STILL haven't arrived , I can only apologise . I have been chasing this up for the past 2 weeks and the suppliers assure me that they have been sent , However they have not arrived . I have today asked for a refund . If you have ordered cards , please contact me ASAP and I'll get your money back to you .
The T-towels are not yet here either but we are expecting them very soon - again my apologies for the delay.

We encourage reusing and recycling throughout the nursery , so if your child wishes to send cards to other children, please just give one for the whole department - these will be displayed for all the children and staff to see. These will then be recycled after the festive season.

Sunflowers concert is at 2:30pm this Friday(including the draw for Xmas hamper). This is always a very well attended event and we have limited seating , so be prepared to stand! The children have been busy baking xmas goodies for this all week - so you're in for a real treat!
The Xmas party is on Tuesday 21st Dec 2-4pm . All sunflowers and buttercups are invited , while the babies will have their own more restrained celebration for those children normally attending on a Tuesday pm . We are expecting the arrival of a very special visitor too!

And finally - more snow is forecast for tonight and tomorrow - please avoid the carpark when this arrives- unless you have a snow plough you'll probably get stuck! Please be aware that if  staff have problems getting here , or going home , we may need to close early.

Thank you,

Marion

CONGRATULATIONS

I am once again delighted to let you know that another member of staff has achieved a qualification. Jillian in bluebells has today completed all the work for SVQ II . Well done Jillian , we're all really proud of you - get cracking on level III now!

AND.........don't forget to buy your raffle tickets for the Xmas hamper draw- you're running out of time. Draw takes place after the sunflowers concert on Friday 2:30pm .

Marion

Car park

Good morning everyone ,

A very quick note regarding the carpark . Although the snow is gradually going , the carpark is still quite bad . If you are at all concerned , please park in the street until the carpark is clear.

Thank you

Winter News

Hello everyone,

Hope that you're all managing to stay warm during this very wintry weather!
As we head towards the festive season , don't forget to get your raffle tickets for the Christmas Hamper . The sunflowers are busy making some festive goodies for this but donations are still warmly welcomed. The tickets are £1.00 for 5 and the draw will take place after the sunflowers Christmas concert on Friday 17th December. All proceeds  will go to our staff development fund.

Those of you eagerly awaiting the arrival of Christmas cards and T-towels - I can only apologise for the delay. They are on their way but the severe weather has had an impact on mail deliveries at what is already a very busy time of year . I will let you know as soon as they arrive.

Finally , we have been overwhelmed by your generous response to the Giving Tree Appeal . I appreciate that this is a busy and expensive time of year for everyone , yet so many gifts were handed in - my office looked like Santa's workshop- an astonishing amount of presents. As the children who will benefit from your kindness are unable to thank you themselves , I would like to do so on their behalf- you have all given a little Christmas joy to a  child who may otherwise have nothing - thank you so much .

A reminder that we will close at 6pm on Thursday 23rd December and re-open  8am Wednesday 5th January 2011.

More next week!
Marion

CONGRATULATIONS

I am delighted to announce that we have another member of staff who has just completed  a qualification :-) Kelly(0-2yrs) has achieved SVQ III Children's Care , Learning and Development, and is now  a fully qualified Early Years practitioner . Well done Kelly - we're all very proud of you!!!!!