Spring is in the air!

Good afternoon everyone ,

Yes indeed today the sun is shining , the children are out in the garden playing , and exploring and learning :-) They've also been digging up last years crop of potatoes and carrots , and clearing the beds ready for planting We've been able to spend quite a lot of time outside recently and hope to continue to do so. Please ensure that your child has suitable outdoor clothing- (waterproof is best) , and  a change of clothes each day . As we are able to make use of the outdoor area just now , its even more important that the area is secure , so please remember to close and chain all gates behind you each time , and to drive at walking speed in the carpark. Thank you .

We've been very busy at Craigton recently. The children have celebrated  Valentine's Day , Chinese New Year , and Shrove Tuesday amongst others . We all brought in our favourite books/stories to share on World Book Day , and the sunflowers are currently learning all about Fair Trade produce during Fair Trade . And as if that wasn't enough , this week we also have St.Patrick's Day as well as Red Nose Day - phew!!!! As all our fundraising now goes to support the Staff  Development fund , we wont be raising funds for comic relief , but the children are more than welcome to dress in something red , or wear a red nose or anything to celebrate the day.. we have been discussing RND11 and what the money raised is used for this week...well you cant really escape it can you????

I hope that you'll have noticed the new individual display files in the sunflowers cloakroom (coming soon to the schoolhouse too!)- please remember to empty these every time your child attends .....and don't forget the home journals ... please try to  take these home once a week and record something in them - the children love sharing these journals with their friends and the staff , and they give us some valuable information too!
We'll soon be introducing some short information slips - 'Ask me about' and 'Help me find out about'. We hope that this will keep you much more up to date with what your child has been doing during their time with us ..... Yes we know you ask them and the reply is often 'nothing'(as if!) 'don't know' or 'can't remember'. So we'll let you know what we've been doing , and then give you pointers as to what we'll be doing next.

Coming up soon - British Summertime begins Sunday 27th March( hooray!)- clocks forward 1 hour .
Mother's Day Sunday 3rd April - Dont forget that one!

I'm sure that some of you will be planning to get away over the Easter school holidays- please remember to let us know if your going on holiday . In fact , please tell us if your child wont be attending for any reason - staffing and activities are  very carefully planned and it is very important that we know which children will be attending each session . It can also be very frustrating when a group has an opportunity to go for a walk , or visit to the library/post office/shops , but are unable to as they are waiting for a child to arrive...after all we dont want anyone to miss out! So please , just call if they wont be in - thank you.

And finally - I'll give you some  dates for your diary below  including public holidays . Many of you will be aware that there is an extra Public Holiday this year (Royal wedding)on Friday 29th April . This means there will be 3 public holidays in a week- Easter ,Wedding and  Mayday. I'll be putting out a poll shortly to see if you are happy to take this holiday , or would prefer to take it another time . We shall go with the majority decision, so make sure you vote!!!!!

We shall be closed on the following dates this year
Monday 25th April - Easter Monday
Monday 2nd May - Mayday
Monday 11th July and Monday 26th September - local holidays

SPRING/SUMMER FAIR ........SATURDAY 4TH JUNE............more info later but please keep it free!

Don't forget to post your comments on the blog ..... be good to know what you think!

Marion