Hello

Good morning everyone ,

We are all enjoying the lovely change in the weather at Craigton and spending a lot of time outdoors in the sunshine! The children have been busy helping to tidy up the garden and are continuing to plant both indoors and out - we are looking forward to a bumper crop of  produce this year!
As we are hoping that the gorgeous weather will continue , this would be a good time for everyone to bring in suncream and hats(clearly labelled please) ready for long hot summer we are anticipating ! And don't forget that all the children need suitable outdoor clothing.
I hope that those of you who have bought Kathryn Green's super books , have taken advantage of the spring weather and been out an about with your children exploring our beautiful countryside. There are still a few copies left if you haven't yet got one....and those who have but not yet paid, please do soon!

The Craigton staff  have lovely new uniforms and are all looking very professional(and glamorous!) Please note that casual staff or those on trial , will still be wearing the old uniforms - this is not intended to confuse you , but I hope it will make it easier to identify the permanent staff - they are the people to talk to if you have any questions or wish to tell us anything. On  that note , we have two Cults Academy pupils with us over the school break. Lauren Palmer and Hannah McKenzie are both considering careers in early years and are hoping to gain valuable experience during their time with us. 

A reminder that late pick-ups at lunchtime can seriously upset our staff/child ratios. Please ensure that children not staying for the afternoon session are picked up BEFORE 1:30pm . Fines for late pick-up apply to mornings as well as afternoons- currently £10.00/15 mins or part . 
And please , please , please remember to check and empty your child's folder regularly - some beautiful  Mother's Day gifts were not picked up in time - such a shame after the effort the children made .

Thank you to all of you who have been using the hand sanitiser - we now have some dispensers for these and our friendly handyman will be putting these up very soon- please use them and help to stop the spread of infection in the setting.

As ever , please post any comments you have on the blog - you will need to log in to do this , but we'd really like to have your contributions .

Dont forget the nursery will be closed on the following dates this year :
Monday 25th April - Easter Monday
Friday 29th April - Royal Wedding
Monday 2nd May - Mayday
Monday 11th July - Aberdeen holiday
Monday 26th September- Aberdeen holiday
We shall close at 6pm on Friday 23rd December and re-open 8am Wednesday 4th January 2012

More next week ,

Marion