Fun day - Saturday 4th June

Hello Everyone ,

A reminder that our fundraising fun day is this Saturday 12-3pm . Tickets for this are now on sale in both buildings(£2 adult £1 child) as well as tickets for the raffle . Admission includes food from the BBQ and juice.

Please come along and bring your friends and family- its a great day with lots to do - we have face painting , tattoos , hair and nail art , tombola ,  hook a duck , knock down the cans , lucky dip , the world famous(well Culter famous) home baking stall........and more! We'll even have a little tearoom this year , so the adults can sit down for 5 mins !

Jillian(0-2yrs) is a member of a drumming band who are very kindly coming along to get things going in style at 12:15 so make sure you're here on time .

You will be able to just come along on the day if you forget to buy your tickets , but please get your raffle tickets asap(£1 for 5) . The draw will be made around 2:30pm on the day ...... you gotta be in to win! Donations for this have  been incredibly generous  and Id like to thank everyone who has taken the time and effort to give us something for the day - its very much appreciated!

Now all you need to do is raid your piggy banks, join us on the day and help us to raise lots of money.....oh and have great fun doing so........and pray for a nice day!

Marion

Sunflowers Dates

Good Friday afternoon everyone ,

and the sun is shining too :-)

A couple of dates of note for the sunflowers . A reminder that the Sports Day/Graduation ceremony is planned for Tuesday 14th June(weather permitting)- time tbc but probably around 2:30/3pm .This still gives us a further two weeks if we need to reschedule(but lets hope not!) . This event  is always well attended. As we have limited seating , please bring along a rug or similar to sit on(and your suncream!) - all parents , grandparents , aunties/uncles etc are welcome to come along.

Class photos will be taken on WEDNESDAY 8th June . Linda from Tempest Photography will be taking individual and a group shot of the graduating class(those children going to P1 after summer) . This year we have also asked for an entire class photo too - so those that are leaving to attend other pre-school centres wont be left out! Linda will be here 9/9:30am . If you child does not usually attend on a Wednesday morning , please bring them along ready to be photographed - you will need to stay with them and take them away after the shoot . We are full on a Wednesday so will not be able to take any extra children for that session.

And dont forget the Family Funday on Sat 4th June 12-3pm - tickets on sale now .

Hope you all have  a lovely weekend

Marion

Fun day - Saturday 4th June

Good afternoon everyone ,

Tickets are now on sale for our family funday on Saturday 4th June 12-3pm . The tickets are £2.00 for an adult and £1.00 for a child - they are on sale in both buildings. The cost of the tickets includes a BBQ and juice .
This event is our major fundraising activity , so please make the effort to come along . We will be selling items made by the children , including homebakes which were very popular last year! You can also make some at home and donate. Indeed any donations at all are very welcome - items for raffle/bottle stall and hoembaking would be much appreciated!

We will also have staff offering tattoos and face painting , some new fun activities for this year  and  a visit from Jillian's(0-2) drumming band! A little cafe will be set up in the Sunflowers room too , so you can all enjoy a cup of tea with a choice of those delicious homebakes.

This was a brilliant day last year with incredible support from everyone .....and it was great fun too! So make sure you come along and bring your friends too!

I've had a request from the schoolhouse regarding baby buggies - if you are bringing your child's buggy to nursery and wish to leave it here , please make sure you fold it up and place it out of the way - some days there are 6 or more buggies left which makes it very difficult for anyone to enter or leave the building , and the children cannot get to their pegs - thankyou .

We've had  lot of requests for extra sessions recently too- we will always try to accommodate extra sessions if we are able , but this is the busiest time of year and often we are full - its also best to check regarding extra sessions directly with the staff in each department - they will give you a instant answer . In order to help us do this , please make sure you let us know if your child will not be attending for any reason - notice of holidays/leaving dates in writing/email please . The childrens activities and the staffing take an enormous amount of planning so we really need to know which children will be attending on any given day .

We have been joined for the summer months by Jen Dornan- currently with the sunflowers. Jen has just successfully completed her 2nd year at Edinburgh Uni for BEd, Primary . She was with us last summer too , and we're very pleased to have her back this year- she will be covering well deserved staff holidays over the summer .

Please remember to apply suncream before the children come to nursery on sunny days - most take up to 30 minutes to be effective , and to ensure they have appropriate clothing- a hat  and tops that cover shoulders please.

And please post any comments you have on the blog - it would be really great to have  your feedback.

Thanks ,

Marion