Summertime!

Good afternoon everyone ,

well it seems that summer is finally here and we are making the most of the lovely weather enjoying being outdoors . The sunflowers had a picnic snack yesterday afternoon under the new gazebo in the garden , and the bluebells were fascinated by the large snail that has taken residence on one of the little logs seats supplied by Phoebe's parents(thank you!). We are also eagerly watching the progress of the potatoes , runner beans, sunflowers and pumpkins that were planted last week when Joanne from Gardening 4 Kids came to visit - she brought lots of equipment for the children to use , and answered ALL of their questions! She will be returning next month.

A reminder that if you haven't already done so , please bring in suncream for your child- clearly labelled . We'd also advise a hat (we do have stocks here but most children prefer to wear their own) and clothing that covers shoulders .

Talking of clothing......our pre-school stock of spare clothing is sadly depleted - if you have any at home or items you no longer need, please bring them in - we particularly need boys pants aged 3-5yrs - Thank you .

We are all getting ready for the Spring Fair on Saturday 2nd June 12-3pm - tickets for this are now on sale - £5.00 admits up to 6 people and includes the BBQ . Please come along and join us for some fun activities and a chance to socialise with each other - its always a great afternoon , and the more the merrier. We are still looking for items for the raffle/tombola - all and any donations welcomed!

Our very hardworking Decorator Dave , has now finished the Pre-school building and will shortly be starting on the exterior woodwork so please be aware that the paint may be wet!

There was a Parent Forum meeting last week(minutes on display in each department) and it was suggested that parents would be interested in hearing about training?CPD staff attended , other than the SVQ qualifications that are already posted . This will now be included regularly . Since the last PF meeting in February , staff have attended: Food Hygiene, Child Protection, First Aid, Communication Skills, Lets get gardening. Think Fit, Introduction to Leadership and Management, Advanced Leadership and Management Skills, Treasure Baskets, Messy Play , Pro-active approaches to managing challenging behaviour , Pre-birth to 3,  Sing-a-ring(musical play approach to encourage language development) Additional Support Needs Advisory Project, Educational Strategies, Getting it Right for Every Child(GIRFEC), SSSSC Leadership Masterclass . That's a lot of training!

That was the final PF meeting for this session - Id like to thank Angela Bichan , Lyn Cowie, Hazel Farquhar, Mirjam Green, Claire Molloy, Alison Siggins, Sacha Waldin and Susan Yule for their time, support and contributions over the past few months - its very much appreciated! The PF will resume Aug/Sept and I'll be looking for volunteers to join at that time.

*Don't forget Sunflowers Sportsday/Graduation Tuesday 12th June time TBC but will be in the afternoon)- all parents , grandparents, auntie and uncles welcome- more information to follow.
*Sunflowers class/graduation photos Wednesday 6th June 9:30am - if your child usually attends on this day you don't need to do anything , if not , please bring them in by 9:30am ready to be photographed(and take them away after). Linda from Tempest photography always gets great photos of the children - you'll love them ! Please note you are not obliged to buy a picture , but they really are a lovely memento of their time here.

A reminder that we are closed on the following dates this year:
Monday 9th July
Monday 24th September
Close 6pm Friday 22nd December , re-open Thursday 3rd Jan 2013