God morning all ,
the PlayTalkRead Roadshow is coming to Aberdeen . PlayTalkRead is a scottish government initiative to encourage parents to - you've guessed it - play , talk and read with their children . The PlayTalkRead bus will be in various venues across the city and will be open from 9:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5:00pm .
Thursday 28th June : Seaton Park
Friday 29th June : Cornhill Primary School
Thursday 5th July : Tillydrone Clinc
Friday 6th July : Tillydrone Lidl
for more information on this , and some great play and literacy activities , please visit http://www.playtalkread.org/
We all had a lovely time in the garden yesterday and are hoping that the rain will go away so we can get back out there again! The children have been busy planting flowers and strawberry plants with Joanne from Gardening4Kids , as well as looking after the beans , sunflowers and potatoes that were planted last month.
The buttercups, bluebells and snowdrops have been finding out about everything to do with holidays recently- where to go , who with , what to take with you(and why) how to get there . This has prompted activities and discussions about beaches , sandcastles , staying safe in the sun , trains, planes , caravans and camping , visiting family and friends, other countries, weather and lots lots more - Ill bet that Disneyland was mentioned too! Don't forget to tell us if you're going on holiday.
The sunflowers have continued their sporting interests following our Craigton Olympics last week . Aren't we lucky that there's so much sport around this summer?????- football , tennis , golf (courtesy of Mr Trump) , and then the Other Olympics in London . I have heard that one of our Craigton families were lucky enough to get tickets for this and are off to London next month to cheer on Team GB- an amazing experience - hope you have a wonderful time! The rest of us shall just have to be glued to the TV (or becoming hermits to avoid it altogether!)
They have also had great fun this week with their new indoor/outdoor kitchen/BBQ - the box it came in has sparked some interest too!
Application forms for Pre-school funding have now been issued . Every child eligible for this over the school year 2012/13 should now have a form . Please return this to me , along with the requested documents, by Friday 6th July.
Please also return any photos/payment asap. We have several parents eagerly awaiting extra copies , and I cannot supply these til all the orders are returned .
Following some recent requests , can I please remind you that we are not able to accommodate swapping sessions unless this is a permanent change . Also , we can only offer extra sessions if we have space . We are registered for a certain number of children and we cannot exceed this . We will always try to help if we can , but sometimes its simply not possible . One off extra sessions should be arranged directly with the staff in your child's department.
I am on holiday from this Friday 29th June returning Thursday 5th July . Email will not be monitored during this time , so please call the nursery if you need any information or wish to tell us anything . Please keep any queries regarding attendance , funding , invoices , vouchers etc til my return as the staff are unable to help you with these matters . Thank you .
Dont forget that the nursery will be closed on Monday 9th July for the Aberdeen Holiday .
A reminder that we will also be closed on Monday 24th September . We will close at 6pm on Friday 21st December and re-open 8am Thursday 3rd January 2013.
Wednesday 27 June 2012
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Photos
Hello again ,
I've just been told that there are no order forms in the sunflowers photo packs for those who wish to have extra copies . I'm really sorry about that! If you would like extra copies of the class photo, please write this on your payment envelope , or email me marion.barker@clns.co.uk . If you don't want the photo, please return asap as we have several parents anxious to have extra copies! Thank you
I've just been told that there are no order forms in the sunflowers photo packs for those who wish to have extra copies . I'm really sorry about that! If you would like extra copies of the class photo, please write this on your payment envelope , or email me marion.barker@clns.co.uk . If you don't want the photo, please return asap as we have several parents anxious to have extra copies! Thank you
Post Olympic Post
Good afternoon everyone ,
A huge thank you to all those parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles who came along to our Sportsday yesterday . We were very fortunate with the weather(other than a brief shower) and the sunflowers had great fun participating in the races , cheered on by the buttercups as well as parents . The athletic standard was very high , and although not everyone stuck to their own lane (or indeed any of the rules!) I hope you'll all agree that the Craigton Olympic Event was a great success . A particular mention must go to those of you who 'volunteered' to take part in the parents races - I think it was the highlight of the day! Its always brilliant when parents get into the spirit of things and your participation and support is always very much appreciated. We are aware that you all have other commitments, and that it can be very difficult to rearrange these in order to attend events at nursery , so we all thank you for coming along and helping to make it such an enjoyable day .
For those who graduated yesterday , Mrs. Mackay and all the staff at Craigton wish you happy and enjoyable times at 'big' school . It has been a pleasure to be part of your lives so far - we'll miss you all . Please stay in touch and come back to say hello.
Next week we will be welcoming a new member of staff to the buttercups . Lauren Horne will be joining us as a nursery assistant from Monday . She's looking forward to meeting and getting to know you all , so please take the time to introduce yourselves - there are a lot of faces to recognise at Craigton!
The Duthie Park Ranger Service will be running a series of children's nature activities on Tuesdays over the summer. Posters for this are on display in both buildings with further information on the activities and how to book - (booking is essential)
Dont forget to let me know if you have anything you'd like to share with other parents /staff on the blog - Ill be happy to post events or useful information.
A reminder that the nursery will be closed on Monday 9th July for the local holiday
A huge thank you to all those parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles who came along to our Sportsday yesterday . We were very fortunate with the weather(other than a brief shower) and the sunflowers had great fun participating in the races , cheered on by the buttercups as well as parents . The athletic standard was very high , and although not everyone stuck to their own lane (or indeed any of the rules!) I hope you'll all agree that the Craigton Olympic Event was a great success . A particular mention must go to those of you who 'volunteered' to take part in the parents races - I think it was the highlight of the day! Its always brilliant when parents get into the spirit of things and your participation and support is always very much appreciated. We are aware that you all have other commitments, and that it can be very difficult to rearrange these in order to attend events at nursery , so we all thank you for coming along and helping to make it such an enjoyable day .
For those who graduated yesterday , Mrs. Mackay and all the staff at Craigton wish you happy and enjoyable times at 'big' school . It has been a pleasure to be part of your lives so far - we'll miss you all . Please stay in touch and come back to say hello.
Next week we will be welcoming a new member of staff to the buttercups . Lauren Horne will be joining us as a nursery assistant from Monday . She's looking forward to meeting and getting to know you all , so please take the time to introduce yourselves - there are a lot of faces to recognise at Craigton!
The Duthie Park Ranger Service will be running a series of children's nature activities on Tuesdays over the summer. Posters for this are on display in both buildings with further information on the activities and how to book - (booking is essential)
Dont forget to let me know if you have anything you'd like to share with other parents /staff on the blog - Ill be happy to post events or useful information.
A reminder that the nursery will be closed on Monday 9th July for the local holiday
Monday 18 June 2012
Graduation
Good afternoon everyone ,
as I write this , it has finally stopped raining and the sun has come out - lets hope it stays that way - if so, we will be having the sunflowers Sportsday/Graduation at 3pm tomorrow . The forecast for tomorrow is...... heavy rain :-( but keep everything crossed that they are wrong this time! If it is raining , or the ground is too wet, we will have to cancel the sports , but the graduation will go ahead indoors . So please come along and join us in marking this milestone!!!!!! The graduating Craigton class of 2012 are : Timmy , Marcus, Maddie, Emma, Jake, Andrew J, Kathrina, Calvin, Finley, Amelia and Poppy .
Mrs. Mackay hugely regrets that she will not be able to attend the graduation this year , but has asked me to pass on her very best wishes to all our graduates (and their families) , as you start at 'big' school!
A very warm Craigton welcome to Carrie Kenrick who has joined the sunflowers this week . Carrie has recently left Cults Academy and will be starting an Early Years course at Aberdeen College later this year . She will be with is part-time over the summer to gain some valuable practical experience before embarking on her studies.
Breaking news : The Sunflowers full class photos have arrived - you will find them in your child's pocket . Please note only the full class photos are here - the graduation pictures will follow . If you'd like to buy your picture , please follow the instructions in your pack(paying by cheque where possible). If not , please just return it to us .
Dont forget that the nursery will be closed on Monday 9th July for the local holiday
as I write this , it has finally stopped raining and the sun has come out - lets hope it stays that way - if so, we will be having the sunflowers Sportsday/Graduation at 3pm tomorrow . The forecast for tomorrow is...... heavy rain :-( but keep everything crossed that they are wrong this time! If it is raining , or the ground is too wet, we will have to cancel the sports , but the graduation will go ahead indoors . So please come along and join us in marking this milestone!!!!!! The graduating Craigton class of 2012 are : Timmy , Marcus, Maddie, Emma, Jake, Andrew J, Kathrina, Calvin, Finley, Amelia and Poppy .
Mrs. Mackay hugely regrets that she will not be able to attend the graduation this year , but has asked me to pass on her very best wishes to all our graduates (and their families) , as you start at 'big' school!
A very warm Craigton welcome to Carrie Kenrick who has joined the sunflowers this week . Carrie has recently left Cults Academy and will be starting an Early Years course at Aberdeen College later this year . She will be with is part-time over the summer to gain some valuable practical experience before embarking on her studies.
Breaking news : The Sunflowers full class photos have arrived - you will find them in your child's pocket . Please note only the full class photos are here - the graduation pictures will follow . If you'd like to buy your picture , please follow the instructions in your pack(paying by cheque where possible). If not , please just return it to us .
Dont forget that the nursery will be closed on Monday 9th July for the local holiday
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Summer in Scotland!
Good morning ,
sadly we had to postpone the sunflowers sportsday yesterday as the ground was too wet to go ahead . We will try again same time next week - 3pm Tuesday 19th June . The forecast is for rain at the weekend and into next week :-( if it is raining on Tuesday , we will have to abandon the sports day , but we will have the graduation ceremony indoors . Lets just hope that the weather improves and we can go ahead .
Meanwhile , all the children have been very interested in the Olympic Torch Relay - many went to see this on Monday evening and we've had some lovely accounts of it - especially the police motorbikes! We have been making our own Olympic torches , and encouraging the children to find out about the Olympics , although most are more interested in the football at the moment!
Don't forget its Father's Day this Sunday 17th June - remember to check your child's file as we'd hate anyone to miss out on a special gift!
sadly we had to postpone the sunflowers sportsday yesterday as the ground was too wet to go ahead . We will try again same time next week - 3pm Tuesday 19th June . The forecast is for rain at the weekend and into next week :-( if it is raining on Tuesday , we will have to abandon the sports day , but we will have the graduation ceremony indoors . Lets just hope that the weather improves and we can go ahead .
Meanwhile , all the children have been very interested in the Olympic Torch Relay - many went to see this on Monday evening and we've had some lovely accounts of it - especially the police motorbikes! We have been making our own Olympic torches , and encouraging the children to find out about the Olympics , although most are more interested in the football at the moment!
Don't forget its Father's Day this Sunday 17th June - remember to check your child's file as we'd hate anyone to miss out on a special gift!
Monday 11 June 2012
Craigton Olympics -1
Im sure that you're all aware that the Olympic torch will be coming through Culter this evening - I hope that you all manage to see it (and get home again!) ...and it means of course that tomorrow is our very own Olympics- its almost like we planned it ! :-) Yes its the Sunflowers's Sports Day at 3pm . If your child is not normally here on a Tuesday afternoon , please bring them in at 2:45pm(no earlier please as we have lots to do !) You will already have had letters asking that your child wears their team colours on the day - please ensure they have suitable footwear too .
Everyone is welcome to this event - not just sunflowers parents - so please come along and support the Craigton athletes. You will be expected to join in too so be prepared! We also have a short graduation ceremony for those children starting P1 after the summer , and refreshments for all. Please note that seating is extremely limited , so bring something to sit on . The forecast is for cloud and 11degrees.....but so far not rain :-) but if it is raining , or has been and the ground is wet , we will have to postpone til the same time the following week . Lets just hope we dont need to!
Don't forget to let us know if you're planning holidays over the summer, and if your child will be leaving us to go to school or another nursery , please let us have leaving dates (email marion.barker@clns.co.uk)
And finally , a reminder that the nursery will be closed on Monday 9th July and Monday 24th September this year .
Everyone is welcome to this event - not just sunflowers parents - so please come along and support the Craigton athletes. You will be expected to join in too so be prepared! We also have a short graduation ceremony for those children starting P1 after the summer , and refreshments for all. Please note that seating is extremely limited , so bring something to sit on . The forecast is for cloud and 11degrees.....but so far not rain :-) but if it is raining , or has been and the ground is wet , we will have to postpone til the same time the following week . Lets just hope we dont need to!
Don't forget to let us know if you're planning holidays over the summer, and if your child will be leaving us to go to school or another nursery , please let us have leaving dates (email marion.barker@clns.co.uk)
And finally , a reminder that the nursery will be closed on Monday 9th July and Monday 24th September this year .
Thursday 7 June 2012
Olympic Torch Relay
Good afternoon everyone ,
I've just been checking out the road closures for the relay and just wanted to draw your attention to them . Most affecting the Culter area is North Deeside Road which will be closed from 6pm to 8pm on Monday 11th June . This is from the city limits at Culter all the way into Aberdeen . There are also extensive closures throughout the city including Market Street and Union Street . I think its fair to say there will be considerable traffic problems both on the Monday , and Tuesday . Please allow plenty of time for your journey on those days - it may be wise to pick the children up as early as possible on Monday , as there will be no access to N Deeside Road from 6-8pm . For a full list of all road closures please visit http://www.northsound1.com/news/olympic-torch-traffic/
We shall be having our own Olympics next week(see what I did there!) The sunflowers Sports Day is Tuesday 12th June 3pm . All welcome to come along . Please note that seating is very limited , so bring along a rug/mat. The forecast so far for most of next week is ......wait for it......rain!!!!! If this is the case , we will postpone til the same time the following week - that's Tuesday 19th June 3pm . Watch this space.
Assuming all dry , please come along and cheer on the athletes- you will be expected to participate too , so wear your trainers! After the races , we shall have a short graduation ceremony for those children leaving to start P1 , and refreshments for all .
A reminder to please register at http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/craigtonlodgenursery If you do this , you will raise money for the nursery each time you shop online - You can download their find and remind tool bar , that will alert you when you are visiting a participating site so you don't even need to log on(and downloading this will raise 50p!) There are hundreds of retailers on this(including ebay and amazon) , many with special offers or vouchers on offer ,so you could even save money too! We currently have 15 supporters who between them have raised over £150.00 since we registered last year ...and all they had to do was register.
Don't forget that if you'd like to share anything with everyone at Craigton , just let me know and I'll post it on the blog - and any comments/reactions would be great . You will need to visit the blogspot to leave comments/reactions- you cant do this through your email. http://craigtonlodgenursery.blogspot.co.uk
I've just been checking out the road closures for the relay and just wanted to draw your attention to them . Most affecting the Culter area is North Deeside Road which will be closed from 6pm to 8pm on Monday 11th June . This is from the city limits at Culter all the way into Aberdeen . There are also extensive closures throughout the city including Market Street and Union Street . I think its fair to say there will be considerable traffic problems both on the Monday , and Tuesday . Please allow plenty of time for your journey on those days - it may be wise to pick the children up as early as possible on Monday , as there will be no access to N Deeside Road from 6-8pm . For a full list of all road closures please visit http://www.northsound1.com/news/olympic-torch-traffic/
We shall be having our own Olympics next week(see what I did there!) The sunflowers Sports Day is Tuesday 12th June 3pm . All welcome to come along . Please note that seating is very limited , so bring along a rug/mat. The forecast so far for most of next week is ......wait for it......rain!!!!! If this is the case , we will postpone til the same time the following week - that's Tuesday 19th June 3pm . Watch this space.
Assuming all dry , please come along and cheer on the athletes- you will be expected to participate too , so wear your trainers! After the races , we shall have a short graduation ceremony for those children leaving to start P1 , and refreshments for all .
A reminder to please register at http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/craigtonlodgenursery If you do this , you will raise money for the nursery each time you shop online - You can download their find and remind tool bar , that will alert you when you are visiting a participating site so you don't even need to log on(and downloading this will raise 50p!) There are hundreds of retailers on this(including ebay and amazon) , many with special offers or vouchers on offer ,so you could even save money too! We currently have 15 supporters who between them have raised over £150.00 since we registered last year ...and all they had to do was register.
Don't forget that if you'd like to share anything with everyone at Craigton , just let me know and I'll post it on the blog - and any comments/reactions would be great . You will need to visit the blogspot to leave comments/reactions- you cant do this through your email. http://craigtonlodgenursery.blogspot.co.uk
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Jolly Jubilee
Good afternoon everyone ,
Yes indeed it's Diamond Jubilee Day and the children have been very busy celebrating this . We are all wearing red, white and blue(and crowns!) today , and the dressing up stocks have been plundered to clothe an array of princes and princesses . We have watched footage of the coronation to see what the Jubilee is all about, and have been having some very interesting conversations about palaces and castles , kings and queens , and all things London! The sunflowers are planning a picnic this afternoon and as I write this , they are all gathered around looking at a card that has just arrived from Buckingham Place - Yes its true!!!!!! The sunflowers sent the Queen a message through the Jubilee website , and the Queen has sent them a thank you card - very thoughtful of her - Id imagine she's quite busy at the moment!
And despite this momentous historical event, most of the talk here at Craigton is about the Spring Fair on Saturday :-) A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated raffle/tombola prizes, baked anything , bought raffle tickets , but most of all came along on the day, and dug deep into those pockets to help make it a wonderful occasion for all . It was lovely to see so many of you there - its a day that everyone works very hard to arrange , and its wonderful to have all the parents , children and staff coming together , raising funds , but most of all having fun! Your efforts resulted in us raising an astonishing £821.73!!!!!!! Well done to each and every one of you.
Several raffle prizes were unclaimed on the day - I think the excitement was too much for some! The following have prizes waiting for you in my office : Amelia White , Harriet Brown, Daniel Davison and James Aberdein- come and get your winnings.
And if all that wasn't enough for you - next week we have the Olympic Torch passing through Culter !!!! Yes , on Monday 11th June , the relay will be going along North Deeside Road , and the following day , will make its way from Dyce into the city centre . Although this is another exciting , historic occasion , please be aware that many roads will be closed and there will be traffic chaos on those days! Please allow lots of extra time for your journey .
Now for some staffing news:
Jillian(sunflowers ) has accepted a position as a nanny - she is currently on holiday and will be starting her new job on her return , tho I'm sure she'll come in to say hello/goodbye! Best of luck Jillian!
Christina (4-6 schoolhouse) will also be finishing this week . She has now left school, and although she will be doing some relief work over the summer , she will no longer be coming after school every day!
Leanne , our current 4-6 girl in PS will be taking over from Christina in the schoolhouse , and staring next week in PS we have our new 4-6 boy! Matthew is going into S6 and hopes to become a teacher , so he's looking forward to gaining lots of very valuable experience, and the sunflower boys in particular will very much enjoy having a 'big' boy with us !
The sunflowers have also been joined today by Emily Foote. Emily has just completed 2nd year of BEd at Edinburgh Uni and will be with pre-school part-time over the summer .
A reminder that all relief/support staff wear different uniforms from permanent/fulltime staff - this is not meant to confuse you(honest!) but to make the more experienced staff easily identifiable to you if you need to talk to us .
Please also note that children in for the morning session only must be picked up BEFORE 1:30pm . After 1:30pm they are included in our afternoon numbers and this affects our ratios . Fines for all late pick-ups will be strictly applied.Pick-up time is when you leave the nursery- ie if you arrive at 1:29 but don't leave the nursery til 1:45 , you will be fined . We'd really appreciate your co-operation with this - thank you .
Don't forget Sunflowers class photo is tomorrow- Wednesday 9:30am - ALL sunflower children please be here at 9:30 ready to be photographed . Sports Day/Graduation Tuesday 12th 3pm.
The nursery will be closed on Monday 9th July and Monday 24th September.
Yes indeed it's Diamond Jubilee Day and the children have been very busy celebrating this . We are all wearing red, white and blue(and crowns!) today , and the dressing up stocks have been plundered to clothe an array of princes and princesses . We have watched footage of the coronation to see what the Jubilee is all about, and have been having some very interesting conversations about palaces and castles , kings and queens , and all things London! The sunflowers are planning a picnic this afternoon and as I write this , they are all gathered around looking at a card that has just arrived from Buckingham Place - Yes its true!!!!!! The sunflowers sent the Queen a message through the Jubilee website , and the Queen has sent them a thank you card - very thoughtful of her - Id imagine she's quite busy at the moment!
And despite this momentous historical event, most of the talk here at Craigton is about the Spring Fair on Saturday :-) A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated raffle/tombola prizes, baked anything , bought raffle tickets , but most of all came along on the day, and dug deep into those pockets to help make it a wonderful occasion for all . It was lovely to see so many of you there - its a day that everyone works very hard to arrange , and its wonderful to have all the parents , children and staff coming together , raising funds , but most of all having fun! Your efforts resulted in us raising an astonishing £821.73!!!!!!! Well done to each and every one of you.
Several raffle prizes were unclaimed on the day - I think the excitement was too much for some! The following have prizes waiting for you in my office : Amelia White , Harriet Brown, Daniel Davison and James Aberdein- come and get your winnings.
And if all that wasn't enough for you - next week we have the Olympic Torch passing through Culter !!!! Yes , on Monday 11th June , the relay will be going along North Deeside Road , and the following day , will make its way from Dyce into the city centre . Although this is another exciting , historic occasion , please be aware that many roads will be closed and there will be traffic chaos on those days! Please allow lots of extra time for your journey .
Now for some staffing news:
Jillian(sunflowers ) has accepted a position as a nanny - she is currently on holiday and will be starting her new job on her return , tho I'm sure she'll come in to say hello/goodbye! Best of luck Jillian!
Christina (4-6 schoolhouse) will also be finishing this week . She has now left school, and although she will be doing some relief work over the summer , she will no longer be coming after school every day!
Leanne , our current 4-6 girl in PS will be taking over from Christina in the schoolhouse , and staring next week in PS we have our new 4-6 boy! Matthew is going into S6 and hopes to become a teacher , so he's looking forward to gaining lots of very valuable experience, and the sunflower boys in particular will very much enjoy having a 'big' boy with us !
The sunflowers have also been joined today by Emily Foote. Emily has just completed 2nd year of BEd at Edinburgh Uni and will be with pre-school part-time over the summer .
A reminder that all relief/support staff wear different uniforms from permanent/fulltime staff - this is not meant to confuse you(honest!) but to make the more experienced staff easily identifiable to you if you need to talk to us .
Please also note that children in for the morning session only must be picked up BEFORE 1:30pm . After 1:30pm they are included in our afternoon numbers and this affects our ratios . Fines for all late pick-ups will be strictly applied.Pick-up time is when you leave the nursery- ie if you arrive at 1:29 but don't leave the nursery til 1:45 , you will be fined . We'd really appreciate your co-operation with this - thank you .
Don't forget Sunflowers class photo is tomorrow- Wednesday 9:30am - ALL sunflower children please be here at 9:30 ready to be photographed . Sports Day/Graduation Tuesday 12th 3pm.
The nursery will be closed on Monday 9th July and Monday 24th September.
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