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.