Congratulations!!!!!!!!

To Roz (buttercups) and her partner , Adam , who got engaged at the weekend :-) I'm sure that you'll join all of us in wishing them a long and very happy future together !

And as if that wasn't enough excitement , the countdown to the Olympic games is well and truly underway . The sunflowers have been making friendship flags using designs based on the Olympic rings , and having some very informative discussions about the events - there does seem to be a real buzz about this!

All the children have been busy in the garden, sometimes dodging the showers, sometimes not ! They have been looking after their strawberries , potatoes, beans , sunflowers and lots of other things that have been planted recently . We also had Joanne from Gardening 4 Kids here on Friday , and we planted pots with grass seed that will be used as outdoor seating for the children . 
Due to the very damp conditions , the plants have needed lots of attention this year - and they have been getting it ! Its also attracted a huge amount of snails and slugs and other assorted wildlife - the children have  spotted these all over the garden , and some have been brave enough to handle them and show them off to the others . This may be as a result of a visit from Zoolab last week for our very own Animal Olympics . Oh yes , we had giant centipedes , cockroaches , lizards , snakes , spiders and rats all showing us their racing talents . The buttercups and sunflowers really enjoyed this visit and asked lots of questions- some of them were very enthusiastic about handling the creatures(others less so!) and we must say thanks to Zoolab for such and entertaining and informative visit . 


This is the time of year that we have to say goodbye to quite a few families as the children move onto school or other nurseries for their pre-school year - we all wish you the very best for the future and hope that you'll keep in touch- stay signed up to the blog and please come along to any events - we'd love to see you back. 
Each year this means transitions for the children , and feedback from your experiences of this has been mixed this year. Donna(sunflowers) is our transition co-ordinator and as such will be attending a meeting in August with representatives from across the city . She would be very happy to pass on any comments/concerns you have about your child's transition to school, so if you have any , please email then to me , or speak to Donna directly(Donna works Thursday and Friday) 

The schoolhouse children have had a great time with their holiday theme so have extended this . I hope you've all seen the passorts and holiday displays they have created - they're lovely!  They also had fun in the garden with the bubble machine last week(never fails to fascinate!) and we had great excitement when we were showered with what looked like snow , but on closer inspection turned out to be willow blossom!

So , even if the sun is reluctant to show itself , we are making the most of summer  at Craigton , and continuing to play and learn and have fun !

More soon