Keep warm !!!!!!!!!!

Good afternoon everyone ,

as I write this its -1degree so it looks like winter has come early this year ! The evenings will soon be getting darker too as the clocks go back next weekend (Sunday 28th October) - can you believe it??????

We continue to spend time outside whenever possible , so please ensure that the children have suitable warm , waterproof outdoor gear , as well as some soft soled shoes/slippers for indoors - thank you .

The sunflowers enjoyed a visit from Gwen and Mike from Fitstars today - they were encouraged to use their physical skills in a series of adventures , jumping and hopping , running and throwing , squatting and clapping whilst building , working in teams and even exploring space! An action packed morning indeed!

Donna and Alison recently attended an information session by  Fitstars  which led to the invitation to visit us today . Other training attended by staff recently included :
NHS play@home information and training
Allergy information and Epipen use
CfE Expressive arts outside and CfE Science outdoors- the training schedule  for this year  has just got under way and there will be lots more over the coming months.

And finally some new initiatives : the Royal Scottish National Orchestra(RSNO) have created a recording featuring Scottish songs, nursery rhymes and classical works to help new parents communicate , rest and play with their babies . Each child born in Scotland between 15th October 2012 and 14th October 2013 will receive a CD of this recording .
The new National Parenting Strategy has been launched and can be viewed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/10/4789