Craigton Orchard

Good morning everyone ,

We shall be planting our new fruit trees today(Friday) in our new orchard area . Joanne from Gardening4Kids will be coming this afternoon to oversee the planting , and be on hand to help and advise us in this exciting project . We are hoping that all the children will benefit from this - they will be able to care for the trees , watch them grow ...and eventually enjoy the fruit! It will also create a calm tranquil area for the children to enjoy. We will be taking lots of pictures,and the progress of our orchard will be posted on the Grounds for Learning website - we'll issue details for this when available. 
Don't forget that the sunflowers plans for the orchard are on display in their room.

The Infant and Toddler Forum(ITF) have published new leaflets on healthy eating for under 3's . You can view or download these at    www.infantandtoddlerforum.org . The site also has useful information on weaning , fussy eaters , vitamin supplements and restricted diets.

Can I please remind you to let us know if someone other than you will be collecting your child . Its important that we know who will be collecting the children , and that they have your permission to do so. Also , please call us if your child will not be attending nursery for any reason- thank you .

We are celebrating at Craigton today - not only is it St.David's Day , but Julie (sunflowers) marks 20 years with us tomorrow! We are very fortunate to have very low staff turnover here , and many of our staff have been with us for a long time......but none as long as Julie :-)  well done Julie - here's to the next 20 years !

And finally a reminder that we shall be closed on the following dates this year :
1st April - Easter Monday
6th May - May Day
8th July- Aberdeen holiday
23rd September - Aberdeen holiday
Closing 6pm Monday 23rd Dec and re-open 8 am Monday 6th Jan 2014