Parent Conference

Good afternoon ,

The National Parent Forum of Scotland's annual conference will be held on Saturday 5th October , Bishopbriggs Academy , East Dumbartonshire . The conference will feature inspiring seminars for parents/carers and engaging activities for children and young people . The Keynote speaker will be the Scottish Government's Minister for Children and Young People, Aileen Campbell MSP.
All parents/carers are invited to this free event . To register your interest please contact
Lindsay.Jane.Murray@educationscotland.gov.uk      or visit their website in August for booking information
www.parentforumscotland.org 

We have been making the most of the recent warm(ish) weather and spending a great deal of time outdoors . Plants(and weeds!) are flourishing, and the children are having a great time looking after their plants  . The snowdrops and bluebells have had a very successful tomato planting project - some of these are now in a mini greenhouse outside the schoolhouse , whilst yet more are in the conservatory - parents are welcome to take these home if you wish , and plant them in your own gardens- please see Ingrid if you'd like to have one. Continuing our gardening theme , Jo from Gardening4Kids will be visiting the sunflowers on Friday with more gardening activities- I'm sure she'll be delighted with the progress of her previous classes.

We are still looking for your ideas for our outdoor area improvements - we are hoping that Stephen the Ranger will be visiting us over the summer , and we've had lots of suggestions from staff and children . There are displays  in both buildings for this  - please add any suggestions you may have - we cant promise to implement them all , but we'll certainly take all comments into account .

Don't forget to ensure that all children have suitable outdoor clothing, suncream and a hat , and a full change of clothing every day . All items need to be clearly named/initialled please- its impossible to keep track of unnamed items . Also , please don't allow your child to bring in toys/precious objects/costumes from home unless asked to do so for show and tell/special events . These treasures invariably get 'borrowed'/lost/broken and this can cause great distress .

On that note - its dressing up day on Monday 24th June- that's next week- the theme this month is 'A day at the Beach' so come dressed as anything beach related- looking forward to seeing the fruits of your imagination!

Application forms have been issued to all children eligible for Pre-school funding over the coming school year 2013/14 . Please complete Part A only and return it to me , along with  a copy of your child's birth cert/passport as soon as possible .
Please also return payment for sunflowers photos asap - or the photos if you do not wish to keep them - Thank you

And finally , the nursery will be closed on the following dates this year :
Monday 8th July , Monday 23rd September . We shall close at 6pm on Monday 23rd December and re-open 8am Monday 6th January 2014