Car park

A reminder that the carpark will be closed on Friday morning from 9:15 am for approx two hours for maintenance . Please park elsewhere during this time . Thank you

Health notice

Good afternoon everyone ,

We have had  a confirmed case of chickenpox in the sunflowers . Please see
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/chickenpox-in-children-under-12    for more information . Please note if your child has chickenpox they cannot return to nursery until no new spots are appearing , and existing spots have scabbed over - this is normally around 5 days from the first spots.

Advance notice that the carpark will be closed from 9:15 am on Friday 30th August for around two hours for maintenance . I'll remind you of this again next week !

Transitions

Good afternoon everyone ,

Well the summer holidays will be over soon - can you believe it? We have already said goodbye to some of our children starting P1 next week , and more will be going over the next couple of weeks- we all wish you well in your new schools- have fun!

This means that we shall be preparing for a term move here at Craigton . The transition from the schoolhouse to pre-school is a very big step for the children , as they have a new building , staff, routines and curriculum to get to grips with . We have been reviewing this move , and will be introducing a 'staff share' between the buttercups and sunflowers from September . Kelly will be moving to the sunflowers with the children joining this group and will stay with them for the first term. Julie will join the buttercups group at the same time and will then accompany the next group moving in January . We hope that having a familiar adult in their new environment , will help the children to feel more comfortable and make this transition smoother for everyone .

We've made  a change in the sunflowers cloakroom too , getting ready for the new children- pegs and wall files have all changed so don't be alarmed if you cant find your child's peg!
The sunflowers are still looking for small boxes please - anything up to the size of a cereal box would be appreciated .

We'll have more information next week on what all the Craigton children will be looking at over the coming weeks .

Now a reminder : please do not bring ANY food or drink onto nursery premises. We have several children attending with allergies , some potentially life threatening . We work hard to ensure the environment is safe for all the children attending.....please help us to keep it this way . Thank you

I'm still looking for volunteers for the Parents Forum - please let me know asap if you'd like to join us this year .

Photos of the Fun Day are now available to view in the gallery section on the website . This area is password protected.. I cant put the password on here as its public , Please contact me for this and I will  email directly to you . This area will only be accessed by parents and staff at the nursery so we'd really appreciate if photos of all the children could be posted here. If you do not wish your child's image to appear in the gallery , please let me know. This is the first set to be posted on the site - I hope you  like them - we intend  to keep this area updated regularly with pictures of the children busy at Craigton , as well as special events(once we're familiar with the process!) Our thanks to Susan Yule for her continued expert help with this!

And finally :
We shall be closed on the following dates this year  :
Monday 23rd September
Close 6pm Monday 23rd December and re-open 8am Monday 6th January 2014

Appeal

Good morning everyone ,

we are continuing to make the most of the lovely summer and spending a lot of time outdoors . The entire nursery has just been in the garden to say goodbye to Leanne - the children(and staff) gave her cards and sang some lovely  songs for her . Leanne has been with us for two years as one of out 4-6 girls , and as relief staff this summer . She has worked in both buildings so knows all the children at Craigton  . She is hoping to start Uni later this year . Best of luck for the future Leanne - we'll all miss you !
This does mean that we have a 4-6 vacancy if you know anyone who'd be interested .

The Sunflowers are appealing for small cardboards boxes please - anything up to the size of a cereal box . They will be using these to make some interactive models to support numeracy and literacy .
The schoolhouse have set up some interest tables following their  HOLIDAY theme , so look out for  requests for specific items from them over the coming weeks .

We have been asked to submit our annual self-evaluation by the Care Inspectorate . Last years submission is now on display in all departments - please have a look , and if you have any suggestions or contributions , please let me know as soon as possible , and I will include them in our evaluation - your input is always welcomed .......on that note.....I am still looking for volunteers for the Parents Forum - I have three members so far , but would like to have 2 or 3 more if possible . Please contact me asap if you'd like to join us .

And finally a reminder not to allow your child to bring food to the nursery or arrive eating . We have several children with severe allergies (in some cases potentially life threatening) , and we work very hard to ensure they do not come into contact with anything that may harm them.
For the same reason(and to keep access clear), please speak to staff about a safe place for car seats/buggies if you need to leave them here - even  a small biscuit crumb/milk spill on these could harm another child .
We'd really appreciate your co-operation in this matter to help keep all the children at Craigton safe . Thank you