Health notice

Good afternoon everyone ,

We have had another confirmed case of chickenpox , this time in the schoolhouse .  Please see  http://www.patient.co.uk/health/chickenpox-in-children-under-12 for symptoms . Please note that any child with chickenpox should not attend nursery until no new spots are appearing and exiting ones are healing - usually 5 days from first symptoms. As we are heading into autumn/winter(sorry!) please remember to keep your child at home if they are unwell , and to let us know so we can alert other parents- also please make sure your contact details are up to date so we can reach you quickly if your child becomes unwell whilst here. Thank you  .

A reminder for all parents with children under 4 yrs  to contribute to Aberdeen City Council's consultation on proposed changes to pre-school eduction in the city . You can  find the survey at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C6T97SK

Please note the consultation closes this week - submit your replies by Thursday 3rd October . This is your chance to have a say in how pre-school eduction will be delivered in the city so do it today!

The Scottish Book Trust are gifting all 3 year old children in Scotland in their ante-preschool year , a Bookbug Pirate pack - all eligible children will find these packs in their files today . These packs are for you to share at home with your child . For more information please visit http://scottishbooktrust.com/bookbug

We now have an outdoor cafe at Craigton :-) the sunflowers children and staff(especially Maureen) have been busy creating a role play area which is proving very popular. We are all continuing to make the most of the mild weather and are spending as much time as we can out doors. We really do believe that outdoor learning and play is hugely important for the children and we encourage and support  this as much as we can. Even in our often unreliable Scottish weather..which means the children must have suitable out door gear (There is no such thing as bad weather - just bad clothing!) We will shortly be issuing more detailed guidance on what that actually means, so please watch this space !