Craigton Round up

Hello everyone ,

We've been having a busy time at Craigton . On Friday we had the grand opening of the outdoor cafe - the ribbon was cut by Andrew(sunflowers) who also gave a very impressive speech :-) and then all the sunflowers enjoyed their homemade scones in the cafe .
The schoolhouse children are enjoying their Autumn theme ,with lots of opportunities for seeing the changes to the plants and trees in the garden , and further afield al over the village on their walks in the local  area . All the children have been chasing falling leaves , collecting them in wheelbarrows and trucks , and moving them around the garden , We've had lots of discussions on seasons , changing weather , why the leaves fall as well as colours and textures of the leaves . Thats a lot of learning !

There have also been quite a few changes in all the rooms - we have been reviewing the children's environment recently, and moving things around . The children like the changes , and we hope you do too! We see this as an ongoing process , and will continue to make improvements where we can. All staff have been involved in this and have contributed some  excellent ideas :-)

We will also be having some other changes soon - both Suzi and Chantel(sunflowers) will be leaving towards the end of this month to move onto new ventures - we all wish them the very best for the future! This means that we have been recruiting staff , and next week we will be joined by three new faces so they can see what we do at Craigton . Stephanie will be in the schoolhouse ,  Petra and Paula will be in pre-school . They will all be with us at some point throughout the week  - so don't be surprised when you see them ! They all have previous experience with children and we hope that they all enjoy their time with us next week.