Pre-school news

Hello everyone ,

Some of  you may be aware that we have been trialling a new web- based assessment and recording tool in the sunflowers . The Individual Learning Dairy(ILD) allows staff to record observations and photos of the children , and links these into the experiences and outcome in the CfE . This can be done whilst with the children and where appropriate with their contributions . Using this has meant that staff do not need so much time out of the room to keep children's folios and assessments up to date- something we all all like !

We are now able to open the ILD  to parents so you can have direct access to our observations on your child' s progress. This will be for a trail period only until 29/11/13 .  All sunflowers parents will find a letter in your child's file giving full details on how to access the ILD . You will have  a unique username and password which will allow you access to your child's record  . We will be asking a small number of parents to add comments on the ILD during the trial . Please do not add anything during this time unless you have been asked to by staff , as we will need to monitor this to ensure its working well , before we open it fully , probably in January once we have had time to get your feedback and address any glitches in the system .
Please note that the system is currently set up with a 7 day delay in new observations - this gives us time to ensure that they are accurate and relevant before being posted .

We hope that this will be a welcome and useful tool for you , and we'd really appreciate your feedback after the trial .

Its Halloween next week and all children are welcome to come in costume and bring along any homemade lanterns - we are looking forward to seeing everyone dressed up - there's always a huge variety and its such fun!

And finally , don't forget that the clocks go back this weekend - that means darker evenings. The carpark and both buildings are well lit , but please take extra care in the dark.