Round up

Good afternoon everyone ,

As ever , we have  all been very busy at Craigton lately .

The schoolhouse children have been having great  fun focusing on MiniBeats recently with lots of activities both indoors and outside related to this theme . They have also just filled one of the portable greenhouses with tomato plants that they have grown from seed- the children will continue to care for these plants and see how quickly they grow...indeed they have been so successful that we have some extra seedling in the conservatory that you are welcome to take home ....please help yourselves and let us know how successful your harvest is........or take photos for us so we can share the experience !
We have also planted sunflowers and potatoes in the growing area , and have been looking after the fruit trees in the orchard- thanks to Jo from Gardening4Kids for  her help and advice on pruning(we needed that!).
All the children are enjoying the new resources outdoors - we are spending as much time as possible outdoors and will be encouraging den building , water runs, play in the mud kitchen as well as exploring local parks and wooland areas. Staff have observed that the children move more freely and explore much more confidently when dressed in waterproofs- some children are worried about getting wet/dirty! So please ensure that your child has suitable clothing each day,- this still means waterproofs and wellies- although the weather may be improving , the children will still be engaged in some wet/messy activities and they need to be properly dressed to get the most from these play and learning opportunities  . Please also have a check that wellies still fit- those feet grow very quickly!
We are still awaiting replacements for our new sheds , but have been assured that they will be delivered by the end of this month .

We have  a new member of staff starting next week - Claire will be cooking our lunches while Katie is on maternity leave . She has previous experience cooking in both nurseries and care homes so will be more that able to keep the lovely food coming in Katie's absence . Katie's last day will be Friday 23rd May , but she will return next year along with her baby :-)

If you bought a ticket for the cancelled Spring Fair - please come and get your refund if you havent already done so - we will let you know the rescheduled date for this as soon as we have one .
Other dates to remember- Sunflowers group and Graduation photos Thursday 12th June . All sunflowers please be here and ready to be snapped by 9:30am . Our photographer Linda has a very tight schedule and if you're not here in time you may miss out! If your child doesn't normally attend on a Thursday morning , please bring them along so they can be in the photo.
And then we have the sunflowers sports day/Graduation on  Wednesday 25th June 3pm. We will give you more info on this popular event nearer the time , but please keep that date free .

We are scheduled to have a Parent Forum meeting on Wednesday 21st May so if there is anything you would like raised/discussed at this meeting , please see any member of the forum or myself . The members this year are : Erin Brown, Carl Gerrard, Claire Molloy , Deirdre Strachan and Madhuri Thakur - their photos are on display in each building. Please note that the minutes of these meetings are displayed on the noticeboards for all parents  to read , but we are currently looking into ways of being able to post them on here.

And thats all for now - will be back soon letting you know what your children have  been doing at Craigton