Summer at Craigton

Hello Everyone ,

I hope that you are all enjoying the sunshine - we certainty are! The children have been engaged in lots of activities outdoors- building obstacle courses and dens , digging in the garden , looking after plants in the growing areas and in the greenhouses , imaginative and role play , painting and chalk pictures , sand and water play and investigation......as well as running , jumping , climbing and sometimes sleeping :-)   We also had some excitement this week as our caterpillars became butterflies over the weekend and were released in the garden on Monday .... this is always a fascinating transformation for the children and gives rise to much questioning , investigation and discussion .

As it is almost holiday time a reminder to let us know if you'll be away over the summer please - an email is fine for this . Even if you're having just a day off - please let us know . Its really important that we know who will be here each day . Thank you .

We said  goodbye to Hannah(4-6 schoolhouse) this week as her new school timetable is so busy - she will be back at some point  over the summer though. In her place a big Craigton welcome to Nuala . She will be here on Monday , Wednesday and Thursdays after school - welcome to the team Nuala.
Also starting soon will be Adina - Adina is attending Aberdeen University and will join us for the summer as soon as her PVG check comes back .
We will also be saying goodbye to Petra very soon . She will be moving to London towards the end of June as she will be starting University after the summer - her last day will be Friday 20th June . Best wishes for the future Petra!

Important Dates for your Diary : 
This Thursday 12th June 9:30am - Sunflowers class photo . All sunflowers to be here please ready for the camera by 9:30am . Our photographer , Linda , works to a very tight schedule so if you're not here on time you may miss out . Those children who will be leaving us to go to P1 will have an individual and group photo,and there will also be a full class photo so we need everyone here please . If your child does not normally attend on a Thursday morning , please bring them along and stay while they are here  ...be prepared for  some waiting around during the photoshoot!
Wednesday 25th June 3pm- Sunflowers Sports Day/ Graduation
All families are welcome to come along to this(not just sunflower parents) This is always a very well attended event and seating is extremely limited so please bring along a rug/blanket to sit on . Please also ensure that you bring the following: suncream/hat , water , fully charged camera/phone/ipad , tissues(you'll need them!)- and as its June in Scotland an umbrella!
All sunflowers participate in the sports - there is also some parent participation required- you have been warned! This is followed by a short graduation ceremony for those children leaving to start P1(thats the time for the tissues)and refreshments . Further information on this will be issued directly from the sunflower staff soon .
If the weather is bad , we may have to abandon the sports , but the Graduation will go ahead indoors- everyone pray that the rain stays off!
All parents please note that photos/video recordings will be taking place at this event .

For those of you who will be leaving us this summer , please let me have your leaving date as soon as you have it . We are fully booked at the moment , with long waiting lists. This means that we are not able  to offer extra sessions or increase attendance resulting in some frustration for parents . We will always try to accommodate extra attendances where possible, but we cannot do so at the moment .

Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian are holding a Family Fun, Summer Safety event at the Satrosphere Science Centre this Saturday 14th June 10am to 4pm . This is a FREE day of fun activities and advice to help you and your family enjoy a safer , fun-filled summer . For more info please contact
GrDonald@aberdeencity.gov.uk      rachel.thompson4@nhs.net     peter.nurick@satrosphere.net 

and if that wasn't enough for this weekend , its Father's Day on Sunday too!( Dont forget please) maybe let Dad watch the TV in peace? I'm told there's some football tournament starting this week!

And finally - a reminder that the nursery will be closed on the following dates this year :
Monday 14th July and Monday 22nd September . We shall close at 6pm Tuesday 23rd December and reopen 8am Monday 5th January 2015