Dear Parents,
The year has simply flown by and it is
hard to believe that the children are
another year older, wiser and closer to
starting school.
There
has, as always, been plenty of action in
the Pre-school and the children have been
busy working at their topics and having
fun. Healthy Eating has come to us all
and the food served to children in the
Main School has reflected this sea change
within society with an increase in the
amount of salad on offer. The Pre-school
has embraced the trend and this term the
children enjoyed a visit to Morrisons
supermarket to buy healthy food for
themselves and make choices about what
they would like to eat. In case you
hadn’t noticed, the children are
becoming independent in their learning
and decision making.
The
water topic has fired the children’s
imagination and interest and I have very
much enjoyed looking at the their
pictures and displays around the building.
The visit to Pitlochry Dam reinforced
much of their learning and the
opportunity for some physical play was
taken by all. Indeed, the Pre-school
building has often been empty this term
with the children outside enjoying the
sunshine and chances to play in their
beautiful surroundings.
There
have been groups making use of the ski
slope, taking part in ballet and this
term’s Scottish Country Dancing has
been a popular activity. |
On the Mound |
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All together now |
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Is it a flood? |
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The
global library has involved finding
information about a range of countries
and cultures with the theme being
incorporated into the weekly baking
activities. Food with origins in Italy,
Spain, France, Turkey, Greece, India and
Scotland has been produced and
tomorrow’s concert will feature
songs from Europe and beyond. We are
hoping that the weather will stay fine
for the Sports Day and that the
competition is healthy.
The
transition groups have had a really
useful introduction to life in the Main
School and they have developed plenty of
confidence as they have visited all the
key areas that they will need to know in
August. They are fully ready to make the
move up and we wish them well as we do
all our leavers.
The
full version of the Care
Commission’s March Inspection
reached us early this term and they were
clearly impressed with the standards that
exist within the Pre-school as were Perth
and Kinross Council when they visited for
their Term 3 and 4 visits. The Care
Commission report is available on their
website.
Over
the course of the summer the Pre-school
will be linked to the school’s
network and this will provide further
learning opportunities for the children
as well as adding to the ease of
communication with the staff there. The
new email address will be provided to
parents once the connection is live.
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The red ones look yummy! |
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We’ll be on
‘Top Gear’ next! |
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Can you see any salmon? |
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Caroline
Wilkinson and Elaine Weir both leave at
the end of term to go on maternity leave
and both were keen to stay until the end
of term to give continuity to the
children. We wish them the best of luck
and look forward to their return in 2009.
Their roles are being filled by two
people familiar to the Pre-schoolers:
Arianne Harvey and Kareen Morran and also
Nicola Arkwright who will be new to the
Craigclowan community.
I
hope that you all enjoy a very relaxing
summer break and that the children return
raring to go! |
TERM DATES:
WINTER
TERM 2008: August 28th –December 12th (Half-Term
October 20th – 24th)
SPRING TERM 2009: January 7th – March 26th
(Half-Term February 9th – 13th)
SUMMER TERM 2009: April 22nd – July 8th
(Half-Term May 25th – 27th)
School Calendar
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