252 September 2015 - Gryffe Advertizer
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www.advertizer.co.uk september <strong>2015</strong><br />
A Brave New World at<br />
Strawberry Fields Out-of-<br />
School Care<br />
61 61<br />
This month sees the closure of the nursery side of our business. While we<br />
are very sad that this is happening, it does allow space for the very popular<br />
Out-of-school care club to expand. Over the next month we will be taking<br />
over the use of the nursery building, converting it to accommodate the older<br />
age group and providing<br />
additional pre-school, afterschool<br />
and holiday care<br />
spaces.<br />
School holidays: During<br />
the summer the children<br />
enjoyed a variety of<br />
outdoor activities including<br />
using our bouncy castle;<br />
sharpening their archery<br />
skills; as well as several<br />
water fights to cool down.<br />
On the gloomier days the children were busy cooking, making dens and<br />
completing a number of “challenges”, including trying to build the fastest<br />
Lego car. We also managed to find time to visit local parks, soft play, the<br />
beach and the dinosaur exhibition at Kelvingrove museum.<br />
For information please contact Sam on 615315 or sam@sfnursery.com<br />
Closure of Strawberry Field<br />
Nursery, Houston<br />
Due to the retirement of Hamish and Yvonne Cook Strawberry Field<br />
Children’s nursery in Houston will close at the end of August.<br />
The Out of School Care Club will remain open, in fact it will expand into<br />
the vacant nursery building, with a big increase in the number of places<br />
available.<br />
Children’s Services Quality<br />
Awards<br />
Do you know a child or<br />
young person achieving<br />
great things in the<br />
face of adversity? Do<br />
you know any adults<br />
dedicated to making a<br />
real difference in the<br />
lives of our children an<br />
young people? If you do, Renfrewshire Council want to hear from you.<br />
Our Children’s Services Quality Awards <strong>2015</strong> are your opportunity to make<br />
sure they are recognised and rewarded.<br />
You can nominate pupils, teachers, social workers, Families First staff,<br />
foster carers, office staff.<br />
Nominations can be made up until Monday 14 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2015</strong> and all<br />
nominations will automatically be put forward to the short-listing round.<br />
Please ensure that you inform the person or team nominated, and their<br />
manager, that you have put them forward for an award.<br />
We have five award categories:<br />
Class and Teacher of the Year<br />
This award is for teachers and their classes where inspirational learning<br />
has taken place, high levels of pupil engagement have been experienced<br />
and better educational outcomes have been achieved.<br />
Young Achiever Award<br />
This award recognises young people aged up to 21 who have shown<br />
commitment and enthusiasm in a specific role or project and made a clear<br />
and positive impact.<br />
Making a Difference in Communities Award<br />
This award recognises young people and staff who have made a positive<br />
difference to their local communities.<br />
Closing the Gap Award<br />
This award recognises staff and initiatives which have had (or are likely<br />
to have) a positive impact on raising attainment for all and closing the<br />
educational attainment gap.<br />
Partnership Award<br />
This award recognises creative approaches to partnership working and<br />
integration.<br />
More information is available on our website at http://www.renfrewshire.<br />
gov.uk/webcontent/home/news/ce-spotlight-childrensservicesawards<strong>2015</strong><br />
Strawberry Field Nursery was started nearly 20 years ago, in converted out<br />
buildings at Back O Hill farm which provided superb outdoor facilities for<br />
young children in its 2 1/2 acres of woodland and play areas.<br />
Mr and Mrs Cook have enjoyed working with parents and children at the<br />
nursery, but stated that childcare requirements have changed drastically in<br />
recent years with a huge amount of extra bureaucracy and mountains of<br />
paperwork.<br />
Hamish and Yvonne are looking forward to their retirement, with only a little<br />
involvement in the newly expanded Out of School Care.<br />
Wendy would like to sincerely thank all the staff who have worked extremely<br />
hard over the years. Their dedication and loyalty to the nursery has been<br />
hugely appreciated. Over the years we have made very strong bonds with<br />
present and past children which will always be special to us. We would like<br />
to thank the parents for all their support at this sad time as well as for the<br />
kind cards and gifts.<br />
Kilbarchan East Church<br />
Tots’ Club<br />
The club has now resumed on Monday mornings, organised by a group of<br />
volunteers from the church. Children under 3 years and their Mums, Dads,<br />
Grans etc will be made welcome. The cost is £1 per adult which includes<br />
coffee. This<br />
is a perfect<br />
way to meet<br />
new people<br />
if you have<br />
just arrived in<br />
Kilbarchan or<br />
just had a baby.<br />
The Kilbarchan<br />
Breastfeeding<br />
Group has<br />
information<br />
available each<br />
week at the<br />
Tots’ Club.
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