Arcadia at King's Buildings

Happy Halloween!!
We are looking for some help, to decide on best dressed. Please like your favourite team costume photo!!!! 🎃👻

Arcadia celebrates 10 years!! 🎈

A massive thank you to all our families for joining us while we celebrated 10 years of Arcadia.

We had a fun filled afternoon with face painting, bracelet making, a photo booth and a petting zoo. After all the fun we managed to enjoy a BBQ made from our fabulous chefs Karol and Justyna.

All proceeds from the event are going to Dad's Rock, an Edinburgh based charity focused on supporting fathers and families.

For any families who have children starting Primary 1 in August!!! ☺️

Try something new with Edinburgh Bear!🐻

It's a fun 6-week summer activities programme to help kids transition from early learning to P1 with themes of journeys, adventure, and friendship.

Try our activities now starting with week 1
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/startingp1

We are delighted to introduce our adorable new chicks to the family! These fluffy little ones have just joined our flock, and we can’t wait for you to meet them. 🐣
The children are absolutely smitten with our new chicks! Their eyes light up when they see these little fluffballs exploring their surroundings. They’ve been taking turns holding them gently and giggling at their tiny peeps. 🥰
Stay tuned for more updates on our little cluckers. We can’t wait for you to see them in action!

Sleep Support for Children 💤

Wednesday 21st February ...

Sleep Support for Children 💤

Join us for an informative online event, Sleep Support for Children on Wednesday Feb 21, 2024, at 7pm. This event is designed to help educators, parents, and caregivers navigate the challenges of promoting healthy sleep patterns in primary-aged children! 🧒🏼

Our expert speakers from The Sleep Charity will share valuable tips and strategies to help tackle common sleep problems and encourage healthy sleeping habits which will positively impact children's physical and mental wellbeing. You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions and learn from their extensive experience 😃

Don't miss this chance to gain valuable insights into offering sleep support for primary-aged children. Register now and secure your spot for this insightful online event here 👉🏻 https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/11xt2d

🛑IMPORTANT🛑 - This event will not be recorded: This is an opportunity for educators and parents to hear research and information and join a question and answer session with experts from The Sleep Charity. To hear the information provided and engage in the question and answer session you will need a ticket to the live event.

Children starting P1 have been reading We're Going on a Bear Hunt as a part of getting ready for school. Join in over the holidays and share where you find him. Check what else you can do each week with Edinburgh Bear at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/startingP1.

What a busy month we have had here at the nursery. 🎉

We have celebrated our school graduates with a trip to Weehailes Adventure Play Park and a graduation ceremony with a guest appearance from Farooq the Fun Scientist.

Last week we also had our annual Sports Day, and what a lovely afternoon we had. Brian from Bumble Bee Sports and Alison from Caterpillar Music also attended and both were a big hit with all the children.

🌟Magic Monday 🌟Did you know that communication is not just talking? 🗣Your child can communicate in lots of different ways and for lots of different reasons 🙂This week we are going to show you some fun and summery ways of supporting your child's communication development! 🌞🌼☀️

Did you know...

NHS Lothian Speech and Language Therapy Service run monthly webinars on supporting language development in pre-school children, supporting speech sounds in pre-school children and using visual supports.

🌟Marvellous Monday 🌟
Phonological Awareness is our awareness of sounds within words. It is a core skill in learning to read 📔📔and spell and is also great fun to work on! 😁
Keep your eyes👀 posted this week for ideas from BBC Tiny Happy People on 'Try It Tuesday' and from our own speech and language team on 'Fun Friday!'