Dreghorn Early Years Newsletter • January 2026 •

January Contents

  • Our Staff
  • EYC Highlights
  • Reminders
  • P1 Informal Transition
  • Diary Dates

It has been a wonderful return to Nursery after our Winter break. We have all settled back in so quickly and have already enjoyed some exciting activities.

Term 2 was a busy one! A huge thank you yet again to Quinn’s for donating a Selection Box to every single child in the school and the Early Years Class . This was very much appreciated!

To prepare for the year ahead, please ensure you are registered with iPay, the platform used to order school lunches. All school trips and events must be paid for through iPay. The school will no longer accept cash payments. Register or log in at: https://www.ipayimpact.co.uk

Lastly, remember to take a note of upcoming events and dates leading up to our Easter break, which are at the end of the newsletter. If you can support with any of these please let Miss Henderson know during pick up or drop off.

Many thanks and best wishes!

Mr Robin Cameron-Longden, Depute Head Teacher

Our Staff Team

• Miss Natalie Henderson •

Nursery Senior

• Mrs Shanna Henry •

Early Years Practitioner

• Miss Jodie Gartland •

EYP (Mondays)

• Mrs Jayden Kerr •

Early Years Practitioner (Tuesday - Friday)

• Mr Alain Macdonald •

Early Years Practitioner

• Miss Caitlin Mclaughlan •

Early Years Practitioner

• Mr Kieran Farrell •

Early Years Assistant

• Miss Charlene Mainka•

Early Years Practitioner / Early Years Assistant

• Mr Cameron-Longden•

Depute Head Teacher

• Mrs Hayley Dickson •

Head Teacher

EYC Highlights

We had such a wonderful Christmas party with lots of singing and dancing! We particularly enjoyed our delicious party food we had that day. 
We have been enjoying playing outside where we have been playing in nature, riding on bikes and trying out some of the new activities that are being added to the outdoor space. 
There were so many exciting and festive activities around the EYC that we had so much fun playing with. We made so many wonderful creations! 

Parent Survey

We would appreciate hearing your views about the nursery to help to continually improve our service. Please follow the link below to complete our survey. It should take no longer than 5 minutes.

Reminders!

Attendance and Punctuality: Regular attendance is crucial for academic success. Please make sure your child arrives on time each day, ready to learn and play. If your child will be absent, kindly contact Mrs Henderson or the school office.

Communication: We value strong communication with our parent/carers. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to speak with our practitioner at the door or your child's key worker during drop off and pick-up. You can also call the school office to speak with Mr Cameron-Longden.

Winter Clothing: With the change of temperature it is important that we make sure everyone is dressed appropriately for the weather. During these colder months please make sure you send your child in with a hat, scarf and gloves that are all named. You are welcome to leave these on your child's peg if you have an extra set at home. This will allow them to access the outdoors while things are a little colder.

Please visit our school website for more information about the school's development and all past and future newsletters. Visit our school Facebook page to keep up to date with what is happening within the school

P1 Informal Transition

Our P1 informal transition begins on Monday 16th of January. This is a weekly opportunity for the pre school children to play in the P1 open area, so they can begin to familiarise themselves with this area of the school. These visits do not involve the class teacher. Early Years staff will take the children down to the P1 open where they will play for about 30 minutes. During this time they may also play with out current P1 and P2 pupils.

More formal transition will begin in term 4 with information about this shared nearer the time.

January 2026
  • WB 12th - PLP Meetings (arrange with Miss Henderson)
  • Friday 23rd - Burns Poem Performance (Individual parents will be invited)
  • Friday 23rd - Burns Supper
February 2026
  • Monday 2nd to Thursday 5th - Stay and Play Sessions 1:30pm-2:30pm.
  • Friday 6th, Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th - HOLIDAYS
  • Friday 13th - Bookbug Session from 1:30pm.
  • WB Monday 16th - PLP Meetings for January Starts (Arrange with Miss Henderson)
  • Monday 16th - Informal Transition begins for Pre Schoolers
  • Tuesday 17th - Pancake Day
  • Friday 27th - Bookbug Session from 1:30pm
March 2026
  • Thursday 5th - World Book Day
  • Friday 13th - Bookbug session from 1:30pm
  • Friday 27th - Bookbug session from 1:30pm
April 2026
  • Wednesday 1st - Eggstravaganza
  • Wednesday 1st - Easter Party
  • Friday 3rd to Sunday 19th - Easter Holidays

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