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Dreghorn Early Years Newsletter

• May 2026 •

May Contents

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

Term 3 was a busy one! A huge thank you yet again to Quinn’s for donating an Easter Egg to every single child in the school and the Early Years Class . This was very much appreciated!

Please ensure you are registered with iPay, the platform used to order school lunches. Starting in August, all school trips—including the Arran trip—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 summer break, which are at the end of the newsletter.

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 Assistant

• Mr Robin Cameron-Longden•

Depute Head Teacher

• Mrs Hayley Dickson •

Head Teacher

EYC Highlights

We had an absolutely wonderful Easter party at the end of our Spring term. So much fun dancing, decorating and creating beautiful  bracelet! 
We had a delivery of sand during the term and we loved watching the machine move the sand from the lorry!
We spent a day peeling and chopping to make our own soup. It was so delicious!!! 

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 through Eduspot or call 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 Formal Transition

Our P1 formal transition begins on Thursday 7th of May. The program of transition events has been emailed to all parents of children who will begin P1 in August. These visits do not involve the EYC staff, and the children will work mainly with staff from within the mainstream school. Early Years staff will take the preschool children down to the P1 transition events and remain their as support.

If you have questions about transition, please contact Mr Cameron-Longden via the school office.

May 2026
  • Mon 4th May - EYC Closed
  • Wed 6th May - Weekly Bookbug Session begin, from 2pm-2:30pm
  • WB 11th May - Stay and Play Sessions 1:30pm-2:30pm (sign-up and
  • From 19th May - PEEP class for under 3's starts (1-2pm, 4 week block of classes)
  • Mon 25th May - EYC Closed
June 2026.
  • WB 1st June - Health Week
  • Fri 5th June - Sports Day
  • Friday 19th - Graduation at 9.30am (2 tickets per family)
  • WB 22nd - Fun Week (More details to come)

Credits:

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