news&views Kindermusik is an internationally acclaimed music and movement programme for children newborn to 7 years old.
www.kindermusikwithellie.co.uk Kindermusik with Elllie classes start in January. Book a place for a FREE Demo class. Contact Ellie your Kindermusik educator: 07962678561 Kindermusik_with_Ellie@hotmail.com
Learning to read can be easy and fun! ABC Reading Eggs is a unique online world where children learn to read. It supports each child’s learning by offering individual, one-on-one lessons that allow children to progress at their own rate. It makes learning to read interesting and engaging for kids, with great online reading games, stories, songs and activities, which along with feeling proud of their reading, really motivate children to keep exploring and learning. The program has been developed by a highly experienced team of educational teachers, writers and developers. The ABC Reading Eggs program focuses on a core reading curriculum of phonics and sight words using skills and strategies essential for sustained reading success. It completely supports what children learn at school and will help to improve your child’s results at school. Suitable for children aged 3-7 years with different activities for different ages and abilities. The playroom section is designed especially for 3-4 year olds, then for 5yrs+ your child can build on the reading skills they have been introduced to at school. 98% of teachers who have used the programme recommend it and 90% of parents have seen a noticeable improvement in reading skills. Reading Eggs also develops key skills in spelling, vocabulary and grammar.
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The Voice of a City
Happy times for local nurseries
5 February 3pm, Usher Hall. In early February, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra stages a family concert for all ages. The hour-long concert includes the late Edward Harper’s The Voice of a City, a musical portrait of Edinburgh: the One o’Clock Gun goes off with a bang as he brings the streets alive, populating them with many of the city’s most celebrated residents: John Knox, Miss Jean Brodie, Robert Louis Stevenson and Sean Connery. The Voice of a City includes a choir of primary school children (Voice Academy) gathered from a number of Edinburgh schools and an adult community chorus recruited from Edinburgh residents across the city. The performance will take place at the Usher Hall on 5 February (3pm) and is designated as the Lord Provost’s People’s Concert, celebrating Edinburgh’s creativity and the refurbishment of the Usher Hall. Preceding the concert, the Usher Hall hosts City of Literature’s Family Day (10am - 3pm); a day of fun for all the family, exploring the musical and literary aspects of The Voice of a City concert. There will be storytelling, workshops, activities, live music and face painting. For more information, please visit www.sco.org.uk or www.letsgetlyrical.com.
Brilliant Butterflies and a Successful appointment at Strawberry Hill mean happy times for local nurseries. The staff, children and families at Butterflies Nursery, located in Musselburgh, are celebrating receiving a positive report from inspectors the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care. The nursery was inspected in November with inspectors commenting on the excellent use of talking and thinking floor books, really positive interaction between staff and children and the flexible care routines that successfully meet individual children’s needs. At sister setting Strawberry Hill Nursery, in the Newington area of Edinburgh, staff, children and families are enjoying getting to know the newly appointed Nursery Manager, Caroline Hope. Caroline has eighteen years experience in the childcare field, from practitioner to manager and is trained to Early Years Specialist status. Commenting on her new role Caroline said “My aim is to lead the staff on a journey where their experience in working alongside me inspires them to further develop themselves in the childcare field. Mostly, I would like to create pictures of happy lifetime memories for the parents and children who attend. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everybody for the warm welcome received and the support from the management team.”
Little Angels Little Angels is a healthy, educational, safe and fun environment for your kids to spend time: a home from home experience run by Natalie in the popular residential area of Joppa in the East of Edinburgh. Ages 0-8 full or part time. Opening times 7.45am-6.00pm. After school care available from St Johns Primary School. Pick up & drop off Service Available. School holidays available. Snacks provided. Breakfast lunch & dinner on request. First Aider “Your child or children would have the enjoyment of a large dedicated play room in my sunny home. There’s plenty to keep your child entertained and happy at Little Angels. What do we have? Well what don’t we have: from educational indoor /outdoor toys to music and reading zones” Tel 0131 669 9830. mobile 07814 717 525 www.littleangelschildminder.com Artistic Director Julie Mitchell, LRAD, ARAD, AISTD Examiner of The Royal Academy of Dance
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