Show and Tell

Happy Easter to all our families!  The nursery is open as usual over the holiday period.  Please let staff know if your child will be off nursery during the hoildays.  Thank you.

Menu - week commencing 1/4/13

Menu - week commencing 1/4/13

Monday - 1/4/13

Snack am - Toast with butter or jam

Lunch       - Macaroni cheese with sliced tomatoes

                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Strawberry smoothie with Easter biscuits

Tuesday 2/4/13
Snack am - Crackers with cheese selection

Lunch       - Homemade meatballs in tomato and basil sauce with spaghetti

                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Homemade carrot cake

Wednesday 3/4/13
Snack am - Weetabix with blueberries

Lunch       - Haddock and lemon fishcakes with cauliflower and broccolli

                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Homemade fruit scones

Thursday 4/4/13
Snack am - Toasted bagels with jam/butter

Lunch       - Moroccan Chicken served with cous cous

                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Homemade carrot and coriander soup and homemade bread

Friday 5/4/13
Snack am - Porridge with banana, honey and cinnamon

Lunch       - Beef stroganoff with taglatelli

                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Oatcakes with cream cheese and chives

Fresh water and milk served at all meals.

*Linda, our cook , is on holidays this week.  We will have a qualified chef from the agency Chefs on the Run working with us.

Congratulations!!

A big congratulations and thank you to all staff, parents, children and stakeholders for our recent Care Inspectorate Inspection which was carried out unannounced on 12/12/2012.  We received 3 'excellent' and 1 'very good' grades which we are all very proud of. 
We continue to strive to provide an excellent standard of care and education for our children and we are dedicated to continued development and growth through self evaluation and participation with our families and community.
The Murrayfield Nursery values your support and contribution to the nursery and we look forward to continue working with you as we move forward.
Our Care Inspectorate Inspection Report can now be viewed online on the Care Inspectorate website.

Staff update

All children and staff would like to send our best wishes to Jade (Jemima Room Supervisor) and her husband Chris as they await the arrival of their baby.  Jade begins her maternity leave today, Friday 1/3/13, and we all look forward to meeting their little one.  Ance will be acting Supervisor until Jade returns. 
Pauline (Clown Room) will join Ance and Satoko in the Jemima Room while Vicki (Little Teds) will join the Clown Room team of Louise and Gillian.  Taylor, who many of you will know from working in various rooms, will work with Tasha, Lynsey, Meri and Duncan in Little Teds.
We thank you for your support as always.

Menu - week commencing 11/3/13

Monday 11/3/13
Snack am - Weetabix with peaches
Lunch       - Baked potato with a choice of fillings
                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Ricecakes served with mushroom pate

Tuesday 12/3/13
Snack am - Pancakes with blueberries
Lunch       - Lamb hotpot served with mashed potato and vegetables
                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Homemade cheesestraws with sour cream and chive dip

Wednesday 13/3/13
Snack am - Natural youghurt with mixed fruit
Lunch       - Lasagne served with garlic bread and salad
                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Homemade banana loaf

Thursday 14/3/13
Snack am - Toast with marmalade
Lunch       - Sweet Chilli Chicken served with rice
                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Homemade fruit pies

Friday 15/3/13
Snack am - Oatcakes with cream cheese
Lunch       - Haddock and lemon fishcakes served with beans, cauliflower and brocolli
                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Homemade scones with butter and jam

Fresh water and milk served at all meals.

Menu - week commencing 4/3/13

Monday 4/3/13

Snack am - Ham, cheese and raisins

Lunch       - Macaroni cheese with sliced tomatoes

                   A variety of fresh fruit

Snack pm - Banana smoothie with homemade shortbread

Tuesday 5/3/13
Snack am - Natural youghurt with dried fruit
Lunch       - Sausage and mixed bean casserole served with boiled potatoes
                  A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Wraps with a choice of fillings

Wednesday 6/3/2013
Snack am - Toast with butter or jam
Lunch      -  Fruity chicken curry served with rice
                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Crackers with a selection of cheese

Thursday 7/3/2013
Snack am - Croissants with butter
Lunch     -   Beef and vegetable stirfry served with noodles
                   A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm - Homemade blueberry muffins

Friday 8/3/2013
Snack am - Weetabix with banana
Lunch       -  Tuna pasta bake with tomatoes
                    A variety of fresh fruit
Snack pm -  Homemade fruit scones

Fresh water and milk served during all meals.

Show and Tell 4/3/13 - 25/3/13

Week commencing 4/3/13
Little Teds - A photo of your mummy
Big Teds - A photo of your mummy
Taller Teds - A photo of your mummy

Week commencing 11/3/13
Little Teds - An item related to St. Patrick's Day (book, picture, flag etc)
Big Teds - A seed to plant
Taller Teds - your favourite nursery rhyme

Week commencing 18/3/13
Little Teds - An item to create a Spring display
Big Teds - An item related to Spring
Taller Teds - An item related to Spring

Week commencing 25//3/13
Little Teds - to be confirmed
Big Teds - to be confirmed
Taller Teds - a magnetic item (to contribute to our science box at nursery)