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You can find a new Dads Club calendar on our main web site.

We have some great treats planned, right through to March so far. Whether you are a Cheeky Cooker, a Bubble Artist or just want to find a good read read in the library – them join the Dads Club here.

On March 12th we’ll be going to Brooks Farm in Leyton – bring some snacks with you…and watch out for the pink pig!

We have updated our main web site with news of our activities for January and February 2012.

You can improve your use of PowerPoint at the Centre, focus on families and, if you are a childminder, get involved in our upcoming childminder surgery.

We have a new baby massage course starting in February, running until mid-March.

Our ever popular Suntrap Forest Centre visits will happen again on February 29th too.

As always, there is a lot going on. Check out our main web pages for news at anytime. See you at the Centre.

Image: By kind permission – celebrating our last Baby Massage course

We are organising two fun packed sessions of woodland activity at the Suntrap Forest Education Centre.

During our visits we will be making collages from the natural materials we find, and we can bring them home to share too.

The trips will take place on Wednesday 14th December and Wednesday 29th February. These will be great trips for children, aged 2 – 4 years of age and their carers.

See more on our Woodland Explorers web page here.

You will need to book, so to avoid disappointment call our Centre on 020 8518 7015 to secure your child’s place.

See you in the woods – The Barclay team

BARCLAY CHILDREN CENTRE NOTICE TO ALL FAMILIES

Barclay School & Children Centre will be closed on Wednesday November 30th Due to industrial action taken by members of staff.

In response to Governments decision to cut public sector pensions, a large number of staff have decided to go on strike. Although, we have looked at different ways of keeping the school and Children Centre open, it was felt that the health and safety of the children and families and adults using our services would be compromised. Consequently we have been left with no other option, but to close the children centre for the day.

Yours Sincerely

Robin Thompson- ClarkeChair of Governors

We have just published details of a new First Aid course we are holding in the Centre in December, 2011.

On Thursday 1st December, between 12.45 and 2.45 – read more here on our main web site. You do need to book and we do have some limited crèche spaces available, so make contact with us early to make sure of your place…

(Have you had a look at our Dads Group pages recently…lots going on, read more here).

Helping you keep up your skills at Barclay.

We’ll be focusing on families, celebrating Eid, doing our make up and learning more about computers – all this month.

Our Eid Party is on the 15th September – why not come along and help us celebrate. You can see more details on our Eid celebration web page here.

Focusing on Families is our new 12 week free course to help support parents and carers. We start on Friday 23rd September and you can see more details on our Centre web pages here

We’ll be doing our level one make-up every Tuesday for 12 weeks. Check out the times and how to enrol here.

Finally, we are starting a new Level 1 computer course, with a crèche, at the Centre. From Monday 26th September – check out the details here.

Barclay Children Centre – working to support our families

We are holding a Barclay Community Forum get together on Thursday 24th March 2011, between 2.00 – 3.00pm.

You are very welcome to come along and help us decide how to develop the services offered in our Centre. Or if you would just like to know more about what we do in our building, do come along and meet our supportive team.

Things we are thinking about are activities for out of school hours or at weekends, fitness sessions, dance and how we might make better use of all our outdoor spaces?

We are also planning a Diversity Day on May 26th., keep us in your diary for this exciting event.

If you can come along on Thursday afternoon, we’d love to see you. Read more here…

The Barclay Team.

We have a free trip for children to the Suntrap Forest Education Centre in Epping Forest.

This trip, leaving at 9.30 and returning at 12.30 will take place on Friday 18th February, 2011.

We have put details of the trip on our main web pages here.

You can also see here what learning outcomes the children can expect from this visit to such a great environmental site.

We have also uploaded a poster from the Suntrap Centre – so that you can see what they do and what resources your child will need for the day.

You can find the Suntrap Centre web site here.

Book early – contact us at the Children’s Centre now to avoid disappointment.

See you in the trees….

The Barclay Team.

Our first Dads Club after the holiday will be on Saturday 15th January 2011.

We’ll meet as usual from 10.00 to 12.00, with the first club activity being cooking.

So come along and test your culinary skills together.

We’ll be looking to have some fun and perhaps taste some of those great creations.

(Keep your eye on our Dads Club page on the main website – we’ll publish a new calendar of activities really soon).

See you there.

The Barclay Team

We have just published our new term timetable of events at the Centre.

You can see more details of what we are doing as the Spring emerges this term here.

We have featured our Tiny Tots sessions, Every Child Matters – a sensory support session and Stay and Play at Barclay Children Centre.

See the links on our home page or view our new timetable here.

See you at the Centre?

The Barclay team..Happy New Year to all.