Farewells to Mrs Ross

Emotional goodbyes….

….to Mrs Ross this morning as the children from Morning Nursery had their graduation ceremony. Always a few damp eyes around, but today there were also parents and childminders saying heart felt farewells, not just for the summer, but ‘for good’, to Margaret Ross.

Margaret joined Pencaitland Nursery when it opened and has been there ever since. 23 years of looking after our youngest PPS pupils – but with changes to the numbers for next session, Margaret is being re-deployed. This is very hard for all the staff who have worked, laughed, cared and shared with Margaret for so long. And hardest for Margaret herself.

As memories and special times are shared – we, the Parent Council, join all the other voices past and present, in saying we wish you more laughter, more happiness and more wonderful experiences in your new place of work and we hope you will keep in touch and know you always have a home from home in Pencaitland. We will miss you and we are sad that you are leaving us this way.

From a very personal point of view, Margaret has been the constant face for all my children – 5 have attended Pencaitland Nursery. The paint wasn’t dry when my eldest went, and my youngest is just coming to the end of his P1 year – we’ve even been on night’s out together and popped up in different places / crossing paths over the years.

When I told my kids Margaret (Mrs Ross) was leaving and what they remembered most – the words came:

‘Funny’, ‘daft and silly’, ‘fun’, ‘strong’, ‘kind’, ‘she loved me’ and ‘looked after us all’. ‘Mrs Ross always sorted out problems and she made us feel safe, but she played funny games with us too’. 

So, here’s to you MRS ROSS – have a wonderful summer and don’t be a stranger to all you have invested so much into.

 

Emotional goodbyes….

….to Mrs Ross this morning as the children from Morning Nursery had their graduation ceremony. Always a few damp eyes around, but today there were also parents and childminders saying heart felt farewells, not just for the summer, but ‘for good’, to Margaret Ross.

Margaret joined Pencaitland Nursery when it opened and has been there ever since. 23 years of looking after our youngest PPS pupils – but with changes to the numbers for next session, Margaret is being re-deployed. This is very hard for all the staff who have worked, laughed, cared and shared with Margaret for so long. And hardest for Margaret herself.

As memories and special times are shared – we, the Parent Council, join all the other voices past and present, in saying we wish you more laughter, more happiness and more wonderful experiences in your new place of work and we hope you will keep in touch and know you always have a home from home in Pencaitland. We will miss you and we are sad that you are leaving us this way.

From a very personal point of view, Margaret has been the constant face for all my children – 5 have attended Pencaitland Nursery. The paint wasn’t dry when my eldest went, and my youngest is just coming to the end of his P1 year – we’ve even been on night’s out together and popped up in different places / crossing paths over the years.

When I told my kids Margaret (Mrs Ross) was leaving and what they remembered most – the words came:

‘Funny’, ‘daft and silly’, ‘fun’, ‘strong’, ‘kind’, ‘she loved me’ and ‘looked after us all’. ‘Mrs Ross always sorted out problems and she made us feel safe, but she played funny games with us too’. 

So, here’s to you MRS ROSS – have a wonderful summer and don’t be a stranger to all you have invested so much into.