The fire service visited the nursery.

We had a visit from a Bee Keeper today. The children had lots of questions and were really interested in what she was saying and showing them. They even tasted some honey from honey comb.

This week we have been looking at how we can take care of our nursery and garden. The children have helped tidy areas and have their say on how they want it to look. Pictures have then been taken to support with tidying up, and following one of the school rules, looking after this place.

We have also been having lots of fun outdoors, making music, planting seeds and playing in the mud kitchen.

This week we have been exploring the story Jack and the Bean Stalk!

We have been planting our own beans, creating a beanstalk on the wall and acting out the story.

This week we are focusing on shapes within the environment. The children went for a walk to find particular shapes, the mornings group looked for circles while the afternoon  group looked for rectangles. The children took their own photos of the shapes they found. Here is a selection of the ones we noticed:

If you would like to join us on the hunt for shapes, you can play this game on the way to and from nursery and let us know what you find.

This week the children have been focused on developing the garden and having their say on what they would like then helping their teachers to make the improvement. Dens were made up using some of our pallets and bungee cords, which the children have been enjoying, especially with the wet weather.

The children have also helped with make a display for our pots and pans to hang up onto for playing with the mud kitchen, using screws and a screw driver.

We have had lots of fun playing in the snow today. We have been making snowmen, throwing snowballs, making snow angels and sledging.

This week we have been taking part in activities to support our mental health. These have included mindfulness, talking about ourselves and what we are good at and doing some yoga.

Following the interests of the children this week, we made apple juice and orange juice. At the end of last week, the children helped make a shopping list of food items they would like for nursery.

The children then worked together to wash and prepare the fruit for making the juice. It was hard work squeezing the oranges and cutting the apples. The apple juice then needed put through a sieve to divide the liquid from the pulp.

In the afternoon we had a tasting session and recorded if the children liked it or not.

We are currently learning about Scotland. This week we have been creating our own thistles using paint and  building our own castles. We have also been busy outside exploring the ice that has formed at the bottom of the slide.  This week we have welcomed some new friends too.