On Monday we joined up with the Butterflies to watch Mrs Walker light some sparklers in the Wildlife garden. We talked about how to keep ourselves safe near the sparklers.

 

It it was a very wet morning on Wednesday, however the children had a wonderful time exploring the Woodies in the rain. We took our nursery umbrellas and it was interesting to watch the children work out how to share four umbrellas between eighteen children. Lots of negotiating and sharing of resources. The children were developing their creative and vocabulary skills when they went on a bear hunt in the rain with Mrs Walker. Instead of, “What a beautiful day!” we said, “What a wet day!”

We enjoyed experiencing the rain falling on our tongues, faces and arms.

With the weather turning colder and wetter we would like to remind parents to ensure that their child comes to nursery each day with suitable outdoor clothing. We try to get outside as much as possible so please make sure your child is suitably dressed for the weather conditions that day. Thank you to all our volunteers who help each Wednesday, without your participation we could not go to the Woodies. Please support this valuable outdoor learning experience for your children by signing up to help.

On Friday we were learning about why people wear poppies at this time of year. We watched a short film about the work of ‘Poppy Scotland’ and this encouraged the children to ask questions about helping others in our community. We painted a field of poppies and some of the children painted their own poppy. At 11 o’clock we joined in with the rest of the school and tried to stay silent and we very nearly achieved it!!