Some of the children in the Sunshine Room were very busy this morning making a graduation invitation for Mrs. Alexander. There was some fantastic writing and lovely drawings to make it special and Mrs. Alexander was delighted to get her invitation. The children have been practising their songs and are looking forward to performing them to everyone on Tuesday.
Category: 2013-2014
Clever Crocodiles
What a lovely start Mrs. Lindsay had to her birthday when a group of Nursery children paid her a visit in Primary 1. Mrs. Lindsay was very impressed with their work on the crocodile story – making crocodiles from playdough and bricks as well as super drawings of the characters in the story. Some of the children even helped Primary 1 to tell the story themselves. Thank you Mrs. Lindsay, Mrs. Waugh and Primary 1 for a great visit.
Snack Shop
With the sun shining and the outdoor area beckoning, many of the children are not so keen to have snack on these hot days so a shop was set up to sell milk, water, grapes and strawberries. Suddenly it seemed that everyone was hungry and thirsty and, as you can see, the little shop did some very good business out in the garden.
Cinema Visit
Thank you to everyone for bringing the children to the cinema today. We hope that they had a good time. They certainly seemed to enjoy the film and everyone behaved beautifully. Here you can see the afternoon children waiting in the sunshine to go into the cinema and getting ready for “Postman Pat” to start.
We’re All Going On A Summer Holiday
The sunny weather seems to be putting a big smile on everyone’s face this week and lots of children have chosen to play in the garden. This happy, little group spent a long time working together to make a big bus because they wanted to go on their holidays. Well done for super teamwork boys and girls. I wonder what you’ll make next?
“Postman Pat”
Please remember that tomorrow (19.6.14) is our visit to the cinema to see “Postman Pat”. We will meet you there at 9.15 or 12.45 depending on your session and hope that you’re all looking forward to a lovely time together.
Photo Comments
Carmen’s family have been enjoying the photos of our butterfly artwork and the children visiting Primary 1:
“Carmen enjoyed colouring in her butterfly. I asked her how we could make a large,medium and small butterfly. “She replied, I could draw a medium one and an even smaller one and put them together so they are cuddling each other”.”
“I asked Carmen if she enjoyed going into P1 classroom today? She sayed she loved it and enjoyed listening to the story that Mrs Lindsay read them. She thought Mrs Lindsay was a lovely lady. She did say tho that there wasn’t many toys. Aw!! I’m sure she may pop back into nursery to have a little play.”
We love having little visits from the children when they are in Primary 1 and we’re sure that Carmen will find lots to play with once she’s settled in.
Visits to Primary 1
Mrs. Lindsay and Miss Campbell had more little visitors to their rooms today as lots more children visited their Primary 1 classroom. Playdough, stories, sand, computer games, the train set … they tried out most activities on offer and came back to Nursery very happy. Thank you to Miss Campbell, Mrs. Lindsay and Primary 1 for making everyone feel so welcome. The children are very excited to start in their new classes in August.
Do You Play, Talk and Read With Your Child?
Education Scotland is highlighting the importance of playing, talking and reading with children. Parents, carers and families make a positive difference to a child’s learning and your support can play a vital role at all stages of your child’s education.
The latest PlayTalkRead campaign, including a television advert to be shown during World Cup games, was launched on Father’s Day.
The PlayTalkRead campaign’s summer activity is part of the Scottish Government’s focus on the early years of children’s lives – encouraging and supporting parents and carers to play, talk and read more regularly with their little ones.
For more information and advice for parents and carers to support literacy at home, please visit our link on the right to the Parentzone website or have a look at the PlayTalkRead website at www.playtalkread.org/
Beautiful Bugs
Some super pieces of artwork have been done by the children, inspired by their learning about minibeasts. A wide range of materials was used in Nursery to produce butterflies, caterpillars and ladybirds. The butterflies designed at home also look fantastic and it’s great to see how different they all look. We hope that you enjoy this selection but there are lots more to see on display in Nursery and in the corridor near the school office.
Click on the photos for a clearer view.
