Category: 2018-2019

Winter Is Here

The focus of discussion recently has been about Winter and how it affects our lives. Here are a few ideas from the Raindrop Room.

Fern: frost comes out at night – it’s crunchy.
Leah: the trees are bare.
Jasmin: there’s snow.
Louie: there’s frost on the grass.
Evan: we have to wear a hat and scarf.
Mason: you can blow away.
Charlotte: all the leaves are off the trees.
Archie: it’s cold. You need to wear a suit in the garden. You need gloves.
Imogen: the snow comes and it’s frosty.
Ellie: the ice makes the leaves go to frost.
Remy: the trees go icy.
Skye: we need to wear a hat.
Macaulay: the ice melts when it’s sunny.
Marnie: you need to wear a coat, hat and gloves.

We think that you are developing a good idea of what Winter is like. Great ideas everyone.

Car Park

We would like to remind everyone not to park in the staff car park as staff have staggered start times and currently are not all able to park to begin work. For those who are accessing Nursery outside the 8.30-9.00 and 3.00 times, we suggest that you use the John Bell car park or park on Solway Street, walk down the lane and around the car park path thus avoiding walking through the car park. Thank you for your co-operation – it is greatly appreciated.

Congratulations

Thank you to Carol Moyes, Dumfries and Galloway RAiSE teacher, who left us a kind comment re our recently published inspection report:

“Congratulations! Lovely to see your outdoor space being praised in the report; doesn’t surprise me given the great work you share on your blog.

Well done!

Carol Moyes
RAiSE Teacher”

Thank you very much for all your support on our blog. We appreciate your kind comment.

Creativity With Pipettes

Having used pipettes for some science activities before Christmas, we decided to experiment with them in the art area. The children in the Rainbow Room enjoyed being creative with the paint and developed their fine motor skills as they took care when applying it to the kitchen roll that was their canvas. We love the concentration on the children’s faces as they created their individual works of art and we think that the end results are super.

Click then click again on photos to see the names of the artists.

“Very Good” Inspection

In October the Nursery had an unannounced inspection by the Care Inspectorate (SCSWIS) and the results of that inspection, over one and a half days, have now been published.
We are delighted to report that we were graded as “very good” in both areas of the inspection which covered the quality of the environment, care and support we provide. As you can imagine, we are delighted to receive this very positive report and will use it as a stepping stone to further develop our Nursery.
If you would like to read the full report, please click on the link on the right entitled Care Inspection Report (under Useful Links)where you can put in a search for “Daycare of Children” and “Annan”. This will show you our report.

“Hello” From Mrs. Gray

Mrs. Gray has kindly left a message for the children:

“Hello boys and girls_ I have had such a lovely week in the new Raindrop room and garden. Lots of laughs, chat and learning while building relationships with the new staff, children and their families.I have been shopping and bought some new gloves to keep your little hands cosy in this chilly weather while we play in the garden.”

I think we might need those gloves this week Mrs. Gray. Thank you for thinking of everyone.

Word Of The Week

We would like to share our “Word of the Week” for the week ahead. The Rainbow Room will be learning ‘hibernation’ while the Raindrop Room will have ‘tartan’ as their “Word of the Week”. It would be great if families could use these words at home too to try to develop the children’s understanding of our focus words.

New Environment

After two weeks using our new environment for the red and blue groups, we have been asking the children their views on their new room.

Remy: I like the playdough and painting.
Kai: I’m hiding treasure.
Tilly: the brick corner’s good.
Jasmin: I like the playdough.
William: I like the sand tray.
Ellie: I like the foam, it smells nice.
Clara: I like the new book corner.
Evan: I like playing with the sand in the garden.
Mason: I like playing with my friends.
Kara: I like the sand tray.
Robin: I liked the other Nursery but I like this room best.

The children have coped so well with the changes and we hope that they all continue to enjoy their new environment as the term progresses.

Report a Glow concern
Cookie policy  Privacy policy

Glow Blogs uses cookies to enhance your experience on our service. By using this service or closing this message you consent to our use of those cookies. Please read our Cookie Policy.

Close