Thank you to all those who have returned their slips requesting seats for our little graduation ceremony on June 26th. We ask that you please return these slips by Tuesday 11th June to allow us to gauge if we can offer extra seats to those who would like them. Thank you for your co-operation.
Category: 2018-2019
Congratulations
Very well done to our recent award winners. We hope that you are very proud of your certificates.
Apologies
We would like to apologise for the service over the past week on our blog. There has been some work requiring to be done centrally on all blogs so we have not been able to post our usual updates. We hope that this has been resolved and will catch up on all our news in the near future. Thank you for your patience.
Butterfly Symmetry
Just like the children in the Rainbow Room, those in the Raindrop Room have been focussing on symmetry and they have made some beautiful, symmetrical butterflies to display in their room. We would like to share a selection here but have a look in the Nursery to see lots more.
Pre-Writing Skills
We were delighted to have so many parents joining us for our pre-writing workshop on Monday and hope that you all enjoyed the activities provided. We would like to thank Shona McGeorge and her team of Occupational Therapists, our Primary 1 teacher Miss Campbell and Eileen, our Family Learning Co-ordinator, for taking the time to provide an insight into the skills we are all trying to develop in the children to prepare them for writing. Shona kindly left a guide for pre-writing skills which everyone should now have in their trays. We hope that you find it helpful.
Learning About Symmetry
As we have been learning about life cycles and are caring for our caterpillars, we took the opportunity to learn about symmetry which can be seen on the wings of butterflies. The children have been creating symmetrical patterns in the art area and experimenting with playdough to make their own symmetrical patterns. ‘Symmetry’ is a tricky word to remember but the children have certainly shown us that they understand what it is.
Congratulations
Huge congratulations go these recent award winners. Very well done! We are proud of you all.
Word Of The Week
The Rainbow Room has ‘insect’ as their “Word of the Week” and the Raindrop Room is working on the word ‘manners’.
Outdoor Skills
Since the children in the Rainbow Room saw the arrival of the new pipe in their outdoor area they have grown in confidence to play on and in it. Some have found clever ways to climb on top of it and have developed their balancing skills once they reach the top. Others enjoy climbing inside it and experimenting with the sounds they can make. There are just so many ways that the children can have fun while developing their gross motor skills and imagination.
Pre-Writing Workshop
Don’t miss out. Come and join your child in Nursery on Monday 3rd June 2.15 -3.00. Shona McGeorge (Occupational Therapy) and Miss Campbell (P1 Teacher) will be here to share activities/give information about learning to write and what you can do to help your child.
