With the school photographer in on Hallowe’en, we thought that it was not such a good idea to dress up but some took the opportunity to put on their Hallowe’en outfits today and we think that they all looked great.
An obstacle course always provides a great outdoor challenge and lots of the children love helping to design a course themselves. This little activity provided the opportunity to develop the children’s balancing skills and some even took on the additional challenge of carrying cups of water along the course. What great concentration you can see on their faces as they try to get to the end of the plank without spilling any water.
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I wonder if the children have been out on their bikes while they have been on holiday? They were working on their biking skills at the end of term as we borrowed a set of balance bikes and helmets to give them some extra practice in the school playground. We could certainly see great progress in their balance and control so we hope that some have been able to play on their bikes in the holidays.
Lots of our children love developing their Technologies skills and have been learning how to safely use a hammer. They experienced challenge as they had to follow instructions to stay safe, have an awareness of risk and show concentration and perseverance with this tricky activity. Hammering the nails into the wood and then positioning the elastic bands on their work, to form shapes, helped to develop the children’s motor skills. What a great sense of achievement the children have after this activity – it’s no surprise that it’s always very popular.
The nature area at the front of the school provides a great opportunity for a little adventure as part of our day in Nursery. As well as building confidence in the wider school environment, the children love visiting this super outdoor area be it for a story, a game or simply to explore nature to investigate the signs of the changing season.
Our “Rumble in the Jungle” focus in the Rainbow Room led to the children learning a dance to a song from “The Jungle Book”. Here you can see them initially practising the dance in Nursery then marching along the corridor to Primary 1 to give a performance of their final work in the Primary 1 classroom, wearing the animal masks they had made themselves.
We thought that the children showed great confidence to perform to an audience in an unfamiliar environment and they produced such a super performance that they then performed to Primary 1/2 as well.
The Rainbow Room visited the school nature area several times towards the end of term as part of their interest in animals as well as the changing season. As you can see, they all enjoyed listening to “Rumble in the Jungle” and then set off on a hunt to search for animals in the nature area which was very exciting.
After a tasty outdoor snack, the children talked about the signs around them that Autumn was on its way and gathered some evidence which they all shared in their discussion together about their findings.
Once back in Nursery, some of the children made super art work from their finds in our outdoor area which looks great displayed in the mud kitchen hanging from the shelter. Great teamwork and enthusiasm were evident from these children in this activity and we think that they must certainly have gone home tired that day.
The children in the Raindrop Room have had a few walks out in our community lately. This one, not far from Nursery, was to find Autumn leaves for their artwork. It may look green all around them but this group was very successful in finding lots of leaves of many colours to bring back to put to good use in Nursery. Autumn certainly seems to be with us.
The role play area in Nursery is always popular and the children have great ideas of what they would like there. Recently in the Rainbow Room some wanted a vet’s surgery and some wanted a pet shop so we decided to have both side by side. As you can see from this little gallery, this was a very busy area with lots of super interaction going on between the children.
Last week brought the first fire of the new year in the Rainbow Room garden and, just like those in the Raindrop Room, the children listened very well to ensure their safety. Marshmallows were on the menu for this little picnic and they went down very well once toasted on our fire. The children love to chat round the fire and even the process of putting the fire out brings lots of discussion. We hope that you enjoy our photos.
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