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What Rules Should We Have?

Over the first few weeks of term we have been talking to the children about what rules we should have in Nursery and why so thought we would share some of their ideas.
Alisha: don’t put stickers on your face.
Archie: be good. Don’t run, just walk.
Cody: no pushing ’cause someone could bang their head.
Jasmin: no kicking.
Emilia B: we need to tidy toys.
Leo: we might trip if there’s stuff on the floor.
Finlay: we need to tidy up if it’s a mess.
Jack: no running. You might trip.
Remy: no pushing ’cause it’s not nice.
Emily M.: no shouting ’cause we can’t hear you.
Jessica: no shouting.
Kendall: you’ve got to walk.
Emily B.: you might hurt yourself if you run.
Layla: no running.
Leah: no hitting. We are friends.

We think that the children have put their thinking brains into action with these ideas. Well done boys and girls.

Safe In The Sun

As we have enjoyed the summer sunshine so much over the last few weeks, we read a book in Nursery called “Staying Safe in the Sun” and discussed what we know about looking after ourselves in the hot weather. Here is a selection of their ideas.

Cali: you wear a hat to keep safe. You have to drink lots of water.
Fraser: wear white clothes to keep cooler.
Imoen: I put suncream on to protect me from getting sunburned.
Kyle: go in the shade.
Matthew: you need to put suncream on your arms.
Archie: you can wear sunglasses.
Olivia: you need suncream.
Remy: put suncream on so your body doesn’t get burnt.
Mason: a big hat keeps your head cool.
Annalise: your skin goes red if it gets burned in the sun.
Louie: you put on sunglasses to keep your eyes safe.
Enid: put a sunhat on to keep your head safe.
Evan: put some more suncream on when you come out of the swimming pool.
Kai: you get burnt if you don’t put suncream on.

It sounds like the children have a good understanding of staying safe in the sun from these ideas. All they need to do now is enjoy the sunshine.

Where Are Our Butterflies?

When asked where they think our butterflies will fly to, the children in the morning produced some lovely ideas.

Olivia: to meet some new animals.
Evan G: to see the cows up at the farm.
Kobe: go to the flowers to eat.
Remy: to see the horses.
Matthew: to McDonald’s.
Crue: to make some new friends.
Aoife: to see some flowers.
Penny: they might go to the sunflowers.
Louie: to find some vegetables like tomatoes.
Eadie: to see the daisies.
Fraser: to the lake.
Leah: they go onto the buttercups.
Jasmin: to Dino Park.
Priya: I think all of them are going to fly to my back garden.
Tom: to America – it would take 1000 days.
Brooke: to Hetland to eat the flowers.

Keep your eyes peeled boys and girls – you never know where you might see them.

Where Would You Fly?

As the children in the afternoon waved their little butterflies goodbye, we asked them where they would like to fly to if they were butterflies.

James: I would fly to my Grandad’s farm. It won’t take me long to fly.
Safoora: on a tree.
Letti: I would fly on a balloon.
Mason: on a house. I would eat fruit.
Joshua: I would fly on a tree and dig a hole and find a door with key and lock it.
Emilia H: to a tree house with flowers and a barbecue.
Frankie: I would go into a bush of daffodils.
Archie: fly to Disney World.
Kyle: I would like to fly into a tree. It will have green leaves.
Bethany: I would fly in trees. I would find food and eat oranges, strawberries and bananas.
Jagoda: I would fly on a balloon to the garden.
Oscar: I would find a house with a garden and live in it.
Tom: I would fly in the trees.
Ally-May: I would like to fly in Scotland.
Tiana-Rose: fly to a garden with flowers and I would be happy.

More Loving Thoughts

As promised, here are some of the thoughts of the afternoon children on who they love after our Valentine’s Day discussions.

Emily: I love my Mummy and Dad. I whisper in their ears that I love them.
Bethany: I love Connor. I give him chocolate. He gave me a red rose.
Safoora: I love my Mickey Mouse toys. I share them with my sister. I love my sister.
Devlin: my Mummy loves me.
Cali: I love my Mummy because she gives me chocolate.
Ava: I love Goofy because he gives me so much cuddles.
Dave: I love Dad and Mum and Peter. We play and give cuddles and kisses.
Cameron: I love my Mummy.
Tiana-Rose: I love my troll.
Mason: my Mum and Dad give me cuddles and kisses. I give them kisses too.

Thank you for sharing your ideas boys and girls.

Burns Celebrations

Some of the children have been looking at the recent photos of their Burns Day celebrations and talking about their special snack.

Eadie: I wore my Scotland dress.
Alexa: I liked the tattie scone with cheese and the lemonade.
Derry: I held up my glass to do cheers. It was juice.
Jasmin: I liked the biscuits.
Halle: we had food for Burns Day. I enjoyed the shortbread.
Tom: it was for Scotland.
Kobe: I liked the tattie scones.
Penny: I liked the fizzy Irn Bru.
Olivia: we were doing cheers for Robert Burns birthday.
Brooke: we had Burns snack. I liked the shortbread.
Frankie: I liked the tattie scone and Irn Bru.
Vinnie: it was for Burns Day. I liked the Irn Bru.

We are glad that you enjoyed our special day boys and girls.

Bonfire Night

After looking at some books about Bonfire Night and how it started, the children discussed what they had done with their families.
Bethany: I had sparklers at my friend’s house. We put them in a bucket with water when we had finished.
Devlin: I had some at my house. They banged.
Mason: we had fireworks in a barrow. My Dad ran when we lit them. It made big bangs and some flew like rockets. We had pizza.
Enid: I went to Dumfries in the car to see fireworks.
Safoora: I saw some from a bridge. We had toffee apples.
Joshua: we had fireworks. I stayed next to Daddy to stay safe.
Tom: when it’s dark you can see fireworks.
Penny: I had a bonfire at my house.
Louie: I saw some fireworks in the sky. They were far away.
Evan G.: I saw two fireworks, one was yellow, one was white.
Dave: we saw big bang fireworks. We had chips.
Ava: I went to see fireworks with Mummy. I like pink ones. We didn’t have sweets or toffee apples.
Fraser: I had fireworks at my house. They were rockets.
Kobe: I had some fireworks at my Papa’s house.
Imoen: I had rockets and sparklers at my house.

It sounds like you all had lots of fun!

Who Looks after You?

After reading a story about a bear feeling ill, we talked about who looks after us when we don’t feel well. Here is a selection of the ideas that the children gave.

Louie: my Mummy helps me. She reads books to me.
James: when I have a bug, Mummy and Daddy say I can watch telly on the sofa.
Matthew: my Grandpa gets me a football to make me feel better.
Eadie: my Mummy puts a bowl and a towel beside me when I’m watching T.V.
Archie: Daddy and Dodie play with me.
Frankie: I had chicken pox. My Daddy and brother looked after me when I was in bed.
Cali: Mummy and Daddy get me water and I go to sleep.
Olivia: I had spots on my tummy that were itchy. Grandma took me to get checked.
Leah: Nana looks after me and reads me stories.
Lewis: Mum looks after me. She gives me cough medicine.
Ava: Mummy looks after me. She plays a game with me.
Kyle: Papa and Nana give me medicine.
Brooke: I had spots and Mummy looked after me.
Enid: I had a bad tummy. I lay on the sofa and watched the telly. Mummy helped me.
Imoen: my Dad and Mum – they catch the spots and read me a story when I’m in bed.
Amelia: Mummy gives me a hug.
Kobe: when I was ill at bedtime Mummy and Daddy looked after me.

It sounds like you boys and girls are very well looked after by your families.

Why Do We Need Numbers?

As part of our recent activities based on National Maths Week, we talked to the children about why we need numbers. Here are a few of their ideas.

Brooke: you have numbers on buses so you know where you’re going to and what one to go on.
Imoen: the postman needs to know your number.
Olivia B.: we have clocks with numbers so we can see what time it is.
Matthew: I’ve got a new letter box with a number.
Enid: I’ve got a number on my door so people know where you live.
Patrick: you have signs on the road with letters and numbers to show you where to go.
Louie: you need numbers to count.
Olivia H.: there’s numbers on a clock.
James: you need a number on your shirt to say what team you’re in to play rugby.
Cali: my door is number three.

We hope that everyone is keeping an eye out for numbers when they are out and about with their families. I wonder how many other places you can find numbers?