Responsible Citizens

Looking After Babies

When the children in the Raindrop Room asked for babies in the role play area they gave us lots of ideas of what else we needed to provide to look after their babies. Once we introduced their suggestions, this was a very popular area to play in and the children showed good understanding of how to look after babies in their conversations and imaginative play.
Marnie: babies like stories. At bedtime they get baths with their big sisters to keep them safe. Lift big things away from baby sisters that might fall on top of them.
Ella: first the babies cry and then we give them the dummy. Babies cry when they don’t like the toys they have. We change babies’ nappies, some people call them diapers. After you’ve fed the baby you put the spit cloth on your shoulder. Put the baby on your shoulder and pat them.
Luca: sing babies “One, Two, Three, Four, Five Once I Caught a Fish Alive”.
Tilly: mummies look after babies so they don’t cry.
Joely: babies need milk from the kitchen. They drink it in a bottle. Cuddle babies.
Mason: rock babies to sleep.
Noah: babies cry. Cuddle them. They like baby toys. Babies have teddies. Wash babies with a sponge.
Skye D.: we need to be careful when we hold a baby. When we wash a baby we need to be gentle.
Robin: we sing lullabies to babies. We cuddle them. They are cute and small.
Kara: babies sleep in a cot. We feed them fruit. Be careful holding a baby. They like a dummy if they’re crying.
Fern: mummies look after babies. Babies like carrots. They get fed with milk at bedtime. Babies wear baby clothes. You can rock babies to make them sleep in your arms. At bedtime they get bedtime stories. Fire things keep babies safe from the fire.
Sophie E.: I look after baby Harry and play with him and love him. I feed him his bottle when it’s time for bed. We like looking at each other.
Anthony: be careful – don’t break babies. Babies like trains. They drink baby milk. They cry if they want baby milk. Babies wear nappies. Mummies feed babies. They sleep in a baby bed.
Summer: babies like milk in a bottle. A baby sleeps in a cot.

As well as it being a fun place to play, the children love taking responsibility for looking after their outdoor environment. Here you can see some great work being done recently to tidy up the garden and what a super job the children made of it too.

Tracks Big And Small

The Rainbow room took art outdoors recently as they used various vehicles to experiment in making patterns. Trucks, bikes, diggers and scooters all made different tracks on the card and the children loved trying out the various wheels. Some preferred the little vehicles on the table while others liked to “drive” along or walk on the card to make their pattern. The children were certainly proud of their finished work and showed themselves to be responsible and independent by cleaning up all the materials at the end of their artwork. What a great day’s work!

Rainbow Fire

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.

Outdoor Snack

Snack outdoors is always popular, particularly if there is a fire involved. The children love to help prepare their own food and there seems to be nothing tastier than a snack that you help to prepare yourself. As well as learning to stay safe near a fire, the children in the Raindrop Room are developing their fine motor skills and independence as they spread the butter on their bagels. As you can see, the children are always keen to join in round the fire and they made a good job of toasting their snack.

What Are Our Rules?

The children have learned, through discussion, that rules are very important to keep us all safe and happy. Here they are demonstrating our rules so that we can display them in Nursery as a reminder for everyone. I wonder who can remember the rules to tell their families at home?

Thoughts Of Kindness

We are delighted that the children in the Raindrop Room have been bringing in their hearts from home to tell us about their acts of kindness so thank you for your support with this. To help the children understand what kindness is, we also talked about their thoughts in Nursery and would like to share some of them with you.

Kyla: I help Mummy clean the toys.
Sophie E.: I take care of Toby. He’s my boyfriend and the same age as me. I do lots of things with him and then he’s happy.
Tilly: I share toys with Marnie. I help Daddy with jobs and wash the car.
Barclay: I help Mum and Dad with the washing and I tidy up toys.
Fern: I find dog poo for Daddy to pick up.
Summer: I clean up with Mummy.
William: I tidy up the toys and come downstairs nicely for breakfast. – Mum and Dad look after us.
Isaac W.: I share and I help Mummy do the washing.
Paisley S.: I help Mummy clean up and do the washing and tidy.
Mason: I draw something nice for Mummy.
Lola: I play with Rixon with dinosaurs.
Elise: I help my Daddy wash up.
Luca: I press the button on the toaster to help Mummy. I kiss Mummy.
Kara: I help Mummy and Daddy clean up.
Skye B.: I help Auntie Ang put the pegs in the basket.
Skye D.: I give Belle treats and she gives me paws.
Joely: I help Mummy pick up toys.
Noah: I help with the washing.
Marnie: I let my friends play with my toys and I play with my baby sister at home.
Margo: I share toys with the boys and girls at Eastriggs.
Alfie L.: I do baking with my Mum.

What a lot of kind children we have!

Congratulations

Huge congratulations to our first award winners of the new Nursery year for showing kindness towards our new children in their first few days. We think that you both thoroughly deserved your certificates and feel sure that your families will be very proud of you.

Please And Thank You

In a discussion about good manners, the children came up with some suggestions of when and where we use them.

Louie: you need to say please and thank you.
Leah: say it in the dinner hall when we’re in P1.
Evan G.: when someone gives you something.
Archie: you say thank you in the dinner hall.
Mason: when we want milk or water we say please.
Charlotte: when someone gives you a sweetie, you say thank you.
Jasmin: you say please and thank you for food and drinks and toys.
Emilia B.: every single time you say please and thank you when someone gives you something.
Alisha: I say please and thank you to my friends when they pass the butter.
Fern: say thank you if you get something.
Robin: when someone gives you a toy, you say thank you.
Macaulay: say thank you when Mummy buys you sweeties.
Remy: when the big ladies give you stuff.
Matthew: we say thank you when we have a sandwich at snack.

We are pleased to say that the children do remember to use good manners most of the time in Nursery.

Snack Creations

Lots of learning happens in the snack area in Nursery and here you can see the children developing their fine motor skills as they prepare fruit, showing good control to chop safely. They then decided how to set out their snack in a way that looked appealing, be that as a face or a pattern that they created. Finally, as well as enjoying the tasty food that they had prepared, the children took photos of their snack themselves so that they could share their work with others after it was eaten up. Great work all round boys and girls.