We would like to remind you that our “Stories, Rhyme and Fun” Family Learning sessions will begin tomorrow Tuesday 30th October. Sessions will be 9.00 – 9.30 or 12.15 – 12.45 and younger sisters and brothers are welcome to join in. We hope that lots of our families take this opportunity to have fun while developing their children’s literacy skills.
Tag: Successful Learners
Word Of The Week
As we begin to learn about different celebrations, with Hallowe’en, Bonfire Night and Diwali almost upon us, our “Word of the Week” this week will be celebration. We will talk about what celebrations look like in the lives of different families and cultures.
Tennis Coaching
In the last week of term some of the children enjoyed a session with tennis coach Mike who provided a range of fun activities to help the children learn control of a tennis ball. There are classes for Nursery age children at our local tennis courts so we hope that these children have enjoyed their experience and may want to take part in these classes in the future. They certainly showed great enthusiasm for all the activities.
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Experimenting With Colour
I wonder how many of you have tried out those little tester pots of paint at home and spent ages comparing different shades? These children had great fun recently, mixing paint and experimenting with colours to paint outdoors. As with most art at this stage, it was the process of experimentation, rather than the end result of lots of wood painted in various colours, that was the most creative and exciting part of the activity. They mixed, measured, poured and did lots of talking about their findings as part of the process. Great teamwork boys and girls!
Sunshine Superstars
As well as learning about hygiene and safety when preparing foods, our youngest children in the Sunshine Room were developing their understanding of science and talking and listening skills when they recently made chocolate crispies. Who would have thought that something so tasty could provide so much learning? It is great to see these young children becoming so independent and focussed in their activities. Super work all of you!
Outdoor Music
Tucked away in a sheltered part of the garden is our performance area where the children can experiment with music using a range of instruments. They love to work together to create music and then step on the stage for their performance either as a band or individually. Here is a little snapshot of some of their experiences in our outdoor music area.
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Pine Cones And Acorns
Evelyn’s family has been looking at the photos of the children who have found signs of Autumn with their families.
“Evelyn was so happy to show everyone the pine cones and acorns she found on the way to nursery that day. She loves collecting them, I find them everywhere haha x”
Well done Evelyn! It sounds like you have been very busy.
Signs Of Autumn
Learning about Autumn this term has been helped greatly by the children’s super contributions to our display. Chestnuts, acorns and leaves of so many colours have been collected by the children and their families. Good talking skills have been evident as the children shared their finds with others and talked about where they had found them. Thank you so much to all those families who have taken the time to talk to their children about the signs of Autumn and have helped them find examples. Here is a selection of the things the children have brought in.
Word Of The Week
“Word of the Week” this week is audience as the children are learning some songs to perform to their families on Wednesday. For many this will be the first time they have performed to an audience so they have been learning what this means and we have been preparing them for what they will see.
Learning With A Plastic Bag
Mrs. Moyes, Dumfries and Galloway RAiSE teacher, has been enjoying our windy day photos.
“Love hearing about all the fantastic STEM activities you’re doing. Love the idea of a plastic bag to investigate wind – just shows you don’t need lots of fancy equipment to explore the world around us.
Keep it up!
Regards
Mrs Moyes
D&G RAiSE Teacher”
Thank you for visiting our blog. It is true – it’s surprising how much we can learn from using a plastic bag.
