P2/3 had a sunny day at Hoddam where they participated in lots of activities to learn about lifecycles. First we hunted in the woods for badger holes,then we spread some ash seeds from the bridge. Next we played a fox … Continue reading →
What a fun afternoon we had at Lincluden Abbey last Monday. The children went to see the community orchard that was planted a few years ago and enjoyed looking for apples to pick. The boys and girls collected different varieties of apples. … Continue reading →
We were so pleased with our summer crop of vegetables that we decided to find out which plants grow well in winter. We went on a trip to Garden Wise Garden Centre where Alistair helped us choose some new plants … Continue reading →
Three weeks into the new term and the children have been really busy. They were amazed to find a great crop of vegetables had sprouted over the summer. They worked really hard to harvest potatoes, onions, carrots and turnips. The … Continue reading →
The Nursery children had a beautiful day to visit RSPB Mersehead last week.
They listened to the story of the Barnacle Geese and the children found out that Barnacle Geese lay their eggs on really high cliffs. When they are old enough the chicks have to jump off the cliff to join their parents.
Have a look at this video to see how far they fall.
Their parents then take them on a very long journey. They have to fly a very long way to our area to find food.
The children enjoyed looking for Barnacle Geese and playing games. They were able to share lots of information when we returned to Nursery too. Have a look in our Big Books to see all that we learned.
We have been very busy in Nursery writing our letters to Santa. Last Wednesday we went to the Post Office to post them. Some letters were smaller than others and we learned that small letters can go straight in the … Continue reading →
The children had very sharp eyes in Nursery this morning as they noticed some frogs near the Nursery door. We thought it was best to catch them in case they got stood on. We found three tiny frogs and one … Continue reading →
This morning, Primary 6 visited Tesco as part of out ‘Food Glorious Food’ project. We have been learning about where our food comes from and the processes it goes through before we get to eat it. In class, we have … Continue reading →
Spring really has arrived at St Ninian’s Nursery. The children had a very special visitor this afternoon. The boys and girls got to ask questions and feed the little lamb. Thank you very much to Mr Pole for bringing it in.
Primary 3 were visiting Hanover Close to find out about different kinds of houses in our local area. We met May and Sandra, who are residents, Fred, who is the manager and Anne who comes in to help the residents … Continue reading →