Month: March 2020

Hello Everyone,

I am missing all of your smiles but noticed a wee boy who lives beside me had put a drawing of a rainbow in his window and it made me smile! Since I can’t see your smiles could you please draw some rainbows and put them in your windows, or share on the blog, to make your neighbours and all of us at a Mearns Nursery smile!

❤️ Mrs Murray 😁

Hickory, Dickory, Dock

Hickory, Dickory, Dock,

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down,

Hickory, Dickory, Dock.

Let’s Explore Time!

How many clocks can you find in your home?

Does anyone wear a watch in your family?

Can you read the numbers on the clock?

Marvellous Mice!

What do you know about mice already?

Maybe you could find out three facts about them.

Draw a picture of the mouse running up the clock.

Although we are not able to be all together at this time we still want to work with children and families to plan activities and learning experiences that meet the children’s needs and interests.

The comments section allows  you to let us know of any areas of interest that your child has at the moment. We can then plan as we would in nursery to develop ideas and activities that will allow them to explore those interests further.

We look forward to hearing about the things your children would like to explore!

During the nursery day, the children have free access to water or milk and the healthy snack that has been provided by their family. To encourage their ongoing independence, setting up a snack station may help.

Each morning and afternoon the children could choose one or two items to set out in their Snack Station as well as selecting a drink. This gives the opportunity to talk about healthy food and drink choices. They can then choose when they want to enjoy them.

The children are all very good at washing their hands before they sit at the table to eat and tidying away their dishes afterwards.

If your child is also showing an interest in number and money then you could create a menu together of available snacks and prices and give them a small daily snack budget.

We hope the sunshine over the weekend has brightened what continues to be a difficult period for us all.

With such an abrupt end to the session (although we remain optimistic), it is important that our wee ones have the ability to deal with so much uncertainty in the best way they know how – through play and laughter. And to be honest, as adults, we are sure we will learn one or two lessons from them ourselves at this challenging time.

Remember, the priority is to stay safe and well. Enjoy each other’s company and look after one another until we meet up again.

Rest assured that our children remain at the centre of all that we do and that we are here to support you all in any way we can.

Much love to our Mearns Nursery family and community. Our thoughts are with you, always. 🌈

We hope that you are all safe and well. As we are unable to all be together in nursery the staff  will be using the blog to support your learning at home.

Starting on Monday we will post ideas for activities that will help you to keep playing and learning while having lots of fun!