It’s Maths week Remember to come along to our Numeracy Workshop at 9.15 on Wednesday 2nd October 2019.
October 1, 2019
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Category Archives: Information for parents
January 22, 2019
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The children have had fun designing and making costumes for the rhyme “5 little monkeys jumping on the bed”.
Using props with songs and rhymes is a great way for children to interact further with the rhymes which are one of the best ways to help with language development. Using rhymes that also involve counting and numbers to help to … Continue reading
December 3, 2018
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The gifts of understanding- a kind word, a home drawn picture or a hug from your child means more than anything you could buy.
November 15, 2018
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Thank You Impact Arts who worked with our children to make a Fairytale Garden in our Centre.
Thank you to the Young people on the Creative Pathways employability programme in Barrhead who worked with our children on Wednesday afternoon to make artwork and plant greenery for their garden. This marked the end of a 12-week block … Continue reading
November 2, 2018
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Christmas Hamper Appeal
We are looking for the following items for our Christmas Hampers.
October 5, 2018
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Odd Socks
We need your help! If you have any odd socks in the house that you no longer have use for we would love if you could bring them into us! These would help us continue retelling stories using sock puppets. … Continue reading
October 5, 2018
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WHO BROKE BABY BEAR’S CHAIR?
BREAKING NEWS IN ARTHURLIE FAMILY CENTRE! BROKEN CHAIR MYSTERY This week we discovered a broken chair outside the Ally Bally Bee Room. The children investigated the crime scene to find out who might have broken the chair. The children … Continue reading
October 4, 2018
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Storytelling with Props: Bring Favorite Stories to Life
Setting the scene and acting out Goldilocks and the Three Bears with props is one of our all time favorite story telling activities in Arthurlie Family Centre. Have you ever tried storytelling with props? We loved turning a book into a play. The … Continue reading
September 19, 2018
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Welcome to our Jungle in Ally Bally Bee Room
Children have taken part in collecting resources for our jungle area collecting mint leaves, anise seeds and branches from the woods, going on jungle animal hunts around the playrooms to find other animals and books. There are lots of different … Continue reading
September 18, 2018
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Did you know that blowing bubbles can have a calming effect on children?
The exercise of blowing the bubble encourages children to practice deep breathing which has calming effects on the body. The activity of blowing bubbles is also good for strengthening muscles in the mouth. How to make bubble paint Put a … Continue reading
September 18, 2018
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We are creating a shop in our playroom (Ally Bally Bee). Can you help us?
We are looking for empty Tins Boxes Tubs Bottles
September 11, 2018
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DIY Outdoor Games to Make with stones
The children have demonstrated their knowledge of matching and number order using the number line on a piece of wood and number stones. Games don’t have to come in a box and they definitely don’t need to be battery operated … Continue reading
September 6, 2018
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Where does this go?
The children have been sorting and labelling the resources. The children have been exploring their new nursery environments after their summer break. To support the children’s learning the children and staff have been taking photographs of the resources to label the storage drawers. … Continue reading
September 5, 2018
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Explore Patterns, Grow a Math Brain
There are many natural opportunities for pattern play with children in everyday activities. In nursery the children were engaged in a pattern game on the smartboard. “I know the next shape. It’s a triangle.” The children repeated the pattern during … Continue reading
August 3, 2018
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Go Team Arthurlie at Cowan Park
The children made sporting banners and displayed them during a visit to Cowan Park when they competed their sporting events linked with their learning about the European Games.
July 31, 2018
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Glasgow is set to be transformed into a giant sporting arena and cultural festival site for 11 days of jam-packed action from 2 August.
At nursery the children have been researching the Glasgow European Championships 2018. The children enjoyed listening to the story of Bonnie the Seal, on the smartboard, who is learning about different sports. The Bonnie the Seal story inspired the children to then made their … Continue reading
July 24, 2018
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Thanks to McGill’s Bus Company for providing us with a free bus to allow us to visit Dams to Darnley Country Park
To allow us to visit Dams to Darnley Country Park today McGill’s Bus Company provided us with free transport. For some of our children this was their first time on a bus, so there was much excitement. As the bus drove … Continue reading
May 16, 2018
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Sports Day – We have planned sports days on Tuesday 22nd May and Wednesday 23rd May.
Dry Day Plan We are hoping for dry days to enable us to invite two family members per family for an outdoor event. Wet Day Plan Otherwise the children will have their sports day inside where there … Continue reading
April 27, 2018
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Thank you to Albar Landscapes for donating flowers, grass, soil and plants.
April 23, 2018
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Parents playing an active role in their children’s learning can make a valuable and lasting difference to children’s lives and outcomes.
The parents and children at our Centre stayed to play after the nursery session with loose parts, sensory play and real tools.
