We recently held a series of Outdoor Parent Workshops. These included outdoor play, den building and fire lighting. Thank you to everyone who came along and to the staff team for hosting these sessions.
Parents gave lovely feedback and we look forward to hosting some more workshops in the New Year.
“It was a lovely adventure for me to attend the Family Centre …for the wonderful Outdoor Education sessions”
“I really enjoyed the hands on play/ learning sessions”
“I had never thought of building a den in the garden using material, pegs etc. I will definitely take this forward.”
We have been learning about the impact of plastic pollution on wildlife, especially sea animals. We collected some plastic waste and created a map to show the route of a piece of rubbish from our homes into the river and then out to sea.
We had a visit from two turtles Wallace and Grommit.
Thank you to all the parents who attended our recent STEM curriculum evening and to the whole staff team for showcasing our learning and making this evening a huge success. Our parents loved trying out some of the experiences on offer and feedback was very positive and encouraging.
Great to see all the stimulating and fun activities and nice to talk with staff and parents.
So lovely to see the amazing resources and have a chance to meet other staff members – really lovely group.
Thank you for all the staff’s knowledge and expertise!
The resources were fantastic, in particular the technology.
Loved the ideas for playing and learning at home and seeing what children do at nursery.
I wish I could provide constructive feedback, but nope! The evening and it’s content was perfect! So much effort made! Such a shame more parents didn’t come along.
Exploring the properties of gloopUsing our Chromebooks to make playdoughMini-beast huntArchitect sharing plans for our new centreMore explorations with cornflour and water to make gloopVinegar, red powder paint and bicarbonate of soda…..…it’s a volcano!Spaghetti constructionsPlaydough funGloop- solid or liquid?
As I build a structure, I select blocks which are the same size and I create a pattern. I have to place the blocks on carefully to balance them. My friends have made a slide and when I say ‘go’ they knock down my structure then I rebuild it exactly the same way!
We are very excited about the building work going on for our new nursery. We have been looking at the plans and created our own 3D model of our new centre.
I made the grass for the playground. I made furniture for outside too.I cut the grass and glued the grass on.I am painting the walls.This is the outside walls we are painting.We added classrooms and a sand pit.
As we explore loose parts we are developing curiosity, fine motor skills and mathematical skills.
I sorted all the beads into their colours.I had a treasure box with 6 things in it. I knew one was missing because there was only 5.I filled the picture frame with beads.We are matching the keys and the padlocks. We know we have matched them properly when the lock opens.
We are loving being back and learning both indoors and out!
We are learning to use a mouse to control the computer.I am learning to use the programmable toys.I know the routine of snack and can independently select my preferences.We are using small loose parts in our imaginative role play.I use my imagination as I play in the mud kitchen.We can play together and take turns.We use our imagination as we sail and steer the boat.We are investigating nature in the garden.I am developing my gross motor skills as I play on the tyre swing.I am developing my mark making skills.
This year we have developed a strong community link with @asda Newton Mearns. We continued to develop this link with a visit to the store. The children learned how to use the scanner at the tills and described it as “the best day ever!” Thank you to Leigh @AsdaCommunity
We had a visit from Miss Cunningham’s brother Paul and his Guide dog Mikey. We learned about how important having a guide dog is to support people who are blind and how we should not distract them when they are working. We all loved the chance to meet Mikey.
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