Creativity, emotional literacy, life cycles, nature, Outdoor Learning

What a buuuuzzzzzzyyyyy week 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

May 29, 2026 Mrs Johnston Leave a comment

What a wonderful learning journey we’ve been on, learning all about bees on World Bee Day. Where they live, what they eat and what they do….

We learned about the different types of bees, the queen bee, the worker bees and the drone bees. We had lots of opportunities to make our own bees…

Bees visit the flowers (can be up to 100 flowers per flight!!!) the pollen sticks to their hairy legs and bodies and this is then transferred when the bees visit different flowers. Bees then carry that back to their hives where the worker bees produce honey and it tastes delicious!!!!!!

Bookbug week

Filled with songs, rhymes and wonderful stories about nature and all the wonderful creatures we live alongside ….. AND if your lucky to see a bumble bee don’t squash it or scare them, give them a little sugared water and help them on their way 🐝🐝🐝

Article 28 You have the right to education

Creative movement, Imaginative thinking, Outdoor Learning

Ready steady balance

May 14, 2026 Miss Simms Leave a comment

The children have been very enthusiastic building their own obstacle course outdoors. The children have been working together as a team discussing where each piece Is going, sharing ideas and problem solving.

The children were then eager to trial their course and all took turns using their gross motor skill and balancing skills. The majority of the children found this very easy and could quickly move around their course. They were still excited and decided and all followed each other round waiting patiently for others and helping one another.

Over the week we decided we would add some extra bit to make it more challenging for some of the children. We added various .objects etc ladders, elevating the planks so they could balancing walking up and down the ramp. stepping over the briidge. Some of the children were also able to stand on one leg and balance while on the raised wooden plank.The children had to concentrate more and take their time to ensure the did not fall off and the crocodiles did not catch them.

This week some of our children went out into our local environment and met with St Joseph primary school to do litter picking to keep our local environment safe and clean. the children worked in pairs to hunt for rubbish using their litter pickers to pick gather all the rubbish. This was a great opportunity for some our children to be meet others from the school they will attend. We are so proud of the teamwork and our children helping to look after our environment.

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Block building, Creativity, Imaginative thinking, life cycles, Mindful moments, nature, Outdoor Learning

Working with Nature in the Cartmill Garden 🪴

May 8, 2026 Miss Keith Leave a comment

The last few weeks in the garden have been so busy and very exciting. We had the pleasure of a visit from Carolside Primary 7 pupils who brought some bird houses to paint with our children. They also spent time playing with our boys and girls and were shown round our lovely new garden.

The girls and boys were also busy building a bug 🐛 hotel using their construction and problem solving skills. The best part is looking everyday to see who may have checked in.

Another visitor to the nursery was a teacher from Williamwood High School . She spoke to the children about the bees 🐝 that they keep and spoke about different types of bees , how they gather pollen and make honey. She kindly brought a bee suit and smoker for us to see and we even got to try on a bee suit which keeps you safe when working with the bees 🐝.

In the garden we have been we have been working with our willow sticks. We had some help to cut up the branches then used them for the bug hotel, painting and weaving sticks to hang on our “fairy tree”.

When playing in the garden we are alway looking out for signs of nature. Very exciting was a wasps nest being built in one of our bird house we had a careful look then removed it to a safe space.

Finally we are continuing to care for our plants 🌱 and vegetables 🥕 and watching them grow.

The girls and boys have really enjoyed the last few weeks in the garden and we are looking forward to celebrating National Bee Day on the 20th May.

Article -Children have a right to be outdoors and explore.

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Spend a week with us in the STEAM room

May 1, 2026 Miss Mitchell Leave a comment

Welcome to our STEAM room!

This week we have been being super creative in the block area, creating our own designs and then having a go at building them with the blocks. Block play nurtures problem-solving and critical thinking.

Children learn through trial and error—figuring out how to make structures stable, how to recreate designs, or how to adapt when something collapses. This process builds resilience and persistence. Socially, when children build together, they practice communication, collaboration, and negotiation, sharing ideas and working towards common goals.

Also, in the science area we have been exploring the magnets. Magnet play supports language development as children describe what they notice, ask questions, and explain their discoveries. Fine motor skills are strengthened as they manipulate objects, while problem-solving skills grow as they figure out how to move items, build with magnetic pieces, or complete challenges.

Article 31 – I have the right to play

Creativity, Expressive Arts, Imaginative thinking, nature

Earth Day 2026

May 1, 2026 Mrs Miles Leave a comment

Wednesday marked Earth Day 2026 so within the STEAM room we have spent this week learning more about our planet. We started by making the planet in a variety of creative ways- playdough, gloop and collage.

We also created the earth by colouring in the sea on a paper plate then planting cress seeds on the cotton wool to represent the countries. We had lots of chat about the different countries everyone has visited on their holidays.

Then we made something to help look after our planet. We cut the paper from the recycling bin and soaked it in green and blue water for two days before draining the water away. We took a small amount of paper and created a well to place some wild flower seeds inside then we squeezed any excess water away and rolled it into a ball so it looked just like Earth. The boys and girls are very excited to plant the seed bombs in their gardens or plant pots at home.