Colours walk

September 5, 2022 Mrs Miles Leave a comment

Today we have been learning about our senses and specifically talking about our sense of sight. We decided to go for a walk round the local area to discover what colours we could see. We started by creating a colours board we could take with us and made sure we could name each colour.

As soon as we left the nursery we noticed the green grass and there was a yellow buttercup too. Then we saw the yellow gate and the purple climbing frame at the park.

Continuing on our walk we noticed all the beautiful colours of the flowers.

“I see yellow flowers, they’re like sunflowers.”
“I can see purple! And there’s red inside them !”
“There’s lots of flowers in this garden! Look, different coloured tubs!”

But…. the best thing we noticed today was the big blue sky and the yellow sun ☀️

Expressive Arts, Literacy, Outdoor Learning

Al fresco Bookbug 😁

September 2, 2022 Mrs Johnston Leave a comment

As the sun came out on this beautiful Friday, Bookbug came to visit us to share some songs stories….

We all said ‘Hallo’ to Bookbug with a great big hug followed by

The Wheels On The Bus, our wipers were swooshing

The children jumping up and down on the bus

Sticking out our tongues being a Little Green Frog

We all enjoyed our interactive touchy freely story about a teddy bear

Finishing off with Little Bunnies!!!

The children love when Bookbug comes to visit and if you fancy joining us he’ll visit once a month morning and afternoon and you can come and join in the fun 😁

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Den Building ⛺️

September 1, 2022 User deactivated Leave a comment

Today in our garden the children have been very busy and super creative! They have been working hard as a team using their problem solving skills to build their own dens out of different materials and loose parts.

The children then built their own campfire so they stay cosy and warm

“It’s so hot, be careful”

Come inside and have a look at the children’s fabulous den!

“This is the kitchen and living room”

”This is our bedroom, night night”

They then relaxed and had a little picnic.
“Here’s your sandwich”

Literacy

It’s as easy as ABC!

August 31, 2022 Ms Partridge Leave a comment

Today in nursery we had lots of fun making our own little letter hunt to develop our letter recognition. We created a little sensory bucket for our letters to hide in, and made it really colourful and sparkly!
Some children loved seeing all the different colours and shapes too.

Some children found different letters they recognised, They could relate the letters to different familiar words.
“That’s an M for mummy. And me!”

Other children loved finding all the letters in their names..

We had lots of fun exploring our fine motor skills too, using our hands as well as the tongs to develop our pincer grip and strengthen our little muscles to collect different letters and little sequins. The children loved helping each other find things and it spurred on lots of social conversations with each other.

“That’s an M. That’s in my mummy’s name too! What does your mummy’s name start with?”

“If you turn the M upside down it’s a W!”

”The O is like a little cats eye”

Well done everyone!

This type of learning experience would be perfect to try at home, and you’ll probably have everything you need in your cupboard. You could use sand, rice, lentils, crumpled or shredded paper for example. You may even try hiding numbers, hiding shapes, or even make your own shapes with different sensory resources! Good luck 😁🤩

Expressive Arts, Literacy

Creativity and Imagination

August 29, 2022 Miss Keith Leave a comment

Today the children were presented with a tray of interesting resources to explore and design their own models.
With the natural feathers and pieces of wood the children decided to make some animals. I will make a owl with feathers. The children chatted about owls they have seen at the animal park and what noise they make.

Some of the children chose to make people using pegs for the legs. This is my mummy she is at work.

Todays activity has involved developing fine motor skills such as using scissors and glue sticks also picking up smaller parts especially when they stick to your fingers !

Todays fun at the tinker table has let the children ask and answer questions, talk to each other sharing experiences and ideas. We have extended our knowledge and understanding of how to use a variety of materials.

We have some great animals and models to admire . Well done 👍

Outdoor Learning, Social Studies, Trips and Outings

Local walk to Bonnyton House

August 26, 2022 Miss Mitchell Leave a comment

We have been growing some lovely Rhubarb in our nursery garden over the last couple of months, and they were now ready to be harvested.

Yesterday we picked our fresh, home grown Rhubarb. We wondered what we could do with it?

We had to use both hands to pull out the Rhubarb as the roots had grown deep into the soil.

”Look, this one has a really big leaf”

We decided that we would go for a walk to the local Residential Care Home and drop some off to them as a nice Friday treat. Working with the local community is something we love to do here at Cart Mill and starting back our Intergenerational work is what we are looking to do now that Covid-19 restrictions have eased.

The children were super excited to take a walk over…

Intergenerational learning has many benefits and is where people of all ages can learn together and from each other. Intergenerational care is all about providing opportunities for senior adults and young children to come together in the same space and work together to gain new skills and knowledge.

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Welcome to our Cart Mill Cafe

August 25, 2022 Mrs Hannah Leave a comment

Welcome to our Cart Mill Cafe where we just love our Marvellous Meals made by our cook Stephanie.

We have 3 sittings in our Cafe for our 3-5 year olds. 11.45 for our Stretch A am , 12.30 for our Stretch B and finally 1.15 for our Stretch A pm and term timers.

We listen carefully for our names, go to the toilet, wash our hands, then it’s time to wait for the Cart Mill train to take us to the Cafe!

“I’m so hungry!”.

Using our special tongs, we demonstrate fabulous fine motor skills through choosing our own vegetables from our crudité platter. Pouring our own water helps us to practise our measuring and pouring skills.

“I like cucumber. I don’t like carrot”.

We just love sitting round our table together and it gives us the ideal opportunity to chat and get to know each other better.

After we have finished our tasty lunch we clear away our plates, cutlery and glasses. We just love helping to clean the tables and demonstrate excellent team work, working together to set the table for our friends. We are so good at counting how many chairs, knives and forks we need.

“I’ll do the fork and you do the knife”.
“I’ll do the plates”.
“We need one more fork and two glasses”.

We are very confident in sharing our likes and dislikes after we have finished our lunch. It was a definite 👍🏻 for the pastry today!

“I loved the pastry!”

”I didn’t like the potatoes”.

Our Cart Mill Cafe daily menu can be found below.

https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/nursery-men

Expressive Arts, Literacy

Mark making masterpiece

August 24, 2022 Miss Campbell Leave a comment

We have been developing our mark making skills in the Studio room.
Our children enjoy exploring their mark making skills in a variety of fun, unique ways. Some of the ways we have been extending our mark making skills been using pastels, water paints and we experimented with marbling inks.

Mark making is a very important skill for our children to learn, but what is mark making? Mark making is a term used for the creation of different pattens, lines, textures and shapes. This can be done on a piece of paper, floor, outside in the garden or on an object or surface.

Mark making is a sensory and physical experience which can be enjoyed by all ages and abilities.
Today in the Studio we extended our mark making skills by using cardboard and a selection of mark making tools to create pictures of our favourite things.

We made race cars, ice creams, our family and our toys.

We enjoyed showing each other what we made, discussing what our favourite things were. We were proud of the work we created. We like to be responsible to the environment and reuse and recycle our cardboard.

Some of the children enjoyed using the easel to mark make using pens and chalks.

We have opportunities to mark make across each of the playrooms, through arts and crafts, shaving foam, mud kitchen, and playdough to name just a few. What mark making do you like to do at home?

Expressive Arts, Outdoor Learning

Apple and Potato Printing!

August 24, 2022 Mrs Barnes Leave a comment

Today the children used some of the potatoes we had grown to make pictures printing with paint. They also used some old apples to make different patterns and shapes.
First we cut the apples in half using our safe knives. Even our younger children were very careful and sensible using the knives and displayed great cutting skills. This helps develop their fine motor skills. Controlling the knife will help prepare them to master other skills like holding a pencil.

The children then used the chopped fruit and veg to create lovely pictures. They chose paint colours and got printing. Some children made different patterns using both shape and colour!

“I’ve made a colour rocket with apple and potato!”

“The apple print looks like a love heart! I love hearts!”

We had great fun in the garden with this activity and created lots of lovely art work too!