{"id":26789,"date":"2025-05-02T07:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/?p=26789"},"modified":"2025-05-02T07:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:45:23","slug":"space-transient-art-sand-laura-and-the-cafe-at-the-edge-of-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/2025\/05\/02\/space-transient-art-sand-laura-and-the-cafe-at-the-edge-of-the-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Space, Transient Art, Sand Laura and the Caf\u00e9 at the Edge of the Woods!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In snack this week we had a look at the Floorbook and it sparked discussion on foods that are healthy for us and how we can make good choices. We are using our discussion as a starting point to plan things we can cook\/bake, thinking about healthy options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFish is healthy for us\u201d SS<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSome food is allergic for people. My dad is allergic to milk\u201d FC<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I eat nuts I get unwell so none of those. I like dates! Apple!\u201d WS<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cVegetables are healthy for us\u201d ML<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy mummy looks after children\u2019s teeth. If you eat lots of sweeties it\u2019s not good for your teeth\u201d IM<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe we could make smoothies\u201d AY<\/span><\/p>\n

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We have been developing our storytelling skills by creating lots of imaginative and inventive stories and retelling them through drama and puppets.\u00a0 There has been a lot of mark-making too, writing scripts and creating our own books. The children have been exploring the musical instruments and some created their own song about lunchtime!<\/span><\/p>\n

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After consultation with the children on what they wanted to focus on in the malleable area it was decided that we would look at \u2018Space and the solar system\u2019, the children have been exploring moon sand and looking at capacity using terms such as \u2018full\u2019, \u2018half full\u2019 and \u2018empty\u2019. We have also been creating paper m\u00e2ch\u00e9 planets and we are keen to create the planets in our solar system. We have been able to recognise the names of planets and the need for the moon and sun.<\/p>\n

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This week the children have been busy working together to make lots of different models using the recycled materials. We added lots of new resources to the area and these have sparked the children\u2019s imagination! The children have worked together to make their models, demonstrating good communication and collaboration skills. It has been lovely to see so much creativity and hear about everybody\u2019s creations!<\/span>
\n<\/span>At the end of the week lots of children worked together to make a new friend for nursery. The children named her Sand Laura and we made her a body, arms, and a face.<\/span><\/p>\n

OM – \u201cI\u2019m making a pirate ship, they\u2019re the big barrels\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

BS – \u201cThis is a boat, this is the dining table\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

AK – \u201cThis is when you stop you need to pull it\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

FW – \u201cThis is a special box for my special friend\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

AK – It\u2019s a superhero station, this is the lasers, me and G made it together and we\u2019re going to play with it at my house\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The children were keen to have their own restaurant\/caf\u00e9 beside the mud kitchen. They have created their own poster, menus, opening and closing times and were involved in the whole set up process. They had an invite only list that included children, staff and catering staff. Today was the opening day and we had MMc explain to everyone where the idea of the caf\u00e9 came from and its name. PG and MMc had the important role of cutting the ribbon. It has been a successful opening day and the children have played out many roles, including customers, waiters and chefs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0MMc – The caf\u00e9 is called At the Edge of the Woods…it\u2019s from my book\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CC – I\u2019m making soup.<\/span><\/p>\n

QCI – I want ice cream, I eat all of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

L- Can I be a chef?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

RMCL – I\u2019m going to mix this in here.<\/span><\/p>\n

IM – I\u2019m making ice cream.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

JW – Can I have chicken goujons?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

OH – What are you making?<\/span><\/p>\n

LG – We’re making your favourite meal in the universe.<\/span><\/p>\n

BF – I\u2019m making shortbread.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This week in the sewing area, inspired by their time spent outside in the garden, the children have explored sewing with natural materials. The children\u00a0 helped to gather materials for their transient art and explored creating their marks on leaves with their stitching and added additional details with the addition of fabric embellishment. Whilst making their creations we discussed the different parts of the plant and how the seasons might affect them. We did some extra research using the ipads to explore different insects that might live on our plants and also explored some similarities between ourselves and leaves, looking at the finer details such as the veins on the leaves.<\/span><\/p>\n

AA \u201c Leaves are green in summer\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI have veins like the leaves\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

SC \u201c I\u2019ve picked all the colours that leaves are\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

AM \u201c It smells like summer\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

JK \u201c I see all the spider babies\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In snack this week we had a look at the Floorbook and it sparked discussion on foods that are healthy for us and how we can make good choices. We are using our discussion as a starting point to plan things we can cook\/bake, thinking about healthy options.\u00a0 \u201cFish is healthy for us\u201d SS \u201cSome … Continue reading Space, Transient Art, Sand Laura and the Caf\u00e9 at the Edge of the Woods!<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37043,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37043"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26789"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26894,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26789\/revisions\/26894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/crookfurnursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}