Spring has sprung!

April 12, 2016 Miss Dunn

Over the past few weeks at Forest Schools our children have been observing all the changes in the park.

We have drawn pictures, taken photographs and even used tally charts to record how many daffodils are in the park – that was a tough one!

We have discovered our Forest School mouse has had babies in the mouse house. We saw the baby mice following their mummy around our Forest Schools area and got a chance to take a photo of her.

Back in the playroom we have been making clay flowers and making our own Spring time flowers using a variety of materials and techniques.

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Coffee Mornings

April 12, 2016 Miss Dunn

This week we hosted a range of Coffee Mornings for parents and carers.

The theme of this week’s coffee mornings was Transitions in a Young Child’s Life.

In an informal setting with coffee, tea and biscuits we discussed the types of events in a young child’s life that can involve transitions and how to best equip both our children and ourselves for this change.

Many parents commented on how they now had a better grasp of what the word transition can mean, involving moving house, welcoming a new family member or developing new friendship groups.

Thanks to all the parents who made it along to the event. Remember to check our parental engagement and involvement booklet for up and coming events.

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Gruffalo

April 12, 2016 Miss Dunn

On Friday our nursery had a special visitor from RSPB Scotland. Our visitor had heard we have been exploring The Gruffalo in our establishment and helped us to further explore some of the animals featured in the book.

We learned all about how owls hunt, where mice live and even got to touch a fox’s tail.

We then moved outside to create our very own Gruffalo house.

We had lots of fun learning about the real lives of the animals in The Gruffalo. Our visitor was particularly impressed with our knowledge of animals from Forest School sessions, commenting that she had never been to a nursery where the children had so much experience in investigating nature.

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Numbers, numbers, numbers

April 12, 2016 Miss Dunn

At Calderwood Lodge Nursery Class this term one of our key focuses for both Ante and Pre School children is:

Number and number processes

I have explored numbers, understanding that they represent quantities, and I can use them to count, create sequences and describe order.

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We have been exploring numbers in many different contexts, from singing number songs to counting blocks in our construction area.

At our numeracy table we have been using unifix cubes and counting steps to match quantities to a number.

Try accessing the following youtube link to sing some number songs at home: