It has been a quick month and just like that the summer holidays are here and another year is finished.  We were super lucky this month as we got to witness seven chicks hatch from eggs. We watched them over the ten days they were here and and observed them grow and develop feathers.  If we wanted too, we were able to hold the chick’s or gently touch them. Some children chose to sit and watch the chicks.

 

The children have been enjoying drama sessions during nurture time. They have been taking on the roles of characters from books and retelling the stories in character. They have been recreating Jack and the Beanstalk, The Three Little Pigs and The Gruffalo.

We hope that everyone has an amazing time during the summer holidays and we wish you all the best of luck in your next adventure whether that be moving onto Primary 1 or carrying on your learning journey at Cross Arthurlie Nursery 😊

May has been a busy month with lots of playing outdoors in the sun, sports day and moving on ceremony rehearsals.

The children had a great morning at sports day showing their families all the skills we have been learning during our gym sessions. Unfortunately the sun didn’t make an appearance but we all still had a fantastic time. The children all got a medal and a certificate presented to them during nurture time.

We have all been having great fun outdoors and loving the sunshine. If possible please can your child come to nursery with sun cream already applied in the morning so that they can access the outdoor area straight away. If your child has a sun hat please send that in with them to protect their head and face from the sun.

The sign of a good day at nursery…

Bluebell our travelling teddy has been on lots of adventures this year and we have all loved seeing what she has been up to. If you do wish to take Bluebell for a visit please let us know. We ask you do so in the next couple of weeks as we need her returned for the moving on ceremony on the 17th June.

 

We hope you all had a great time off during spring break and enjoyed the sunshine.

In the month of April we have been exploring the different ways to care for a baby. Here are some of us giving the baby cuddles, bubble baths and kisses.

On returning to nursery we were all super excited to share our holiday news with our friends. This gave us a chance to work on our confidence when speaking in a group, speak with relevance and wait on our turn to speak.

ED “I went to Tenerife, I went in the swimming pool”

LB “I was going to Aviemore, I jumped in the pool. I was going to do a cannonball and I did. I went to Arran to see my Gran and Papa. We went to soft play and the beach”

HM “I went to the beach, the beach was my favourite”

LT ” I played with my big sister”

AM ” I went to a very good park and there was a park inside.

JR “Mummy took me to get lunch in a lovely place, the ladies were nice and I got some ice cream. Mummy also took me to the park”

MB “At the beach, it was sunny”

MM “I looked after my sister and I burp her on my shoulder”

GH “I had my birthday and I’m 5 now and Bluebell came home with me”

AS “I play with sister”

RR “I had the chicken pox and cuddled into my doggy dancer”

AR “I went shopping”

CM “I am a big sister now, I have a baby brother and he cries and he sleeps”

JC “I played in the garden with my brother and we found bugs”

MR “I like playing with my big sister at the park”

RD “I went 2 holidays and there was a pool at both and I had a room”

HS “I went to the park and played with my little sisters, I have 2 now. I went on a plane last time when my baby wasn’t here”

JS “I went on an egg hunt and I had to find a big egg. It was in the house”

Thank you so much for the donations of plants and plant pots for our community garden 🌸 🌿 We always appreciate donations of any cuttings, plants and garden resources you no longer need.

 

It is hard to believe that Christmas time is over already and we are into a new year. We hope all our families had a fantastic time celebrating and wish you all the best for 2025.

During December, we had great fun creating Christmas crafts for our markets and learning Christmas songs. We had a visit from two of Santa’s reindeer, Dasher and Dancer, and even Santa himself!

 

We are enjoying being back at nursery, playing and learning with our friends. We have been exploring shapes, money and Vincent Van Gogh.

 

November has been a busy month with lots of excitement…

We had lots of Halloween fun the week leading up to Halloween with arts and crafts, dooking for apples and dressing up.

We were lucky enough to have the police visit us to explain how they keep us safe. They brought their motorbikes which we all got a shot of sitting on…even Miss Ramsay and Mrs Reynolds got a turn. Some of us got a shot at using the breathalyser and the walkie talkies as well. The school lollipop person also came in and told us all about crossing the road safely.

 

We discussed Poppy Day and made our own poppies. We then watched a short film on Cbeebies about Poppy Day.

A massive thank you to everyone who donated towards the amazing cause that is Children in Need, we hope all the children enjoyed wearing their pyjamas and Pudsey clothes to nursery for the day. We took part in activities in the gym hall organised by the P7s where everyone had great fun.

The sensory circuit on the ramp in the foyer has been a great success when children are entering and exiting the building.  Here are some pictures of us completing it.

A big welcome back to all our existing families and a warm welcome to our new families. We hope you all had an amazing summer and we are very excited to be back at nursery for lots of fun and learning.

The first couple of weeks back , we have been settling in and getting used to being back in our nursery environment again. We have been welcoming new children into the blue group.

We have been enjoying learning our friends names during our play and singing number songs, using our number mats at nurture time.

We have been taking part in risky play outdoors and learning how to keep ourselves safe when building with the crates.