May has been such a busy month full of fun and learning. We had our family stay and play sessions and we took part in our annual sports day.

Here’s a snapshot of everything else we’ve been doing in nursery this month…

 

We hope everyone had a lovely time over the Easter holidays and you are ready for the final term of the year.

It’s been business as usual at Cross Arthurlie and we have been enjoying seeing our nursery friends again.

Here’s a wee sneak peak of what we’ve been up to so far this month…

Exploring the different ways to care for a baby.

Developing an awareness of time by exploring the different sand timers.

We love using the interactive whiteboard to create pictures.

We used arts and crafts resources to turn ourselves into super hero’s!

In the construction area we have been busy making models.

We have been helping to prepare and make food in the snack area.

 

Exploring and building with 3D shapes.

We have been developing our rhyming knowledge by finding the rhyming pairs.

Exploring Chatterpix with Mrs Sloan

It definitely feels like spring has sprung, as the lighter mornings arrive and the sun has been shining.

Our busy days continue at Cross Arthurlie Nursery and we had some very special visitors who brought a very special vehicle with them. The Fire Fighters let us use the hose from the fire engine…we soaked the teachers cars😂

We have been working together as a team to build, play and create within our environment outdoors and taking advantage of the beautiful sunshine ☀

During science week we became budding scientists and tried some experiments to make crystals. The children listened carefully and followed the instructions well.

We look forward to seeing you back here again next month for more updates.

 

And just like that…we are almost at the end of February!

It’s been business as usual in nursery and we’ve all been very busy.

In the block area we’ve been using our imagination when creating and designing structures.  Loose parts have been used to encourage story telling throughout our play.

It may be very chilly outside, but that hasn’t stopped us having lots of fun exploring with friends!

December has been a very exciting month at Cross Arthurlie Nursery.

We welcomed lots of our grown ups to the Christmas Markets, it was lovely to see the nursery community enjoying the Christmas festivities.

We had two very special visitors to our Nursery, Dasher and Dancer who came to Cross Arthurlie with some of Santa’s elves. We got to feed them carrots and the elves told us a little bit about them.

Christmas Jumper Day 🎅☃️🎄

 

 

Happy New Year!

It was lovely hearing of all the exciting experiences the children had over the festive period.

We have some new friends who have joined the green group…….welcome 😊

January has again been a busy month…meeting new friends, learning new names and getting back into our nursery rhythm. Here’s a wee snapshot of some of the experiences we’ve been taking part in.

During Nurture Time, we have been exploring coins…looking at the different sizes, shapes and colour of coins.

We then played a game on the Smartboard, and sorted the coins into the money box.

Check again next month for some more updates,

Mrs Sloan and Mrs Mckie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s been a very busy month in the nursery…from building new friendships and creating masterpieces…to making music and exploring the nursery’s garden. It’s been lots of fun!

At nurture time we have been exploring numeracy through games. We played snakes and ladders using a dice. We were counting the dots on each side of the dice with our eyes. This skill is called subitizing. We were also counting the dots by touching each one with our finger…this skill is called one-to- one correspondence.

We have also been learning about patterns. During nurture time we explored pattern with shapes. Mrs Sloan started a pattern and we were able to continue the pattern. We also had a go at creating our own patterns with the shapes.

Thanks for another great month of exploring together.

Love

Mrs McKie and Mrs Sloan xx

It’s been so lovely to see all the children returning to nursery and telling us all the exciting things they’ve been doing over the summer holidays.  We’d also like to welcome all our new friends to nursery. It’s been great fun getting to know you and we are sure we will all have lots of fun learning together at Cross Arthurlie Nursery.

Here is a snap shot of our first few weeks at nursery this year…

Love Mrs McKie & Mrs Sloan