Hello November!

Gym Time

During our gym sessions we have been practising our listening skills and following instructions when learning how to play new games with the visiting coaches from Barrhead High School.  One of our favourite games is Octopus Tig.

Great jumping skills!

What a big jump!

Super balancing!

Mega star jumps!

Great balancing skills!

Octopus Tig

Here we are listening to our coaches instructions.

Circle Games

We also have access to the school lunch hall for a variety of experiences, here we were playing circle games. Participating in circle games can teach many crucial skills that children can use to deepen their play. Eye contact, turn taking, understanding emotion and listening are all key skills in life.

We enjoyed playing The Big Brown Bear………

……..And Sleepy Bunnies!

 

Tooth Brushing

Brush, brush, brush your teeth

morning noon and night

Brush, brush, brush your teeth

make them sparkling bright

 

Children In Need

In support of Children In Need we came to nursery in our pyjamas…..

We enjoyed making Pudsey ears and having fun with all our friends for a great cause.

During our nursery day we have opportunities to explore a wide range of experiences that develop our gross and fine motor skills, such as painting, building and circle games. These experiences also develop skills such as concentration, teamwork and creativity.

Heidi

Mrs McLuskey has a new addition to her family…..little puppy Heidi.

Heidi really love her new red ball that one of our nursery friends gave her. She is now officially a member of the red group!

 

Thank you for a super November red team, we look forward to what next month has to offer.

Love Mrs McFarlane, Mrs McCluskey & Mrs Sloan

                       

Welcome to our October update, the children have been busy taking part in a variety of learning experiences within the nursery. We hope you enjoy looking at a small selection of pictures demonstrating what we have been learning together.

 

BINGO

The children enjoyed playing bingo, this helps them with turn taking number recognition,  and working as a team.

 

Police Scotland Visit

The children have been learning about people who help us and they we were lucky to receive a visit from the police. The children helped identify some of the equipment used by the police officer and some of the different roles they do too, before taking turns to explore the police van.

Spooky Hallowe’en

Lots of fun was had celebrating Hallowe’en, playing spooky games in the gym hall, dooking for apples, singing songs and of course telling jokes.

Welcome to the Red Group’s Blog.

We are your special keyworkers this year at Cross Arthurlie Nursery Class, our names are:

Mrs McFarlane, Mrs Sloan and Mrs McCluskey.

At the end of each month we will update these blogs with something you have took interest in, something new you have learned, or maybe it will be something that you have been really proud of.

We all cant wait to share lots of new experiences together as we learn and grow throughout this year.

During the month of August we have all been really busy settling back into our nursery routine, taking time to get to know our new keyworkers and also all of our new friends that have joined us. At the end of each day we spend some time all together. It has been wonderful having fun together as the Red group!

We got some photos on our first day back! Here they are…

 

Group time in the Red Group

This month we have been having a variety of experiences.

For our children who have returned from last year we revisited the colour monster book which was a firm favourite for many. We spoke about our feelings and what feeling each monster represented.

Our red group were all confident in answering out when they were asked a question, each child also waited really patiently for their turn to talk!

 

As we have spent time getting to know each other a little better we have been singing lots of songs and nursery rhymes together, we have lots of favourites but twinkle twinkle is requested most often!

Our new children have adapted really well to joining in with group time, every child knows that they are in the red group and are learning everyone’s name.

For our group time we decided to all chose an activity that we would like to do as a group.  We each took our turn in picking our experience,  also listening to our friends take their turn.

One of our choices was to use sand to draw… we practiced tracing some letters and making different marks in the sand using our fingers.

Stay and Play Days!

 

We had some very special visitors to our nursery!

Some of our grown-ups came to play and have a look around our nursery. It was lovely to see the children showing their special grown-up where they play and joining in with many of the experiences on offer.

See you in October!

Mrs McFarlane, Mrs Sloan & Mrs McCluskey xx