In Arran the children have been getting into the Christmas spirit – role-playing and hammering in the elves’ workshop, potting their hyacinths in silver pots, creating seasonal artwork, using clay to design decorations of their choice, counting penguins, making cards, calendars, lanterns and much more…
What a busy bunch!
Outdoors we have been exploring the properties of ice and enjoying frosty walks to Busby church gardens.
Role Play: “It’s a polar landscape.”
Literacy: In the Story Box, The Gruffalo’s Child has been very popular, with the children keen to act out the story and make up their own versions using the props for character and setting.
Stick Man has been another seasonal favourite story to explore.
We also read Little Owl and the Christmas Star and looked at different types of stars, before the children designed their own.
Rolling, moulding, cutting, imprinting: the Red, Yellow & Pink groups experimented with clay and water to create stars, snowmen and other decorations, using beads and various implements to make patterns, then metallic paints with varnish to finish them off.
“I’m going to make mine so pretty!”
The children were very proud of their different shining stars. We hope you enjoy hanging them on your tree or around the house!
Science: Planting & Growing: We have been watching the hyacinth bulbs that we planted start to grow. The children repotted them in silver pots for you and hope you enjoy the flowers later at home.
Science: Watch us mixing up fake snow using baking soda and hair conditioner…
Science: Ice Experiments: nature has kindly provided us with lots of thick ice shapes to investigate and experiment with.
Outdoors the children had great fun rolling down hills and investigating bugs found under logs
“I want to hold the wood louse… we have to be gentle. I’m going to put him back.” “Look, black beetles!” “A centipede!”
We have been gradually adding to our Kindness/ Christmas Tree with snowflake decorations, sunshine sticks and kind deeds.
“Share my lego with friends.” “I helped with lunch.”
Making lanterns to light up Busby
Numeracy: Christmas counting games
The children have also been offering ideas for a new nursery logo and then voting for their favourites to create a simple pictogram.
We’ve seen some fabulous Christmas outfits!
We wish a Merry Christmas to all our star children and their families!
We hope you have a very happy time together during the break.
