Thank you to the children and their families who kindly donated home baking and items for sale at our event. The children helped sort the books and toys ready for the sale.

The children sang a song to entertain our visitors.

“When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears.”

The children developed their numeracy skills sorting, matching and counting the coins.

Throughout the week both sessions have had the opportunity to join Bill the Guide Dog Puppy for a story in the library. They have been developing an understanding of how to help the puppy in his training by sitting in a calm way, using quiet voices and gently stroking Bill but not playing with him as he is learning to be a working dog. The children  have also been learning about how Guide Dogs help people.

The children had a very successful sponsored walk around the village. They had fun while developing their numeracy and literacy skills as they searched the village looking for teddy bears. They matched the number on the bear to the corresponding number on the chart.

We held two Bookbug Sessions on Monday and had positive feedback from the children and families who attended. The sessions are open to all children 0 to pre-school encouraging development of literacy skills in a fun way through stories, songs and rhymes.

Sessions this term

Monday 5th December

Monday 12th December

At the following times

9.15 a.m. til 9.45 a.m.

and

1.45 p.m. til 2.15 p.m.

The nursery children met with Victoria Leonard coordinator of the Toy Drive in North East Fife. The annual event collects donated gifts  and distributes them locally to Children and Families in need to ensure all children and young people receive a gift at Christmas. Santa face-timed the children to say thank you – very exciting! Victoria expressed her thanks to all the families who participated and was impressed with all our little helpers.

The children and families provided suggestions for fundraising towards our Clydebuilt Puppet event.

We raised £22.50 from our dressing up day. Thank you.

The children have been returning their Smartie Tubes containing pennies raised from helping out at home. The children have been very busy and proudly shared what they have been working at.

Ben helped.”On the farm, picking things up.”

Toby was busy. “I was washing up and washing the car. Daddy let me do power washes.”

Harry was busy. “Hoovering and dusting.” His favourite was hoovering!

Archie said. “Washed the car with mum. I tidied my toys.”

Max shared. “I made the tea…I made the fish.”

Brodie was busy. ” I was cleaning up and putting the washing powder in.”

Emily shared she helped. “Cooking with Mummy – sausages.”

Connor, Jaisleen and Lennon were very busy tidying bedrooms, washing and putting toys away.

The children were excited to harvest our crop of potatoes. They shared ideas about how we could use them.

“We could cook them and make potato soup. It’s yummy – I’ve had it before its delicious!!!” Said Harry.

Kyle wondered.” Do pink potatoes taste the same?”

The children made suggestions about what they would like to plant next -potatoes, carrots, lettuce. Saul suggested tomatoes and asked if we could buy a green house.

We were preparing snack using our own potato harvest and our Halloween pumpkin.  The children learned about hygiene, healthy eating, kitchen safety and developed their fine motor skills.