Monday:

We started the week with our “Learning Partnership” visit, where visitors from other settings came to see our nursery.  Some of the children showcased their PLJs and their learning, keen to share their nursery with others.

Outside: We were practicing our ball skills with the basketball hoop, hide & seek and water play. We explored the flow of water and why it runs down the hill. Lots of great ideas.

Playroom:

Lots of role play in our nursery shop and cafe, buying and selling and making meals. We’ve been learning about money and how we use it.

 

Art area has been popular today with lots of mixing paints and experimenting with colours and liquids.

Tuesday:

Outside:  There was a lot of bike and scooter play , children were managing risks and ensuring to make use of the space. We planted some tulips and peas around the garden , a lot of digging involved, we are exited to watch them develop.

Playroom:  A very busy morning around the nursery , there was a lot role playing in our home corner , re-enacting home life situations by baking ,  cleaning , shopping or looking after our brothers and sisters.

Art area: We were making good use of our junk modelling area with a variety of creations using different sizes and shapes , figuring out ways to join them together.

 

Wednesday:

Today we were learning about Chinese New Year. We had a story and listened to a film of a little girl telling us all about how they celebrate new year. We listened so well that we could answer questions about it and we learned how to say “Happy New Year”!

Later we went to the beach. It was cold and windy but we had fun. We climbed rocks, collected shells and pebbles, threw stones in the water to check which floated and sunk,  and talked about our safety rules. We looked at different types of transport we could see and hear.

Thursday:

Today was gym day. We completed the “sticky kids” workout. Learning to move our bodies in different ways.

Back in nursery, and after snack, some of us played outdoors. Lots of chasing games, turn taking and making up rules for our friends to follow.

In the playroom:

There was lots of model making in the art area, mark making at the writing table and role play both in the home corner and the rocking horse.

What a busy day!

Friday

We ventured to the Moon 🌙and Mars🌑 today on our Rocket ship that we planned, designed and built using a variety of small, medium and big bricks. Developing our mathematical skills  as well as our knowledge of the world around us.
Lots of problem solving and designing whilst creating our own kites today at the art area. We then experimented with them outside in the nursery garden.🪁 💨
Today we tried some yoga exploring different poses and their names e.g. The Tree, Downward Dog, Cat Pose and The Warrior.
We also explored some Chinese Ribbon dancing to Chinese music as part of our Chinese New Year celebrations 🇨🇳🧧

 

Monday:  Today most of us have been enjoying the garden, role playing dinosaurs showing our knowledge of different dinosaurs names such as velociraptor and T-Rex. Inside some of us have enjoyed listening to Scottish stories on the smart board.

 

Tuesday: This morning all of us have been reciting our Scottish poem which we performed brilliantly. Some of us have explored pattern at the art table and in the garden some of us have enjoyed an energetic game of football developing our co ordination skills.

Wednesday: Today a few of us have enjoyed looking through our PLJ’s  and some have been developing our mark making skills with chalk in the garden.

Thursday: This morning all of us at the gym practiced  Scottish dancing, clapping and turning to beats of eight. We then successfully performed our  poems to the p6/7’s and some in return performed theirs.

Friday: Due to the storm we had to stay at home today. We hope you enjoyed some of the activities that were posted on Seesaw.

Monday

Our learning wall on shops & cafe’s has been popular with most of the children.  The nursery was very kindly donated a shop and cafe, which has given the opportunity to role play. They can experience using money to buy shopping as well as ordering different foods in the cafe.

 

 

 

Tuesday

There has been lots of chat about where we live as  we have been talking about burns day and living in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, some of the children have been exploring our world globe 🌍 looking at the size of different countries. In the garden we have been talking about shadows and how we create them.

Wednesday

We added a tinker table to the nursery which has been very popular this allows the opportunity to deconstruct and learn how the parts of computers are put together to make the end product. There has been some creative structures in the sand tray using shells/cones  to decorate.

Thursday

Today there has been lots of interest in making kites selecting a variety of different materials to decorate them, they took their kites to the garden to see them fly. Different number games has also been popular matching numbers in a variety of different ways.

Friday

In the garden the mud kitchen has been busy with lots of potion making using different natural resources to create the finished masterpiece. In the nursery some of the children have been using the magnetic shapes with lots of discussion how they made the shapes. We finished off today listening to Scottish music and had a wee jig.

A warm welcome back and a Happy new Year to you all! 

Ferryport Nursery applications 2025/2026 –

These opened on the 6th January and will close on 31st January 2025. More information can be found on Fife Council’s website. Click on the following link to access the application form: https://www.fife.gov.uk/services/form-pages/apply-for-a-fife-council-nursery-place 

Please apply early if you are new or wish to change to term time or an alternative AM/PM place.  Please speak to a member of staff if you have any queries/questions. 

 Primary 1 applications for August 2025 –

These opened on Monday 6th January 2025 and will close at 9am on Monday 17th March 2025.  More information can be found on Fife Council’s website.

Click on the following link to access the application form: https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/education2/schools-in-fife/apply-for-a-school-place/enrol-in-primary-school

 Burn’s Day 25th January 2025-

Nursery will be celebrating Burns Day and in preparation for this we will be discussing Robert Burns and learning a Scottish poem entitled ‘The Sair Finger’ written by Walter Wingate. We will practice this regularly in nursery. The poem has been posted within the ‘announcements’ section on See Saw so you can practise with your child at home. A paper copy can be provided if preferred-please ask a member of staff.  

 Parent Council-

The next Parent Council meeting will be held in Tayport Primary School on Monday 20th January at 6pm. We would like to invite all nursery parents to attend. These meetings provide the opportunity for parents to be involved in the life of nursery and school.  

In-Service day-

The next in-service day will be Wednesday 12th February when nursery will be closed to all children. This will be followed by 2 days holiday (13th & 14th Feb) for school children but nursery will be open to pupils as normal on these days. 

 Sickness/Illness –

A gentle reminder that if your child is unwell (e.g. Vomiting & Diarrhoea) the guidelines are 48 hours exclusion from nursery from the last bout of sickness/diarrhoea.  

 Lending Library & Activities –

These continue to be housed in our front hall. Please remember to sign books/activities in and out. Thank you! 

 Winter Weather –

Could all parents please ensure their child is appropriately dressed for the weather and that all clothing is clearly named. Thank you! 

Monday

We welcomed back everyone to nursery this week, the children were straight back to exploring and investigating.  The block area has been very busy with some spectacular structures being created. They used the blocks to develop their role play and encouraged others to join their play.  We have started to learn our Scottish poem and have been talking about Rabbie Burns.

Tuesday

Some of the children have chosen to help decorate our beautiful light house that is in our front hall for you to admire.  Over several trips to the beach the children collected sea glass and shells, Mrs Wright drew the light house with the children decorating the light house.

Wednesday

The children have been interested in role playing shops and cafes. They have created lots of different shops for their play.  As this has been popular with most of the children we have started a new learning wall. This will provide lots of learning opportunities and we are excited to see this interest develops.

Thursday

The children have been excited with the colder weather this week where we have been exploring the properties of water changing to ice over night. We have explored how it feels and looks, as well as investigating with magnifying glasses and tools.

Friday

We started the day off with wake up shake up as most of the children came in very cold but full of energy. The weather is still very cold and some of the children were looking forward to investigating some of the experiments they had set out in the garden the previous day.  In the nursery  some beautiful art work has been created using a variety of media. Our learning wall is beginning to develop with lots of role playing of cafes in the sand tray and block area. Lots of exploring with letters and using the smart board to develop their writing skills.