Monday

Today the sun was shining🌞 and we enjoyed exploring lots of different activities outdoors including creating music with a variety of instruments- learning their names, how to hold/play them and listening to the different sounds they made🥁🪇. We explored different techniques of how to cover our models with paint. We tried different ways and decided we enjoyed experimenting with straws to blow the paint 🎨🖌️. Indoors our writing/drawing table was very busy today with lots of children representing their ideas on paper using as variety of media. Some children expressed an interest in writing their names as well as other familiar words e.g. Mum and Dad.

Tuesday

Today one of our children created his own game outdoors using chalk to mark make the shapes/spaces 👣⭕️needed for the game. He then explained the rules to his peers and encouraged his peers to join in, altering his use of language to encourage some who were reluctant to join in! At the beach🏖️ today we explored different ways of moving our bodies e.g. climbing🧗 and rolling- using a variety of vocabulary to describe the texture/feeling of the different surfaces they were climbing/rolling on “It feels soft!” “It’s furry!” “This bit’s a bit spikey!” “This rocks very hard 🪨!” We also observed the clouds describing the different shapes we could see!☁️

Wednesday

Today several of our children were sharing/representing their ideas through role/imaginative using the dinosaurs, building blocks.  A wide range of vocabulary was used whilst role playing/discussing the different types of dinosaurs🦖🦕 i.e. size, what they ate, their names etc. Using a variety of different sized/shaped bricks a castle was designed and built “The Queen👸 and the Princess🫅 will live in the castle🏰 and we’ve built a bedroom for them to sleep in!” the children explained. One of our children designed, and created, a power station using the Lego and explained “The power puts electricity on in our houses💡 but if we had a power cut nothing would work!” Showing they have an understanding of electricity and the importance of electricity in our daily lives.⚡️

Thursday

Today we explored a variety of different ring games during our gym session today💃🕺. Developing  our turn taking, listening and gross motor skills. There were several conversations regarding fractions e.g wholes, halves, quarters etc. at the snack table with some children using knives to cut fruits into pieces🍴. Outside we explored the puddles looking at reflection , experimenting with different objects to see if they floated or sunk in the puddles. We also added some washing up liquid to the puddles to see what would happen when we jumped in the puddles.  💦

Friday

Today in Ferryport some children were representing their ideas in the sand tray “We’re building a city!”🏙️ “There’s a volcano there too!”🌋  This created lots of discussion about volcanoes erupting. We then developed our use of technology to search on the computer 💻 to see if we could find any live web cam footage of a volcano erupting. 🌋We found one which is erupting in Miami at the moment! Our woodwork bench was popular today with some children experimenting with different materials to design, and create, their own hammers 🔨using a variety of tools. We enjoyed a visit from one of our Mums who did a yoga session with our children. We did some stretching exercises before exploring several yoga poses including ‘downward dog’ ‘cow/dog’ ‘warrior’ ‘butterfly’ ‘tree’ ‘triangle’ ‘frog’ amongst others. 🦮🐈🦋🐸🌳

Monday 17th

It has been a very busy start to the week with some of the children being particularly busy at the art area making hand bags. This provided the opportunity to source a variety of  different materials & use our junk to create their masterpieces. They discussed shapes, position & size as well as developing fine motor skills. In the garden some children chose to play hockey whilst others played with the water using pipes.

Tuesday 18th

Carrying on from yesterday’s play the water has been popular again with lots of different resources being used.  There was lots of chat amongst them about forces where they experimented with the objects. They had to work together share space & problem sole to achieve the outcome they were looking for. Inside there were conversations about fruit/vegetables, giving a deeper understanding of what is fruit and vegetable. Some children chose to make faces with their selection.

Wednesday 19th

Today we explored with previous stones  to make transit art, we chatted about the colours & different pattern’s within the stones. Each child selected a variety of colours to make their art work. The sun was shining so the garden was busy with lots of different play from making music to football/basketball & bike riding. Some of the children took part in a tug of war which became quite competitive with the winning team being best of 3.

Thursday 20th

We all went to the school today where the nursery children were read to by the primary 6 children, sharing their favourite stories and chatting about the different characters within the stories. Back at nursery most of the children were busy at the art area, making shields using a variety of different materials. They then used the coloured foil that they had used in their shields to explore looking through them in the garden making the garden to change colour.

Friday 21st

Today there was lots of role playing using scarfs and junk modelling, to create different superhero characters. The block area was used to create ramps where it became a high speed car racing track, it then became a house where a variety of resources were added to the play. We then ended the day with a meditation activity called spaceship to the moon this allowed us all to relax and feel calm.

Monday: Most of us have enjoyed outdoor play this morning. Developing our numeracy skills and mark making with chalk. Also our co ordination through basketball and football. Inside some of us have been role playing in the home corner and playing with the dinosaurs.

Tuesday: This morning we explored the beach finding sticks and seeing if they would float or sink. In the nursery a lot of us were role playing with the models we made at the art area.

Wednesday: Today a few of us asked if they could try knitting. So we tried a couple of methods to see how we got on. Some of us were busy at the playdough/clay table being creative with clay and loose parts.

Thursday: Lots of mark making today at the writing table making pictures of their friends. Outside we have been watering the grass to help the seeds grow.

Friday: Most of us have enjoyed the garden this morning singing songs playing with the musical instruments and playing basketball. In the nursery some of us were exploring the transient art area, sharing the loose parts and making pictures.

Monday 3rd March –

This morning we aerated the ground where our grass is to prepare it for new grass seed. 🌱 we worked hard developing our garden skills and our gross motor skills. We then scattered some grass seed. We will stay off of the grass and watch what happens next.

A group of children showed an interest in castles. Lots of co operative role ply using the characters. Developing their vocabulary, creating stories using the characters.

Tuesday

This morning we Celebrated pancake day by making and eating pancakes 🥞. We followed the recipe instructions, used the scales to measure out the ingredients and took turns to mix the batter.

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We went to Tayport school to look at the books 📚 in the book fair. We shared some stories together.

Wednesday

Lots of children brought their favourite books 📚 to nursery to share as part of our Bookday celebrations. We had a good variety of fiction, non fiction and book to “find the Pokémon “.
 We then explored the beach. Developing our roads saftey on our walk there and back. “We hold hands” “We stop at the road before we cross” 🛑

Thursday

This morning we enjoyed a visit to the gym hall where we met some of the P6 children from Tayport Primary School to share stories toc c 📚📖 Lots of good communication between the children. We then had some free play with the balls in the gym hall before we walked back to nursery.

Friday

Today we enjoyed another book bug session along at the school. Our story was one recommended by The Scottish Book Trust called “The Runaway Cone”. We also had fun making up our own songs and rhymes. 🎶 Some our children were busy at the art/craft area designing, planning and creating swords and shields which were then used to extend their role/imaginative play 🛡️

World Book Day 6th March 2025 – On the lead up to World Book Day on Thursday 6th March we will be exploring a variety of activities relating to books, stories etc. Nursery staff will walk the children along to Tayport Primary to visit the Book Fair on Tues 4th March during their nursery session, (more details to follow on how/when parents can buy books from the Book Fair). On Wednesday our nursery children are welcome to bring in their favourite book to share with everyone. We will also be meeting up with the P6’s during part of our gym time this week, and next week, to share books/stories. On Friday Mrs Moyes will be having her weekly Book Bug session along at the school. Please keep an eye on See Saw for more information regarding this week’s events.  

 Parent Council- The next Parent Council meeting will be held in Tayport Primary School on Thursday 3rd April  at 6.30pm (TBC).  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.  

 Peep- We have sent out a small questionnaire, via Microsoft forms, to gather parents views on preferred days and times for our future PEEP sessions. Thank you to all who have already filled this in and also sent feedback. It is much appreciated. We will leave the questionnaire live until Friday 7th March so you still have time to complete this if not already done so! We will use the information from the questionnaire/feedback to plan our next block of PEEP sessions. 

 Yoga- One our nursery Mums has kindly offered to come and do a yoga session with our nursery children! Any other parents who would like to share their talents in nursery please speak to a member of staff. We love to have our nursery parents share their hobbies, talents, interests in nursery.  

 Stay & Play Sessions Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th March-We would like to invite parents to stay, for a short time at drop off time, to spend time in nursery with their child to observe/share their child’s learning, their favourite activities etc. Younger siblings are welcome also but will be the sole responsibility of their parents. Please let a member of staff know which day you would like to attend. Should these days not suit please speak to a member of staff so we can arrange an alternative day! Stay & Play sessions are completely optional. 

 Learning Wall- Our current learning wall is still all about ‘pets’, Please feel free to share any photos, experiences with your family etc so we can  add them to our learning wall. This allows your child to share their home experiences and opens up more questions for children to explore.  

 Junk Modelling- The junk modelling is very popular and in high demand of recyclable materials. If you could help by bringing in items such as cardboard boxes, egg boxes, ribbon, wool etc. these would be greatly received… and who knows what creation these will turn into! 

 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. These are changed regularly providing new activities for you to explore. Please remember to sign books/activities in and out. Thank you! 

 Weather – Could all parents please ensure their child is appropriately dressed for the weather, especially on Beach Days, and that all clothing is clearly named. Thank you! 

 Borrowed Clothes – Can parents please remember to return any clothes borrowed from nursery. Thank you.