This week in Ferryport has been very different with the nursery being decanted to a new location for the duration of the Summer.

The first couple of days consisted of staff, and our AM session children, contributing suggestions on where furniture etc should be placed. On Wednesday our ‘wrap around’ care children joined us.

All the children have enjoyed exploring the new nursery space and the activities/experiences available. The playground has proved a popular choice with some children exploring the playground games, some exploring balls and a range of sports equipment. One child found a pile of leaves which then became a game of how high we can throw the leaves, how far would they float etc.

Inside there was cooking in the home corner whilst looking after the pets. Some children enjoyed bouncing on the space hoppers, exploring the crash mats and trying their hand at shooting basket balls. The art/craft table proved popular with some children sharing ideas and using a variety of media. A few of our children enjoyed representing their ideas on the white board.

Monday

Due to renovation works starting in the nursery next week the children have been helping to pack up nursery resources ready to be decanted for our move to Tayport Primary for the summer. Continuing on the children’s interest in nature some children helped plant some wild flowers in the nursery garden to hopefully encourage more wildlife into our garden.

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Tuesday

There has been a lot of interest again in water play today. Children exploring volume, capacity and force. A few children asked for bubbles and estimated how much soap we would need to add to the water to make bubbles. Some children organise and lead hide and seek in the garden developing counting, turn taking skills.

Wednesday

Lots of discussion about how big our pea plants were getting and how long the pea pods were. We picked some of the  pea pods so all the children could taste them We then created a tally mark sheet to tell us who liked/disliked the peas. This created some use of mathematical language.

Thursday

Today some children were planning, designing and creating a variety of models using the bricks developing problem solving skills whilst sharing their ideas and representing their ideas. A few children made good use of descriptive language to explain their models to their peers. The writing table was busy today with children using a variety of material to mark make and share their ideas.

Friday

Today the majority of  our children chose to engage in a variety of outdoor play including cooking in the mud kitchen, watering plants, role/imaginative play in the playhouse by making it into an ice cream shop  “Who wants ice cream? “ “What’s your favourite?” , developing turn taking and gross motor skills whilst exploring the bikes, scooters etc.  A few children took the opportunity of indoors being quieter to explore a variety of books in our story corner.
Today was also a bit of an emotional day for all in nursery, as we said good bye to some of our term time children who will be starting school in August. We wish them well on the next exciting stage of their education ✏️📕🏫

Ferryport News July 2026   

Nursery/School Holidays-

Our term-time children will finish at Ferryport Nursery on Friday 3rd July at 3.00pm.

Due to renovation works being carried out at Ferryport Nursery, children attending our AM sessions will finish at Ferryport on Friday 3rd July and will attend nursery within the Sports Hall at Tayport Primary School from Monday 6th July until Friday 14th August at their usual times of 8.00am -12.40pm. Parents/carers may drop off and collect children flexibly within these times .

Wrap Around Care Pilot Scheme –For those who have signed up, and been allocated a space on the ‘Wrap Around Care’ Pilot Scheme, this will begin at Tayport Primary School (Sports Hall) on Wednesday 8th July and will run until Wednesday 12th August, on the days and weeks you have selected.

Please note:

• Sessions will run from 8.00am – 12.40pm.
• Parents/carers may drop off and collect children flexibly within these times.
• Drop off/Pick up should be done using the side entrance at Sports Hall in bottom playground.
• Children attending are asked to bring:
  • a small healthy snack
  • a drink, preferably water

Contacting Nursery Staff During the Summer Holidays -As the nursery will be based in the sports hall at the school during the summer holiday period, staff will not be able to hear calls to the main nursery office phone. A temporary mobile phone will therefore be in use throughout the holidays. The contact number is 07872 699292.

Please note that there will be no clerical assistant on duty during the summer period. As a result, nursery staff will not have access to the Ferryport Enquiries email account, and this should not be used to contact staff during the holidays.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Monday 20^th July – Nursery will be closed to ALL staff and children due to it being a public holiday.

Monday and Tuesday 17^th and 18^th August are in-service days, and nursery will be closed to all children.

New Term starts for ALL children on Wednesday 19^th August 2026.

Gates/Front Door – A gentle reminder to all parents/carers to PLEASE double check that the front door, side gates and front gates are all securely closed when entering/leaving the building.

Thank You.

Wishing all our families engaging in holidays a lovely, happy, safe time.

The Nursery Team

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

The water tray and ball station was set up outside which created a lot of interest discussing, sizes and force. This created a fun sensory experiences for a child who was directing the water play to watch force of splashing.

Sensory experience with playdough followed on from Mondays interest of changing colours and tallying our peers favourite colour choice. This then sparked a conversation about using a sensory experience of smelling. Adding flavouring to change the smell.  The children then chose to make cakes with their playdough, decorating and singing happy birthday and role playing blowing out candles.

Thursday

Friday

Some children explored the art area, using a variety of collage materials to create their own pizzas. There was lots of discussion about favourite toppings, with children using descriptive language to share their ideas and preferences.

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