And we are back with a bang!

Monday:

We are all happy to be back at nursery after the Easter break. We’ve been back exploring the nursery garden this morning. Some of us made unicorn stones for the garden using pens. Next we lined them up and counted how many we have.

Some of us found the spare sand outside, so we did some mark making with our fingers and then used the trucks and vehicles to see what marks they make.

Next we noticed the strawberry plants that Mrs Cameron brought in. We talked about the best place in the garden to plant them.
“I know, we need rain and that makes strawberries”

”They won’t grow yet, maybe in half an hour”

”How DO strawberries grow?”

”Look!”

Tuesday:

Today was Beach Day for some of us. Lots of climbing rocks, playing in rock pools and digging with buckets and spades. We spotted lots of different wildlife and interesting things on the river.

On the way back we counted how many bird houses we could see.

We came together for a story and some song time before lunch.

We’re getting very good at the “Days of the Week” song and “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!”

Wednesday:

Today lots of us played outdoors in the sunshine, on the bikes are scooters, or climbing on the wooden cubes, practising balance.
Dinosaurs were another big hit this morning, building habitats with sand and grass.

After lunch was Fairy School!
We made wings and crowns and had lots of fun using our imagination to create stories.

Thursday:

This morning was gym. We had ring games followed by time on the Trim Trail in the playground. We had fun exploring the new equipment and investigating all the different areas of the playground.
After gym we took out the musical instruments and made our own songs. We used the chime bars, maracas, and tambourine.

”This makes a Ch, Ch, Ch noise”

Friday:

We started today by watching a programme about frogs and lifecycles, to support our learning wall interest of nature.

Lots of fun in the sun again today 🌞 making “potions”.

We had Together Time outside again with a story about a shaggy dog.
We all had our listening ears on today so we learned a new song about firefighters! We also sang some of our favourites, Zoom, Zoom, Days of the Week and Humpty Dumpty.

Phew! Another busy week at Ferryport Nursery.

See you all next week😊

Team Ferryport

Monday

Today started off busy with some arty mark making in the messy area.
We used rollers with patterns to create bright pictures.

Outside we were using natural materials we found in the garden to paint nature pictures. We used sticks and leaves and mud!
Definitely a mark making kinda day ☺️

We also had a visit from a child who going to join our nursery soon, lots of us introduced ourselves and helped to make her welcome by showing her and Daddy around the nursery before asking her to join our games. We can’t wait for our new friends to start!

Tuesday

Beach Day! Today group 2 went to the beach with Miss Webster, Miss Higgins and Mrs Wright. Lots of climbing and exploring the shoreline.

Together time we did something a little different today. We used our imagination to see “flowers in our mind”. Next Mrs Adamson read a story which didn’t have any pictures, so we had to imagine the pictures in our minds instead!

Some of us found the box our fruit delivery came in and we played with it in different areas of the nursery, including outside, block area, and lastly the art area. We used it to support role play before decorating it for another day.

Wednesday:

Today we made finger puppets in the messy area. We all chose different characters to make and talked about how we could make the puppets look like the characters.

The sun was shining today so lots of outdoor play with the puppets, bikes, dinosaurs and the large climbing cubes. Some of us were re-enacting The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Mrs Murphy and the children checked on last week’s science experiment with the coloured flowers, we decided the blue worked best. We all explained to Mrs Murphy what we had done and why it happened.

At Together Time we had a special treat! We had Harry from the primary school come to read us his very own story book! We loved listening to our very own author 😊 all about “Super Me, Gluten Free”.

Thursday:

Gym Day! Today Mrs Murphy and Mrs Wright brought out lots of exciting large gym equipment for us to practice our balance and gross motor skills.

Again it was another beautiful sunny day so we spent most of it out in the garden, making “dino soup” and riding horses around the garden.

We even got our Together Time outside with stories and songs and fun in the sun!

Friday:

Again this week some of us went to PEEP with Mrs Murphy and Mrs Adamson before joining everyone back at nursery.

One or two of us wanted to make paper flowers in the art area, inspired by one of our friends bringing a beautiful tulip. We used some spring colours to make the petals.

Another beautiful day meant we spent most of it outside in the sunshine.

We made play dough outside, adding herbs and leaves to make it smell lovely ☺️

Next we learned some new songs at Together Time and read a funny story about an alligator with false teeth!

After lunch it was back out to enjoy playing in the sunshine.

Phew! Another busy we at nursery HQ!

See you next week,

Ferryport Nursery Team

Monday:

This week starts with more play around fairy tales and characters.

Some of the children chose to work together making more costumes in the messy area. Others used the puppet characters and the “Beanstalk” to support their own storytelling.

Today’s fairytale book was the “Ugly Duckling” at Together Time.

This sparked some interest in birds and looking at nest building. This continued outside with some of the children using a ire book and binoculars to search the garden for evidence of nursery garden birds.

As part of Science Week Mrs Wright introduced the children to growing plants in the garden, with everyone choosing seeds to propagate. Including beans for our very beanstalk.

Tuesday:

Today we worked on our self portraits, taking care to check our features in the mirror before drawing our masterpieces. They are all now in our PLJs.

some of us went to the beach for a walk and to explore. We noticed that the tide was going out, making it harder to throw stones in the water. Before we left the beach we practiced climbing the rocks safely using “3 points of contact”.

Wednesday

We had a busying morning outside playing with the bikes and scooters and playing in the mud kitchen creating delicious meals 😋

We have started to notice some of the mini beasts in our nursery garden and we have been talking about how we look after all living things.

We spent some time checking on the progress of our plants, some of us are finding it tricky waiting for them to sprout!

Since we moved our art easel back to where it was, there has been lots of use and some fabulous drawings created.

Thursday

Gym day! This morning we met at the school and walked down to gym.
We started with a warmup where we pretended to be  plants and mini beasts, then moved on to using the large gym equipment. Lots of tumbles, balancing and jumps.

Back at nursery some of us practiced mark making in the sand, while others listened to a story of the “Elves and the Shoemaker”.

We even had time for a science experiment; finding out how to make ice !

Friday

Today was PEEP day for some of our families with Mrs Murphy and Mrs Adamson, where the theme of the session was mark making.

We had time for two science experiments today. First was our bottle volcano with Mrs Adamson, where we watched what happens when hot water with food colouring mixes with cold water.
Next was colour changing flowers with Mrs Cameron , where we thought about how we could change the flowers from white to red/pink. After sitting them in coloured water over the weekend the children are going to check on them with Mrs Murphy on Monday to see if it’s worked!

At together time, we talked about showing kindness to others and listened to a story about being kind. Some of us were able to give examples of when we have been kind in nursery.

Another busy week in Ferryport!

See you all next week,

The nursery team ☺️

This week has been another busy one for us in nursery.

Monday:

Almost all of us created costumes in the art area today as part of our learning wall interest and also in preparation for World Book Day later this week.
Some of us made rabbits ears and fluffy tails and some made bears ears .
Later in the day we went along to the school to check out the books at the book fair. We really enjoyed looking through all the different types on offer.

Tuesday:

Today we continued with our World Book Week activities. We had lots of fun creating different costumes, from unicorns and pigs to carrots!

Outside we were clearing the garden in readiness for planting and using plenty of mark making with natural resources.

Wednesday:

Wednesday has been another busy day. Lots of water and sand play in the morning followed by more costume making in the messy area. We had more carrots, unicorns, Goldilocks, princesses and even a T-Rex!

Outside was lots of experimenting with hula hoops, rolling them to each other and dinosaur role play.

 

Thursday:

World Book Day!
We started the day in our  PJs and went to gym at the school. We played ring games and acted out being different fairytale characters.

After snack and a play outside we all gathered to listen to our favourite storybooks from home. We had tales about dinosaurs, mermaids, lions, bears, and Beauty &the Beast.

Friday:

Today some of us used large bits of material to create costumes for our role play. We  had lots of fairies, princesses and witches!
At together time we listened to “Jack and the Beanstalk” before voting on our favourite traditional tale. Our winner was “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”!
Outside we enjoyed the sunshine and played on the bikes and scooters in the morning and lots of dino play in the afternoon.

Mrs Murphy and Mrs Adamson ran their PEEP session this morning at the school, and very much enjoyed doing activities with some of the children and their families.

Have a lovely weekend and we’ll see all next week for more fun!

Thanks,

Ferryport Nursery Team ☺️

Well we are in full festive mode!
This week we have…..

Had a special visitor in nursery….Jamie the Jester!
We joined in magic tricks, sang and had lots of fun.

At the end of the session Jamie the Jester made us all balloon animals to take home.

Enjoyed our Christmas lunch today. Some of us had Christmas jumpers on and we had lots of festive activities throughout the day. From dancing to Christmas music, singing songs, Christmas craft and stories. We even had fun mark making in the foam!

We even celebrated a birthday today too! Thank you for sharing your cake with us MF!

Lots of outdoor play now that the storm has passed. We had an outdoor shop/cafe, bathing babies and even  more foam!

In the afternoon we practised some party games and dancing outside in the garden, we’re all ready for our Christmas party next week, even our Christmas songs are sounding fabulous. We can’t wait to show you all!

Some of us used paper plates, cotton balls, paint and glitter to create beautiful festive decorations. We selected all the items we needed and planned out what we were doing.

Next we added coloured paper and glitter to the water tray to see what would happen. We enjoyed watching the paper dissolve and going all squishy!

We read our story about “Pantosaurus” and talked about how we can keep our bodies safe.

Phew! What a busy week!

We can’t wait for all the Christmassy fun next week 😊

Monday 22/09/2025.

Today was a busy day in the nursery , in the home corner the children were taking care of the babies , there was a lot of conversation and team work as they had to feed the babies , get them dressed and get them to sleep! They did a great job working together to look after 2 babies with such nurture!
Some children were building tracks and ramps with the different sized blocks , lots of problem solving as they were figuring out where to put each one. Others enjoyed some free painting , it was interesting to see all the colours being mixed together to create new ones , mixing red and blue was our favourite as it made purple. Some children tried our new playdough tools and were describing what shapes they made in the playdough.

Outside we had a mixture of different play as some children were creating their own games with the dinosaurs , a lot of imagination and creativity through the nature of the garden and mimicking the sounds they make.

Tuesday 23/09/2025.

Today there was a lot of sand and water play where some children were using the jugs and bottles to transfer the water , this took a lot of concentration as water was still splashing everywhere but we all kept trying. As from yesterday the same children were using the blocks to create ramps but this time using the cars to test how fast the cars go.

Outside some children were singing ring o ring of Rosie’s , where children joined in as it continued. Using the cubes and materials some children created dens we had two different ones , one on the tuff tray and one covering the cubes it was a great way for the children to take part in hide and seek. Other children were taking turns and jumping off of the cubes , demonstrating the use of our gross motor skills.

Wednesday 24/09/2025

Wednesday we had some great snack helpers preparing snack , it was a great way to discuss the safety of knives and how to use them correctly , how the foods we eat are healthy. Some children were trying the jigsaws and working together to get them all together. Later Miss H introduced Kodaly to the morning children as well as the all day children , they responded well to the different songs and rhymes , we are learning new things such as singing faster , slower and quieter this also develops children’s social and literacy skills through music. We based this week on our emotions and all children are happy at nursery!

Outside we had lots of different sized dinosaurs and a fantastic habitat for them to live in with plants, stones, bark and mud!

Thursday 25/09/2025

Thursday we got to play on our new bikes and scooters!
There was sharing and some turn taking, supported by the nursery adults. We were learning that sometimes our friends also would like to play on the same new play equipment and we are working out the best way for all of us to have a turn.

In the afternoon some of us took ourselves inside for some quiet time in the story corner. We collected blankets and cushions to make us comfortable while we each enjoyed looking at storybooks and floor books together.

Friday 26/09/2025

Again today there was lots of outdoor play with babies, bikes and dinosaurs.
We’ve also made a road for us to use with the bikes and scooters.
Before lunch we had some together time with action songs.

This afternoon we continued with some outdoor play using the new cubes to climb and jump, before coming back into the playroom to explore the small world play sets such as the doll house, cars and trucks.

Well we have settled into our temporary home here at Newport and are enjoying exploring all the spaces.

Monday:

Lots of fun exploring the gym hall area. We opted for the parachute and balls today, exploring different ways to incorporate both.

Next some of us planned out and made some items in the woodwork area. Using our organisational skills to plan, prepare and make our items. We used our problem solving skills to figure out whether we needed screws or nails.

“Look, I made a hammer with a torch on it. You can hammer things in the dark” TS

While some of us were making different objects with woodwork, the rest of us made models with Lego.
“My plane can fly high up with these bits!” MF

We had snack together today because we were celebrating a birthday too ! We hope you had a great birthday RD!

Tuesday:

There were not so many of us today, but we still made the most of our morning!
Again starting the day with some woodwork creations, followed by Lego, animation making with the IPads and outdoor play.

Some of us asked to go into the gym hall to play, where we had some music on so we could dance and some action songs. We even had some exercises which we followed. ( Once the grown ups figured out how to use the sound system!)

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Wednesday:

Today we all made “planes” with lolly sticks. We talked a lot about what makes them fly higher or further. Next we changed the designs and finally had a little competition to see all our models fly!

Some of us explored the outdoor sandpit. There was lots of mathematical chat about volumes. Demonstrating our understanding of volume related vocabulary. “It is full up” “Wait! Look! Let’s use that one, it’s empty!”

Later in the day we went back to the gym hall where we did some more action songs, used the giant measuring tape to find out how long the hall was, before having more fun with the different sized balls. Mrs Moyes even showed us how to juggle with two balls at once ☺️

Thursday:

We completed the Daily Mile today! We did it altogether and ran around the school grounds, followed by a party snack!

Next we played Dodgeball in the hall and listened to some music. We even got to request some of our favourite songs 😄 before tidying up the playroom for home time – another busy day!

Friday:

We made it to the end of another busy holiday week in Newport.

Today some of us worked collaboratively, making different models with the Lego. Lots of turn taking, problem solving and sharing ideas.

After snack we had time in the gym hall, trying to get different sized balls through the hula hoop. We tried it up high, down low and every possible challenging way we could think of!

Lastly before home time, we had a trip down to the trim trail before our grown ups came to collect us. We are becoming much more confident climbing and balancing, and some of us are happy to explore different ways to move our bodies all the trim trail!

Happy Weekend Everyone,

We will see you next week!

Ferryport Team

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

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.

Wow! We’re at the beginning of December already!

What a busy week we’ve had in nursery this week.

Monday:

With the weather turning particularly cold and frosty the children spent time outdoors in the garden exploring the properties of the ice and discussing what they haver noticed about the changing environment around them.

“The ground is slippy and wiggly!” JM

“Mrs Dempster put sand on the logs to stop us slipping” GB

Lots of building play in the sand area this week, with large groups of children making walls, roads, paths and creating small world areas with loose parts such as shells and stones.

Tuesday:

Today we decided it was time to decorate the nursery for Christmas!

The children all took part emptying the boxes and deciding where to put each bauble and decoration. We danced along to Christmas music while we worked. This led to lively discussions around everyone’s Christmas trees and traditions…..and of course some of us have elves!

Finished off with a 4th birthday celebration and cake.

“My tree has a red star!”

“My elf was naughty”

“Guess what, I have a big snowman!”

Wednesday:

Today a group of the children were experimenting with the Ipad, taking videos of themselves dancing, singing and smiling. Lots of interest in the incoming technology items too. (More on this in the new year).

We all listened “The Christmas Story” today. Each of us listened well and answered questions about the story so show how we are beginning to understand the role of the Christmas story and how we celebrate.

Thursday:

Today was gym day.

We had some Christmas themed warm up games to get us ready and in the mood to be active and move our bodies.  Once warmed up , we had lots of different types of gym equipment out to explore.

We discovered different ways to move our bodies independently, using beams, mats, balls, cars, hobbyhorses and more!

We practiced turn taking and sharing the space with our nursery friends, it’s tricky but we are doing well with this.

Friday:

Today we all spent lots of time building elaborate houses with the large construction blocks and filling them with loose parts and items from the home corner. We worked co-operatively and created a plan for building.

A few of us have been loving the musical instruments this week, with some using them to support of Christmas song practices.

We even had another 4th birthday celebration and chocolate cake!

Our Christmas song practice has been happening every morning this week. We are working hard to learn all our songs, and it is definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Have a lovely weekend and we’ll see you all next week.

The Nursery Team