Monday 30th March

Today in the nursery it was full of excitement as it is coming up for Easter , children were busy both indoors and outdoors enjoying the sunshine. In the art area a variety of materials were introduced for children to explore to create their own Easter egg in a size of their choice. Some painted , some used feathers and jewels then some used the coloured pens with lots of different designs. Some children were in the home corner using the medical bag to ‘check if they were ill’ showing our caring side through role play.
A few children were choosing quiet time by reading stories among themselves or asking the ladies to read.
Before lunch there was story time with all the children together and some songs.

Outside the children were exploring the water in the tuff tray , using the hula hoop to create a massive bubble , then soap was added for more effect. Some children used the water to wash the dinosaurs. The bikes were out where children showed off their skills , also a lot of climbing on the cubes and risk assessing if we can jump off without support

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Tuesday 31st March.

Today some children took a walk to the beach in the sunshine , we had a new friend with us , at base camp we went over the safety rules to help her to ensure she was safe. We noticed the rock pools had some water in them so there was splashing going on and testing how deep it was by measuring it to our wellies. Some children were throwing stones into the water , there was a choice of big or small ones and we tested how big our splashes were. There was amazing colours of stones that we saw.
The few that were back at the nursery were all outdoors enjoying the sunshine , climbing , running and playing hide and seek.

There a lot of songs and stories throughout the day. Some children were exploring the different icons on the iPad to take photos or record voices.
In the afternoon the children were at the games table to create patterns with the small blocks , or matching up the coloured bears in sizes and colours.

We have started to take an interest in bugs , nature , and cycles. Some books were put on display to spark ideas.

Wednesday 1st of April.

Today Mrs P had kindly brought in some tadpoles for us to look at and the cycle as they grow. We used the binoculars and magnifying glasses to look into the tank. Some were out in the garden spotting bees or wasps , a bee even came into the nursery and we set it free! We hid a lot of ‘eggs’ in the garden with a number line for all the children to take part in , it was a fun way to practice our counting and mark making as we had to tick off how many we found , at the end there was a prize chick! This went on all day for some children as they kept hiding the eggs themselves in different places.

Some children were checking on our plants in the garden and giving them a little water.

Some children enjoyed being indoors drawing , writing , building with the blocks.

Thursday 2nd April.

This morning we spent it in the gym hall at the school burning off our energy , Miss H had done a small Easter Kodaly session. We ‘hatched’ out of an egg as we warmed up , we played ‘egg egg hatch’ in stead of duck duck goose , we picked up the rules very quickly , learned to wait our turn , run round in circles , and got everyone involved. Miss H put out coloured eggs in the corners of the room and again followed instructions , involving someone shouting a colour and running to that colour!

Back at nursery there was arts and crafts going on , some children were making kites , butterflies & insects! It was a struggle trying to fly the kites with no wind but it was fun running around to see how how high they could fly.

To end the day , we enjoyed a lovely picnic in the garden with some fruit & milk!
What a fun filled term 3!
Happy Easter everyone! 🐝🎉

               Ferryport News April 2026

Nursery/School Holidays – The Easter holidays will commence for our term time children on Thursday 2nd April 2026 at 3.00pm and our term time children will return on Monday 20th April 2026 at 9.00am.  Nursery will be open as usual for our 49 Week AM children during the Easter period. During this time please note that our 49 week  AM children will receive ‘The Big Breakfast’ rather than the School Lunch. 

Stay & Play Sessions Monday 20th April & Wednesday 22nd April-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. Stay & Play sessions are completely optional. 

Easter – Leading up to, and over the Easter period, the children will enjoy a range of fun and engaging activities including seasonal stories, songs, rhymes and, of course, an Easter Egg hunt. These experiences are designed to create a fun filled atmosphere while supporting the children’s learning and development. 

Learning Wall – Our new Learning Wall theme is Nature! Over the next few weeks, the children will be exploring and learning about different aspects of the natural world, including plants, insects, and lifecycles. 

We’re especially excited that Ms Paige has brought in frog spawn from her garden pond. The children will have the opportunity to observe how the frog spawn changes and develops over time. Once the frogs reach the appropriate stage, they will be returned safely to her garden pond. 

We would love to include photos, stories, or experiences from home on our Learning Wall. If you have any nature themed adventures—perhaps spotting insects, planting seeds, visiting parks, or observing wildlife—please feel free to share them with us. 

This helps your child make meaningful connections between nursery and home, encourages rich conversations, and opens up even more opportunities for curiosity, questions, and exploration. 

Parental Engagement –Our Parent Suggestion and Comment Book is available in the front hall. We’d really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to share any thoughts or ideas with us. Your feedback helps us celebrate what’s going well and identify ways we can continue to improve. Comments can be anonymous. 

Many children have been excited to share their experiences and achievements from home—such as birthday celebrations, family adventures, learning new skills (like swimming or riding a bike), or other personal milestones. We would love to add these to their PLJs. using the ‘Learning at Home’ sheets. These sheets are available in the front hall of nursery for you to take home. Once completed, please return them to nursery and either place them in your child’s PLJ with your child, or ask a member of staff to add them for you. 

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– These continue to be housed in our front hall. These are changed regularly providing new books for you to explore. Please remember to sign books 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. Please ensure your child comes to nursery with a coat every day, as even if the weather is sunny, it can still be chilly in the shady areas of our garden. Thank you! 

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

Monday

Children are showing lots of interest in outdoors at the moment, especially nature/bees. We have had a few bees 🐝 ‘visiting’ the nursery both inside and out! We have also been noticing the new bulbs/plants growing in the garden. Some children have been exploring pattern making using the polydron by designing and creating a variety structures and some children were inventing their own games also using the polydron encouraging the sharing of ideas and turn taking skills.

Tuesday

Today we used some real flowers as inspiration for our painting. This created lots of discussion about colour shape and size.
Some children enjoyed exploring shaving foam outdoors  exploring mark making and using a variety of descriptive language to explain the feeling of the shaving foam. Some children then added some of the dinosaurs to the shaving foam engaging in a variety of role/imaginative play.  .
Group 1 enjoyed a very windy visit to the beach today.  A few children were mesmerised by the waves watching them crash to the shore. This also created discussion about the size of the waves and the speed they were crashing to the shore.

Wednesday

Today some children used a variety of mark making materials✍️🖍️✏️ at the drawing/writing table today to share/express their ideas and thoughts. Our three bears🧸🧸🧸 were being used well in nursery to retell the Goldilocks story by some children. A few children have been exploring the woodwork bench , experimenting with different sized/shaped pieces of wood to create models. They were using a variety of mathematical language whilst creating their models and using the different tools. A few children found different kinds of bees🐝 in the garden creating lots of discussion about size and colour.

Thursday

All children participated well during our gym session today, exploring a variety of different gym equipment, whilst developing our gross motor skills and hand/eye coordination . A few children demonstrated their sorting skills using the paint game. All the children celebrated one of our children’s 4th Birthday by sharing some yummy cup cakes and singing Happy Birthday.
We are checking the  beans we planted everyday to check if they are growing yet and to see if they need watered!

Friday

Today was our “Celebration of Success’ 🎉 session at PEEP.  All the children and parent/carers who have attended this block of PEEP sessions received a certificate whilst chatting over coffee and cakes☕️🧁.
Some children planted some more beans outdoors discussing what they need to help them grow 🌞💦🫘. A few children asked to make playdough following the recipe and measuring the ingredients⚖️. This created good use of  some mathematical, and descriptive language. Some children,whilst developing their gross motor and turn taking skills, explored different ways of getting on and off the climbing cubes whilst others experimented how fast the different bikes and scooters went discussing which was the fates and which was the slowest! 🚲🛴.

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 ☺️

World Book Day – Thursday 5th March 2026 – In the lead‑up to World Book Day, we have been exploring a wide variety of book- and story‑related activities in nursery. 

Monday 2nd March–
Nursery staff walked with the children to Tayport Primary School to visit the Book Fair. The children enjoyed browsing and exploring the wide selection of books on offer.

Tuesday 3rd March-
We watched a short Meet the Author video featuring Julia Donaldson, whose books we have been enjoying in nursery.

Throughout the week, we have been encouraging the children to bring in their favourite book to share with everyone.

Thursday 5^th March – We will be exploring a variety of ring games related to stories/characters.

On Friday 6^th March, the children will be voting for their favourite story of the week.

Throughout this week the children are having great fun creating their favourite storybook characters using a variety of art and craft materials. They have been using their models and puppets to retell their favourite stories, showing wonderful creativity and imagination.

*Book Tokens – Everyone should now have received their World Book Day book token from nursery. If you haven’t yet received yours, please speak to a member of staff.

Science Week 6^th-15^th March 2026– The theme this year is ‘Curiosity’. We will be exploring a variety of simple science based activities.

Peep. Our next block of PEEP sessions will start on Friday 6^th March. If you have signed up we look forward to seeing you then.

Stay & Play Sessions –We will shortly be inviting parents/carers 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. Dates still to be confirmed. 

Learning Wall- Our current learning wall is all about stories/books.  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 – 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!

Parents/Carers Suggestion & Feedback Book Our Suggestion and Feedback Book is available in the front hall, and we would love to hear your thoughts. Please feel free to share any comments, suggestions, or ideas that could help us continue to improve our nursery experience.   Your feedback is always valued and appreciated. 

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.

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 ☺️

Monday

It has been a busy start to the week with most of the children being very busy exploring in the garden. There was lots of imagination and role playing with the dinosaurs 🦖, with baths and exploring their habitats. Some children have spotted signs of spring in our garden, our snowdrop’s & daffodils beginning to show. Some children were able to share with their peers that we must not pick the flowers as they are for everyone to enjoy.

Tuesday

It was group 2 turn to explore at the beach this week, they explored the rocks & threw stones in the water as well as enjoying snack in the fresh air. Back at nursery the art area has been busy with some beautiful art being produced using pallet paint. We all had a chat today to learn about Ramadan where we learned about different traditions.

Wednesday

We are still developing our learning wall where we have been looking & listening to all different types of stories. We chatted about our favourite stories, listened to stories and watched a traditional fairytale on the smart board. Some of the children completed the Goldilocks & the three bear’s jigsaw which sparked role play, we will be making porridge for our children to taste.

Thursday

We went to the school today for gym, the children practiced their balance jumping & coordination skills. The gym offers lots of different challenge opportunities developing gross motor skills. Back at nursery the interest in climbing continued in the garden using our cubes.

Friday

With lots of team work & cooperation some of the children used the blocks to build a wall for a castle. This sparked role play & imagination whilst extending their own play.  In the garden climbing & jumping has been popular as well as lots of bike riding. The writing table has been busy with practicing letters & attempting to write their own name.

      Ferryport News February 2026 

Ferryport Nursery applications 2026/2027 – Applications are now closed however you can still apply but will be treated as a late application. https://www.fife.gov.uk/services/form-pages/apply-for-a-fife-council-nursery-place
As well as the current 49 week model of 4 hr 40 mins AM or PM sessions Ferryport now offers 39 week 9.00am –
3.00pm term time model.

Primary 1 applications for August 2026 – These opened on Monday 5th January 2026 and will close at 9am on Monday 15th March 2026. More information can be found on Fife Council’s website.

Safer Internet Week – Week Beginning 9th February 2026. We will be exploring a variety of activities relating to staying safe whilst using the internet.

Science Week – 6th-15th March. The theme this year is ‘Curiosity’. We will be exploring a variety of activities relating
to ‘What are you curious about?’ – Our Brains, The Universe, Ancient People!

Inservice Day –  Wednesday 11th February 2026- Nursery will be closed to all children to allow staff to engage in training. Staff will be looking at the Nursery Improvement Plan as well as other training/development.

February Holidays – Nursery will be open as usual on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th February 2026 for our 49 week
children but closed to our term time children.

Library Visit – We are planning to visit the local library soon. Date and times to be confirmed.. We would welcome parent help to walk the children to and from the library.

Peep – We are in the process of finalising dates for an upcoming blocks of PEEP. More information will be sent home very soon!

World Book Day –  5th March 2025 – More details/information to follow nearer the time.

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 – This continues to be housed in our front hall. The books are changed regularly providing new stories, fiction and non fiction books for you to explore. Please remember to sign books in and out. Thank you!

Parental Engagement – We value all our parents’ and carers’ thoughts, suggestions, and participation in our nursery life.
Please take a few moments to fill in our Parent/Carer Suggestion Book located in the front hall. You are also welcome to take some of our Learning at Home sheets to complete with your child—these are a lovely way to celebrate achievements and share special events with us. If you would like to get more involved, we have sign-up sheets available for our Parent Rota and our Beach Walk. We would be delighted to have any parents or carers join us.

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

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

Monday 02/02/2026.

Today there was a variety of different play in the nursery we have took a lot of interest in holidays and safety , some of the children were role playing with the suitcase we found at the charity shop last week , they talked about what clothes they would need for the sunshine and packing the case.
Some children began to mix ‘potions’ with the paints and water , exploring different colours to see what they made.
At circle time we were singing variety of songs , our favourite was, head shoulders knees and toes.

Outdoors the children were getting rid of all their energy,  by running around different parts of the garden , managing our own risk with the different steps and heights around the garden. Some of children were creating habitats for the dinosaurs with sticks and leaves.

Tuesday 03/02/2026

Continuing on from yesterday we talked about how we can communicate from ‘holiday’ we read a book called ‘Teddy goes on Holiday’ which sparked some children to write them out with different messages and pictures, we then out in the community to post our cards and learn the process of them getting delivered. Also at the post box , we saw the big red van with the postman who was collecting parcels from the shop then all of our post cards. Back at nursery the few children left were doing some drawing , painting and doing jigsaws. Some children enjoyed the blocks where they were stepping on a variety of sizes to manage their balance.

At the end of the day we tried learning new games and songs , one was ‘I sent a letter to my love’ which children really enjoyed and took turns

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Wednesday 04/02/2026.

Today Miss Higgins took charge of a Kodaly session , where children choose freely to come in and out. We read ‘ziggys sunny holiday’ which talked about travel safety , car seat safety and crossing the road safely , there was a lot of understanding and some were able to talk freely about how they travel to nursery and what they use to keep safe , there was walking , cycling , in the car and on the bus.
Following on from the story , Miss Higgins had different coloured cards , red = stop , amber = get ready and green = go , to encourage children’s listening and observation skills i was holding up the cards while children followed the colour.
Afterwards the cards got put into different sections of the room , colour was called then they had to make it to that section , most children took turns at calling out the colours.

In the afternoon we had special visitors , the policemen came to talk to us about their job and how they keep everyone safe, there a lot of questions about where they ‘live’ and what they do to help us.

Thursday 05/02/2026.

This morning we did a wake up shake up from Danny go where there was a lot of body movement and stretching , it was interesting to watch the children follow all the moves confidently and do a great job balancing also! A few children were using the tools at the woodwork bench to create a model. In the sand children were discussing how to make homes for the dinosaurs , they used their imagination to figure out what works best to build it. There was a lot of dressing up in the home corner using the patterned scarves involving skirts , dresses and capes! Later on some children talked about wands and brooms which then continued on to learning how to make them , there a variety of sizes and colours , then role playing princess’ and witches. Some children tried using the pens to mark make.

Friday 06/02/2026.

Today there was a mixture of different free play and exploring all areas of the nursery. In the home corner some children were role playing teachers , which sparked learning to practice writing in the diary’s. A couple children had some quiet time with games on the computer and iPad , practicing our numbers and mark making using technology. There was different painting going on involving the colours on bigger paper at the easel. We are starting to learn to put our names on our art work , a name board was created.

Outside there was messy play in the mud pit exploring the texture of wet and dry. Along with some physical play on the bikes.