Hello everyone,  welcome back to Nursey., We hope that you all had  a lovely Easter break. Here is a  quick look at what we have been up to in nursery this week…..

This week learning is… creativity, motor skills, team work, communication, balancing skills, hand/eye coordination, numeracy, literacy, self confidence, exploring, predicting, being curious, sharing, self-esteem, technology, outdoor learning and problem solving.

Lots of interest in exploring and discovering new learning in a range of topics linked to lifecycles, such as from plants, insects and frogs, to trees and human beings. This has been researched through a range of different sources such as books, computers and iPads, along with a range of activities and experiences through the nursery.

Outside, a group of children took part in a planting experience where they planted some vegetables in a see through container so we could watch them grow and observe the length of the roots over time 🌱 The children took turns to put soil into the container whilst we discussed the growing process. The children were able to identify living and non living things. We said that plants and trees were living things and so were bunny rabbits and then said that the table, a jug and a spoon were not living things. The children shared that a living thing meant “it grows and needs water and food” and the table couldn’t be a living thing because “it doesn’t grow” 🌳This is what some children shared with us…..

“the carrots should go in the middle because they have more room” 🥕

“trees are living things and the sap is their blood” Joni “we need to grow too”

“dragon fruit grows in different countries, Spain, America”

“that’s how many centimetres they will grow there’s a measure”

On Wednesday the children continued to explore and develop their learning of plants and flowers by planting sunflower seeds for the first time at nursery. They sparked discussions about the life cycle of a plant and what a plant requires to grow. The children confidently shared their knowledge with others on the basic needs of a plant.

“You need water and sunlight to make the flower grow.”

“If they don’t get water they will die.”

“Do you know a sunflower grows big, bigger than me.”

“We did some research using the iPad and discovered a sunflower grows up to 4.5m.

“When they grow we could use a measuring tape to see how big they are.”

,Yesterday the children enjoyed creating a hungry caterpillar using and following a set of instructions. and to collect the correct amount of items they needed to create. They talked about the questions asked, some were able to recognise the question mark symbol too. They used skills to thread the paper and skills to create a small paper chain, adding the facial features at the end. Throughout all the children supported each other and engaged in dialogue throughout, giving praise at the end for each others achievements.

We have also been observing the children using a range of loose parts in their imaginative play that help them make sense of their world.  One child was seen being very busy with the large tyres,

. “I’m being just like my daddy. I’m fixing the tyres on the bus.”

He shared why a tyre is needed for the bus and that it helps the bus move.

 

       

Another child was seen using a large cardboard box in his play recreating his favourite storybook character Paddington going off to Peru. Whilst others choose to decorate theirs , sharing their ideas in using a range of colours, shapes and patterns.

Inside the children have been developing their own learning of symmetry through using a range of different experiences. Some have been enjoying sharing there skills to use the mouse to create symmetrical images that incorporate a range of shapes and other creative ideas. This then lead to the children exploring other mathematical games that incorporated a Geo board that promoted their developing  hand and eye co-ordination skills . Others games and creative activities have been occuring naturally throughout the week. inside or outside. Here are a few snaps shots of the childrens fun.

Reminders

Tuesday  –   Forest Kindergarten meet at Waterstone Crook 9.00 am

• Can all parents if your child has a packed lunch can we please ensure grapes and big fruits are cut to minimise the risk of choking.🍇
• Can we remind all parents\carers to park in a white space only as the yellow spaces are for staff only.
• If your child is going to be picked up by someone else, please let the ladies know or the office so we are aware.
• Can we ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for all the weather. conditions that may arise in spring
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• There is learning at home sheets available in the nursery to share your child’s learning and experiences you do at home.

Our Cosy Time Library 📚 This will be available to families at drop off and pick up time every day for you and your child to choose a book to take home to read 🏡There is no time limit on our library books we would just ask that you sign the book with your child’s name, the title of the book they have taken, the date it was taken and when it was returned ✍️There will be pens and hand sanitiser available for you to sign the books in and out. If your child has any special requests for a certain book please ask a member of staff or send a message on seesaw and we can help you 😃There will be a folder with your child’s name for them to put the book in for its journey to home and back.  If you have any questions, any member of staff would be happy to help.

☺️Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

Here is some of the items we are looking for:

Conkers, stones, shells, tea cups, sticks, picture frames, plates, wood, drainpipes, etc,  anything you think might be of used in nursery.

We hope you have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday for another great fun filled week!

Mrs Wilson and the rest of the Nursery team. x

 

Hello everyone we hope you have had a lovely week. Here is a look at what we have been up to…

 

We had a wonderful time down in the bottom garden on a few occasions this week. We explored the new loose parts and found different ways we could use these. Some used them for making a combine harvester and others used the tubes to crawl through.

 

The children have sustained their interest in the yoga mats this week as they continue to use these for exploring yoga positions alone, with a peer or showcasing their gymnastics moves to one another.

 

A group of children looked at light and shade today as they drew around each others bodies or shadows ☀️ They discussed what makes shadows and compared different shadow sizes.

 

 

we had our wonderful trip to the aquarium where we explored all the animals and learned some interesting facts. We also had an Easter egg hunt where we went around the aquarium looking for eggs in different enclosures. We took part in a shark talk where we learned about where they live and how sharks have eggs attached to them! We then went for a meerkat talk to find out about what they eat and how they find bugs 🐛 we then went to the beach where we collected loose parts such as shells and sticks and then used the sand to mark make in.

We created our own Easter egg hunt around the garden and in the nursery, we found 36 eggs in total! (And only one remains unfound 😅)

Happy Easter when it comes!

Reminders:

 

• we are on holiday for 2 weeks and will return on Monday 21st April.
• There will be no forest the first week back we will be at nursery as usual.
• please remember to take all belongings such as water bottles and packed lunches home.

This week learning is… creativity, motor skills, team work, communication, balancing skills, hand/eye coordination, numeracy, literacy, self confidence, exploring, predicting, being curious, sharing, self-esteem, technology, outdoor learning and problem solving.

Monday 24th March

Today Joni and Sehrish worked together to create a den. They tried different ways to make it until they worked together to discuss it would be better as a circle. “W can use the smart board as a movie.” The girls asked for the gingerbread man story to listen to while in their den. They also discussed what they needed. “We need pillows and 2 books because there is only two of us here.”

Today outside Flora, Rosie and Innes are comparing skills as they jump between the yoga mats and create their own game.

Rosie- “Flora can you jump like this without touching the middle, I can”.

Flora- “that’s easy, look what I can do”

Innes- “the middle is lava, Flora you touched the lava you’re the lava monster!” 🌋

Today in the block area Jackson, Gregor and Cammy worked independently using different sized and shaped blocks to create models of different objects.

Jackson – “I’m making scarecrows they live on a farm and scare birds away.”

Cammy – “I’ve made a crocodile it swims and it eats fishes. It’s green and has spikes.”

Gregor – “I’m making a toilet for everyone to sit on.”

Tuesday 25th March

Today Reuben and Zac are enjoying the sunshine and raced down the hill. “I win I win.” The boys enjoyed racing each other and looked out for peers while running to not bump into them.

Today Elyn, Brodie, Leo, Cammy and Robin found a feather out in the forest. They had a group discussion about birds. “I think it’s a pigeon feather as it’s the same colour as one.” “Do you know that when birds are sick they loose some of their feathers.” This sparked conversation about how to care for birds in the environment. “They would need a bird nest or bird house to keep warm.” “We could give them bird feed and water too.”

Today Lachlan and Jackson used their gross motor skills to roll down the hill and described what they were doing as they were rolling down. “Watch out.”

Wednesday 26th March

“We’ve made out own bedroom!” Joni, Euan and Jude have been using the outdoor cushions in the house to make a comfy floor to lie on and to make into a comfy bed area together 🛌

This afternoon Luke and Florence were observed using tools to scrap amongst the rock floor. They first described that they were weeding, then they stared to discuss that they were looking for dinosaur bones. Luke could confidently named the role of a dinosaur bone hunter, “ they are called a Palaeontologist”.

Flora, Gregor, Innes and Rosie are reading outside in the sunshine as they discuss how many pages they have read and compare 🌞

Thursday 27th March

Annie assisted an adult with measuring in the nursery today. Annie was able to find a tool that would help to measure from the woodwork bench and could identify that the sand tray was “8” and from Miss McKenzies head to her toes had a number with “9” in it, great measuring Annie! 😁

Following on from an interest in volcanoes yesterday, the children were interest to learn more about sea volcanoes. This inspired lots of discussions about the steam, lava, rocks and creatures. One child explained that there was poisonous gases too and how it killed all the creatures around. This lead to discovering how new islands were formed, leading onto lifecycles of plants and creatures. They extended to look at how volcanoes in the past occurred with the dinosaurs, and how the coastline on countries changed. Lots of lovely learning occurred through this interest with lots of questions asked and others confidently sharing their knowledge.

Friday 28th March

Today Sehrish and Fraser enjoyed role playing in the home corner. They used their communication skills to work together to create a meal for the baby.

Today George, Euan, Thomas, Elyn and Flora helped create a lovely card for Pauline. The group of children wrote independently and creating lovely pictures to share on to the card.

Today Rosie and Elyn enjoyed creating her own tulip 🌷. With a little bit of support they used origami to create a model of a tulip and independently coloured it in and added their own stem.

Our Cosy Time Library 📚 This will be available to families at drop off and pick up time every day for you and your child to choose a book to take home to read 🏡There is no time limit on our library books we would just ask that you sign the book with your child’s name, the title of the book they have taken, the date it was taken and when it was returned ✍️There will be pens and hand sanitiser available for you to sign the books in and out. If your child has any special requests for a certain book please ask a member of staff or send a message on seesaw and we can help you 😃There will be a folder with your child’s name for them to put the book in for its journey to home and back 📁A tray will be available for you to put in your returned books so we can quarantine and clean them before putting them on display again, if you have any questions, any member of staff would be happy to help ☺️

Reminders

• Can all parents label items of  your child’s clothing.
• Can all parents put in at least one full change of clothing for water play and accidents.
• Can all parents if your child has a packed lunch can we please ensure grapes and big fruits are cut to minimise the risk of choking.🍇
• Can we remind all parents\carers to park in a white space only as the yellow spaces are for staff only.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.
• If your child is going to be picked up by someone else, please let the ladies know or the office so we are aware.
• Can we ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• There is learning at home sheets available in the nursery to share your child’s learning and experiences you do at home.

  💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

  Loose Parts

  We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

The Nursery Team 

Hello everyone, we hope you have had a great week! Here is a look at what we have been up to in nursery…..

This week learning is… creativity, motor skills, team work, communication, balancing skills, hand/eye coordination, numeracy, literacy, self confidence, exploring, predicting, being curious, sharing, self-esteem, technology, outdoor learning and problem solving.

Outside this wek has been very busy and with the weather being so sunny and warm the children have been involved in  a range of different experiences. On Monday following from lots of interest in dinosaurs in the block area. The adult created a dinosaur land using the the turf trays and sand. It contained arange of loose parts to further deepen and expand the childrens imagination in their play.

The children demonstrated skills of role playing with the people and dinosaurs, using loose parts around the garden to make their own stories of dinosaurs up.”He’s stuck in the storm, he can’t get out.” “He can only get out if it’s sunny.” “He’s now fallen into quick sand.” “I hope the sun gets him out.” The children confidently discussed weathers that can affect us and how they impact on the environment.

“Did you know storms can wreck houses.”

The group of children went on to talk about what dinosaurs might eat.

“I think they eat leaves and tree.”

“I don’t know what they eat.

Can we use the computer to find out.”

“Or we could use a book.”

The children are beginning to show their understanding of different ways we can find out information. research . The group of children discussed the similarities and differences of the dinosaurs. “They are all dinosaurs but this one has spikes.”

“This one has a long neck.” “And this one is smaller.”

They also discussed the different shape and sizes of feet and used the sand to create patterns of the dinosaurs feet. The children understood that there was similarities and differences due to dinosaurs being different types which we all explored using books and the computer. The children demonstrated good communication skills by listening and talking to each other appropriately and sharing the resources.

Yesterday in the forest the children were engaged in a range of different experiences. Some were exploring and using sticks to dig. Others used climbing skills to see what the best tree was to climb. Some enjoyed a range of stories especially listening to a sound version of Going on a bear hunt that was sung. This led to a game of hide and seek where the children needed to follow clues sent for the children to find them that showed images of their whereabouts in the surrounding area. This lasted a good length of time before we.returned back to nursery. We will continue promoting a range of these types of experiences that promoted team work, sharing ideas , engaging and recalling their surrounding area whilst having great fun too.

   

We are continuing our celebrations of others festivals and religious beliefs through celebrating St Patricks Day. The children enoyed watching a short video and creating their own very glittery four leaf clover.

      

Also this week we have been looking at the seasonal changes that are occuring with the days getting lighter and warmer, along with the children noticing the colourful flowers and leaves. Along with the forth coming Eater bunny arriving too. We created a visual area containing items, books on Spring, Easter and the different lifecycles that occur in nature around. We set up the focused painting area with colourful spring paints, images and flowers for the children to capture in their art work. They discussed how the caterpillars turn into butterflies, and how the plants grow. They were able to name the different parts of the flower, even the roots too.

   

Throughout the week the children have enjoyed participating in a range of dance movement experiences, were they needed to demonstrate skills to listen, watch and follow the instructions. This inspired less confident children to experience these activities too. The children also enjoyed demonstrating their yoga/pilaties movements when using the yoga mats outside. They used pictures to copy a range of different positions to put their bodies through.

     

     

We have observed lots of different play occurring in and around the nursery this week with the children developing their own learning from creating models and discussing which has more or less. To playing games and sharing ideas to create new games with each other, taking turns , giving support and showing respect.

 

Also this week the children have been evaluating their own learning wall on the Animal topic. They have recalled what animal they had researched and what they had learnt., and could confidently share this information to the adult which will then be put into floorbook for the children to look back on and share with yourselves.

Reminders

Tuesday 4th March –   Forest Kindergarten meet at Waterstone Crook 9.00 am

Thursday 6th March –    Book Bug  session  with Miss Nelson starting around 9.15am

• Can all parents if your child has a packed lunch can we please ensure grapes and big fruits are cut to minimise the risk of choking.🍇
• Can we remind all parents\carers to park in a white space only as the yellow spaces are for staff only.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.
• If your child is going to be picked up by someone else, please let the ladies know or the office so we are aware.
• Can we ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• There is learning at home sheets available in the nursery to share your child’s learning and experiences you do at home.Our Cosy Time Library 📚 This will be available to families at drop off and pick up time every day for you and your child to choose a book to take home to read 🏡There is no time limit on our library books we would just ask that you sign the book with your child’s name, the title of the book they have taken, the date it was taken and when it was returned ✍️There will be pens and hand sanitiser available for you to sign the books in and out. If your child has any special requests for a certain bookplease ask a member of staff or send a message on seesaw and we can help you 😃There will be a folder with your child’s name for them to put the book in for its journey to home and back 📁A tray will be available for you to put in your returned books so we can quarantine and clean them before putting them on display again, if you have any questions, any member of staff would be happy to help ☺️Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

Here is some of the items we are looking for:

Conkers, stones, shells, tea cups, sticks, picture frames, plates, wood, drainpipes, etc,  anything youthinkmight be of used in nursery.

We hope you have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday for another great fun filled week!

Mrs Wilson and the rest of the Nursery team. x

 

 

Hello everyone! We hope you’ve had a great week, here is a look at what we have been up to…..

 

Children have been using the giant snakes and ladders game mat outside where they explored turn taking and problem solving.  Children spoke about how many spaces the did and didn’t want to move on their next roll of the dice and where they would have to go if they landed on a snake or ladder.

 

A group of children played the jack and the beanstalk game for the first time were they spoke about turn taking and shapes. The children compared the different groups of shapes to guess who had the most and the least and counting to check.

 

 

Children were able to explore the book fair during nursery time where children, with the help of some P7’s, chose and bought there own books where they experiences giving and receiving change.

 

 

It was international school meals day on Thursday where the children had the choice of sweet and sour chicken with either rice or noodles.

 

Children have been showcasing their work and celebrating their own achievements as they share how they have tidied areas in the nursery as a team.

 

At the forest, children took part in a big hunt where pictures of bugs were hidden around the forest and the children had a checklist that they ticked every time they found that insect or bug 🐛 Children worked together to share where they found the bugs and what ones their friends needed to tick off next. The children then created their own giant leaf pile before jumping into it together 🍂

 

Children have been engaging in lots of role play as they discuss families and family members. They have also been using the loose parts to cook with in the home corner.

Children have been looking at counting and clapping out different beats on a smartboard game. The children had to listen to how many drum taps there were and select the right number at the end. The children then independently demonstrated this using their hands to copy the amount of beats they heard.

Thomas and Fraser have been using the bee bot map as a car map and are role playing using a range of different vehicles together 🚗

Reminders

• Forest is on a Tuesday morning where drop off is Waterstone Crook
• Our next family learning day is Thursday where it will be Peep and the session topic is Behaviours

 

We hope you have a great weekend and will see you next week ☺️

The nursery team x

This week learning is… creativity, motor skills, team work, communication, balancing skills, hand/eye coordination, numeracy, literacy, self confidence, exploring, predicting, being curious, sharing, self-esteem, technology, outdoor learning and problem solving.

Monday 3rd March

With world book day this week. An interest tray was set up with the Gruffalo to spark interest of stories. Rosie, Leo, Euan and Innes showed interest of this tray as they spoke about parts of the story they liked. “I like the bit with the owl.” “I like the mouse because he chases everyone back into their house.” “I like the fox bit because I just like foxes.” “I like the mouse because it find the Gruffalo.” Both the Gruffalo and the Gruffalo’s child was out on display the children were asked what book was their favourite. “I like both books the same.” “I like the Gruffalo’s child better.” While observing their play they were beginning to talk about personal experiences linking to the stories. “The woods is just like berries den.” “The glitter side is like Christmas with snow.” The children used the puppets to retell the story and then used other characters to create their own version of the Gruffalo “Sonic you need to touch some snow.” “I don’t like snow.” “Let’s fly away from the snow.” “Look a den.” “There’s no space for everyone.” “We need to build another.” The children confidently waited their turn and concentrated very well to tell the next part of the story and independently shared resources.

 

This afternoon Emily and Fraser spending time at the nail bar engaged in simple role playing, using skills to engage and negotiate with each other. Fraser used his fine motor to manipulate the tops, twisting on and off, then hand and eye coordination to place the varnish onto the nails. Emily then proudly showed them off.

Tuesday 4th March

Today at the forest Innes, Reuben, Zac, Rosie, Flora, Sehrish and Joni enjoyed the den that had been built. “It’s like a house but a bit small.” “It’s very windy in here.” The children shared their thoughts and worked together to problem solve how they could block out the wind. “I know we could use our bags.” The children worked together to carry their bags over to block the wind coming into the den.

Today at the forest Jackson, Cammy and Leo were taking turns moving the tree developing their gross motor skills while playing work men. “We need to climb to cut the tree down. Which Robin and Jude then took an interest in as well and joined in their play.

Today at the forest Florence, Gregor, Innes and Flora used their spacial awareness to watch out for friends while running around the forest playing “rats and pussy cats” where the pussy cats chase the rats to swap roles.

Wednesday 5th March

This afternoon a group of children were busy working together to complete a range of jigsaws. They worked the way through a dinosaur and Pater Pan, then we looked at a range of feelings and they could confidently describe what they could see in the completed puzzle. They used skills to turn the pieces and to colour match the image.

With world book day tomorrow some of our children created their own story. A group of children created their own dreams and fairy tale by creating their own story using the book You Choose. They all enjoyed it and asked to do more.

Thursday 6th March

Today outside Annie and Reuben used the seeds from Annie’s costume to care for the nature in our environment. “We are going to feed the birds.” “I think the birds will like that”. Annie and Reuben confidently used the seeds from Annie’s bag to feed the birds in the nursery garden.

Today Euan, Innes, Gregor, Brodie, Sehrish, Joni and Rosie are developing their gross motor skills. The confidently and independently preformed and repeated dance moves while dancing along to a holiday park video. They used the space creatively and ensured they never bumped into their peers. “Can we do another one.” The children were keen to have another dance video they could copy.

This morning we had a tea party theme to the story book Alice in Wonderland. We had triangle sandwiches of cheese or Ham, with had the Hungry caterpillar made with grapes and cucumber along with a pot of apple juice for tea. We also made jam tarts but unfortunately they got stuck in the baking trays so we quickly made more. This was a good example to show the children that sometimes things don’t work, so we keep trying. Afterwards the children gave a big thumbs up to the snack.

Today inside using loose parts and junk modelling Cameron, Leo, Jackson and Brodie worked together using their imagination to create a castle.

Friday 7th March

Today more children enjoyed finding out about other people’s cultural and religious beliefs by creating a gift/money box top celebrating Ramadan. They used skills to decorate using a range of materials, recognising how the glue was very sticky and it made lots of mess.

Today the children were talking about healthy foods. They decided to help make smoothies at snack today. They discussed how the blender works and what ingredients were needed. They confidently helped mix the milk and fruit into a  smoothie.

Our Cosy Time Library 📚 This will be available to families at drop off and pick up time every day for you and your child to choose a book to take home to read 🏡There is no time limit on our library books we would just ask that you sign the book with your child’s name, the title of the book they have taken, the date it was taken and when it was returned ✍️There will be pens and hand sanitiser available for you to sign the books in and out. If your child has any special requests for a certain book please ask a member of staff or send a message on seesaw and we can help you 😃There will be a folder with your child’s name for them to put the book in for its journey to home and back 📁A tray will be available for you to put in your returned books so we can quarantine and clean them before putting them on display again, if you have any questions, any member of staff would be happy to help ☺️

Reminders

• Can all parents label items of  your child’s clothing.
• Can all parents put in at least one full change of clothing for water play and accidents.
• Can all parents if your child has a packed lunch can we please ensure grapes and big fruits are cut to minimise the risk of choking.🍇
• Can we remind all parents\carers to park in a white space only as the yellow spaces are for staff only.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.
• If your child is going to be picked up by someone else, please let the ladies know or the office so we are aware.
• Can we ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• There is learning at home sheets available in the nursery to share your child’s learning and experiences you do at home.

  💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

  Loose Parts

  We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

The Nursery Team 

Hello everyone, we hope you have had a great week! Here is a look at what we have been up to in nursery…..

This week learning is… Exploring, Predicting, Being Curious, Literacy, Mathematics, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Creativity, Motor Skills, Turn Taking, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving…..

On Monday a group of children outside after noticing the till shared ideas and thoughts to create a small cafe that incorporatd the use of the mud kitchen.  They used skills to problem solve whilst gathering resources needed.

“I need a table and some chairs”

“I want to make stuff”

They worked with the adult to gather more resources, making the cafe come to light. They shared their knowldege through their own experiences, recognising the terms of buying and selling. They used a range of descruptive language to describe the cakes they had made ready to sell.They talked avbout beung in a cafe and cooking the need to be safe. This play inspired others to expeerience, and which was then extended into creating a real life cafe on the Wednesday morning for their snack.

On Wednesday the children were welcomed into the cafe experience. They were then able to select what food items from the menu. supporting a range of early reading and writing skills, but the freedom, rights to be able to choose their own plate of food. Some children helped to make the orders in the kitchem, and afterwards all the children shared their enjoyment of this experience asking if they could do this again.

In the forest this week the children engaged in various forms of physical activities, recognising the need for safety when they were climbing the trees. Some children discussed creating a treasure hunt, which we will develop with the children on how and what items they would like to find. Whilst there they enjoyed a hot snack and drink, returning happily back to nursery discussing what signs, numbers etc they could see.

 

During a natural converstion with a couple of children about bitting their nails, it evolved into talking about having  nails done at a salon. This then extended into the children asking for their own Nail bar. This the adult took forward with the support of the children creating a list of items needed. Permission obtained and we have observed a wonderful respnse from the children engaging with each other, taking different roles from being a customer to being the technician. The children demonstrated skills to negoiate with each other deciding on colours, design and pattern. But it also encourages fine motor skills through challenge to show accuracy through painting, but also skills to screww the top on and off. It also supports skills in using money to buy and sell, recognising moneu value and to add up the totals of the treatments offered. They used skills to mark make by booking in appointment, time and what treatment they wanted.

Throughout the room the children inside and outside have been developing their own learning through a range of resources, displaying skills to problem solve and working with others. Some have been using the smartboard, whilst others using games and puzzles.

The learning wall is still going through a group of children asking to find out more about the speed of different animals after sharing with the adult what they knew already.

“I know what the fastest birds that fly, and the no fly birds are”  “Its the Peregrine falcon and a Ostrich”

“I want to know the fastest Lizard”

“I want to know what the slowest snake is”

“Whats the fastest farm animal”

This research is now added to the wall for you all to see what they discovered.

 

Reminders

Tuesday 4th March – Forest

Thursday 6th March – Peep with Miss McKenzie

– World Book Day celebration.

 

With the changing  seasonal and varied weather conditions  ☔️❄️🥶, please remember to provide your child with welly boots, waterproof clothing, hat, gloves 🧤, scarf🧣 and at least 1 full change of clothes in your child’s bag.

• Can all parents if your child has a packed lunch can we please ensure grapes and big fruits are cut to minimise the risk of choking.🍇
• Can we remind all parents\carers to park in a white space only as the yellow spaces are for staff only.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.
• If your child is going to be picked up by someone else, please let the ladies know or the office so we are aware.
• Can we ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• There is learning at home sheets available in the nursery to share your child’s learning and experiences you do at home.

Our Cosy Time Library 📚 This will be available to families at drop off and pick up time every day for you and your child to choose a book to take home to read 🏡There is no time limit on our library books we would just ask that you sign the book with your child’s name, the title of the book they have taken, the date it was taken and when it was returned ✍️There will be pens and hand sanitiser available for you to sign the books in and out. If your child has any special requests for a certain bookplease ask a member of staff or send a message on seesaw and we can help you 😃There will be a folder with your child’s name for them to put the book in for its journey to home and back 📁A tray will be available for you to put in your returned books so we can quarantine and clean them before putting them on display again, if you have any questions, any member of staff would be happy to help ☺️

Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

Here is some of the items we are looking for:

Conkers, stones, shells, tea cups, sticks, picture frames, plates, wood, drainpipes, etc,  anything youthinkmight be of used in nursery.

We hope you have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday for another great fun filled week!

Mrs Wilson and the rest of the Nursery team. x

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone! We hope you have had a great week, here is a look at what we have been up to this week…..

Children have been exploring stories in many ways as they listen to one another tell stories and look at the pictures and writing their own stories as an adult scribes what they tell. Our children are very creative and have been looking at interesting words to put into their story. They used the story sequencing cards to give them prompts on what might happen next 📚

 

Children have been using the torches in their role play as they search for a ghost-monster-werewolf and hunt for clues as they found paint on the floor and thought that it could be a trail to follow….🐺

We had a great forest session in our bottom garden as we toasted marshmallows on the fire and explored the wide open space using the loose parts and communicating with peers in games. We also came across a very tame Robin who almost ate some biscuits right out of our hands! 🐦

The children have been sharing their interest in songs and rhymes as they use different props to explore different songs together showing good listening and talking skills.

Our children have been very crafty this week as they create lanterns ahead of Ramadan. The children were very independent with designing them and only needed a little support to fold it together at the end. Over the next few weeks we will be exploring Ramadan through stories, videos and research 🌟

The children have also been exploring their creative side through mark making and using tools to help them. Some children used the flip chart outside whilst others used a range of different coloured cards at the writing table and helped adults use the paper

George and Zac have been exploring numbers outside using the wooden number disks as they recognise different numbers.

Reminders:

• Please ensure your child comes to nursery with waterproofs, a jacket and wellies for outdoor play as the weather can be so unpredictable.
• if anyone has any forms for the nursery trip to the aquarium can we please have these signed and back asap please
• forest is on a Tuesday morning where we meet at Waterstone Crook till 9:15am then head up to the forest.
• we have a big selection of lost property if you could have a rummage through to see if anything is yours.
• The lunch menu on every second Thursday has changed from steak pie to mince pie.
• next Thursday it will be Bookbug just after 9:00am in the huts with Miss Nelson and Mrs Laing

Have a great weekend ☺️

Miss McKenzie

This week learning is… creativity, motor skills, team work, communication, balancing skills, hand/eye coordination, numeracy, literacy, self confidence, exploring, predicting, being curious, sharing, self-esteem, technology, outdoor learning and problem solving.

Monday 10th February

Today Jackson and Lachlan requested to have the same hair style today as they used bands to put their hair into pony tails with support from an adult.

Today Gregor engaged in an intentional promotion about seasons and weathers using labels and objects. Gregor confidently could name all of the weathers shown and with a little bit of support names the seasons. Gregor could independently discuss why we need different clothing for different situations and demonstrated his understanding by matching the clothes he would wear to the picture of the weather and the items you would find relating to the different seasons.

This morning, Florence, Rosie and Joni explore dancing in the rain using the hula hoops and ribbons to create intentional movements. “Look I can do it this way” says Rosie.

Tuesday 11th February

Today Innes has chosen to draw a shrimp from the sea creatures book he was reading with his peers. Innes wrote out the name by copying the letters an adult had written. Innes discussed his learning from the book by saying “whales eat shrimp” and Brodie has drawn a lovely picture of a dolphin after reading a book about sea creatures. Brodie shared what he learned from the book was that “dolphins like to eat squids”

Today Rosie, Thomas and Jude have shown they can be responsible citizens by all independently decided to help tidy the block area together without being asked.

 

Today Elyn, Sehrish, Reuben and Joni enjoyed using their creative skills to make Valentine’s Day cards for their loved ones. “I’m making mine for my mummy and daddy.” They all valued each others work by commenting on how nice each of their cards were.

 

 

Wednesday 12th February

School Inservice Day

Thursday 13th February

School Holiday

Friday 14th February

School Holiday

Our Cosy Time Library 📚 This will be available to families at drop off and pick up time every day for you and your child to choose a book to take home to read 🏡There is no time limit on our library books we would just ask that you sign the book with your child’s name, the title of the book they have taken, the date it was taken and when it was returned ✍️There will be pens and hand sanitiser available for you to sign the books in and out. If your child has any special requests for a certain book please ask a member of staff or send a message on seesaw and we can help you 😃There will be a folder with your child’s name for them to put the book in for its journey to home and back 📁A tray will be available for you to put in your returned books so we can quarantine and clean them before putting them on display again, if you have any questions, any member of staff would be happy to help ☺️

Reminders

• Can all parents label items of  your child’s clothing.
• Can all parents put in at least one full change of clothing for water play and accidents.
• Can all parents if your child has a packed lunch can we please ensure grapes and big fruits are cut to minimise the risk of choking.🍇
• Can we remind all parents\carers to park in a white space only as the yellow spaces are for staff only.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.
• If your child is going to be picked up by someone else, please let the ladies know or the office so we are aware.
• Can we ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• There is learning at home sheets available in the nursery to share your child’s learning and experiences you do at home.

  💭Any changes to your child’s Diet or Medication? Please speak with one of the Team who can support you.

  Loose Parts

  We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

The Nursery Team 

Hello everyone, we hope you have had a great week! Here is a look at what we have been up to in nursery…..

This week learning is… Exploring, Predicting, Being Curious, Literacy, Mathematics, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Creativity, Motor Skills, Turn Taking, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.

This week some  of the children have continued their interest in animals by researching how many species of bears there are in the world. They discovered that there  are 8 main species, they then extended their interest by researching into a  Sun bear. They were able to recall certain information, this is what they said….

“They have a golden spot on their chest”

They are the smallest of the bears”

“They loke to live in the trees”.

This is-now  displayed on our learning wall that is still very much developing,  and the response from the children is absolutely amazing.

      

We have also been observing an interest in the weather, its effects on the environment and how seasonal changes are occurring. This was observed in the recent bird watch outing around the school and when down at our forest session. The children were discussing how the birds were not out, questioning  if it was cold or too windy. And when out in the forest some children had noticed lots of trees fallen, and branches snapped off which lead to investigating the roots and how they spread out, and were lifting up out of the ground.

In the forest this week the children were observed exploring and investigating all areas, demonstrating skills in using the swing rope, climbing the various trees. to exploring the surroundings finding the strange model in the bushes at the back. They discussed making one of these for the nursery garden, recognising that we could recycle items to build. A couple of the children asked to explore the are up the hill after discussing how many of the trees and branches had fallen during the storms. They investigated the roots on one tree, following all the different pathways that they made. They went for into the trees to discover more which lead to talking about the different types of weather, its effects- and how they link into seasons/time. This could lead to a possible new learning topic with some.

The children also helped the adult to build a large tent using the tarpaulin and a very large branch and tent pegs. They had lots of fun role playing different scenarios from Superheroes , monsters, and police. They also enjoyed a hot snack and drink to keep them warm throughout the morning.

   

     

Throughout the weeks we have been observing children developing their learning through exploring a range of resources to see what they can do. They when asked by an adult what have they discovered  through a use of open ended questions, they could confidently share their findings. Last week we observed children using the large scales to discover weight, size. This week we have been observing children exploring shapes inside and out through using a range of resources and identifying these using the correct language, but also to discuss the properties of these. Some were able to recognise some 3D shapes too, whilst creating a range of models through using these resources., Along with shapes children have been exploring books of colour and are creating  their own images of animals linked to that colour..

     

    

In the snack area, Emily Rose decided to help create the shopping list for the nursery snack, recognising the items and used the correct language to describe. Then we had a very different tasting session with the children experiencing eating edible flowers with their crackers. They talked about the shapes of the flowers, colours and about how they could only eat the flowers that are safe and provided by an adult. On Friday they helped to make a lovely warm vegetable soup using different tools to blend.

 

   

 

Reminders

With the changing  seasonal and varied weather conditions  ☔️❄️🥶, please remember to provide your child with welly boots, waterproof clothing, hat, gloves 🧤, scarf🧣 and at least 1 full change of clothes in your child’s bag.

• Can all parents if your child has a packed lunch can we please ensure grapes and big fruits are cut to minimise the risk of choking.🍇
• Can we remind all parents\carers to park in a white space only as the yellow spaces are for staff only.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.
• If your child is going to be picked up by someone else, please let the ladies know or the office so we are aware.
• Can we ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• There is learning at home sheets available in the nursery to share your child’s learning and experiences you do at home.

Our Cosy Time Library 📚 This will be available to families at drop off and pick up time every day for you and your child to choose a book to take home to read 🏡There is no time limit on our library books we would just ask that you sign the book with your child’s name, the title of the book they have taken, the date it was taken and when it was returned ✍️There will be pens and hand sanitiser available for you to sign the books in and out. If your child has any special requests for a certain book please ask a member of staff or send a message on seesaw and we can help you 😃There will be a folder with your child’s name for them to put the book in for its journey to home and back 📁A tray will be available for you to put in your returned books so we can quarantine and clean them before putting them on display again, if you have any questions, any member of staff would be happy to help ☺️

Loose Parts

We are always in need of replenishing our loose parts in nursery. If you are out and about on walks, or are planning to recycle items, can we ask that you think of us first please 😃

Here is some of the items we are looking for:

Conkers, stones, shells, tea cups, sticks, picture frames, plates, wood, drainpipes, etc,  anything you thinkmight be of used in nursery.

We hope you have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday for another great fun filled week!

Mrs Wilson and the rest of the Nursery team. x