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 12th May

Today Cammy, Leo and Robin enjoyed role playing with the farm “We’re making a real farm.” “Let’s make a piggy one.” “Where’s the ducks they need to go here.” “Oh wait there’s no water.” Cammy used his initiative to use his blue T-shirt as water. “Do you know horses can jump over fences.” “Well we could use this stable instead.” The boys worked creatively together and spoke to each other to solve solutions and design problems to make the farm suitable for all the animals. They used their knowledge to ensure the animals had the correct things to keep them safe.

Today Innes, Flora, Rosie and Florence were practicing bridges. “You need to lift your head up a bit more so it makes you stronger.” Rosie was giving some advice on how to  keep a bridge for longer as she recalled her knowledge from gymnastics. Before practicing bridges the group of children did some stretches. “We need to stretch because it helps you when you exercise.”

Today outside Joni drew a picture starting off with a sun and diamonds. Joni moved on to drawing a star and independently recognised her achievements by saying. “Look I’ve drawn a proper star for the very first time.” Great work Joni ⭐

Tuesday 13th May

Today Zac, Jude, Thomas, Innes, Luke and Florence worked together to be responsible citizens as they communicated well together to put all the game pieces in the correct boxes.

Today Joni, Sehrish and Reuben used lots of different loose parts and tools in the home corner to expand their role play experience.

Today Lachlan, Elyn and Jackson were in the art area exploring the different colours. They mixed colours independently to create their lovely art pieces.

Wednesday 13th May

Today inside Jude was working with a peer to put away the dishes from the dishwasher after it finished its cycle.

Robin has created his own high tech mobile phone! Using his memory to think about what apps mummy has on her phone, Robin created a range of different buttons and spoke an adult through what the function of each one was. “This one is your steps, this is the shopping app, the 5 is the time because I know how to draw 5. This is to put the volume up and down and that one is the music button. You can spell with it too! There’s a mouse where I can find my pet if I lose it 🐭 I have a map if I don’t know where I am. The train tells you when you are late and need to go for your train. There’s a games button and you can phone people with this one and to turn it off, you can also see pictures you take. There’s an airplane to see when I’m going on holiday” Amazing work Robin! 📱

Today Jackson, Lachlan, and Emily-Rose enjoyed playing a game they created where someone has to carry a box and the others have to throw a sun hat inside whilst it’s moving ☀️.

Thursday 15th May

Today outside Euan used the tiger feet’s and said “look I’m a tiger.” Euan role played being a tiger while managing to balance on the tiger feet.

Today inside Annie, Jackson and Reuben used their communication skills to work together to decorate a box using the paints and crafts 🎨.

Today inside Gregor used his problem solving skills to put together a tricky puzzle, Gregor said he wanted to do it all by himself 🧩.

Today outside Brodie enjoyed passing the football back and forwards with the adults and peers. He was able to what a goal keeper does “I need to try not let people from the other team score.”

Friday 16th May

Today outside George enjoyed playing in the car. He identified there was no steering wheel so used his creativity and used one from our loose parts. George was able to discuss the steering wheel was from a real life car and he was going on an adventure to “the animal centre it’s like the zoo. But a different type of zoo.”

Today outside Robin and Leo were exploring forces through the cardboard tubes. They placed some of the farm animals down the tube and discovered they weren’t coming out of the bottom. After a lot of problem solving and discussing the boys decided to try something smaller and uncovered that the smaller objects worked better and went further out of the bottom.

Today outside Jackson, Lachlan and Euan used our new cardboard tubes to role play with. “We’re filmers.” “We’re filming people to put on the telly.” “Nee-naw nee-naw.” Euan pretended to be a fire engine as there was a big fire in the jungle with lots of trees. The boys said it was filmed to let everyone watching the telly know there was a fire.

 

A big happy birthday to Jude and Sehrish who both had birthdays this week 🥳

 

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 PartsWe 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 😃

We hope you have a lovely weekend, remember your suncream, it’s going to be hot! ☀️😎

The Nursery Team 