Hello everyone, we hope you all have had a great holiday! Here is a quick 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.

Monday 16th February

Today inside a group of children asked to help the ladies. They have been helping by taking the lunches to the office and collect the bands for everyone. They then proceeded to  have a look at all the loose parts face cards and could name some of the feelings. ☺️

In the block area, a group of children worked together and  constructed a chair which was designed to support a person. They celebrated their design and construction and supported their friends to have a seat. ‘Look Mrs Laing.’ ‘You can go first.’ ‘I’ll show you.’ 🧱🪑

Today inside a group of children asked to do some Kodaly songs this morning. They used the drum to keep the beat and the rhythm and used different props to help remember their songs. 🎶

Tuesday 17th February

Today inside some children have been drawing a beautiful picture of their families and using the new whiteboards. They could confidently identify each family member as they spoke through their picture. 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

Today inside a group of children have been working together to make a picture using the coloured pins. They used their colour recognition to match the pins to the board to create different pictures. 🔵

While exploring Top Marks games with an adult, a group of children have selected a phonics game and successfully applied their mouse skills and sound knowledge to complete words by selecting the correct initial sound. 🔡

Wednesday 18th February

Through imaginary play a group of children have been using the dressing up outfits to create different characters. They dressed up as an inspector to inspect things, a real hunter their job was to “make plants grow.” And another hunter and their job was to “help.” 🧐

Today inside a group of children have been developing their motor skills and creativity in the sand by creating different things. One peer created a volcano, while two others worked together to create a home for an electric eel. They created a road and cleared some sand to represent water for the eel to swim in. 🌋

Today outside a group of children have been working together to make some pasta using water, lavender and sand in the mud kitchen outside. 🍝

Thursday 19th February

Today inside a group of children have been continuing to explore the technology in the room to complete their number recognition and placing in the correct order. They confidently ordered 1-5, and  6-10 with some children needing a little bit of support with this to place correctly. With continued support they continued up to 20. 🔢

Today outside a group of children have been exploring the farm. They have been mimicking the daily routines of farmers and caring for animals, they have been learning responsibilities of farmers and been developing their communication skills by discussing what they were doing. 🧑‍🌾

Today outside a group of children have been developing their fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination by being creative. They have continued their interest of painting outside and moved to drawing pictures. ✍️

Friday 20th February

Today inside a group of children have been independently and confidently using the smart board to explore measurement as they select the correct answer each time. They were able to check using the ruler and line up to where the object ended and selected the number. They were able to measure using full and half numbers. “That one’s a 1 and a 5” 📏

Today a group of children liked the sound of toast for snack. They independently followed routines of collecting their plates and items of food. Some of the children chose to have beans. They then sat down and socially enjoyed their snack together. 🍞

Today inside a child independently spent a good amount of time in the block area. They used different size and shaped blocks to create a model of Lego city. “I made captain americas room at the very bottom of the avengers tower.” “This is vibranium shield, it is the strongest metal that nothing can break it.” “When captain America throws his shield it bounces off something and comes straight back to him.” 🛡️

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 ask a members of the team to help 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 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 any old garden furniture such as chairs, tables or parasols, etc,  anything you think might be of used in nursery.

 

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.
• 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.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to enable play outside when it’s wet.
• Bookbug will be next week (27th February 2026)
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend .

Miss Nelson and the rest of the Nursery team. x

 

Hello everyone, we hope you all have had a great holiday! Here is a quick 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.

Monday 2nd February

This morning a group of children were exploring the water tray area using a variety of non standard tools to explore the bubbles in the water and what they could do with these. They first explored how to make the bubble float, either by blowing or clapping them between their hands. Next they explored how they travelled down the pipes, discovering that the bubble needed some water to help them along. They explored how to make more bubbles. 🫧

Today inside a group of children got creative in the block area. They each had their own idea of what they were building using lots of different sized and shaped blocks as well as loose parts. There was a creation of a superhero, a girl, and a house for dinosaurs. 🧱

Today inside a group of children enjoyed a nice healthy snack at nursery. They independently discussed healthy foods on their plates and what their favourite snack at nursery is. A favourite was pears and mangos. 🥭

 

Tuesday 3rd February

Today inside a group of children got creative and used their imagination to create a boat independently. They used a range of junk modelling and loose parts putting their ideas together and working hard to create their models with some trail and error. 🛥️

Today inside a group of children were exploring the dressing up area. They used different outfits and discovered their look by looking in the mirror. They enjoyed making funny faces in the mirror to each other. 🪞

This afternoon inside a group of children played cooperatively for a long time through a role play experience. They demonstrated different roles people have in the community as they role played shops. They confidently shared resources and negotiated with each other when more than one person wanted one object. They all took part in discussions about what you find in a shop. They worked as a team to collect items around the nursery to create their shop. They discussed amount of foods they found and confidently showed one to one correspondence by counting out the books they chose to display in their shop. The group of children had opportunities to have experience of giving and receiving change through their role play experience. They were able to vocalise that in a shop you can use money or a card to pay for their items. They discussed shopping lists which we are going to explore over the next few days to promote mark making within their role play experience.

 

 

Wednesday 4th February

Today inside a group of children were keen to go outside they showed their understanding of dressing for different types of weather. They independently got their waterproofs and wellies and confidently put them on ready to go outside to play in the rain. Can we remind all parents to provide wellies, waterproofs, hats and gloves on a daily basis to support your child’s well-being. ☔️ 

Today inside a group of children enjoyed some time at the learning wall. They used the books to explore pictures. The identified houses that looked similar to their from the story and discussed this with each other. 📖

Today inside a group of children worked together to create a holiday house using the cosy den. They shared ideas and solutions with each other to make their holiday home sturdy. They used the clips to place the blankets in place so they could role play holiday houses together. 🏘️

Today inside the block area a group of children worked together sharing their ideas and solutions to create a home for dinosaurs. They communicated well with each other when bricks were falling to suggest what to do next. They used lots of different sized and shaped blocks to create this unique design together. 🦖 🏠

 

Thursday 5th February

Today inside a group of children have been experimenting with the paint by mixing colours to enhance their artistic skills. They developed their motor skills by using the paint brush to confidently mix the primary colours yellow and red and used their colour recognition to understand it changes to orange. 🧡

Today inside a group of children have been expanding their vocabulary, enhancing language skills, and strengthening cognitive abilities like memory and attention by looking at books from the learning wall. They were able to discuss what they found in the book which was sea snakes and golden eagles. They enjoyed pretending they were golden eagles as they flew around the room. 🦅

Through imaginary play a group of children have been practicing kindness and empathy, understanding the impact of their actions on others. They engaged in a role play experience of playing spider man and discussed how they were saving each other from the bad guy. The group of children also used the home corner to cook food for each other and used the computer to buy things to catch the “bad guy”. 🕷️

Friday 6th February

 

 

Today outside a group of children worked alongside with the adult to share thoughts, ideas on creating a den using a range of sticks, material and crates. They confidently used words to describe what was working and not working, using skills to make changes. ⛺️ “It’s a man”. Today inside individual children have been using their fine motor skills to draw a picture, laying down in the art area. They used different shapes and line to create a chosen picture of a man. 🧍‍♂️ This afternoon outside individual children explored the sound area using different loose parts to make sounds. They showed a good understanding when the adult asked if they could go faster, slower, gentle hard using this knowledge to create a beat. 🎶

 

 

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 ask a members of the team to help 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 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 any old garden furniture such as chairs, tables or parasols, etc,  anything you think might be of used in nursery.

 

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.
• 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.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to enable play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend .

Miss Nelson and the rest of the Nursery team. x

 

HHello everyone, we hope you all have had a great holiday! Here is a quick 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.

Monday 26th January

Today outside a group of children shared their thoughts with Miss McKenzie about turning the house into a cosy story den. The children worked well with Miss McKenzie to help move things to make it look cosy. They suggested adding blankets and lights too. 📖 

Today, Twinkle the unicorn came to speak to the children about brushing their teeth and how to keep their mouths healthy. Everyone had a turn at brushing Twinkles teeth and asked and answered a range of questions relating to tooth brushing. Children were able to discuss foods and drinks that were healthy and unhealthy for their teeth and the process of cleaning them. Well done everyone 🦷 🪥

Another group of children continued their interest in UNO today as they requested to play it together. They were able to share, take turns and colour/number match and even supported one another to make the best choice of card to play next 🃏

 

Tuesday 27th January

Today a group of children have been working together to fit the puzzle pieces together and confidently tidied up when they were finished. 🧩

Today individual children have spending time together creating pictures using the coloured buttons on boards with pictures behind to copy or create their own. 🟡🔴🔵🟢

Today a group of children enjoyed exploring the dolls house. They used different characters to role play and recalled their learning they have participated in by reflecting on our learning wall. 🏡

Wednesday 28th January

Today a group of children engaged with the adult to help plan some snack ideas. They decided on strawberry pancakes using the iPad to search for healthy sugar free options, which we found. Next step to write a shopping list which they started with using their developing letter recognition to write Greek yoghurt using a space in between the words. 🥞 

Today inside a group of children identified they needed a rest and cosied into the cosy den with a blanket over them to have some chilled time. 🕰️

Today inside an individual child created a model for their astronaut using different sizes and shapes of blocks. 🧑‍🚀

Thursday 29th January

Today inside a group of children are continuing their interest of homes and houses. Through an intentional promotion they used loose parts and their knowledge to create people who live with them. They used a mixture of stones, pine cones, shells, and sticks to create models of their family members. They were able to discuss how many people live in their house as well as counting with one to one correspondence and subitising. They discussed how many rooms are in their house as well as what features it has such as windows, doors, stairs and garages.

Today inside a group of children independently followed rules to the dotty dinosaur game. They confidently took turns at rolling the dice and taking their shot and reminded each other when it was their turn. 🦖

Today inside a group of children enjoyed exploring the art area. They used the crayons to draw themselves. They spoke about features they have such as long hair, short hair, eyes and independently drew themselves with lots of different colours. 🖍️

Friday 30th January

Today a group of children have been creative in the art area and other areas of the nursery. A group of children have been using the art area to create different models and pictures having a good look at what resources are available to them they independently chose what to use. Another group of children have been creative pictures on paper with lots of different coloured pens. 🖊️

Today a group of children worked together to create a den using the pillows and blankets in ten cosy den. They independently worked together by sharing their ideas on how to put a blanket up as a door. They used the clips to clip the blanket on the cosy den and chairs to hold in place as they climbed inside cosied up and enjoyed some sociable conversations. 🗣️

Today a few children identified there was lots of sand on the floor they used their initiative and became responsible citizens as they cleaned it up. They found dustpan and brushes and said “I need to sweep this up so no one falls.” Great team work. ⭐️

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 ask a members of the team to help 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 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 any old garden furniture such as chairs, tables or parasols, etc,  anything you think might be of used in nursery.

 

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.
• 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.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to enable play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend .

Miss Nelson and the rest of the Nursery team. x

 

Hello everyone, we hope you all have had a great holiday! Here is a quick 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.

Monday 5th January

Today outside a group of children have been exploring the ice and discussed how it looks a bit like a crystal .🔮

Today inside a group of children participated in a song and rhyme session. They explored number songs and rhythm through using the drum and beater. They enjoyed the song sleeping bunnies the best. 🐰

Today inside at the art area a group of children have been exploring different tools and materials to create models and pictures. 🎨🖌️

Tuesday 6th January

Today inside a group of children have been exploring colours as they have used different colours and mixed them to create lovely pictures. 🫟

Today inside a child independently created some play dough and could discuss if they needed more water or flour to find the correct consistency. 💦

Today inside a group of children have been using their fine motor skills to connect the Lego together. They shared their successes with each other by showing each other what they had created. 🧱

Wednesday 7th January

Today a group of enjoyed a nice sociable snack at the snack table. They all independently collected their crockery and followed the number dots to allow them to collect the correct amount of snack. They discussed their favourite part of snack which today the favourite was the cereal. 🥣

Today inside a group of children engaged in a lovely role play experience as they played families together. They confidently could discuss roles they were taking on as they spoke about who was the mum, dad and baby. 🧑‍🧑‍🧒

Today outside a group of children were playing with a cheeky robin today who was coming close to them jumping in and out of the bug hotel when they weren’t looking. “I see him where the spiders are!” 🐦

Thursday 8th January

Today a group of children have been working together to fit the puzzle pieces together and confidently tidied up when they were finished. 🧩

Today a group of children were so excited snack was ready that they all went through at the same time to wash their hands. The children could confidently discuss the import of hand washing and why we should use soap. 🧼

Today a group of children enjoyed dressing us using the Lycra as capes. We’re superhero’s. “My superpower is dancing” “my superpower is flying.” 🦸‍♀️

Friday 9th January

Today inside Fergus and Roddy used different sized and shaped blocks to create a model. They worked together and shared their ideas with each other. “The animals live here.” They created a zoo for the animals with lots of different animals. They discussed how a zookeeper helps the animals by feeding them. “They look after them so they don’t go wild to other animals.” “They also feed them, they feed them different things.” “Sometimes predators eat meat and if they are not predators they eat not meat, they eat leaves on trees and also grass.” 🦍

Today inside a group of enjoyed investigating with the clay. They independently used the roller and their hands and discovered the more they rolled the clay the flatter it was getting and when they used their hands it was turning into a ball. They continued to use more tools and discovered what they do. One child independently created a snowman. ☃️

Today inside the children looked outside at noticed it was snowing 🌨️. They enthusiastically grabbed their waterproofs and jackets to go and play outside. The group of children who went outside independently got themselves ready with all their outdoor clothing and confidently asked for help putting gloves on. 🧤

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 ask a members of the team to help 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 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 any old garden furniture such as chairs, tables or parasols, etc,  anything you think might be of used in nursery.

 

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.
• 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.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to enable play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend .

Miss Nelson and the rest of the Nursery team. x

Hello everyone, we hope you all have had a great week! Here is a quick 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.

Monday 1st December

Today inside a group of children came into nursery and noticed the Christmas tree with the decorations sat next to it. The group of children took it in turns to put baubles and tinsel on the tree to make it look nice. They all discussed Christmas experiences they have at home. 🎄

Today in the home corner a group of children took on appropriate roles during their role play as they pretending it was going to be Christmas Day. The group of children pretended to sleep before Santa came with presents on Christmas morning. 🎅

Today a group of children worked together in the block area by sharing their ideas and selected appropriate solutions when building their model of a dinosaur McDonald’s. The group of children used different sized blocks and used loose parts to enhance their model. 🦖🍟

Tuesday 2nd December

Today inside all children participated in an intentional promotion by creating fireplaces to create a cosy winter wall in our art area. They used different coloured paint and dabbed the brush to create different textures and will continue to paint some lights on the fireplace. 🔥🕯️

Yesterday, we started to open our advent calendar where the children got to find and open number 1. Behind the door was a mouse dressed like Santa. They all recognised that today’s door would be number 2 and found a hedgehog behind the door.🐭

Today, a group of children have started creating our Christmas enterprise projects. We have made gift bags and gift tags for selling as part of the project. Everything will be on sale as of next week for the nursery and school community.🎄

Wednesday 3rd December

Today inside the children asked for music on to use up excess energy in the room this afternoon after lunch. The group of children participated in a dance experience after requesting Christmas songs. They sequenced their bodies in a range of movements and demonstrated teamwork by listening to each other while they followed each other’s lead. 💃

Today outside all children participated in a forest experience down in the bottom garden. The children confidently confirmed all of the rules to keep us safe. They used their communication skills, motor skills and risk assessing skills in the bottom garden as they worked together and independently climbed trees. 🌳

Today a group of children were pretending to be different animals. We were cats and dinosaurs they discussed how a dinosaur would eat meat so a cat would definitely be scared. They also discussed that cats would live inside and outside and like lots of cuddles. Whereas dinosaurs would not like cuddles as they are “ fierce and dangerous”. 🦕 🐈‍⬛

Thursday 4th December

Today inside a group of children enjoyed looking at the smyths toy superstore catalog. They were pointing out lots of different toys they already have and what they would like from Santa. 🎁

Today a group of children helped make reindeer food for our nursery enterprise. We will be selling these to families and school pupils over the next coming weeks. 🦌

Today in the art area a child independently worked in the art area using different colours of paints and loose parts to create a model of a smartie machine. 🍬

Today a child has brought in a head torch to nursery where they have given it to peer to try out. They is showed their peer how it’s worn and the different settings.To extend their learning with the torch they decided to get all of our resources that had been pushed under the shed. They helped each other by getting some sticks to reach the items and swept the items up to put in the bucket for safe keeping .🔦

Friday 5th December

Today a group of children were inspired by the Dear Santa book and used the Christmas wish list to write their letter to Santa at the writing table. They mark makes to express what they were wishing for. ✉️

Through everyday activities today a group of children confidently made choices about who they are going to play with and how they are going to use resources. They confidently discussed that they were making a play park and discussed what each resource was getting used for they used the planks as a slide because things could slide down them. They used the big whisk as a roundabout because it could spin in the sand, confidently sharing their reasoning for each item. 🛝

Today a group of children used their gross motor skills as they followed simple instructions and sequences. They used the space creatively and playfully and made sure there was enough room for for them all to dance without bumping into each other. 🕺

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 ask a members of the team to help 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 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 any old garden furniture such as chairs, tables or parasols, etc,  anything you think might be of used in nursery.

 

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.
• 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.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to enable play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.
• Reminder that next week is PEEP and we look forward to seeing you all there.

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend .

Miss Nelson and the rest of the Nursery team. x

Hello everyone, we hope you all have had a great week! Here is a quick 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.

Monday 10th November

Today inside a group of children worked together to communicate and share their ideas when creating models in the block area. They used different sized, shaped and coloured blocks to create a land for dinosaurs. They confidently described their model and discussed their reasoning for each part. 👷🏼‍♂️

Today outside a group of children noticed some orange blobs on the bug hotel outside. They weren’t sure what it was so we decided to use the iPad to research it. We found out it was a type of fungus that grows outside in damp conditions. The group of children wanted everyone to be safe so used chalk to warn people in the area and made sure to wash their hands really well in case they touched any by accident. 🍄

Today both inside and outside the children have been expressing their likes for story books and texts. They independently selected a book and were able to retell them from the pictures in the book. 📕

Today outside a group of children have been problem solving together after noticing a ball stuck in a wooden reel outside. One peer suggested using a stick and the other then went and got a stick to try from the other side because one stick wasn’t working. They managed to free the ball and then had to problem solve how to get the ball again after it landed in the middle of a large puddle that they couldn’t reach! ☔️

Tuesday 11th November

Today a group of children enjoyed exploring different features on the IPad as we worked together to create a fact book about sharks and whales. They helped research and chose different pictures and drawings to feature in their book. 🦈

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Outside today, a group of children have been looking at the rain gauge to see how much rain we have captured. An adult said “it’s raining lots today” and they remembered about the gauges and ran to the plant pot and said “let’s see how much!”. They recognised which had more in it and counted up to 36 lines on the side to share how much had been caught .☔️

Today a small group worked together to sing and move to a range of movement and songs. Developing their literacy, physical and numeracy skills as they sung movement and counting songs. 🎶

Wednesday12th November

Today at forest a group of children used sticks on the fallen down tree to dig a big hole to look for treasure. They discussed that they were pretending it was a mine they were able to discuss that’s where special diamond’s, crystals and shiny stones live. 🔮

Today at the forest a group of children explored mark making on different materials as they dug up mud and used the mud to create lovely drawings on the tree. 🌳

Today a group of children enjoyed exploring the fire at the forest and discussed what their senses. They discussed colours they could see on the wood and the flames. They discussed that they need to stay away from the fire to keep safe and won’t burn ourselves. They discussed their favourite snacks beans, porridge and pasta. 🍝

Today at the forest a group of children have been developing their physical skills as they have been using their gross motor skills and balance skills to keep on the rope swing. 🪢

Thursday13th November

Today in the block area a group of children used different shapes, sized, coloured blocks and loose parts to create a model of an animal world. “It’s for cows, sheep’s and dinosaurs.” “It’s for big and small animals.” “We look after them by keeping them dry and warm.” “We put coats on them and feed them too.” 🐾

Today in the home corner a group of children engaged in some role play. They created their own story as they used their own words while playing. “We’re playing families.” “It was my birthday in the game.” “I got presents and cake.” “I made the cake it was raspberry and chocolate cake.” 🎂

Today a group of children have been exploring shape through their daily experiences as they have been investigating jigsaw puzzles. The group of children worked together to create the Elmer jigsaw while turning pieces if required. 🧩

Friday14th November

 

Inservice Day No Nursery 🏡

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 ask a members of the team to help 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 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 any old garden furniture such as chairs, tables or parasols, etc,  anything you think might be of used in nursery.

 

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.
• 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.
• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.
• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to enable play outside when it’s wet.
• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.
• Reminder that next week is PEEP and we look forward to seeing you all there.

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend .

Miss Nelson and the rest of the Nursery team. x

Hello everyone, we hope you all have had a great week! Here is a quick 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.

Monday 6th October

Today a group of children have been exploring the spelling game as they find the letters they need to match up to their board to create a word. They did a bit of trial and error as they compared different letters to their board to see if they were the same and only needed a little support for some trickier letters. Great job everyone. ⭐️

Today a group of children worked together building a model with wooden blocks. “It’s a swimming pool, no it’s a lollipop”. “ It’s a swimming pool.” “It’s a swimming pool with a diving board.” They worked together to show others how to use the blue stool as a diving board.  Lots of laughter when using it.  Good imagination and building skills shown by all children.👷🏼‍♂️

This morning individual children explored the time area. They listened to the information from the adult and was able to find the Monday , October  and Autumn signs using the letter sounds. They then were able to select the number 6, then discussed the weather outside selecting the correct image. 📆

Tuesday 7th October

Today inside a group of children enjoyed exploring the slime as they discovered how it felt which led to a discussion about how things feel and discussed our senses. They discussed that it’s not safe to eat because it is “yucky.” “If you eat it you’d be sick and have to go to the doctors.” “Or hospital.” “The doctor give you medicine.” 🧑‍⚕️

Today an individual child is helping to keep their friends safe they he put a barrier and wet floor sign around the pool of slime outside to stop people from slipping on it.🪧

Today an individual child wanted to have an ID badge like the teachers.  They used a card to write on their name.  “I need a picture like yours ”.  They then drew a picture to complete their badge and with help we stuck it on to a spare ID cord. 🪪

Wednesday 8th October

Today in the forest a group of children were exploring the trees and used their imagination to role play. “We’re pretending it’s a space ship.” “We’re the space men.” “We’re going to play climbing.”

Today in the forest a group of children discussed turn taking as they created a line at the rope swing. They independently used their gross motor skills to hold on and swing from the landing to the ground.

Today in the forest a group of children have been risk assessing outside as they have used their gross motor skills to climb trees. They discussed how their tummy feels when they get too high.

Thursday 9th October

Today a small group of children asked for some music on. They asked for Elsa “let it go.” They used their gross motor skills to dance around. They recalled dance moves they had learnt at dancing and showed their peers and the ladies. 💃

Today the children enjoyed some snack together with banana milkshakes and fruit. The children are becoming more aware of routines as they confidently discussed handwashing before snack. They then get their crockery and help themselves to snack using the number boards. They have even become more confident at washing their dishes 🧼🫧

Today a group of children have chosen to work together to decorate a box outside. They recalled an activity they did last month that they wants to revisit… “I want to make another surprise box so we can sneak up and watch mr robin in the garden”. The children then decided they wanted to play hide and seek where they discussed counting from “number 0 because 0 means nothing” 🐦

Friday 10th October

Today inside some of the children independently took it upon themselves to look at some story books. They discussed with the ladies what they seen in the book and what part was their favourite. “I liked the pumpkin book best.” 🎃

Today inside a group of children used the blocks to create a garage for cars. “This is for the cars.” “It’s a garage.” And a rocket for hot wheels too.” The children worked together to problem solve and select appropriate solutions to made the blocks stay up. 🧱

Today inside some of the children independently extended their learning by exploring the learning wall area. They used the resources available such as the sea life facts and pens to create pictures and colour them in. ✍️

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 ask a members of the team to help 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 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 any old garden furniture such as chairs, tables or parasols, etc,  anything you think might be of used in nursery.

 

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.

• 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.

• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.

• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to enable play outside when it’s wet.

• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.

 

We hope you have a lovely 2 weeks holiday and we will see you all on Monday 27th October for another great fun filled week!

Miss Nelson and the rest of the Nursery team. x

Hello everyone, we hope you all have had a great week! Here is a quick 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.

Monday 15th September

Today inside a group of children are beginning to show their good knowledge of personal hygiene routines as they independently washed their hands. 🧼 

Today inside a group of children have been creative in demonstrating different skills. They used fine motor skills and independently manipulated small tools by using the scissors to cut pictures. In the writing area a group of children used different colours to create a picture for family members. They drew around their hand and proceeded to use lots of colours to create a beautiful picture for their sister. Today a group of children got creative in the art area and painted some card. They used their imagination and said “it’s got a car inside for my party tomorrow.” They pretended that the card was wrapping paper and there was a present hidden inside. 🎨 

Today in the sand tray a group of children worked together to make an aeroplane landing, a rocket, a volcano and a Christmas tree that they were going to decorate. The children used sticks to create patterns in the sand to show where the rocket was landing. 🏖️ 

Today a group of children enjoyed a story called “Little Tiger’s Big Holiday” with Mrs Wilson. The group of children linked this story to their personal experiences as they discussed holidays they had went on with their families. They also had a discussion about items they would take on holiday and towards the end of the story they noticed the suitcase wouldn’t fit in the car which linked to problem solving how would they make it fit. “By taking things out.” 📖 

Tuesday 16th September

Today a group of children have been exploring shapes through games and puzzles. The group of children worked together to crest a dinosaur jigsaw and turned the pieces to fit if required. 🧩 

Today inside a group of children worked together to create their own stories using character cards. The group of children worked with Mrs Laing. They came up with the story and while Mrs Laing scribed for them. They had lots of characters and good imagination skills to come up with a good story line. 📖 

Today outside a group of children have been exploring the garden and discovered a Robin. They used their recall from last week and remembered there was 2 walking in the garden. The children came up with the idea to make a bird watching area and decorated a cardboard box. The group of children then put out bird seeds and watched from a far. 🐦

Wednesday 17th September

Today a group of children worked together to make an obstacle course. They were quite specific where the wheels had to go. They thought the obstacle course was good but said “I need a jump”. They placed another wheel down for the jump. They worked well together as a team . 🚲

After discussing a peers jumper which had an astronaut and the moon on it, we spoke about outer space and things that might be up in space. The conversation then turned to what animals have been to space and we researched on the iPad what animals had been, we made predictions on which the first one there. We found out the first animals were fruit flies. 🌌

Today, we went on a bird walk around the school grounds together 🐦 We made a chart for all the birds we predicted we would see which some of the children helped to cut and stick and all the children then put ticks next to them as we seen or heard them. All together we spotted 31 birds. The children were able to discuss which had the most and least and which were their favourites. After we returned, we made a bar graph to show everyone how much of each bird we found. We noticed that we had 19 crows and 9 pigeons. The children were able to point to which was the most popular. A peer also brought in a beautiful Magpie and Pigeon feather from home which they shared with their peers. A few children found a feather on our walk which we are going to research and see what bird it came from. We used our favourite Merlin bird app which identifies birds by their sound and shows you a picture of what they look like, the children looked at these pictures and shared if they knew it and what’s it name was. We had an extra little treat as we spotted a Stoat playing in the garden. We all watched carefully and stayed very quiet as it went back and forward playing right in front of us as it popped its head out from a plastic pipe 🐭 From this learning experience, we will create a more permanent bird watching area from inside the nursery and add appropriate resources to support this 🦅

Thursday 19th September

Continuing the interest of animals, the children requested to research animals trays. The children asked to do a zoo one “we haven’t done that before” and wanted to try something new. We worked together to collect resources from the nursery and took care of them by watching our spacial awareness to not drop them. The children discussed the importance of sharing and said “we all need a turn.” “Yeah it’s fair if we all have one each.” The children demonstrated good understanding of sharing. While putting the resources together the children started talking about their personal experiences and times they have gone to the zoo. They listened carefully to each other and waited their turn to reply. “The zoo makes me happy.” “It makes me excited.” “Me too.” “I went to the zoo for my birthday before.” “I went two times for my birthday.” “My mummy took me in the car to the zoo but I know you can get a bus.” The children discussed a range of feelings about how the zoo made them feel. They also discussed zookeepers and what zoo keepers do. “They give the animals food.””Like we fed the birds yesterday.” “They keep them healthy.” “They have to not walk by themselves.” “Do you know animals are living things and that’s why we have to feed them.” The children were able to discuss that a zookeeper looks after the animals which led to them discussing people who care for them. “My mummy looks after me and daddy.” “Sometimes my granny and grandad look after me.” While exploring the tray they used the animals to make footprints in the different materials. They continued role playing and discussed size, amount and lengths of the animals. “Look three sea lions.” “This one is bigger and that one is smaller.” “Yeah that one is longer too.” “We need one more sea lion to make four like the hippos.” “Do you know I had to pay to visit the zoo my mummy used pennies.” “Me too my granny used her card to pay.” The children discovered different ways we can pay for services. They continued to talk about different animals and times you might see them. “You never see sharks they are under the water.” “You see bats when it’s dark at night time and foxes too.” “I seen a bird today when it was morning.” After some of the children had finished with the tray they understood that they had to wash their hands. “I have to wash my hands with soap and water now because they are all muddy.” The children independently washed their hands after their play experience. 🐘🦒 

Following on from our interest in birds yesterday, An individual independently decided they wanted to look outside for birds using the tick chart they found. They used binoculars to look around and suggested we put seed out because that’s what would bring the birds to the nursery. They shared what their favourite bird on the chart was which they said “I like the robin”. We decided that it was just too windy for the birds to come out and we would try again later once the wind died down or even tomorrow 🐦

Today outside a group of children have decided to draw. They are discussing what they are drawing with each other and inspiring one another. They all drew different marks they drew JJ, Roblox and Minecraft. One drew a smiley face. One drew is a fireball. One drew their whole family and said “That’s me, that’s my mummy. I’m going to draw Harry” A peers said -“remember don’t forget your legs” (points to their peers drawing).😃

Friday 20th September

Today in the garden, a group of children worked with an adult to direct the making of a road for their car to travel and confidently shared his knowledge of directions. ‘We can go around the roundabout. ‘Go right now.’ ‘Go right then right.’ ‘That’s left (showing with arm).’ ‘The road needs to join…that way.’

Today inside a group of children decided to help prepare the morning snack. They decided they wanted grapes and crackers along with pineapple and blueberries. They watched and listened for the instructions and carefully cut the grapes into small pieces. We discussed that 1 grape can be cut in two, using the half language. They then cut these into 2 again learning about quarters, simple fractions. “That makes 4” they both shared.

Today inside a group of children used the iPad responsibly for the first time to create different pictures on doodle kids.

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 ask a members of the team to help 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 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 any old garden furniture such as chairs, tables or parasols, etc,  anything you think might be of used in nursery.

 

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.

• 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.

• Can we ensure when you are leaving the nursery that the gate is locked.

• Can all parents ensure your child has a set of waterproofs and wellies to enable play outside when it’s wet.

• Our nursery blog is sent out every week on a Friday afternoon.

 

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

Miss Nelson and the rest of 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 25th August

Today a group of children were exploring the sand tray and independently use loose parts and different resources to create a dinosaur house.

Today outside a group of children have been exploring vehicles as they have used loose parts to create a car. Another group of children have been investigating the digger and dump truck and discussed ways they are used in a working day.

Today a group of children helped create cakes at snack to celebrate Thomas turning 4 today, all children sang happy birthday and Thomas told them birthday gifts he had received.

Tuesday 26th August

Today a group of children have been exploring the clay. They discussed how it felt and used pictures to help them create the shape.

Today a group of children have been investigating the blocks in the block area and have used different sized and shaped blocks to create lots of different models.

Today outside a group of children found a woodlouse which sparked a discussion about different animals and when you are likely to see them. They discussed animals you would see at nighttime and ones you would see during the day.

Wednesday 27th August

Today a group of children have been creative in a variety of ways both indoors and outdoors. From painting clay fish to making binoculars to see things far away. The children have been using their creative side to demonstrate this.

Today a group of children asked for the fire engine and fire station small world down from the shelf. They used their imagination to role play firemen saving people from high roofs and putting fires out in houses.

Today a group of children are becoming more aware of hygiene and how to apply their knowledge to their daily routines. The children are becoming more confident at brushing their teeth after lunch time.

Thursday 28th August

Today a group of children were using the black tray to explore the rain. They decided to put the tray on the ground to make their own puddle and see how much rain they could can collect. This sparked discussion about the weather and they predicted there would be a rainbow.

Today a group of children have been exploring patterns as they have used pens to paper and created pictures of themselves for their folders.

Today a group of children have had an interest in story books and rhymes as the story area was popular with children exploring different types of texts and the song spoons.

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 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.

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend ☺️

The Nursery Team 

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 30th June

Today the children enjoyed a lot of outdoor play. Jude made his own adjustments to the garden as he tried to put up a branch on the fence. “This goes here, I need nails” 🪵. Joni demonstrated good control on the pedal bike as she cycled the length of the garden without support 🚲 . Emily-Rose and Fraser settled well into nursery and have been discussing their upcoming birthday party 🥳 Gregor started his own game using the hoop outside. He started by passing it to an adult and then decided to see how far he could roll it from one end of the garden 🪴 Zac and Jude have been hard at work today on the digger and dumper as they moved sand confidently around in the sand pit 🪏 “We are making a train bed” Leo, Brodie and Lachlan used the cushions and blankets outside to create a sleeping train to relax in 🚂

Tuesday 1st July

Today Sehrish, Joni and Elyn enjoyed a lovely snack together. Joni and Elyn had ham on their plates and Sehrish identified she couldn’t have it due to her religion. Joni discussed how she wasn’t allergic to anything and could have everything and Elyn identified she is allergic to make up but that’s not something I eat. The girls could confidently discuss their likes and dislikes and dietary requirements at the snack table. 🧀

Today outside Jackson, Leo, Brodie, Lachlan, Cammy, Reuben, Zac and Jude enjoyed exploring and investigating with water in the mud kitchen. They used paint brushes, bowls and loose parts to create a cleaning potion and another potion that makes you strong. They discussed what they would need in a strong potion and they said “we need this and this in it.” The boys worked together and communicated with each other to use the correct ingredients. 🧪

Today all of the children took part in our nursery leavers assembly. This gave the children leaving to move onto Primary 1 time to celebrate. The children confidently sang songs in-front of their families that they have been practicing at nursery. All children received a certificate and gift for their year at Newport Nursery and enjoyed some strawberries and cream afterwards. 👩‍🎓

Wednesday 2nd July

For today’s fun the children enjoyed some slime time. They discussed the smell, texture and how it gets longer when held up. Some explored what would happen if they squeezed, pulled or squashed it into the table. Some suggested ways to remove the slime from their hands by rubbing them together.

Today inside Innes, Lachlan, Euan, Luke, Jude, Zac, Florence, Joni, Flora, Jackson and Sehrish followed simple movements from Danny go after asking for ice and fire. They confidently watched their space and used their spacial awareness to be mindful of their peers dancing too.

Today the children enjoyed investigating the props to capture individual and group pictures with our summer Photo Booth.

 

Thursday 3rd July

Today all of our children enjoyed a nice teddy bear picnic with their buddies. They enjoyed a biscuit and juice together as well as participating in a treasure hunt the buddies had created.

Today Florence and Rosie got creative in the art area and created different items for their teddy bears. Rosie created a tie for her bear and Florence created collars

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Today Cammy, Innes and Leo were being responsible citizens as they independently tidied up the block area when they had finished playing.

 

Again we wanted to express our sincere gratitude for the thoughtful gifts. Your generosity is truly appreciated and reflects the wonderful support we receive from you all. It has been an absolute pleasure to have your children in our care. Watching them grow, learn and explore has been a rewarding experience for us all. We will cherish the moments and memories we’ve shared and are grateful for the opportunity to be part of their early development. Thank you once again for your kindness and support. We wish you all the best into Primary 1 and for the children who are staying in nursery another year we look forward to welcoming you back after the holidays. We hope you all have a well deserved holiday.☀️ Miss Nelson 🫶🏼