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

Children have been exploring lots of songs and rhymes as they take part in small group opportunities as they use the wooden song spoons and ‘what’s in the bag’. Children chose an object from a bag and sang a song based on what the character or item was. Children have also been looking at a range of books alone and with peers to see what they can spot in the pictures and retelling the stories together.

Children are becoming more confident when taking part in lunchtime and snack routines as they collect what they need with little support and carry their tray to the table and choose who they want to sit next to.

Children have been challenging themselves with puzzles as they complete a range of different jigsaws starting off with the ones with less pieces and working their way up to 100 pieces where they delegated who would complete each area to them combine their sections together to finish the jigsaw.

Lots of new friendships are being formed as children bond over shared interests with familiar and unfamiliar peers.

We have been exploring ball games outside where children used the football to pass to one another, a target to throw beanbags at to see what number would get the most points and using the bats and balls to hit back and forward. The children took turns mark making a line next to the points each time they hit either a 20, 50 or 100.

Children have shown a keen interest in using the fire station to explore jobs in the community as they discuss firemen. There has also been men in to cut down a tree this week where children have been keen to find out about what they have to wear and how they keep safe. A child also noticed Rory our janitor with a tool box and quizzed him on what he was doing which lead to a discussion about tools they had at home and what jobs they like to help their families with.

Children have been working together to create a wonderful Christmas tree 🎄 The children had been role playing in the house that it was Christmas time so decided they needed a tree. This gave the children the opportunity to be creative and develop their fine motor skills as they weaved material in and out of the branches.

Reminders:

• can we please ask any relevant paperwork such as the All About Me Sheets, Sun permission slips, Seesaw permissions etc be returned next week. Thank you!
• Please feel free to leave a pair of wellies and waterproofs at nursery for your child for water play and can we ask that names are added to these so they don’t get mixed up with others!

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

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 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 

Welcome everyone to our first nursery blog of this term. We hope you  all have had a great first few days and we have been overwhelmed at how well everybody has settled into the setting. But also how well our returners have embraced the new children too. 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.

A group of children have  been exploring the different jigsaws, demonstrating skills to fit the pieces into the right places. They have shared ideas, took turns with others and welcomed challenges set by the adult to persevere and complete harder jigsaws too. Others have been exploring a range of technolgy through the smart board creating a range of images, letters and numbers, recalling the need to be aware of other around and their feelings. Some have explored the music area , especially the floor piano creating a range of different sounds.

A    group of children have been demonstrating their creative skills using the clay to create a range of models adding lots of details to and using texts books for inspiration. At the play dough table some children helped to create tje rules of making the dough, showing how many spoons, squirts of water and oil is required, along with creating signs to support their use.

We have observed their use of the water and sand areas, displaying skills htrough their play to pur and talk about which holds more or less, and using the scales to describe the weight. In the sand  area inside and out the children have been creative using a range of natural resources to make cakes and ice cream, along with exploring what happens if they add water to the sand. Lots of descriptive language, and predictions arose from the children when engaged in dialogue with the adults.

Outside the children have spent long periods rengage in a range of activities from den making, using the range of large loose parts  to demonstrating their growing skills in using the pedal and balance bikes. They have explored the mud kitchen area to create a range of cookies and cakes. Some children have returned to previous learning of bugs and having been on the hunt finding a caterpillar in the leaves.

At snack they have enjoyed a range of fruit and vegetables, crackers and wraps etc and are developing their recognition of a free flow snack routine. At lunch they are developing their independent skills in collecting their lunch and to clear away afterwards .

Yesterday a group enjoyed a dance session displaying skills to follow a sequence of movements and following instructions, then some showed skills to stretch their bodies through yoga.

Throughout the few days we have seen so much engagement from the children, and how well the children have settled  showing a sense  of being secure and comfortable to engage with us its been so lovely to see..

Reminders

Could all forms be returned back to nursery by the end of next week if possible…..

• All about Me
• Suncream permission slips
• Data protection forms.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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

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 🫶🏼

Hello everyone, we hope you  all 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.

Even though the weather has been not so great this week, the children are still exploring and developing their learning through their play. Outside the children explored the turf tray after some of children were discussing  their holidays. With a  discussion about  the beach and what they could find on a beach they worked together to gather resources to create their own beach. The children  showed respect the resources, placing these nicely into the sand and water.

“We need animals lots of sea creatures”

“I found a baby octopus and that’s a big one.”

The children were discussing different animals and sizes.

“I’ve seen a jellyfish and orcas but I can’t remember where”.

“I’ve seen a lot of dolphins here but never when I’ve been to Spain.”

This  led to talking about what they would wear in hot countries and how to travel.

“We need to wear sun cream and sun hats when it’s hot”.

“I’ve been on a aeroplane to go to lots of places. Even Portugal and Spain.”

Another peer then said

“I got a boat before”.

Observing the children they were discussing what would happen if you would drown.

“You would need the fire engine, ambulance and even the coast guard.”

They also discussed personal experiences and different holidays they have been on .whilst they  played with a range of sea life animals..

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Our last forest session for this year was held on Tuesday. Some children explored the large stones around the area, recognising  and recalling the different shapes that they were similar too.

“That’s a triangle, and that’s a square”

While others explored the charcoal and was using it to mark make.. A group of children demonstrated their skills to use the rope swing, twisting and spinning around. Others enjoyed role play sharing their imaginative ideas and cooperation to deepen the play. Afterwards a hot snack and a drink, a group went on a safari through the long grass, recalling the words of going on a bear hunt. They used their skills to climb up and down steep banks sharing their knowledge of the nature around them.

The children enjoyed developing their skills to explore and investigate using their senses. They explored the bouncing putty using skills to roll, mould the dough into shapes, then try to bounce the putty into the pot. They found that by kneading the dough well made the putty bounce faster and higher. Some  children made cloud foam dough, supporting skills to mix, knead the dough and through using their senses discussed the texture, smell of the mixture, and what happens if they add more cornflour or conditioner.

Throughout the week we have observed so much  child initiated learning  occurring throughout the nursery. We’ve observed some children using the blocks to create very detailed buildings to some developing their shape recognition and matching skills when tidying up the blocks.

Others were seen developing their mark making skills using sand instead of paper, some developing their early reading skills to match names whilst helping to prepare a game for the adult. while some have revisited previous learning when discovering lots of different insects and bugs. They found a green shelled woodlouse, which they further extend the interest to learn more about this creature called a Rose chafer. A group played a game of Pokémon card hunt, demonstrating skills to search, listening to advice and using directional language, following the rules of the game and working well with others to problem solve how to reach the card that had blown out of the garden setting.. Outside one child enjoyed sharing his knowledge of the clouds and how the rain comes down, then strops, then goes slow or fast demonstrating using the sand falling onto the truck..

Our last play on pedals session for the bikers today focused on gliding and judging distance through a game called King or Queen of the castle. We also played Pirate treasure that supported skills to steer and be observant, but also early reading skills in recognition of their name and use counting,  and add and subtraction skills. All the children followed the rules giving support to others throughout the game to finish. They also recognised others achievements after judging in the distance challenge when we had the 2 winners  to become a king and queen of the castle game. Today we had 2 volunteers to support the adult, helping and preparing the area with the adult. Todays last session for the balancers ran on the same has yesterday with Leo becoming the King and Sehrish the queen of the castle for gliding the furthest. We also participated in the pirate treasure with Captain Innes being the first to find all his tokens. We finish off playing what’s the time Mr wolf focusing on using their brakes. Also can i say a very big thank you to all the parents that supported their children through remembering to bring their helmets and bikes over the last few weeks, it was much appreciated.

Reminders.

Tuesday1stJuly 2025  –   Nursery leavers afternoon starting at2.15pm either in the hall or bottom garden depending on the weather.

Thursday 3rd July 2025 –  Nursery’s last day…………….

Friday 4th July 2025 –   SUMMER HOLIDAYS

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 😃

We hope you have a lovely weekend ☺️

The Nursery Team 

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

Groups of children have been exploring their musical side as they use the wooden spoons to sing with and choose to join in the Lycra songs singing “where are the children” as they take turns to shake the Lycra and hide underneath.

At the forest, children worked together to complete tasks as they made a giant leaf pile. The children used a range of tools and skills to collect the leaves.

Children have been weaving outside as they work on their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

Children have continued their interest in bugs as they look for them around the garden. They have been lifting plant pots to look under, searching in the flowers and looking under the shed to find out where they are hiding.

Since the puppet theatre has been moved outside, the children have been using it a lot more and using it to entertain their peers.

Children have been working on their target practice and hand eye coordination as they threw at a target and other children kept score to see which number got the most hits.

Children have further developed their interest in the mud kitchen and bugs as they make a house for the woodlouse and create a salad using leaves and pipe cleaners.

Children crated their own shop area outside using loose parts, junk modelling and a till. The children created their own shop menus and explored giving and receiving change and looking at the weights to see how heavy each item or shopping was.

Children created their own stage where they started to sing songs and put on a performance together and took turns dancing, singing and watching 🎤

It was Luke’s birthday this week and we would like to wish him a big happy birthday 🥳 🎂 we hope you had a great day at nursery 🎁

Reminders:

• next week will be our last forest session
• next week will be the last play on pedals sessions

Have a great weekend, enjoy the nice weather 😎☀️ 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 9th June

Today outside the children have been taking part in an intentional promotion where they were discussing and drawing out their favourite times or memories from this nursery year. These will be shared at the end of term when we celebrate this years class of 2025 🌟

Today inside Emily-Rose explored numerals and confidently identified missing numbers 0-10. Emily-Rose independently identified 5 and 8 as missing numbers in the number line.5️⃣

Today inside Rosie, Flora and Innes enjoyed working together to create music as they all choose a different instrument to explore sound with.🥁

Tuesday 10th June

Today in the sand tray Luke and Florence worked together to create a garden they used loose parts to make a campfire and flowers for their garden. They started to add animals to the sand tray and changed their idea to a zoo where people could come and see all the different animals. 🦖 🐷 🐶 🦌

Today inside the children have enjoyed role playing in the home corner.

Today in the home corner Emily-Rose, Fraser and Zac enjoyed role playing mummies and daddies. Zac and Fraser were the children and Emily-Rose was the mummy. “What would you like to eat?” “Cereal please.” Zac used the milk jug to pour the milk into his cereal and “cup of tea.” “I’m making porridge for the baby.” Fraser enjoyed eating the porridge which led to both children eating chocolate. 🏡

Today in the home corner Elyn, Reuben and Lachlan were role playing mummies and daddies. Elyn pretended to be the mum and explained she had a teddy up her top because she was having a baby. Lachlan was the baby and Reuben was the dad. They went on an adventure and Reuben said “what out baby don’t jump on mummy you don’t want to hurt her.” 🏡

Today in the block area Rosie and Flora worked together to create a castle. Rosie came up with the suggestion to attach the two castles together using the long block. The girls used our wooden characters that represent real life people to live in their castle. 🏰

Wednesday 11th June

Today inside Euan worked hard at the woodwork bench as he uses the hammer and nails very carefully and has remembered to wear his safety goggles.🥽

Today outside Gregor worked independently to create a nice den to relax in. Gregor started of with the cushions then upgraded it by adding loose parts to make it more stable.

Today inside Joni and Sehrish explored the art area are enjoyed being crafty today as they choose to cut out paper into different shapes and draw on top. ✍️

Thursday 12th June

Today Jackson and Lachlan enjoyed working together to sort through all the magnetic pieces to see what picture they could make 🦒

Today at play on pedals Robin, Rosie, Reuben, Luke, Brodie, Joni and Cammy  participated in two challenging activities that supported their development skills in balance whilst controlling their steering. Thy played the Sea of sharks and dot to dot games. The sea of sharks game made the children use speed and gliding skills to not put their feet into the shark infested ocean. They were challenged by expanding the area of gliding. The next game involved following a particular direction in a figure of 8 developing their awareness of other traffic, and needing to stop to allow others to pass. They discussed how when they travelled in a car that it was like a roundabout.

Today outside Jude, Lachlan and Zac confidently made their way around an obstacle course they helped to build with their peers 🏃

Friday 13th June

What a brilliant morning! We had so much fun joining in the races this morning and our buddies were such a great help 😁 We had an obstacle race, running race and egg and spoon race 🥄 Thank you everyone for taking part, it’s how much fun we had that counts and everyone was such a good sport cheering on their friends and siblings 🏆 🍓 we hope you all had a great time too! 🏁

Today Zac and George enjoyed listening to music on the smart board and wanted to showcase their dance moves.

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 😃

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 2nd June

Holiday

Tuesday 3rd June

Inservice-day

Wednesday 4th June

Today inside there has been lots of block play where the children have been communicating with each other to create different models.

Today Cammy worked independently create a model. Cammy used different sized and shaped blocks to create his model. He worked independently to create a model of the Titanic and explained “that it is a really big boat and there was a brave boy who jumped off of the Titanic into the lifeboat.”

Today Brodie, Leo and Jackson worked together to create a model. The boys used different sized and shaped blocks to create their models. They worked together to create a creeper from Minecraft.

Today Jude worked independently to create a model. Jude used the foam blocks to create a wall that he can see through.

Today Zac, independently to create a model. Zac used the foam blocks to create a zombie.

Today Joni and Sehrish have enjoyed being back together after Sehrish’s holiday. They explored different colours of pencils at the writing table to create a picture of love hearts.

Today outside Emily-Rose and Jude enjoyed role playing. They explored the car and communicated with each other to decide they were going to drive to Dundee to go to camper down park. “We’re going to camper down and we’re going to have a picnic.”

Today outside Zac independently chose a range of materials to create the floor is lava game that his peers asked to join in with. Zac kindly let his peers joined in and they all took turn at sharing resources. Robin, Leo, Jackson, Jude and Rosie enjoyed participating in the game the floor is lava. They discussed the rules of the game, listened to each other and followed them with confidence. They undertook individual risk assessments when completing the game and worked with each other to select appropriate solutions to get onto the higher cable drums. The children discussed the height of the cable drums and the size of them. “There is lots of them.” “I can count 8.” “This one is high, I wonder how we can get onto it.” “Maybe we could use a stool.” The group of children helped each other move resources until they were comfortable with where they were then continued around the course. The group of children were able to describe moves they were doing around the course. “Look I’m balancing.””yeah and I’m jumping.”

Thursday 5th June

Today in the block area Luke and Florence worked together using different size, shaped, soft blocks and hard blocks to create their own version of a castle. They were able to describe the different parts. “This bit is where we keep the flags.”

Today the children in our nursery have enjoyed looking at stories.

Today Annie and Reuben made a cosy spot for their buddy and kindly asked the buddy to read them a story. They both listened carefully and discussed their favourite books together. “Mine is Topsy and Tim” “I like Goldilocks.”

Today in the home corner Leo, Brodie and Innes continued their interest in books as they explored the different features in the book. They discussed the drawings and Brodie is shared that you have to look at them from left to right.

Today outside Gregor and Euan demonstrated good balancing skills and discussed movements they were using e.g. jumping and running while participating in the obstacle course their peers had built.

Today outside the children asked to have some music on outside. Cammy, Brodie, Lachlan, Flora and Rosie enjoyed taking part in the dance opportunity where they had the freedom to dance creatively and playfully.

Friday 6th June

Today inside Thomas enjoyed exploring the sand area. He used the scoop to build a sandcastle and said “it’s going to be bigger than me.” Thomas continued to build his sandcastle until it was taller than the tray.

Today inside Fraser and Emily-Rose used their writing skills to write letters for their families. Emily-Rose is writing to Calvin and Fraser is writing to his mum Kirsty.

Today in the block area George and Zac worked together to build volcanoes. They describe the top bit of the volcano. “The red bit is the hot lava coming out.”

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 😃

We hope you have a lovely weekend ☺️

The Nursery Team 

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

children have been using the block area to explore their creative side as they made a range of structures such as houses and dino dens 🦕

Children have been role playing teachers as they hold a Christmas sing along and count how many accidents have happened that day to mark on the register ✍️

Groups of children have been very keen to investigate the woodwork bench to make models using the new wood that got delivered this week. Children have been reminded about how to use the tools safely and what they can add to their inventions to create interesting shapes and features 🔨

Children have been showcasing their art skills as they create wonderful pictures using a range of materials ♥️

We have had a lovely forest session today, we have been….
swinging from trees,
digging with sticks
building traps using loose parts
imagining we are picking oranges from the trees
discussing the weather and how it makes us feel

Went on a flower hunt around the grounds and took lots of photos of the different types to research their names
making sure we gave the animals space whilst observing them at work 🐝
We then sat around the fire for a tasty hot dog 🌭 or some shortbread 🍪
On our way back, we looked at the road signs and shared what they were there to warn others about

Children have been discussing a lot of Minecraft this week. Children then took their ideas to the block area where a Minecraft pig and panda were made. These ideas were put into the block play book where an adult scribed some of the ideas.

Groups of children participated in their first play on pedals session. We first discussed safety, looking at the bike, the functions such as tyres, brakes and the use in the correct manner. We discussed appropriate clothing such as trainers, their coats zipped up, the correct fitting of the helmet and the saddle height. We talked about listening skills and awareness of others and objects around.

The children have been creating obstacle courses as they used a range of loose parts and work to find out if the items were stable or wobbly and then used trail and error to find a new item instead.

Children have explored using the Lego outside to be creative and build models based on their interests. Children created Minecraft structures with their buddies and others just wanted to explore fitting pieces together and manipulating them to make different shapes 🟨

Children have been using the block area book to design their own houses that they will build. One child shared they wanted a dancing area for the teacher and the other had a pool so she could sunbathe in it. Another child was inspired to design their dream house and added to the book sharing “I would have a striped door”.

Reminders

• there will be no nursery on Monday 2nd June or Tuesday 3rd June for a holiday and in service day.
• there will be no play on pedals next week but will continue the following week.

We hope you have a lovely long weekend and will see you on Wednesday 4th June 😄

The Newport 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 19th May

Today Thomas and Fraser took ownership of their personal learning journals as they independently took it off of the shelf to look at their learning from thought the year so far.

Today Rosie and Innes explored the dressing up box. Innes enjoyed making funny faces in the mirror which made Rosie laugh.

Today in the sand tray Robin, Leo and Brodie worked together to create pizzas in the sand to role play feeding the animals. They boys communicated with each other to indicate what was going on the pizza’s.

Today outside Lachlan, Gregor, Jackson and Euan enjoyed exploring the spray paints outside as they make colourful pictures. The boys identified they wear mixing the colours when they landed on top of each other.

Tuesday 20th May

Today Florence and Luke have taken inspiration from their peers and are making a potion together, Luke is stirring as Florence adds the ingredients. Great team work.

Today Miss Nelson experimented making a bumble bee with a potato masher which inspired a group of children to try make one themselves. Today Rosie, Jackson, Luke, Zac, Elyn, Joni and Reuben used a variety of tools and media while listening to steps they were needing a little bit of support on to create their own version of a bumble bee.

Today Cammy, Leo and Robin enjoyed making a magic potion as they add ingredients from around the garden. Robin- “I know an ingredient we don’t have that I have at my house, Cheerios”.The boys have inspired others to make their own potion inside and they are going to compare after.

Wednesday 21st May

Today outside Leo and Brodie noticed that there was 2 planes in the sky next to each other and decided they wanted their paper planes to do the same. The boys threw their planes together to see how far they could go.

Today outside Jude was trying to be a supportive friend as he helps Zac to put his shoes on without being asked.

Thursday 22nd May

Today outside Joni has taken some time to draw outside as she creates a picture of Peppa Pig 🐷

Today outside Jude is enjoyed taking orders for his café that he is setting up with his peers today. “What do you want?” Can I have pizza please “……no” 😄 🍕

Today outside Luke, Florence and Fraser enjoyed role playing together as they go to Peru like Paddington bear and have come across a cobra pit 🐍.

Friday 23rd May

Today outside A group of children were intrigued by a book called The Last Wolf by Mini Grey which is all about what is happening to our planet by taking away the trees. They all gathered round to listen and we discussed the important messages in the book and what we think of them 📖

Elyn- “we need to look after our world or the animals will all go away”

Robin- “don’t cut too many trees down and built too many houses, the animals that live in the forests will die because they don’t have much frost left”

Brodie- “we can’t take their forest because it’s taking their houses away”

Leo- “the forest is so tiny, the houses are blocking the forest”

George- “it got smaller, the houses are there, we need to get the forest back to normal again” Cammy- “we need to grow more trees for the animals”

The children very good at sharing what they took from the story which made us think about what we can do to help our planet and look after the animals 🌍 🐺

Today Annie with a little support from her peers, has created her own kite to fly outside 🪁

Today inside Emily-Rose drew pictures of picture of love hearts because “I love my mummy.”

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 😃

We hope you have a lovely weekend ☺️

The Nursery Team 