We would like to say hello to all our Newport nursery families and we hope to see you all very soon.

In this weeks blog we thought it would be great to focus on Play on Pedals at home. The weather has been mild and we are now getting some much needed sunshine so let’s put on our helmets and get some fresh air.

Riding a bicycle or balance bike is a great way to get exercise and have lots of fun. Mums, dads, brothers and sisters can join in with their bicycles and maybe even learn some new moves too!  Play on Pedals or POP for short, also links in with our learning outcomes in the children’s PLJ’S. There are a variety of themes and we will be sharing some with you today.

Mrs Kay and her family exploring the woods at Tentsmuir Forest.

 

 

This chart shows us how to be safe when we are out riding our bikes.

 

Can you see what Mrs Kay is wearing to keep her safe?

Here’s another sticky kids workout 3 video to keep you fit and healthy in you have to stay indoors.

 

Road Safety

When you’re out and about for your daily exercise, keep your eyes open and see if you can spot any of these signs.

 

Can you spot the difference between the two bikes?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you find the large, medium and smallest?

 

https://youtu.be/pmAzhohAeIs

 

We would like to share some ideas from Play on Pedals that you can use to help your child with their hand eye coordination, balance and confidence. These themes include control and steering, balance and control, pedalling, helmet heads and saddle me up.

 

 

 

Here are some songs that you can join in and sing along with.

 

We hope that you found this blog about play on pedals informative and fun!  We miss you all very much and would love to see what you’re doing at home.  Please share your comments and requests in the Comments section or send us an email at newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk.

Please feel free to  share photographs, drawings, your experiences and  ideas.  Remember if you are sending us anything, you are giving us permission to share these on our Blog.

Keep safe,

The Newport Team

Mrs A-C, Mrs Kay, Mrs Laing, Mrs Ross,

Mrs Cunningham, Miss Stevenson, Miss Allan, Mrs Beat and Miss Crichton

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Ellie and her Mum surprised Mrs Kay.  Mrs Kay was delighted!

Mrs Laing was happy to meet Annabelle and her family who were out for a walk.  Annabelle has been learning to draw people.  What a fabulous achievement!

Mrs Kay went for a cycle to Newport and she spotted a lovely piece of artwork.

 

What a fabulous rainbow Olivia H.

 

 

 

 

A warm hello to all our lovely families at Newport Nursery from Mrs A-C and the rest of the team!

In this week’s blog we thought we could focus on planting and growing at home.  We have been very lucky over the last few weeks to have had such sunny weather which we know that plants love! The rain will also be very much appreciated now.  Have a look at the clips and photos of what’s growing in and around the nursery team’s gardens.

 

Being outdoors is great because the fresh air and sunshine is good for your body and mind.   Gardening provides so many benefits.  It provides great sensory development as children feel the different textures of soil, seeds, flowers and petals. You can smell different flowers and see different colours.  Whilst gardening children build hand-eye coordination and physical strength because it can be quite hard work digging, lifting, watering, etc.

Growing your own food encourages healthy eating because if children have had a hand in growing fruit and vegetables, they will be keener to eat them.  Children will learn how much care and attention is needed to grow something from seed and also the time is takes, which teaches patience.

Here’s what we have been growing in our gardens, please use the comments box to show us what you have in your garden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to have a go at planting a seed yourself.  Here are some instructions on How to grow a plant.  

 

We thought it would be a good idea to give you a game that you could play with your family while out on your daily walk.  Here’s a treasure hunt – t-t-1103-plants-and-flowers-hunt-sheet-_ver_5

Here’s some of what we have found…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s #NationalGardeningWeek – so get outside and explore the nature and all of its glories!

We were talking about how important it is to keep exercising to stay fit and be happy.  So following on from last week here’s the second Sticky Kids Workout.

Track List
I Jump Out Of Bed; Funky Monkey; Shake Your Fingers; My Head My Shoulders; Here Are My Hands; Zooming To The Moon; Hands On Hips

 

Cosmic Kids on YouTube provides a variety of activities to help support your Health and Wellbeing.  In this 5 minute meditation we do some movement!  We begin curled up like a little seed in the earth and experience the sensation of growing into the light and stretching open just like a big yellow flower! 🌼🌼🌼

 

Now we all know how much you like your stories at nursery and we are missing reading to you! Here are a couple of stories for you to share with your loved ones.

This book is part of Ladybirds First Favourite Tales series – these retellings are perfect for introducing young children to classic stories and fairy tales, and the books are just right for those just learning to read. The Enormous Turnip Retold by Irene Yates 32 pages, Ladybird ISBN-10: 9781409309574 ISBN-13: 978-1409309574 ASIN: 1409309576

We hope you liked hearing that story.  Can you remember who the main characters were in the story? What happened at the end?

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That is one of our favourite stories to read aloud to you.  Let’s see how well you listened! How many magic beans did the old man give Jack for his cow?  How many potatoes did the giant eat before falling fast asleep the first time Jack climbed up the beanstalk?

Can you put these beanstalk’s in order from smallest to biggest? T2-M-038-Beanstalk-Height-Ordering-Pictures

We miss singing  songs with you.  So here are some nursery rhymes you can sing along to…

We hope that you found this blog about planting and growing at home fun!  We miss you all very much and would love to see what you’re doing at home.  Please share your comments and requests in the Comments section or send us an email at newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk.

Please feel free to  share photographs, drawings, your experiences and  ideas.  Remember if you are sending us anything, you are giving us permission to share these on our Blog.

 

Keep safe,

The Newport Team

Mrs A-C, Mrs Kay, Mrs Laing, Mrs Ross,

Mrs Cunningham, Miss Stevenson, Miss Allan, Mrs Beat and Miss Crichton

 

 

 

Welcome back to our Newport Nursery Blog. To start today’s new style Blog, we’d like to share a few video clips with you. Just press play!  Why not join in with us!

 

Theme: Keeping Happy and Happy

Over the next few weeks, we are going to create Blogs which have special fun activities linked to special Themes.

Daily physical exercise is important not only for our bodies but our minds also.

Here’s the first Sticky Kids Workout which features favourite songs and rhymes.  Why not send us a photograph of you exercising?

Sticky Kids Workout 1. Press play a couple of times until it goes green!

 

Cosmic Kids on YouTube provides a variety of activities to help support your Health and Wellbeing.

Here is a mindfulness activity which helps you to explore your feelings and emotions.

Whilst being at home and staying local for our daily exercise, we have been keeping ourselves, families and pets healthy by going on walks, cycles and runs in our local area as well as admiring our local wildlife and nature.  We’ve all had amazing adventures!

We have found a  Cosmic Kids Yoga adventure involving a Troll.  Can you go on the adventure with the Troll?  Which part of the adventure did you enjoy the most?

 

Reading helps your brain and imagination to develop.  It teaches you about language and emotions, and strengthens relationships with your family.

Here’s a lovely story about a boy who takes a beautiful sandwich to the park.  Find out what happens to the boy’s beautiful sandwich.  The story is shared by Sharon, part of our Fife Libraries Team. Highlight and point to the link.

https://youtu.be/Xv2Mjw3wF44

What was your favourite part of the story?

Can you make a special sandwich?

Can you draw a picture of a disgusting sandwich?

We have all been enjoying special family time.  How do the Gruff family help each other?

Can you go for a shape hunt in your home, garden and whilst out on your daily exercise? How many shapes did you find?

The Wildlife Trusts provides lots of good ideas for the whole family when exploring the great outdoors. Have a look at our Newport PS Twitter page for other ideas. Here are some activities you could explore at home.

We hope you have enjoyed our Keeping Happy and Healthy Themed Blog.

Please use the Comments feature on this Blog or send us a message to

newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk

Your thoughts and opinions are important to us.

Please feel free to  share photographs, drawings, your experiences and  ideas.  Remember if you are sending us anything, you are giving us permission to share these on our Blog.

Have you got any special Themes, stories or songs/rhymes you wish us to explore?

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Ella wishes to say hello to all her friends and misses everyone dearly.

Here are some special moments, experiences and achievements she would like to share with us.  Thank you.

Creative pictures by Ada. Thank you for sharing your inspiring pieces.

We miss spending time with each and everyone of you in our Nursery so let’s bring the fun, creativity and  investigations to our Blog! Let’s keep connected.

Keep safe,

The Newport Team

Mrs AC, Mrs Kay, Mrs Laing, Mrs Ross,

Mrs Cunningham, Miss Stevenson, Miss Allan, Mrs Beat and Miss Crichton

Welcome to our Summer Term. Our weekly Friday Blog will recommence this week and will help us to connect with each other. We miss each and everyone of you.  Highlight the link below to make you smile!  It certainly made us feel happy.

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There are lots of books and resources to help you learn about the Coronavirus. We know many of us at Newport Nursery love the illustrations by Axel Scheffler.

With an adult,  why not explore this book published by Nosy Crow?  Coronavirus: A book for Children by Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson and Nia Roberts.

https://nosycrowcoronavirus.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/co

We hope you and your families are keeping well and enjoying this beautiful weather and the great outdoors as much as you can.   We are definitely doing this through our daily exercise and taking time out  in our gardens.

At the end of last Term, the Team were able to provide many of you with a variety of resources in a Home Learning Pack. A selection of stories with a variety of associated activities were also sent through e-mail communication.

As many of you are aware, Newport Primary School and Nursery have their own Twitter page.  Using this media, the Team have been sharing a wide variety of ideas which may be of interest to you and your family. If you are not already following us, why not create an account and join us at: Newport Primary @newport_primary (download Twitter on the App Store).

Throughout this term, the Newport Nursery Team wish to provide you with some ideas to support you and your family and to keep us all connected.  You should have already received an email which gives you a wide selection of stories (eighteen) with associated Literacy, Numeracy, and Health and Wellbeing activities.  There is also guidance on how to share your wonderful experiences should you wish to use these resources.

As we have been using the Glow Platform throughout the year, we feel this would be a good way for us and you to share information, ideas and experiences.  Please feel free to make any suggestions of how we can help you and your family through the comments feature.  We value your thoughts and opinions.

Remember any activities we post are optional because as you know, the best way to learn and develop is through play!  Play enables us to develop a range of skills including communication, problem solving, imagination, co-operation and much, much more and can take place both indoors and out.  The following weblinks will help your adults and carers with further practical ideas.

https://www.playscotland.org/parents-families

https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/learning-at-home/learning-through-play/

To complete our very first Summer Term Blog, why not use the Bookbug’s Songs and Rhymes app to take part in one of our favourite tunes, Sleeping Bunnies.  Can you adapt the song using a different animal and movement eg. lions and ‘Roar little lions, roar, roar, roar . . .?’  If so, why not either share your ideas in the comments feature or through our school website:

newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk

By sending in your ideas/experiences/photographs, you are agreeing that we can then post them on our Nursery related media.

If you have not downloaded the Bookbug’s Songs and Rhymes app why not explore what it offers  through the following link.

Download the Bookbug’s Songs and Rhymes on the App Store or Get it on Google Play.

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com

We look forward to sharing our personal experiences and practical ideas with you all every Friday. We are even more excited about learning about what you and your families have been exploring, creating and investigating together.  You can share these special moments at anytime using the Blog comment feature, the school website and Twitter.

Please keep safe.

Special thoughts and hugs,

Mrs AC, Mrs Kay, Mrs Laing and Mrs Ross