Here’s what we’ve been up to this week in nursery …. Lots of exploring, counting, discovering, experimenting, predicting, practicing, imagining, creating and sharing.
This week began with sharing what we know about money/coins. Following on from our outdoor shop last week, where we were role playing buying and selling, we have been playing maths games on the smart board where we have been sorting coins and discussing the value of each. We surprised the nursery ladies with what we already know& 🙂
We’ve been making the most of the warm weather, with lots of outdoor play.
The past couple of weeks we have had lots of interest in maps and pirates, this week we have made our own maps and been using them to go on exciting adventures!
Also outdoors, we’ve talked about shapes. In particular, looking for natural shapes within our immediate environment. Mrs Wilson set up an activity using natural loose parts to encourage shape making. Lots of us enjoyed creating and discovering 2D shapes.
For snack this week Mrs Cameron brought in her blender and we made fruit smoothies. We really liked these, some of us enjoyed the process more than the smoothies 😂
We discussed what kind of smoothies we wanted to make and we settled on two: Mixed Berry and Banana & Orange.
We washed, prepared and sliced all the fruit carefully, listening to the instructions. We then used our predicting skills to see what colour the smoothies would be.
Lots of discussion about fruit and vegetables we enjoy (and the ones we don’t!).
“I don’t like smoothies but I like the colour!” -Isla
”It tastes like summer”-Timothy
”I like the berry one best”- Oran
”It’s yummy!”- Elyn
Nursery Charter:
Since we have practicing our social goals for a few weeks now, this week we have been talking about what makes us happy at nursery and what we can do to help our nursery friends be happy.
We have decided on goals we are going to use to help us be happy and safe. Feel free to chat about these at home.
Learning Wall: “Stories”
We have started our first learning wall of the year in nursery.
We have been talking about our favourite stories, as well as discussing what we know about characters and what a plot is.
We have sent home our learning wall forms and ask that if you and your child do anything to do with stories, that you complete the form together. Read more
This week learning is… Exploring, Being Curious, Literacy, Mathematics, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Creativity, Motor Skills, Turn Taking, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.
This week in Nursery we have had Miss McKenzie, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Cameron and we have welcome Mrs Foulis to our team who will be working from 11.30-3.30 every day.
Some children this week have been very creative in the making of hand fans. They used their imitative to ask for support from the adult to complete these when they faced some difficulty. They used a range of materials to decorate these, and showed kindness by asking others if they would like one. They also discuss the role that these help us by saying….
“They help you keep cool, you do this”
” You move it and it makes it cold”.
The boys and girls have created their own shop and café using the house outside. They have been showing an interest in shops and restaurants recently and they put their ideas together to come up with all that they would need to get their ideas up and running. We have a shop keeper and a café maker, children have helped to write menus and have come up with prices for things as well as choosing items they want to sell in the shop or use to make in the café. Oran, Archie and Charlotte helped to write a menu. Children experienced using coins and notes to hand over for goods and discussed coin amounts. The children worked with the adult to create a mind map that captures their voice on how and what they would like to see in the shop.
Following on from his interest in shops, one child has been discussing different currencies. They spoke about dollars and pence, and could confidently identify the amount on each note and coin with no support! “That’s 50 pence, 10 pence, that’s 5 dollars and 20 dollars”.
The puppet and story interest is still going strong with lots of children eager to create a short show for the other children to see. The interest is extending to some children creating their stick puppets. One child created images of Snow White, the Prince and a wolf. In the afternoon the adult enjoyed a short play involving superhero’s such as Spiderman….
“Spiderman is going to save the world” one child quoted.
The interest continues through into the art area where children have been using a range of material and tools to create their own puppets and masks.
Some children have been involved in creating their own story books using their thoughts to express short texts linked to the drawings created. One child created a short story called…..
“Peppa Pig goes to a party” they then used skills to write the book title by copying the words written by the adult.
Over the past weeks the children have been very interested in Time, starting from when they first started at nursery to find out when their Mummy was coming. We have extended this interest to look at what tools helps us to tell the time, events in their daily life, routines of the day, the day date etc. The adults have set up interest areas for the children to explore and some children are enjoying changing the day date board, using letter sounds to find the right tiles.
A group of children have been very busy work with numbers this morning. They completed ordering numbers 0-10 and asked to do more…..so they were then able to, with a little support, match the number to the quantity .Then they independently identified the missing number when an adult took one away each time.
At Snack the children decided that they wanted to do some baking. After helping to unpack the fruit and vegetable order they settled on making pancakes, Lemon and Blueberry. A group discussed a range of topics from healthy foods to what they had for breakfast. They were able to say what tools and ingredients were needed along with recognising why we needed the scales ….
“they help you measure the food”
“and you follow the recipe”
They took turns to mix up the ingredients, and gave a thumbs up to the finished pancakes.
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 ☺️
There is a parent time slot sheet for booking your parent chats with your child’s keyworker. Just ask a member of staff for the form.
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.
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 that you do at home.
Please ensure that your child has had sun cream applied before attending nursery. Please do not send sun cream to nursery in their bags, we have our own sun cream at nursery to use.
Hello everyone, we hope you have enjoyed your first full week with us at Newport Nursery. Here is a look at what we have been up to in nursery this week….
We have been making choices at snack time where we have been helping one another with ideas about what could be for snack that day. Some of the choices this week were bagels with ham and cream cheese, tomatoes and apples, crackers with butter and strawberries and raspberries.
Almost all of the children have been engaged in mark making in the writing area, art area and outside. They have created pictures using a wide variety of materials to showcase their ideas and learning.
Groups of children have been creating models with Lego. This has encouraged them to communicate their ideas with others which has helped to spark friendships.
We had a discussion about what would happen in a fire drill and even had a practise of our own where we walked around the school grounds to get familiar with the area and the children did great discussing how to keep each other safe and what would happen if we heard the fire bell.
Cameron- “the firemen come”
Archie- “you need to go outside, be safe”
Timothy- “we go to the special place to stand”
Timothy started off an interest in watering the plants where he watered the plants in the room and discussed how they grow from seeds and need the water to grow. This encouraged his peers to water the plants outside where they shared responsibilities and discussed how much more water each plant needed.
Everyone is getting into the new lunch routines where they are able to collect their lunches using their bands, take their trays to the table and then put everything in the right place when clearing up at the end. Individuals have been making an effort to give foods a try before deciding if they like them or not.
Children have been sharing personal experiences with staff such as discussing their families and things that they have at home that they enjoy such as stories and favourite teddies.
It was Elyns first day with us on Monday where she was keen to get helping as soon as she came in. Elyn helped to unpack and put away our first Tesco delivery and stayed to help until the very last item was put away and did this all on her own accord!
Archie and Christian have been very keen to give themselves “homework” in nursery where Christian has been doing his writing and Archie has been doing his equals (sums). Archie has been identifying random numbers up to 100 and writing these all down independently!
(Disclaimer….We don’t hand out homework in nursery don’t worry! 🫣)
Chloe and Cora have been keen to role play where they chose different outfits to dress up in to portray different character in the house corner or when using the rocking horse as part of their play.
We have created an autumn display for the children to explore and start an interest in talking about the changing seasons. Alex brought in something from home to add to the display and to share with his friends!
All children have been doing a great job at performing personal hygiene routines such as washing hands when needed before snack/lunch or after playing outside as well as brushing their teeth and remembering which toothbrush is theirs by looking at the symbols and colours.
We went on a walk around the school and decided to collect some apples for baking! The children gave good suggestions such as apple sauce, apple pie and apple crumble!
Children have been eager to help set up at snack time and Alex took it upon himself to set the table ow he thought it should look whilst Elyn poured milk into a jug ready for drinking.
Children have been really interested in audiobooks and have been beginning to follow along with the pictures in the books.
Groups of children have been creating pictures using the apples we collected where they cut the apples in half and then used paint to press them on the paper.
Children have been using their skills to record their voices using the talking tins. They were able to press the record button and listen back to what they had said. They talked about what would be important to say into the talking tin at snack and Isla said “we could say what is for snack” where Eli then said “we can tell people to wash their hands”.
Thank you for a great week and we hope you have a great weekend! See you on Monday!
The Newport Nursery Team
Reminders:
Can you please make sure that you sign your child out at the end of the day at pick up time by letting one of the staff members know so we are aware of who is here and who is not to keep your children safe.
Forest will be starting some time in the next month, we will make you aware of when this is when we know.
Can we please ask that when dropping off or picking up your child to park in the white car parking spaces only as staff members start at different times and can often not get their spaces.
Outdoor clothing and wellies are essential at nursery as we are always outside enjoying all weathers!
Can we ask that you please apply suncream before arriving at nursery
Hello everyone. Welcome to our first newsletter for this new term.
In Nursery this week we have Miss McKenzie, Mrs Wilson and we are delighted to welcome Mrs Cameron to our team too.
First of all a big welcome to all our new children and their families but also hello again to all our returning children and families. We hope that you are all enjoying your time nursery this week and if you have any concerns , questions or would like to share any learning interests your child has etc please don’t hesitate to speak to a member of staff.
This week the children have settled really well into the nursery environment, exploring and investigating all areas and resources. We have seen lots of imaginative play, especially the role of pirates .with children showing skills to share ideas and resources well .This interest has continued with some children developing their skills to research their favourite pirate Captain Red beard. This then extended to find out who was the nastiest pirate, Captain Blackbeard. Some children were seen creating their own kites showing skills to problem solve and share ideas. This lead to further research with the adult to look at the different shapes and colours along with how they fly and how to make a better kite fly.
Outside we have observed lots of children developing their role play skills that incorporate a range of situations and resources. Some children have enjoyed sharing their ideas well with others or by themselves to create a range of models using the range of loose parts to confidently discuss what they have made.
”It’s Daddy’s car and that the horn, and it’s got an exhaust too”
At the snack area lots of discussion have occurred with the children sharing their knowledge and their likes/dislikes of the different fruit and vegetables. They then worked with the adult to create a mind map to display their understanding.
Some children are taking ownership of their learning spending time at the writing table to write letters and numbers some have been writing their own sums.. We have also seen lots of creative pictures using a range of materials to create.
Outside some children recalled previous learning interest in growing to see how their potatoes were doing. They all helped to dig some out to see if they were ready to eat. They showed skills to count and recalled how and what the plant needs. This links well to what the children were involved in ,the snack area in which lots of discussions around fruit and vegetables. They shared their knowledge along with their likes and dislikes to create a mind map of what they would like for snack.
The children are enjoying selecting and listening to a range of stories, sharing their thoughts and showing skills to predict the outcome. One child has requested to create a puppet theatre and puppets to create her own play of Little Red Riding Hood.
W hope that you all have a great weekend and we will see you all on Monday.
From all the Nursery team.
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 ☺️
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.
Please ensure that your child has had sun cream applied before attending nursery. Please do not send suncream to nursery in their bags, we have our own sun cream at nursery to use.
Hello everyone, we hope you have had a great last week of term and are looking forward to the summer holidays! Here is a look at what we have been up to on our final week…..
We had our nursery graduation where children graduated into primary one or their second year of nursery. Children wore hats and gowns and were able to collect a certificate from Miss Allan and Miss Donaldson. They sang some songs for parents and families and even enjoyed some lovely strawberries after! We also shared a video of pictures of all the children throughout the year which you can watch on the seesaw app!
Children took part in their last play on pedals session where they all concentrated very well and tried their very best! They also received their certificates this week to celebrate finishing the course!
Its Lucy’s birthday tomorrow so we celebrated with chocolate cake that she brought in to share, happy birthday when it comes Lucy!
Thank you so much to everyone for the support over the past year, we can’t wait to see you blossom in primary one! Please come back on your first day to show us you in your uniform! To our returners, have a great summer and see you all again soon! ❤️
Good luck to Miss Nelson who is leaving to have her little baby! We will miss you and can’t wait to see your little one! 🌟
This week learning is… Exploring, Being Curious, Literacy, Mathematics, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Creativity, Motor Skills, Turn Taking, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.
Monday 19th June
Today Hamish, Blair and Murdo were being responsible citizens helping unblock the drain in the garden by using different tools. The boys discussed depth of the puddle using measurement language.
Today Daisy and Raine have been creative in the art area creating different pictures and models using different materials. The girls celebrated each other’s work by complimenting how nice it looked.
Today Finlay explored positional language as he discussed directions the car would move with each arrow he would press. Finlay discussed different technologies he has used similar to a remote control car.
Today Calvin enjoyed exploring outdoors as he chose to play with the ball shouting catch to his peers.
Today Orla, Jesse, Calvin, Raine, Aayla-May and Daisy chose to come for snack. They discussed what healthy options were on offer and had a discussion about Sanna’s party discussing personal experiences.
Tuesday 20th June
Today Hubert, Murdo and Lucy took turns on the rope swing using their gross motor skills to get the swing moving. They waited patiently after each shot and took it in turns to have a shot.
Orla used her imagination to create a nature book. She wrote words and drew pictures of different plants and animals she would see in the forest and ticked them off as she spotted them.
Today Raine and Lucy were being very helpful as they offered to help hand out snack. The girls took it in turns to take a cup of juice and a hotdog to their peers.
Today Lily, Jesse, Orla and Hubert took part in a treasure hunt and they went for a walk around the forest to see what excit
Wednesday 21st June
Today has been a day of using our imagination outside as we have been exploring loose parts and creativity. Today Maggie, Orla and Daisy used the loose parts and the story den to create a house and used the box as a cat bed as Orla role played a cat.
Continuing our imagination outside as we have been exploring loose parts and creativity. Jovan, Christian, Archie and Flynn used used loose parts as a magic wand, sword and shield. They also used the car to go on a mission.
Today outside Lucy, Raine, Lily and Lochlan have been exploring bugs in the mud kitchen and extended their learning outside by researching a bug scavenger hunt. They marked off what bugs they had spotted in and around the mud kitchen. This encouraged more children to join in.
Thursday 22nd June
Today has been a busy day outside exploring creativity skills. Victor and Lucy used loose parts to create a transient art picture exploring feelings and emotions. “I made a happy face because I’m happy today.”
Today outside Lochlan, Ruaridh and Murdo were exploring the water. They were experimenting to see how many cups it would take to fill the tube. The boys went on to create potions to have more super powers. “My super power is speed and strength.”
Today outside Sanna, Ben, Blair, Hamish, Orla, Victor and Lochlan used their numeracy and concentration skills to play the new spider game. The aim of the game is to catch as many numbers as they can and add them up at the end. The person with the most numbers won. They worked together to count the numbers out.
Friday 23rd June
Today Christian and Jovan were seen busy exploring the different scales, weights and natural loose parts and were heard using the correct language to describe the different sizes, what was heavy,light, big or small etc. They shared thoughts and ideas to further extend this play learning interest.
Today Orla and Flynn created pictures using different materials in the writing area. Flynn created pictures of a Pokémon and Orla drew rainbows and love hearts.
Today we say Happy Birthday to Murdo as he turns 5. We celebrated by singing happy birthday and had some cake.
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.
Hello everyone! We hope you have had a great week…..here is a look into what we have been up to this week……
Raine has been exploring the transient art outside where she made a picture of a beach house using the shells and photo frames.
A group of children worked together to build a house using the loose parts and different materials. They worked hard and used trial and error to make it work.
Sanna made her own mask with very little help! She shared her ideas with the adults and used different materials to put them together and create her mask.
It was Hamishs birthday this week where he chose to help make a cake. Hamish was able to mix and add all the ingredients and then asked to lick the spoon at the end.
A group of children chose to come and join for a healthy snack. They tried some pomegranate, pineapple, grapefruit and rice cakes.
Victor played outside where he wanted to paint a picture. Victor was able to discuss colours and patterns on his design.
A group of children created a speed boat using the loose parts outside. The boys said that they were going to Dundee to the shops where they discussed how they were going to pay for their shopping. The boys then discussed what other modes of transport they could take to other locations.
Lucy explored using the musical instruments outside where she created a range of different sounds.
Lily has been using the iPad to develop her seesaw skills as she sends a picture of herself to her mum and helps to upload it.
A group of children helped to plant some potatoes today after finding a hidden pack which had grown some roots! The children chose where in the garden they wanted to plant them and spoke about how they would plant them and what they would need to grow.
Murdo and Ruaridh were dressing up as pirates today where they were going around the nursery looking for treasure!
Reminders:
please remember to apply suncream to your child before arriving at nursery as it might get sunny in the afternoon, we are happy to reapply with the nursery suncream throughout the day and can we ask that no suncreams go into childrens bags as we treat suncream as medication in nursery. If you would prefer your child use your own suncream then we can give you a form to complete!
Please remember your helmet on your play on pedals day so your child can take part
The children will be visiting for another Primary 1 transition visit next week
Happy birthday to Hamish who celebrated his 5th birthday on Wednesday….we hope you had the best day 🎂🎉
This week learning is… Exploring, Being Curious, Literacy, Mathematics, Sharing, Self-Esteem, Creativity, Motor Skills, Turn Taking, Technology, Outdoor Learning and Problem Solving.
Monday 20th February
Today Finlay and Arthur confidently negotiated with each other during their play. Finlay and Arthur built a house together a spoke to each other about design problems and how they are going to fix them. “We need to move this block here”. “We built a big our house and it looks so good” Finlay and Arthur expressed that they are good at building in the block area. Finlay and Arthur engaged in role play when in the house pretending they were lost and had to build their own house to keep them warm “we need blankets and pillows to make the seats cosy and in the house we can play and chat. We’re playing with my toys” “The sun is out today which means it’s day time at my house”. “We’ve finished building our house, come and see it” Finlay and Arthur were keen to share their work with others.
Today Orla confidently experiments mark making using a variety of materials. Orla independently used doodle kids on the iPad to create a picture of her skiing in Italy. “I was skiing on the mountain. I got hot chocolate and chips to keep me warm.”
Today Blair took some time to cut out and stick in some photos in his folder with Miss McKenzie he spoke about the best part of his trip to the Kelpies. “The park with the big slide and the hot chocolate with the melted marshmallows!” It sounds like Blair had a fun time!
Tuesday 21st February
Today at the forest the children had regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences by using their confidence skills to climb up the trees and draw creatively using paint and charcoal. Freya, Orla, Ben, Sanna, Blair, Finlay, Lochlan and Arthur used their feeling in their tummy to see how high they could climb.
Today at the forest the children had regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences Raine, Jesse, Orla and Lucy used the charcoal to create different images on the stairs as it would show up better.
Pancake day today the children enjoyed watching the pancakes getting made on the fire and enjoyed a lovely pancake with the choice of honey, jam or butter. We then headed back to the nursery to enjoy a special snack (Cupcake) for Eleanor’s birthday.
Wednesday 22nd February
Today Calvin has been exploring one of his new favourite nursery books “Tabby McTat” as Calvin says. Calvin is using his words to share different parts of the story as he flicks through the book with an adult.
Today Christian and Flynn were exploring the Argos catalogue in the home corner discussing their likes and dislikes of toys they spotted.
Today Archie and Ruaridh were exploring the art area using different materials to create object and images to share with their peers. The boys created a space helmet.
Today Aayla-May and Lily were exploring outside they worked together to create an obstacle course that would help them get over the big puddle.
Thursday 23rd February
This morning Hubert and Victor expressed that the birds need some food and decided they wanted to make their own bird feeders. They listened well to the instructions, and followed the steps well. They then showed their writing skills to write their name on the feeder they had made.
Maggie independently completed the jigsaw of the rocket ship which led to a discussion about numbers and space.
Today Daisy has been exploring Chatter Kid on the iPad and has created a clip of the worry monster and said the worry monster takes all her worried away from the monsters. Daisy can confidently show and talk about feelings. Hamish has also been exploring Chatter Kid on the iPad and has created a clip of the snack table. Hamish added stickers to make his clip “more funny”. Hamish said “I like the snack table” “My favourite snack is cheese and crackers”.
Today Freya and Orla were discussing their personal experiences while looking at Maisy goes to the library story book. “I’ve been to the library I borrowed The Wizard and The Princess but my favourite story is The Gruffalo”. “I’ve been to the library too Orla” ”My favourite story is The Gruffalo too”. The girls asked questions about the story including “What does the blurb say? Can you read us it?”. During the story being read to the girls they began to predict what Maisy was doing when all of her friends were playing a game. Both Freya and Orla suggested Maisy would be reading her book somewhere quietly and she was.
Today Murdo enjoyed a quiet time under the bird hideout waiting to see if any birds would come to the feeders. He enjoyed looking at the book of birds, and was able to discuss birds that he has seen. That’s a sea gull, it makes a loud noise.
Jovan has been exploring ChatterKid on the iPad and has created a clip of the playdough table. Jovan added stickers to make his clip. Jovan expressed his love for his mummy.
Today Orla, Freya, Sanna, Maggie, and Daisy have been giving the nursery a preview of their dance show next Saturday by dancing along to music they have been practicing! There were able to keep the beat and sing along to the music and showed good memory skills as they remembered all the moves! Well done girls you will do great at the show.
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.
Click on the Sound Link and let’s all join in for our last, “Hello Everyone”, before the summer holidays and our new adventures begin . . .
In this week’s Blog, we are going to explore Friendship. Watch this clip to think about how you can make a friend. What can you do to be a good friend?
We have been sharing lots of recipes over the last few weeks. Here is one recipe with a difference!
What other “ingredients” can you think of that makes a good friend? What would you add to your friendship cakes?
Time for Numeracy and Mathematics
In a friendship, sharing is a really good quality to have. Help Curious George share the dog treats fairly. When you have shared the treats fairly . . .
Can you help to share items in your everyday life? Can you cut sandwiches, fruit or cakes into equal parts?
Time for Art
Steven Brown is a Scottish artist. He paints colourful characters and always gives his pieces of art special names. Have a look at some of his artwork.
Talk about the different pieces of art with an adult.
What do you notice about Steven Brown’s art work?
Which is your favourite?
Can you make your own piece of Steven Brown inspired art using chalks, paints, crayons, pencils or pens?
Don’t forget to sign your piece of art with your name. Can you think of a special name for your creation?
Time for Craft
Here’s an activity that will help with fine motor cutting skills. It’s a great way to strengthen those finger and hand muscles. This is a family paper chain but lots of friend chains can be added together too because “friends are the family we choose for ourselves” (Anon).
This workout can be enjoyed by adults as well as wee ones. You can exercise in a circle or opposite each other on the spot, sometimes down on the floor or moving around your space.
Track List and Workout Benefits
Let’s Workout (Active / warm up); 5 Fruit & Veggies (Very active / listening skills); Sitting Rhyme (Focusing); My Head My Shoulders (Body parts / stretching); Seaside Song (Focusing); The Giant Says (Very active).
Time for Yoga
If you like a good stretch and a chill out, join Jaime at Cosmic Kids with some yoga. This is a playlist of kids yoga adventures with a focus on friendship!
Time for a Story
What’s the Time Mr Wolf by Debi Gliori
Listen to this very special story which is read by the author Debi Gliori.
How many different friends plan Mr Wolf’s special surprise?
Time for another Story?
Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks
How do these special creatures help each other?
Time for a Chat (Phase 2). . .
We are currently in Phase 2 of the Scottish Route map.
Have a look and talk about what we can now do in Phase 2 with family and friends . . .
As the Government advice changes, we are being allowed to get together with more of our friends.
What are you looking forward to doing with your friends?
Time for an Action Song
The More We Get Together by The Learning Station
Can you remember all the different things you could do with your friends?
What was your favourite verse?
Can you share the song with a family member or a friend?
Transition Time
Miss Crichton, Miss Stevenson, Mrs Carmichael and the Nursery Team were delighted to welcome families to Newport Primary School on Tuesday, 30th June.
This is a very exciting time of the year for our nursery friends who are starting school after the summer. Both new and our very special familiar families had a chance to experience a live tour of the the Primary one classroom and meet their teacher, Mrs Carmichael in person!
‘The Queen’s Knickers,’ was certainly a popular choice of story shared by Mrs Carmichael during the visit. Would you like to listen again?
Remember you can have another look at our special ‘Welcome to Primary One’ Sway using this link
Incase you haven’t heard, the Scottish Government announced access to Solihull Online for parents and carers to support you to develop stronger relationships with your children during the coronavirus pandemic. Click on the link below for an invaluable parenting resource. Access Code: Tartan.
Did you know that all Primary one to three children are automatically entitled to free school meals but you must apply for older children? For more information visit the link
We thought this well known song was a lovely way to end this Blog. As you listen, why not draw or think about special moments we have experienced together during our time at Newport Primary School Nursery?
Each and everyone of you has touched our lives and we will miss you so much. Your next adventure awaits…whether it’s Primary one, returning to Newport nursery or another nursery setting. You are strong and you are brave…you can do it!
We have some messages just for you because you have touched our hearts!
We would like to introduce you to the new members of the Newport Nursery Team, starting in August.
Hello everyone, my name is Miss McKenzie and I will be joining the Newport Nursery team full time after summer. I was based in St. Andrews Nursery and look forward to meeting you all soon!
Hi there, I’m Mrs Wilson and I will be joining Newport Nursery after the summer holidays. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you and to help you with your child’s learning journey. I’ve been an EYO in Angus before joining Wormit Nursery. Have a really good holiday and stay safe. See you in August!
Thank you for being part of our Newport Nursery Class 2019-2020.
Remember you can still add your thoughts and ideas linked with the Blog using the comments feature or why don’t you share some of you experiences through our school website
newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk
Would you like to send a photograph? Click on your photo and send an email to
https://www.fifedirect.org.uk/NewportPS
⭐️Mrs Beat will forward your special photographs.
Time to say goodbye!
Keep safe and keep connected.
The Newport Nursery Team
Mrs AC
Mrs Kay
Mrs Laing
Mrs Ross
Miss Crichton
Mrs Cunningham
Miss Allan
Mrs Beat
Miss Stevenson
Our Gallery
Thank you Ella for your very special message! You have captured all of us, beautifully. Have fun in Primary one!
Birthday Shout Out
Sienna visited school on her fifth birthday. What a special day for Sienna! A school visit and a birthday. 🎂 🎈
we hope you had a fabulous day!
This is the time of year we would usually be inviting children, carers and Buddies to the Newport Nursery Teddy Bears Picnic. The nursery staff thought we could each hold our own picnic instead. To help you with your Teddy Bears Picnic, we have been delivering special Teddy Bear Gift Bags to your doorstep (some houses are a little trickier to find or some people have moved house but we shall get the gifts to you soon). We were delighted to talk with some families during our deliveries and if we didn’t, we hope you enjoyed the lovely doorstep surprise bag! If you have received your new teddy bear gift, you could help them settle into your home by letting them join in with your teddy bears picnic or why not include your favourite cuddly toy (doesn’t need to be a bear), a blanket and some yummy treats? The picnic can be held indoors or outdoors, the main thing is to have lots of fun. Can you share some photos of your lovely time with your special friend?
As a wee surprise here is a template for an invitation to your very own Teddy Bears Picnic. Have a go at writing it out and perhaps inviting a friend.
One story we all know and love is ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Children love to join in with this story and often retell the story in the forest with lots of fun and laughter. Here Michael Rosen tells the story with lots of brilliant sound effects, can you make your own sound effects? Why do you think the bear was following the family home?
Why not have a go at making your own Teddy Bear mask? The link below gives you some ideas.
You will need:
Paper plate
Coloured pens/pencils or paint
Googly eyes
Scissors
Lollypop stick or elastic
Craft materials to decorate
Jez Albourgh is an author who writes lots of lovely stories about bears. Here he is reading one of his stories ‘Where’s my Teddy’. This is a great story with lots of rhyming words and lovely illustrations to promote discussion.
I love Sticky Kids Workout Podcast | Sticky Kids – Season 2 – Workout 2, let’s play it!
This workout can be enjoyed by adults as well as wee ones. You can exercise in a circle or opposite each other on the spot, sometimes down on the floor or moving around your space.
Track List and Workout Benefits Clap Your Hands (Action, Coordination); Tiptoe Like A Tiger (Action, Memory); Tap Your Head (Listening skills); Here Are My Knees (Body awareness); Wiggles and Jiggles (Very active); Take One (Numeracy skills); Cool Down (Develops focus)
If you’d like to try some mindful yoga to chill out to, Jaime at Cosmic Kids uses “We’re Going On A Bear Hunt”. Have a go at this. It is so much fun and good for your body and mind!
On a picnic, you usually have lots of yummy things to eat. What treats are you going to take to eat in the open air? Delicious cakes, crumbly biscuits, scrummy quiche or fresh fruit? What’s your favourite? These are some ideas for yummy treats if you would like to have a go at making something for you and your cuddly friend to enjoy.
Another awesome idea to make your own sandwich for the picnic. Make your grown up proud by making it all by yourself. What toppings will you add? We love the colours on this next recipe.
Here’s a game that we used to play on the computer in nursery! Can you show your grown up how to play it? This teddy helps us learn to count and it eats lots of cakes.
Now it’s time to meet a little girl who had a surprise awakening by ‘The Three Bears.’
With an adult, have a look at the song words. Can you sing each verse? Can you add some actions?
When Goldilocks went to the House of the Bears
When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears, Oh what did her two eyes see? A bowl that was huge, A bowl that was small, A bowl that was tiny and that was all, She counted them: one, two, three.
When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears, Oh what did her two eyes see? A chair that was huge, A chair that was small, A chair that was tiny and that was all, She counted them: one, two, three.
When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears, Oh what did her two eyes see? A bed that was huge, A bed that was small, A bed that was tiny and that was all, She counted them: one, two, three.
When Goldilocks ran from the house of the bears, Oh what did her two eyes see? A bear that was huge, A bear that was small, A bear that was tiny and that was all, They growled at her: grr, grr, grr
Goldilocks compared the size of bowls, chairs, beds and bears! Can you compare different items by size too? With an adult, why not look around your house or in the great outdoors and compare objects using size words? Why not take photographs to show us what you have found?
tiny wee small little
huge big massive gigantic
We hope you have enjoyed all the Teddy Bear activities that we have shared with you this week. We would love to see what you have been busy with and what you got up to on your very own picnic!
Thank you for joining us in our eleventh Summer Blog! We hope it helps all of you to make a connection with Newport Nursery. We miss each and everyone of you!
We are so excited that the Nursery Team shall see many of you this Tuesday. Those of you who are starting school after the holidays, have been sent a special invite to come to school to meet your teacher, Mrs Carmichael. This is an exciting time for everyone!
Remember you can look on the school website/Twitter or access special videos to help you with your transition from nursery to school. Click on these links…
Remember to add your thoughts and ideas linked to the Blog using the comments feature or why don’t you share some of you experiences through our school website
newportps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk
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