3-5 Planning Update March/April 2025

April 21, 2025 Miss Skinner Leave a comment

Over the last 4 weeks our planning within the room has focused on the following outcomes:

Health and Well-being – I am aware of and able to express my feelings and I am developing the ability to talk about them. I am learning ways to manage my emotions.

Numeracy and Mathematics – I can match objects and sort using my own and others criteria.

I can share out a group of objects and can split a whole object into smaller parts.

Literacy and English – I describe an object/picture using suitable vocabulary/ I know the difference between numbers and letters/I explore letter sounds.

Here are some experiences the children have been joining in with to support their learning:

Community, UNCRC

Cycling Without Age

April 10, 2025 Miss Skinner Leave a comment

Today we had a very special visit from the ‘Cycling Without Age’ team. The children each had a turn on Gordon’s three-wheel cycle with a passenger cab at the front that is motor assisted. Gordon made this a fun experience shouting out directions, going fast then slow as well as asking the children to shout ‘stop’ and the ‘go’ when they were ready.

The Cycling Without Age team help people to get out into nature and regain social connection. Their work also helps to build bridges between generations and reinforces trust, respect and community. The volunteers and passengers alike enjoy the physical and emotional well-being benefits.

Cycling Without Age Largs Page

Thanks Jenny and Gordon

UNCRC

UNCRC March – LGBT Awareness

April 9, 2025 Miss Skinner Leave a comment

Throughout the month of March we had a focus on ‘LGBT Awareness’ linking with linking with the UNCRC Articles 2 ‘All children have these rights no matter what their differences are’ and Article 13 ‘I have the right to find out and share information’.

Some experiences we carried our to support this:

Dress up – Opportunities for children to express themselves and explore their identity through choosing or designing their own clothing.
Using paper or photographs of themselves as templates for children to use to dress “themselves” using different art materials.
Design a rights respecting flag.
Acts of Kindness – Setting a challenge for children to participate in a small act of kindness.

Community

Football Sessions with Morton

April 6, 2025 Miss Skinner Leave a comment

Children who attend a Friday afternoon have just completed a 6 week block of football lessons with Shaun from Greenock Morton Football Club Community Arm. The children have learnt some different skills such as dribbling, catching and learning to stop a ball with their foot. The children really engaged with these sessions and thought Shaun was quite funny. The children were delighted to receive a certificate at the end of the block.

Morton run a football club/sessions called ‘Micro Morton’ aimed at 2-5 year olds. For more information or if your interested in signing your child up click the link: https://www.myclub-hub.com/organisations/277/hosted/programmes/1926

UNCRC

Uncief Silver Award 2025

April 4, 2025 Miss Skinner Leave a comment

Largs & Millport Article – LEYC Silver Award

We are so proud of this achievement! Well Done to all staff and children for working towards gaining this accreditation .

Information for Parents/Carers

Largs Library Easter Activities 2025

April 4, 2025 Miss Skinner Leave a comment

Click link to find out more: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/163owTMgPE/?mibextid=wwXIfr

→ Largs Library | Monday 14th | Easter Scavenger Hunt | All Day Family | Drop-in

→ Largs Library | Monday 7th | Parent and Toddlers Drop-In Fun 10-11:30am | Family | Drop-in

Largs Library | Tuesday 15th | Kids Creative Writing I 2:30-3:30pm | 7-12 Years | BOOK NOW!

→ Largs Library | Wednesday 16th | Kids Movie | 10:15-12:15pm I Family | Drop-in

Family Engagement, Literacy, Workshops

Literacy Workshop & Bookbug 7th March 2025

March 30, 2025 Miss Skinner Leave a comment

Gemma and Shannon ran a literacy workshop for our families. The workshop provided ideas and top tips for parents around different areas of literacy. Children were able to join their families to try some different literacy based activities and join in with a Bookbug session.

Campus Links, Events

World Book Day – Largs Primary

March 30, 2025 Miss Skinner Leave a comment

We were lucky to have some of the P6 pupils from Largs Primary come down to the nursery and read the children some stories and join in play with the children.

Events, Family Engagement

World Book Day Family Challenge 2025

March 30, 2025 Miss Skinner Leave a comment

Our families joined in with a fun family challenge. Take a picture with your favourite story in a funny, cosy or most interesting place that you like to listen to your story.

Digital, Story of the Month Vote

Story of the Month Vote

March 26, 2025 Miss Skinner Leave a comment

Our new Story of the Month is ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’, this was the clear winner from our voting form sent out to our families. We look forward to implementing some activities linked to the story throughout March/April.