Maria our campus Lollipop Lady visited the centre to teach the children how to cross the road safely.
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Fire Brigade Visit
We were lucky to have our local Fire Brigade come for a visit to the nursery. The firefighters showed us their fire engine and we got to see all the important equipment they use when helping in emergencies. The children had opportunities to sit at the back of the fire engine and have a go at holding the hose and spraying water in the car park. The firefighters gave the children a talk about what they do and how they can help in an emergency. Some of the children tried on the firefighter uniform.
International Polar Bear Day
🐻❄️International Polar Bear Day🐻❄️
Linking with our ECO topic this month around ❗️climate action❗️today we learned about polar bears, where they live and what they need to survive. This was also relevant as it is ‘International Polar Bear Day’.
We explored how climate change is affecting polar bears and their icy homes. We talked about how polar bears live in very cold places and rely on sea ice to hunt, rest and travel. When the ice melts, it makes it harder for them to survive.
In our water tray, we used ice and small polar bear figures to investigate what happens when ice melts. The children observed closely as the ice slowly disappeared and noticed how the polar bears had less space to stand on. This helped us begin to understand how rising temperatures can impact animals in the Arctic.
💬 We had some fantastic discussions about:
🧊What we already know about polar bears
🧊 Why the ice melts
🧊What we can do to help, e.g recycling, walking instead of driving and looking after our world.
Links to the curriculum:
🌏Sciences 0-01a – Exploring the world around us and discussing how we can care for our environment.
🌎Sciences 0-08a – Understanding how weather and climate affects living things.
🔴Literacy & English 0-02a – Sharing thoughts, ideas and observations through talking and listening.
🌟UNCRC Article 17 & 29 – Empathy Month ❤️
PC Arthur Visit
As part of our monthly planning to learn about the important roles people play in helping us during emergencies, we were pleased to welcome PC Arthur, our Campus Police Officer, for a special visit.
PC Arthur spoke to the children about the role of the police, how they help to keep us safe, and the different ways we can contact them if we ever need assistance. This developed the children’s understanding of their importance of safety in our community.
The children also had the opportunity to look at some of the equipment used by police officers, including trying on handcuffs!, which they thoroughly enjoyed.
Hospital Role Play
This week in the house corner and in line with our health and wellbeing planning, I name some of the people that can help me in a emergency situation 🚑 We created a hospital to explore events of the emergency services. The children had the opportunity through role play to use their imaginations to create and invent situations that may occur in a hospital setting. Using props and dressing up as doctors, nurses, paramedics and patients, making appointments and caring for their friends until they were feeling better.
Campus Library Visit
New Staff 2026
We would like to welcome some new staff to our team:
Laura Pachocki- Melis
Education Business Assistant
Abby Donnelly
Equity and Excellence Lead
iPad Photos
In the playroom we have small iPads for the children to use in their play. The children have enjoyed taking photos of their peers, themselves and the room.
Timed Obstacle Course
Following our monthly planning in recognising numbers, the children took part in an exciting obstacle course challenge. Each child began by finding a numbered seat and listening carefully for their number to be called before completing the course using timers.
Through this activity, the children developed their number recognition, turn-taking skills, and problem-solving abilities as they worked out how to complete the course as quickly as possible.
Mini Kickers with Greenock Morton
Shaun from Greenock Morton visited us for a 4 week block of Mini Kickers on a Monday AM. Each week some of the children would visit the campus and participate in different football lessons with Shaun. This was great fun!
