In line with our Eco focus this month – waste management and our UNCRC articles 31 – right to rest, leisure and play and article 24 – the right to clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
Some of the children went on a litter pick. We discussed the importance of why we shouldn’t litter and what happens to our environments when people litter. The children worked as a team to clear up the litter.
To help support our eco schools work we will be having a collection for Rag Bag in October. If you are having a clear out for Christmas or there are clothes that no longer fit, then please bring them to the centre by Monday 27th October. They will be collected on Wednesday 29th October. This helps us raise some funds for other eco activities. Thank you in advance for your support.
♻️ Our new Donation Station is up and running ! ♻️
As you are all aware we are part of the Eco Schools programme and we are hoping to continue all our hard work with a little help from our children and families. 🌟The children at LEYC enjoy being creative, imaginative and curious and one of the best ways to nurture these qualities is with loose parts play! Loose parts play gives the children the freedom of play using all sorts of different everyday objects as anything they wish them to be. So we are looking for your loose parts !
We would be grateful of anything you could donate, big or small. ( If you have a wee look at the station there are lists of suggestions. )
Is it a kitchen roll tube…… no it’s a Telescope 🔭, a pirate sword 🗡️, a magic wand 🪄
🍁Adventure in the woods🍁
This morning we had a lovely walk to the woods to collect some autumn treasures. We used a checklist to see what woodland wonders we could find, all of the children were able to find leaves and we all enjoyed watching them fall off of trees.
During our scavenger hunt we came across a QR code, after scanning the code we were provided with information on taking notice of your surroundings and ‘grounding’ yourself. This was supported by SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health) Most of the children were able to answer and identify at least one sight, sound or smell within the woods. This experience gave us time and space to think about our surroundings, gather thoughts and create a calming environment.
Working in line with our story of the month, we set up an experience for the children to sit on a log just like the broomstick, and listen to our story of the month “Room on the Broom”, some of the children joined in and finished some of the sentences and identified which item the witch would lose.
As today is world mental health day 😀 we have been discussing different strategies that can clear your mind. We explored different types of exercise such as bike rides, climbing, running and some children went out on a wellbeing walk. We have also used digital technology to encourage physical activities such as dancing and yoga. By exploring these different methods gives children more of an understanding about how important mental health is, which supports our UNCRC monthly focus. This also links in with our Eco monthly focus on transport emissions, where children are aware of alternative ways to travel to nursery or school.
To support our UNCRC Article 27 – I have the right to have a proper home, food and clothing and our ECO journey, this month the children have taken part in an up-cycling activity where they have redesigned an item of clothing from their home.
This experience gives the children a better awareness and understanding of issue’s within our environment and ways in which they can help the environment and live a more sustainable lifestyle.
Fabulous designs from all!
Donald and friends from Fairlie Gardens donated lots of produce to LEYC for our Harvest Day. Some of the children helped organise all the produce so this could be out on display for families to take away. In return families kindly donated items to be given to our local food bank!
Teamwork makes the dream work 🌟
Links to our UNCRC focus of the month:
UNCRC Article 27 – I have the right to proper food.
ECO Focus – Waste Management, Taste don’t waste!
See information below 🙂
The children worked together to create one big ocean to celebrate ‘Oceans Day’. We spoke about what it means to have a clean ocean and why this is important. The children used a variety of resources and materials to create their ocean design.
To begin our morning staff welcomed families to the event. Staff were giving out free dog poo bags to the community. Julie read the story ‘The Life of a Little Plastic Bottle’ before we all headed out onto the beach to begin our clean up mission. Throughout the morning ‘Cycling Without Age’ provided rides along the sea front. Beat the Street provided a bonus beat box for our event and the children loved receiving some goodies during the event. To end the morning children selected a piece of fruit from our donation basket from Morrisons and also visited Beachcombers to receive a free ice cream for all their hard work 😃.
We would like to thank all our families who came out this morning to support us with our beach clean – what a wonderful turnout it was.
We would also like to extend our thanks to:
🌟 Cycling Without Age for coming and providing free rides along the prom for our children.
🌟 Morrisons in Largs for providing free fruit for all the children.
🌟Beachcombers Largs for kindly donating a free ice cream to each of our nursery children.
🌟 Streetscene who provided us with litter pickers, bags and vests.
🌟Beat the Street Active Nation representatives who came out and kindly brought lots of freebies for the children as well as raffle prizes.
🌟 Councillor Alan David Hill for coming along to support our beach clean.
All the support is very much appreciated. A special thanks and well done to all our children for working so hard this morning to make sure our Largs beach is clean and safe ♻️.
Team LEYC 🌈
