PATHS, UNCRC

Amazing Me, Amazing You

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We would love to share with you a lovely story ‘Amazing Me, Amazing You’ by Christine McGuinness. This book was included in a recent PATHS lesson that our inclusive ambassador Monty brought for us to enjoy. 🌈

Promoting inclusivity in our centre creates an environment that celebrates diversity and means that every child that walks through our door feels welcome, safe, and valued. This supports our UNCRC focus of the month : Article 2 – “All children have these rights no matter what their differences are.” This means that every child is valued as an individual and encouraged to flourish. In the words of the wonderful author of our story Christine McGuinness; “Accepting that everyone is different is something to celebrate.”

By sharing inclusive lessons with our families we are ensuring that all children get to learn and play together, make friends, and feel like they belong. This promotes an understanding of every person within the world and introduces the children to building empathy and respect for every one around them. It also makes sure that every child gets the support they need to grow, learn, and be happy. By including everyone, we are instilling the early values to creating a kind and fair world where all children have the chance to shine! ✨

For more information on PATHS, please click this link:

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/largsearlyyears/learning-initiatives/paths/

Caitlin & Julie

UNCRC

UNCRC FEBRUARY 2025 – Mental Health Awareness

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Throughout the month of February we had a focus on ‘Mental Health Awareness’ linking with the UNCRC  Article 24 – ‘I have the right to be as healthy as possible’.

Some activities we did throughout February were:

  • Abigail’s group had a ‘Show and Tell’  focusing on their strengths and achievements for e.g. ballet, singing, looking after pets.
  • Making Valentine’s Day cards and Thank You cards for someone we love or for a kind friend.
  • Keygroups listened to the story ‘Have You Filled a Bucket Today?’ And spoke in their group about what would fill their bucket or empty it.
  • Yoga sessions at the woods.
  • Using breathing buddies at the library and quiet rooms.
  • Spending time outdoors dancing and singing.

Som helpful links below:

   – https://youtu.be/pOJy8-OC0iU?si=yqcxSwomZTvnOl-U (Have You Filled a Bucket Today?)

Community

Childsmile

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This morning, Lisa from Childsmile came in to visit and we showed her how good we all were at brushing our teeth at nursery ⭐️ Lisa brought along her friend – Elliot the dragon 🐉 who also showed us how he brushes his teeth…they are lovely and shiny ✨

PATHS, Workshops

Well-being Workshop Feb 2025

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Today Julie ran our well-being workshop with our families. She discussed some of the strategies and resources we use with the children to help support them to understand their feelings. Families were given a brief introduction to the PATHS program and how the program benefits the children. At the end of the workshop, the children joined their grown ups for a yoga session.

PATHS-Parent-Workshop-LEYC

To learn more about the PATHS programme, see below:

PATHS

 

Planning

3-5 Room Planning Update

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

Health & Wellbeing – I am learning to move my body well, exploring how to manage and control it and finding out how to use and share space. I am developing my movement skills through practice and energetic play. By exploring and observing movement, I can describe what I have learned about it.

Literacy and English – As I play and learn, I enjoy exploring interesting materials for drawing and different ways of recording my experiences and feelings, ideas and information.

Numeracy and Mathematics – I enjoy investigating objects and shapes and can sort, describe and be creative with them.

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

 

Children’s Interests

LEYC Hospital

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Following on from the children’s interests around ‘People Who Help Us’, this week we have created a hospital at LEYC 🩻🩹🩺The children have been exploring different instruments and resources used by doctors and nurses such as a stethoscope 🩺 bandages/plasters 🩹thermometers, etc. The children have been observed playing appropriately by acting out different real life scenarios (we have some great actors and actresses who were the patients today 🤣) within the hospital role play area. The children were also using appropriate language such as “I am sick”, “you need medicine to make you better”, “do you have a virus?”🦠

🟢Health & Wellbeing 0-42a – I am beginning to learn about people who can help us in an emergency situation.

🟢Health & Wellbeing 0-47b – I am aware of my growing body and I am learning the correct names for it’s different parts and how they work.

🌈Expressive Arts 0-14a – I use drama to explore real and imaginary situations, helping me to understand my world.

This also links with ⭐️UNCRC⭐️Article 39 -I have the right to help if I have been hurt.

Children’s Interests, Digital

LEYC Strictly Come Dancing

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Some of the children created their own ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ set up yesterday. The children asked for this again today, so we created another area and provided the children with dressing up items so they could perform their own dances to the judging panel and audience. The children were provided with paper or a whiteboard and pens to write their score of the performances. All children were great at applauding the performances and joining in with clapping throughout the performance 🤩.

Well Done Everyone 👏

🟠 Expressive Arts 0-02a – I have experienced the energy and excitement of performing in front of an audience.

🟠 Expressive Arts 0-10a – I have opportunities to enjoy taking part in dance  experiences .

UNCRC:

Article 24 – I have the right to be as healthy as possible. (Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week – I can say thank you and support my friends for their talents)

Article 29 – I have the right to an education which develops my personality, talents and abilities.

 

 

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