Happy Monday!  We are all set for another great week in Nursery.  Yesterday lots of families came along to the orchard/garden workday and have made an amazing difference to our outdoor space.  The children picked loads of brambles for us and we are having them for snack this morning.  Work on the wooden steps and one of the retaining walls was done, the rotting pergola was demolished, the last big wilderness corner in the orchard was tamed, new wildflower plants were planted all along the orchard fence, and in the ground beside the nursery playground.  Lots and lots of weeds were cleared and the compost bins filled to overflowing.  Everyone worked really hard and we all enjoyed Katie’s amazing BBQ.  Many, many thanks to everyone who came along- you did an absolutely champion job!  Extra special thanks to Anne Madsen – our amazing project manager – who coordinates it all and always knows what needs to be done.

This week we will be exploring the garden and harvesting our potato crop!  We are also thinking about what would be good to plant in the polytunnel!  We are hoping to be outside as much as possible as there is always something to discover in our amazing outdoor learning environment.

We are hoping to start some group time in nursery this week, thinking about what we would like to have as our nursery rules.  There is a wall in the hall which shows possible lines of development for learning, but as always when planning learning, we will be guided by what the children decide.  If you have any ideas you want to contribute, we would be delighted to include these too – please just speak to any member of staff or write them down in the suggestions book beside the learning wall.

Wednesday is gym day – 2 groups will be visiting the gym for fun and games.

Many thanks for the donations of girls clothes and junk.  We now have a good stock of spare clothes.  We always need donations of junk because we have loads of creative wee junk sculptors just waiting for new materials.

Here are some photos of the gardening day!