We ordered a new lightbox and it arrived today!  Our first experiment was to try out transparent coloured objects to see the light shining through them.  In Reggio Emilia nurseries in Italy, light boxes are used a lot to help … Continue reading →

The trip to Tesco went really well – we checked our recipe, found all our ingredients and payed for them at the till.  The lady gave us all a token and we voted for an Orchard at Milngavie Primary and … Continue reading →

This week in Nursery we are looking at dangers we might find in our houses and how we manage the risk for ourselves and our wee brothers and sisters. We are continuing our interest in water outdoors and this week … Continue reading →

The voting begins on Saturday morning and we will finally be able to see who the two other projects are!  Please, please, please vote and encourage everyone you know who uses Tesco to vote for us too!  We are not … Continue reading →

Wednesday is World Book Day and we are joining in the celebrations to help make the children aware of the joy of reading.  To make it fun, the children are welcome to come to Nursery in fancy dress, dressed as … Continue reading →

MILNGAVIE NURSERY AND PRIMARY ORCHARD PROJECT Our Basic Vision- achievable with £8,000 To transform waste ground and create something unique and individual which provides almost unlimited outdoor learning experiences- full of fruit trees and bushes.  To provide a natural, safe, … Continue reading →

PLEASE VOTE FOR US! Next week, between 27th February and 6th of March, an important vote will be taking place in three local Tesco stores -Milngavie, Kirkintilloch and Bishopbriggs. Tesco has teamed up with greenspace scotland to launch its Bags … Continue reading →

We have some children in nursery who are particularly interested in numbers.  This morning Maureen sat with 3 of them and showed them how to use blocks to add numbers.  They picked it up very quickly and it was amazing … Continue reading →

This morning we practised our cutting and writing skills at homebase time using our very strong fingers that we have been exercising all week!  Colouring-in has always been a forbidden activity at nursery as it was argued that it stifled … Continue reading →

Our blog is nearly a month old.  We would love you to leave your comments to help us improve it.  Our policy with photographs, so far, has been to avoid showing pictures of the children’s faces.  We would love to … Continue reading →