Storm Dennis meant that we couldn’t do our Outside In outdoor registration today, and also stopped us from playing outside.\u00a0 High winds are the only weather that we cannot use our outdoor area.\u00a0 Instead the children visited the gym in the\u00a0 Infant Building for some exciting PE games.<\/p>\n
Storm Dennis also held up the construction of our new Suits and Boots Shed, which was due to be put up in our outside area today.\u00a0 We are having forward to having somewhere to store our wellies and outdoor suits that we can access from the garden and orchard – our messiest areas!\u00a0 We have been told that it will be constructed tomorrow so we are keeping our fingers and toes crossed for a nice calm, dry day!<\/p>\n
There are lots of new things going on in Nursery this week.\u00a0 In response to the children’s interest in the size of things in the construction area, Eileen has created lots of opportunities to explore height, length, weight and volume.\u00a0 Juliana has created a very inviting reading area, which has brought a wee touch of the forthcoming Spring into our Discovery Zone.\u00a0 We have had a change around of learning areas within our playrooms to accommodate the large numbers staying for lunch and to prepare for the increase in the numbers of children staying for their lunch next year.\u00a0 Our house corner has moved next door – now beside the construction and art areas in our Creativity Zone.\u00a0 Water, sand and malleable are now in the Discovery Zone with the Reading Corner, Writing Area and Snack area.\u00a0 Staff worked very hard when school was on the half term break, and on the in-service days to move and re-organise everything.\u00a0 It was lots of work.<\/p>\n
In addition to moving everything around, staff also investigated In The Moment Planning.\u00a0 This is a new way of us recording our planning for our areas and children’s learning on white boards on the playroom walls.\u00a0 This is done responsively, in response to the children’s ideas and suggestions.\u00a0 It allows the planning to be visible to colleagues,\u00a0 so we are all more aware of the learning taking place, giving opportunities to take the learning forward within other areas of the nursery and outdoors.\u00a0 It is also eco-friendly as it saves on paper- we photograph it for our records.\u00a0 We have been reading books by Anna Ephgrave – the current “In The Moment Planning” guru, and are excited by the benefits this method promises.\u00a0 Once we have become confident with the boards we will invite parents to have a look at them and give their opinions too.\u00a0 We are hoping that it will provide a visible insight into the learning currently taking place throughout our centre.<\/p>\n
On Thursday this week, our pre-school children have SFA football coaching, with Coach Emma and on Friday we are looking forward to singing along with Mr Snappy at another of Susan’s Snappy Sounds Musical Workshops.<\/p>\n
Finally – another wee reminder that if your child is returning to nursery after August 2020 for their pre-school year, you must register<\/strong> them for a nursery place<\/strong>.\u00a0 The forms are online, on the East Dunbartonshire Council website.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk\/residents\/schools-early-years-and-learning\/early-years\/early-years-provision-and-how-apply<\/a><\/p>\n Even if your wee one has just started at our nursery, it is really important to register them again for the coming year.\u00a0 The deadline for doing this is the 28th February 2020. Many thanks!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Storm Dennis meant that we couldn’t do our Outside In outdoor registration today, and also stopped us from playing outside.\u00a0 High winds are the only weather that we cannot use our outdoor area.\u00a0 Instead the children visited the gym in … Continue reading