Daily Archives: September 1, 2015

Nursery News

Week 31/8 – 4/9

This week in nursery we are continuing “All about Me” as our learning context. The children are painting  large self portraits and over this week and next we will be taking heights to compare with their heights at the end of the year to see just how much they grow over the session! On Friday morning there is a parent/ carer Read and Play session (at 9.30am and 10.30am) with Lydia Simpson from Action for Children who we are working with on some Literacy Projects which was thoroughly enjoyable and well received last year. (The afternoon children will get the same opportunity later in the term).

Please continue to complete Wow cards/ notes for the board as we are really enjoying hearing what the children are getting up to outside of nursery, and the children have enjoyed so far sharing their exciting news at gather times.

Any outstanding personalised snack placemats can still be returned to be laminated. The placemats we have received so far are fantastic and we thank parents for putting so much time and effort into making these with their children – we have certainly enjoyed looking at them and discussing them with the children!

Morning

Read and Play session on Friday 28th August

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Here are the morning children enjoying a Read and Play session with Lydia Simpson. They listened to the story “None the Number” by Oliver Jeffers which is a counting story and a discussion about whether or not “none” is actually a number. They had a treasure hunt to find numbers and their corresponding pictures and then they made hats – which is a direct link to one of the parts of the story – using a variety of craft materials which was thoroughly enjoyed by all the children taking part.

A parent/ carer and child session is taking place on Friday 4th September at 9.30am and 10.30 am – please let staff know which session you would like to be a part of.

Morning

Action for children

Here is a letter from Lydia Simpson from Action for Children who has been working on Literacy projects with early years children and has asked Millbank Nursery to be involved.

 

Dear Parent

As you may remember from last year, my project, based at Millbank Nursery, involved some reading and play activities. Parents, or another family member, were invited to attend the second session and encouraged to join in with the activities with their child.

We are doing these sessions again this year. Your child took part in a read and play activity last Friday at Nursery. The book we read was called “None the Number” by Oliver Jeffers. On Friday this week, the 4th September, family members will again be encouraged to come and take part in a read and play session. Just one family member should come along as we will be restricted on space. Please let the Nursery staff know if you are able to attend the 9.30am session or the 10.30am session.

As part of the project we are asking parents to fill in the feedback cards enclosed about a book you use at home, this could be the child’s Library Book or another book they like. Please just use one book to fill in the card. If you don’t look at any books this week just complete the card anyway. All the information collected will help us understand how we can make reading and playing more fun for families.

 

Thanks for your help with this project.

Lydia Simpson

Co-ordinator Family Support in Moray PSP

Action for Children

Winchester House

1 King Street

Elgin

This letter is going out to parents today – Tuesday 1st September. Please let staff know if you can attend our session with your child on Friday 4th at either 9.30am or 10.30 am.  It was a very well received and enjoyable experience last session.