This week we are looking at fireworks and the children will be using different forms of painting to create firework pictures and using cutting and sticking skills to create a firework to add to the painted background. They will also be discussing their own experiences of fireworks and telling a scribed story to add to their pictures.

We are also working with Polly Cheer, Early Years Partnership Officer, on evaluating the benefits of discussing SHANARRI and the Wellbeing Indicators with children and showing them how they are included in their daily life at nursery and school. We will be discussing the indicators and what they mean, and getting the children’s views and opinions on them and playing a paper game, which parents will be receiving home shortly to also play and discuss with their children and to get to know the wellbeing indicators themselves. We are currently developing a SHANARRI  display in the main corridor which explains and highlights what is expected of the children during the Early stage (ante-preschool to the end of P1) .

We are shortly hoping to start taking very small groups of children out to do some snack shopping every week in Lidl which will involve them making choices and using money in a real life situation.