It has been great to see all the children and families in our 3-5 playroom and our 2-3 playroom returning after the holidays. A big welcome to our new children and their families. We hope you all had a lovely break and the staff are looking forward to working in partnership with you in 2017.
The children have been busy this week re-establishing nursery routines. They have continued to enjoy performing on stage showing us there musical talents. Lots of excitement as the snow arrived at the end of the week resulted in lots of snow ball throwing and sliding. In the forth coming weeks children in the 3-5 playroom will be learning more about Scotland and where Forgewood lies within it. Throughout their learning children will be exploring stories, rhymes and songs as well as taking part in weekly Kodaly music opportunities and daily Three Read Approach to literacy sessions. We will also be having visits from the pupils of Braidhurst High School who will be reading children Scottish Stories as well as providing performances from Pipers, Highland Dancers and Drummers.
In our 2-3 playroom the children have also been re-establishing the routines. They have been introduced to elements of the Three Read approach to literacy and have been exploring the story Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. This story has been read each day and the children have been listening , turn taking and interacting by taking turns to lift the flaps on each page. They have been using the animal puppets and exploring new vocabulary. The children have also been taking part in together time at the end of the session, choosing songs from the song box, joining in action songs and ring games.
