Christmas Jumper day,
Thursday 15th December,
£1 donation to nursery funds.
December 8, 2016
by Mrs McCallum
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December 6, 2016
by Mrs Daly
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toddler toom together time
The children in the toddler room have been enjoying coming together at the end of the session to participate in our together time. We have been listening to rhymes and stories, singing songs, playing musical instruments and joining in with movement games and songs, Which all help develop the childrens communication skills. We have also had fun in our sensory sessions, using scarfs, bubbles, ribbons, scent sprays and listening to soft music.
December 5, 2016
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CAN YOU HELP?
We are looking for RED curtains/fabric for a display which the children are creating in the role play area. They are planning to construct a stage for a Christmas themed production.
December 5, 2016
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**WEDNESDAY 7th DECEMBER**
The Visual Screening team will be carrying out eye tests on all pre-school children at the Annexe on Wednesday 7th December.
December 5, 2016
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for Parents / Carers
You are invited to atend this consultation:
“As part of the consultation on the expansion of early learning and childcare in Scotland the Scottish Government wants to hear the views of parents and carers and is running a series of Ministerial engagement events with parents in December. This includes an event in Glasgow at 6pm on Wednesday 7th December. Places for the event can be booked at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/expansion-of-early-learning-and-childcare-in-scotland-consultation-event-tickets-29847825650.
The Scottish Government is also working with stakeholders to organise a series of smaller targeted engagement events across the country in December and January.
The consultation A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland was launched on 15th October and runs until 9th January 2017.
More information on the consultation is available at: https://consult.scotland.gov.uk/creating-positive-futures/expansion-of-early-learning-and-childcare.”
What we have been learning…..
December 2, 2016 by Mrs McCallum | 0 comments
The children have been very busy in all areas of the nursery, they have been developing their literacy skills through stories and rhymes.
Outdoors the children have been creating pictures of the character Superworm and retelling the story in their own words through their pictures.
In the Story corner the children have been discussing who is their favorite character and why from The Gruffalo. They have presented their findings in a picture graph. They have also been developing their fine motor skills drawing and writing on the smartboard.
At the play dough table and messy area the children have been learning words which rhyme, they have been reading Laura’s star and singing Twinkle, Twinkle little star, creating sparkly stars with play dough and paint.
The children have tried porridge for snack, just like Goldilocks! They made a chart of who liked and disliked it.
At the writing table there has been lots going on! Children have been listening to the sounds of letters and words, they have been practicing writing their names and using finger gym exercise’s such as tweezers and buttons to develop fine motor skills. Invitations are being made to our upcoming parties and celebrations. Some children visited Park springs care home to drop an invitation in to the residents to come and hear us singing.
Again the children have been busy building and using their imagination to support their role play making castles and bridges and singing nursery rhymes.
Thank you to all who took part in our sponsored read a book a day, the sponsor money has started to come in already and we have had lots of lovely comments from the children and grown ups about the opportunity to get books home to share with each other. Thank you once again the monies raised will go towards our presents parties and celebrations at Christmas time.
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Three Read Approach…
December 2, 2016 by Mrs McCallum | 0 comments
The children have been introduced to the Three Read literacy programme that aims to improve the literacy skills of all children in North Lanarkshire. Children take part in interactive story sessions within the same group every day where they have at least three reads of the same book. The first read children will be read the whole story, second read is where children will have conversations with the practitioners discussing the character, setting, action, problem and resolution within the story and the third read where children will be encouraged to make predictions about the story, make connections to their own experiences and recap on new vocabulary.
Research from the National Early Literacy Panel shows that interventions that are frequent and interactive have a positive effect on children’s oral skills.
To support us in effectively delivering these sessions we ask that your child arrives on time for their nursery session as this will enable these sessions to be uninterrupted. The Nurturing Early Readers will begin at 8.50am and 1.10pm every day
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November 25, 2016
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NEWSLETTER – November/December 2016
November 24, 2016
by Mrs Daly
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Frosty weather
We had fun getting wrapped up and going outdoors to enjoy and explore the cold frosty weather, we touched the frost to see how it felt and drew with our fingers. We listened as we crunched through the grass, we found leaves that where all white and covered in frost and hung up some bird feeders on the tree so the little birds could get
something to eat.
November 24, 2016
by Mrs Daly
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New look Toddler room
We have got lovely new flooring in our Toddler room, and we have been rearranging the room to make more defined, cosy and welcoming areas for the children to play and learn in. The children have also been enjoying playing with our new resources and toys.
We would love to hear some feedback from our parents on what they think of our new look toddler room.
