An information session was held for nursery parents on September 23rd. Parents had the opportunity to find out about the learning experiences that can be provided when the children visit the forest. Parents were then invited to accompany their child on a walk to the site of our forest school and to assess the suitability of the forest environment. The feedback from parents was very positive and we look forward to beginning our forest school sessions with our pre-school children very soon.
We have introduced a Challenge Table in the nursery. Every week there is a new challenge that the boys and girls can come and try. This week they had to match colours and shapes. Everyone has really enjoyed having a go!
Well done boys and girls!
The boys and girls in the nursery are really enjoying learning lots of nursery rhymes. They have been busy exploring rhythm and listening to words that sound the same. Here they are acting out the rhyme ‘Miss Polly had a Dolly’. It was great fun!
We are delighted to announce that we have a range of after school clubs starting soon at Glenmanor. We have been able to secure a football coach who will organise and run a football club in the school. The club will begin on Wednesday 16 September and run for 6 weeks. This club is open to P6 and P7 children.
Miss Gillespie is planning to run a homework club. Children who attend will be supported to complete their homework tasks and will be able to access the internet for any online work. This will begin on Monday 5 October and run every week until the end of November. This club will be open to P5 children initially.
There will be many other opportunities over the school year and we hope to offer a club to all year groups so look out for further information!
We look forward to welcoming as many children as possible to our clubs!
We are learning all about nursery rhymes. This week we have enjoyed learning about Hickory Dickory Dock and Humpty Dumpty. We acted out our rhymes using puppets and props.
The boys and girls have been enjoying some delicious healthy snacks in the nursery this week. They prepared the potatoes and vegetables from the nursery garden for soup. It was very tasty!
The boys and girls in the nursery were very busy in the garden today. They harvested the potatoes and onions that they had planted in May. They worked really hard to dig them all out of the ground. We are all looking forward to making and enjoying some delicious soup and some mashed potatoes next week.
The boys and girls of Glenmanor Nursery Class enjoyed a very special day yesterday (Thursday 18 June). The preschool children had their graduation in preparation for their move to primary school.
It was an emotional experience for all the mums, dads, grandparents, aunts and uncles but also an emotional experience for all their teachers!
We wish them all good luck as they move to primary school. We will miss you all!
Our Eco Committee have organised an eco day of action on Friday June 19th. All classes will be involved in an eco activity to raise awareness of eco issues and looking after our school environment and beyond. We look forward to posting photographs and sharing all of our great learning with you.
As part of our eco day, our hard working Parent Council will be running an Eco Shop. They have washed old items of school uniform and will be selling these very cheaply for parents who want to get organised for next session. Mrs Blair will run the eco shop from 9am -11am in the school reception area. I have attached a price list below –
Eco Shop Price List 17 June 2015
If you have any donations of old school uniform for the eco shop, please hand them in to the school office by 3pm on Thursday.
Here are the activities that we will be involved in tomorrow.
P1a and P1b – Book Swap in class and an eco fishing game (made by the eco-committee)
P2 – Making posters to highlight the importance of saving energy
P2/3 – Litter pick of the playground after break time
P3 – Litter pick of the playground after lunch
P4 – Create a graph showing the litter collected by P2/3
P4/5 – Looking after our vegetable garden
P5 – Talk from Scottish Water 1pm-2pm
P5/6 – Talk from Scottish Water 2pm-3pm
P6/7 – Cooking some delicious food
P7 – Water the plants (Graduation in the afternoon)
As well as all of these great learning opportunities all classes will have the opportunity to complete an eco orienteering challenge.
We are looking forward to a great day!!
After a very wet start to the day the nursery enjoyed a fantastic trip to Wellsfield Farm Park. The children enjoyed exploring the park and a great time was had by all!
