Nursery – Page 3 – New Monkland Primary School & Nursery

March 22, 2017

Woodland Explorers

Group 1 – Week 5

This week we had fun playing on a rope trail. We had to close our eyes and move along the rope, using our hands to guide us while walking very carefully. As we were unable to see where we were going, we had to tell our friends when they were near the tree by shouting “TREE” so that they could give it a nice big hug.

We played a game called ‘Woodland Jenga’. Before we started to play, we worked together to gather the sticks that were needed to play. We had to pile them up to create a tower. Each of us had a turn at removing a stick. It was important that we took it out carefully so that the tower did not fall down. It was a little tricky but we managed to do it!

We also took time to look at the environment around us. Mrs Mair gave us each a card with a different colour on it. We then had to look around the woodland site, finding our colours on items like leaves, branches, bark, fabrics and plastic cones. It was fun exploring colour in nature.

We all really enjoyed playing Tug-of-War. Working as part of a team, we used our big arm muscles to pull the rope…..PULL! PULL! PULL! We are all so strong!

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March 22, 2017

Woodland Explorers

Group 2 – Week 4

This week we were busy making a wonderful wind mobile. We all gathered lots of natural materials such as leaves, pinecones, sticks and grass to make it. Mrs Magilton helped us to attach the items onto a large stick using ribbons. It looked super. When it was finished we hung it between 2 trees and the wind made it move. We were very proud of ourselves. What do you think of our creation?

We also played a game called ‘Woodland Jenga’. Before we started to play, we worked together to gather a variety of sticks which were then placed into a big tower, We each had a turn to remove a stick but it was important that we took it out carefully so that the tower did not fall down. Sometimes it was a little tricky but we all managed to do it!

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March 10, 2017

Woodland Explorers

Group 3 – Week 4

We participated in lots of role-play this week as we pretended to be animals. Mrs Leopard pounced and Mrs Horsey galloped down to the woods. Mrs Leopard thought it would be a good idea to make a special den for her and Mrs Horsey. We worked together using a range of resources to create a wonderful den. Have a look at the photos. What do you think of it? It was so comfy that Mrs Leopard didn’t want to come out of it! She even made a camp fire in it to keep her paws warm.

We were also busy making a gate for the main den. We gathered lots of big sticks and stacked them on top of each other to make it high. Some of the sticks were even taller than us!

We learned how to use a rubber mallet safely and used it to tap tent pegs into the ground.

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March 10, 2017

Woodland Explorers

Group 2 – Week 3

This week we had the opportunity to use a special tool called a rubber mallet. We learned how to use it safely as we tapped tent pegs into the ground. Once the pegs were all in we worked together to wrap/tie ribbons around them to make a giant spiders web. It looked very colourful. Have a look at our photo……….what do you think of it?

We were also busy making tree rubbings of our favourite trees. Some of them felt smooth and some were very bumpy.

Using the iPad we took turns to take photos of our friends as they played. We all looked very happy in them. Can you guess which photos we have taken?

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March 3, 2017

Woodland Explorers

Woodland Group 3

Week 3

On our walk to the site we continued with our shape hunt. We discovered lots of shapes – circles, triangles and squares. We even saw a cat with ears shaped like triangles! Using natural materials we were able to create our own shapes and talk about them using words such as corners and sides.

We were also very busy making a den. It was very special because it made us invisible! The ladies could hear us talking to each other but they couldn’t see us. We used lots of materials to make it e.g. a variety of ropes, giant pegs and fabrics. It was lots of fun!

We had a special surprise waiting for us ……….a hammock which was tied to the trees. We all had a turn lie on it and swing our friends from side to side. We saw some interesting things when we looked up to the top of the trees e.g. a monkey eating bananas!!

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March 1, 2017

Creating Pancakes

The children in the nursery were celebrating Pancake Tuesday by using their own thoughts and ideas to create funky pancakes. You can see a few examples of these below.

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March 1, 2017March 1, 2017

Developing Literacy

Look at what we have been doing in literacy!

Our Three Read story is called Meggie Moon, written by Elizabeth Baguley. The blurb states that it is a great book. Ask your child to tell you all about the adventures of Meggie and her friends.

This is how we have been singing Rock –a Bye-Baby during play.

During Show and Tell we had great fun watching the performance of 1, 2,3,4,5, Once I Caught a Fish Alive. We loved it thank you for bringing in your own character.

Literacy fun activity ideas to try at home.

Show your child their name and see if they can find their name when in a group of other words.

Can they find other letters which are the same as the ones in their name?

Some children may be able to build their name with letter cards or magnetic letters.

Your child may be recognizing logos, words and letters all around them, explore these with them, discussing what you see.

If your child shows an interest in a letter, for example the first letter in their name, tell them the name of the letter e.g. that is the letter S, it makes the sound sssss.

You could see if you can find other words which start with the same letter.

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017

Woodland Explorers

Group 2 – Week 2

This week we looked for a different shape on our walk to the site – triangles. We discovered them on road signs and roofs. The road signs even had numbers on them! We had visitors with us today. Ladies from other nurseries wanted to join us to see all the fun that we have. They were very impressed when we were able to tell them all the different ways to stay safe when playing in the woods.

This week we made a den using different materials e.g. ropes, pegs, fabrics, beads and ribbons. We worked together …… tying ropes to the trees, attaching fabrics using the giant pegs. What do you think of our den? Our visitors thought it looked wonderful!

We also had lots of fun lying on a hammock. When we looked up we could see the top of the trees (which were really tall), lots of white clouds in the sky and some of us even saw branches that looked like stairs going to the top of a tree….. it was AMAZING!

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February 10, 2017February 10, 2017

Literacy Workshop

This year the nursery has worked to enhance out home links within a range of curricular areas. During the past week, Mrs Cumming has been presenting a workshop on developing skills in literacy at home, with a particular focus on the use of nursery rhymes. Parents in the nursery have now received a home link folder containing a wide selection of nursery rhymes for them to use with their child. Below you can see a selection of photographs showing what took place.

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February 3, 2017

Exploring Tartan

The children in the nursery have been exploring tartan and have made their own tartan using a variety of different materials. I am sure you will agree that they look terrific!

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