Daily Archives: November 26, 2017

What's On

What’s on week beginning 27th November 2017

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Welcome back Elaine who has returned from her secondment supporting the roll out of the NLC Sid and Shanarri Toolkit.  Its great to have you back.

Monday 27th November 2017

Amanda is on annual leave.  Yvonne has returned from her absence.  Mhari is on training all week.

10 am/2 pm Susan and Lynn will taking a few the children from Play on Pedals on the walking route to the Bonaccord Football Park where they will be going on a weekly basis to further develop their cycling skills.

Tuesday 28th November 2017

Snr pupils from Calderhead High School will be reading with the children this morning.

10.30 am Gregor from SLT will be visiting the early level playroom.

1 pm Anne, Educational Psychologist will be visiting the early level playroom this afternoon.

1.30 pm Sasha from Childsmile will be working with the children this afternoon.

Wednesday 29th November 2017

9 am Bookbug Family Rhyme Time session in the Rainbow Room with Amanda and Susan

9.30 am More than Words with Gemma and Louise in the Parent Room

2.30 pm Lynn will be attending a meeting in Brannock High School

Thursday 30th November 2017

Snr pupils from Calderhead High School will be reading with the children this morning.

Remember to return your literacy home link resource bags to either Christine and Nicola

1 pm – 3 pm Jen, CLD Homelink Worker will be in the centre this afternoon.

Friday 1st December 2017

David from the local food bank will receive the donations of non perishable household items collected as part of the Nourish theme from Book Week Scotland.

2 pm Siobhan will be taking a group of children to Rosehall Care Home to share some of their favourite stories and rhymes with residents.

 

Remember to collect December’s addition of the newsletter from your child’s key worker.

 

 

Rainbow Room

Developing literacy skills in the Rainbow Room

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Children in the Rainbow Room have been very creative. They have been painting on a larger scale using the easel, mirrors and large pieces of paper.

Learning the rhyme “Two little Dickie Birds” has led the children to create their own nests for Peter and Paul from natural material found in the garden.

We have  introduced some percussion instruments to help the children learn about steady beats during Bookbug and singing and rhyme sessions.

On Thursday we also enjoyed another session with Jen, focusing on communication and print  as we took a walk to the co-op to buy  ingredients to make happy face pizzas at home,  matching our items to some food pictures.

Early Level

We have been learning ………

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Within the early level playroom the children have been learning that being active is a healthy way to be. They have planned many outings in and around their local community. In order to get to the two local swing parks, they had to use their navigational skills to find their way which led them in part to walk past their own houses. Each child took the opportunity to lead the group, they were encouraged to use lots of directional language.  Almost all of the children knew their way to and from, with many being able to recite their address and recognise the numerals on their doors.

Together the children have been enjoying handling, tasting,  talking and learning about different foods which keep them healthy. Some children are even willing to taste some foods they have never tried before and they have now become a favourite food.  Next week they are planning to recreate their very own vegetable shop.

The children have been using a variety of  methods to share their feelings, creating their own representations, through stories and games which has encouraged lots of discussion. Many of the  children are beginning to express how they are feeling and identify how others are feeling with the use of emotional literacy.

Through play the children have been exploring interesting materials for writing and are beginning to use mark making for a purpose.

Kodaly and ABC programmes continue to be delivered within the sessions where children are learning to listen and participate actively following instructions in response to rhymes and songs.

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