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Whats on week beginning 8/1/18
Mon 8th January 2018
All children return to nursery
Lynn – Annual Leave
Tuesday 9th January 2018
Wednesday 10th January 2018
Thursday 11th January 2018
Taylor out on Solihull training today
Friday 12th January 2018
Whats on week beginning 18th December 2017
Monday 18th December
Lynn/Elaine Annual Leave
Tuesday 19th December
Lynn / Elaine annual Leave
Play on Pedals session in Community with Susan am & pm
Wednesday 20th December
Lynn Annual Leave
Bookbug Rhyme Time Session 9.00-9.15am
Thursday 21st December
Lynn/Siobhan Annual Leave
Friday 22nd December
Lynn/Siobhan Annual Leave
Amanda Annual Leave -PM
Christmas Parties
Rainbow Room – 9.00am – 10.00am Santa arrives 9.45am
Early Level Playroom – 9.30am-11.00am Santa arrives 10.30am
12.30pm – 2.00pm Santa arrives 1.30pm
Parents, Carers should be at nursery for when Santa arrives
The Nursery will close on Friday 22nd December until Monday 8th January 2018 .
All the staff at Shotts Family Learning Centre wish you and your families A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year.
Celebrating Book Week Scotland
The children have enthusiastically participated in a week full of literacy rich, exciting and fun experiences in celebrating Book Week with a focus on ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’, ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’, ‘Supertato: Evil Pea Rules’, ‘Pete’s a Pizza’ and ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea.’ Stories were truly brought to life both indoors and outdoors as the children explored the characters and events taking place in them. Cooking took place on a daily basis with the children making and tasting the three bears porridge, Pete’s pizza and turning Supertato into chips! The week ended with a tea party to which of course the tiger was invited.
Stories were told throughout the week in a variety of ways where the children could be active and become part of the stories during story yoga, story massage and with an exciting hunt for the very hungry caterpillar and his food in the nature park. As well as this, the children had the opportunity to cosy up and listen to a story being told by some of the pupils from Calderhead High School.
The Book Swap took place each day and was a huge success with the children arriving at nursery excited and eager to donate their old books and choose a new one to take home.
With the theme of Book Week being ‘nourish’ donations were gratefully accepted for the Food Bank with parents and children being very generous, therefore a huge thank you is extended to all who were able to donate.
What’s on week beginning 11th December 2017
Lynn and Siobhan are on AL all week, Isabel will support Ladybird Welcome Time in the morning, Amanda in the afternoon.
Monday 11th
Tuesday 12th
Play on Pedals community challenge with Susan 10 am – 11 am and 1.15 pm – 3 .15 pm
Wednesday 13th
Rosehall Care home Christmas singing 2 pm – 3 pm
10 am Children who will be making their transition to Dykehead Primary School have been invited to attend their Nativity performance.
Gemma speech and language therapist will be in the nursery today
Thursday 14th
Friday 15th
Anne, educational psychologist will be in the nursery this morning.
What’s on week beginning 4th December 2017
Monday 4th December
Nicola on leave today, Isabel will be supporting the Butterfly Welcome Group.
Lynn will attending the Lanarkshire Improvement Practicum
Tuesday 5th December
Nicola on leave this morning, Isabel will be supporting the Butterfly Welcome Group
Community Library Van will visit the centre today
9.30 am – 10.30 am Play on Pedals with Susan in the local community
1.15 pm – 2.15 pm Play on Pedals with Susan in the local community
2.15 pm Rosehall Care Home Visit – Music and Movement session with Amanda and Siobhan
Wednesday 6th December 2017
9 am – 9.20 am Bookbug Rhyme Time with Amanda and Susan
Two to Three Area Admissions Panel Meeting
Thursday 7th December 2017
Lynn out of nursery until 2 pm
Friday 8th December 2017
Lynn AL until 8th January 2018
Amanda AL, Yvonne will be supporting the Rainbow Room
Siobhan AL this afternoon, Shannon will be supporting the Ladybird children
We have been learning………..
In the playroom this week the children have been experimenting with writing for a purpose through creating their very own fruit and vegetable shop where they have been writing the signs, making shopping lists and sharing ideas.
Letters in the play dough have given the children the opportunity to find out what letters are in their name and are beginning to develop an understanding that letters when put together make words.
A popular addition to the playroom has been the remote control cars which has provided the children with the challenge of waiting for their turn and negotiating with one another as they make their way around the track.
Wellbeing Wednesday has been greatly welcomed with SID and SHANARRI becoming integral part of the children’s learning, many of whom have suggested that it is those stories which they want to hear more of.
Outdoor learning opportunities are always in great demand, with many of the children demonstrating their independence skills whilst getting ready by putting on their waterproof trousers, changing their shoes and finding the correct size of wellington boots…….although we don’t always have hats and gloves to suit all tastes, so maybe pop a spare set into their nursery bags.
What’s on week beginning 27th November 2017
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.
Developing literacy skills in the Rainbow Room
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.
We have been learning ………
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.
