Monday 1st May 2017
Bank Holiday Nursery Closure
Tuesday 2nd May 2017
Pre school Orthoptic Visual Screening
Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Mary will be delivering ABC music with the morning children
Gemma speech and language therapist will be in the centre today
Roseann educational psychologist will be in the centre this morning
Yvonne from the ELCAT team will be in the nursery this afternoon
Thursday 4th May 2017
In Service closure
Friday 5th May 
We’re going on a bear hunt , we’re going to catch a big one ………………, the families enjoyed some storytelling within the forest as we joined a bear hunt , bringing the story to life, recreating the key parts and to our surprise we found the bear in a homemade den !!!!
The children transformed themselves into Nature Detectives as they explored and investigated the forest looking for mini-beasts using a variety of resources from torches to magnifiers to find slugs, worm’s, beetles and spiders.
The use of the natural resources from the forest were used to create some amazing forest friends and tree people on week 3 as both the children and adults allowed their creativity and imagination to take over the session , the results were very impressive and I am not quite sure who enjoyed it more the children or the adults ?? The next time you are visiting the Nature Park remember to look out for them within the trees at the learning circle.
Next week will be the last session for this group of families where we will be celebrating by building a fire, cooking and marshmallows and perhaps having a swing in the hammocks. 
Monday 17th April
Public Holiday
Tuesday 18th April
Please remember to collect a Newsletter from your child’s key worker
Isabel is on annual leave all week
Clare ASNa will be returning today
Wednesday 19th April
Gemma speech and language therapist will be in the centre today
Roseann educational psychologist will be in the centre this morning
Bookbug Rhyme Time Family Session in the Rainbow Room 11.15 am
Thursday 20th April
Solihull Understanding Your Child with Jen and Debbie 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm
Nurturing Nature Forest School sessions with Nicola 1 pm – 4 pm
Siobhan will be attending a Numeracy Cluster planning meeting at Dykehead Primary 3 pm
Friday 21st April
Kodaly will be delivered by Claire this afternoon in the early level playroom
The first session took place on Thursday and what a successful session it was, both morning and afternoon families braved the cold and rain and participated in some pond dipping and fishing where water snails, pond skaters and frog spawn were collected unfortunately we did not catch any sharks !!! The session included introducing the rules and boundaries, exploring the forest and creating our own Forest School names.
Having a picnic in the forest was enjoyed by all , cant wait until next week now where we will be visiting the Learning Circle and doing a bit of bug hunting and storytelling, perhaps looking for a Gruffalo or participating in a bear hunt ????
Monday 27th March 2017
Siobhan is on annual leave today, Isabel will be supporting the Ladybird Group.
Lynn is on annual leave today.
Final session of Dance with Rebecca.
Claire Howard will be supporting a Kodaly session with the afternoon children.
Tuesday 28th March 2017
Lynn is on annual leave today.
Wednesday 29th March 2017
Gemma speech and language therapist will be in the centre today.
Bookbug Family Rhyme Time 11.15 am in the Rainbow Room.
Thursday 30th March 2017
Nurturing Nature Family Forest School session with Nicola 8.40 am and 1 pm.
Can all sponsor donations be returned to the admin office today please.
Friday 31st March 2017
Please note that there will be no Play on Pedals Family session today.
Welcome to Taylor Cassidy who is a Modern Apprentice in Early Learning and Child Care. Taylor will be in the centre 4 days a week for a year.
Easter Bunny Hunt, Family Sponsored Walk to Shotts Nature Park……remember to follow the clues left by the Bunny…….where will he be I wonder?
Have a lovely Easter Break.
The children have been active participants in many learning opportunities outdoors. They have been exploring how to move their bodies, share space, work cooperatively, keep themselves safe and above all being healthy. And oh how the mud kitchen has ….well we are sure you can answer that one for yourselves.
Daily opportunities to consolidate the Play on Pedals family sessions have helped develop the children’s balance and coordination kills.
Sid and Shanarri have ensured that the children are linking their knowledge within practical application. The children are now keen to develop their own healthy living café….watch this space as their plans develop.
The re introduction of the large climbing frame has had a positive impact in developing the children’s spatial awareness. Through consultation they have created their own safety rules and turn taking framework by using a display chart of their names. The use of the 15 minute sand timer ensures that the children all have an equal chance of using this apparatus.
Within the construction area the children have been exploring endless possibilities whilst using the Jegra. They have used their imagination to create models developing their upper body strength to pull and manipulate the various connectors. The Jegra has encouraged the children to share the space available and work cooperatively.
The children have been encouraged to think about how the food they eat helps them to be healthy. There have been lots of conversations about breakfasts and lunches and the importance of how this helps fuel our bodies and brains enabling us to be active and ready to learn.
And finally after all that energy used there was time for some meditation and mindfulness as the end of each session.
Monday 20th March 2017
Isabel is on annual leave Monday and Tuesday
Dance with Rebecca
Tuesday 21st March 2017
Pre school orthoptic visual screening today
Wednesday 22nd March 2017
Lynn will be attending the Heads of Establishment meeting today
Speech and Language Drop in Clinic in the centre today with Gemma Lythgoe 9.30 am and 11.30 am.
Thursday 23rd March 2017
Nurturing Nature Forest School family sessions with Nicola at Shotts Nature Park
Friday 24th March 2017
Siobhan is on annual leave today
Play on Pedals family session for Bumblebee Group
Monday 13th March 2017
Gillian has had to finish a week earlier than anticipated, therefore Emma will take over as from today as key person to the Bumblebee children.
Amy has returned to support the learning and teaching every afternoon in the early level playroom.
Isabel is on a 3 day Hanen, Learning Language and Loving it, course. Lynn will be in the early level playroom over these 3 days.
Tuesday 14th March 2017
Susan will be supporting in the Rainbow Room this afternoon whilst Kirsty is off.
Wednesday 15th March 2017
Gemma speech and language therapist will be in the nursery today.
Thursday 16th March 2017
Nicola is out of the nursery this morning, therefore Isabel will be supporting Butterfly children.
Roseanne educational psychologist who has taken over from Nevine will be in the nursery this afternoon.
Susan is out of the nursery this afternoon.
Friday 17th March 2017
Play on Pedals Family Session for Ladybird Group, 8. 40 am and 1 pm, please meet at the bike shed.
Claire Howard, will be delivery a Kodaly session for the children in the early level playroom.
End of term summer outing
Due to an excellent response from the recent consultation, it was unanimously decided that the end of term parent and child outing shall be to Blair Drummond Safari Park March 2017, on Monday 26th June. 9am until 3 pm. This is a whole establishment outing with each child requiring a responsible parent or carer to accompany them. The nursery will be closed on the day of the outing.
Through the week long opportunities cumulating in World Book Day. The children have been demonstrating that they can retell a familiar story in sequence and use their own words to make up stories knowing that they must have a beginning, middle and end or indeed like many stories retold and rein acted this week having a “Happily ever after”.
We wonder who’s wish came true?????, was it Snow White’s, Little Red Riding Hood or even the Giant who thanked the children for his potion, which turned him in to the friendliest giant ever.
You can’t have a prince nor a prince charming without a crown. The children used this as a context to compare and describe lengths and discuss whose crown needed to be longer or shorter in relation to the measurement of their heads.
And then we has Prince Charming who had lost the buttons from his tunic.
Fee, fi, fo, fum, who is going to create the beanstalk? Who’s footprints are the biggest, who’s are the smallest? And what about the troll, how many bricks will it take to make the bridge? will we need all the same size?
And finally a little bit of Dance with Rebecca on a Monday, where we have been learning how to use space safely as we keep to the beat.
