Thank you to all parents, carers, grandparents and family members who joined the children and staff to walk through Shotts Nature Park on Friday 14th October. It was a great success and an extremely enjoyable day with smiles, laughter and fun had by all who participated. The money raised will go towards funds for Christmas presents for the children, therefore could completed forms and money please be handed into the office by Friday 28th October. Thank you.
Early Level
The children within the Early Level recently celebrated World Porridge Day where there was lots of discussion about helping others and being kind. The children tasted porridge for snack with various toppings which sparked an interest in familiar stories such as ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears.’ In the week leading up to World porridge day, the children re-enacted stories through role play and the use of puppets, created their own representations of their favourite characters, and experimented with porridge oats by adding them to playdough.
NLL Mini Movers
NLL Soccer School
What’s on week beginning the 24th October 2016
Monday 24th October
Lynn and Nicola will be attending an All Teach All Learn session in Kildonan Street this morning.
Tuesday 25th October
Kodaly session for morning pre school children with Siobhan and Gillian.
1 pm – 3 pm Solihull Understanding Your Child programme with Elaine and Senka
Wednesday 26th October
HNC student Vicky will be joining the nursery this morning to undertake her practical training. Vicky will be in the nursery on a Wednesday and Thursday.
11.10 am Bookbug Family Rhyme Time for Rainbow Room families with Amanda and Emma.
Gemma speech and language therapist will be in the nursery today.
Kodaly session for afternoon pre school children with Siobhan and Gillian.
Thursday 27th October
9 am – 11 am Solihull Understanding Your Child with Nicola and Jen.
1 pm – 3 pm Healthy Mummy Healthy Child cooking programme with Kimberley and Jen.
1 pm – 3.45 pm Forest School session with Christine and Susan.
Friday 28th October
9 am – 11.30 am Halloween Party for morning children.
1 pm – 3.30 pm Halloween Party for afternoon children.
Nevine educational psychologist will be in the nursery this morning.
Lynn will be out the nursery all day at meetings in HQ.
Forest School session
Today the children used their imaginations to begin to create their guardian of the forest mask, working alongside their high school buddies they gathered natural resources from the forest to create a giant head on the forest floor.
We finished off the session using the kelly kettle to make some delicious hot chocolate – making some for our buddies too.
It was lovely to have a little visit from the local police officers Michael and James who popped down to see what we were doing and say hello. Kindly we shared our snack with Michael and invited him to visit the nursery after the October break.
October Newsletter 2016
Click on the link to open this months newsletter. We hope that as many families as possible can join us on the sponsored walk on the 14th October. If for any reason you are unable to perhaps a friend or family member could help out.
What’s on week beginning the 10th October 2016
Monday 10th October
Siobhan is on annual leave today
Lynn will be in the early level playroom all week
Tuesday 11th October
Kodaly session for preschool children – morning
Lynn will be out of the nursery this morning
Solihull Understanding Your Child programme with Elaine and Senka 1 pm – 3 pm
Wednesday 12th October
Gemma Speech and Language Therapist will be in the nursery today
Bookbug Rhyme Time for Rainbow Room families 11.10 am
Nevine Educational Psychologist will be in the nursery today
Kodaly session for preschool children in the afternoon
Thursday 13th October
Solihull Understanding Your Child programme with Nicola and Jen 9 am – 11 am
Health Mummy Healthy Baby with Jen and Kimberley 1.15 pm – 3 pm
Friday 14th October
Fundraising event for Christmas Parent/Adult & Child walk through Shotts Nature Park, remember to bring a small drink and a snack. We will be leaving outside the nursery at 9 am and 1.15 pm. Please note that their is no normal session on this day as we will be spending all our time at the park. All sponsor donations will go towards a gift from Santa.
Forest School session week 3
All children were excited about having the new responsibility of packing their own bag, with a drink, hot or cold and a small snack which they were able to enjoy in the forest. Their feet were all lovely and cosy with the new wellie socks which they had chosen.
This week we made some lovely prints on canvas using stampers. The children then shared this with their buddies from Calderhead High School helping them to create their own. The guardian of the forest is beginning to be created.
After all that hard work we very safely built a fire to toast our marshmallows, although the suggestion for next time is to roast ‘sausages’.
I am sure that there is no doubt that there are some tired little cherubs on a Thursday after the Forest School session.
We hope that everyone remembers next week what to bring with them, so here is a little reminder:
- Drink in their thermos flask, this can be hot or cold, or perhaps even some soup
- Wellie socks
- Snack
Sponsored Parent & Child Walk Friday 14th October 2016
