Let’s Build A Den!!

Today in nursery we decided to have a fun Friday and we built a den!!

We used lots of different things to build it, scarves, furniture, blankets and a coat stand. So many different fun things. The children were problem solving, trying to figure out how to get the den to stay up. There was also lots of communication and team work.

Here are some pictures of us building it.

 

Could you build a den in your home? What would you need to do this?

Here is a few pictures which may give you some ideas!

Happy den building 🙂

 

Let’s be kind

Today in nursery we have been talking about people that we are not able to see at the moment and people we are missing. We made lovely cards for our local care home residents too. Hope they enjoy. 😊

Is there anyone you are missing? Why don’t you make them a beautiful picture or card and post it to them. Everyone loves to get a surprise picture or card through the post.

Lets keep everyone smiling!

Here is a nice story for you all to listen too.

It’s snowing again!

Hello everyone, can you believe it we have snow again. Let’s use this time to try these activities again.

Sledging 

Have you got a your sledge ready? You can enjoy sledging around your garden with some help from mum and dad or you could go to your local park and enjoy sledging down some hills.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a sledge an old baking tin or a bin bag works a treat 🙂 let’s see what other things you can find that can be used in the snow.

 

Do You Want To Build A Snowman?

You could go into your garden and build your own Olaf!

What do you need to build a snowman?

 

Snow Painting

Let’s add some colour to the snow.

If you have some paint then add a little bit into either a plastic sports bottle with some water or a spray bottle and shake it until its all mixed.

If you don’t have some paint at home then add some food colouring to a bottle of water and create your masterpiece using that.

 

Take It Indoors

If you’re getting too cold out there then why not bring some snow indoors. Get a large bowl or a tray, fill it with snow and continue to enjoy exploring it…how long will it last inside before it melts? Why does that happen?

You can also use your paint or food colouring mixture inside, but brushes dipped in to the mixture may work better indoors (and be a bit less messy).

 

Please enjoy the snow, enjoy playing with your family and siblings and creating amazing things with it.

Please add photos of your experiences onto seesaw so we can see what fun you have gotten up to today.

Let’s relax with some yoga!

Hello, we have got yet another fun experience for you to celebrate the Children’s Mental Health Week this week!

We all know that exercising and stretching our muscles is super important for our bodies to grow strong and healthy but it’s also important for our mind, too! By doing some slow stretches and breathing exercises, our brain has got a chance to chill out and have a little rest – and we all need that sometimes, don’t we?

Why don’t we start with some breathing exercises to get us going? Here we go!

Lie down on the floor, make yourself feel comfortable and stretch out tall! With your hands on your stomach, breathe in, letting your hands lift off your tummy as if they’re on a balloon that’s getting blow up! How high can your tummy go?!
As your breathe out, let your hands return to your stomach as if all of the air from the balloon is escaping. Can you do it five (5) times?

WOW – that was some deep breathing!

Now that we’ve got our breathing under control, here comes yoga – and guess what? It’s about a certain, very very veeeryyy hungry, caterpillar!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar | A Cosmic Kid… – SafeShare.tv

We hope you enjoyed doing some breathing exercises and some yoga. Go and get a drink of water to keep nice and hydrated after having a great go at exercising and stretching out the muscles!

Everyday is a good day for a cake!

That’s right – there is always a good reason to have a cake and relax!

As we’re talking all about Children’s Mental Health this week, we thought that it would be a good time to bake a cake together… And then eat it with a cuppa or with a book/story!

Here is a simple recipe for a banana bread – and since it’s made out of bananas, it’s a little bit healthy, too, right? 😉

These are the ingredients we need:

1 egg

2 bananas

3/4 cup of caster sugar

1 and a half cups of self-raising flour

and half a table spoon of butter

Now that we have all of the ingredients we need, here are the steps to follow:

  1. Mash all your bananas until they are all smooth:

2. Add sugar to the mashed bananas and mix it all together:

3. Add butter to your mixture and keep mixing:

4. Add beaten eggs and keep mixing:

5. Then add all of the flour and, you guessed it, mix it all together:

6. When all of the ingredients are combined together, pour the mixture into a baking tin:

7. Now pop it into the oven for approximately one (1) hour at 190C.

8. Relax and enjoy your delicious banana bread – great work!

Application for funded ELC placement 2021/2022

Hi Everyone,

Please see below some information regarding making an application for a funded early learning and childcare placement and also information for existing families who may wish to apply for a change to their pattern of attendance.

Places for three-year olds

If your child’s third birthday is on or before 28 February 2022, you should apply by 26 February 2021 for a free nursery place or childcare.

If your child is two and you’ve already applied for their place for when they turn three, you don’t need to apply again.

If your child is already three or four years old and isn’t at nursery or a childminder, you should apply for their free place now.

Nursery places for the school year 2021 to 2022 start from August 2021. When your child starts will depend on when they turn three.

Online application forms can be found here: http://renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/9741/Apply-for-a-free-nursery-or-childcare-place

If you already have a nursery place

Children currently attending an early learning and childcare establishment, are not required to re-apply for their early learning and childcare placement, unless there is a change to their circumstances previously noted on their existing application . A placement preference sheet should be completed by the parents for families wishing to change their pattern of attendance or for those families not already in receipt of 1140hours. The area admissions panel will confirm placement in line with the admissions policy .

To request a placement preference sheet please email the nursery who will forward you the form – williamsburghelcc@renfrewshire.gov.uk, or alternatively you can arrange to pick this up from the nursery. Can we request that all placement preferences are returned to Williamsburgh ELCC by 28 February 2021.

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to get in touch.

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