{"id":741,"date":"2022-05-12T18:54:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T17:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/kpselc\/?p=741"},"modified":"2022-05-12T18:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T17:54:35","slug":"nurturing-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/kpselc\/2022\/05\/12\/nurturing-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurturing Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sustainability in Action <\/strong><\/p>\n

A new compost bin has been put in place with some of the children helping Mrs Stewart to begin the compost making process. Together they found the ingredients for a good compost including, paper, cardboard, fruit and veg left overs and tea bags – staff do get an occasional cuppa! The final ingredient was water before a good stir and popping the lid on and leaving nature to do the rest. All the children have begun to put any fruit and veg waste into a designated collection bucket after their snack and during the week some will have the responsibility of adding it to the compost.<\/p>\n

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Nurturing Nature<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the warmer weather many of the children have been noticing wildlife in the garden. A creature found in the digging area prompted much discussion as, whilst initially they thought it was a worm, it moved like a caterpillar. The children decided it needed a vacation and promptly booked it into the bug hotel!<\/p>\n

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Taking a Closer Look<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indoors the children have had the opportunity to take a closer look at themselves and many have gone on to choose to create self-portraits of themselves.<\/p>\n

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Developing Fine Motor Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n

Staff have been supporting children to develop their scissor skills and challenging those that are ready to cut around pictures. Many children have been developing their early writing skills labelling their pictures, paintings and creations with their names.<\/p>\n

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Keep the Heid and Read<\/strong><\/p>\n

Children in Nursery enjoyed listening to a story in line with the school\u2019s 6 minute pause on Wednesday for the Keep the Heid and Read initiative.<\/p>\n