Bells Brae Nursery

There is another snow closure on Tuesday 6th January. Click on the link below for some activities that you might want to try.

Home Learning Grid – 6th January 2026

The nursery is closed on Monday 5th January due to the snow. If you are looking for something to do, the activities below might give you some ideas. Try to get outside and have fun in the snow if you can. I will look forward to hearing about your snowy day adventures when we return to nursery.

Home Learning Grid – 5th January 2026

Week Beginning: 5th January 2026

Our story of the week is Meet the Planets by Caryl Hart.

Click on the link below to view and listen to the story.

Our song of the week is Eight Little Planets. Click on the link below to sing along to the song.

Christmas Stay and Play

Thank you to everyone for attending our Christmas Stay and Play.  It is always lovely to welcome so many families into the setting to watch the children perform the Christmas songs they’ve been busy practicing this term.  Families then had the opportunity to take part in Christmas crafts, Christmas snack and Christmas activities with their child.

Christmas Party

The children had a great time during our Nursery Christmas party this week!  Children spent time with their friends having a Christmas snack together, we played party games including musical statues and did lots of dancing to Christmas music!

Santa came to visit!

We had a special visit from Santa during our Christmas party.  Children sang Jingle Bells to welcome Santa and did so well collecting their gift from Santa and waiting with their friends for their turn.

End of Term 2

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  We look forward to welcoming you all back to Nursery in the new year when we reopen on Monday 5th January.

Thank you to everyone for the donations left at the Christmas stay and play and also when leaving a donation for Reindeer food.  These donations will be used to enhance learner experiences in Nursery.

Decorating the Christmas Tree

The children worked as a team to help put the Nursery Christmas tree together and to add all the decorations.

“We were decorating the Christmas tree with a star”.   “We putted baubles and glittery things on it”.  “We turned the lights on”.  “It’s a Christmas tree”.

Reindeer Food

A reminder that there is Reindeer Food available to buy in our entrance area.  Please leave any donations in the box provided.  Many thanks for any donations already made.

Outdoors

Building on gross motor skills outdoors by kicking a ball around the playground, throwing and catching a ball with friends and moving around loose parts.

Santa’s Beard

Children have been taking turns to ‘cut Santa’s beard’!  We have a variety of types of scissors for children to use to help support the development of their cutting skills and fine motor skills.

“Be careful”.    “I did it”!    “It’s so hard”.

Christmas Crafts

Children have had the opportunity to use their creativity to make various Christmas crafts including decorating Christmas stockings and Christmas tree decorations.  Children used dried sliced oranges to create a Christmas tree decoration, they threaded string through the orange and added glue and glitter to make their decoration sparkle.  Children had to focus, use their fine motor skills and follow instructions from an adult to complete their decoration.

“I’ve got lots of stars”.    “I did it”!    “It’s sparkly”.    “It’s a big sock”!    “All the orange juice has disappeared and it’s all dry now”.    “These were cooked in the oven”.

Advent Calendar

Children helped to create our very own advent calendar for Nursery.  Children have been busy observing the advent calendar, discussing and identifying the numbers.  Children have been learning that not all the numbers can be opened at once and to wait for their turn.  Behind each bauble on our advent calendar is a note of a special ‘treat’ for each child such as getting to choose a game or story, a trip to choose a book from the school library or being the leader on trips out with Nursery.

“That’s 3, my age”.    “What’s it gunna be”.    “It’s your turn”.

Week Beginning: 15th December 2025

Our story of the week is Aliens Love Panta Claus by Claire Freedman.

Click on the link below to view and listen to the story.

Our song of the week is Santa is His Name O. Click on the link below to sing along to the song.

Week Beginning: 8th December 2025

Our story of the week is Little Owl and the Star by Mary Murphy.

Click on the link below to view and listen to the story.

Our song of the week is Twinkle, Twinkle, Christmas Star. Click on the link below to sing along to the song.

Week Beginning: 1st December 2025

Our story of the week is You Can’t take an Elephant on the Bus by Patricia Cleveland-Peck.

Click on the link below to view and listen to the story.

Our song of the week is A Big Red Bus. Click on the link below to sing along to the song.