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Music (Monday)

We continued with our Christmas concert practice and matching our singing to the notes played on the piano. Mrs Garrick was the conductor, when she waved her hand we all had to stop! It was a bit tricky but after a few practices we got it!

Secret Christmas Mission (Tuesday)

We headed up to Lerwick with a small group of bairns to decorate the window at Specsavers.  The bairns placed in the gingerbread houses, added their snowflakes and snow above and filled the bottom of the window display with bubble wrap and a blanket of snow.  While they were at Specsavers, the bairns tried on some glasses and had a special visit from Tommy the cat!  We would be very grateful if you could vote for our display on Facebook.  Sorry, we can’t provide a link due to the Council’s Web Filter Software.

Indoor/Outdoor Room Play (Monday – Friday)

The bairns have been engaged in building and motion activities this week.  Using the large wedge blocks, they tested different cylindrical items, noticing their speed and distance travelled.  The bairns have also built dens and towers.

Outdoor Play (Monday – Friday)

As well as harvesting our miniature cauliflower, the bairns have been working collaboratively to create a ghost trap.  There was some ice left in the tuff tray and the bairns explored different ways to break it up, using hammers, screwdrivers and their hands.

Special Visitor (Thursday)

Mrs Meadows came for her first visit with baby Lauren.  The bairns were delighted to meet the baby and tell Mrs Meadows all their news.  They used gentle hands after making sure they had washed them with soap.

Play and Learning (Monday – Friday)

Here is a selection of the remainder of our play and learning from the week.

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Music (Monday)

We were busy practicing for our concert this week during our music session.

Outdoor Play (Monday – Friday)

The bairns have explored the cold weather this week.  They have made snow angels, transported the snow, slid down the path and used different vehicles in the snow.  We added some red food colouring to water in a spray bottle.  “I’m going to spray the whole garden.”  The bairns noticed that the path became more slippery after each slide down which meant they could go even faster.  “Woah, that was fast!”

It’s Christmas! (Tuesday)

We got the Christmas tree down from the laft and the bairns set it up and went about decorating with baubles and tinsel, finishing off with a star on top.  The bairns have been dressing up with Christmas headbands and elf shoes.

Small Block Play (Monday – Friday)

The bairns have been engaged in small block play, building towers and cities.  This promotes fine motor skills and the concepts of stability and height.

Special Christmas Mission (Weeks 3 & 4)

We have been tasked with a special Christmas mission to decorate the window at Specsavers.  The bairns have created gingerbread houses out of cardboard and used loose parts from around the nursery to draw around for the windows and doors.  A huge thank you to Trevor for helping us with the cutting.  The bairns used white paint and silver glitter to decorate and then added vellum behind the windows for a frosty look.  The bairns have also made triangle trees and added texture with white splatters using large sticks.  They wrapped wool around a couple of the trees and added more glitter.  The bairns created handprint snowflakes for the sky above their village.

Volcano Part 2 (Thursday)

After finding out how to build their volcano from a video, the bairns painted the volcano this week in preparation to add the ingredients for the eruption.  They used a funnel to add the bicarbonate of soda and red food colouring, before taking turns to squeeze the vinegar into a jug so it could be poured into the top of the volcano.   “It’s science.”  “Wow!”

Play and Learning (Monday – Friday)

Here is a selection of the reminder of our play and learning from this week.  The bairns have engaged in role play games including babies and Christmas, read lots of books. built a Viking galley, created an obstacle course, showed off their exercise moves, baked biscuits and played Floor is Lava Dinosaurs.

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Music (Monday)

We wheeled the piano into nursery this week for our music session.  The bairns gathered round and began singing scales from low to high.  A few of the bairns volunteered to stand at the front for Everybody Do This so that their friends could copy their actions.  Some of the actions were very energetic from hopping and jumping and others were slower, matching the tempo of the music.  We practiced for our concert and then brought up our heart rates with Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes.  Afterwards, we relaxed with the Zen Bowl to finish.

Childsmile (Tuesday)

Nikki from Childsmile visited to perform toothbrushing.  The bairns found their toothbrush using the icons and then followed the instructions.  Afterwards, they were keen to show off their shiny gnashers!

Numeracy (Monday – Friday)

The bairns have shown a keen interest in the number blocks.  They have chosen different ways to explore the numbers by creating hiding games, making sure the number blocks are in the right order and matching up the colours.

Volcano (Wednesday – Friday)

The bairns have been interested in making their own volcano.  We gathered the supplies, including an old milk bottle and newspapers.  The bairns scrunched up the newspapers and added them to the outside of the milk bottle, making sure to leave the top open.  We discussed why masking tape was better than Sellotape because the paint would stick to the masking tape.

Remembrance Day (Monday)

The bairns learned about Remembrance Day by watching Poppy’s Day which told the story of a girl called Poppy attending her first Remembrance event and what the poppy that many people wear represents.  “Poppy Day is remembering the people who died in the wars.”

CBeebies Radio: “Poppy’s Day” – YouTube

Outdoor Play (Monday – Friday)

The bairns have engaged in lots of muddy play and created a game with a campfire.  They have worked together to develop their play ideas.

Library Van (Tuesday)

On our way to the Library Van, the bairns revisited what we had learned about crossing the road safely from Ziggy.  The bairns stopped on the edge of the pavement, looked and listened for cars before deciding it was safe to cross.  We returned our library books and chose some new ones.  The bairns stamped the date so we know when they have to be returned and then popped them onto our bookcase back at nursery.

World Nursery Rhyme Week (Monday-Friday)

We took part in World Nursery Rhyme Week.  This promotes vocabulary and language development through repetition and rhyme.  The bairns sang Old Macdonald, Five Current Buns, Twinkle Twinkle, The Big Ship Sails and Incy Wincy Spider, adding in the actions too.  We revisited these throughout the week.  We were delighted to have a parent visit nursery to share a nursery rhyme in Polish – Mrugaj Mrugaj Gwiazdko Ma (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star).  The bairns listened to the words and then practiced how to say each line.  We also found the Polish version online which we watched together, saying the words along with the animation, followed by Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in English.

Monster Kickabout 2024 (Monday – Friday)

The bairns from P6&7 visited nursery to tell us about the Monster Kickabout 2024.  They brought colouring-in sheets for the bairns to design their own football.  The bairns went down to the multicourt and learned more about the techniques used in football – tackling, dribbling and ball control.  “The best fun ever!”  “Verrrrrry fun!”  There was a kickabout in the school hall and then the nursery bairns attended the Monster Kickabout Awards Ceremony.

Play and Learning (Monday – Friday)

Here is a selection of the remainder of the play and learning that took place this week.  The bairns have been creative with paint, played lots of board games and celebrated Pudsey Day.

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Music (Monday)

After our welcome song, the bairns moved around the hall, listening to the tempo of the music to match up their actions – tiny steps, big strides, skipping and running.  The bairns started practicing for their Christmas concert, using instruments and singing around the piano.  Then it was time for Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes which left everybody out of breath between the singing and  the actions.  Mrs Garrick had a helper for the Zen Bowl to create a relaxing finish.

Fluoride Varnishing (Monday)

The bairns had their fluoride varnish applied this week.  They listened to the instructions to lie down, put on the sunglasses and opened their mouths wide for the brush to apply the varnish.  “See my teeth, are dey shiny?”

Bookbug (Wednesday)

The bairns gathered in the quiet room for our Bookbug session which started with a Welcome Song and then some nursery rhymes.  Claire brought along a Christmas story called Merry Christmas, Gus by Chris Chatterton about Gus the dog who wasn’t very pleased with his present of a cat for Christmas.  The bairns used the stretchy fabric for Pea Pod Press – the pea pod grew and grew and grew until it went POP!  The bairns huddled together on the mat under the stretchy fabric for the Grand Old Duke of York, watching the material move up and down while joining in with the words.  Then it was time for the Goodbye Song.

Big Block Play (Monday – Friday)

The bairns have been engaged in lots of imaginative big block play.  They have built dens, ramps, roads, vehicle cafes, thrones for the Queen and jumping platforms.  During a play session, the bairns constructed a party for trucks that was actually a trap filled with glue.  The bairns co-operated in their play, creating rich imaginative discussions.  “Everyone get out, it’s a fire, it’s a fire!”  “Oh no! It’s fire in the party!”  “Isn’t the fire melting all the sticky glue?”

Water Painting (Tuesday)

The bairns used water to mark make on the fence and concrete outside the quiet room.  They brushed it on and splattered the water onto the wood, noticing how it changed the colour of the wood – “the green is dark green now.”.

Play and Learning (Monday – Friday)

Here is a selection of our play and learning from the week.  The bairns have emptied and put away the Tesco shopping, held a birthday party for a sleepy dog, explored muddy puddles in the garden and played the floor is lava.

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We were delighted to welcome everyone back after the holidays, hear their news and meet some new friends.  Here is a selection of the play and learning from our first three days back.  We spoke about road safety using the Ziggy series – Ziggy Visits Granny.  The bairns also watched a short video about staying safe on Bonfire Night from the Avon Fire and Rescue Service. Firework Safety with FiDO the Firedog