(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

Playdough Station (Monday-Friday)

The bairns made playdough at the start of the week and have created many models and engaged in imaginative cafe role play  throughout the week.

Polycrub (Monday)

The bairns took live cuttings of geraniums, planted sunflowers and decorated their pots, planted peppers and red onions and turned the soil to make it loose and the right condition for planting carrots.

Repotting the Nursery Plants (Wednesday)

We noticed that some of the nursery plants had grown too big for their pots.  The bairns put fresh soil into bigger pots and carefully repotted the plants.  They gave them a big drink too.

Outdoor Room Adventures (Monday-Friday)

The outdoor room is always a popular choice and a great place to observe schemas (a repeated action used to explore and test theories in play).  The bairns have used positioning, transporting, trajectory, enveloping, rotation and enclosure schemas in their play this week.  They made paper aeroplanes and then built a platform to launch their planes from, watching how far they flew.  They have also been engaged in imaginative play using the large hollow blocks and cable drums as fishing boats.  “He is da een dat goes in da water.  He is da fishing een and I’m da Captain.”

Outdoor Play (Tuesday)

Here is a snippet of our outdoor play this week.  The bairns created their own chasing game involving dragons, ghosts and zombies.  We also had a cupboard clear out and sorted through hundreds of bottle tops, finding them a new home in the polycrub drawers.

Gross Motor Skills – Games in the Hall (Friday)

The bairns wondered if we could have some games in the hall.  They took part in Duck Duck Goose, Tropical Islands, running, basketball and football.  They listened to the instructions, also developing their co-operative play.

Play and Learning (Monday-Friday)

Here is a selection of the remainder of our play and learning from the week.  The bairns took part in music on Monday and spent focused time making hama bead creations.

(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

Music (Monday)

Mrs Garrick introduced two new movements to match the music – butterfly and standing on one leg.  The bairns used delicate movements for the butterfly and tried to keep their balance for the standing on one leg challenge.  We used the bench and our hands to follow Mrs Garrick’s beat.  The bairns lined up for Grand Old Duke of York and then moved quickly during Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.  The bairns laid down on the ground, closing their eyes and staying quiet for the Zen Bowl relaxation.

Polycrub (Monday)

During our visit to the Salvation Army polycrub, the bairns raised tatties and planted sunflower seeds and radishes.  We also took two boxes of eggs back to nursery for our Honesty Cupboard.

Outdoor Play (Monday-Friday)

The bairns have been engaged in lots of outdoor play this week.  They have built a den and thought this would be the perfect place to have snack.  They have given the grass a “haircut” with scissors and collected daisies to make nature bracelets.  The bairns have used chalk to mark make and created potions in the mud kitchen.

Fine Motor Skills (Monday-Friday)

The bairns have made handbags, used the wooden shapes, nails and hammers to make pictures, made bracelets, sorted shapes into coloured trays and baked mini muffins and granola.  These activities all promote fine motor skills which are the foundation for writing in early literacy.

Play and Learning (Monday-Friday)

Here is a selection of our play and learning from the remainder of the week.  The bairns have used loose parts in the outdoor room to make instruments.  They have opened ice cream and cookie shops and built castles.

(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

SMUHA Preparations (4-13 March)

The bairns took a vote for the colours of the galley.  Their choices were blue, orange and purple.  The winning colours with 6 and 7 votes each were orange and purple.  The bairns got to work painting stripes on the galley, creating shields, torches, helmets and finishing the galley with a head, tail, beard, mast, tongue and name – Burny Wurny.

SMUHA Procession (Friday)

We were delighted to see so many of our bairns’ families at the procession this morning.  The bairns did us proud and the Jarl was in great form to lead us around the car park, finishing with a speech to thank all the helpers.  Three cheers for Nursery Up Helly Aa!

SMUHA Visit (Friday)

The bairns welcomed the Jarl’s Squad, joining in with singing the Up Helly Aa song.  They listened to the speeches and cheered the Jarl’s Squad on their way.  A few members of the squad visited nursery afterwards and the bairns had a closer look at their shields, suits, axes and swords.  Three cheers for SMUHA!

Polycrub Planting (Monday-Wednesday)

We have started visiting the Salvation Army polycrub again and this week we planted courgettes, aubergines and onions.  The bairns took some onions back to nursery too.  We planted geraniums and were lucky enough to be able to take three with us – one for the nursery and one each for the bairns that visited the polycrub to take home.  Back in the nursery polycrub, we took out the big clumps of soil and put them into the guttery hole in the garden, before planting the onions from the Salvation Army polycrub.  The bairns also watered the strawberries and this led to lots of transporting water during play at the mud kitchen.

Oreo Visit (Thursday)

We had a special visitor to nursery this week – Oreo the bunny rabbit!  The bairns learned about using gentle hands, what the bunny liked to eat and how it went to the toilet in a green bowl.

Play and Learning (Monday-Friday)

Here is a selection of the play and learning from the remainder of the week.  The bairns have been busy at the work bench and in the sand pit.

(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

 

Music (Monday)

During music, the bairns played percussion instruments – drum, bells and shakers.  They had to listen out for their part and play the instrument in time with the music.  We practiced the Up Helly Aa song and had an energetic copying song with lots of big movements.

Pancake Day (Tuesday)

The bairns gathered the ingredients to make pancakes, following an online recipe.  They mixed up the ingredients and had turns flipping their pancakes before adding fruity toppings and having a taste.

World Book Day (Thursday)

Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate World Book Day.  It was lovely to see so many families and the bairns loved showing you their favourite nursery stories.  While waiting for a spot at the lunch table, we read through all the books that the bairns brought in to share.

Loose Parts Play (Monday-Wednesday)

There continues to be lots of loose parts play this week.  The bairns have been creating their own games and environments including beds, houses and a bonfire.  The bairns have used wood to make models at the work bench, using their problem solving skills to attach the pieces together.

Play and Learning (Monday-Friday)

Here is a selection of the play and learning from the week.  The bairns helped to build a new chair for the quiet room.