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Music (Monday)

After our Good Morning song, Mrs Garrick got a little surprise when Lavinia from Voluntary Action Shetland arrived to present Mrs Garrick with a Helpin Haands’ award for her time and effort to enrich the bairns’ experiences through music.  This week we learned about sound waves and vibrations, using rubber bands, instruments and the Zen bowl.  We also had a visit from two P6 fiddle players who played Auld Lang Syne and Hurlocks Reel to show different music tempos.  The bairns also took turns to play the fiddle.  After an energetic Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes, we relaxed with the Zen bowl before heading back to nursery.

Bookbug (Wednesday)

During Claire from Bookbug’s visit this week, we listened to a story and the bairns suggested rhymes including Old Macdonald, One Two Buckle My Shoe, The Pea Pod Press and Grand Old Duke of York.

Polycrub (Monday)

While we were at the Salvation Army polycrub, the bairns planted strawberry runners, made signs, picked tomatoes and fed the animals.

Stay and Play (Friday)

It was lovely to see so many of our families during our Stay and Play.  The bairns made sure the setting was looking its best before parents arrived and then showed them everything they love to do throughout the nursery.  Thank you for everyone who shared their hobbies and specialist skills.  It was great to find out more about our families.  We will also pass out a form to anyone who couldn’t attend.  Hopefully we’ll have you in soon to share those skills with the bairns.

Play and Learning (Monday – Friday)

Here is a selection of photos from our play and learning this week.  The bairns have made playdough, looked for rainbows, attended a Shoebox Appeal assembly, created paint using chalk and built varied structures using loose parts.

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Music (Monday)

This week we learned about the trumpet and the French horn.  Mrs Garrick demonstrated how to make the sounds and then the bairns took turns with the instruments.  One of our bairns brought in their fiddle and played along with Mrs Garrick, while the audience clapped along in time with the music.

Childsmile (Tuesday)

We had a visit from Childsmile and the bairns practiced good brushing technique.

Outdoor Play (Monday – Friday)

Our outdoor play has involved a trip to the playpark, water painting, digging in the sand pit, ice cream shops, mark making and building a tent.  The bairns worked together to build the tent, followed the instructions and keeping everyone safe.  After it was secured in place, it was time for a quick snack inside the tent.  We also visited the Salvation Army polycrub.

Nice Cream (Thursday 12th & Wednesday 18th September)

The bairns’ interest in ice cream continues!  After making their own ice creams from paper and lolly sticks, they asked if we could make ice cream at nursery.  We tested out the “nice cream” recipe of frozen bananas blended to make ice cream.  The bairns prepared the bananas by slicing them up and adding to bags, before putting them in the freezer.  Once they were fully frozen, we took them out and added them to the Nutribullet.  “Did you remember to bring your special machine?”  It was quite loud but after a few whizzes of the machine, the bananas had turned into nice cream.  The bairns had this, along with pineapple and mango for snack.  “Yummy!”

Play and Learning (Monday – Friday)

Here is a selection of our play and learning from the rest of the week.  The bairns have created jungles and jumping platforms, and played many games in the quiet room.  The bairns also made banana muffins.

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Outdoor Play (Monday – Friday)

We’ve experienced all kinds of weather outside this week.  The bairns have used their fine motor skills to cut the long grass with scissors.  They have also been engaged in climbing, splashing in the giant muddy puddle, creating chalk art, water painting, monster chasing games and role play “I’m at my job wi “puters.”  “Mam, the bedroom’s ready.”.

Music (Monday)

This week at music we marched on the spot, found out more about percussion and wind instruments, including a clarinet that Mrs Garrick assembled and played and we listened to the tempo of the tunes on the piano and made different movements in time with the music.  Our chorus line did a fantastic job of Baa Baa Black Sheep, projecting their singing voices to help us all join in together.  We finished of with a relaxing lie down, while listening to Mrs Garrick play a calming tune on the piano.

Wind (Wednesday)

The bairns have been interested in storms and wind this term.  We took the opportunity to test out some new equipment.  The bairns found an open space in the garden to place a rain catcher.  We also measured the wind using an anemometer.  The bairns moved around the garden to find a good spot for the wind to catch in the cups.  They also used loose parts to stand on, making them taller to see if that would make the anemometer spin faster.  We went down to the playpark, where the wind was stronger and noticed how much faster the anemometer spun.

Cloud/Rain Experiment (Thursday)

Following the bairns’ interest in weather, we have been speaking about the water cycle. We held an experiment using glass jars, water, shaving foam and food colouring.  The bairns filled the glass jars about two/thirds full with water to represent the sky.  They added shaving foam on top for clouds.  Using a pipette of watered down food colouring to represent the vapour filling the clouds, once full and not able to hold any more, the blue water could be seen floating down through the sky like rain.

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)

Mrs Garrick brought along a fascinating pop-up book all about instruments and orchestras.  The bairns explored the inside of the piano, touching the keys and strings, listening to the different sounds and watching the hammers inside the piano move.  We also moved our bodies with the music, changing from tiptoes, to big strides, skipping and running.  Mrs Garrick also brought three instruments for us to hear – a recorder, a duck whistle and a flute.

Outdoor Play (Monday – Friday)

The bairns have been engaged in lots of outdoor play this week.  They created their own cafe using equipment from the mud kitchen.  They have also practiced their hula hoop skills, used spray bottles, climbed and we visited the playpark while our nursery garden grass was being cut.  The bairns also worked together to gather up the loose grass and add it to our compost bin.

Polycrub (Monday)

We have started our weekly visits to the Salvation Army polycrub again.  The bairns checked on the tomatoes, tatties, collected sunflower seeds and feed the hungry goats.

Force and Angles (Monday – Friday)

The bairns have been interested in using pipes and plastic sheeting to create tunnels, ramps and tracks for their vehicles.  This has developed conversations about force, motion and direction.  The bairns have also used the pipes to create motion with their bodies.  We revisited wind force using a fan.  The bairns have also been exploring sinking and floating at the water trays.

Outdoor Mark Making (Friday)

Combining the bairns interests in force, mark making, water play and creativity with an outdoor painting activity.  The bairns used an upright Perspex framed sheet to add paint and then squirted it with water to see what would happen.  They also used the spray bottles to skeet water at their friends on the other side of the Perspex.  The bairns added large pieces of paper to make prints and made pictures using the leftover paint.

Play and Learning (Monday to Friday)

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