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Shetland Youth Orchestra Concert (Monday)

We were very lucky to have a visit from the Shetland Youth Orchestra for a spooky-themed concert.  “I see a fiddle.”  “I hear a trumpet.”  The musicians showed off their instrument groups – woodwind, string, percussion and brass, and the conductor spoke about individual instruments.  The SYO played song from Harry Potter, Fantasia, Ghostbusters, March to the Scaffold and Scooby Doo.  The bairns were asked if they could hear the story that was being told by the music.

Sea Creatures (Monday)

Following the bairns’ interest in fishing, we had a special delivery of living sea creatures.  We looked at the squid in a blue crate and wondered what might happen when they went from the pink bucket to the grey tray.  “Do they change colour?” The bairns found out about how lobsters move, sunfish’s eyes and mouths, crab’s pincers and how welks move.  The discussed how the creatures felt, what they ate and the Shetland names for a sea urchin – “scaddy man’s head” or “scabby man’s head”.

Outdoor Play (Monday- Friday)

Mud, glorious mud! The bairns have created an obstacle course, used loose parts to make a farm and there was a fire in the ice cream shop.

Bookbug (Wednesday)

The bairns took part in nursery rhymes and listened to a story during this week’s Bookbug  session.

Tesco Visit (Wednesday)

The bairns asked to go to the supermarket and we took a trip up this week to buy vegetables for the sheltered housing residents.  We caught the service bus at the top of the road.  On the way into Tesco we noticed a sign for the charity initiative.  We picked up a handheld scanner and went to find the vegetables we needed for our gifts.  The bairns found the barcode and pressed the button to scan the items.  The bairns commented on the Halloween decorations in the roof.  “Look, a spider!”.  Once we had paid for our items, we headed back to the bus.  On our way, a kind lady gave us her blue tokens for the charity box.  Mrs Malcolmson explained that the Shetland Youth Orchestra was one of the options and it would be great if we could help them get some pennies by putting our tokens into their box.  We went back on the bus to nursery and arrived just in time for fish and chips.  During lunch one of the bairns explained to their friend that “It was good but exhausting.”!

Sheltered Housing End of Term Gift (Monday and Wednesday)

The bairns decorated paper bags with different kinds of harvest vegetables and made a small note to attach to the gift.  They thought the residents might like to make soup and chose onions, tatties, carrots, brussel sprouts, tomatoes and neeps.  Once the bags and vegetables were ready, the bairns filled up the bags and then we headed out to deliver the gifts.  We also made a trip around the school to wish everyone a happy holiday.

Play and Learning (Monday – Friday)

Here is a selection of the play and learning from the rest of this week.  We have decorated vests for Mrs Meadows’ baby.

Happy Holidays!  We can’t wait to hear all your news from Wednesday 30 October.

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Outdoor Play – Slide (Tuesday – Wednesday)

The bairns were quick to make use of some donated cardboard and made a slide in the garden.  They took turns to find the fastest way to slide down, testing out different surfaces.  The thick cardboard was a winner!

Music (Monday)

This week we continued to explore orchestra instruments, with a focus on percussion.  The bairns took turns playing the kabasa, guiro, triangle, hand bells, cymbal, xylophone, maracas, glockenspiel and side drum.

Outdoor Play – Polystyrene (Wednesday)

Let It Snow!  The bairns have explored the properties of polystyrene by creating large plumes of puckles, rolling around in the polystyrene, sleeping in the polystyrene and then running around the garden to get the puckles off their clothes and hair. We discussed the impact of polystyrene on the environment and wildlife, it was all hands on deck for the big clear up at the end of the day.

Fishing (Monday and Thursday)

The bairns have shown interest in fishing, making their own rods, using loose parts for fish and creating magnetic fishing rods using stick magnets and staples attached to Post-It Notes.

Yoga (Tuesday)

The bairns participated in a yoga session with Cosmic Kids.

Polycrub (Monday)

The bairns planted daffodil bulbs, fed the hens, collected 13 eggs, picked tomatoes, fed the goats and took a cabbage back to school for lunch.

Library Van (Tuesday)

The bairns visited the Library Van and chose books based on what they thought the other bairns at nursery would like to read, as well as choosing one for themselves.

Cities (Monday – Tuesday)

The bairns created their own city using masking tape on the floor.  They added various loose parts, including house ornaments and vehicles.  They also made Go and Stop signs for the roads.

Artistic Painting (Friday)

The bairns explored different artistic styles to create their own masterpieces.

Outdoor Play (Monday – Friday)

The bairns have been engaged in lots of outdoor play, including climbing, cutting, imaginative play “fireball!” and ice cream shops.  We also had a short play at the play park where the bairns explored the equipment and made use of the space with chasing games.

Play and Learning (Monday – Friday)

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