Childsmile – Tuesday

Nikki came for a visit to check in on our brushing skills and also to gift everyone toothbrush and toothpaste packs for taking home.

Snowy day – Tuesday and Wednesday

There was great excitement on Tuesday when the snow started to fall! We caught some snowflakes and had a look through the magnifier to get a detailed view. Wednesday morning the bairns were very quick to get kitted out with suits, boots, scarves, hats and gloves, all eager to get outside for fun in the snow.

Fundraising Makes – All week

The bairns have been finishing off and making more items for their  tabletop sale. We have had some visitors this week, the bairns were keen to let them know what they were making and what the money was going to be used for.

Polycrub – Tuesday

At this time of year it is time to have a clear out of the polycrub, pulling out old plants, tidying up the raised beds and leaving everything neat for the spring of the year when the planting season will start again. The bairns are still looking after some beetroot and some brussel sprouts.

PE – Thursday

Mrs Ritchie has offered us time in the hall over the next few weeks so the bairns can build on their confidence using the equipment. Before heading through we had a quick challenge to see who could remember the ‘keep safe rules’, lots of them were remembered. Mrs Ritchie also went over them once we were in the hall as there was a new station, the ropes. This was a popular activity with the bairns supporting each other to find ways to use them.

‘Just jump on, it’s like da zip line at da park.’

‘You can put your legs up lik dis n swing on it.’

Shape – All week

A shape provocation on the loose parts table has been well visited. This has given the opportunity to chat about shape names, corners and sides, which led on to sorting and matching. Other resources being used have sparked conversations about shapes too.

 

Fundraising makes (Monday -Thursday)

We have had another busy week making and decorating items for the nursery sales table. The bairns have been making bird food hangers, firepit starters and cutting fabric for the tops of the jams and chutneys. It has been a production line with lots of willing helpers. Some of the bairns have been discussing what they will make using the cardboard cutter when we buy it.

‘I’m going to build a tower, a big tower.’

‘I will be able to cut out all the bits for a galley.’

‘Yeah, we could mak da shields too.’

Childsmile visit (Wednesday)

The Childsmile ladies came for a visit to apply the flouride varnish to the bairns teeth. They commented on their manners as when each group had finished they all said ‘thankyou’.

Bookbug (Thursday)

We were all delighted to have Claire and Bookbug along to nursery on Thursday for a session of rhymes and a story. Claire hopes to visit on Thursdays fortnightly so we will all look forward to that. The book we listened to was, Doodle and Dot – Squiggles on the Loose, Doodle and Dot are best friends. They love to draw together and experiment with art. But their drawings have a  habit of coming to life and causing chaos. The book introduces line drawing styles to the bairns which they can then use to explore independently.

Gym Hall Visit (Thursday)

Mrs Ritchie the PE teacher invited us through to the hall to explore the BIG climbing frame and gymnastics equipment! We were all really excited to get started but Mrs Ritchie said we had to listen to some ‘rules’ first to keep us all safe. She showed us all how to do each station and come of safely, how to move around each station safely, no running, waiting for your turn if there was a queue and using hands and feet to climb.

‘That was so much fun.’

‘I geed right up to da top o da ladder n doon da idder side.’

‘We had to land on our feet on the mat.’

(Monday -Friday)

Some of the other fun and games from the week, including the playpark, ice and……………. the Christmas Tree!

 

Monday -Thursday

The bairns have been VERY busy this week!

Nursery will be having a table at the P4-7’s shopping evening in the Cunningsburgh Hall on Friday 28th November 6.30 – 8pm. The bairns have been using their creative skills to make beautiful Christmas decorations, they have picked tomatoes from the polycrub and received more from Dave at the Community Polycrub to make chutney and using donations of rhubarb to make jam.  The bairns are hoping to raise funds to buy a cardboard cutting machine in time for their SMUHA creations. There will be more items in the making over the next few weeks and we hope you will come along to the event and support their enterprise.

 

Here are some more photos from the week!