Play, Talk, Read Pathways (Monday)

We were delighted to welcome the Play Talk Read initiative back to Cunningsburgh.  The bairns listened to a story called Balloon’s Big Adventure and then engaged in balloon activities and more.  Thank you to all the families that were able to make it along.  The bairns love sharing experiences with their favourite people.

Library Van (Tuesday)

The bairns visited the library van and chose 11 books, one more than last time.  They had an interesting discussion with Johnny about being the library van driver and what he does if nobody visits his van.

Transition (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Mrs Johnson (2026-27 P1 teacher) began her bi-weekly visits for the pre-schoolers.  The bairns listened to a story, Shark in the Park, joined in for a movement break and then had another story.

Salvation Army Polycrub Visit (Thursday)

We have started a session of visits to the Salvation Army polycrub.  This week the bairns decorated sunflower pots to plant their own seeds.  The dug trenches and planted peas and radishes.  To plant tatties, the bairns broke up the soil, dug trenches, planted seeds, covered them and made ridges.  The bairns also fed the hens and took some eggs back to nursery for the Honesty Cupboard.

Lerwick Play Park Trip (Friday)

The bairns confidently explored the apparatus in the big play park in Lerwick.  They also made sure Mr Bain had some exercise with a big chasing game and then settled into a quick snack before moving to the other end of play park.  They engaged in risky play, assessing their own level of comfort on the high bars.  “I did it!”

Folk Festival Concert (Friday)

After a short walk through Lerwick, we made it to Mareel and meet up with some more nursery friends.  We found a good spot near the stage and waited for the band.  It wasn’t long before Canadian band Jake Vaadeland and the Sturgeon River Boys took to the stage.  They were very lively and played folk festival versions of Old Macdonald and The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.  The bairns were up dancing from the first song.  The adults taking the photos were dancing too so they might be a little blurry!  “It was so fun.  My legs are tired.”

After the concert, we headed to the Viking Bus Station to catch the Number 6 back to nursery.  There were some sleepyheads on the bus!