friends | Cunningsburgh Early Years Term 4 2022-23 V2

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The bairns have been exploring our sun fountain and we were lucky to have a parent visit nursery to share his expertise in solar energy. The bairns leaned that a solar bug’s motor is powered by the sun but it has to be kept in a dark box to make it stop moving. The bairns explored the plug n play electronics making a windmill that played Happy Birthday. We spoke about dynamos and how we use a torch with a push button to charge up the light. We also learned that Mrs Malcolmson takes a wind up radio to the peat hill.

We had a ton bag of sand delivered last week and the bairns have been working hard to transfer the sand into our two sand pits. Here’s some play highlights from our week.

We held a stay and play for our preschool parents and it was lovely seeing the excitement from the bairns to show off their nursery. They explored the garden, indoor/outdoor room, playdoh station and spent time looking at their folders. We sure are going to miss them.

After the stay and play, the preschool bairns took their parents through to the canteen and explained the lunch routine. It was great to see lots of chatting during lunch.

Our preschoolers had their moving up afternoon in P1/2, starting off in one half of the class. They watched The Gingerbread Man and then it was time for Drawing Club with Miss Hunter’s rule to not make anything better than her drawing! The bairns had an opportunity to explore the classroom and after a while the door was opened to join up with the P3 bairns. The preschoolers headed straight the to the sand pit and the ponies.

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We celebrated our pre-schoolers this week with a circus themed graduation – The Greatest Graduation Show. The bairns marched around the hall before taking their seats at the front. The crowd were treated to performances from tightrope walkers, dancers, clowns and acrobats. The bairns also took to the drums and sang Right Hand Here, Left Hand There. Then it was time to sing our goodbye song. The pre-schoolers were presented with leaving certificates, a leavers’ medal and graduation cap. It was lovely to share a little about each of the pre-schoolers time at nursery, highlighting their passions and how much they have learned. By the end there was hardly a dry eye in the house!

The bairns have been engaged in beach role play in the sand pit so we decided to take a trip to the Mail beach. We walked down from nursery, checking out the vehicles driving past on the way. We spotted an orange car, a truck with a boat on the back and a three-wheeled motorbike. Once we arrived at the beach we agreed on where was safe to explore. Many of the bairns took off their socks and shoes, paddled at the water’s edge, dug for treasure and climbed on the rocks. We made a safety circle for the fire pit and toasted marshmallows. We have been discussing sun safety including finding shade, keeping hydrated, wearing a sun hat and putting on sun cream. Before our trip to the beach, the bairns suggested taking ice-pops to help us stay hydrated.

We took our bookbug session outdoors again this week. The bairns used the stretchy fabric during a rendition of Grand Old Duke of York, listening to the words to move the fabric. The story this week was Wendy the Widemouthed Frog which used a puppet and followed Wendy’s journey through the jungle.

We made our way to the sunny multicourt for this year’s sports day. The bairns took part in many races – sprinting, egg and spoon, sack race and a relay with the Primary 1/2 class. It was great to see parents joining in for the three-legged race with some interesting techniques! We also walked to the sports field in the afternoon to watch the older bairn’s take part in their sports day. Well done to all the bairns for taking part and showing team spirit.

We love seeing nursery friendships grow and it’s also great when some of our older bairns take the younger ones under their wing, look out for them and help them with the nursery routines.

Cunningsburgh Early Years Term 4 2022-23 V2

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