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Early Years Week 8 – 3.10.22

October 7, 2022 Mrs Malcolmson Leave a comment

(7 votes, average: 4.43 out of 5)

One of the bairns asked about making pictures using flowers from the garden. This made the perfect pairing with our handmade paper. The bairns used a flower press to preserve the flowers before adding them to their handmade paper. This led to discussion about the different sizes, shapes and colours of the flowers and leaves.

The bairns have taken a real interest in measuring. They used a tape measure to measure their hands and feet, taking time to draw around them with chalk. Then the bairns turned their attention to vertical measuring and how high they could jump. A number of the bairns added their own signs to the jumping area. We’ve also had some amazing tower creations.

We wondered what we could make from all the leftover vegetables in the polycrub and honesty cupboard. There were tomatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, spring onions, oregano and chives. The bairns discussed what different things we eat that are made from tomatoes – soup, bolognese and pasta. The bairns decided that the ingredients would make a great pasta sauce. Joanne and Val kindly gave us some extra herbs too.

As part of Maths Week Scotland, we had a numeracy hunt around nursery. We found maths in many areas of the setting, in all different guises. We wonder where you’ll find more numeracy during the October holidays!

We are delighted to see so many friendships blossoming in nursery. The new starts for this term have been welcomed by their peers and it’s lovely to see everyone helping each other.

We held a farewell party for Miss Farmer at the soft play area in the Village Club. The bairns made good use of the new space and had a party snack, including a fruit spider! We will all miss you so much Miss Farmer, good luck in your new adventures.

We hope you all have a lovely October break and we look forward to seeing you back at nursery from Wednesday 26 October. Happy holidays!

Early Years Week 7 – 26.09.22

September 30, 2022 Mrs Malcolmson Leave a comment

(5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

We had our next Stay and Play sessions for our returning bairns. The nursery was buzzing with all the excitement and the bairns were keen to show off their setting.

After the bairns put lots of paper and paper towels in the water trays, we had a discussion about where paper comes from and that it’s not good for the environment to waste paper. This led to a paper-making session where we used the wet paper towels and a blender to make fine pulp. The bairns used a metal screen to sift through the pulp and form their paper. We left it to dry and can’t wait to see how the bairns use it next week – stay tuned!

The school has started wellbeing group sessions. This means that a mixed aged group of bairns visit the nursery each week. The nursery bairns have welcomed their new friends and like to involve them in their play.

Early Years Week 6 – 20.09.22

September 23, 2022 Mrs Malcolmson Leave a comment

(6 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

We held our first stay and play for our new starts this week. It was lovely having parents in the setting, discovering their bairn’s favourite places to play. Plenty of exploring took place from the playdoh station to the polycrub and everywhere in between.

It was time to clear some of the vegetables from the polycrub. One of the bairns had a great idea that we could put the big leaves to the mud kitchen. We’ll look forward to some delicious creations! Our Honesty Cupboard has been stocked up again with tomatoes, tatties, eggs, garlic and cabbage.

We always provide a variety of ways that the bairns can develop their fine motor skills. These activities are free choice and help to build the muscles required for writing later. Environmental print is a great way to introduce bairns to letter recognition.

Early Years Week 3 – 29.08.2022

September 2, 2022 Mrs Malcolmson Leave a comment

(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

We had a lovely visit to the Salvation Army polycrub and garden. The bairns helped to dig up the tatties, adding them to a bucket to take back to nursery. We had a look around the polycrub and saw tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, herbs and marrows, the bairns did a lot of touching and smelling the different plants. The Salvation Army kindly donated a large bucket of tatties and a big bag of mixed vegetables including cauliflower, tomatoes, cabbage and broccoli for our honesty cupboard. The bairns were also able to take home tatties, a cherry tomato and a strawberry plant.

One of our hens had disappeared but upon inspection we discovered that she was broody and sitting on 10 eggs. After a failed attempt at rescuing the eggs, we called on Trevor the janitor, who successfully retrieved them. The bairns were keen to test their freshness using a bowl of water, watching if they sunk or floated and which direction the eggs faced. Only one egg floated so we knew it was rotten. The rest of the eggs were used during the week for various recipes including pear & banana loaf, savoury biscuits, homemade pizza and pancakes.

After finding a recipe for a chocolate cake in one of our nursery books, the bairns decided to made chocolate playdoh. There was lots of interest and the playdoh was formed into cakes, volcanos and sausages. The smell of the new playdoh also proved to be a hot topic!