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Early Years – 13.06.2022

June 17, 2022 Mrs Malcolmson Leave a comment

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We introduced Pantosaurus this week – what’s under your pants belongs only to you! We watched the Pantosaurus video which explains the Pantosaurus rule. We also named body parts for a girl and a boy and learned some new names too. A discussion about the PANTS acronym and thinking about what it means empowers the bairns to know what is appropriate. Some of the bairns designed their own colourful pants.

We held our annual Sports Day this week with four teams competing, made up of bairns from nursery to Primary 7. The bairns designed and made signs for their team, using their team colour. There were running races, egg and spoon, sack races and a three-legged race with family members. Congratulations to everybody for taking part and bringing so much fun to the day. Parents and P1/2 bairns provided cheers throughout and it was great to have them along to join in with the fun.

Tower building has been a popular activity this week. Not only does this build on fine motor skills but also problem solving, literacy, technology, imagination and team work skills. Sometimes it’s even more fun to watch the tower fall!

Early Years – 06.06.2022

June 10, 2022 Mrs Malcolmson Leave a comment

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We had two great visits to the burn this week. The bairns filled their buckets to see how the water splashed into the burn from up on the bridge. This woke up the trow (troll) under the bridge which prompted us to revisit the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff when we got back to nursery. We also had some inquisitive friends checking in from the park next to the burn. One bairn commented “I’ve got a theory, I think the cows like us!”

Our woodwork bench is always a popular destination. The bairns use real tools to build with wood, nails and recycled items. We also have a message centre close by which is often used to mark make on the models created at the workbench.

On the way back from the burn, the bairns collected natural resources to add to our mud kitchen provision. Honing their fine motor skills, the bairns cut up and used the ingredients for recipes including soup and fish & chips.

We have harvested some more items from the polycrub, including strawberries, garlic and leeks. Be sure to check our honesty cupboard soon. We also had a visit from Dave of the Salvation Army with a very generous donation of plants.

Early Years – 23.05.2022

May 26, 2022 Mrs Malcolmson Leave a comment

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We had a visit from Childsmile this week to apply flouride varnish. As part of their visit, Childsmile used puppets to show what would happen during the application. The bairns were given special glasses to protect their eyes from the light. There were a few interesting faces after the varnish had been applied!

The children have been interested in doctor role play. In order to extend this interest, we provided specific related resources which have been used to listen to heartbeats, bandage broken legs and give injections.

The bairns going to P1 after the summer holidays visited the P1-2 classroom and outdoor area. This provided another opportunity to find out about the resources on offer, explore the environment and catch up with friends.

Early Years – 09.05.22

May 13, 2022 Mrs Malcolmson Leave a comment

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The bairns have been engaged in lots of gross motor activity this week and we’ve seen jumps in the style of rockets, superheroes and ballerinas.

We love that the bairns love books. We are often asked to read stories but the bairns also choose to take books to cosy spots related to their play, sharing with their friends.

The bairns have been busy adding the plants donated by the Salvation Army to the our polycrub. We’re excited to see how they grow. The bairns also noticed that our strawberries needed to get a bit bigger and red before we can enjoy them.

A popular activity this week involved outdoor painting using daubers and roller bottles. There was a rainbow of colours on display, with each bairn individually expressing their own creativity through their art.

Early Years – 25.04.2022

April 29, 2022 Mrs Malcolmson Leave a comment

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We were delighted to welcome our new music teacher, Mrs Garrick who led an engaging session featuring Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes, High & Low and Snail on a Leaf. Not only did the bairns sing along but there were plenty of energetic dance moves.

We took full advantage of our outdoor spaces, both within the garden and beyond within the local community. The bairns filled the new planters in the polycrub with soil, went for a walk to see the lambs and enjoyed time in the playground.

We saw many forms of mark making and creativity taking place this week using a variety of resources, including paint, sand, pens and origami. Expressive art is always popular and it’s great to see the bairns engaging in so many different ways.

Early Years – 19.04.2022

April 22, 2022 Mrs Malcolmson Leave a comment

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We were excited to welcome the bairns back after the Easter holidays and hear all their news. It seems the Easter Bunny had been busy delivering eggs.

We’ve been making the most of the lovely weather and enjoying time outside. The bairns have been using the new sand pit and stone pit, adding resources from the small world area, digging and transporting using spades.

The literacy table has been popular for mark making in the sand and using chalk to draw patterns.

The bairns are keen to see our frogspawn turn into frogs and this means weekly trips to the burn to collect fresh water. While there, some bairns wanted to explore the burn for themselves. This was a tricky activity as the stones under the water were very slippery and all the balancing activities at nursery were put to good use to stay upright.

One of the bairns asked “can we do yoga?” and the group agreed on a Spring episode. There was lots of great stretching, moving into different positions quickly and following along with the story of finding the missing Easter eggs.

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