Early Years Blog Lunnasting

Today we have been getting Halloween ready.  Drawing some spooky pictures and making some potions in the sensory trays.  The children went around trick or treating with the cauldrons.   We were also practicing our fine motor skills, hammering the nails into the pumpkins.  SIMOA was reminding us to stay safe by wearing our safety goggles… Continue reading Thursday 9th October 2025

This morning we all headed down to the beach to make the most of the calm day.  We took some paint with us and the children had lots of fun painting stones and bits of pottery.  Before we left everyone hid their stones on the beach for other people to find when they visited. Of… Continue reading Thursday 2nd October 2025

After snack today we all headed up to the garden for an explore and play.  The children really enjoyed spending some of the time with the older children in the school, exploring around the garden.  The grassy hill was a favourite sport with the children sliding down again and again. Some of the children found… Continue reading Friday 26th September 2025

Today we had the playdough mats out and used the playdough and the loose parts to make different emotions on the faces.  We also practiced using our facial expressions to show different emotions – happy, sad, angry.    We also had lots of fun in the gym hall for PE today.  Last week the children… Continue reading Thursday 25th September 2025

We have had a very outdoors day today.  Lots of time spent up the garden this morning, painting, exploring in the trees and making soup in the mud kitchen.   The Skerries ferry was in so we all waved to the ferry men and loved hearing them toot the horn as they left. In the afternoon… Continue reading 19th Sept 2025

Gym Day! Today since it was such a rainy day we all headed to the gym hall.  We started with a game of ‘the floor is lava’.  Everyone joined in, listening carefully to the music and how to move their bodies. After a few games, we brought out some extra equipments to help burn off… Continue reading 18 Sept 2025

Meet Simoa, This week we have introduced the children to Simoa the elephant.  SIMOA has been introduced by the Care Inspectorate to help staff and children think and talk about safety in a fun way.  We will be using Simoa in our daily routines as a gentle reminder about safety. SIMOA reminds us to be… Continue reading 12 September 2025

Here are some photos from Sports day.