Everyone was very excited to have Brydon Sinclair from SIC Waste Management visiting today to speak to us about recycling. We all have our blue- and grey-lidded bins at home and have also been playing with ones in Early Years … Continue reading →

Our newsletter for the term has been produced and will be handed out to parents today. Please let us know what you think. Nursery September 2018 Newsletter

We do composting every day in nursery and have been speaking more and more about the recycling bins everyone now has at home – during junk modelling, in the home corner when we put the bruck out and in general … Continue reading →

We have been expanding our home corner, aiming for it to be realistic and as authentic a reflection of the children’s own homes as possible. We want the children to experience what they would in their home environment, to help … Continue reading →

One of our parents brought in some different sized cardboard boxes for us to play with and we have been very very busy! If you have anything at home that you are throwing out that you think might be good … Continue reading →

We have been trying some small mindfulness games and activities to help us concentrate and have some calm time in Early Years. Studies have shown that if we keep this up even once a week for a few minutes at … Continue reading →

We have been having fun with some drama sessions in the Early Years. We have been exploring different types of roles and characters and trying on lots of different outfits! Dramatic play is a great way for the children to … Continue reading →

We have been digging up our tatties and being really careful when preparing them for snack. Remembering to wash them really well before we cut them up! We have been learning how to safely hold the tattie and how we … Continue reading →