Sound School Nursery

Each week at the Sound Nursery we learn, or revisit, a new nursery rhyme.

We have now learned and enjoyed lot of nursery rhymes.

We thought we would share a list of the nursery rhymes we have explored so far in case anyone would like to share some nursery rhymes at home.

Row, row, row your boat

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Humpty Dumpty – we know two versions of this! See if your child can remember the funny version too!

Mary Had a Little Lamb

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive

Hey Diddle Diddle

Jack and Jill

LIttle Miss Muffet

A Sailor Went to Sea

Here we go round the Mulberry Bush

Here we go round the Christmas Tree

Doctor Foster

Dingle, Dangle Scarecrow

Horsie, Horsie

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Our rhyme of the week this week is Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Here are all of the links and information that that you need to if you wish to register your child for Nursery or for school for session 2026/2027.

Starting Nursery:

Registration open from Friday 13th to Friday 20th February.

Sound Nursery registration handbook

Link to Nursery registration form  – form will only become available on Friday 13th February.

Returning to Sound Nursery: 

If your child attends Sound Nursery already then you do not need to register again. If you wish to change your child’s hours for next session then please us the link below to request a change.

Change of pattern form  – change of pattern for should be completed by Friday 6th February.

Deferring entry to P1 and staying in Nursery for 2026/2027: 

If you are thinking that you would like to defer your child then please click on the following link:

004 – Attach 2 – ELC Deferred Entry Poster

Deferred entry to P1 link – to be completed by 15th March if required.

Please remember that you have the opportunity to find out about your child’s progress starting the week of 2nd February and chat Mrs Grant and Mrs Firmin. The sign up sheet is on the Nursery door.

Starting P1 in August 2026:

Registration opens on Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February.

If your child is going to start P1 in August 2026 then please use the link to access the new online enrolment form.

School Enrolment – Shetland Islands Council – form will be available from Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February.

Our rhyme of the week for this week is Dingle Dangle Scarecrow.

Dingle Dangle Scarecrow

When all the cows were sleeping
And the sun had gone to bed
Up jumped the scarecrow
And this is what he said

I’m a dingle, dangle scarecrow
With a flippy, floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
I can shake my feet like that

When all the hens were roosting
And the moon behind a cloud
Up jumped the scarecrow
And shouted very loud

I’m a dingle, dangle scarecrow
With a flippy, floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
I can shake my feet like that

I’m a dingle, dangle scarecrow
With a flippy, floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
I can shake my feet like that

Here is a link to a video of Dingle Dangle Scarecrow if you would like to do it at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87iuylpHDL0

Hello everyone!

This weeks nursery rhymes is Doctor Foster.

Listen to Doctor Foster Went for Gloucester using the link below.

EYFS: Listen and Play – Doctor Foster went to Gloucester – BBC Teach

Listen to all the sounds and try to answer some of the questions as the presenter asks them.

Listen to the story as well.

In the story Doctor Foster makes up a rain dance. Can you make up your own rain (or snow!) dance? Have fun deciding which movements to use and how to join them altogether. We can share our snow and rain dances when we get back to nursery together!

If it is safe to do so then you might go outside to play in the snow. Can you build something using the snow? Maybe a peerie wall or a snowman?

If you are staying inside then perhaps you could build a den?

Again, we would love to see any photos of what you have been doing on our snow day. Please email the Sound Nursery email address.

Happy New Year everyone!

Our rhyme of the week for this week is Doctor Foster.

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester,
In a shower of rain.
He stepped in a puddle,
Right up to his middle,
And never went there again!

Here is a video of the nursery rhyme.

Doctor Foster | English Nursery Rhyme for Kids

As we are off nursery on Monday, you could listen to the nursery rhyme at home. Just click on the link above.

Today’s story is Zog. Click the link below to hear the story being read aloud to you.

Zog – Story Read Aloud – YouTube

It is also available on BBC iplayer as an animated film

Zog – BBC iPlayer

If anyone would like to share any photos of what they have been doing then please feel free to share them to the Sound Nursery email address; we would love to see them.

We have been having lots of fun on the bikes recently at nursery.

We have had the opportunity to go up to the multicourt in our key groups to practise our cycling.

First of all we got our helmets on and carefully wheeled our bikes through the nursery to the door!

We listened to Miss McAllister’s instructions and we spoke about how we could keep ourselves safe on our walk up to the multicourt.

We set off from the nursery, carefully wheeling our bikes down the slope.

Once we were in the middle wing playground we were able to get on our bikes and cycle up the multicourt. We had lots of fun!

This week our Rhyme of the Week is Little Miss Muffet.

Jack and Jill

Our Rhyme of the Week this week is Jack and Jill.

Jack and Jill went up the hill,

to fetch a pail of water.

Jack fell down and broke his crown,

and Jill came tumbling after.

Up Jack got, and home did trot,

as fast as he could caper.

He went to bed, to mend his head,

With vinegar and brown paper.