It’s been another busy week at nursery, with lots of play indoors and outdoors and opportunities to explore our wider community.

In PE this week the bairns were using balloons, scarves and pom poms to practise tracking with their eyes, watching the objects as they moved through the air and following their movement.

After receiving our letter from Miss Robertson last week, we decided to put our literacy skills into practice by working together to write back to her. The bairns shared their ideas about what they wanted to say and drew some pictures on the letter.

On Wednesday we headed out for a walk to the postbox to post the letter. This gave us a chance to discuss how letters are sent and to learn more about our local community. We enjoyed walking together, looking at our surroundings and practising our road safety.

On Wednesday morning we were invited down to the primary school for their assembly. It was lovely for the bairns to experience being part of a larger school community and to become a bit more familiar with the environment and routines that they will be part of in the future.

This week we also had a fire drill. The bairns did a brilliant job staying calm, following the instructions and leaving the building safely. We were just about to head outside to play at the time so luckily most of them had their jackets on! This was an important opportunity to learn about fire safety and understand why we have procedures to keep everyone safe.

After our fire drill we headed down to the back of the primary school to play on the play equipment. They had great fun playing on the boat and hauling creels. Whilst exploring the other equipment they developed their balance, coordination and core strength. Moving across the play equipment encouraged the bairns to plan their movements, judge distances, develop spatial awareness and make risk assessments.

Last but not least, here are some pictures of some play that has been happening at nursery this week. We are always a busy bunch! 🙂