{"id":4730,"date":"2023-08-18T09:17:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T09:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/?p=4730"},"modified":"2023-08-18T16:22:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T16:22:58","slug":"welcome-back-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/2023\/08\/18\/welcome-back-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4733\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4784-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4735\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4793-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>We welcomed our happy new starts! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4751 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4827-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>We also welcomed our new Modern Apprentice-<\/p>\n<p>Miss Young who will be doing her second year placement with us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4739\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4814-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4738\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4807-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/> We&#8217;ve made good use of the loose parts this week &amp; have been doing lots of imaginative play with them, here was a &#8220;Fire&#8221; &amp; said it was &#8220;Hot&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4737 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4804-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>We played &#8216;Families&#8217; together and were great at looking after each other.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4742\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4834-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We created our own place mats for snack &amp; lunch times, this sparked lots of conversations about different types of food and which ones are our favorites.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4743\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4836-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The kitchen was turned into &#8216;A shop&#8217; &amp; we used the till and spoke about different money and quantities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4744\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4744 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4838-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Look it&#8217;s orange&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4745\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4843-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We experimented how high we could get the blocks to stack then turned them into a road to balance on, we said &#8220;The floor is lava&#8221; so had to very carefully balance along!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4746\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4844-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4747\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_6149-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We&#8217;ve liked having orange sand this week, we added lots of different loose parts to it for filling up and pouring. Some of us even liked having vehicles in it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4732\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4783-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The playdough has been popular to create lots of different things this week, mainly &#8220;Cakes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4748\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_6152-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4752\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_6150-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We made some carrot cake muffins upon a Child&#8217;s request, we were great at following the recipe to grate the carrots, measure the ingredients and mixing with help from Mrs Morris! We said &#8220;They smell yummy&#8221; whilst they were cooking in the oven.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4750\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4750 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_6157-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;I&#8217;m doing my homework&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4749\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4749 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_6155-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Writing numbers with the drawing pad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4731\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4775-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4736\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4798-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4741\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4833-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4734\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4791-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>We liked being back in our outdoor area &amp; have been doing lots of different things out there including block play, energetic play using equipment, water and sand play and being back role playing in our boat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4753\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4777-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4754\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4778-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4755 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whitenessearlyyears\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_4779-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We liked being back in our outdoor area &amp; have been doing lots of different things out there including block play, energetic play using equipment, water and sand play and being back in our boat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">^ We&#8217;ve had lots of happy faces like this one being back in nursery! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 We welcomed our happy new starts! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 We also welcomed our new Modern Apprentice- Miss Young who will be doing her second year placement with us. 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