The children have been very busy at nursery. The Halloween party was a great success.  The children took part in a Halloween parade through the school, carved a pumpkin and “dooked” for apples.

We also had a visit from Louise Renicks, who won the Gold medal for Judo at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She talked to us about how she trained to be an athlete, how healthy eating helped her and the places she had travelled to for competitions.

We have been using the Box Clever resource in nursery to help develop the children’s language skills. The children are really enjoying these sessions and we are inviting parents and careers to come and join in the fun too. A letter as been sent out advising the details of the adult sessions. Each parent that attends will receives special gift for their child, so please ensure you return your acceptance slip to nursery by Wednesday allow staff to order the gifts.

Please remember our door is always open. If you have any queries, please talk to a member of staff.

Welcome back. We hope you all enjoyed the half-term break and are happy to be back at nursery.

We are going to be very busy this term and have lots of fun things planned. Here are a few important dates for your diary:

Dress Down Day – Thursday 26th October for PM session and Friday 27th for AM Session

Tuesday 31st October – Halloween Party. Children can come to nursery in fancy dress

Monday 11^th December – Nursery Christmas Carol Concert

Tuesday 12^th December – Nursery Christmas Panto “Eric the Elfs Chaotic Christmas” at the Macrobert Theatre Stirling. Children from both sessions are to attend. Please note that the bus will leave at 8:45 am sharp

Wednesday 13^th December – Nursery Christmas Lunch, to be held in school dinner hall during AM and PM sessions 

Tuesday 19^th December Nursery Christmas Party at 9.00am – Children from both sessions to attend  the morning party. Parents and carers are welcome to join us from 10.45am to greet a very special visitor 

Friday 22^nd December – Term Ends 

Parent helpers are required for the Christmas lunch, Christmas Panto and Nursery Christmas Party. Please advise a member of staff if you are available to help.

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We would like to welcome all our returning children back and hope you all had a lovely summer.  We have had a busy first two weeks back, with lots of new children joining us.

The morning children enjoyed a walk round the village last week.  They watched the bin men empty the bins, saw some big trucks and buses, and the shop and Post Office. They even helped the staff with directions.   They also helped out the staff by making the play doh for both sessions.

The children in the afternoon session have been talking about volcanoes, so the staff helped them to build their own from salt dough. Once their creation is complete, we will hopefully be able to make it erupt. Watch this space for eruption photographs.

We are looking forward to the new school year, and the adventures that the children will take us on.

Staff are always available if there is anything you would like to discuss.

Well done to all our afternoon athletes.  They proved to be worthy champions and deserved their medals and ice cream.  Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to cheer the children on. It really does give the children a boost to be cheered on.

What a great Sports Day we had for the morning session.  All the children did really well and proved that they were worthy champions.  They all earned their medals and ice cream and should be very proud of themselves.  A big thank you to P6 for all their help and to all the Mummys, Daddys, Grans, Grandads and carers who came to support the children.

The sun may not have shone, but our wee sporting superstars definitely did.  Well done boys and girls.

The children from the afternoon session had a great time at Mill Farm.  They enjoyed the tractor ride, seeing the animals, soft play, and lots more besides.

We would like to thank all the parent helpers who joined us on our trip, we would not have been able to go without you.

We had a lot of happy, but tired children, on the bus home.

The AM Session had a great time at Mill Farm on Wednesday.  They really enjoyed the tractor ride and the soft play session, along with seeing all the animals.

The trip was a great success and all the children went home happy, if a little tired.

We would like to thank all the parent helpers who attended the trip, as it would not have been possible without them.

We have had a busy few weeks at nursery. The children have been learning about dinosaurs, numbers and money. We have also been drawing self portraits to learn about our facial features and our differences. Outside we have planting potatoes, harvesting carrots and discovering the insects that share our garden.

The next few weeks will be busy too. Please see the list of important dates below.

Preschool Transition Days – Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th June

Nursery Trips – Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th June

Health Week – Monday 19th June

Sports Day – Tuesday 20th June

Nursery Awards Ceremony – Tuesday 27th June

Teddy Bears Picnic – Thursday 29th June

If you have any questions, please speak to a member of staff.

The children were very busy last week. On Monday morning, they were visited by a Jacob Sheep and her two lambs, courtesy of local farmers Mr & Mrs Orr. The children really enjoyed meeting the lambs and learning all about them.

On Thursday, the afternoon children went on a Woodland Adventure with Sammy from Beechbrae. They explored the woods and found lots of insects..and a frog! He was very fast and hard to catch, but Sammy managed to get him.

Indoors, the children have been learning about dinosaurs and playing with the dinosaur swamp. Some of the morning children have even been trying to dress the staff up as dinosaurs.

Last week the AM children went for a woodland walk with Sammy from Beechbrae. The children were able to explore the woodland behind the school, which forms part of the Beechbrae site.

During the walk, the children participated in a Scavenger Hunt to find a variety of woodland flora including leaves, moss, bark, grass, pine cones and flowers.  They done a fabulous job and found lots of woodland “treasure” to bring back to nursery.

It was then time to investigate some fallen trees that had began to rot.  The children really enjoyed pulling back the bark to see the creatures that lived there.  Slugs, wood lice, beetles, worms, and  other insects were all collected into jars and thoroughly inspected.

After  a walk to find a suitable spot for snack, the children built a big bug house from fallen leaves and branches, before returning to nursery.

The children had a fantastic time and would like to thank Sammy and all the parent helpers for making the walk possible. It was a great way for the children to learn about their local environment and the creatures that live there.

The staff are now looking forward to experiencing it all again with the children from the PM session on 11th May.  If there are any parents/carers who would like to join us, please speak to a member of staff.