Category: Nursery

Road Safety

In nursery last week, the children were learning about road safety and keeping ourselves safe. This was as part of ‘Road Safety Week’ which is organised by the charity Brake and is held in November every year to raise awareness of the death and injury on our roads and the steps that can be taken to improve road safety.

We had fun making lollypop STOP sticks and we learned that the road crossing patrol help us to cross the road and they stop traffic so we can cross the road safely. We were also busy making red, amber and green traffic lights which also help us to keep safe on the roads. Some of the children dressed up in bright clothing which helps the cars to see us when we are out walking especially at night. We also read some lovely stories about Ziggy the Alien which helped us to understand about keeping safe on the roads.

Students

We welcome two students working with us in the nursery at the moment, both from West Lothian College. Miss Stephanie Ritchie and Miss Mica McLaren. We also welcome Mrs Shona Todd who is with us on supply at the moment.
From left to right
Mrs Todd, Miss Ritchie and Miss Mclaren.

Autumn

We have been learning all about Autumn. We have been talking about the change in the weather and how all the leaves are now turning red, green, orange and brown and falling from the trees. The children even made an autumn tree with their painted footprints which was very messy and lots of fun. The children have been making Autumn pictures with glue and tissue paper. They have enjoyed going on a walk and collecting lots of leaves which they had great fun playing with in the garden. The children have also been exploring conkers in a large tray using scoops and tongs to help improve fine motor skills. Some of the parents and children made scarecrows at home as Sam our scarecrow was feeling lonely. The results were fantastic and well done to everyone took part and made our Sam very happy.

Halloween

We celebrated Halloween and invited our parents to dress up and have a stay and play with us. We had a Halloween parade and the children and some of our parents dressed up. We all enjoyed listening to the story of Room On The Broom written by Julia Donaldson. The children enjoyed dooking for apples and some of the parents helped us to carve our pumpkins.We also had art and craft activies for everyone to join in with. Thankyou to everyone who stayed and played with us, the children really enjoy sharing their learning with their parents.

Zoolab

Recently in the nursery we were very lucky to have a visit from Zoolab. We were learning about nocturnal animals and how they like to come out at night time. Ian brought us along a rat, a snake, a tarantula, giant land snails and a tree frog. We learned what they like to eat and where they like to live. We all had the opportunity to look at and touch the animals and some of us were even brave enough to touch them!

Money Week

As part of West Lothian Money Week we have been learning about money through a variety of activities. We have played with coins in the play dough and we made our own piggy banks with boxes and various art materials. We also explored coins through cutting and sticking activities at small group time and we completed coin jigsaws.  The part of the week we enjoyed the most was when we went shopping to Mrs Currie’s fruit shop and bought our own piece of fruit.

Number, Shape and Colour

Recently in nursery the children have been exploring and learning about numbers, colours and shapes. We have been cutting squares, triangles, circles and rectangles in the playdough and talking about the different colours of the shapes. We have been playing with shape and coloured jigsaws. Some of the children went on a shape walk where they looked for different 3D shapes around our centre which they then turned into a lovely disolay. We have been making pictures using different shapes and painting nunbers. We have also made a lovely number display and a very popular coloured Elmer display. We are encouragong counting through simple number songs and rhymes.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar story telling walk

This week in the nursery we helped to celebrate West Lothian Walking Week. We invited our parents, carers and families to join us in the nursery to listen to The Very Hungry Caterpillar story and to participate in some craft activities. We then made a human caterpillar and went on a wriggly wiggly walk around the nursery. After all the activities and walking we all had a healthy snack and tasted some of the healthy foods that helped the caterpillar turn into a beautiful butterfly. We were learning about healthy foods and that walking and being active is a healthy way to be.

Diary Dates

Monday 17th June – Sports day

9.30am for the morning children        2.00pm for the afternoon children

Monday 24th June – End of term party

Normal nursery times

Wednesday 26th June – Leavers Ceremony

10.45 am for morning pre-school children’s parents

2.45 pm  for afternoon pre-school children’s parents

Thursday 27th June – Nursery Trip

Bus for Blair Drummond Safari Park. bus will be at the centre at 9.00am and will leave at 9.15am.

Wednesday 21st August – Nursery resumes for children.

Hope you all have a lovely holiday from all the staff at Knightsridge E.Y.C.

 

 

 

Healthy Eating

The children have been learning about healthy eating and keeping fit. They have been tasting different fruits and vegetables at snack. Many children have painted still life pictures of a healthy fruit bowl. We have been talking about which foods are healthy and which ones are not. The children have also been learning that physical activities outside and inside are a good way to keep fit.  They have had fun playing with the equipment and learning how to move their bodies in different ways.

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