Tag: Health & Wellbeing

Nursery Garden

We have been busy weeding and planting in our nursery garden as we work towards gaining our green flag award.
We have also been learning about healthy eating in the nursery so we invited Willie Carruthers the community gardener along to show us how to plant properly and talk to us about different types of fruit and vegetables we can grow in our garden. We have at the moment planted strawberries, peas, potatoes, carrots and cabbage and we are looking after them and eagerly awaiting to see the first signs of growth.
The photographer from the West Lothian Courier came along and took our photograph and our picture appeared in the paper that week.

Fairtrade Fortnight

We have been learning about Fairtrade and Foncho the Fairtrade Banana Farmer and can now recognise Fairtrade products by the symbol on them.
We ate Bananas all week at snack. Banana Smoothies, Banana Sandwiches and homemade Banana Cake it was delicious.
We decided to have a Fairtrade Coffee Morning and made our own posters to advertise our event.
On the day we helped to serve our parents and carers tea, coffee and cake and retold them the story of Foncho.
We celebrated our learning at the primary school assembly last Friday morning by telling the boys and girls of Foncho the Banana Farmer.

Christmas

We have been very busy in the nursery learning about all things Christmas. We used our painted hands to make Christmas cards and a variety of a paint and glitter to create the perfect tea light candle gifts.
The Christmas tree was put up and decorated and shiny paper chains made to decorate our party room. Many Santa letters were also written. Hopefully we will get what we are wishing for.
Last week we really enjoyed having a Christmas dinner of turkey, sprouts, sausages in bacon, stuffing and roast potatoes, it was lovely and most of the children tried it.
We have been learning all about the Christmas story and the children have worked really hard to learn their lines and perform their version of the Nativity. Everyone has a role, whether it be an actor or a member of the angel choir. Our Bethlehem scenery was created by the children using their drawing, painting and cutting skills and I’m sure you’ll agree it looks fantastic. Well done to everyone.
We will return after the holidays on Tuesday 7th January 2014. Have a lovely holiday and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all the staff at Knightsridge EYC.

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.

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.

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.

Caterpillars

Our caterpillers are now in the butterfly net. We are watching them everyday. We have put sugared water and fresh oranges in the bottom of the net so they have food to eat when they emerge from their cocoons.

Learner’s Journey

The children have recently been enjoying looking at their Learner’s Journey. These are where we record information and put photographs of the children’s experiences and learning during their time in nursery. We also encourage the children and parents to contribute to this by bringing in achievements and learning from outside of nursery.

Report a Glow concern
Cookie policy  Privacy policy