Eco Schools – Page 11 – Bathgate Early Years Centre

January 30, 2017

Nursery visit to Beecraigs Country Park

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January 30, 2017January 30, 2017

Learning about Vegetables with Tracey

Tracey, (Bathgate’s Tesco Community Champion) came to visit us in nursery, we read ‘The Giant Turnip’ story and then began to discuss where vegetables grow either underground or above ground. We also had a yummy taster session where we tried a variety of vegetables such as spring onion, cucumber, leeks, beetroot, broccoli, parsnip, potatoes, celery, turnip, cabbage and carrots.

Thank you Tracey!

November 16, 2016November 21, 2016

Autumn Try At Home

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Miss Toner is looking for some help…..

Please pick up an egg box from Monday 21st November from the foyer if you would like to join in our try at home activity.

October 25, 2016October 25, 2016

Autumn Art Gallery

Across W.L.C. many of us have been supporting the children’s learning and interests around Autumn over the past few weeks . At Bathgate EYC we have worked with our children using a Reggio inspired approach to learning and finally children and staff jointly selected some work for display in our entrance foyer ……what do you think?

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016

Harvest Learning Story so far……..

Last month in nursery in both morning and afternoon sessions, children observed apples falling from the apple trees in the orchard…… produce in the orchard and greenhouse was ready to harvest…… In small groups children visit the orchard to look, touch, smell and water the fruit trees/plants and vegetables…….. There was lots of interest in ‘The Giant Turnip’ story and ‘Oliver’s Vegetables’ story.

Have a look at our Harvest Learning Story to find out where the children’s interest and ideas have taken us………

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August 31, 2016August 31, 2016

Can you recycle your old junk please?

June 9, 2016

Life Cycle Learning – Venus Fly Traps.

Some of the afternoon children were talking about a plant that “eats flies”. After doing some online research, together we discovered this plant is called a Venus Fly Trap. As part of our ongoing New Life/planting topic the group of children asked if we could look after a Venus Fly Trap in nursery. Together we looked on Amazon and found seeds and agreed we could plant the them in nursery and grow one ourselves. After only one week the plants are starting to grow up through the soil. We must not water them with tap water but only bottled water or rain water instead. Tap water contains chemicals that are harmful to this type of plant. Please come into nursery to have a look at our learning story and at our Venus Fly Traps.

If you would like to try and grow one yourself at home, this is the pack we purchased in nursery Grow Your Own Venus Fly Trap.