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Thank you to everyone who helped raise money for Children in Need 2017 by coming to nursery in something spotty and donating to the charity. Together we raised a fantastic £107.31.
Look out for Bathgate Early Years Centre getting a mention along the bottom of the screen tonight on the show (Friday 17th November at 7:30pm on BBC 1)
We are beginning to use a fun literacy Ipad app called Our Story to help develop language skills through creating digital books and we would like to share our digital ‘Our Stories’ with you at home. The digital books will aim to help develop vocabulary by focusing on key words from children’s topics of interest. Children will take photos, video clips, record their voices and be supported in tying the text in order to create their digital book.
“The stories that you create can be sent to another iPad which has the Our Story app installed. This will be exactly the same story as the one you created. The person who receives this story can then view it and if they want can edit the story, and even send it back to you. For those who do not have an iPad you can send them a PDF file (i.e. pictures and text but no sound) which can be viewed or printed. We provide a range of printing options which include the possibility of creating small booklets.”
The App is a free download
If you would like support in using this app please see Miss Wilkinson or Miss Kelly.
Keep an eye out for our Nativity digital book coming soon! We can share it with you via email.
Today we have been showing our parents/carers how we safely use the fire pit to make fire and cook a little snack. We have to listen to the nursery ladies and carefully follow the instructions to ensure we are safe because fire is dangerous! Today we melted chocolate and marshmallows inside bananas. It was rather yummy but it was decided by the children we needed more chocolate inside the bananas next time!
Mrs McKay and the busy parent/carer helpers have been working on lovely crafts and tasty treats for the Christmas Fair. The Christmas Fair is taking place on Thurdsday 30th November from 2-4pm. If you would like to pop along and help with some of the crafts come and see Mrs McKay on Wednesdays at the parent/carer area in the foyer.
On Thursday you can come to nursery wearing something spotty for Children in Need. This week we are learning all about Pudsey Bear and what he does to help young people who are disadvantaged.
Have a look on the offical Children in Need website to find out more and what you an do to help support this charity. We will have a donations bucket in nursery of Thursday if you wish to make a donation via nursery.
Please also see the Children In Need Youtube Channel to watch case study videos.
Please come and have turn of our Promethean AcitvPanel today and tomorrow. It is in the foyer for all our parents, carers, brothers and sisters to investigate. Miss Wilkinson and Miss Kelly will be there at the beginning and end of the sessions to help you try it out! Please tell us what you think, ask questions and share what educational Apps you enjoy playing at home.
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Do you recognise any of these familiar faces? Here we are in this weeks West Lothian Courier – page 30.
Well done to Mid Calder and Kirknewton Primary Schools who have also been recognised as having National Digital School Award status for excellence in digital technology in teaching and learning.
Donna McMaster, West Lothian Council’s head of service for education curriculum, quality improvement and performance:
“Bathgate Early Years Centre was the first facility to pick up the prestigious award in West Lothian, and it is believed to be the first early years centre in Scotland to achieve the accolade.
“It is fantastic to see the work which has been achieved to embed technology into the school ethos and how technology is being embraced by the pupils, staff, parents and carers.”
For full report please see Daily Record Article
More information on the Digital Schools Award can be found at http://www.digitalschoolsawards.co.uk/
The new boys and girls are learning how to safely use the fire pit at nursery this week and returning children are refreshing their knowledge of the safety procedures. Please have a look at the link below for a step by step video, recorded on the GoPro at the beginning of this year to share how we safely use the fire pit.
This term we are focusing on how to safely make and put out fire and how to cook toast a marshmallow/piece of bread or cheese on a stick.
Next term we will learn how to cook banana splits and damper bread safely on the fire pit.
If you have any tried and tested fire pit recipes (meat free please) please share them with the nursery staff or alternatively send an email to margaret.marshall1@westlothian.org.uk
Here is a short clip of how we safely toast the marshmallows once the fire is lit.
https://youtu.be/bLS8DBjvxzg
Once we have all had a turn to toast a marshmallow we have got to put the fire out to make the area safe.
Come back soon to have a look at our fire pit safety book. We are just about finished making it!
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