What a great afternoon we all had, thank you to everyone who took the time to attend our first  afternoon tea. It was a very busy and successful event, everyone enjoyed delicious homemade scones, banana loaf, pancakes, sandwiches, fruit, yogurt, sausages and fruit juices. It was lovely to see everybody and the children really enjoy seeing their families in nursery.

What a great morning we all had, thank you to all the families who took the opportunity to join us for a healthy breakfast. It was wonderful to see such a great turn out. A selection of cereals, porridge, fruit, breads, croissants, breakfast muffins, hot sausages, yogurts and omelettes were on offer. If you couldn’t make it today, dont worry we are also holding an Afternoon Tea on Tuesday 4th February 3-4pm for our nursery children and their families. There will also be lots more future events that you can join us for.

On Wednesday 29th January we are hoping to see as many nursery parents and carers as possible for our FREE BIG HEALTHY BREAKFAST event Pop in between 8.00 – 9.00 a.m and grab yourself a healthy start to the day.

Then on the following week Tuesday 4th February we are hoping that nursery parents and carers will be able to join us for a FREE HEALTHY AFTERNOON TEA event on between 3pm – 4pm to grab a healthy afternoon snack.

If you can please feel free to join us for both events, dont forget to let a member of staff know if you can attend.

Thank you to all the children and their families who helped us raise £118.00 towards our end of term treat. Congratulations to all the raffle winners and to Alfie Stachini who correctly guessed the dinosaurs birthday 23rd August and to Jessica Wylie Clark who won the Christmas cake.

Thank you to everyone who came along to support the children during their performance of Whoops a Daisy Angel. We are extremely proud of  the children from nursery,  primary 1 and primary 2 who all  looked fantastic in their costumes. They have worked hard during rehearsals practicing their lines, songs and actions which created an amazing performance.

We hope that everyone who came along to our Christmas Sing-a-long had a fantastic time, the children really enjoy showing their families what amazing singers and performers they are.

Have a very Merry Christmas and we will see you in the New Year, nursery re-opens on Monday 6th January at 8am.

Hi, my name is Betty Skinner and as you all may already know I started working in the nursery eight weeks ago. My role within the nursery is Early Years Officer Additional Graduate, which is working towards raising attainment in literacy and numeracy. there will be various programmes running to support this, word boost, box clever, story sacks, nursery rhymes and stories.

Word boost has started again for our nursery children, the book we read today was Sylvia and Bird and this week’s boost words are gaze, tumble, search and lonely. Can you try to speak to your children about these words and what they mean. there will be leaflets in the cloakroom to support their learning.

Thank you

Betty Skinner EYO

While lots of our friends have been enjoying time at home during the October week, we have been busy in Glenvue Nursery. Each morning we took part in some active yoga and are learning that this helps to keep us healthy. We have been out  investigating the local wildlife, discovering worms, ducks and birds. We have been using items in nursery to discover how tall we are, helping to develop our knowledge of size and amount and we have also had a busy week preparing and serving healthy meals and snacks to our friends, being responsible and washing the dishes when we were finished.

You can now follow our adventures on TWITTER at @Dedridgeps

Thank you to all the parents, carers and grandparents who took the opportunity to pop in over the week beginning 23rd September to take part in our story telling sessions, The children had a great week using their imagination to explore stories sharing their ideas and thoughts. If you couldn’t make it don’t worry, there will be more opportunities to join your child for a fun story session. We also have a selection of  story sacks, which you can borrow from the nursery, these provide opportunities for your child to talk and learn new vocabulary, extend their knowledge, improve confidence and stimulate an interest in books and stories. If you would like to take home a story sack please speak to a member of staff.

Today some of the nursery children had the opportunity to engage in an outdoor learning session at West Lothian College. They were able to explore, investigate and express themselves freely without any space constraints allowing them the freedom to jump, shout and explore. Outdoor learning allows children to develop their understanding of the world they live in and brings lots of advantages for a child’s development both physically and mentally. After all our exciting play, we enjoyed a tasty well earned snack. Thank you West Lothian College for allowing us to take part in this exciting adventure.

SPORTS DAY

The sun was shinning today as the Nursery children had a fabulous time today showing off their sporting skills. Everyone tried their best and showed amazing concentration as they took turns in their activities.

The children enjoyed being supported and guided by the primary 6 class whom they have built up good relationships with. We ended the event with a sprint finish as the children  took part in a race and everyone got a sticker for job well done!!

After all their hard work the children tucked into a drink of juice and a refreshing well deserved ice pole.

Thank you to all the family members that came to watch and cheer the children on, it made it really special.

Enjoy the summer holidays