Our little ones have been participating in ‘Look for a Book’ in East Calder this week.
They chose to hide some books in the library!!! We thought this was a great idea, please look out for the free books hidden next time you visit the library.
You too can participate in this fun initiative by buying books from our Book Sale (bags with information also provided) and hiding anywhere in the community.
To promote Book Week Scotland and to help raise funds for nursery we are holding a book sale at Nursery this week.
This is set up in the cloakroom area of the Nursery.
Please support the Nursery by purchasing a book or two which can be used to read at home or use as part of the ‘Look for a Book’ initiative. The money raised will benefit your child by either purchasing new books or equipment.
Many thanks
We are relaunching our bedtime reading initiative during Scotland Book Week this week. You will find this set up in the reception area of the Nursery. These are a set of 5 books for you and your child to borrow and share at home as part of their bedtime routine.
The Big Bedtime Read’s aim is to ensure children read a bedtime story at least 4 or more times a week.
You and your child will have access to our Big Bedtime Read packs whenever you wish. You are free to change your pack at any time. All we ask is that you record the pack you have borrowed by writing your child’s name and the date you take the pack, in the lending folder.
We hope you take the opportunity to borrow the packs and take advantage of this activity which will greatly benefit your child by
18 November – Book Week Scotland
Book Week Scotland is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place across the country. In Nursery we will be launching a few events to celebrate this.
Our children had the opportunity to experience and explore lots of Halloween play and learning last week.
The costumes were fantastic and we all had lots of fun!
We are participating in ‘Look for a book Scotland’ initiative. Children’s books are hidden around East Calder and other villages in Scotland. We were lucky to hear about this from a family at our nursery. We searched locally and found some! They are hidden for children to find, read, keep them for as long as they like and then hide them again for someone else to find!
Add a photo of the find and post on the ‘Look for a book Scotland’ Facebook site.
This initiative is to inspire and encourage children to read!
We are planning to have a book day in the Nursery soon, where you can sponsor books for hiding in our community for other children to find. Look out for more information coming soon!
Each child has an individual learning journal which you can access online. This is any easy to use and secure online learning journal helping staff and families celebrate their children’s learning and development.a record of your child’s progress and learning.
If you are having difficulty accessing this please speak to Nursery Staff who will be happy to help you.
HALLOWEEN WEEKFrom Monday 27th October we will be having a Halloween themed week in Nursery. Your children will have the opportunity to carve pumpkins and dook for apples, and listen to Halloween stories and songs. Your child is very welcome to dress up but can we request no masks please. We are looking forward to lots of Halloween fun!
Some more photo’s from our Math’s Week and how we extend and develop play and learning in numeracy and mathematics………..
Counting and recognising the number of objects we put on our art work and display’s.
Measuring and comparing our heights,
“I am 8 leaves tall”, “I am taller”, “I am smaller than …….”
Discovering shapes and numbers in the world around me.
Baking our ‘Gruffalo Crumble’ involved counting and measuring ingredients and learning and discussing the language of time.
Our Nursery team have been busy creating display boards throughout the nursery to keep families informed about their child’s play and learning. Please take the time to have a look and share your child’s learning and magic moments with us and we can display this on the boards.
Living, Growing and PlayingYou will find this board displayed in our reception area. If your child has had a ‘magic moment’ at home please share this with us. We are both delighted and proud to hear all about your child’s play and learning and would love to display this on the fruit tree’s. Perhaps if your child has managed to put on their shoes for the first time or zipped up their coat, we would celebrate this by writing it on the fruit and displaying it on their group tree (red group has red fruit, green group has green fruit etc).
We have a new ‘Planning’ display board in the main nursery area beside the smartboard. This display’s your child’s voice. photo’s and work of what we have observed during play and learning. This guides us in extending and developing their learning further by taking the lead from their interests.
The children have been enjoying our trips in the local community such as the park, sheltered housing, sensory garden, library, cafe and shops. These opportunities have helped us to build relationships and make valuable connections. The children have shown enthusiasm and used what they have learned from these meaningful real life experiences to extend their role play, literacy and mathematics skills and health and wellbeing.
We have displayed photo’s and your child’s voice on our ‘The World Around Me’ board in the reception area.
