Jupiter Artland visited the Nursery
Jupiter Artland visited this week and the children had the opportunity to make their own models from clay. They collected natural materials to use from the wooded area in the school grounds. The children were all very excited as their buddies accompanied them during this experience. More photo’s to follow from Thursday’s visit.
While Primary 1 children were out on their trip last week, we had a last minute opportunity to take some pre-school children up to the primary 1 class for a visit. They enjoyed playing in the classroom and listening to a story being read by Mrs Donnelly.
The transition for pre-school children will be happening in the next few weeks. Please check the parents board in the cloakroom for more details.
for more details.
Primary 1 Information Meeting for Parents/Carers
We are looking forward to welcoming our pre-school parents/carers to our school on Tuesday 28th May at 6.00pm. We are delighted that your child will be starting Primary 1 at East Calder Primary in August. We hope that our Information Evening will provide you with all the information you require and that any questions you have will be answered.
Our Information Evening will begin with a presentation which will outline the arrangements for your child starting Primary 1 in August. It will also give you some practical ideas about how you can help your child get ready for the transition to school. Following the presentation there will be an opportunity for parents/carers to visit the P1 classrooms and meet the Primary 1 teachers. For anyone who would like it, there will also be an opportunity to have a tour of the school.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday evening!
October Holidays
Nursery will be closed from Monday 15th – Monday 22nd October 2018.
Children back Tuesday 23rd October 2018.
Nursery Parents Night
Wednesday 10th October 2018 6.00-8.00pm
and
Thursday 11th October 2018 4.30-6.30pm
Booking of appointments will be required to be carried out online.
The School Office has sent out an email with instructions of how to book your appointment online. Booking will go live Thursday 20th September 2018 at 7.30pm.
Christmas Event
There will be a Christmas Event with Morning, Afternoon and All Day children attending. Families are very welcome to come along. More details to follow.
This will be held in the School Dinner Hall on Monday 10th December 2018 time to be confirmed.
Children in Nursery are noticing the seasonal changes with Autumn approaching. Many of them are bringing leaves (that have fallen and changed colour) and conkers into nursery to show their friends and to add to our Autumn Discovery Tray.
Discovery Tray
At Group Time we have been discussing Autumn with the children and introduced a game ‘Knock Knock Knock, Whats in the Box?’ with Autumn pictures, books, leaves, apples, conkers, pine cones etc to extend their interest and allow the children to share their knowledge with their group.
‘Knock Knock Knock, Whats in the Box?’
Autumn Walk/EE2 Forms
We will hopefully be organising a local Autumn Walk with the children soon. Although we need to arrange all returning families to complete an EE2 form before we can do this. Please look out for this in the coming weeks. A prompt return of the form would be appreciated so we will have time to go ahead with a walk.
Maths Week 2018 in the Nursery
We had a fun week in the nursery with the children, learning maths through play.
The children explored numbers, counting, sorting, matching, height, length, shapes and colours.
Maths is incorporated in the everyday nursery routines such as Snack Time , Group Time, Story and Song Time and when getting themselves ready to play outdoors.
Maths games on the Smartboard.
Following the sequence of the arrows and number recognition.
Number and matching games.
Comparing and measuring height.
Experimenting with shapes.
Comparing length.
Number recognition through role play.
Learning shapes and colours as well as sharing, turn taking and building new friendships.
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