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NURSERY – FOR ALL OUR PARENTS

For all our Parents

Look after yourself too!

There is no point pretending that this isn’t a strange and difficult time. And you may feel so busy looking after everyone else that you forget to look after yourself. It’s important that you find time for you when possible, and to look after your own wellbeing.

Remember, this situation won’t last forever and you might one day look back fondly on this time you spent together as a family.

Parent Club Scotland have some useful online advice on looking after you and your child’s mental health during this time:-

Mental health advice for parents during coronavirus

Mental health advice for soon-to-be and new parents during coronavirus

Supporting your child’s mental health during coronavirus

You can also find advice on the Mind website about coronavirus and your wellbeing.

 

Keeping well

A few simple things you can do to keep yourself and your children as healthy as possible are:

  • Keep to routines.
  • Go to bed and get up at the same time as usual.
  • Eat and drink healthily.
  • Stay in touch with friends and family (phone and online).

ParentClub and Parentline have some good advice.

One Parent Families Scotland has produced information about how to keep your children occupied during social distancing.

 

Doing the best you can is what counts

It’s hard for everyone to be staying at home the whole time whether you’re working from home or not. Some of you will be trying to continue your children’s education, others will be doing their best just to get by.

Some parents will be looking for information and resources to help with their child’s education at home; others will be just trying to get by.

Just remember, maintaining the health and well being of your family is essential, everything else is optional.

If you are worrying about your children missing out because they are not at nursery or school, you might be tempted to do more than you all can really manage, like trying to make them do learning or school work for so many hours a day. You can help as best you can, but they also need you to give them and yourself a break:

  • Like us, they’ve never experienced anything like this before. Although the idea of being off nursery or school might sound great to them, like you, they’ll find it hard being stuck at home and not seeing their friends.
  • So, you might see more in the way of meltdowns, tantrums and opposition. This is natural and to be expected.
  • What your children need right now is to feel comforted and loved, and to know that this time will pass.
  • If you’ve got a garden, play outside. Go out for walks but keep your distance. Make meals together, paint pictures, play board games and watch films. Do science experiments together or find online tours of zoos and museums and other places. Start a book and read together as a family. Snuggle under blankets and do nothing.
  • Everyone’s in the same boat. When they get back to nursery or school, the teachers will pick up and start again. Your children won’t lose out in the long run. Do your best to encourage them, but there’s no point in fighting with your children about all this.
  • Do your best with them and try to keep in mind that, after this time has passed, how your children feel will be more important in the long run than what they missed at nursery or school.

 

Screen time

Like it or not, we’ll be using our screens more than usual: for fun; for learning; for working; and for keeping in touch with others. We’ll all be on our screens a lot more but try to keep some sort of limit on this if you can.

And more generally, all curling up to a good film or favourite programme is a great way to have family time and wind down.

Amazing Learning in P2M!

Wow Primary 2M! I am so impressed with all the effort you are putting into you learning at home. You have all been working so hard and being really creative with your learning.  I miss you all but am really enjoying having a look at your fantastic work. Here are a few examples of some of the amazing learning you have been doing. Remember, if your work is not included this week, it could be shared on the blog next week.

Keep up all your hard work Primary 2 and remember to stay safe!

Miss Marra

Fantastic mountain range Hudson!

 

 

Super time capsule Sophia!

Brilliant volcano picture and interesting facts!

Excellent vegetable hero from Farah called Veggie Long Legs!

 

 

NURSERY – Fun and learning at Home

All the ladies at East Calder Nursery are thinking of you and missing you all. Here is a little message from us to you

Please click Here to access the picture if you cannot see it clearly.

P.s we have a new lady join our team while we have been off, can anyone spot her?, let us know via your Learning Journal which word you think she is holding up.

Lots of love

EC Nursery Team

 

NURSERY – Poem written by Mrs O’Neill

This virus appeared out of the blue,
Spreading to thousands not just a few,
Everyone’s pace of life has now went slow,
Hopefully end soon but we do not know

You children are home doing activities galore,
Independence, self-resilience, with them will soar.
Daily walks, planting sciences, and lots of fun,
Sharing their experiences online with everyone.

Riding bikes, virtual tea parties and games.
Counting numbers and writing our names,
Singing songs when tidying our rooms,
On the computer on messenger or zoom.

Colonel Tom is special we love him so much,
Watching him on TV we can keep in touch,
Bright rainbows everywhere, we see on Thursday night,
Everyone cheering and clapping, it’s an incredible sight!

The ladies think of you all every single day,
So this little poem was really just to say,
You’re not forgotten, keep safe, keep having Fun,
All you children in nursery, your missed by everyone.

By Mrs O’Neill

NURSERY – Fun and Learning at Home

Good Morning, hope you are all well 🙂

Here are some suggested activities to give a try.

Baking – Why not try making some yummy brownies – Click Here for the Recipe. L.I I am able to follow a recipe and use scales to measure out ingredients.

   

Numbers and Letters- Make your own number/letter monster using junk e.g. paper bag, cereal box, shoe box. Write numbers (start with 0-10)/letters(start with letters in your child’s name) on paper and scatter them out, then ask your child to feed the monster a certain number/letter e.g. find the letter B or number 5. L.I I am able to recognise numerals/ letters in my name.

Junk models – what can you create using junk? Click Herefor some ideas if you are stuck, but remember to use your imagination to put your own unique twist to the model, it doesn’t need to look exactly the same. L.I I can use my imagination to create art using various resource’s/materials.

   

Help in the house – Help make meals, water the plants, wash the dishes/car, dust, tidy your toys away or make your bed, you could even help write/draw the shopping list. L.I I am responsible and developing my independence skills through everyday tasks.

 

Remember you can also have a look at West Lothian Early Years Blog  for more ideas by clicking Here.

Have fun and stay safe

EC Nursery Team

The Toilet Roll Tower

Hello Everyone

We hope you are all well and enjoying the decent weather.

The government recommend during lock down you access the outdoors once a day to benefit your physical health as well as mental health, so we have suggested idea’s you can share with your child outdoors incorporating into your daily walk to help access much needed daylight, fresh air and exercise.  We are lucky to have so much green space and natural woodland on our doorstep. These will help to capture your little one’s interest, imagination and continue to support their learning.

There are many nature related activities you can do allowing your child to experience and explore natural materials. These ideas have been tried and tested at East Calder Nursery in the past and they always prove popular with the children.

Art with Natural Loose Parts

     

Encourage your child to collect natural loose parts outdoors and excite their curiosity and creativity by giving them the opportunity to experiment with them.  They can have fun recreating what they have seen during their walk or simply enjoy exploring the materials – no end result is necessary!  Allow their imagination to guide them. L.1. Working on my own and with others, I use my curiosity and imagination to solve design problems.

Numeracy/Maths

If your child is showing an interest in numbers and counting reinforce this by using collected sticks, leaves and stones to match, sort, count and recognise numbers.  The above idea can support them with their learning in numeracy and maths.  Borrow a dice from another game and turn this activity into your own game. Roll the dice and sort, match and count the amount of natural loose parts to the numbers/dots on the dice and copy the number with sticks.

L.1. I can match objects, and sort using my own and others’ criteria, sharing my ideas with others.

 

Literacy and Communication

If your child is showing an interest in letters and writing their name, use collected sticks to copy letters, names and words.  The following idea can support them with their learning in literacy.  Chatting with your child about what they are doing and your shared experience of your walk – what you seen, found, and heard supports and extends their vocabulary and listening skills.

L.1. As I play and learn, I enjoy exploring interesting materials for writing and different ways of recording my experiences and feelings, ideas and information.

Exploring and caring for Wildlife

    

            

Engage your child in caring for plants and animals.  Indoor plants and pets are fine, but it’s even better to engage children outdoors. Consider working with your child to provide habitat for wildlife. You can do this by setting up a bird bath or bird feeder. You might also plant a butterfly garden. It’s also important to show children how to relate to other living things in a gentle and caring way: water the plants; avoid breaking branches or stripping bark from trees; and avoid disturbing the homes of birds and bugs. If you collect an animal from outdoors for closer observation (such as a snail or beetle), return it to its natural habitat within a short period of time and explain to your child why this is important (wonder: a survival skill – www.communityplaythings.co.uk 2020). L.1. I have observed living things in the environment over time and am becoming aware of how they depend on each other.

 

Have fun and enjoy the outdoors safely! And remember you can access more play and learning ideas at http://blogs.glowscotland.org,uk/wl/snonursery

 

 

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