The nursery children in both sessions enjoyed various Easter activities and crafts! The weather proved to be a lovely sunny day for the rolling of their decorated eggs, followed by a special Easter picnic snack in the garden and egg hunt!
Category Archives: Festivals
Chinese New Year
We celebrated Chinese New Year and the Year of the Rabbit in the nursery. The children had the opportunity to practice chinese writing, learn the story of the famous animals of Chinese New Year and watched a dvd about how chinese families celebrate their New Year. The children also had the opportunity to taste various chinese food. Some children made lovely chinese fans and chinese lanterns to add to our beautiful chinese display!
Burns Supper
We celebrated Robert Burns’ birthday in the nursery through a week of various scottish activities. The children in both sessions learned and practised scottish poems to take part in a special Scottish Glow meet. Our children performed to other schools and nurseries in West Lothian through Glow and were magnificent! We then enjoyed our special Burns Supper snack where the children were able to taste tatties, haggis and neeps. Elaine Webster visited the nursery to tell the children some scottish stories and learn some scottish words.
Christmas Parties
The nuresry children enjoyed their Christmas Parties yesterday. Both sessions played party games, sang christmas songs, danced and had a special christmas snack! All the parents, grandparents, carers and friends of the families were invited to see the children receive their presents from Santa! Everyone have a lovely cosy Christmas and a Healthy & Happy New Year! See you all in January!
Gala Day Preparations
The nursery recognises the importance of the Gala Day to the local community and has participated in the procession since it opened in 1979!!! Every year parents are invited to form a nursery Gala Committee. They are responsible for the final decision and design of the outfits that the nursery participants will wear. The Committee have to source and work out all that is needed to make the outifts. They then have to organise making up a pack for everyone who is taking part. They often involve the wider parent body by having an evening in the nursery. The jobs are wide ranging and can include making wigs, cutting material and even making cups of tea to keep everyone going!!! This years’ gala preparations and well under way with the theme decided upon and items being sourced. This is a special year for Armadale Gala Day as they celebrate 100 years of processions! We are all looking forward to this special celebration!
