We would like to wish a warm welcome to all of our families new and returning to Nursery after the holidays and we hope you all had a fabulous summer. All staff are delighted to see the children have settled … Continue reading →

The children have continued to enjoy baby play in the Nursery.  There has been lots of role play, creating stories and sharing and cooperating with each other.  The children have a good understanding of the tasks required to look after … Continue reading →

This week in Nursery we have been learning about symmetry.  The children have been participating in many activities building on their knowledge and understanding. Yoga time. Practising our cutting skills during skills sessions. We have also discussed holidays and countries … Continue reading →

We have been busy in the garden this week looking after our potatoes, which are growing well.  We have planted some wild flowers and broad beans.   Our transition visits to Harrysmuir have continued this week and lunch at the … Continue reading →

The children have continued to enjoy hunting for minibeasts in the nursery garden.  They have found a variety of bugs, and we have been learning their names, discussing their size and counting legs and spots.  Indoors we have been playing … Continue reading →

We have spent lots of time in the garden hunting for minibeasts.  We have discovered lots of worms, centipedes, ladybirds, woodlice and spiders.  We have been learning their names, counting their legs and discussing their size and length.   In … Continue reading →

The children have been making full use of the Nursery garden this week.  The sunshine is long overdue.  We have begun looking for signs of Spring and discussing what happens in the world around us. The children have been planting … Continue reading →

The children have continued to be interested in the people who help us in the world.  We have a new small-world police station which has been very popular.  The children have been using their imaginations to invent situations.  We are … Continue reading →

We have been learning about mathematical language and measurement.  The children have taken part in a wide variety of measuring activities and have been learning the language of measure.  We also had our February birthday celebration.  We enjoyed cake and … Continue reading →

In Nursery this week we have continued to discuss and learn about different types of weather.  We have been using a variety of words each day to describe and record the weather.  We have noticed that in Ladywell we get … Continue reading →