Good morning boys and girls I hope you are all well and having lots of fun with your families. Outside the nursery garden (attached to the fence nearest the entrance) there is a lockdown caterpillar who is asking us to decorate a stone and add it to him. I have added my stone which I decorated with a love heart and wrote my name on. Maybe you could go and add a stone to the caterpillar and see how long we can make him. Have fun!! Mrs Cringean xx

With the weather being nice outside and you might even have your paddling pool out. Miss Baillie thought you could look for things in your garden and find out what floats and what sinks. We can use our prediction skills and maybe make a record sheet. Good luck boys and girls with this mission I will look forward to your pictures on your learners journeys.  Miss Baillie 😁

When I was out for a walk at the weekend, I saw some children had built a bridge over a stream and it reminded me of the story “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” where the bridge is a very important part in the story.  Here is a link to a video of the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiy3a1v9Q2E

I would like you to design and build your own bridge using items you may have at home, either indoors or outdoors.  Think about making sure no one falls off the bridge when in use.  Share your ideas and thinking with someone at home, an adult or older sibling.  Are you going to draw a plan first?  What do you think you could use to build the bridge?  What shape will it be? What length does it need to be? Who is this bridge for: a toy, an animal, a vehicle, or you?!  It could even be an apple, does your bridge hold the weight of an apple?

Take a picture of your plan/bridge and share how you managed to design and build your bridge.

Here is a link to one of our local famous bridge and you can find out more information about how it was built: https://www.theforthbridges.org/visit/go-forth-digital-learning-resources/

As the weather has been so warm recently I wondered if you would like to help water the plants. This is one of our favourite things to do in our Nursery garden when the weather is warm. If you find any flowers in your garden or on your walk today why not take a picture of you giving them a big drink of water. If you don’t have a watering can at home you can use the helpful link below and ask an adult to help you make one. It’s super easy, lots of fun and helps the environment by watering the thirsty plants to help them grow. Hope you are all well and enjoying the sun ! From Miss Moore

https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resources/Activity/Make-a-watering-device

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I have been busy all morning, alongside the nursery ladies, watching a very interesting lady called Alice talk about what we can do to help you when we do finally go back to nursery or maybe even start school after the summer holidays. She spoke about how you, the nursery ladies, your teachers and your families may be worried. Things may be different to how we remember nursery but the one thing that we need to remember is that we will be there together.  If you are worried, this is okay. Being worried is a normal emotion when we do not know how things will look.

Here is a story that will help you to understand more about worries.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/jon-burgerman-everybody-worries-free-ebook/

We will be able to help each other. Alice said that all you need is love, and a great big hug! Here is a story all about finding the perfect hug. Although we may need to find a new way to hug our friends we will be able to do this together. Below is a link to a story about a perfect hug and how to find it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShxwjCkp5qU

She sang a lovely song that some adults at home may know- All you need is love but she added a bit. All you need is love, and a great big hug! See if you can add it to the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7xMfIp-irg

If you are starting school after the holidays, I want you to know that the teachers are all busy trying to work out how we can help you before this happens. Feeling nervous about starting school is normal (for parents too), but I want you to know that it is also very exciting. Even though you can’t get in to see your classroom or meet your teacher and buddy we will send you photos and letters so that you can have a look. It will be an exciting time as it will be new to us all.  Your teacher can’t wait to find the perfect hug for you!

Take care boys and girls. I miss you all.

Mrs Menmuir

Good morning boys and girls!
This week I went a cycle along the canal and made some new friends! I met 2 beautiful horses and a mummy and daddy swan with their signets. I also saw some sheep, lambs and some cows too!
I was wondering if you are out a walk this week if you could have a look for me and see what animals you could find! There’s also lots of beasties and bugs around just now so keep your eyes peeled for them too!

Love Miss Wallace x

Good Morning boys and girls, Mrs Hawthorn thought we could sing some finger songs. Wiggle your fingers to get them ready to move as you join in.

Hi Everyone, I hope you are having a lovely time at home with your parents and are managing to get out lots to stay active. I saw a few activities you might like to make using junk in your house. In this activity, you can use a milk carton to make your very own penguin or Dinosaur. You, of course, can use any other recycled items and don’t have to follow this. The ladies would love to see your wonderful creations. Stay safe and hope to see you all very soon. Mrs Fyfe x

This week is Bookbug week and they are also celebrating turning 10!  Instead of the ladies putting different tasks on the Learning Journals and Blog every day this week, we are asking you to go to the Bookbug site: https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/bookbug/bookbug-is-10

The ladies are loving seeing your photographs of what you have been doing so please share on your Learning Journals what you have been up to!

On the Bookbug site, there will be special draw along with Debi Gliori from Monday to Friday where you can learn how to draw Bookbug and some special friends in bitesize films.  Launching on Wednesday 20th, Sprog Rock has created an exclusive new song for the Bookbug app to celebrate Bookbug’s Birthday!

They will have a special celebratory static Bookbug Session for families to try at home themselves on the website on Monday 18th and a new Live with Paul, Bookbug Session on Bookbug’s Facebook page for everyone to join in with on Friday 22nd at  10 am.

There is a home activities hub which will be packed with even more themed ideas to try at home, from making a party hat to colouring in Bookbug.  All through the week they will also have special competitions on their website and social media and be asking for families’ memories of their child’s Bookbug Bags and Bookbug Sessions with their wee ones.