The nursery children enjoyed their trip to Five Sisters Zoo.  The sun was shining and the children were very excited.  We started with a minibeast hunt and then had time to look at some of the animals.  There was a quick trip to the park before lunch and then it was back to looking at the animals.

“I think it was all really good.” – Charlotte

“I liked the bit when we were finding the animals” – Jack

“I want to go again!” – Chloe

The lions were the favourite animals, but the other animals the children enjoyed seeing included the lemurs, meerkats, the snake and the bears.

A big thank you goes to all our adult helpers – we can’t do trips like this without your support.

The morning and afternoon classes performed their end of year assemblies this week.  The children had worked hard to learn all their lines.  They sang their hearts out for the audience and there was barely a dry eye in the house.

The pre-school children also visited Primary 1 to find out from the current classes what it is really like in the school.  The Primary 1 children explained all about the routines and expectations.  The nursery children had the opportunity to ask questions and clarify their ideas.

The sun may not have shone, but the nursery children had great fun at their Sports Day.  They joined in with lots of games and had a good run around.  The children described it as “fun”, “great” and “the best”. Sports Day ended with an ice lolly and a ceremony to present each child with a sticker and a rosette for taking part.

The nursery children who will be moving to Primary 1 after the summer holidays have started their transition visits.  So far they have been to assembly with the whole school and a visit to the P1 classroom.  The children were very excited to visit the classroom and joined in with a Primary 1 lesson.  The children will have more visits over the next few weeks, as well as meeting their buddies and having an opportunity to try school lunches.

The nursery children have been very busy planting seeds.  Last week they planted beans and this week the will be planting sunflowers.  The children selected their seed, filled a pot with compost and planted the seed.  We are encouraging them to water the seed and keep checking for signs of growth.  The children will also have the opportunity to get planting in the nursery garden.  This work  links in with our “Spring” topic.

As part of our topic on superheroes, the nursery children have been learning about real life superheroes.  On Tuesday the children were surprised with a visit by Red Watch from the Livingston Fire Station.  The children had fun firing the hose and climbing into the cab of the fire engine.  The firefighters talked to the children about their jobs and the special equipment they used.  They even let the children see the flashing lights and hear the sirens.