Nursery children have enjoyed teaming up with Primary 1 to create their own butterfly. They worked cooperatively to design and plan their beautiful butterflies. Thank you to Primary 1 staff and pupils for making us feel so welcome. 
Category Archives: Nursery
Health and Well Being in the nursery
The children are enjoying planning the snack menu on a weekly basis. This week it was the yellow group’s turn to choose. As it has been glorious sunshine this week the children have been busy creating their own shaded areas. 
Experimenting with sounds
We have been experimenting with sounds. Through discovery and natural curiosity, we can make quiet sounds and loud sounds using recycled materials. We have made a drum from an orange carrier bag, a painttub and some string. We habe made a guitar from a cereal box and elastic bands and a rain stick using a cardboard tube with cut up pieces of straw inside. Our sound tubes makes a whizzing sound when we rotate it. We have enjoyed experimenting with sounds.
Nursery newsletter – May 2016
Dear Parent/Carer,
Here are a few updates about our curriculum and events which are coming up in the next few weeks. The pre-school children are very excited about moving into primary one and have enjoyed their recent visits to the classrooms. The transition arrangements will continue with visits to the school playground as well as a buddy meet and greet. We will also be beginning to practice for our Nursery Leaver’s Assembly.
Our new nursery children have settled into our nursery routines. This term, we are continuing to encourage all of the children to develop their self-help skills such as changing their coats and shoes and looking after their own belongings.
Please can all payment and forms for the Seabird Centre be handed in by 10th June. Due to the large number of volunteers we will be pulling names from a hat.
Fiona Barber
Nursery Teacher
Caterpillars
The children are amazed at how quickly our caterpillars are growing.
We are making our own caterpillars at art and craft. We are using mathematical language when we are measuring them.
Beebots
The nursery pupils are developing problem solving strategies, navigation and co-ordination skills. The children can navigate the Beebot to selected square by going forwards/backwards.
A New Family in the Nursery
The children have been very excited to meet The Grass Head Family. They conducted a science experiment to see if they could grow grass seeds using old tights, compost, grass seeds, cardboard eyes, yoghurt pots and string. MEET THE GRASS HEAD FAMILY.
We are measuring our plants on a daily basis. The children will enjoy cutting and styling the hair once it has grown enough.
Nursery to Primary 1 Transition
The afternoon preschool pupils enjoyed another session in the Primary 1 class. They have been listening to the story, Oliver’s vegetables and drawing a picture of themselves in a garden. They can discuss many plants and bugs found in our gardens.
Hints and Tips for P1 Parents
This afternoon we invited the parents and carers of our Nursery children who are transitioning to Primary 1 to a transition workshop. The Primary 7 pupils took the parents on a tour of the school and they had the chance to visit the P1 classrooms. We also shared some hints and tips for P1 from the current P1 parents which you can find below.
Hints and tips from P1 Parents
Science in the nursery
The children are learning how to grow plants from seed. When the plant starts to grow, this is called germination. Alivia knows her seed needs soil, water and light to grow. We are watching how our plants develop.
