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Reminder for WEAR IT GREEN FOR MACMILLAN
It is also the P1 and P2/1 Assembly tomorrow at 9.15am. Hope to see lot’s of parents there!
Miss Akram and Mrs Mackie
(UNCRC article 24: I have the right to good quality health care, to 24 clean water and good food)
Nursery Homemade Soup
In nursery we used the extra potatoes and leeks from our nursery shop and made some delicious soup. The boys and girls had the opportunity to chop some of the vegetables, where
we practised good hygiene by washing our hands first, keeping our fingers safe and turn taking. The soup tasted great and we ate it all up for snack.
Building our early morning learning at Breakfast Club
Our Breakfast club children got off to an early start in “building their learning” this morning. There was huge excitement when they discovered a box of Lego in the cupboard and as soon as they had eaten their breakfast, they came over to start creating! Dot in the Kitchen very kindly donated some trays for them to use to keep the bits tidy on the tables. We are looking forward to seeing some lovely masterpieces from them.
Meanwhile, some of our other “early learners” worked to piece together cogs and to see how they worked together to make the different cogs spin. There was a lot great learning going on, well before the bell even rang. The best thing is that they were all having so much fun, they didn’t even realise how much learning was going on!
Another group of early morning explorers tackled Tangrams and either used the pieces to build their own pictures or decided to try to make the pictures shown on cards.
It is lovely to see our pupils eat a healthy breakfast in the morning and to see them safe and happy in the school environment, ready to go into their classes and learn. If your child has not yet come along to the breakfast club, please feel free to come along for a quick look or ask a member of staff for details. The more, the merrier!
Brick Club
I have just received training in LEGO based therapy and I am hoping to begin work soon with some groups of children in our school.
LEGO® based therapy is a social development programme based on the highly structured, systematic and predictable nature of LEGO play. Through LEGO therapy, children can learn to communicate with others, express their feelings, change their behaviour, develop problem-solving skills and develop a relationship with the world around them.
In order to get started, we will need to build up a bank of LEGO resources to enable us to work with the children. We would be very grateful if you could have a look for any LEGO or DUPLO in new or very good condition which you would be happy to donate to the school to help us. Loose LEGO would be great, as would any small, complete boxes of LEGO or DUPLO with instructions included, as instructions are required for some of the activities.
Thank you for your help and support.
Kind regards
Mrs Millar
Assembly dates 17 – 18
Below is a list of the class assemblies planned until Christmas. Please note that these dates maybe subject to change. All assemblies start at 9.15am in the school hall.
- 29th September – P1 and P2/1
- 6th October – P3/2
- 13th October – P6
- 27th October – P7
- 3rd November – p4
- 1st December – P7/6
- 8th December – P6 and P5
Daddy Visit in our AM nursery group
One of our Dad’s in our morning group kindly came to visit the nursery and read the boys and girls a story in both English and in Polish. The children had their super listening ears on and sat very well for the story which they really enjoyed.
Nursery grown veg!
Before the Summer holidays, we planted some leeks and potatoes in our nursery garden. The children noticed how big they had grown over the holidays and we harvested our vegetables. With all the potatoes and the leeks we made a shop for the parents and the adults in nursery. It was a great success and the children enjoyed writing receipts and counting the money.
Murrayfield Nursery Class
The children have continue to settle into the nursery routine this week and new children who have joined our nursery have been making new friends. This week we have been using the Gruffalo theme to explore the garden and match different footprints to the animals. At group time we have been drawing pictures and finding out about Autumn. As the weather changes please ensure that your child has appropriate clothing for exploring the outdoors and using the mud kitchen. We will be holding some stay and play sessions for parents and carers in a few weeks, see the sign up sheets on the whiteboard for more information.
See below for a link to a survey from independent researchers being commissioned by the Scottish government about the expansion of early learning and childcare provision in Scotland. The survey is for parents and carers of children from 0-5 years of age.
www.bit.ly/elc-survey
Calling all knitters!
Some of the children at Murrayfield are making good use of twiddle muffs in school. Twiddle muffs can help children, who need to fidget, to concentrate and focus on listening tasks.
- Do you like knitting or do you know someone who likes knitting?
- Do you have some balls of wool you could donate?
- Would you be interested in a parent/carer craft club at the school?
Please click on the link below for a pattern for Twiddle muffs.
http://www.knitforpeace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Twiddlemuff-Pattern.pdf
Mrs Turnbull will be pleased to receive them any time.
