outdoor learning – St Ninian's Primary School

NURSERY NEWS

What a spooky Halloween filled week we have had !!!

Welly Wednesday was great fun on the Spooky Welly Walk, children had such an adventure hunting for Pumkins and running around in the leaves. Thank you all so mush for your support in this fundraiser for the Nursery. Could we please ask that sponsor forms are returned by the 14th of November.

Children had fun dressing up in the nursery all week.

We even had a visit from a black cat !!!

Pumkins were carved for our Halloween Party.

The party was great fun!!!

HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND EVERYBODY SEE YOU ALL BACK ON MONDAY MORNING FROM THE NURSERY TEAM XX

NEXT WEEK IN NURSERY

MONDAY – Carwyn first day in PM session.

TUESDAY – LIBRARY 10.30 and 2.30

WEDNESDAY – NO WELLY WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK

PARENTS APPOINTMENTS – 5-8 PM (times will be handed out on Monday).

THURSDAY – PARENTS APPOINTMENTS 3.15 – 5.15.

NURSERY NEWS

Welcome back to term 2!!

Lots of fun events await us this term and we cant wait to share them all with you.

This week saw the launch of our word boost initiative with the children. The story we read this week was “The Selfish Crocodile”.

The boost words that you can work speak about and encourage with your children are;

creep

creature

Brave

Astonished

Welly Wednesday was great fun this week as the children were rolling down the hill through the leaves and collecting leaves to build a fire pit.

Thank you to our parents who stayed behind for our first Breakfast blether and Noon Natter on Thursday. This is a time for you to have a break and get to know other Parents and guardians in the nursery Staff room, free of staff. We hope this provided a little bit of sanctuary in your day. The next one will be in November.

Halloween is a focus in the nursery at the moment, the children have been recording their ideas and memories in our Talking Floor Book.

Have a great weekend everybody!!! from the Nursery Team xx

NEXT WEEK

MONDAY-

TUESDAY-

WEDNESDAY- SPOOKY WELLY WEDNESDAY!!CHILDREN TO WEAR A WITCHES HAT AND WELLIES AS WE GO ON A PUMPKIN HUNT.

THURSDAY- NURSERY HALLOWEEN PARTY IN THE NURSERY SESSION, CHILDREN CAN COME DRESSED UP, BUT NO MASKS PLEASE.

NURSERY NEWS

We hope you all enjoyed your holiday weekend!

This week in nursery found us outdoors having great fun using open ended resources to create risky play and fun experiences to develop our gross motor skills, social development and our thinking.

Tyres and drain pipes were very popular. Some piling them high to make a” Tyre chimney”. This provided a great way of experimenting with sound and echo.

Others used them to roll and crawl inside for fun. The tubing was a great media to experiment with size and measurement. The children found items small and big to fit inside the tubes and roll down to the bottom.

Inside the nursery children were making “pizza” this week using the magnetic triangle shapes. Great discussion then started as to what they like on there Pizza and what shapes were created whilst adding them together. This was a great mathematical experience for the children including counting, fractions and shape recognition. The children then had the experience of going out into the community to buy Pizza for snack from the local shop. We had to keep ourselves safe on the walk there and look around the shelves for what wee needed. We then gave money to the cashier to pay for our items.

The children were gathered around to discuss the shape and how many pieces we would have if we kept cutting it into slices. The best part had to be getting to eat it !!

Invitations were given out this week for our McMillan coffee morning next week. You are all invited back to share a coffee and cake to raise money for this great cause on Thursday at 11.30 for AM children and 1.15 for the PM children. Full day children cn come along on either of the session that suit best.

PLEASE BE AWARE WE HAVE A CHILD JOINING OUR NURSERY FAMILY THIS WEEK WITH SEVERE ALLERGIES. PLEASE BE VIGILANT IN WHAT FOODS ARE IN THEIR LUNCH BOXES AND BAGS. ANY FOODS MUST NOT CONTAIN- NUTS, ALL DAIRY, CARROT, BANANA, LENTILS, YELLOW SPLIT PEAS, PEAS, CELERY OR EGG.

If you have any concerns or questions relating to this please contact a member of the Nursery Team who will be happy to assist.

Have a lovely weekend everybody from the Nursery Team!!

NEXT WEEK

MONDAY –

TUESDAY – LIBRARY VISIT- am and pm. Please come dressed in clothing appropriate for the weather conditions.

WEDNESDAY –

THURSDAY – McMILLAN COFFEE MORNING, all families welcome at 11.30 am or 1.15 pm in the Nursery. Any donations most gratefully received.

FRIDAY – PEEP SESSION 1 at 11 am with Mrs Beattie.

NURSERY NEWS

week beginning 9.9.19

Nursery life this week included children preparing their own snack. Chopping fruit and spreading butter., washing dishes and cleaning up spillages.

Children have been investigating size and measurement in the use of our wooden blocks. Mathematical language such as bigger, smaller, taller and shorter could be heard in conversation.

Outdoor play this week included catching spider webs and hunting for mini beasts.

Mr McCurdy introduced balancing with bean bags on our heads and following instructions in the large gym hall.

Thank you so much to all the families who were able to attend our Meet the Family event on Thursday Evening.

NEXT WEEK IN NURSERY

MONDAY – HOLIDAY

TUESDAY – NORMAL SESSION 8-6

WEDNESDAY –

THURSDAY – PARENT COUNCIL MEETING 6PM

HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND !! FROM THE NURSERY TEAM XXX

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What a fabulous week !!

Tuesday was our Sports Day 🙂 the sun shone and we all had the best time. Our buddies joined us as well as our parents and great fun times were had.

On Wednesday we had our last visit to our pond to see the Swans and Cygnets. Only 3 left, but they are bigger than the ducks now!! We found some feathers in the grass and tried to fly back to the nursery 🙂

On Thursday we tried some hot food for snack and played with the parachute.

Friday was great fun playing party games in the hall and learning the Hokey Cokey !

All finished off with a PEEPs party.

• Next week is jam packed in nursery.

Monday- as normal.

Tuesday -our leavers ceremony at 10am and 2pm for children moving up to P1 this year.

Wednesday- party in the park, children and parents are all invited to join us at the park in Murieston beside the scout hall for a picnic and fun. We aim to set off at 9am and 12.30pm. We will provide a small snack, but you can bring your own too 😊

Thursday- garden party for the children. Pm children’s last day of the session.

Friday- last day of term x

P2/3 Health Week News

Wow! What a super busy week we have had. Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan are exhausted never mind the children!

Here are the highlights of health week in P2/3.

Rafay ” Golf was my favourite.”

Aiden ” Tough Mudder was the best.”

Rutendo ” I liked Parkour.”

Blake ” I liked dance with Miss Stryke from St Margaret’s.”

Daniel ” Capture the flag with P 3 was my favourite.”

Paul ” Tough Mudder was the best.”

Mark K ” Taekwondo was my favourite.”

Wiktoria ” Dungeon keep fit was the best.”

Isla ” Parkour was fantastic.”

Seren, Mirren, Oliver ” We liked Parkour the best.”

Poppy ” I loved Tough Mudder because I got all messy and wet!”

Abigail ” I loved everything.”

Freda ” Tough Mudder was my favourite as it was really tough!”

Lloyd ” I loved Parkour because I liked hanging off the really high bars.”

Marcel ” I loved doing Fit and Flex.”

Casper ” I loved capture the flag.”

Mark D ” Tough Mudder was the best.”

Joshua ” I loved everything.”

Bernice ” I liked doing capture the flag.”

Abu Bakr ” The golf was really cool.”

Abby ” Dancing was my favourite.”

Nathan ” Parkour and football were my favourite.”

Have a lovely weekend. Mrs Caskie and Mrs Keegan and P2/3.

NURSERY NEWS

What a wonderful week we have had in the nursery this week. The weather has been fantastic and has given us all great fun experiences in our garden and out to the trim trail.

Come back and play has been a great success thanks to all of the parents and carers who found the time to come along and share our learning in the nursery.

Our area manager Miss McClory was around this week and will be next week too. She is loving her time in our nursery and loves welly Wednesday!!

The children moving on to P1 had transition on Monday. The groups visited both classrooms and were given the experience of literacy and numeracy activities with Miss Boyes and Mrs Davenport.

We celebrated Sophia’s 4th birthday on Monday too.

Welly Wednesday was a bit different this week we had a play on our Trim trail track at the front of the school. We then had a picnic snack in the sunshine. Please remember to apply sunscreen at this time of the year and a hat to keep them safe.

The Swans have had Babies!! We had a walk along on Friday to see how many and give them some of our left over snack. We had a look on our smart board to find out what Cygnets like to eat. We found out they like to have sweetcorn. The children will visit the local shop next week to buy some to take with us on Welly Wednesday. The female Swan is called a ‘pen’ and the male is a ‘cob’ and they eat sweetcorn 🙂

Have a fantastic fun filled weekend!! Remember Monday is a Holiday and we will see you all back here on Tuesday xx

NEXT WEEK IN NURSERY

MONDAY – HOLIDAY

TUESDAY – 9.30 and 1.30 LIBRARY VISIT, Please dress for the weather.

WEDNESDAY – WELLY WEDNESDAY, A BIT EARLIER THIS WEEK 8.30AM AND 12.15 PM. Transition 10am and 2.15pm. PARENTS EVENING -5-8PM PLEASE contact the office if you have any issues signing up for an appointment.

THURSDAY – P.E with Mr McCurdy. PARENTS CONSULTATIONS 3.15 – 5.15.

FRIDAY – PEEPs

NURSERY NEWS

What a final week to this term !!

Monday was fun filled and children were (amongst lots of other experiences) practicing their fine motor skills. Little fingers had to manipulate keys and padlocks to find which key opened which lock.

Tuesday was our Special person and Grandparents Day. The children loved singing to the audience and sharing learning experiences around the nursery.

We also said farewell to Mrs MacDonald today. We will all miss her in the nursery, but wish her all the best in her new adventures xx

Wednesday was Welly Wednesday, not only did we have snow, but an Easter egg hunt too!!

Thursday is P.E day and today we had a lesson with Miss Ford as Mr McCurdy looks after his new baby at home. I the morning we played duck duck goose and in the afternoon we sat in the nursery and practiced some stretching to the hungry caterpillar story.

and then it was Friday !!!

Block play, magnetic shapes, Easter collages and crackers for snack all finished off with a run around in the garden 🙂

HAVE A LOVELY EASTER BREAK WITH YOUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND DEDICATION THIS TERM.

LOTS OF LOVE FROM THE NURSERY TEAM XX

SEE YOU ALL TUESDAY 23rd OF APRIL !! X

NURSERY NEWS

WHAT A WEEK!!!

This week was so fun filled and eventful from Monday all the way through to Friday 🙂

Monday gave us two birthdays, Chloe and Harvey from the morning group both turning 4.

Tuesday was our achievement assembly in school. Two children from the nursery given accolade from the whole school during this. Kian for now being able to ride his bike, well done Kian!! and Sophia M who achieved a new belt in tiger cubs, Well done Sophia!!

Wednesday was our trip to the five sisters zoo. All the children were so well behaved and had such a fun time looking at the animals and handling some of them too!! After lunch all the children had the chance to burn off some steam in the soft play area and then it was time to get on the bus for home. What a fantastic place to visit and I hope your child has shared some of their experiences from the day.

Thursday gave the children the chance to make invitations for our Grandparents celebration next week and the pm children made a very special gift for their Mummies for Mothers Day on Sunday.

Friday was fun packed and flew past quickly with the am children making their gifts and getting the chance to play outdoors to end the week.

NEXT WEEK

MONDAY – New children enrolling 3pm.

TUESDAY – GRANDPARENTS DAY 10am and 2pm. Grandparents or a special person are invited to the nursery to have a visit and a cuppa.

WEDNESDAY – EASTER EGG HUNT FOR WELLY WEDNESDAY, The children will be joined at the woods for an Easter egg hunt. P1B am and P1D pm.

THURSDAY –

FRIDAY – LAST DAY OF TERM….. ALL RESUME 23/4/19

Have a lovely weekend with your families and friends. Happy Mothers Day on Sunday!!

from all the staff team xx

NURSERY NEWS

The new furniture and resources have been well received by the children in the nursery. The atmosphere is very calm and the children are embracing the new learning experiences and life skills available to them. Children are now responsible for their own snack and wash their own dishes when they are finished snack. This promotes independence and confident individuals.

Transition this week gave each child making the move to school the experience of playing in the P1 classrooms. The children interacted with the P1 children and were all very comfortable in their new surroundings.

Welly Wednesday was fun this week, we were litter picking and taking care of our local environment. We also had the chance to look for signs of Spring in out local woods. We found Daffodils growing and a bumble bee!

Natural resources and independence of thinking is preparing our children to be responsible citizens of the future and successful learners at school.

Have a lovely weekend everybody!!!

NEXT WEEK IN NURSERY

MONDAY –

TUESDAY – ACHIEVEMENT ASSEMBLY, If your child has achieved any awards or certificates please bring them in so we can celebrate their success with the whole school.

WEDNESDAY – FIVE SISTERS ZOO TRIP!! ALL CHILDREN (AM AND PM) ARE ALL GOING TOGETHER. PLEASE COME TO NURSERY FOR 9AM WITH A PACKED LUNCH, CHANGE OF CLOTHES AND CLOTHING SUITABLE FOR THE WEATHER.

PACKED LUNCH SUGGESTIONS

SANDWICH
FRUIT
DRINK
SNACK

ALL CHILDREN (AM AND PM) SHOULD BE COLLECTED AT 2pm from the nursery.

THURSDAY –

FRIDAY – PEEPs