We have enjoyed looking at spring flowers, particularly the daffodils. We have been creating pictures and models of flowers.

Our children have noticed some signs of spring out in the nursery garden. They have been talking about how the trees are changing and how the flowers are starting to grow.  Our children talked about what seeds need to help them grow and they enjoyed planting seeds of their own.

We need to water our seeds and make sure that they are in a sunny place. We are really enjoying watching as our seeds sprout and grow.

Uphall Nursery are currently working towards gaining a certificate of achievement to be classed as “Breastfeeding Friendly” by West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership.

Recently we have been focusing on how we can promote a breastfeeding friendly culture in our nursery.  Our staff have received training and we have written a breastfeeding policy for the nursery.  It is known that breastfeeding can have enormous benefit to the health of both the mother and the child.  However,  as well as “knowing the benefits”, we know that supportive environments are needed to enable and support breastfeeding.

At Uphall Nursery we:

• Use positive and culturally appropriate images of breastfeeding
• Avoid materials which promote artificial feeding
• Provide appropriate education and training for staff to enable them to promote, protect and support breastfeeding
• Increase awareness of sources of support and information for breastfeeding families
• Provide a welcoming atmosphere for breastfeeding families and to encourage breastfeeding in the public areas of the establishment
• Support informed choice in relation to infant feeding.

Thank you to our parents and carers who came along to help out last Saturday on the ‘Big Dig’.   The nursery garden is now looking lovely thanks to all of your hard work.

The children enjoyed sitting inside our new wigwam this week…

We enjoyed using the apples we collected from the school grounds to do some fruit printing…

Mrs Galloway had set us a challenge at the playdough table this week. We had to see if we could create hedgehogs with playdough and pasta. We had fun making tall spaghetti towers and we could even thread pasta and cheerios onto the spaghetti!