The boys and girls have loved singing a selection of Christmas songs for the past few weeks and wanted to share them with you! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Author: Miss Anderson
Christmas Party Information
This year our Christmas parties are taking place on different days, so that we can ensure all children are able to join in the fun!
The morning and full day children will have their party on Monday morning.
The afternoon and full day children will have their party on Wednesday afternoon. This party will start at 1.30pm so can we please ask that all children arrive before this. The party snack will be served first so no need for the children to have a big lunch before coming on this day!
Children that get collected at the same time as school children, on this day can you please collect siblings first, as we have a special arrival happening at 2.45pm which may run over a little!
*Please note that once children are in nursery with their party clothes on, we are unable to change them, so please ensure you don’t send them in something too precious!*
Wordboost 2
Here is the link to our second Wordboost story! Join in with your children to see if you can hear our new Boost words!
Obstacle Course
Recently in our nursery garden, the boys and girls have enjoyed making obstacle courses with wooden pallets, cable reels and planks. This activity has linked in brilliantly with our nursery values in every way! We have seen some really good problem solving as the children figure out how to cross the course while feeling SAFE. The boys and girls have RESPECTED each other as they waited their turn and gave each other space to cross. Some children have NURTURED their peers as they helped them across by holding their hands or giving advice and encouragement. It has been a lot of fun and a real pleasure for the nursery ladies to see and be part of!
Home PEEP- Session 2
Please feel free to bring in or preferably email, photographs of any fabulous crafts you have made or with you and your child working on any of our Peep activities to: wldeans.-ps@westlothian.org.uk We look forward to seeing all your hard work.
Word Boost Book 1
Here is our first Word Boost story that we have been reading this week in nursery. Have a listen along and help your children identify this weeks BOOST words!
Making Poppies
During group time the green group have been making collage pictures of poppies. During the activity there was a discussion about why people wear poppies and what they represent. We spoke about how they were to help us remember the men and women who helped protect us and our country and that we wear them out of respect. We also spoke about the 2 minute silence where we stop doing what we are doing and stand for 2 minutes to remember these people.
Nursery Rhymes Using Props
There has been some fantastic work with nursery rhymes going on this week! A lot of children have enjoyed using props to create different nursery rhymes independently or together with their friends.
Nursery rhymes are great for a variety of literacy skills, but most importantly reading skills! Nursery rhymes help children hear the rhythm of our language and the syllables within our words which in turn help us learn to read.
Food Tasting
Over the next few weeks the children will have the opportunity to explore different foods and drinks using their senses.
This weeks focus was on taste, where some of the children tasted some sour fruits/drinks and talked about what they thought of them. This activity has been a great way for the children to deepen their understanding of what sour actually means/tastes like and widen their descriptive language.
PEEP
A new HOME PEEP course for all starting this month! Click the link below for the all the information about how to join in with PEEP!
