Dear families,
The nursery has been a hive of activity this week, the children have been involved in wide range of activities both inside and out.
Highlights from this week:
The children were really excited to find ice in the garden on Monday. They lifted it off the big tray and were describing what it felt and looked like: shiny, cold, wet and the air bubbles made it look like “it has sugar on it”. The ice returned on Wednesday and provided more opportunities for the children and this time they were interested in discovering what happens when you drop the ice on different surfaces.
The children helped to refill the sand trays and the large sand pit, by filling, carrying and emptying different size buckets. This job prompted lots of language around weight, how strong the children were and size (of buckets and muscles). The children used the large scales in the garden to find out which bucket was the heaviest.
The children have been mark making in lots of different areas of their play this week. Outside they were using natural objects to ‘write’ in the sand, their fingers to make marks in the frost and their wellies to mark make from the puddles. Inside, children have been drawing and creating at the art table, designing plans in the block area and some children were using the Ipad to type their names and then use their fingers to write underneath on a post-it note.
It has been wonderful to see the return of some of the children who have been off nursery. Everyone has settled back in really well and it has been wonderful to see the friendships between the children rekindled and strengthened.
Daily snack:
The children have a variety of fruit and vegetable sticks for morning and afternoon snack along with a drink of milk or water.
Notes
St Andrews Day Holiday
IMPORTANT – Please remember the school and nursery are closed on Monday 29th November for St Andrews Day.
Early Learning and Childcare survey
Would you be able to spare a few minutes to complete a survey about your experience of nursery (Early Learning and Childcare)? You may have a child in our nursery right now or your wee one may have come through a nursery in the past 2 years. Either way, your input matters. The following link will take you to the SBC website and the SBC-wide survey > https://scotborders.citizenspace.com/social-work-integration/provision-of-elc-2021
Illness
We are continuing to be vigilant and to keep everyone in our learning community safe. If your child shows any symptoms of being unwell, please do keep them at home. If anyone in the family shows symptoms of Covid-19, please follow the NHS Scotland guidance. Thank you for working with us to keep our school community safe.
If your child is unwell/going to be absent from nursery please notify the school via telephone (01573 224264) or send a message through the Expressions App.