Dear nursery families,
We have had four seasons in one week but nothing stops the experiences and learning of the nursery children.
Highlights from this week:
The main highlight of this week has been Thursday’s snowfall. Even though there wasn’t a large amount and it didn’t last long, it was there long enough for the majority of children to really explore the cold substance through their senses. The children were able to talk about what it felt like in their hands, what it looked like when it was falling, the sound their wellies made when they stepped on it and a few children spoke about what it tasted like when it fell on their tongues!
Our favourite story this week has been ‘Christopher Nibble’ by Charlotte Middleton. This story is about a guinea pig who loves to eat dandelions and when the world runs out of dandelions he manages to grow them and return them to his town. The children were really drawn in by the story and were keen to see what guinea pigs ‘really look like’, as Christopher was just an illustration in a book. We looked at clips on the Smartboard so children could see different varieties and listen to the noises they make.
With this week’s snow and rainfall, the garden has become a very different play space. Our digging area has become very popular with its deep muddy puddles, the mud kitchen has been open and serving a variety of delicious watery concoctions and best of all mud mountain is a now a slippery slide. It has definitely been great fun and getting as muddy as possible was high on the agenda, we are just very thankful that the children wear waterproofs.
Inside the nursery the children have been really creative with the mosaic tiles. It has been wonderful to see how the children take time to select the correct shape needed for their design. Some were making patterns which they repeated, others were using the shapes to make a picture. The children had been talking about the daffodils growing in our garden and decided to make spring flowers out of the shapes.
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
Thank you
Thank you for sharing your ‘Signs of Spring’ photos on Facebook during the February break. If anyone would like to share any more photos please add them to the Nursery Facebook page or email them to: gw12moirnicola2@glow.sch.uk to add to our Spring display.
Dates for your diary
Here are a few dates of up coming holidays for you to add to your diary:
- Friday 1 April 2022 – last day of term for pupils and staff
- Monday 18 April 2022 – all resume
- Monday 2 May 2022 – May day holiday, school closed
- Tuesday 3 May 2022 – staff resume, in service day
- Wednesday 4 May 2022 – pupils resume
- Monday 30 May 2022 – Casual holiday
- Friday 3 June 2022 – Platinum Jubilee holiday
- Thursday 30 June 2022 – last day of term for pupils and staff
Spare clothes
We would be really grateful if you could make sure your child has a complete set of spare clothes in the nursery, including socks. Children get wet from playing outside and also whilst at the water tray even though waterproofs and aprons are worn.
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.
Have a lovely weekend!
Lots of love from The Nursery Team