Settling into Nursery Life


Week two has seen us continue to explore the nursery and surrounding areas. We have made the most of the good weather and have gone for small walks in the school grounds. We have been to visit the stage area and played in the trees. Someone has been hiding key-group stickers amongst the trees and the children had to find their group pictures. Children had the opportunity to make their own stickers for other people to find.








Before we went to play in the trees we all gathered on the stage to listen to Mrs Macintosh who spoke about the things we need to remember to keep us safe when we are outside. The children shared their ideas of how we stay safe.


Meanwhile in Nursery......




 Talking about where we have been or might go in the world












 Loose parts- making patterns

 Learning routines
 We are becoming familiar with some of the routines we have in Nursery. Mrs Mackay our tooth- brushing lady comes everyday to help supervise and encourage children with brushing their teeth.    

 An important part of being a snack helper is using the drum to let everyone know snack is ready.
 We have visual timetables to help us know what we are going to be doing during the session. A typical day might be : check-in, play - both inside and outside, snack, tooth-brushing, tidy-up, group-time before lunch or home-time. Snack and tooth-brushing happens during play with children choosing when to go to both.
 Helping prepare food that was taken in from home

 Our Planning Wall



Lost Property


Blog News

We will be starting going on small walks next week as part of our 'Daily Mile' which is a government initiative to encourage children to take part in physical activity each day. We find going for a walk helps to settle the children for their time in Nursery. When we are out on our walks we may 'Hide a Book' in the near future.









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