Outdoor learning area

We are planning on revamping our outdoor learning area in order to provide an enriched, stimulating learning environment for children to explore. The Scottish Executive, (2007) states that they are convinced that outdoor learning offers unique opportunities to extend the potential of our children and young people. They believe that nurseries and schools need to offer different and challenging experiences to children to stimulate their learning and development. Learning beyond the classroom, in all it's forms can make a huge difference. Education Scotland, (online) states that outdoor experiences provide a rich learning context that enhances other ongoing improvement work. We plan to provide many learning experiences for children to explore outdoors including: water play to investigate capacity, natural resources for activities such as sorting and matching and counting, materials for digging in order to explore the wonder of nature in their natural environment, a washing line to develop children's fine motor skills, opportunities for mark making such as stucks in mud, brushes in water, chalk, paint, sand. We are also planning on creating a mud kitchen outdoors for the children to explore in order to use their imagination and act out real and imaginery situations.


References:

Education Scotland. (online (1) Building your curriculum: outside and in, @http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/b/buildingyourcurriculumoutsideandin.asp last accessed 5/7/2013.

Scottish Executive. (2007) taking learning outdoors: partnerships for excellence, Learning and Teaching Scotland, Edinburgh.

Going to School

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our children leaving us to go to school the best of luck. Many of the children progressing onto school this year have been with us for a number of years and we have thoroughly enjoyed helping them in the early stages of their learning and development and hope that you all come back and visit and show off your new school uniforms.

Ante Pre - Pre School Registration Aug 2013-2014

Can I ask parents if you have not yet registered your child for their Ante Pre or Pre school education to please do so as soon as possible.  It seems a long way off but the allocation of places will be starting after the easter holidays.  To ensure you receive the nursery of your choice you must register.

Childrens Safety

We have been informed of a Public Safety - Stranger Danger issue in the Town.

We would ask parents to ensure their children know not to speak to or go with strangers.
Staff in the nursery have had a talk with the children and we would ask your help in ensuring
your child remains safe at all times.

Open Day

We will be holding an open Day in the nursery sometime in April.(Date to be confirmed) Please watch our notice board and webb site for further details.

The Tattie Boogle Man

We will be having a visit in the nursery from the Tattie Boogle man in conjunction with this month leaning experiences of Farms.  The Tattie Boogle Man is a Scarecrow and we would encourage the children to dress up for this visit.

He will be coming on Friday 15th March for the afternoon session.  Morning children please do not worry.  If this proves successful we will have him return for a morning session at another time.

We look forward to a fun afternoon.