The Afternoon Group had a lovely morning enjoying, exploring and experimenting with the ‘Mud Kitchen’. The children developed their knowledge of materials as they made chocolate cake and hot chocolate.
Monthly Archives: January 2015
‘Cultural Celebration’ day at Loretto
Please click on the link below for further information about Loretto’s ‘Cultural Celebration’ day. This is being held in the school gym hall on Friday 13th February.
Children’s own bikes at nursery
As most of you are aware we no longer have the barriers that were used to create a bike storage area for the nursery. If your child wishes to bring a bike or scooter to nursery they should now be left padlocked in the designated bike storage area that is found in the front playground. This is normal practice for the school and I’m sure you will agree it makes sense to follow this policy. Please remember that bikes and scooters are left at your own risk.
Thank you for your continued support.
We have been learning about Scotland!
We have learned how to say ‘Good Day’ in Gaelic.
We have drawn and painted pictures of the national flower of Scotland, the thistle. We have made Saltires and created different kinds of tartan patterns.
On Monday we had a Burns Supper with two kinds of haggis – traditional and vegetarian – served with neeps and tatties of course! We have also had tattie scones for snack.
In the gym hall we danced to Scottish Country Dance Music. Here is some video of each group being very energetic and enthusiastic!
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The Gruffalo!!!
We have had great fun reading The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child. Kathleen very kindly came to read the Scot’s language versions of The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Wean.
The Morning Group made a giant Gruffalo scone, which was delicious!
Both groups have been working together to make a display with the characters of the Gruffalo!
Click here to download some questions that you can ask your child about the story!
Here are some photos of us being busy. Click in the small information icon in the top left hand corner for captions.
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- Painting the Gruffalo!
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- Making the owl
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- Painting the fox and mouse
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- Yum! We shared the Gruffalo scone!
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- Drawing the snake
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- Sticking some leaves on the picture
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- Making the owl
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- Wow! It’s a Gruffalo!
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- Making the Gruffalo scone
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- Painting the gox
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- More prickles, and some big ears!
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- Painting and sticking feathers onto the owl
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- Collecting twigs from the winter trees for our big picture
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- Painting the tree trunk
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- The Gruffalo before he went into the oven, complete with knobbly knees!
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- Painting the Gruffalo!
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- The baked Gruffalo!
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- We needed lots of brown paint!
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- Working together to make a big tree
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- We mixed all the colours to make brown.
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- Drawing on the fiery eyes..
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- And the terrible claws…
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- Adding purple prickles…
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- Painting the Gruffalo!
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- Kathleen read us the stories in Scots!
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- Adding the mouse to the collage
600 Hours of Early Learning and Childcare for 3 & 4 year olds and priority 2 year olds. A chance to have your say.
In August 2014 the Government increased the number of hours of early learning and childcare (previously early education) from 12.5 hours a week to just over 15 hours a week during term time.
East Lothian Council extended the nursery sessions AM and PM to accommodate this change. We want to hear your views on the additional hours, especially the way in which these changes have impacted on you as a family.
Come along to any one of the sessions below to let us know your views.
| Musselburgh | Tuesday 20th January – 6.30pm – 8pm | Brunton Hall |
| North Berwick | Thursday 22nd January – 6.30pm – 8pm | North Berwick Community Centre |
| Haddington | Monday 26th January – 6.30pm – 8pm | Corn Exchange Haddington |
| Tranent | Wednesday 28th January – 6.30pm – 8pm | Sandersons Wynd Primary School |
| Prestonpans | Tuesday 3rd February – 6.30pm – 8pm | Port Seton Community Centre |
| Dunbar | Monday 9th February – 6.30pm – 8pm | Bleachingfield Centre Dunbar |
| Musselburgh | Thursday 12th February – 6.30pm – 8pm | Brunton Hall |
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Nursery Newsletter
Please click below to download our January Nursery Newsletter. It includes dates for your diary, information about what we are learning and lots more!