Football Day

On the morning of Football Day, the children arrived kitted up and raring to go. After being allowed to ‘get busy’ for the early part of the morning, the boys (and girls) were split into three groups, and the groups were taken oneby- one to the sports centre, where they participated in a stretching session, followed by a short skills demonstration and finally a few shorts authentic football drills. In the early afternoon, the children were fortunate enough to have a visit from one of the children’s fathers, who currently plays amateur league football. He explained why different boots are worn in different weather conditions, and also talked about the need for safety equipment on the field.

The day ended with more exercise, for staff and children alike, in the form of another training session which involved a minigame, penalty practice, dribbling skills and more. The boys then got their half-time oranges before heading back to the nursery for collection and a well-deserved rest.

Pirate Day

Pirate Day, what can we say,
Another swashbuckling time!
With Captain Hooks and fearsome Daves,
We sailed the seas across the waves.
We walked the plank and fought a shark,
We stayed outside ’til nearly dark.
Our treasure chests were full of gold,
We had to hide them in the hold.
Now off to bed, a pirate’s done,
But Yo Ho Ho, we had lots of fun!

Hospital role play

We have had an interest in hospitals recently as the result of one of the children having to spend some time in hospital.

Many children have been engaged in role play and through discussion, many worries faced and sorted.

Summer Outing

After a blustery night, the day turned out fine and the children, staff and parents headed to Portobello beach for their summer outing. The children loved digging in the sand, climbing on the play-train in the park and eating their picnic snack outdoors. One or two escapees tried to go for a dip in the sea, but were captured by Miss Hope! The morning was completed with seaside action songs, stories and a chocolate frog for everyone. A big thank you to Miss Broadley, Mrs Galbraith and Miss Hope for giving the children such a lovely treat!

Nursery Games

The nursery games got off to a rousing start with Edward Seaman providing musical accompaniment on the bagpipes as the children walked to the field. In cool and clouding conditions, children from Scott House and Denham Green enjoyed great fun in egg-and –spoon, hat, bean bag and flat races, with encouragement from staff and spectators alike.

Mums and Dads did their heroic bit at the end, as always in the parent’s races!

Forest School

This week saw the Nursery children begin our new venture – Forest School. Each week a small group of children will visit our new forest site and learn about our environment. Last week the first group went to visit the site and see the changes which have taken place over the last few weeks. We were fortunate to have the expertise of Clare Nugent, a fully qualified Forest School leader who led the group with Nursery staff also present.

The children had great fun, collecting sticks, climbing on logs and playing in a den! They enjoyed listening to a story and had snack sitting on the logs. The most exciting part was when Clare lit a very small fire demonstrating how to use a flint! The fire was then put out using water. The children enjoyed taking the trolley down to the site as it contained all the necessary equipment. Another favourite adventure for the children was when Clare produced a large pair of secateurs which she used to cut branches from a bush. The children saw snowdrops and a small robin. The children were also fascinated by the sawdust which had been left from the tree felling. We are looking forward to more visits and seeing the seasons change.