Welcome to Dickson Nursery Unit 

22nd June 2020

Please send a close up photo of your child (head, shoulders with a smile if possible) to my email for an end of year video.  Please send by Thursday 25th June.

Good morning everyone,

Welcome to our last week of home learning.  I can't believe we are nearly at the end of the school year.  Very differently to how I planned ...but we are at the end of June nonetheless. I have really missed teaching in the nursery and enjoying all the new experiences and fun with the children.  Well done to all the parents who have worked hard to follow suggested activities to make the most of home learning and well done to the children for adapting so well.  I really look forward to returning to school in September and seeing all the nursery boys and girls ready for P1. 

This week I am finishing off with a few more of my favourite stories and a few craft activities.  For anyone feeling adventurous I have also attached a video of how to make your own ice cream in 5 minutes.  You only need ice, salt, plastic bags (zipper bags are best), milk, cream sugar and vanilla or other flavourings.

I hope you all have a great week.

Mrs Morrow

Monday 15th June

Good morning everyone,

Another new week is here and I'm not sure if it is just me but they do seem to go in faster with more things to do now restrictions are lifting.  It really does not feel like a week ago that I was telling you about all the fun tasks for the Queen's birthday celebrations and Sports Day.

With the end of the school term getting closer, I am very mindful that we would be engaging in many fun activities if we had been in school, so I want to share some of these with you.  If the children had still been is school I would still be reading to them everyday so I have sent you some links to my favourite stories........although I am discovering my favourites list is very extensive but don't worry I have only picked five for this week.  

I have also included some summer craft ideas as I know there are many buddy artists in the class.  I hope you still find these resources useful.  Remember to email me if you have any questions or to send photographs.

Mrs Morrow

Monday 8th June 

Good morning everyone,

This week we are going to be enjoying some activities related to bears and hopefully you can enjoy a Teddy Bear Picnic at the end of the week.  The reason for the special event is also for the Queen's Birthday Celebration on Saturday. The main school are doing lots of Queen related activities this week and I thought it might be nice for Nursery children to join in with this.  There are printable sheets of ideas linked below but please do not feel these have to be printed.  Blank paper and creativity will have amazing results.  

A virtual sports day is planned for the main school on Friday as well so it is going to be a busy but fun and practical week.  Please encourage your child to have a go at the fun sports activities suggested below.  It would be lovely to see a Sport's Day photograph for all the nursery children.

Thank you to everyone who has been sending photographs for the website.  I really enjoy seeing all the things the nursery children have been experiencing.  I hope you enjoy some of the suggested activities this week and I look forward to seeing the photographs.

Mrs Morrow

1st June

Good morning everyone,

I can't quite believe that it is now June and how quickly the school year is going in. The weather has been beautiful and it is important that we have time to enjoy the sunshine.  I have still continued with our stories and art activities this week.  If you are spending time doing any of these remember they can be enjoyed outside as well.  This week our topic is continuing on Minibeasts but focusing on the life cycle of the butterfly.  In nursery we usually watch the process from caterpillar to butterfly so I have included a video of the changing stages to help your child see how this happens.  I look forward to seeing photographs this week from as many parents as possible. Photographs of activities or enjoying the sunshine are great.

Remember to keep safe in the sun. Use sun cream.

Mrs Morrow  

26th May 2020

Good morning everyone,

This week we are focusing on all things minibeast.  This is always a popular topic in the nursery and the boys and girls always take great pleasure in finding a real minibeast in our garden.  As always I have included some ideas for craft activities, stories and rhymes all related to our topic.  I hope you enjoy these and I look forward to seeing photos of what everyone is getting up to this week and what minibeast ideas you have enjoyed.  Next week I plan to have a few activities about butterflies so please focus on the other minibeasts this week and we will learn about the life cycle of the butterfly next week.  

Mrs Morrow

Making jigsaws - not necessarily minibeast topic

I have have noticed some lovely ideas for making your own puzzles from pictures or packaging.  These are a great way to challenge your child. Start simple and make them more difficult to suit your child's ability.  These will be more difficult than conventional puzzles because they will move easily.  Although this may seem frustrating it is a great opportunity for your child to develop concentration, perseverance and fine motor skills.    

Remember 

Monday is a bank holiday so the website will not have the new topic until Tuesday. Enjoy your long weekend.

18th May 2020

Good morning everyone.

This week our topic is dinosaurs.  This is always a favourite topic for boys and girls in the nursery.  It is so much fun to make dinosaurs with play dough, paint a picture of dinosaurs or try some of the craft ideas shown below.  This week I have 5 stories, rhymes, yoga, Fit for fun, biscuit recipes and craft ideas.  I hope you enjoy this topic as much as we usually do in school.  I really look forward to seeing your photographs and pictures of dinosaurs.  Thank you to everyone who is sending photographs to me via email for the website.  I know I enjoy looking at the pictures and I have heard that the boys and girls really enjoy seeing their friends each week.   

Keep safe, have fun.

Mrs Morrow

Dinosaur Eggs

If you are fortunate enough to have small dinosaur figures in your house this is a fun activity to keep kids busy.  Put the dinosaur inside a balloon and fill with water.  Freeze overnight and you will have dinosaur eggs.  You can use these for water play or if you want to keep the mess outdoors why not hide them in the garden and let the children hunt for them.  The picture below shows coloured water but it works great with plain water also. 

11th May 2020

Good morning everyone.

Another week and another topic.  If the children were still in nursery, we would have had a café in our house corner this week.  We would have been learning about menus, ordering, paying, serving, waiters, chefs, customers and everything café associated.  I would like everyone to try and experience the café in some form.  Obviously we cannot visit a real café but I'm sure the children would enjoy making resources for the café, use toy food if you have any or if you are able make some real food to enjoy in your café.  Remember to include money in your experience as we always have to pay in a café.  1p and 2p coins are perfect for nursery children to work with and work with small amounts as your price list (1p-5p).  

I have also included links to stories, rhymes and resources that help with this learning topic.  I really hope you enjoy the café experience this week and look forward to photographs.  Who knows maybe the parents will be able to visit the café and have a treat as well.

Remember to try out fit for fun activities for gross motor skills.  These are especially good for outside but can be used inside as well.

Keep safe, have fun.

Mrs Morrow

4th May 2020

Good morning everyone.

This week our topic is Space.  I have planned to choose a new topic each week for home learning.  This is slightly different from school but I feel it is a good way to maintain interest and offer a wide variety of activities and ideas.  There are lots of links to stories and a few songs and rhymes some movement tasks and a space yoga session.  These are great if children enjoy them.  Hopefully everyone will find a few things that are appealing to them and I look forward to seeing more photographs of what the children have been doing this week.  Please email these by Thursday and I will upload them to the website on Friday.

Keep safe, have fun.

Mrs Morrow

Thank you to all the parents who have emailed me photographs this week to include in our home learning folder. I have really enjoyed seeing what activities the children have been doing and look forward to seeing more next week.

Mrs Morrow

27th April 2020

Good morning everyone.

I know that many of the parents have been enjoying activities from the home learning packs, as well as thinking up many activities of your own.  There are still plenty of ideas to use in the pack but in order to try to help out a little bit more I have put some links below to our topic this week of farm animals and Spring. 

I look forward to seeing some photos this week of what the children have been doing. Maybe even a picture of them doing Farm Yoga (link below). Please email any pictures to my email address which was in the home learning newsletter. I would love to see some photos of one of my activities as well as other things you have been doing. Please include in the email permission for me to publish these to the website. 

Keep safe. Have fun.

Mrs Morrow

A Squash and a Squeeze Activities

Try out any you like but you only need to do one each day.

On the first day listen to the story reading of A Squash and a Squeeze. Talk about the animals in the story and if you have ever seen a real pig, goat or cow.

Use your play dough to make some of the characters from the story.  Can you make a pig?

Draw a picture of one of the characters from the story.  Do you want to draw a person or an animal?

Do you have any other books in your house with farm animal characters?  Read a book together.

Listen to the song version of A Squash and a Squeeze.  Talk with your child which story they liked best.....song or reading?

20th April 2020

Hello Everyone,

What unusual times we are living in. I hope you are all keeping safe and enjoying all the learning at home.  I am really missing seeing all the smiling faces in nursery each day.  I hope you are not missing school too much. 

I have added lots of photographs from the last month or two in nursery and I hope you enjoy looking at these with your children.  Please click on the April Newsletter link to get some more information and songs and rhymes.  I have also included a few links to some websites giving ideas for activities to enjoy with your children.

If there is anything I can do to help with home learning for the nursery children, please get in touch with me via email and I will be happy to help.

Please say hello to all the children from Mrs Morrow and Miss Dumigan.