We are learning Super Heroes
Welcome to our web page. We are delighted that you have found us! On our web page you will be able to find out about the exciting things happening in our nursery.
We have a morning nursery class and an afternoon nursery class both of 30 pupils. We can accept applications from parents as soon as their child reaches their second birthday, although no child may be admitted to nursery class until they have reached their third birthday.
Our nursery staff are:
Mrs Pedersen Mrs Ferguson Mrs Dignan Miss Hannah Miss Burgess
The Nursery is staffed at all times by one teacher and two nursery nurses. Our nursery teacher is Joan Dignan. Nursery nurses Janis Pedersen and Louise Ferguson work mornings. Nursery nurses Nicola Hannah and Linsey Burgess work afternoons.
Our morning session times are Monday to Friday 8.55am to 11.30am
Our afternoon session times are Monday to Friday 12.25pm to 3.00pm
We aim to:-
- provide a high standard of education and care
- provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment
- create opportunities for learning through play
- provide professional and highly motivated staff
- encourage positive attitudes to self and others, promoting equality and fairness
- develop confidence and self esteem in each child
- encourage independence
- stimulate interest and imagination
- encourage the children to communicate ideas and feelings
- develop awareness of the wider world, and their impact on it
- work in close partnership with parents
The Scottish Care Commisson inspected our nursery on 5th March 2009. The resulting report was very successful with the nursery being awarded a combination of 'excellent' and 'very good' grades.
Comments from carers included-
"The atmosphere is calm, warm and safe as well as being a bustling and stimulating environment."
"The staff provide an excellent service and the dedication and commitment from staff to provide an excellent quality of care to my child ensures great peace of mind to myself."
The full report is available online at http://www.carecommission.com or in paper copy from the nursery.
Look what is happening in our nursery:-
Over the past few weeks we have been very busy in nursery. The photos show children having fun in our shop, baking,
measuring, glueing and looking at books. We all dressed up on Hallowe'en - very scary! 
After a succesful trial of the Nintendo Wii, we have now purchased one for nursery.
The Wii will be used only if it is wet outside and we are unable to go outside to play. The Wii will
help children develop skills such as :- taking turns, sharing, persevering with a task, recognising
numbers, developing spatial awareness and most importantly develoing self-esteem.
We all went on a train trip. It was very exciting. The train went through a long tunnel.
Welcome back to everybody after the summer break.
The pm children when to Lochend park to feed the ducks and play in the park.
19/08/09 We are having fun with our friends on our first day back at nursery.
Our new sandpit has been a big
hit with the children.
The better weather is here and we are spending lots of time outside. The children are enjoying sowing
seeds and caring for the plants in our garden.
The children have really enjoyed
having the chicks in the nursery.
22/4/09 Look how much our chicks Our 2nd batch of egg hatched and
have grown during the Easter holidays!!! we got 9 chicks - very exciting!
3/4/09 Exciting news, we have 6 chicks hatched so far......
March 2009 After our Zoo Lab visit and using our previous knowledge we came up with some creative and imaginative
ideas as to what we could investigate next - hatching of chickens and the life cycle of the butterfly.
We had a visit from Zoo Lab. Tristan showed us a toad, two rats and a snake. We had lots of fun.
Hatching Eggs
This was a very successful cross cuurricular entreprenaurial learning and teaching experience. The children were very enthusiastic about this project and their excitement and expectations spread to their families and the wider community.
This activity has been highlighted by Learning and Teaching Scotland as an example of good practice in early years education. To find out more visit http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/enterpriseineducation/index.asp
March 2009 We love playing outside with our friends in nursery.
9/02/09 We have had a very busy week in nursery. The dental health team came to apply fluoride
varnish to our teeth. We also got new eco torches. Instead of using batteries we have to shake them
to give them power to shine.
9/02/09 In our art area we have been extremely busy. We have made winter collage figures, huge model and lots and lots
of brilliant paintings.
9/02/09 We have our own health centre where we can visit the dentist or the doctor. Annette came into
nursery to show us how to brush our teeth properly.
2/01/09 We enjoyed working together to make Angie an afternoon parent came into nursery to do movement to music with
a fantastic model. both the morning children and the afternoon children.
28/01/09 We visit the computer suite on a 28/01/09 Setting the table for dinner.
weekly basis. The children all enjoy working
through the different programmes
19/1/09 The children built a Pirate ship 28/01/09 The children enjoy looking at books.
in the nursery and have had great fun
playing in it.
Parent Ali Barr came in
and had a sing song with the children.
We had a visit from a firefighter. We have been exploring the diifferent wow look at my model!!
This is Mrs Ferguson trying on the textures of objects found in our nursery or
uniform - it was very heavy! brought in from home by the children.
Every weekend one of the children will bring home a "friend" from the nursery to stay with them.
The children in the morning session will have Steve the monkey and the children from the afternoon session
will have Lenny the lion. The children will take home a diary that they can draw a picture or put a photo in
showing the time spent with their friend.