A Lovely Morning Across the Nursery
It has been a calm yet busy morning across the nursery today, with lots of wonderful moments of creativity, exploration and play happening in each room. Here’s a little snapshot of what the children have been enjoying.
Smarties
This morning the Smarties room had a very calm and focused atmosphere. When walking in, it was lovely to see all of the children deeply engaged in their play and creations.
At the table, some of the children were busy cutting paper and using their imaginations to create different pictures and models. Others chose to use paint sticks to add colour and detail to their artwork.
On the floor, Jessica had set up an exciting creative invitation using a tuff spot filled with bricks, cups, shaving foam and pieces of foil blanket. The children have been exploring these materials as part of a creative project to make jellyfish wind catchers, experimenting with textures and different ways to build and design their creations.
Beans
It has been a lovely morning in the Beans room, with the doors open and the children making the most of the outdoor space.
The children have begun creating their Mother’s Day cards, carefully sticking small pieces of paper to design their own special pictures. Each one is unique and made with lots of thought and creativity.
The team were thoughtfully deployed across the room and garden to support the children’s play and learning. Courtney and Kerri-Ann were outside exploring with the children, Teghan was supporting children in the quiet room, and Carol was engaging with children in the construction area.
Babies
Today we only had three babies in the room, and it was a particularly calm and peaceful environment.
The team had created a beautiful nature exploration set-up on top of a unit using natural materials such as pinecones, acorns and pieces of bark for the babies to explore and investigate. Ella spent some time playing with stacking rings alongside one of the children, taking turns and modelling the activity before encouraging the child to have a go themselves.
On the floor, Sasha was drawing pictures on a large piece of paper while a child watched with great interest, observing the marks that appeared on the page. The babies will be heading outside after lunch today, which has been working really well for the children’s routines.
Tots
The Tots have also had a lovely morning and spent lots of time outdoors enjoying the fresh air. After snack time, Terri gathered a small group of children together and sat singing songs with them. It was wonderful to see the children fully involved, joining in with the singing and actions and clearly enjoying the shared moment together.
Moments like these remind us how much learning happens through simple experiences: creating, exploring nature, singing together and following children’s interests. It has been a wonderful morning across the nursery 😊💛
