It is with a mixture of sadness and excitement that I would like to let you all know I will be relocating to Tanzania in August to teach at Braeburn International School in Arusha. I have been given a wonderful opportunity to go and teach on a continent that I love and, while I am sad to leave Riverbank, I am truly excited to be moving on to this new adventure.
I will be keeping in touch with Riverbank as much as possible to let everyone know how I am getting on, and to find out all the news from Aberdeen. I will also be back to visit during my Christmas break!
It’s hard to believe the year has flown by so quickly! I am so proud of each of the children of Riverbank Nursery and all the amazing progress they have made this year. They have exciting changes coming up, especially those moving on to Primary 1.
Thank you for all your support and contributions over this year. We have had a super busy, fun and productive school year and now it is time for a well-deserved holiday!
The children delighted our ears with some lovely renditions of nursery rhymes with the help of Mrs Grant and her guitar. Have a watch and see our lovely children’s singing! XFactor, here we come!
(Remember, if you need the password, just speak to a member of staff!)
We are lucky to be within walking distance of Cruikshank Botanic Gardens. For the rest of the term the children will be taking turns to walk down to the gardens to search for minibeasts, study the different plants, and to play in the beautiful arboretum.
This week’s group saw a grey squirrel, snails, lots of minibeasts, discovered the different shapes of the leaves, and enjoyed a picnic!
Have a look at some of our adventures in the gardens…
In order for the children to be able to take these valuable trips to the gardens, we need a minimum of 3 parent helpers each week. If we do not have enough helpers, the walks can’t happen. If you are able to help, please speak with a member of the nursery team!
We have had some beautiful moments in Riverbank Nursery over the past few days with our butterflies emerging from their cocoons. The children have watched in fascination as our transformed little visitors have been fluttering around the nets, eating nectar from the oranges and flowers left in the nets, and spreading their wings.
We will be releasing them out into the garden on the next sunny day and we can’t wait to see our butterflies fly free!
One of our parents has very kindly given a copy of the morning nursery’s performance of Wriggly Nativity from Christmas time. We have uploaded it as a password protected video at Vimeo for you to see at anytime.
Today was an exciting day for the children of Riverbank Nursery – Caris from ZooLab came to visit and she brought along some wonderful little friends too!
We got to meet a giant land snail, a stick insect, a tarantula, a millipede, and even a corn snake. We got to touch some of them and even hold some of them. We learned so much about them!
It was so exciting and a day we will remember for a long time!
