We had the arrival of some worm cocoons and the nursery children worked together to get them ready to hatch. They had to soak them in water then put them in our special worm incubator. When they are hatched, we will put them in our very own worm nursery!
Getting them ready…
Careful!
Careful scientists…
Taking a closer look!
Measuring carefully…
Only a few drops of water…
Carefully dripping the water in…
Carefully dripping the water in…
Rinsing the worm cocoons…
Putting them carefully in the incubator with the help of Mrs Fettes
Putting them carefully in the incubator with the help of Mrs Fettes
Putting them carefully in the incubator with the help of Mrs Fettes
Putting them carefully in the incubator with the help of Mrs Fettes
Putting them carefully in the incubator with the help of Mrs Fettes
In spite of the unseasonable weather, Riverbank Nursery have been getting into the swing of spring with lots of planting and gardening. We have started a vegetable patch and greenhouse with potatoes, herbs, beans, cabbage, tomatoes and onions!
The gardening is hard work, but we can’t wait to see how they grow…
Busy gardeners!
Gardening takes a bit of team work…
Gardening takes a bit of team work…
Gardening takes a bit of team work…
Busy gardeners!
Busy gardeners!
Busy gardeners!
We hid the potatoes in Miss Logan’s cupboard until the sprouted….we think it worked!
Carefully planting the seeds…
Making sure they have just enough water to help them grow!
The children of Riverbank Nursery got a big surprise today when they arrived at Nursery….
33 very hungry caterpillars!
Over the coming weeks the children are looking forward to watching them grow and change from caterpillars to cocoons and finally to beautiful butterflies!
The children have been working hard to dig up a big area of our nursery garden where we will start growing vegetables. We have seedlings in our little indoor greenhouse just now, staying cosy until the weather gets warmer and they are strong enough to go into the soil….
Keep your eyes peeled for more updates on our vegetables!!
The morning nursery children experienced a rare opportunity of witnessing a partial solar eclipse on Friday morning. In the days leading up to the event they had learned about the moon passing in front of the sun.
One of the children said: ‘The moon is just going past and saying ‘Excuse me!’ to the sun!’
On Friday, using colanders as pinhole cameras, the children watched as the moon covered up 95% on the sun, making everything go darker for a while. Even with the cloudy skies, we were excited to see what was happening!
We even saw the birds get confused and think that night had come. What an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience!
We used colanders to reflect the sun’s image onto the ground
We made a big circle to see the reflection of the sun on the paper
The children of Riverbank Nursery enjoy a healthy snack every day. They always have a varied selection of fruit and vegetables to choose from, as well as their main snack.
As part of our ‘Looking After Our Amazing Bodies’ topic, we decided to keep a food diary to show what we have been enjoying recently!
Wednesday 4th March: Angel Delight
Thursday 5th March: ‘Make Your Own’ mini-muffin pizza
Friday 6th March: Cereal (Multi-Grain Hoops or Rice Krispies)
Monday 9th March: Potato Wedges and Garlic Dip
Tuesday 10th March: Ravioli on Toast
Wednesday 11th March: Smiley Faces
4/3/15 Angel Delight
4/3/15 Fruit and Veg Selection
5/3/15 Make Your Own Mini-Muffin Pizza
5/3/15 Make Your Own Mini-Muffin Pizza
5/3/15 Make Your Own Mini-Muffin Pizza
5/3/15 Make Your Own Mini-Muffin Pizza
5/3/15 Delicious Fruit Selection
6/3/15 Cereal Choices – MultiGrain Hoops or Rice Krispies
6/3/15 More Delicious Fruit and Veg on offer
9/3/15 Potato Wedges and Dip
9/3/15 Another Delicious Fruit and Veg Selection
10/3/15 Ravioli and Toast
10/3/15 What a yummy fruit and veg choice today!
11/3/15 Our Favourite – Smiley Faces!
11/3/15 Fruit Selection
As you can see, the children enjoy a wide range of healthy and delicious snacks. If you have any snack ideas, please chat with a member of the team and we will try to incorporate it into our menus!
Every Thursday this children have fun in the kitchen cooking with Mrs England. They have made everything from cupcakes to macaroni cheese!
Through cooking the children are learning about where food comes from, measurement and numbers, they develop their talking and listening skills, and they get to try out new flavours and food.
The children have been enjoying learning about the world of ‘Frozen’. They have been investigating ice and snow and how it melts. There has been some beautiful winter art to decorate our nursery walls, and we have also been learning about animals we would find in cold places!
On Thursday 11th December, the children of Riverbank Nursery presented ‘A Wriggly Nativity’ to a packed audience of proud Mums, Dads, Grans, Grandas, and brothers and sisters.
They were brilliant and performed all of their songs beautifully! Their teachers were very proud of them all.