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The children have been engaging in lots of fun Easter activities this week. Face painting, Bonnet and calendar making and our spring activity. 

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Castleview Nursery Easter Bunny’s Parade 2026

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Castleview Nursery Easter Bunny’s Parade 2026

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Castleview Nursery Easter Bunny Parade 2026

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April Holidays:

Nursery closed Friday 3rd-Monday 20th April. Nursery re-opens Tuesday 21st April.

Enjoy your Easter Break

Easter Break provision with Mrs Katie & Mrs Watson: Tuesday 7th-Friday 10th April 9:30-11am

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Photos of the green group participating in Easter experiences today and also meeting the Easter bunny.

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We are so lucky in having the Easter bunny coming to our nursery today.

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Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, families & carers who managed to attend the event. Just click and enjoy the pictures.

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Green group spring activity 2026!

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Great to see so many parents at our spring activity today.

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We are waiting for you!! Spring Activity 

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We are waiting for you!! Spring Activity 

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Children have been exploring size and measurement in the garden this week. They sorted objects as big, medium and small. We also measured the objects to identify which were the biggest and smallest and used non standard units such as ourselves to measure space.

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As our focus story is goldilocks and the three bears, the children have taken an interest in bringing their learning into different areas of the nursery. Some of the children have been acting out the story, we acted out the story multiple times meaning all the children had a chance to be a different character. Using their imagination they found three different size boxes to use as the bears beds, three sized bowls for the porridge and three size chairs for goldilocks to sit in. It has been lovely to see the children taking lead to further their learning through play.

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Nursery 'Spring activity session' - Monday 30th March 8:30-9:30am, come along for some fun experiences.  

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Nursery 'Spring activity session' - Monday 30th March 8:30-9:30am, come along for some fun experiences.  

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This week, we explored different things we could make using oats, and we chose a flapjack recipe. It was a great experience as we talked about how digital scales work. The children took turns watching the numbers change and understand the concept of weight. The flapjacks were a big hit, and all the children said they were “just right”.

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Big/Small, Heavy/Light, Full/Empty, Hot/Cold ….

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Big/Small, Heavy/Light, Full/Empty, Hot/Cold ….

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Through simple games and practical experiences children were developing their comparison & opposite mathematical concepts, vocabulary and critical thinking skills. They were confident to challenge themselves and happy and proud to show their skills .

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Children have been busy at the sewing corner making their own bags. This experience supports their creativity, problem solving and perseverance, while also developing their fine motor control. It was lovely to see them taking pride in their work.

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We would like to welcome Miss Alana to Castleview, who is our full time Equity & Excellence Lead.

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So lovely to see the children being creative in the art area, having fun exploring all the different resources and enjoying the process of making their own art. We talked about how we can use different sizes of brushes (big, medium and small) and explored different sizes of paper for our artwork.

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Thursday 4th March- world book day- your child may dress up for world book day- this is optional.

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Two weeks ago some of the children were curious about growing their own beanstalk. We carefully placed the beans inside ziplock bags with damp cotton wool then put them on the window to get sunlight and warmth. We were so excited this week to see the beanstalk beginning to grow!

Next week we will plant them outside in the soil and watch to see how tall they grow.

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Children have been demonstrating their understanding of Jack and the beanstalk by creating their own books and their own version of the story.

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Our focus story is Jack and the beanstalk. Children have been enjoying hiding the golden egg around the nursery. They have been using and practicing positional language such as “the egg was under the table, the egg was inside the box, the egg was beside the wooden block”.

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Your child’s Pre-school Orthoptist vision screening will take place on Thursday 26th February

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Excellent opportunity for local baby massage classes …..

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Excellent opportunity for local baby massage classes …..

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Learning shapes and positional languages through sewing experiences

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Learning shapes and positional languages through sewing experiences

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To celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns we had vegetarian haggis for snack. Some of the children enjoyed exploring a traditional Scottish food talking about how it looked, smelled and tasted.

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Parent Consultations: Please see your child's keyworker to arrange a time for your allocated Parent Consultation date in February.

February Break: Nursery will be closed week beginning 16th February and will return on Monday 23rd February.

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Dear Parents & Carers, we appreciate your support.

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Happy New Year and a big welcome to our new families who have joined us.

We welcome Miss Lauren to her new post as Early Years Practitioner, sharing the green group with Mrs Laing and we welcome Miss Dorota in her new post as an Early Years Assistant.

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Please find a copy of our nursery improvement plan....

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Please find a copy of our nursery improvement plan....

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This week the children continued their interest in pizza making. They explored different toppings, talking about savoury and sweet flavours. They also learned about the shape of a pizza “circle” and how when it’s cut is “half circle” and when it’s cut again it makes “four triangles”

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Mini Wonders is a welcoming, supportive series of sessions for families who may benefit from extra connection, creativity and support.

Free, eight-week creative programme for caregivers with 2-4 year-olds, designed with child-development experts.

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Thank you to all parents, grandparents & families who managed to attend the event. Just click and enjoy the pictures.

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Castleview Nursery Winter Activity - 28/11/25

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Fantastic to see the sewing area so busy this week. The children were making clothes for the dolls. They were learning how to thread a needle and how to keep themselves safe while using a sharp needle.

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Yellow groups Christmas lunch

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Christmas party and meeting Santa 2025

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Christmas party and meeting Santa

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Fire Brigade visited the nursery- Orange Group

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Fire Brigade visited the nursery- Orange Group

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The purple group enjoyed a visit from our local firefighters after learning about fire safety and people who help us. The children were very excited to get to sit in the fire truck and have a turn of using the hose. 

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After reading our focus story ‘The Gingerbread Man’, some of the children helped me with a fun experiment. We placed one gingerbread biscuit in a cup of water and another in a cup of oil and made predictions about what might happen. The children were amazed to see that the biscuit in the oil stayed intact!

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We have been talking to the children about being responsible by putting toys back when they have finished playing. We’ve also been helping them understand how to keep themselves and their friends safe in the nursery by picking up toys from the floor and sweeping the sand so no one slips. We have also been showing the children how important it is to respect each other and take care of our nursery and resources.

We are so proud of how well the children have taken this on board, they have been absolutely amazing at being responsible, safe, and respectful in the nursery!

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Following the children's interest in people who help us and their curiosity about fire, we had a special visit from the firefighters today. The children had a wonderful time taking turns using the hose and exploring the fire truck from the inside.

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Childrens Christmas party Friday 19th December

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Childrens Christmas party Friday 19th December

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Children's Christmas party is on Friday 19th December from 9am.

You are invited to come see your child/ren get their visit from Santa on Friday 19th December. Santa will arrive from approximately 10:30am and start with the following 4 groups first

Blue & Orange

Red & Purple

We then welcome the parents from the following groups to join from 10:45

Yellow Silver

Pink Green

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End of term news

We would like to share that Miss Nikki was successful in securing a permanent Early Years Practitioner position at Castleview Nursery. Welcome to the team Miss Nikki.

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So lovely to see so many parents joining us at our Winter Activity.

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Children have been enjoying creating letters to Santa. They have been drawing pictures to share what they would like for Christmas and posting into the letterbox.

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Thank you so much to all the parents who have joined us at the Christmas workshop so far. We’ve loved chatting with you and creating wonderful decorations for the children’s singalong. Our final session will be on Wednesday 10th December from 8:30. Can’t wait to see you all again.

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Notice

We have had a case of Head Lice, please check your child’s hair. Thankyou.

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It's in the bag show for children- Tuesday 9th December & Wednesday 10th December 10-10:45am

'Winter sing along'- The Nursery Winter Sing-along will be on Monday 15th December. Parents/carers are invited along from 1:45pm for a hot drink and mince pie, before joining the children for the sing-along. Please enter via the main office.

Children's Christmas lunch Wednesday 17th December

Friday 19th December- Children's Christmas party

Nursery closes from Friday 19th December and will re-open on Tuesday 6th January

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

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Floorbook - I can tell what I know about it.

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Floorbook - I can tell what I know about it.

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Goodbye Miss Lisa

We will be saying goodbye to Miss Lisa on Friday 28th November. The Children and Staff will be sad to see her leave but we wish her all the best on her new adventure.

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We have been exploring the concept of day and night. To support their understanding some children enjoyed using a torch and a globe to act out how the Sun shines on different parts of the Earth. We also played a game and had group discussions about our own routines during the day and at night.

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Outdoor Parental Engagement Program invitation.

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Outdoor Parental Engagement Program invitation.

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Early writing skills

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This week some children were exploring an Ukulele, it was lovely to see them experimenting with sounds and singing along as they played.

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We had another lovely session learning about how fire is important to us and how to keep safe around it. Children enjoyed the story of the Dragon sneeze and the toasted marshmallows.

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Have a look at our children pretending to be doctors and patients.

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Following on from Guy Fawkes the children have been talking a lot about firemen and policemen. Have a look at some of our children pretending to be on a fire engine and using the hose to put the fire out.

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Scan to access lots of Song and Rhymes at home 🎶 🎵

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Scan to access lots of Song and Rhymes at home 🎶 🎵

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Workmen are making our playground more safe!

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Workmen are making our playground more safe!