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Some of the children helped pot up the plants that were kindly donated to us from Chris Cavens Ground Care. During the summer break a group of children walked down to Riccarton Garden Centre and chose the plants.

Later today we will deliver them to p1🌸🌺

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Welcome to all our new families starting today and Wednesday. We are looking forward to meeting you all and getting you settled into our wonderful nursery.

If you have any questions please ask a member of staff.

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Well done Mrs Corfield on completing her 10k Run for Wren at the weekend. Some staff and Wren's family were there to cheer her on. She has raised over £1900 so far, an amazing amount for the Love Oliver charity.

Still time to donate if you wish.

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lesley-corfield?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

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Good luck to Mrs Corfield on Sunday with her run for Wren. We are sure she will smash it. 🏃‍♂️

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Jessie did a brilliant job helping the staff with the weeding in the garden this morning. It’s a huge task but if any parents/carers have any spare time to help at anytime during the next week please let us know it would be much appreciated to keep our garden looking beautiful. 🌻

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The Run for Wren is this Sunday 16th August in Musselburgh. The money raised so far is £1,570. Thanks for all your generous donations. The children raised money from selling our nursery grown fruit and vegetables and they made £110. Thanks so much 🏃‍♀️🏅

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Today the Children enjoyed big bubbles in the garden. The Children were good at listening to instructions and were able to do this all by themselves. The Children were cheering each other on and clapping successful bubbles.

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Beep Boop! 🤖

Here are one of our finial robots for the competition on the 29th!

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We were busy making robots from recycling material. We will enter these into the competition for the Annual show of Currie Agricultural Society on Saturday 29th August.

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We are looking forward to welcoming back all returners on Wednesday 12th August. Please bring with you a named water bottles, bag with spare clothes and a pair of wellies. See you soon!

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Only a few weeks now until The Horticultural Show !

We are planning to set up at 9.20 am at Balerno High School on Saturday 29 th of August.

If any of the children fancy joining us to put out veggies into our display basket let me know.

We are also entering into the painted stone section and recycled robot section too , so might need a hand with that too !

The show opens at 1.30 pm and prize giving at 2 pm.

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The money raised so far for the Run for Wren is £1,335. This is an amazing amount, thanks for all the kind donations. 🏃‍♀️

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It’s nearly time for my 10K Run for Wren, it’s on Sunday 16th August in Musselburgh. Thanks so much to everyone for their kind donations so far. The money raised at the moment for the LoveOliver charity is £1155. 🏃‍♀️🏃

Lesley Corfield

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To improve outcomes for children in mark making and literacy skills.

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To ensure that Numeracy and Literacy benchmarks are used to track children's learning through planning and observation

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An improvement plan outlines the actions the nursery will take to enhance the quality of provision, learning, care and outcomes for children. It identifies priorities to work collaboratively to achieve high standards, promoting children's development and creating a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment.

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We had a go at making some butter and garlic butter this morning to go with our bread we made yesterday.

We shook the double cream until it separated . We added garlic and parsley to one butter and kept the other one plain .

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Today we helped Mrs Corfield train for her Run for Wren on the 16th of August. Everyone managed ten laps of the gym hall- great running everyone 🏃‍♀️🏃

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We made some pizza dough and kneaded it well. We then chopped onions , courgette , garlic , tomatoes and carrots from the garden and cooked with a tin of tomatoes and fresh basil . We rolled out the dough , added sauce and cheese a cooked in oven . We had it for snack along with salad from the garden . Yum!

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Some of the children loved getting messy today making mud pies .. they love squishing and pressing the mud together . They noticed that some were wet and some were drier . There was lots of chat of making bread / pizza dough and Ruan asked if we could make some pizza. We checked for ingredients and found a recipe to make pizza for snack 😋

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Today we went to the garden centre to choose some plants for our p1 fence.

Chris Cavens ( Eva’s dad )has very kindly has donated these for us. When he delivers them we will pot them up and add to our p1 area☺️🌺🌸

Much appreciated!

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Just a wee reminder than the annual Currie horticultural show is on 29 th of August and we will be entering a basket of veg that we have been growing in our nursery garden.

If you would like to enter there is a novice section ~

1. Pot plant

2. Painted stone

3. Woodwork item

4. Cherry tomato plant

5. Lego garden

6. 3 pieces of tray bake

7. Painted picture of a space ship

8. Miniature sunflower

9. Robot from recycled material

10. Animal made from fruit and/or veg

If you don’t fancy entering but would like to come along to support us , we will be there from 1.30 pm ☺️

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This morning some of the children helped harvest peas, tomatoes, courgette, cucamelons, onions and garlic from the garden.

We chatted about the colour of ripe tomatoes and why we had to wait until they were ready.

We then shelled the peas , compared the different sizes and had a cheeky taste before having alongside lunch.

We will dry the onions and garlic over next week or so. We will use some in cooking and keep some for entering the Horticulture Show at the end of the month 🧅🧄

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Last week we had a sale to the local community. The children harvested the veggies and made up wildflower posy jars. They spoke to the customers , identified the different vegetables, took in the donations and were polite to all the customers .

We totalled up all the money and made £110 for Love Oliver charity and £90 for the garden seeds , bulbs and compost. 🌸🥒🫜🫛

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We made pesto pasta from scratch today! We used the basil we grew in the garden for the pesto and made our own pasta with flour and eggs! It was very yummy!

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We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who attended our fundraising produce stall. Over the past 3 events we have raised a massive £200. £110 will go to the Love Oliver charity that Mrs Corfeild is fundraising for. The other £90 will be used by the nursery children to purchase growing materials for our lovely garden. The children have done such a brilliant job growing , harvesting and selling all the produce.

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We are delighted to confirm that Miss Barr will be taking on the full time role of Early Years Practitioner. Vicky has been with us for a couple of years now and is a valuable member of our staff team who all the children love!

We are also delighted to welcome Miss McCallum as a permanent, full time Early Years Assistant after taking on a temporary role. The staff and children are so pleased to that she has decided to continue her journey here at Currie Primary.

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We had the bread for snack this afternoon along with peas and cucamelon from garden .

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This morning we have made some bread for snack . We gathered some parsley and thyme from the garden. We measured and mixed our ingredients together and kneaded well. We then left it to rise for 1 hr.

We will then repeat the kneading and cook in the oven !🍞

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Yesterday we cut a few of our gorgeous Lilies so that the children could draw them . They looked and talked about the shape , colour and size of the flowers and one of them asked about the different parts of the flower . 🌺

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This morning some of the children helped with cleaning the mud kitchen pots and pans and some others helped to reset the area. Great helping!☺️

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This morning we harvested a couple of the colourful beetroots from the garden , we chopped some chives and parsley too.

We washed and grated the beetroot, cut the parsley and chives with scissors , squeezed the garlic through the press . We then added a couple of spoons of flour and Brooke cracked the egg open and whisked with a fork .

We gave it a good mix and then cooked on hob until crispy.

Hopefully everyone will give them a try for afternoon snack 🫜🤞

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A lovely treat today 🍦

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Freshly harvested cucumbers from polytunnel this morning !🥒

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Today we have been making our version of Forky from Toy Story. Ours are called Spoony!

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We celebrated 3 birthdays in Nursery today by making a delicious birthday cake for snack 🎂

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This morning we prepared some pasta sauce for snack .

We chopped the courgette and basil that we harvested from garden .we crushed the garlic and fried it all up with a tin of tomatoes and broad beans from yesterday🤩

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Today we harvested our broad beans and first cucumber .

We cooked to beans for couple of minutes then popped them out of pods . We need to think of a child friendly recipe and hopefully the children will try them!

We had cucumber for snack.. fingers crossed for more cucumbers soon.😋

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Orla and Aria picked some strawberries that were growing in our garden for snack. We are having them for snack with ice cream. Yum!!

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We are changing the way parents/carers book on to our Stay and Play sessions so it is accessible and fair for all.

We will publish a form at the start of term on the Padlet for you to submit your preferences of dates and these will be on a first come, first served basis. If our spaces are full we will let you know.

These sessions are very popular and it would be nice to give everyone a chance to attend throughout the year. We offer sessions monthly with the exception of August, December and June.

Only one parent/carer to attend and no siblings.

Thank you.

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Please help yourself to school uniform in the. nursery cloakroom.if you require bigger sizes just ask there is a huge supply in the school.

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We have a new ladder to add to our loose parts play in the garden. This can encourage challenge, gross motor skills, coordination and balance as well as turn taking and creativity.

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We harvested our next lot of potatoes for selling this afternoon.

Finn suggested we should have some for lunch so we cooked them and added garlic and fresh parsley. 😋

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Great water play outside today. The children made a ramp for the boats to slide down.

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We will be selling some of our own produce on Thursday 2nd July outside the nursery from 2-3pm. If you are passing please pop by. Donations welcome, cash only.

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Please note lunches are now on a 6 week rotation, menus are subject to change depending on delivery/supply. All dietary requirements catered for.

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This morning we picked some of the rhubarb and blackcurrants from the garden.

We washed and chopped up rhubarb , added blackcurrants then put the crumble together. We measured flour, butter and sugar and spooned into on to fruit mixture before cooking .

Looking forward to eating at afternoon snack 😋

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Thank you so much for all your kind donations for Run for Wren. The total raised so far for this LoveOliver Charity is £1060 which is amazing. Only 7 weeks until the big event. 🏃‍♀️

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We would like to wish you a warm welcome to Currie Primary School Nursery. Our team of dedicated staff are looking forward to working with you and your child and are sure we will have a successful jou

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We all had a fantastic time at the leavers party on Friday. The children were fantastic performing at their little show. We will miss all the children leaving but will hopefully still see most of them around the school.

Thank you for your lovely gifts, cards and kind words, we appreciate your thoughts and support.

Have a lovely Summer and good luck to all the children starting primary 1 in August.

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Yesterday we measured our sunflowers for our competition and The Rabbits won at 43 CM s tall 🎉

Hopefully we will get flowers soon !

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The children had a lovely afternoon in the sun and cooled down with a visit from our very own ice cream truck. Yummy! 🍦

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We enjoyed a visit from granny Rumbles today she entertained us with singing, her monkey, Tiddles and her banana phone. The children loved it.

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Some of the children were finding different ways of staying cool and avoiding being sprayed by Mrs Ross and the hose! 💦

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We harvested all the spinach and some strawberries for afternoon snack.

We picked all the spinach leaves from the plant then gave it a good wash. We peeled garlic and chopped and added to spinach in blender to make dairy free/ nut free pesto for pasta 😋

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The weather has finally changed and the children are enjoying playing outside. Please ensure they are appropriately dressed for the heat and have sun cream applied before arriving at nursery. We will top them up around lunchtime. We are encouraging lots of hydration breaks just like the World Cup and breaks indoors and the shade. We even managed an ice pole today too.

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This morning we noticed lots of ripe strawberries. Florence and Sophie checked for all the red ones and then cut them off. We then washed them and chopped them up for snack . Yum !

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We made £53.99 selling our Nursery produce. 

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We made £53.99 selling our Nursery produce. 

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The Children enjoyed their experience of preparing the flowers and herbs and selling them to parents and members of the public. We are grateful for all the money we raised.

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The kitchen staff dressed up in a retro theme to reflect the lunches the children were having today - macaroni cheese and caramel flan. The ladies and the dinner hall looked brilliant.

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We had some excellent helpers on our nursery stall today. The children have worked so hard planting , growing and harvesting a variety of salads, flowers , fruits and vegetables. So far we have made £17. Thank you to everyone involved.

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Just a wee reminder that we have our garden sale this afternoon at 2.30 pm.

We have bags of potatoes and salad , Flower posy jars and some carrots .

The money raised will be going towards seeds, compost and Run for Wren☺️

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As you may know Miss Walshe is moving to her new role after the summer as our P1 Early Years Practitioner. Miss Walshe will work in the school during term time and return to nursery during the school holidays. She is very excited to start her new role.

Mrs Neillings will return to the nursery after the summer and we are looking forward to her being part of the nursery team again.

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We had so much fun this morning at the nursery water fight 💦

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The children were excited to make a whale shark for the under the sea party. This prompted tots of conversation about sharks and other sea creatures.

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The children were excited to see the end result of our Octopus for our under the sea party.

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One of the children suggested making crisps with our potatoes from yesterday. We washed the potatoes and used the grater to slice them before putting them in the oven with a little oil. Most of the children tried them at snack time. 😋

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Please collect any wellies and all of your children's property before their last day. Medication must be collected on their last day.

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To celebrate the end of term we will be having our annual water day on Wednesday the 17th June. We will have lots of different activities such as, water balloons, a paddling pool and a slip and slide. Please put old clothes on your children in the morning that you don’t mind getting wet and muddy. Please also pack a full change of clothes, shoes, and a towel for your child so that we can change them after. If anyone has any water toys at home they would like to bring in with them please put their name on it so we can ensure they come home with it.  We have a limited number of water toys for the children so any extra would be great! Any further questions don’t hesitate to ask a member of staff.

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This morning we harvested some of the early potatoes .

We looked at sizes, colour and we also counted them. There were 30 white ones and 55 red ones , we also discussed what number is bigger .

We managed to pick 3 ripe strawberries too , we had to chop them very small for some of the children to have a wee taste.🍓🥔

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Thanks for all your generous donations so far. The children have helped to create a Wrenometer to show how much has been raised up until now.

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Please check lost property before Friday 19th June. Anything left after this date will be recycled.

Thanks

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The children have been excited to make an octopus using cardboard, paper mashie, paint and paper chains for the legs. We think it’s gonna look fantastic once it’s finished.

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The World Cup starts tonight with Mexico versus South Africa. We are continuing to design and colour pictures and are learning about all the countries strips and flags.

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After all the children’s hard work in the garden we have grown some beautiful flowers and delicious food. The children will be selling a variety of flowers and food. The stall will be open 2:30-3 on Wednesday the 17th of June in the nursery garden. One of the children wanted to raise money for charity so we have decided to put half of any funds raised to the Run for Wren fundraiser that Mrs Corfield is running for. The other part of the money will be spent on supplies such as soil and bulbs for our nursery garden. We ask for donations if possible for any produce purchased.

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Dear Parents and Carers of children leaving nursery,

We kindly ask that you please return your bedtime story bags and books before the end of term on Friday 26th June.

Kind regards,

Jenny

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It’s been a very rainy day in nursery today but the children have had lots of fun jumping in the puddles!

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Monday 10th August - Closed Inservice Day

Tuesday 11th August - Closed Inservice Day

Wednesday 12th August - Returning children resume

Saturday 29th August - Currie/Balerno Horticulture Show

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We continued to explore emotions at the play dough table , talking about what makes us feel happy , sad , angry .

Mack did a fantastic silly face !

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The children have been very creative with our play dough today. They have created themselves using a variety of materials and loose parts. We had lots of discussions about feelings and emotions.

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We have been making some decorations for the end of term party. Today we made jelly Fish. They look bright and colourful.

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Some of the boys and girls have enjoyed spending time at the woodwork bench this morning, they have been making planes and cars.

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We had an exciting day letting our butterfly’s free outside! We read ‘the very hungry caterpillar’ and then all sat down to set them free, it was so nice to see them flying about the garden!

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Mazin spotted the first ripe strawberry this morning. !

Since there was only 1 it was a bit tricky to share .

Mazin was the lucky taster after all the watering he has done .

Hopefully there will be lots more soon ! 🍓

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Today some of the children practised their wood work skills. They showed good concentration on what they were making using wood , nails, a hammer, safety glasses and different decorative pieces.

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Mrs Corfield is taking part in a 10k run in August for the wonderful charity Love Oliver who have been fundamental in supporting one of our nursery children, amazing Wren. Please take a moment to read the attached link and donate if you can.

Thank you!☺️

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Run for Wren. Lesley is running 2026 Scottish 10K for Wren and raising money for the LoveOliver charity.

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Help Lesley Corfield raise money to support LoveOliver

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Today was our final transition PEEP group. What a fantastic morning we had. We created our own musical instruments and had lots of fun moving our bodies along to a variety of action songs. Thank you to the families for taking part.

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If your child attends term time or an AM place we are having an Under the Sea themed party for all the children leaving to go to Primary 1 on Friday 26th June. As your child will be at nursery during the party they will be part of the celebrations and if they wish they can dress up in an Under the Sea theme.

Thanks.

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Some of the boys and girls have been enjoying making “doughnuts” in the mud kitchen this morning! They had lots of fun and made lots of different flavours!

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It’s pyjama day in nursery tomorrow, Thursday 4th June. Children can come dressed to nursery in their pyjamas if they would like to 😊

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We have 8 freshly home grown lettuces for sale today. Some of the children will be selling them at pick up time for a small donation .

Any produce sold over the summer months will go towards seeds, bulbs and compost . ☺️