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We’d like to say a big thank you to Bangingbinz & Gardens in Galston for donating loads of buckets and spades for our garden! 🪣 Another big thank you is to @VaraniForumCafe for kindly donating resources for us to create our very own ice cream counter in the role play area! 🍦
The children in the Butterfly Room have been investigating under the sea & volcanoes! 🐠 🌋 There have been lots of fun learning experiences happening throughout the centre 🌊 We have also started transition visits for our pre-schoolers to explore @GalstonPS ☺️
Make sure to check out our Galston ECC blog! 🌈 🦋 Here you will find out what the children have been learning and information about the centre. This week we are posting some lovely bedtime stories read by staff to celebrate World Book Day 📚 https://t.co/GGM39AN6R6
This week the Rainbow Room have been having lots of fun! We celebrated Shrove Tuesday by making yummy pancakes 🥞 We have been developing our gross motor skills outdoors, climbing & balancing on our new crates! The children have also been learning how to take care of babies 👶
The children have been making the most of outdoors whatever the weather this month! 🌧 ☀️ They have been mark making, splashing in muddy puddles and creating amazing pirate ships from resources and loose parts outdoors 🏴☠️
In Galston ECC we have been celebrating Chinese New Year! 🇨🇳 Throughout both playrooms we have been making our very own dragons using clay, paper and junk modelling 🐉 All rooms have also been adventurous and tried brand new foods & had fun learning about a different culture 🍜🍚
The Butterfly Room had a lovely time celebrating Burns Day this week too! 🥳 The children tried some new Scottish foods, practised some highland dancing and listened to some bagpipes! 🏴
The Rainbow Room have been celebrating Robert Burns today and all things Scottish! 🏴 We have created our own tartan in the arts area and tried new and different food whilst having a Burns supper! ☺️🌈
Happy Friday everyone! 🥳 both zones have been super busy this week getting ready for Robert Burns Day and celebrating all things Scottish 🏴 There has been some dancing, baking and creating from all our children 🦋
Happy Friday everyone! 🥳 both zones have been super busy this week getting ready for Robert Burns Day and celebrating all things Scottish 🏴 There has been some dancing, baking and creating from all our children 🦋
Hello everyone! 👋🏼 Hope we’re all staying safe whether we’re at home or in the centre ☺️ Just a little reminder to check out your child’s e-learning journals for updates and activities that you can enjoy together at home 🎅🎄
On woodland Wednesday today we continued to explore our new wooded area! We were really interested in building our own structures. So we planned them out on paper before using natural materials to construct our dens. 🪵🌳🍁🍂
In the Butterfly Room we have been experimenting with some alien slime! 👽 We’ve been spending loads of time outdoors, participating in risky play and setup a vets in our role play area! 🐶 The children have also been doing a spot of decorating 🎨