Billy Pre-School

Billy’s
Pre-School Learning

Journal

Stars
Group

Elderbank Early Years

Settling back into Early Years and having fun. Welcome back Bi y.

Billy enjoys exploring all the areas in the playroom he has
settled in well. Billy especially loves outside on the little trike

and he enjoys his lunch at nursery too.

Playing in the water
catching the ducks.

I’m eating lunch 

Billy enjoyed his first
lunch at nursery.

Billy likes to use the August 2021
scissors and snip the
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play dough.

Billy is the Star Helper ⭐

August 2021

I’m the star helper 

Ticking the names on the register ✔ and
saying good morning. Billy then counted his

friends in the star group ⭐

Billy loved being the star helper. Well done Billy
you did a great job

Playing with the September 2021
prams 

Billy was curiously exploring the hole punch and wondered how it
makes the two little holes on the paper. He enjoys making
pictures to take home.

My Personal Learning Plan Child’s Plan
September - December
I would like to learn about ...
Happy with plan
I am learning to take responsibility for and begin
to plan my own learning. As part of my PLP

targets I identified that I want to play with the
bikes outside.

Going so fast

 
September 2021
Shared on Seesaw. 14.09.2021

Playing with Freya September - December Playing with Leighton
in the water. 

Sharing the puzzle

Bundle 3/5 Billy loves playing Dominoes. He has been
Billy is learning to play co-operatively, share with learning how to play the game and wait for

others and take turns. his turn. Well done Billy

They are growing in I was doing
the tyre Lightning
McQueen jigsaw
September - December

I’m putting the
balls in the box.

I’m sharpening the Billy said “ I was doing a lightning McQueen puzzle and
pencils because there is a race car on the track and he is going to win the
they’re broken.
race.” Well done Billy. ⭐

Bundle 4/3 Making pasta it’s
Billy is learning to listen and respond to who, what, where, not ready yet 

when and why questions. Billy was making pasta
for dinner but it wasn’t

ready yet

That’s a number September - December
eight.  I was putting the
numbers in.

Billy can confidently recognise and order
numerals to 10, he knows the number
before and after too. He is beginning to
explore bigger numbers. Billy enjoys

reciting the number rhymes at group time.
He enjoyed joining in with 1 potato 2
potatoes nursery rhyme.

Bundle 2/5
Billy is learning to identify and use numerals to 10 during play

experiences.

October 2021 Playing pass the
pumpkin 
I’m a pumpkin 
Pumpkin Billy had lots of
spooktacular fun at the
Halloween Party. He enjoyed
the party games and had a

spooky feast.

September - December 2021

Learning to draw a person
adding in some features.

Sharing with others and
taking turns.

Carving pumpkin 

Happy 4th birthday Billy
from all of your friends

at nursery

We all sang happy birthday to Billy, he
got a football birthday card and then
chose 2 little gifts from the birthday

box.

I’m 4 

September - December

I’m in the woods 

Billy had lots of fun at the
woods. He enjoyed

climbing the trees, playing
on the tree swing and then

it was time for some
yummy snack

Helping to decorate 2021
the Christmas tree
I opened the
Billy participated in a calendar 
range of Christmas
Billy was excited to open
crafts the advent calendar and

eat the delicious
chocolate

I’m pulling the 2021
cracker 
Pulling a cracker and
enjoying Christmas lunch



2021 2021

Billy enjoyed participating in all the party
games and activities

97.67% Evaluation of Learning Plan
September - December

Billy is happy to be back at nursery after the summer
holidays. He has been learning to play co-operatively,

share and take turns. Billy is a helpful and friendly
little boy and is forming lovely friendships, he is

beginning to learn about showing respect for others.
Billy enjoys being the star helper at group time and

can carry out his star helper jobs confidently. He
especially enjoys singing the days of the week song

and learning the number rhymes at group time.
He has shown a great understanding of phonological

awareness skills, especially his understanding of
rhyme. Billy can identify, order and use numerals to
10 confidently and he is beginning to explore bigger

numbers.
Well done Billy you have worked hard this term.

19.1.2022



19.1.2022
Shared on Seesaw. December 2021

My Personal Learning Plan Child’s Plan
January - March
I would like to learn about ...
Happy with plan
I am learning to take responsibility for and begin
to plan my own learning. As part of my PLP
targets I identified that I want to make
playdough.


I’m playing with the
playdough

January 2022

January - March

Putting my hat on.

Billy can get his puddle suit and
wellies on independently.

Billy put his hat on first.

Billy managed his own zip he was so proud of himself. Well
done Billy

Bundle 11/5
Billy is learning to manage fastenings independently.

January - March
Billy drew a lovely person with some good detail.

Bundle 13/5
Billy is learning to draw a detailed person with a head, body,

arms, legs and features.

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3.03.2022

Bi y drew himself and his brother
Al e.

10th March 2022

January - March

Billy can describe some features and
properties of shapes. He can recognise

and count the corners and straight
edges of familiar shapes.

Bundle 8/6 It’s a triangle 
Billy is learning to describe some features and properties of

shape during play e.g. Straight, curved, corner, and edge.





Small world play.

Painting a picture
using the comb and
making a pattern.

January - March

Playing outside in all
weather and having fun.
January - March

Billy had lots of fun taking part in all 31st March 2022
the Easter activities.

PLP goes Evaluation of Learning Plan






here January - March

Billy has worked hard to achieve all his targets
this term. He has been learning to manage

fastenings and can fasten the zip on his jacket.
Billy has been exploring the concept of pattern
and can copy and continue a shape and colour

pattern.
He has been learning about the features and
properties of shapes and he can identify them

within his environment counting how many
edges and corner they have. Billy has a great
understanding of phonological awareness skills

and understands rhyme and alliteration.
Billy enjoys group time and he always has good
listening and attention, he participates with all

the songs and rhymes.
As part of Billy’s transition into primary school
he has enjoyed visiting the woods and meeting
the class teachers, they took part in some fun

activities together.
He is a superstar, well done Billy. ⭐

March 2022

My Personal Learning Plan Child’s Plan
April - June
I would like to learn about ...

I am learning to take responsibility for and begin
to plan my own learning. As part of my PLP

targets I identified that I want to build a tower.

I was building a
tower.




April 2022

B for Billy.  I was doing the
register. 

April - June

Billy was so proud to show off his writing skills at group
time, he sat with great concentration forming some letters

from his name. Well done Billy.

Billy was confident when taking on the role of the
teacher at group time. He marked the register and said

good morning to his friends. He was a superstar ⭐

Bundle 3 (0-23a)
Billy is learning to adopt different roles when working

individually or as part of a group.

April - June

Letters and
numbers. 

Bundle 9/3
Billy is learning to recognise the difference between letters

and numbers.

April - June
1+1=2

Bundle 2/4
Billy is learning to touch and count a set of objects beyond 10

and begin to explore early addition.

Good Luck and enjoy the next

chapter of your learning
journey into primary 1 Bi y. ⭐

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Billy had a great time at the
woods with his Dad and enjoyed
taking part in all the woodland

activities together.



98.17% Evaluation of Learning Plan
April - June







Billy is enjoying outdoor play especially our
wooded area, he is totally independent when

getting ready for outdoor activities.
He is learning to recognise the difference
between letters and numbers and can tell the

difference with ease.
Billy has planted and looked after some
strawberry plants and he has been learning
about what they need to live and grow. He
continues to enjoy learning about early addition
and has a keen interest in numbers. He is a

superstar

Billy enjoyed visiting his new class teacher Mrs
Cook and the Primary 1 environment as part of
his transition. He has worked so hard and I am
so proud of him. I will miss his cheery wee face

and chat in our Stars Group.
Good luck Billy ⭐

June 2022

Working hard and having fun at Elderbank Early Years. ⭐

September 2021

The sun has gone down it’s the
moon.

My mum