As we continue to learn about our community, Neve decided to design her own street which we’re sure you’ll agree is fantastic. As well as producing a wonderful drawing, she has taken her time to carefully write the names of her buildings. Miss Wilson was as impressed as us and decided that Neve’s work should be displayed on the school achievement board. Well done, Neve! We hope you are as proud of your work as we are.
If you click on the photo you’ll get a better view of Neve’s super street.
Category: 2012 – 2013
Star Award Winners
Well done to this week’s Star Award winners. As always, Miss Wilson was very impressed with our Nursery children. This week two of them received certificates for being helpful and for always trying their best. Well done to you both. We hope your families are proud of you.
Our “Special Books”
Thank you to those of you who have returned the children’s “special books” and for taking the time to provide us with feedback on your child’s progress. Finlay’s Mum has left us a lovely comment on the blog:
“We thought Finlay’s special book was really good and it tells us that Finlay is progressing well at nursery, keep up the good work Finlay and well done to the nursery staff as his book is very detailed we really enjoyed reading it.”
We hope that you have all enjoyed sharing the children’s “special books” with your families and ask that those who have not yet returned them, do so early next week so that we can continue to record your child’s achievements. Please remember that you can look at your child’s book at any time in Nursery – they are on display in the book area in each room.
Learning About the Past
Recently both the Sunshine and Rainbow Rooms were lucky to have visits from children’s grannies who gave us a fantastic insight into life in the past.
Rohan’s Granny is an expert on how life used to be in Hecklegirth School because she was a teacher here for a long time. It was great to be able to compare school life then with now and the children certainly didn’t like the sound of “the belt” which was used in her time.
Katie’s Granny talked to the children about how the buildings in Annan had changed and brought in some pictures of the shops from years ago. The children also compared their favourite toys with the ones she had played with and talked about school life.
Thank you so much to both Katie and Rohan’s Grannies for providing first hand insight into the past for the children, especially when it was so relevant and local for us. Your stories certainly captured the children’s imaginations and brought the past to life.
When I Was a Boy in Hecklegirth …
As we are learning about our community, Rory’s Dad kindly came in to Nursery this afternoon to tell us what life in Annan was like when he was a boy. He was a Hecklegirth pupil and told us about walking to school on his own when he was five which the children
didn’t think they would be doing when they go to Primary 1. We even saw photos of him in Hecklegirth School a long time ago and learned lots about his life as a child in Annan.
We want to thank Rory’s Dad for showing us all his super photos and for taking time to share his experiences.
An Insight to Nursery Life
Thank you to those who have returned the children’s “special books” with our evaluation sheet. It’s very helpful to get your comments about your child’s progress and we look forward to more of your feedback. Thank you to Reece’s Mum for her recent comment on the blog:
“Enjoying seeing what Reece has been up to at nursery both on the blog and in the book, he tells me more about what he has been up to when he sees the pictures.”
We hope that the books and the blog are providing an insight to daily life in Nursery for all our families.
Proud Families
We hope that everyone is enjoying having their “special books” home this week and that you are sharing your achievements with your family and friends who will doubtless take great pride in what they see.
Bethany’s Mum left a comment to say how happy she is with Bethany’s achievement in getting a Star Award last week:
“Well done Bethany! We’re so proud of you. Keep up the good work!”
We look forward to hearing all your comments when you return the “special books” later in the week. We would also appreciate it if you could please complete our comment sheet prior to our parental consultations.
Marie Curie Mini Pots of Care
Along with many schools and nurseries throughout the country, the children celebrated “Mini Pots of Care Day” last week by decorating pot wrappers for the daffodils they had nurtured over the winter and then taking their pots home to someone they care about. As well as being a fantastic opportunity to contrbute to society, this project provided great opportunities to learn about how plants grow.
As a result of the generous sponsorship of families and friends, we are delighted to be able to send a grand sum of £234.70 to Marie Curie Cancer Care. We would like to say a huge thank you to those of you who helped us raise this excellent total. We feel sure that our donation will be put to good use.
Congratulations to Harli
Last week Harli did very well and received a Star Award from Miss Wilson. Her family left a lovely message for her:
“Mummy and Daddy are very proud of Harli for getting her certificate and being caring towards others!”
Well done Harli! You deserved that certificate.
Star Award Winners of the Week
Well done to this week’s Star Award winners. They have all shown themselves to be kind and caring pupils who are good at helping others and sharing. Don’t they look proud with their certificates?
