After our recent Family Breakfast event, you were invited to take home the breakfast menus which included recipes for tattie scones and oatcakes. Mollie and her Mum followed the tattie scone recipe to make some heart shaped scones in preparation for Valentine’s Day and have sent us a photo of their finished product. What a good job you’ve done – your scones look too good to eat. If anyone else has photos to share with us, we would love to see them.
Photos of our Family Breakfast will be posted here soon.
Category: 2014-15
We Love The Hecklegirth Monsters
More of our families have been enjoying our gallery of Hecklegirth monsters.
“Kacey had fun making her monster, she said she was going to call him Robbie after Robbie Burns!” Good name choice Kacey.
“All the Hecklegirth Monsters are brilliant. Great work by everyone. I especially like Sparkle she is lovely.”
We love your monster too Orla and agree that all the monsters are super. Thanks to all those families who helped their children make the monsters at home.
Scottish Art
Chalk, pens, paint and glue have all been in action in the art and craft area to produce a range of work based on our learning about Scotland. As you can see, the children used different ways to design tartan and to make their own Scottish flags. We were impressed with all their work and have put up a display in the dinner hall to share with the rest of the school.
Monster Comments
Two of our families have enjoyed looking at some of the Hecklegirth monsters that were made at home.
“Callum really enjoyed making his own version of the Hecklegirth monster. We loved looking at the pictures of all the different monsters. Well done everyone.”
“Sophie had a fantastic time making this monster its the prettiest monster I have ever seen.”
It’s nice to hear that Callum and Sophie both had fun making their own monsters. We loved that there were so many different ideas of what the monster should look like.
Hecklegirth Monsters
We would like to share some of the Hecklegirth monsters that the children recently designed and made at home with their families. Inspired by our discussions of the Loch Ness Monster they have produced some wonderful models and drawings of their own. I wonder what the Loch Ness Monster would think of them?
Family Breakfast
We would like to remind you that the Family Breakfast event will be held tomorrow, 5th February, for the children and their families from the Sunshine Room. If you returned the slip to say that you plan to attend, this will be in the school dinner hall at 9.00 for morning children and 2.30 for those in the afternoon. Rainbow Room children and their families will take part on Friday, 6th February, at the same times. We look forward to seeing you all then.
Celebrating Our Learning About Scotland
Several parents have been enjoying our posts about Burns and learning about Scotland.
Lewis’ Mum said, “What a lovely photo!! All looking very smart in their tartan! I was so sorry that I couldn’t manage to attend the Burns Day event, but was over the moon that Lewis’ Dad recorded it for me! All the children sang beautifully and I was very proud of Lewis!”
Savannah’s Mum was pleased with the photo of her on the day of our Burns celebration: “Lovely pic xx”
We also had a comment from Summer’s Mum who said, “Summer is loving her time at Nursery and the topic just now about Scotland!”
The children certainly seemed to have responded well to learning about Scotland and they did us proud on the day of our Burns celebration.
Snow Scenes
Although the winter weather caused Nursery to be closed one day last week, there was still plenty of snow in the garden to have fun with when we returned. Despite our best efforts, it was tricky to make a snowman but the children soon produced alternative ways to use this exciting resource. Snow angels and snow castles, made using buckets, were very popular as was rolling tyres and barrels through the snow to investigate what tracks they made. We made snow pies instead of mud pies and there were some super discussions about where the best snow was, how long it would stay and what would happen to it.
Successful Learners
The certificates this week were awarded to two children who have made super progress with their writing. Both of them have shown great concentration and hard work in the writing area and it has certainly paid off. Well done to you both – we are impressed with your learning.
School and Nursery Closure
Sorry for the closure today but weather conditions were so poor on the roads that they were not safe for staff travelling to work. Mrs. Alexander attempted to get to school at 6a.m. but turned back at Carrutherstown when she got stuck!! Keep checking www.dumgal.gov.uk and Westsound radio for updates but, weather permitting, we will be open to pupils tomorrow.
