2014-15 – Page 27 – Hecklegirth Nursery

Outdoor Learning

Outdoor play continues to be very popular, particularly with the wonderful September weather we have been getting. Some of the children managed to work out how to make their own see-saw and everyone seemed to want a turn. Others enjoyed “buying” their snack at the outdoor shop which was selling cups of water and different types of fruit. Some children simply enjoyed sitting in the willow tunnel for a chat. As you can see, they all look happy and busy in their learning.
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Joe’s Crumble

Joe’s family is pleased that the children enjoyed making crumble with their apples:

“Oh wow that looks like so much fun.
Glad everyone got to make something tasty.
Joe was very proud of his crumble and thought it tasted delicious.”

Thanks again for your contribution. The children thoroughly enjoyed turning the apples into crumble and were very keen to taste their cooking.

Kacey’s Having Fun

Kacey’s family has been enjoying the photos on the blog and left a comment about the recent Family Learning activity:

“Kacey and mummy really enjoyed decorating a square for the wall , we will definitely be coming back to the next activity.. Thank you.”

Kacey had also had fun making her apple crumble:

“Kacey loves cooking/ baking she was so excited when she came home!”

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a message. We are pleased that Kacey’s enjoying lots of different activities in Nursery.

Thank You Joe

We had a lovely surprise this week when Joe W’s family brought us in lots of apples from their tree so we decided to make crumble. The children were able to develop their learning in lots of areas – learning about the importance of hygiene and safety in the kitchen, fine motor control, counting and chopping skills, using the technology of a microwave and the effect of heat on the apples.
Hopefully you can see the children demonstrating some of their new skills in our photos. Mrs. Alexander was certainly pleased with the crumble we took her as a surprise and we hope that the children enjoyed theirs too. Thank you very much to Joe’s family for bringing in the apples – you provided us with a great opportunity for fun learning.
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Great Fun

Henley’s Mum has been looking at some of our photos outdoors:

“Looks like Henley is having great fun.”

It’s true that the children all seem to love outdoor play. We have been lucky with the weather lately but the children enjoy outdoors in the sunshine, wind or rain and no doubt they will love snow too when it comes.

Vegetable Harvest

For those who were involved in last year’s growing project, we thought that you might like to see the vegetables that were lifted from the raised beds this week. Despite a hot summer holiday when the beds were not able to be watered, there still was a selection of vegetables to harvest. The children had great fun pulling them out and some spent a long time searching for the smallest carrot which was quite a competition.

Family Comments

Two more of our families have left a comment to say that they enjoyed the Family Learning activity last week:

“I enjoyed this as much as Summer and she was really surprised that mummy was there!”

“What a lovely picture Emma. Looks like you had great fun with daddy and Chloe making your pictures. Hope mummy can make it next time.”

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. We want to hear from as many of our families as possible and hope that the blog provides an insight into Nursery life.

Family Learning

Lewis’ Mum left a comment to say that her family enjoyed the craft activity:

“Thank you for inviting us to the Family Learning session – we all had a lovely time!”

We are glad that so many families took part and hope that more will enjoy these sessions in the future. Thank you for your kind comment.

Family Wall Hanging

We thought we’d share some of the work that the children and their families produced at the Family Learning activity last week. As you can see, there were lots of different ideas from everyone to decorate their squares. The Family Room will look great with your new wall hanging. Thank you to all those who took part.

Messy and Creative

Joe H’s Mum has been talking about what he enjoys in Nursery:

“Joe’s favourite activity at nursery is outdoor play. He enjoys getting messy and creative in the garden. Joe says he can’t wait to play in the snow!!!!!!!!”

The outdoors area is great fun and Joe loves it. I can imagine how you’re feeling about the snow Joe but I’m not sure we want it just yet. I wonder what other children enjoy best in Nursery?