We would like to remind everyone that this week, 15th to 19th May, is Health Week at Hecklegirth so the children will be taking part in several exciting activities that have been arranged for us. As some of these events will be outdoors, please ensure that your child has suitable footwear and clothes with them for whatever the weather brings to be able to fully enjoy what is on offer. We are unsure whether this will mean suncream and hats or warm jumpers but we want to make sure that everyone has great fun learning about a healthy lifestyle.
Category: 2016-2017
Beautiful Butterflies
As we are talking about minibeasts and lifecycles in Nursery, the children have been taking the opportunity to learn about symmetry in the patterns and colours of butterflies. They have used different ideas to create their butterflies which have provided variety for our colourful display.
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Spring Walk To School Week
Next week is “Spring Walk to School Week” running from Monday 15th to Friday 19th May. The underlying intention of the initiative is to encourage pupils to walk to school or actively travel by bike, scooter etc. where it is safe to do so.
Junior Road Safety Officers in our school will be collecting numbers of those walking or travelling actively. Dumfries and Galloway Council is keen to promote this activity throughout the region and we hope that lots of Nursery children take part next week, particularly as it will be a whole school and Nursery Health Week.
Super Effort
Very well done to last week’s award winners who both received certificates for displaying super effort when practising races for our Fun Activity Day.
The Grand Opening
When we arrived back in Nursery on Monday our super new climbing frame had been constructed and secured in the ground but the children had to resist temptation for one more day to ensure that everything was complete. This was no easy task for some because that climbing frame just looked so inviting.
However the grand opening arrived today with a huge cheer and rush of excitement as the children explored our fantastic new outdoor resource and, as you can see, it was very popular.
We would like to say huge thanks to Davie Bell and Liam Mitchell who worked so hard to install the climbing frame – we really appreciate all your help.
Massive thanks also go to the ‘Hecklegirth Fundraisers’ group who gave us a very large donation towards the purchase of this wonderful resource. We appreciate all the effort and organisation that goes in to the fundraising events that make this kind of donation possible and are very grateful for your support. We hope that Nursery families continue to support the ‘Hecklegirth Fundraisers’ events, such as the upcoming barbecue, as they do such good work for the school and Nursery community.
All we need to do now is sit back and enjoy the joyful little faces having fun. One little voice was heard saying today, “This is the best climbing frame I’ve ever been on in my whole life” so we think it’s passed the test.
“Hecklegirth Nice Place”
Last week a group of the morning children worked very well together to plan and make a super den. They were creative in the way that they used materials round about them and were delighted with their efforts when it was finished. The final touch had to be a banner so a few of them worked hard to make a sign and they decided that their den would be called “Hecklegirth Nice Place”. It was such a lovely surprise for the afternoon children to arrive at Nursery to find such a wonderful den to play in. Well done boys and girls! You showed great imagination, perseverance and teamwork.
“Sunflowers”
Having been inspired by our recent discussions about Vincent Van Gogh and his “Sunflowers” work, the children have been keen to create their own sunflower artwork which is now part of a beautiful, bright display alongside some of their daffodil paintings. We would like to share a selection of some of their art but please take the time to have a look at the display in Nursery too.
Well Done!
Enid’s family is very proud of her recent award:
“A little later than intended catching up with the blog, but Enid’s ‘increased confidence ‘ was a very welcome surprise, and she was very proud to show us. Enid can be very shy so this certificate gives us some reassurance that she is building her confidence.”
Very well done Enid! You thoroughly deserved your certificate and we are very proud of you too.
What Is Happening In The Garden?
Here are some interesting pictures from our outdoor area today. I wonder what could be happening here boys and girls? Our two hard working helpers were very busy all day and, as you can see, Miss Kerr was providing a helping hand too. We think that by the time you come to Nursery on Monday there will be some exciting changes almost complete in our garden. Fingers crossed for some good weather next week.
Buddies
This week the children who are moving to Primary 1 at Hecklegirth found out who their buddies will be. The Nursery pupils met their individual Primary 6 buddies when they came to play and, as always, the buddies showed great skills and attitude with our Nursery children. It was lovely to see them organise a game of “Duck Duck Goose” outdoors which the children loved. We have now planned visits to the school playground and the buddies will go with the children on these visits to encourage and support them both in the empty playground and when the rest of the school is out. Thank you to all the Primary 6 buddies for doing a super job.
