2018-2019 – Page 18 – Hecklegirth Nursery

Building For Bugs

The children and staff in the Raindrop Room are continuing to develop their new environment and recently began work on a bug hotel. Some of the children remembered making the bug hotel earlier in the year in the Rainbow Room garden and were keen to make one for their new garden. We think that they must have made a good job of their hotel as we have seen so many ladybirds in their garden over the last week. Let’s hope that the ladybirds tell all their friends about this super hotel.
Here are a few quotes from the children and photos of them busy at work making their new bug hotel.
Anthony: I put water on the cardboard. It made it wet for the bugs. I don’t like spiders.
Finlay: we made houses for ladybugs. We used bricks and sticks.
Matthew: we made a home for all the bugs. We used sticks, bricks, straw and cardboard. The bricks have lots of holes in for the bugs to live in.
Alisha: we made a home for the bugs. I’m rolling the box up for the bugs to sleep in. I love bugs. Purple bugs are my favourite.
Emily B.: we made a home for the bugs. We put straw in it. It keeps them warm.
Archie: we made a bug hotel. Bugs like little holes to live in. I put damp cardboard in the holes so it was wet for the bugs.

Engineers Of The Future?

I wonder if we have some engineers of the future here in Hecklegirth Nursery? The children in the Raindrop Room have been very busy investigating an old TV to find out what is inside it and to build confidence using tools. We thought that we would share a few of their comments and photos of them busy at work.
Louie: I’m fixing this bit.
Matthew: I screwed it in.
Ellie: I’m fixing the screen.
Finlay: I’m trying to get these parts out.
Kai: I see another screw.
Leah: we’re screwing some nuts on.
Archie: it’s electricity.

Congratulations

Congratulations to these two recent award winners. We hope that you are proud of your certificates.

Valentine Cards

With discussions in Nursery last week about who they love and who cares for them, some of the children created their own Valentine cards to take home. We love that they are all different and individual as a reflection of the children’s ideas.

Word Of The Week

Our “Words of the Week” this week will be shop assistant in the Rainbow Room and perform in the Raindrop Room.

Measuring And Counting

Measuring and counting are a big part of making playdough and some of the children are becoming very adept at following instructions to make their own dough. It’s much more fun to play with dough that you have made yourself and the children are very keen to follow the recipe and choose their own colours. Good listening and counting skills are developing with each batch that they make. Here is a little group of chefs busy at their work.

A Chat And A Treat

You can’t beat a fire for a chat and a tasty treat on a chilly day and the Raindrop Room certainly seemed to enjoy their recent outdoor cooking experience. Marshmallows and toast were on offer and most children enjoyed cooking their own, showing good listening skills to stay safe.

Hearts And Hugs

Eileen, our Family Learning Co-ordinator, has sent us photos from today’s Story and Rhyme session. She said, “Our Family Learning stories, rhymes and fun session this morning was all about Valentines Day. There were lots of hearts and hugs.”
It certainly looks like you’ve had good fun.

Shape Hunt

With a recent focus on shape in the Rainbow Room, some of the children took a walk round part of the school to see if they could find any shapes in their environment. It was amazing how many shapes this little group found and they even took most of the shape photos themselves. Great work!

Disco Time

It’s our Valentine’s Disco tonight from 6.00 until 7.30. Entry is £1 and Nursery children are all welcome provided an adult stays with them. We hope to see lots of you there having fun.