2018-2019 – Page 20 – Hecklegirth Nursery

Beat The Bugs

Our Dumfries and Galloway RAiSE teacher has looked at our photos of the children learning about handwashing.

“This is always an interesting activity. Really drives home the importance of handwashing to beat the bugs.

Who did you borrow the UV light box from? I’m sure other schools might like to try this too.

Regards
Carol Moyes
RAiSE Teacher”

Adults and children alike are always surprised at the number of germs that appear on their hands. The UV light box was from the Health Protection team at Public Health and is certainly an interesting piece of equipment for the children to use.

“Starry Night”

The children in the Rainbow Room have been looking at Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” as inspiration in the art area. They have been experimenting with paint on foil using cotton buds to create their own version of “Starry Night” and we love the ideas that they produced. Why not have a look in Nursery to see their work close up but we thought that we would share a little gallery here too?
Click then click again on the photos to see their artwork and comments more clearly.

Great Week Lochie

Lochie’s family is delighted with his recent certificate:

“Great week Lochie, loving Hecklegirth Nursery 100%”

We are glad to hear that Lochie is enjoying his time with us. Thank you for taking the time to comment – we really appreciate it when our families leave us a comment.

How Clean Are Your Hands?

After learning about how to wash their hands properly, the children were able to check how well they had cleaned them by looking at their hands in a special machine that uses UV light to show up germs. As you can imagine, it was quite a surprise to some of them that they still had germs showing up on their hands so hopefully everyone will now be making an extra super effort with their hand washing from now on.

Handwashing Hygiene

As part of our Health and Wellbeing plan, the children have been learning lately about the importance of handwashing and how to do it well to avoid germs. Here are a few of the ideas in the Raindrop Room.

Archie: wash your dirty hands.
Louie: use water then soap, rub together, wash it all away …done.
Jasmin: use water first.
Imogen: after you sneeze you wash your hands.
Alisha: after we’ve been outside we wash our hands.
Finlay: I like having clean hands. They smell nice.

Word Of The Week

We have some interesting words as a focus this week. The Rainbow Room has chosen “semi-circle” as their “Word of the Week” as the children have been showing an interest in naming shapes in their play. The Raindrop Room staff will be focussing on the children learning what a “bug hotel” is. I wonder if you can guess what they have planned for the outdoor area this week?

Come And Play

We love it when our families come in to Nursery to play with the children and we are delighted that some parents and grandparents have already taken the opportunity to take part in a session. You are all welcome to come in as often as you wish for as short or long a visit as you would like: even if you want to pop in for half an hour, the children would love you to be part of our sessions. As you can see, the children love a visitor to chat to and play with, especially if it’s someone from their own family. Simply add your name to the grid on top of the children’s trays and have fun.