2018-2019 – Page 24 – Hecklegirth Nursery

Science In Action

Carol Moyes, Dumfries and Galloway RAiSE teacher, has been looking at some of the recent posts which show our Science activities.

On our water cycle activity she commented, “What a great investigation. Books are a fantastic way to make links to science. Have you seen the STEAM-a-Story resources on our website? There are lots of STEM ideas linked to this year’s Scottish Book Trust books.”
We will have to have a look at those thank you.

Mrs. Moyes also liked the photos of bridge building in the rain: “Yet more amazing STEM in action from Hecklegirth Nursery! When I first saw the pictures I thought you had had snow; did you add washing up liquid to the puddles? “
We did add washing up liquid to our puddles. It will be interesting to see what the children decide to do when we do get snow.

Start Of Term

Tomorrow, Monday 7th January, will be the start of term and we are looking forward to seeing everyone again, along with the twelve new children who will also be getting ready for their first day. We hope that they are excited to be starting Nursery and are looking forward to making new friends. No doubt everyone will make them feel welcome and we hope that this is the beginning of a happy experience for the children and their families.
Our extended sessions start from tomorrow so we look forward to seeing you from 8.00 onwards depending on your chosen hours.

Raindrop Room

At the end of term some of the children had the opportunity to play in the new Raindrop Room in preparation for our move there. As you can see, it was very exciting looking for their new coatpegs and the children showed great confidence to investigate all that was on offer in the new space. As you may have noticed last term, we have shared new furniture and resources between each space so all the children will be able to enjoy access to appealing and well resourced areas when they return next week.

Scientists In Action

The book “The Drop Goes Plop” provided the children last term with an insight into where rain comes from and they had the opportunity to experiment with rainmaking in a science activity where they investigated how many drops of paint they needed in their cloud before the rain appeared below.
As you can see this was a very popular activity and the children enjoyed experimenting with colour mixing as well as learning to use a pipette, carry out close observation and discuss their findings. Great work boys and girls!

Engineers Of The Future?

Whatever the weather, lots of our children always enjoy being outdoors and adapt their play to the environment they find. Recent heavy rain and big puddles provided the opportunity for some great teamwork and problem solving as the children worked together to build bridges. There was some super discussion about possible solutions to crossing the water and it was wonderful to hear the children listening to each other and following through their plans to make a path across the huge puddle. I wonder if we have some engineers of the future here?

New Year Activities

As 2019 approaches, we thought you might like to hear about some new activities in our area to start off the new year. Click on the link below to see the poster.

Balance Bikes and Rackets Toddlers Annan

Christmas Jumpers

On the last day of term some of the children participated in Christmas Jumper Day, putting a smile on everyone’s face with their super outfits. Here is a selection of the children in their festive tops.
Click then click again on photos for a clearer view.

Family Baking

Towards the end of term Eileen, our Family Learning Co-ordinator, organised a family Christmas baking session which was an opportunity to try out the oven in our new room. It was lovely to see so many of our families take part and we think that you all made a good job of your biscuits.

Hungry Reindeer

We hope that Rudolph and his friends are hungry tonight as they are going to be left lots of tasty food by the children from Hecklegirth Nursery. Here are some of the afternoon children busy preparing a little snack for them.

Reindeer Food

The last few weeks have been so busy in Nursery as we learned the songs for our Christmas celebration, made cards and decorations and decorated the tree … but one of the most important jobs of all was making our reindeer food. Here are some photos of the morning children busy with their preparations. Don’t forget to put it out tomorrow tonight boys and girls so that the reindeer can have a tasty little snack on their long journey. We will post photos of the afternoon children soon.