We would like to share a post from the Facebook page of Dumfries and Galloway’s NHS Speech and Language Therapy team who lead the training for Communication Champions.
Huge congratulations to Mrs. J. Carruthers who, we are delighted to say, will continue her great work in Nursery next year.
Why not have fun making some noise? You can make our own musical instrument using elastic bands and some junk boxes. If possible, find different sizes and thicknesses of elastic bands which can then be put around a box. You can cut a sound hole in your box under the elastic band, a bit like a tissue box. Better still if you have an old tissue box and the hole is already made for you.
Some things to try out-
If you don’t have elastic bands at your house, why not try using empty, dry juice bottles or a crisp cardboard tube to make an instrument? Add rice, lentils or pebbles from outdoors, put the lid on (don’t forget this bit!) and you have a shaker ready to play along with any music you enjoy.
If you were joining in the Thursday night clapping recently, you may already have created your own drum kit using pots, pans, lids and wooden spoons. Try a metal spoon or a plastic ladle to see what sort of noise that makes.
We will be keeping our ears peeled for some great bands in Annan over the next few days.
Just look at the super writing that Macaulay and Ariannah have done to thank Mrs. Gray for their card. Mrs. Gray is delighted with your kind thoughts and we are all very impressed with your super writing. Thank you for being so kind both of you and for all your hard work. It is lovely to hear from you.
Yet again, Isaac and his family have shown great kindness in making and delivering some beautiful bread to Mrs. Kirkpatrick. She was delighted with their kind gift and said that it was delicious and particularly enjoyed it with her favourite topping of cheese on toast with black pepper. It certainly does look very tasty. Very well done Isaac for being so kind and thoughtful.You are becoming very good at baking. 
It has been lovely to hear how much the children have enjoyed getting their letters from Nursery staff and we have a message from Tilly’s family about hers:
“Tilly loved her letter, she has popped it in her special box. Thank you Mrs K xx”
It is lovely to hear that Tilly will treasure her letter. Thank you very much for letting us know.
We would like to remind you that the service below continues to be available for anyone seeking advice.
Mrs. Gray has been enjoying some of your Sports Day photos and videos:
“Looks like you fun with your big sister Tilly. Well done. X”
“Great activity James and Lily. Its tricky to keep the egg on the spoon. Well Done. X”
It is so lovely to see you all. Please keep sharing your videos and photos.
Through play, children learn to make sense of the world around them.
Play is important because it helps young children to develop a range of skills. These include physical development, language skills, creativity and problem solving.
This June edition of the Early Years Team newsletter provides seven fun activities for you to enjoy at home with your children. Click on “Go to this Sway” below to see their great ideas with simple instructions and wonderful photos to inspire you. We hope that your children have lots of fun while they learn.
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This week’s rhyme is “Three Blind Mice”.Click on the video below and join in to help you learn this rhyme.
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Mrs. Kirkpatrick has been looking at our recent photos and left a message re Lily and James’ Sports Day:
“Well done Lily and James super idea x”
She also wanted to thank Tesco for donating the plants for our planter:
“Thank you Edith and Tesco very much appreciated your your donation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 X”
All the staff are certainly delighted with their kind generosity.
