After hearing about the children decorating pebbles for our outdoor area, Leah’s Granny kindly gave us a box of shells to add to our display. As you can see, the children were enthusiastic to sponge various patterns on to their shells which they finished off with a dash of glitter. Thank you to Leah’s Granny for providing us with a fun activity which the children thoroughly enjoyed. Look out for our new shells in the garden any day soon.
We would like to remind you that Hecklegirth Fundraisers are holding their AGM on Monday 25th September at 6.00. All children in our school and Nursery benefit from the super efforts of this fundraising group so it would be great if Nursery parents could help to support them by popping along to their meeting where you can find out what they do and how to become involved as part of our community.
Congratulations to the worthy award winners from last week. Very well done both of you.
As part of our work for Maths Week, the children focussed their learning on shape and have experimented with printing using shapes in the art area. As you can see they have produced some bright, attractive pieces of artwork at the same time as developing their learning about maths.
Click on the photos to find out the names of the artists.
Last week some of the morning children enjoyed an outdoor fire for the first time. There were several very patient observers watching and waiting for the fire to take hold and, once it got going, they were not disappointed. It is amazing how calming and relaxing it can be simply watching the flames of a fire and the children certainly seemed to enjoy this experience to the extent that some were making an imaginary campfire the next day. Well done boys and girls for listening well and staying safe when we made our first fire. Hopefully we will have another one soon for the afternoon children.
The pebbles that the children decorated so beautifully for our bug hotel area of the garden have now been put outdoors and we think that they look super. The children looked carefully at the area and decided for themselves where they thought the pebbles would look best. We think those bugs are very lucky to get such a beautifully decorated garden to play in. It would be lovely if you could take time to have a look at them with the children on your way home as they are rightly proud of their hard work.
Earlier this term we sent home forms offering dental varnishing to be carried out in Nursery sessions by NHS staff. Our Oral Health Officer has asked that we remind parents/carers to please return these forms as soon as possible. Thank you for your help.
Thank you to all those families who have taken part in the national Maths Week by bringing in examples of numbers and shapes from their environment. It is lovely to see the children enthusiastic about maths and sharing their learning with us. Here are more photos from this special week. Well done everyone for producing a great display.
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Here are last week’s award winners with their certificates. We love those happy smiles! Very well done both of you!
The children have been bringing in a selection of numbers and shapes that they have found in their community to celebrate National Maths Week. We have calendars, clocks, phones, pages from catalogues as well as photos of birthday cakes, cards and road signs seen on the way to Nursery. The children’s display shows just how often numbers and shapes appear in our daily lives and is making them aware of Maths being all around us. Thank you to all those families who have been busy for Maths Week. We look forward to seeing more examples of what the children can find.
