Alfie from the Raindrop Room has sent us a wonderful picture of his work that he has sent to his Grandma. His family said,
“Grandma lives a long way away. So we sent her her very own Alfie. We drew round Alfie which he found very ticklish then Alfie painted himself complete with glasses & crazy hair! Grandma can now wrap Alfie’s arms around her whenever she needs a cuddle.”
They also wrote a lovely poem for his Grandma which you can see attached to his picture. What a thoughtful gift for your Grandma, Alfie. We think that you will have made her very happy indeed. Thank you so much for sharing your super work with us. It’s lovely for everyone to see what you have been doing at home.
We are delighted to share some super work that Kyla has been doing at home with her family. As you can see, she has produced some fantastic writing with drawings to illustrate her work and has also sent us her oil pastel of a rainbow toucan. Kyla’s brother has been learning about the rainforest and he wanted to draw a toucan so she joined in.
Well done for your super work Kyla! We are very impressed. Thank you so much for sending us it. Kyla’s family say that she is missing everyone just as we are missing all the children but it is great to see the super activities that you are doing at home.
In Nursery we often talk about healthy and unhealthy foods as we prepare snack together and the children are developing an understanding of the difference between them. They have talked about some foods being good to eat lots and some less often. Most have grown in confidence to try different foods as the year has progressed and fruit and vegetables, for example, are a regular part of their snack time each day.
As a fun game, get the children to look at a range of foods in their kitchen and see if they can sort them into healthy and unhealthy foods. They could then sort fruit and vegetables (fresh and tinned) into those they like and those they do not like.
In the past we have looked at the work of artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo who created faces out of food in his work. It’s always great fun to try this with the children using foods, or anything else you have available, to create a face. Maybe you could create one from things you find outdoors? We would love it if you sent us photos of your work via the school office at
gw08officehecklegirt@ea.dumgal.sch.uk
We would like to share this Sticky Kids video about eating fruit and vegetables for the children to sing and dance along to as they play. Sticky Kids is very popular in Nursery so the children will no doubt love to join in. Refresh our page to see the video again.
We would like to give you a little reminder that for those who might be looking for ideas of activities with their children while we are closed, the website Twinkl is offering free access to their resources. We attach below a screenshot from their site which may be helpful to you.
If this password is no longer active, try using PARENTSTWINKLHELPS to access their activities free.
We hope that lots of the children remember this story as they certainly thoroughly enjoyed it in Nursery. It’s a lovely one to share as a family especially at the moment when children may be experiencing lots of different feelings.
Here is a little group of super scientists carrying out an experiment last term. With red paint in one beaker and green in the other, they put a length of kitchen roll between them to see what would happen. The children showed great perseverance and concentration to observe the paint diffusing up the paper and eventually they saw a colour change when the colours met at the top.
As you can imagine, this was like magic to the children and they simply had to try it again with different colours to compare what would happen. What super scientists using prediction and showing good observational skills to develop their learning.
The British Red Cross has provided these short and simple but very helpful videos showing Dr. Radha Modgil’s top tips for making sure your children stay healthy and happy while in isolation. Dr. Modgil is an NHS GP and has been educating audiences on health and wellbeing for years. We think that her suggestions are super and worth a look.
Click on the link below to see three short clips on continuity, care and creativity.
