Problem solving and teamwork are a big part of many aspects of outdoor play and den building and the imaginative play that often happens in dens very much exemplifies this. Outdoor play is always popular, regardless of weather, and we thought we would share these photos we found from earlier in the year showing some of the children busy at work den building.
Our learning at the start of this term has been about the signs of winter. Our initial discussions focussed on what we know about this time of year and we would like to share some of the ideas that the children gave us.
Vinnie: It’s very cold. When it’s ice you have to break it.
Harvey M: it’s cold. I stay in, I don’t like it.
Dawid: I like winter.
Finlay: we need a coat to keep warm.
Meris: the water turns freezing.
Crue: snow turns to ice.
Owen: It’s freezing. The rain melts the snow. I make a snowman.
Peter: it gets icy. Snowy snow comes from the clouds. We play sledgy things.
Enid: It’s cold. You have to wear coats, hats and scarves. I make snowballs.
Noah: It’s cold. The water turns to ice.
Leah: I try to catch snowflakes with my tongue.
Joshua: you have to wear coats. I have snowball fights with my family. The water turns to ice.
Harris D: the trees are frosty.
Kobi: It’s cold. Sometimes I put my finger on ice. I like to play outside.
Chloe: we can make snow angels.
Leah: Jack Frost comes out.
George: lots and lots of snow comes.
Edward: we need to wear scarves.
Harris N: we need to wear a suit in the garden to keep us warm.
Olivia: we need to wear gloves.
As part of our transition work, Primary 6 children have begun to visit Nursery to play and build relationships with our children. They have worked on what makes a good buddy and are showing great enthusiasm and skills with the younger children. Thank you Primary 6 for doing a great job on your first visit. Keep up the good work – the Nursery children enjoyed your visits.
As part of our learning about winter, the children have been experimenting in the art and craft area to create a range of winter pictures. We love that they all look individual and hope that you enjoy their creative ideas of what winter looks like.
If you click then click again, you will be able to see the name of the super artists.
Seven new children have joined us this term and they are beginning to settle well into Nursery life. They are becoming familiar with the routines and are growing in confidence to try out a range of activities. We hope that our new families enjoy using our blog to get a feel for life in Hecklegirth Nursery and thought we would share a few photos of some of the children enjoying their first few days.
It has been drawn to our attention that there has been a problem recently with leaving comments on our blog. This is disappointing for us all as we love families to post their comments. We have reported this problem today and hope that it will be resolved in the near future. In the meantime, we can only apologise and hope that we are back to normal as soon as possible. Fingers crossed!
As you may be aware, P1 enrolment will take place tomorrow Tuesday, 10th January and Wednesday, 11th January 2016. You should enrol at your catchment primary school regardless of which school you prefer for your child. If you are unsure of your catchment school, please use the “find my nearest” tool on the www.dumgal.gov.uk website.
When visiting your catchment school you should take your child’s birth certificate together with proof that you live permanently at your address, for example Council tax bill, recent utility bill or bank statement.
Enrolment for Nursery for session 2017-18 will take place next month.
New grids are now available on top of the red and blue group’s tray unit to choose a Nursery session to join in. We are delighted that some parents and carers have already taken this opportunity and hope that more will visit us this term. Please feel welcome to come in as many times as you wish or just for part of a session if you prefer.
As you can see from this photo, when Alyssa’s Dad came to play (and read lots of great stories), you will be very popular with the children and hopefully you will enjoy your visit.
As we arrived back on the first day of term, about to learn about the signs of winter, the weather was kind enough to provide hard, frozen ground and lumps of ice in the Nursery garden. Those playing outdoors were very excited with their frozen finds which prompted great discussion about what would happen if we brought the ice indoors. There was no need to wait today for our ice cubes to form in the freezer for our indoor tray, as these super scientists brought their lumps of ice indoors to see if their predictions were true. Thank you Mr. Jack Frost for providing us with a great learning opportunity and to these boys and girls for super teamwork.
We love this sign that one of the children made last term and we have it displayed. Let’s hope that we have another happy term as we love the sound of laughter in Nursery.
