Hecklegirth Nursery

“Yummy, Stringy and Juicy”

What a lovely comment from Olivia and her family about the marshmallow toasting on the fire:

“Mmm,mmm, it was so yummy, stringy and juicy my marshmallow!!!”

Super description Olivia! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Cooking Outdoors

The families of Joshua H. and Harvey M. have been looking at the photos of our outdoor cooking on the fire.

“Joshua’s face is full of concentration in this picture. He looks like he is listening & taking everything in. Thats what I like to see, Im so proud of him.”

“Looks like Harvey enjoyed making bread! Maybe he will test his new skills at home one day 😀”

The children really listened well at this activity – learning while having fun. Good luck with the bread making at home Harvey!

Following on from the afternoon children’s experience, we set a fire one morning last week. Toasted marshmallows and bread were on the menu which went down a treat. It’s strange how food seems to taste so much better outdoors but there were certainly plenty of children keen to sample it. As with the afternoon children, we were delighted with the children who were so sensible round the fire and showed that they realised how important it was to stay safe.

School Photographer

We would like to remind you that the school photographer will be taking individual and family photographs tomorrow, Tuesday 11th October. Unless families have informed us otherwise, all children will have individual photographs taken and older siblings will collect younger children for family photos. Due to time restrictions, only children in school or Nursery will be able to have their photo taken.

Congratulations

Here are three of our recent award winners looking proud of their certificates. Congratulations to you all!

Outdoor Cooking

On a recent visit to discuss our outdoor environment, the local ranger brought us a great new base for making a fire and the afternoon boys and girls were the first to try it out. While some were intrigued to watch the ranger setting up the fire, others were busy indoors making bread. Lots of measuring and counting skills were needed to make sure we followed the recipe but, as you can see, our team of chefs showed super concentration to produce their dough. Once it was wound round sticks and the fire was ready, the children helped to cook their bread and they melted marshmallows on sticks which brought lots of discussion about the changes happening to them as they were cooked.
We were very impressed with the children’s super listening skills and discussion about staying safe near fire. They certainly deserved to taste the results of their hard work. Thank you very much to Duncan for his help- the children had a great learning experience.
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Fairy Garden Feedback

We have comments from three different families who have been looking at the photos of the children decorating their fairy houses:

“Lovely to see Enid getting involved in the activities, but they look such good fun, I guess she couldn’t resist!”

“Great picture of Owen, in full concentration 😀”

“lovley to see Bethany joining in and she had told me a lot about making these she has really enjoyed it”

The children have certainly put a lot of effort into making their houses and this activity produced some super discussions. Thank you to all the parents who are taking the time to comment on our posts. It’s great to get feedback and to know that you are accessing our blog.

Fairy Garden

After using the hammer and chisel to make doors and windows in the fairy houses, decoration was the next stage. As you can see, the children chose bright colours to complete their houses then it was time to place them in a quiet corner of the garden. A shiny river had to be decorated with blue stones and the brightly painted shells and stones were placed round the little garden. The children seem quite pleased with their work and we think that they have made a lovely little fairy garden, all created from their own imagination.
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