Camp fires are a great place for a chat and some of the afternoon children asked today if they could have a fire outdoors like we had earlier in the month when we were learning about staying safe on Bonfire Night. We hunted out everything we needed and quickly had our fire on the go. Some of the children noticed a pile of broken pieces of wood we had been storing to one side and suggested that we add them to our fire which made for a great little blaze. 
It was lovely to hear the children chatting as they sat by the fire and there was lots of valuable conversation about why we needed to keep our distance as well as great discussion about the wonderful smell and sounds created by our fire.
Sunshine Stories
After missing their initial visit to Annan library two weeks ago due to poor weather conditions, the children in the Sunshine Room finally got their chance to visit the library on Monday. They displayed super behaviour and listened well to the stories that Tina had chosen for them. Thank you to the kind Mummy, Daddy and Granny who made our trip possible by coming with us. We look forward to our next visit soon.
Christmas Dates
We have now added those all-important Christmas dates to our diary but wish to draw your attention to them here to make sure no-one misses them. We hope that you will be able to join us for our Christmas celebration with Rev. McGougan on Friday 18th December and Christmas parties will be on Monday 21st December. Details will follow nearer the time.
Proud Grandfather
Wareeshah’s proud grandfather was happy to see her photo with her recent award:
“Happy to see my granddaughter Wareesha Wadood getting a certificate.
Dear weeshu keep it up.”
Well done Wareeshah – you really deserved that certificate.
Snowmen Everywhere
Lots of snowmen have been appearing in the art area of Nursery lately and it’s great to see the wide variety of ideas the children can produce to create their snowmen. Paint, cotton wool, material, glitter, twigs – anything they can find to experiment with has been put to different uses to create some wonderful individual works of art. Look out for lots of snowmen appearing in the school corridor and around Nursery soon.
If you click then click again on the photos, you should be able to read the names on each piece of work.
Primary 6 Visitors
Recently there have been some very welcome visitors coming to play with the Nursery children on Tuesdays. Primary 6 has been coming in small groups to play with the younger children to build relationships and act as good role models. I think you can see from the photos that this is working out very well and we are delighted to have such helpful visitors who are acting as responsible citizens and effective contributors.
If you are in Primary 6 please bring back your permission slip, if you have not already done so, so that we can use more photos of you on the blog. Thank you for being great helpers – the Nursery children are enjoying your visits.
Certificate Smiles
Here are some lovely smiles from the children who won awards last week. Well done everyone!
Well Done Mollie
Mollie’s family is delighted with her recent certificate:
“Mummy and Daddy are so proud of you Mollie! Well done!”
We are not surprised that your family is proud of you Mollie. Keep up the good work.
Annan Lights Santa Dash
The annual Santa Dash will take place on Sunday 6th December at 1.30pm at the Everholm running track. Any local organisation is invited to take part to raise funds for their own cause. All we need to do is register, raise sponsorship and get as many kids and families to take part from Hecklegirth School. You can walk it, jog it, run it or cycle- distances to suit all abilities so everyone is welcome. Whatever we raise we keep so let’s get together and make a difference!
If any Nursery parents would like to take part please see Mrs Alexander, Mrs Hamilton or any of the Nursery staff who can get you a sponsor sheet. Money raised will be used towards our new Mastery of Maths resources for the primary and numeracy and outdoor learning games for Nursery to help raise attainment for all!
Children In Need Photos
Kacey’s Mum liked our photos from the Children in Need non-uniform day:
“Wow everyone looks great. Lovely picture girls!”
It was lovely to see the children in all their different outfits and great to be able to make a contribution to a good cause.
