Joe’s Mum has posted a comment about our visit to the police station:
“The police visit was fantastic for the kids and the mums !!!!! What a great morning !!”
We all thought it was a great visit too. Thanks to everyone who came along to help us and to all the staff at the police station who took the time to show the children what happens inside a police station.
Last term we added a section to our blog which gave the parents of children with English as an Additional Language the opportunity to work on the EALIP programme which we use in Nursery. This can be seen when you click on “Learning English” under “Support Information” on the right.
Recently one of our families asked for the books based on learning the body parts and clothes so these have now been added. These materials are helpful in supporting children in their learning, as you can use this tool at home and can hear the correct pronunciation in English.
Although initially intended for children with English as an Additional Language, this programme could be useful for any children who need a little help and encouragement to develop their language skills. We hope that these new books are helpful.
Inspired by our visits out to the community and visitors to Nursery, the children have been taking their learning about various jobs into the art area. They have taken care over their work and, as a result, they have produced some super paintings.
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Dylan’s family was delighted to see his photo with his certificate:
“Dylan was thrilled with his Star Award for working hard in group. We’re so proud of him, he’s come on so much this past year at nursery. Wee superstar!”
We are proud of all our award winners too. Well done Dylan – you deserved your certificate for some terrific work.
Last week’s certificate winners look suitably proud of their achievements – well done to all three of you. Keep up the good work.
The afternoon children showed great enthusiasm on their recent visit to the police station and enjoyed finding out all about a police officer’s job. Just like the morning children, they behaved beautifully and made us very proud of them all. Thank you again to all those parents who helped to make this visit possible.
Our recent visit to the police station was a fantastic learning experience. We were shown round the cells, which seemed to be the highlight for many, as well as the different areas of the police station used for interviews, CCTV and fingerprinting. Some of the children tried out the hard beds but most agreed that they would not like to sleep there although the lack of toys and television seemed to put them off more than the concrete beds.
The police van was very popular and most had a turn at sitting in the back of the van. The blue light and siren caused great excitement although we had to cover our ears the noise was so loud.
Thank you to all the parents who came with us on this visit – we appreciate your support. Thank you also to everyone at the police station for spending such a lot of time with us and making us feel so welcome. Here you can see the morning children very busy on their visit. Photos of the afternoon visit will follow soon.
Thank you to those parents who leave comments on the blog. We love to hear from you all. Kenny’s family liked the photos at the library on World Book Day:
“Looking very engrossed Kenny! “
Kacey’s family has been enjoying the Red Nose Day faces:
“Wow, what a lot of funny faces for Red Nose Day!”
We love those funny faces too. It’s great that so many children took part. Thanks to everyone for participating.
Dress in red and make your faces funny was the Hecklegirth challenge on Red Nose Day and the Nursery children took part with great enthusiasm. Thank you to Joe’s Mum for providing the frame which produced some super photos. Thank you also to everyone who gave a donation on the day – the Nursery children raised £49.32. We hope you enjoy these happy faces.
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World Book Day was a great success with the children coming to Nursery in their pyjamas with their favourite book. As part of our celebration and our learning about the local community, we also paid a visit to Annan library. As you can see, everyone seemed to enjoy the super stories read by Tina and were keen to discuss which was their favourite.
Lots of children seemed to be familiar with the library and hopefully more may join after this visit. Thank you to all the parents who came along with us. We really appreciate your help.
