The children recently met Stan the Star (Rainbow Room) and Steve the Star (Sunshine Room), a little bear and a monkey who go home with the children for a visit. This activity supports listening and talking skills, as they talk to the other children about what they have done at home with their visitor, while it also provides an opportunity for the children to learn to ask questions.
Stan the Star’s first visit was to Joe’s family who have certainly given him a wonderful holiday. He also brought a lovely surprise back with him as Joe’s Dad had made fantastic key-rings for the children to keep as a memento of their time with Stan or Steve. 
We cannot thank him enough for taking considerable time and effort to make these cute little key-rings and we are sure that everyone will treasure them so thank you Joe’s Dad – we think that you are a star too, thinking of everyone.
Children In Need Photos
Kacey’s family enjoyed the photos from Children in Need:
“What a lovely photo of kaceys group.”
The children all looked so great in their different outfits that day.
Learning English
Those children who have English as an additional language have been working on a programme in Nursery to support their communication in English. We have now added the first three books with sound to our blog to help your child with their learning at home.
Look down the right hand side of this page under “Support Information” and click on “Learning English”. There you will see instructions to help you use this material.
We hope that this is helpful in supporting the children in their learning, as you can use this tool at home and can hear the correct pronunciation. We plan to put more books on in the future.
Children In Need
Thank you to all those who contributed to our Children in Need non-uniform day. Some went with the superhero theme and others simply enjoyed wearing something different. We are delighted to say that Nursery raised £65 as part of a grand total of £264 raised by Hecklegirth School so thank you very much to everyone who contributed.
Thank You
The Nursery toy store has grown considerably recently thanks to some fantastic donations from Theo, Dylan and Niamh. Puzzles, games and even bikes have all been greeted with great enthusiasm by the children so thank you very much to those families for their kind donations.
Primary 6 In Nursery
As part of our transition work, Primary 6 has begun to visit Nursery in the last few weeks to begin to build relationships with our children. They have been discussing what makes a good buddy and they are learning how to communicate with children of this age.
Lots of super posters have been produced as part of Primary 6’s Literacy work and they have displayed one in each cloakroom area of Nursery. We hope that you are impressed with their ideas and the thought that has gone into their accompanying notice. They would greatly value feedback and suggestions from Nursery parents on their work so please add your comments to the sheet displayed as they would be very interested to hear what other ideas you might have.
Thank you to Primary 6 for all your hard work. We really appreciate the time you have taken to think about this important role.
Children In Need
We would like to remind you that we are having an non-uniform day tomorrow (14th November) for Children in Need. The theme is super heroes but the children can dress as they like. A donation would be appreciated towards this worthy cause. We look forward to seeing what the children choose to wear.
Lovely Manners
Last week our Health and Wellbeing focus was on manners and being kind to others. These children were deserving certificate winners for showing lovely manners and being helpful in Nursery so well done to them all.
Remembrance Day
The children in Nursery joined the rest of the school in standing silently for Remembrance Day. They came from snack, from the outdoor area and from their play to join together in their silence. As you can see, they all showed themselves to be very grown-up and took the occasion seriously. Well done boys and girls – we are very proud of you.
Family Fun
Emma’s Mum left a comment to tell us how much her family enjoyed the Family Learning activity:
“Emma had a great time with this activity and it was lovely that Chloe and mummy were able to join in too.”
You look like you’re having fun in the photo. We love that little brothers and sisters can join in too.
