On Friday we were invited to join P1-3 for the unveiling of a statue in our school outdoor learning area. A former pupil, who is now a parent, is celebrating his 50th birthday in the same year as Hecklegirth School and has created an impressive statue to recognise the event. Unfortunately the weather was not kind on the day, as you can see from the photos, but it was lovely to be part of this landmark event. We are looking forward to a closer look at this interesting piece of art when we make visits to our outdoor classroom in the future.
Glittering Fireworks
This week we have been talking a lot about Bonfire Night and the children have been experimenting in the art area to make firework pictures. Some were painting on laminate to print and others preferred chalk but nearly everyone was keen to add some glitter to their work. The children have been commenting on each other’s work.
Jayden: I like the stars. The drawing is good.
Amy-Leigh: that’s nice, it’s just like fireworks. I like the stars and the colour.
Dan: I like the glitter.
Simon: the fireworks are sparkling in the sky.
Kailey: I like the stars and the glitter.
Zachary: it’s like they’re banging.
Ava V.: they’ve got sparklers.
Finlay: they look like rockets shooting in the sky.
Carmen’s Been Having Fun This Week
Carmen’s Mum’s been enjoying our latest photos.
“Carmen couldn’t wait to go to Nursery today. She loves dressing up so she was a very excited girl. She said she had lots of fun with her friends.”
“Ha ha I’m smiling because Carmen loves being outside and getting dirty. I must say she never told me that a digger came to Nursery. She never told me that she was outside helping. She looks like she’s had fun and looks to be enjoying helping out. I will have to ask her about it this afternoon.”
I’m not sure if Carmen was outdoors when the digger arrived because it was a surprise to us when it appeared but she worked very hard helping to move the bark and seemed to be in her element getting involved. Carmen and all the other brilliant helpers must have been very tired when they went home.
Why Has A Digger Come To Nursery?
A digger and trailer arrived unexpectedly at Nursery today which caused quite a bit of excitement for those busy in the garden. It was even more exciting when we realised that Robbie’s Dad had come with it and that he was bringing us lots of bark to top up our garden.
Suddenly our day changed and we all had to get our spades and wheelbarrows into action to transport the huge pile of bark into the digging area of the Nursery garden. What fantastic teamwork and perseverance the children showed, working so well together as they shovelled it into wheelbarrows, took them up the ramp into the garden and raked the bark flat. They were all taking turns and helping each other if the wheelbarrow was a bit tricky to manage – getting it up that ramp is not as easy as you would think. Very well done to the gardening team – we couldn’t have managed without you. We hope that everyone appreciates your hard work.
We Enjoyed Hallowe’en
Several parents have posted comments about our Hallowe’en party photos.
“Dylan looks so happy to be wearing his hat! All the kids costumes looked great,looks like they had a lot of fun”
“What great fun you all had! My child really enjoyed the party!”
“sophie.s. really enjoyed Halloween loved dressing up and really enjoyed the nursery party she also really enjoyed the disco.”
Thank you for the lovely comments. We did have lots of fun and it was great to see so many of the Nursery children at the school disco too. We think you must have all slept well that night after such an exciting day.
Hallowe’en Fun
After all our fun with pumpkins, everyone was in the mood for our Hallowe’en parties and we certainly had lots of fun. We dooked for apples, caught marshmallows with our teeth, played lots of games and enjoyed party food together. Thanks to everyone for sending the children in their fantastic outfits which helped them to feel part of the fun. We hope you can get a flavour of the parties from our photos. Click on each photo to make it bigger.
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Pumpkin Parade
Bethany and Sophie’s families enjoyed our recent photos of the children decorating pumpkins in Nursery and it is certainly true that they worked so hard at this activity and were very creative with their ideas.
Bethany’s Mum: “They both look very busy! Super pumpkin decorators!”
Sophie’s Mum: “Lovely photos as usual, everyone seems to be concentrating hard on such a fun task!”
We were also delighted that so many Nursery families took part in the pumpkin decorating competition which was judged at our school Hallowe’en disco last night. Our children’s contributions looked fantastic and congratulations must go to Sophie from the Sunshine Room who was the winner in the Nursery category. Well done everyone who took part. We hope that those who didn’t make it to the disco will enjoy our photos showing a selection of the pumpkins Nursery children did with their families.
Hallowe’en Pumpkins
It’s been a busy day in Nursery today preparing for Hallowe’en. We had several pumpkins to investigate and decorate ready for our party.
As you can see from the photos, the children were intrigued by what was inside the pumpkins and spent a long time spooning out the flesh and seeds ready for our lanterns. Some drew the faces on the pumpkins for staff to carve and then lots of children contributed to the decoration of them. Never before have we seen so many “jewels” on a pumpkin as the on the one that Rainbow Room morning children created and we especially loved the cheeky tongue and teeth on one of the Sunshine Room’s designs. We think that your pumpkins will look wonderful at our parties tomorrow. Well done everyone.
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Letters and Numbers
Bethany’s Mum commented on our hunt round school looking for letters and numbers:
“Bethany is getting very excited about letters and numbers! Thank you for all your hard work.”
It’s great to hear that Bethany’s enjoying her learning. We are looking forward to you filling our cauldrons this week with letters and numbers that you find at home. Don’t forget to bring them in to Nursery. I wonder which you will find most of – will it be letters or numbers?
Welcome Back
We are looking forward to seeing everyone again tomorrow after our holiday. Please remember that our Hallowe’en parties are during the Nursery sessions on Thursday this week when the Sunshine and Rainbow Rooms will join together for fun and games. Fancy dress is optional.
Staffing will stay the same in each room this term and the children will keep the same key workers as previously although Miss Awde, our Modern Apprentice, will now be moving to the Sunshine Room. No doubt the Sunshine children will be delighted to have the opportunity to play with Miss Awde and we are certainly all looking forward to a fun term ahead.
