It was lovely to see you all again today after our Easter holiday. Staffing will stay the same in each room this term and the children will keep the same key workers as previously. However, Miss Awde, our Modern Apprentice, will now be working in the Sunshine Room and will finish the term in the Rainbow Room. No doubt the Sunshine children will be delighted to have Miss Awde back and we are certainly all looking forward to a fun term ahead.
The Great Outdoors
It won’t be long now until we are back in Nursery after our holiday. Let’s hope we get some warmer weather to enjoy outdoors. We thought that you might like to look back on a few memories from last term in the Nursery garden. As you can see, the children are so inventive with the materials we provide and outdoor play seems to really promote teamwork and those problem-solving skills that we try to encourage. Let’s hope that we get some sunshine to enjoy outdoors next term.
Corey’s Egg
It’s good to see that some of you are enjoying looking at the blog in the holidays. Corey’s family was pleased to see his photo with his decorated egg:
“Well done Corey you made a beautiful egg you were very proud of this and so you should be great job x”
We hope that you’re all enjoying your Easter holidays and will see you all soon.
Our Lowry Street
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We Made a Difference
“Wear red and white to make a difference” was the message on the last day of term in Nursery to support the fundraising efforts of Team 15 at Dumfries and Galloway College. They had organised several events to raise money for their chosen charities, "The Parksafe Campaign" and "Robin House", and we were delighted to support them. As you can see, there was a mass of red and white on the day so thank you to everyone who supported this good cause. Your donations raised £54.91 which was very gratefully received by Team 15. We hope that the rest of their fundraising events were a great success.
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Easter Egg Extravaganza
Eggs that had been transformed into bees, policemen, trains, rabbits … glittery eggs and painted eggs … the variety was amazing in our Easter egg display. Here’s a taster of some of the ideas brought in to Nursery. Well done to everyone who made such a fantastic effort – we loved them all.
Thank You Again
No sooner do I post a thank you for your comments, than another lovely one arrives from Ollie’s Mum and Dad:
Another great term at nursery for Ollie. He’s growing into a big boy in front of our eyes and we can’t believe he will soon be leaving to go to the big school. We cannot thank the nursery for all the hard work that has helped make Ollie into the lovely,funny, imaginative boy he has become. Have a happy Easter everyone and let’s hope the sun comes out for next term. Love Ollie’s mummy and daddy. X x
It is amazing how quickly the year is passing and the pre-school children will soon be starting to think about the move to Primary 1. We hope everyone enjoys their holiday too and that the sun is shining when we return for next term.
Thank You
Thank you to those parents who leave us comments. We hope that you enjoy getting a taste of Nursery life and that you will continue to contribute to our blog. It’s great to hear what you think. Neve’s family and Corey are the most recent contributors so thank you.
“Neve was very proud of her good work and so was her mummy and daddy. She has enjoyed learning all about the community she lives in. X”
“I really enjoyed doing my exercises it was fun jumping around.”
Congratulations
Heckie’s Happy Healthy Week brought lots of different competitions which many of you entered. It was great to see your wonderful ideas for a sports person made out of fruit and vegetables, the poster competition and the healthy packed lunch design. Thanks to all the family members who helped the children enjoy these activities at home. We also had certificates for being the best Junior Fire Officer and for giving the best effort at the Keep Fit activity.
Primary 6 were very impressed with the Nursery entries and several children won prizes and certificates. Well done to all who entered and congratulations to those who were winners. Thank you again to Primary 6 for being so organised with awarding your prizes and for making Nursery children feel special.
What Did You Think of Keep Fit?
Now that you can see the photos of our Keep Fit activity with the Primary 6 children, we thought we would share some of the comments the children gave on returning to Nursery. These quotes from the Sunshine Room certainly sound like positive feedback for Lauren, Aiden and Louis.
Scott: the star jumps were tricky.
Jordan: my legs nearly broke with running.
Harli: all of it was the best.
Mark: it was hard work but good.
Jaylin: I liked Lauren’s things when we had to shape out like a star.
Summer: I liked the running. It was hard but I could do it.
Finlay: the jumping jacks were the best.
Robbie: my sticker was the best.
Madison: I liked the running ’cause it was going round.
Hollie: running was best.
Evie: I liked the running and exercise bit.
Skye: I liked the jumping bit ’cause I like it ’cause it makes me tired.
Neve: I liked the running best ’cause it’s healthy.
Paige: the running made me tired. I liked the music too.
Hannah: I liked getting the sticker.
Jacquie: the running was good.
