As we are learning about our community, Rory’s Dad kindly came in to Nursery this afternoon to tell us what life in Annan was like when he was a boy. He was a Hecklegirth pupil and told us about walking to school on his own when he was five which the children
didn’t think they would be doing when they go to Primary 1. We even saw photos of him in Hecklegirth School a long time ago and learned lots about his life as a child in Annan.
We want to thank Rory’s Dad for showing us all his super photos and for taking time to share his experiences.
An Insight to Nursery Life
Thank you to those who have returned the children’s “special books” with our evaluation sheet. It’s very helpful to get your comments about your child’s progress and we look forward to more of your feedback. Thank you to Reece’s Mum for her recent comment on the blog:
“Enjoying seeing what Reece has been up to at nursery both on the blog and in the book, he tells me more about what he has been up to when he sees the pictures.”
We hope that the books and the blog are providing an insight to daily life in Nursery for all our families.
Proud Families
We hope that everyone is enjoying having their “special books” home this week and that you are sharing your achievements with your family and friends who will doubtless take great pride in what they see.
Bethany’s Mum left a comment to say how happy she is with Bethany’s achievement in getting a Star Award last week:
“Well done Bethany! We’re so proud of you. Keep up the good work!”
We look forward to hearing all your comments when you return the “special books” later in the week. We would also appreciate it if you could please complete our comment sheet prior to our parental consultations.
Marie Curie Mini Pots of Care
Along with many schools and nurseries throughout the country, the children celebrated “Mini Pots of Care Day” last week by decorating pot wrappers for the daffodils they had nurtured over the winter and then taking their pots home to someone they care about. As well as being a fantastic opportunity to contrbute to society, this project provided great opportunities to learn about how plants grow.
As a result of the generous sponsorship of families and friends, we are delighted to be able to send a grand sum of £234.70 to Marie Curie Cancer Care. We would like to say a huge thank you to those of you who helped us raise this excellent total. We feel sure that our donation will be put to good use.
Congratulations to Harli
Last week Harli did very well and received a Star Award from Miss Wilson. Her family left a lovely message for her:
“Mummy and Daddy are very proud of Harli for getting her certificate and being caring towards others!”
Well done Harli! You deserved that certificate.
Star Award Winners of the Week
Well done to this week’s Star Award winners. They have all shown themselves to be kind and caring pupils who are good at helping others and sharing. Don’t they look proud with their certificates?
Nursery Enrolment
Any potential new pupils who hope to start Nursery in August 2013, January 2014 or April 2014 should come to the school office tomorrow (27th February) or Thursday (28th February) to complete their enrolment forms. We look forward to seeing you then.
Well Done, Summer’s Daddy
We hope that the children have enjoyed seeing the photos of their special visitors from Summer’s Daddy’s farm. Imogen’s family were kind enough to leave a lovely comment:
“Imogen loved seeing the animals and was very, very excited. She told us about it in great detail! Well done to Summers dad.”
It certainly was a day to remember.
Little Stars
Summer’s Daddy’s Special Visitors
As we are now beginning to learn about our community and the jobs we might do when we grow up, Summer’s Daddy kindly spent a morning last week with the children in both the Rainbow and the Sunshine Rooms, teaching them about his work on a farm.
However, he didn’t come alone but brought a calf and two lambs which were all less than a week old, as well as the Mummy sheep, which were the best teaching resources possible. The children learned so much about what the animals eat, where they stay and how they are looked after. They learned about animal cake, which they were disappointed to find did not have cherries or chocolate, and smelt silage as well as getting plenty opportunities to stroke the animals.
The children also found out lots about the farm from all the fantastic photos Summer’s Daddy brought and left in Nursery for us. These will be very useful to help us to talk about working on a farm, especially with the helpful captions on the back explaining everything.
We want to say a huge thank-you to Summer’s Daddy for taking time to help us in this way. You provided a wonderful experience for the children which they will remember for a long time.
