Hecklegirth Nursery

Back In The Swing

Evelyn’s family has been looking at some of our first posts of the children settling back in to their new year:

“Evelyn loves coming to nursery. She was quite nervous to go back after the holidays but seems to be back in the swing of things. I love the blog. I like to see what she gets up to because she’s always over excitedly telling me what she gets up to haha. Xx”

We are glad that Evelyn is enjoying being back in Nursery and that you use the blog for updates of what we are all doing. We will continue to regularly provide an insight into events and activities to give you a picture of what is happening. Thank you for leaving us a comment. We do appreciate it.

Works Of Art

Paint, glue and paper are well used in Nursery and lots of children have been enjoying art activities in their first week with us. Here is a selection of some of their work. Many more pictures have gone home so no doubt they will be decorating your fridges and walls. As well as a display in Nursery, we have shared some of the children’s work in the school corridor so that everyone can see how creative they have been. If you click then click again on a photo you should be able to see the artist’s name. I wonder if any of the children can find their own work?

Allergies and Medication

Thank you to all those families who have completed forms to allow us to administer medication to your children if required. We have also used the information from your child’s enrolment form to alert us to any allergies that he/she may have. If your child does have an allergy and you are unsure if this was on the initial form, please ensure that staff are aware of this as we all want to ensure the safety of all the children in our care. Thank you for your support and co-operation with this.

First Days

Leo’s family has been looking at our photos of the first few days of term:

“Leo has really enjoyed his first few days of nursery and has been telling us all about the different toys he has been playing with 😊 “

It’s good to hear that Leo has enjoyed his first week. Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a comment. We would love more of our families to leave us a message as we want this to be a shared blog with you all.

Nursery Is Fun

Thank you to all those who have completed their permission forms. We really appreciate it. Now that we have permission from lots of our families, we can share more photos of the children’s first few days of play.
We would be delighted if you left us a comment (by clicking on the word “comments” under the post title) to let us know how you feel about the start of the Nursery year.
Click then click again on photos to make them bigger.

First Days

It has been great to see some familiar faces this week and lovely to begin to get to know our new children and their families.
We are able to share a few photos here of the children at play in their first days. Unfortunately some of our photos include children who have not yet given permission to be on the blog so we cannot publish them just yet. However, once we have the blog permission slips returned from everyone, we will able to share more photos and examples of the children’s work here. We hope that you will find this a valuable insight into the life of our Nursery and that you can use the blog to add comments about your child’s experience.
Simply click on the word “comment” under the title of each post if you wish to leave a comment. Please be aware that these will not appear immediately, as they are monitored by the administrator before publication, but you should see your comment within a day or two.
Thank you to all our parents for working with us to provide a smooth and happy start for the children.

Welcome

As we start a new year, we would like to warmly welcome two new members of staff to our Nursery. Miss Emma Fleming and Miss Rhianne McHarrie are Early Years Support Assistant Trainees and will both be working in our Nursery full time. They are looking forward to being part of our team and we are delighted to welcome them to work with our children and their families.

Start Of Term

We are looking forward to seeing everyone when Nursery starts on Tuesday 21st August. It will be lovely to see the children who are returning for their second year and to get to know all our new children and their families.
We would like to remind you that morning sessions have a soft start (8.45-9.10) and children finish at 11.55 unless staying for a full day session. Afternoon children all start at 12.15 and should be collected between 3.00 and 3.25. Children attending for a full day finish at 3.05.
Entrance will be through the Nursery garden and in through the first door on the left for the green and yellow groups, the second door on the left for red and blue groups.
If this is your child’s first time in Nursery, we suggest he/she comes initially for one hour to help him/her to settle in. Please see the letter confirming your child’s place in Nursery for details of groups and times.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

Parent Comments

Joshua and Nancy’s family has been looking at a variety of photos from the end of our school year and has left us several comments.

“Joshua & Nancy loved graduation day. Although Joshua says he’ll miss Miss Kerr very much”, “Joshua had great fun at Farmers den. I’m very pleased he did since it was his last trip out with nursery 😊” and ” Joshua was very excited to try the school lunches 😊 x”. We will miss you in Nursery too Joshua although no doubt we will see you in Primary 1.

“Nancy was very pleased & so happy she got a certificate. She does try very hard at everything she does 😊 “. Keep up the good work Nancy. You certainly deserved your certificate.

They also loved the DIY update on the fairy houses.
“Wow all the children have done brilliant. It looks amazing, well done! I’m sure the fairies will love it 🧚‍🧚. Nancy looks like she was concentrating very hard 😊. Well done Nancy & all the other children, it looks brilliant. Very colourful 👍” I wonder if the fairies have been enjoying their new homes over the summer?

STEM skills

One of Dumfries and Galloway’s RAiSE (Raising Aspirations in STEM Education) team has been looking at the photos of our bug hotel.

“ Excellent STEM skills at work! Hope you have lots of ‘little visitors’ booking into your hotel soon to provide you with lots of environmental science learning.
Great job!”

Carol Moyes
RAiSE Teacher

Thank you for your kind comment. We are indeed hoping that our hotel has been busy over the summer.