Primary 6 pupils have been visiting Nursery for some time now and good relationships are being built which will help to support those children moving to Primary 1 at Hecklegirth in August. You may have noticed some of the photos of the P6 buddies and Nursery children playing together on our transition board. We thought we would share some of the thoughtful comments of P6 as they were asked to write about top tips in their role as buddies.
First you need to get to know them. You can get to know them by playing a game or two.
Be kind. If you use unkind words they might copy.
Be patient. Little ones take longer to make a decision.
Be loyal. Don’t abandon them, they wouldn’t like that.
Don’t just play, help them play.
You need to be friendly. Have you tried making them laugh? You should as it helps with bonding.
Be responsible and sensible. You have to have a good attitude and good behaviour.
Don’t let them get away with everything. If you do so they might misbehave.
Nursery kids are a lot more sensitive than you or me so always pay attention to what they’re up to.
Always listen to their opinions and decide together what to do.
If you see your buddy by themselves or upset, go over and cheer them up.
Have fun but make sure to still help and teach them a thing or two about going to Primary 1.
“Sugar coat” – sometimes you have to tell a little white lie to protect their feelings.
Be kind. If they make something like a drawing, say something nice.
Every Nursery kid loves a good story but one problem, they can’t read so read it to them.
You must help your buddy to learn or, when they get older, they’ll struggle.
Tell them a bit about you. Tell them your name, age and many more things.
Be kind to them because if you’re bad or mean, they’ll grow up to be bad or mean.
As you can see, the older children have thought carefully about their buddy role and take it seriously. We look forward to more fun times ahead with the buddies.
