Very well done to the award winners from last week. We are very proud of you both. Keep up the good work!
Award Winners
Tag: Confident Individuals
Outdoor Fun
Just like the children in the Rainbow Room, those in the Raindrop Room enjoy outdoor play on a daily basis and take the opportunity to develop their skills and imagination in lots of different ways.
New Environment
After two weeks using our new environment for the red and blue groups, we have been asking the children their views on their new room.
Remy: I like the playdough and painting.
Kai: I’m hiding treasure.
Tilly: the brick corner’s good.
Jasmin: I like the playdough.
William: I like the sand tray.
Ellie: I like the foam, it smells nice.
Clara: I like the new book corner.
Evan: I like playing with the sand in the garden.
Mason: I like playing with my friends.
Kara: I like the sand tray.
Robin: I liked the other Nursery but I like this room best.
The children have coped so well with the changes and we hope that they all continue to enjoy their new environment as the term progresses.
Fantastic Foam
It’s amazing what a tray of foam can provide in Nursery – you can make patterns, write your name, develop fine motor control and, of course, enjoy a wonderful sensory experience. This foam tray has been very popular in the Raindrop Room this week and has been a great social experience as new children and those who have been with us a while have got to know each other simply by sharing a calming, sensory experience.
Safe And Warm
A small group of children enjoyed our first fire of 2019 last week as part of their outdoor play. As always, the children listened well to stay safe and certainly enjoyed the delicious warm marshmallows that they toasted. Those large marshmallows seemed particularly popular.
First Week
After our first week back, when lots of children have had to become familiar with a new environment and new staff, everyone seems to be settling in well to their routines. The children are investigating lots of different learning areas and are having fun experimenting with a range of resources. We would like to share a snapshot gallery of life back in Nursery after our holidays.
Settling In To Nursery Life
Twelve new three year old children have joined us this term and they are beginning to settle into Nursery life. They are becoming familiar with the routines and are beginning to grow in confidence to try out a range of activities. We hope that our new families enjoy using our blog to get a feel for life in Hecklegirth Nursery and thought we would share a few photos of some of the children enjoying their first few days. If you have not already done so, please return your child’s permission forms and we can show your child at play on our blog.
Raindrop Room
At the end of term some of the children had the opportunity to play in the new Raindrop Room in preparation for our move there. As you can see, it was very exciting looking for their new coatpegs and the children showed great confidence to investigate all that was on offer in the new space. As you may have noticed last term, we have shared new furniture and resources between each space so all the children will be able to enjoy access to appealing and well resourced areas when they return next week.
Christmas Celebration Part Two
Just like the morning children, those in the afternoon made us feel proud when they sang their Christmas songs to their families in church on Tuesday, particularly since so many were absent making them a much smaller group. They proved themselves to be ‘confident individuals’ in their performance and we thank Mr. Higton and the United Reform Church for providing us with this opportunity. Thank you also to those families who provided an enthusiastic audience for the children.
Christmas celebration
We hope that, like us, you were very proud of all the children as they behaved and sang so beautifully in front of a big audience at our Christmas celebration on Tuesday. Huge thanks go to Mr. Higton and the United Reform Church for inviting us to their church and to the many family members who helped to make this a special occasion for the children. Here are a few photos of the morning children looking as wonderful as they sounded. We will post photos of the afternoon children soon.
