Just like the morning children, all of those in the afternoon have been taking the opportunity to enjoy investigating our outdoor area. They experienced their first fire last week when we tried out our new fire pit, which complements our well used fire area, and have particularly enjoyed the climbing frame and mud kitchen area of the garden. Here is a snapshot of some of the afternoon children busy in their play.
Most of the children have taken the opportunity to explore the outdoor area in the first two weeks of term so they are learning to change their shoes and put on outdoor suits when they are needed. Some are developing their confidence on the big climbing frame, others have been drawing or making delicious meals in the mud kitchen. The outdoor area is certainly a very popular place to play.
We would like to say huge thanks to Vicky and Jason Keir, former parents in our Nursery, who kindly donated their double buggy to the Sunshine Room so that they can go out on visits to our community. We are so delighted to now have this opportunity and wasted no time in getting the buggy into action the very next day.
What a great adventure these children had on their initial trip out. First port of call was Tesco to buy a little thank you gift for Vicky and Jason which the children then delivered to them. Along the way they spotted lots of letters and numbers and checked the trees for signs of Autumn which does not appear to be evident just yet in our area. Final stop was at the park where the children enjoyed their snack and some time on the equipment.
Thank you so much to Vicky and Jason for providing the children with this great learning opportunity. We really appreciate your kind generosity.
Our younger children from the Sunshine Room love outdoor play and have grown so much in confidence when socialising with some of the older children. Each day brings a new adventure and this week brought an exciting find when they saw a big spider in the garden. We wondered if it may have been sleeping in our bug hotel but it certainly provided a great interest and point of discussion. We just love seeing the wonder on the faces of these young children when they find something new.
An important aspect of learning in Nursery happens in the snack area where children develop a wide range of skills. They develop self-help and social skills as well as fine motor control and independence when helping to prepare their own snack. Literacy and Numeracy are also part of the experience through talking and listening or, for example, counting the number of pieces of fruit on their plates. We hope that you enjoy these first photos of some of the children enjoying their learning in the snack area.
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.
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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.
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Thank you to all our parents for working with us to provide a smooth and happy start for the children.
Hecklegirth had some exciting visitors last week when the Riding of the Marches principals arrived to see everyone. Here are some of the children waiting with the rest of the school to see the principals and their horses. Three of our pupils also had a lovely surprise when they were presented with medals for the Riding of the Marches Nursery ‘Design a Flag’ competition. Well done all of you.
We hope that the weather stays fine for Riding of the Marches and that you all have a lovely family day out if participating on Saturday.
Congratulations to our achievement award winners who were presented with their trophies at our recent graduation. Staff found it very difficult to make a final choice of who should be the morning and afternoon winners, as there were lots of potential candidates for this award, but we feel that Halle and Amelia are very worthy recipients of this annual trophy. Huge congratulations to you both and keep up the super work in Primary 1.
As promised, here is a selection of photos of the afternoon children at their graduation ceremony last week. Just like the morning children, they made us feel very proud of them all. Photos of our award winners will follow soon. We hope that you enjoyed our end of year celebration and would like to thank all our families who have provided such wonderful support.
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