Confident Individuals – Page 44 – Hecklegirth Nursery

Playground Pals

The school playground had some excited visitors last week when the children moving to Hecklegirth P1 in August went out to play at break and lunch times. Despite a very busy playground, the buddies ensured that all the children were confident and happy to try out the different areas although, as you can see, the timber trail was by far the most popular. It was wonderful to see how much the children had grown in confidence to visit different areas of the school and they even managed to line up before going back in to Nursery. Just look at all those happy faces! Hopefully we will manage another visit to the playground soon.

Certificate Winners

Here are last week’s certificate winners. Well done girls and keep up the good work.

Language Programme

For those parents who have been using our English language programme to develop their child’s communication skills, I have now added books nine and ten to our blog. They can be found if you click on the link on the right that says “Learning English”. Although initially intended for children with English as an Additional Language, this programme could be useful for any children who need a little help and encouragement to develop their language skills. We hope that these new books are useful to support your child’s learning at home.

Developing Talking Skills

Last term we added a section to our blog which gave the parents of children with English as an Additional Language the opportunity to work on the EALIP programme which we use in Nursery. This can be seen when you click on “Learning English” under “Support Information” on the right.
Recently one of our families asked for the books based on learning the body parts and clothes so these have now been added. These materials are helpful in supporting children in their learning, as you can use this tool at home and can hear the correct pronunciation in English.
Although initially intended for children with English as an Additional Language, this programme could be useful for any children who need a little help and encouragement to develop their language skills. We hope that these new books are helpful.

Doctors and Nurses

Kacey’s Mum has been enjoying our recent photos:

“Lovely pictures of the hospital and ambulance visit looks like we’re going to have lots of new doctors and nurses in a few years time!”

The hospital has been one of the most popular role play areas we have had and so many children are working well together and taking turns. I think we do have a few doctors and nurses of the future.

Primary 1 Visits

Callum’s family enjoyed seeing our photos in Primary 1:

“Lovely to see Callum enjoying his visit to P1.”

All the children who have paid a visit to Primary 1 seemed to have enjoyed it. We hope to have lots more visits this term and next so that we continue to build the children’s confidence.

Moving On

With Nursery enrolment tomorrow and Thursday (25th and 26th February), we are already beginning to think of next school year. If your child is returning to Nursery in August and does not already have an enrolment form, you will be able to complete one at the school office. Apologies if anyone has not received a form in advance but we will give you one when you come to enrol.
As some children enrol for another Nursery year, others are preparing for the move to Primary 1 and some have been visiting the Primary 1 classrooms to build their confidence and familiarise themselves with the Primary 1 environment. These first visits have been a great success with the children enjoying investigating the various areas and becoming involved in some of the activities on offer. Thank you to Miss Campbell and Mrs.Lindsay, as well as all the children in P1 and 1/2, for making us feel welcome. We will come to visit again soon.

Chinese Tasting

As part of our discussion about Chinese New Year, lots of Nursery children were confident to talk about the types of food Chinese people might eat and, to celebrate the start of celebrations for Chinese New Year last week, they were given the opportunity to sample some Chinese foods at snack. As you can see, the children made a good attempt at using chopsticks and most were confident to try the noodles, sauces and prawn crackers on offer.