expressive arts – Page 17 – Hecklegirth Nursery

Come And Join Us

Staff from Enterprising DG will meet you tomorrow, Wednesday 10th October, to talk about the new menus being rolled out for our children next term. These will be of interest as, from January, the children will be entitled to a free lunch as part of the early access to 1140 hours. The menu is compliant with the “Setting The Table” document and both HMIe and Care Inspectorate recommendations.
A tasting session will follow a short presentation on the menus and nutritional advice. We will conclude the session with the children singing for you so there will be lots to enjoy. Nursery entrance will be open for an 11.15 and 2.15 start. We look forward to seeing you there. Here are some of the afternoon children having a little practice of their songs today.

Family Learning

Last week’s Family Learning activities were the first of the year and Eileen, our Family Learning Co-ordinator, enjoyed meeting new parents with their children as well as some that she got to know last year.
With her “Rhyme Time” activities, Eileen was matching the Nursery’s planning as she sent everyone a little home activity whether or not they attended her sessions. Here is a snapshot of some of our families joining in with the Family Learning sessions. We hope that everyone who took part enjoyed the sessions and look forward to more activities soon. Thank you very much to Eileen for organising a fun activity for all.

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?

Congratulations

Congratulations to our most recent award winner. You thoroughly deserved your certificate.

Graduation Reminder

We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow (Wednesday) in the school hall for our little graduation to celebrate the end of our year. Please bring your child to Nursery at normal times and use the front door of the school when you return to the hall for our celebration at 10.45 or 1.30. We ask that you please park in the John Bell car park and not the staff car park. We hope that the boys and girls bring their good singing voices and we look forward to seeing you all. Here is a little selection of the children practising their songs today.

Fairy House Makeover

Last year we created a little fairy garden in a corner of our outdoor area and recently some of the children had noticed that it could do with a lick of paint and tidy up for the poor fairies. What better activity for a sunny afternoon than to paint our fairy houses so a small group set about the task with great enthusiasm and made a super job as you can see. Great teamwork boys and girls! We think that the fairies will be delighted with their home makeover.

Sunflower Art

Having been inspired by discussions about Vincent Van Gogh’s work, the children have had the opportunity to create their own sunflower artwork which has formed a beautiful, bright display in the school corridor. You can see our display if you click then click again on the photo of it below and click on individual photos to see the name of the artist.

Observational Skills

Daffodils and tulips have been the stimulus in our art area so far this term and many of the children have enjoyed creating artwork using their observational skills. Most have preferred paint as their medium but, as you can see, some have used pens and craft materials to produce their Spring flowers. We love how some children have recreated what they saw but others have produced their own ideas of what flowers look like. If you click then click again on the photos you should be able to see who the artists are. I wonder if the children can find their own work?

Spring Artists

As we began to talk about Spring in the last few days of term, some of the children used their observational skills to create Spring flower paintings. We are impressed with the first few works of art that they have produced and look forward to seeing more soon. I wonder if any of the children recognise their work? Click then click again for a close up of the paintings and you should be able to see the names of the artists.

Lots Of Fun

Here is a group of Primary 6 children helping the afternoon children with their bunny designs at the end of term. If you would like to see all the bunnies together, have a look on the Nursery wall after the holiday. We think that they make a great display to reflect yet another super time together. Thank you Primary 6 for all your help.