We have enjoyed some great non-uniform days in the past at Hecklegirth so, for a bit of fun, we thought that tomorrow, Friday 15th May, we would have a Uniform Day. If anyone would like to take part and wear their Nursery uniform tomorrow, it would be great if you could send us a photo to the school address
gw08officehecklegirt@ea.dumgal.sch.uk
and we can share the photos on our blog.
As well as sharing books together, the children could have fun developing their reading skills while out enjoying their daily exercise. There are so many letters, numbers and signs in the world around us so they can keep their eyes peeled for lots of examples.
• What numbers can you find? What number does your house have? Can you find that number on another door?
• Some of the children showed great interest in clocks last term. Are there any clocks outside in Annan?
• What about cars? Can you find your age on a registration plate? Or a letter that is in your name?
• Are there any symbols on road signs or letters on the roads?
• What letter does your name start with? Can you find it on a sign anywhere?
• Do any of the shops in Annan have a logo as well as a name on their sign?
You could take photos of all the letters, numbers and signs that you find when out and about then talk about your findings when you get home. You may well be surprised how many symbols and signs there are in the world around us.
Today is National Numeracy Day so why not have a little fun with numbers at home?
Cut 10 small pieces of paper or card from an old box and write numbers 1 to 10 on them. Or try 1 to 20 if your child can recognise them.
Scatter the numbers on the floor or a table and give your child a straw. See if they can use the straw to suck up the numbers in order and line them up to make a 1 to 10 (or 20) number line or ask them to move specific numbers using the straw. If you’ve not got a straw you could try it with a clothes peg?
You could then play a game by asking them to close their eyes while you remove a number from a number line. Can they tell you which number is missing once they open their eyes?
Lola has been very busy while at home during lockdown. Baking has been a big hit and she has been practising her weighing and measuring skills. Lola has been planting some seeds and made her own flower bed. She has been watering her flowers to make sure they grow and stay healthy. Lola has been making pictures to celebrate our wonderful NHS and key workers to display in her window.
As well as being so busy, Lola made a home spa for her and her family to enjoy. “The cucumber was very cooling on my eyes and I loved relaxing”. Lola can’t wait to get back to nursery to see her friends.
I think we are all missing each other Lola. It will be lovely for your friends to see all your hard work here though.
Thank you so much for sending these super photos of all your activities. We love to see what you are all doing at home.
Play Scotland are delighted to launch their Home Play Pack to support children and their families. It contains many simple ideas to stimulate children’s imagination, creativity and play time. Many ideas can be led and carried out by children themselves, with very little adult support and some are good fun for all the family.
Click on the link below to see this super free resource. We have also added it to our blog on the right under “Useful Reading” if you would like to return to the play pack in the future. We hope that you have lots of fun.
Alfie from the Raindrop Room has sent us a wonderful picture of his work that he has sent to his Grandma. His family said,
“Grandma lives a long way away. So we sent her her very own Alfie. We drew round Alfie which he found very ticklish then Alfie painted himself complete with glasses & crazy hair! Grandma can now wrap Alfie’s arms around her whenever she needs a cuddle.”
They also wrote a lovely poem for his Grandma which you can see attached to his picture. What a thoughtful gift for your Grandma, Alfie. We think that you will have made her very happy indeed. Thank you so much for sharing your super work with us. It’s lovely for everyone to see what you have been doing at home.
We are delighted to share some super work that Kyla has been doing at home with her family. As you can see, she has produced some fantastic writing with drawings to illustrate her work and has also sent us her oil pastel of a rainbow toucan. Kyla’s brother has been learning about the rainforest and he wanted to draw a toucan so she joined in.
Well done for your super work Kyla! We are very impressed. Thank you so much for sending us it. Kyla’s family say that she is missing everyone just as we are missing all the children but it is great to see the super activities that you are doing at home.
In Nursery we often talk about healthy and unhealthy foods as we prepare snack together and the children are developing an understanding of the difference between them. They have talked about some foods being good to eat lots and some less often. Most have grown in confidence to try different foods as the year has progressed and fruit and vegetables, for example, are a regular part of their snack time each day.
As a fun game, get the children to look at a range of foods in their kitchen and see if they can sort them into healthy and unhealthy foods. They could then sort fruit and vegetables (fresh and tinned) into those they like and those they do not like.
In the past we have looked at the work of artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo who created faces out of food in his work. It’s always great fun to try this with the children using foods, or anything else you have available, to create a face. Maybe you could create one from things you find outdoors? We would love it if you sent us photos of your work via the school office at
gw08officehecklegirt@ea.dumgal.sch.uk
We would like to share this Sticky Kids video about eating fruit and vegetables for the children to sing and dance along to as they play. Sticky Kids is very popular in Nursery so the children will no doubt love to join in. Refresh our page to see the video again.
Niks family has been listening to the story of “Lucy’s Blue Day”:
“Thank you so much for story. ❤”
We are glad that you enjoyed it and hope that lots more of our families listen to it. It is one that creates lots of lovely discussion in Nursery.
The British Red Cross has provided these short and simple but very helpful videos showing Dr. Radha Modgil’s top tips for making sure your children stay healthy and happy while in isolation. Dr. Modgil is an NHS GP and has been educating audiences on health and wellbeing for years. We think that her suggestions are super and worth a look.
Click on the link below to see three short clips on continuity, care and creativity.
