Pyjamas were the order of the day at Hecklegirth today to raise money for “Children In Need” and the children and staff in Nursery joined in with the fundraising fun. We made a grand total of £155 with £34.80 donated by Nursery so well done everyone.
“Wear red and white to make a difference” was the message on the last day of term in Nursery to support the fundraising efforts of Team 15 at Dumfries and Galloway College. They had organised several events to raise money for their chosen charities, "The Parksafe Campaign" and "Robin House", and we were delighted to support them. As you can see, there was a mass of red and white on the day so thank you to everyone who supported this good cause. Your donations raised £54.91 which was very gratefully received by Team 15. We hope that the rest of their fundraising events were a great success.
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Thank you to everyone who contributed to Red Nose Day today. The Nursery did very well to raise £60.45 towards the school collection. Next week we will have a whole school total which will be displayed in the cloakroom area. As you can see, the children seemed to enjoy wearing something different today.
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Along with many schools and nurseries throughout the country, the children celebrated “Mini Pots of Care Day” last week by decorating pot wrappers for the daffodils they had nurtured over the winter and then taking their pots home to someone they care about. As well as being a fantastic opportunity to contrbute to society, this project provided great opportunities to learn about how plants grow.
As a result of the generous sponsorship of families and friends, we are delighted to be able to send a grand sum of £234.70 to Marie Curie Cancer Care. We would like to say a huge thank you to those of you who helped us raise this excellent total. We feel sure that our donation will be put to good use.
Recently Nursery morning children were invited to a “Bring and Buy Sale” by P5/4. As you can see, it was a busy and exciting event where there was lots for the children to spend their money on. Some chose toys and books, others preferred the cake stall but most found something they wanted to buy.
It was tricky managing to work out which coins we needed but P5/4 were very patient and helpful with all our children. Thank you to everyone in P5/4 for inviting us to your very well organised event, for your lovely manners and for your kindness and patience with the Nursery children. We would also like to congratulate you on raising over £230 for Guide Dogs for the Blind – you should be very proud of yourselves.
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Rohan’s Dad enjoyed looking at our “Children in Need” photos when we all wore spots. He left a comment for everyone on one of our photos:
“Well done Rohan and everyone at the nursery. Glad to see you all joining in and having fun :-).”
That was a fun day. Thanks for your comment.
Our Christmas Fayre will be held in school from 6.00 – 8.00 p.m. on Wednesday of this week. Nursery children have made little pot pourri bags to sell on the night so why not come along and buy one for a gift? There will be lots of other stalls and activities to enjoy for the whole family including a visit from Santa. Here you can see the children carefully selecting the pot pourri for their bags.
Now that some of the children’s calendars are getting finished and being sent home, we are finding some happy customers.
Madison’s Mum certainly seems happy in her recent comment: “the calanders are lovely,and a good idea for raising money,and madison enjoyed doing it x”
The children are enjoying decorating them and they quite like posing for the photos too. Don’t worry if you’ve not got yours home yet – it’s a busy production line but they will all be ready in plenty of time for the end of term.
We’re glad that everyone seemed to enjoy “Children in Need”. We did all have lots of fun joining in with the dancing that we watched on the Promethean board. Hayden’s Mum posted a lovely comment on her photo:
“Hayden really enjoyed taking part in the children in need day at the nursery especially the dancing. Hayden has settled in very well and made lots of new friends and loves coming to Nursery and learning new things. The staff are also very friendly and helpful keep up the good work”.
Thanks to all our families for your support in encouraging the children to join in the spirit of the day by wearing spots.
