health and wellbeing – Page 77 – Hecklegirth Nursery

Primary 6 Visitors

Recently there have been some very welcome visitors coming to play with the Nursery children on Tuesdays. Primary 6 has been coming in small groups to play with the younger children to build relationships and act as good role models. I think you can see from the photos that this is working out very well and we are delighted to have such helpful visitors who are acting as responsible citizens and effective contributors.
If you are in Primary 6 please bring back your permission slip, if you have not already done so, so that we can use more photos of you on the blog. Thank you for being great helpers – the Nursery children are enjoying your visits.

Certificate Smiles

Here are some lovely smiles from the children who won awards last week. Well done everyone!

Annan Lights Santa Dash

The annual Santa Dash will take place on Sunday 6th December at 1.30pm at the Everholm running track. Any local organisation is invited to take part to raise funds for their own cause. All we need to do is register, raise sponsorship and get as many kids and families to take part from Hecklegirth School. You can walk it, jog it, run it or cycle- distances to suit all abilities so everyone is welcome. Whatever we raise we keep so let’s get together and make a difference!

If any Nursery parents would like to take part please see Mrs Alexander, Mrs Hamilton or any of the Nursery staff who can get you a sponsor sheet. Money raised will be used towards our new Mastery of Maths resources for the primary and numeracy and outdoor learning games for Nursery to help raise attainment for all!

Children In Need Thanks

Thank you to all those who contributed to our Children in Need non-uniform day on Friday. It was great to see such a variety of outfits and the children seemed excited to be dressed differently. We are delighted to say that Nursery raised £45 as part of a grand total of £251 raised by Hecklegirth School so thank you very much to everyone who contributed.
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Award Winners

Here are last week’s fantastic award winners with their certificates. Well done all of you.

Children in Need

Tomorrow (Friday) is Children in Need day and Hecklegirth is raising funds by having a non-uniform day. If you would like to take part, a donation of £1 would be gratefully received. Thank you.

Outdoor Learning On Fire

After the excitement of Hallowe’en, the children have been talking this week about Bonfire Night. They have been learning why we celebrate it and sharing their personal experiences as well as responding to “Music For The Royal Fireworks” by Handel. No learning about Bonfire Night is complete, of course, without a discussion about staying safe but, rather than simply talking about the dangers of fire and fireworks, we went out into the Nursery garden to make our own little fire. There was lots of discussion about the heat from a fire and what could happen if we touched it although we all agreed that it was lovely to feel the heat from a safe distance. We watched some sparklers being lit and talked about who is allowed to touch fireworks. There was lots of learning happening around this little fire and it even continued into the next day when some of the children decided that the fire must have gone out because it was raining and water puts out fire. Well done boys and girls for sharing your ideas and showing good understanding of the importance of safety around fires and fireworks.

Certificate Smiles

Last week’s certificate winners all look rightly proud of their achievements with such lovely smiles. Well done – everyone was very impressed with you all.

Hallowe’en Party Fun

Thanks to everyone for dressing the children in their super outfits for our Hallowe’en parties last week. We dooked for apples, caught marshmallows with our teeth, played lots of games and enjoyed party food together. It was lovely to see how confident the children have become, with children from both rooms happy to have fun together. We hope you can get a flavour of the parties from our photos.