literacy and english – Hecklegirth Nursery

Starting School

Starting school will bring a big change for our children so, to help them prepare, you may wish to look at a book to comfort and reassure them through that transition. Scottish Book Trust has provided a list of beautiful books to support you when having conversations with your child about starting school.

Click on the link below to see their suggestions, several of which we have used with the children in Nursery in the past.

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-lists/books-about-starting-school

Rhyme Of The Week

“Mary, Mary Quite Contrary” is our “Rhyme of the Week” for our last week of term. We hope that you enjoy singing along with the clip below.

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Rhyme Of The Week

“Rhyme of the Week” is “One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Once I Caught A Fish Alive”. Click on the link below to help you sing along.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-1-2-3-4-5-once-i-caught-a-fish-alive/zdy6jhv

Rhyme Of The Week

Our “Rhyme of the Week” to practise this week is “Little Bo Peep”. Click on the link below to listen to Mr. Tumble who will help you learn this rhyme.

Mrs. Irving’s Challenge

Mrs. Irving is here with her son Coll to help you learn our “Rhyme of the Week” but she has a little challenge for you too in this video. Click on the link below to see what she says. We hope that lots of you can join in. Have fun!

Communication Champion

We would like to share a post from the Facebook page of Dumfries and Galloway’s NHS Speech and Language Therapy team who lead the training for Communication Champions.

Huge congratulations to Mrs. J. Carruthers who, we are delighted to say, will continue her great work in Nursery next year.

Super Writing

Just look at the super writing that Macaulay and Ariannah have done to thank Mrs. Gray for their card. Mrs. Gray is delighted with your kind thoughts and we are all very impressed with your super writing. Thank you for being so kind both of you and for all your hard work. It is lovely to hear from you.

Rhyme Of The Week

This week’s rhyme is “Three Blind Mice”.Click on the video below and join in to help you learn this rhyme.

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Rhyme Of The Week

This week’s “Rhyme of the Week” is “Rock A Bye Baby” which you can listen to by clicking on the link below. We hope that you enjoy singing along with this gentle rhyme boys and girls.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-rock-a-bye-baby/zbwgscw

Stretchy Song Band

A recent addition to our rhyme and singing time has been this beautiful stretchy song band which was kindly created and donated by Mrs. Jardine.
The band is made from an interesting mix of colours and textures of fabric, providing a sensory experience and encouraging the children to focus as the band is moved round while they sing. It is motivating and fun, encouraging group participation and great social interaction as the children talk about which section of the band has stopped at them, how it feels, looks and what they like about it.
Thank you so much to Mrs. Irving’s Mum for spending so much time sourcing the materials and putting them together. This must have been quite a challenge but your hard work is greatly appreciated by everyone.