We would like to share this beautiful tale, reflecting our current situation, of a tortoise and a hedgehog who were friends but couldn’t hug. Click on the link to enjoy this wonderful tale with your children and we feel sure that you will come away with a smile on your face.
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I wonder if any of you enjoyed Mrs. Irving recently reading “Lucy’s Blue Day” on our blog? Miss Campbell and Mrs. Mahon thought that Primary 1 and Primary 1/2 might like to hear this story too so their children are going to listen to this animated version this week and their teachers have made a quiz for them to see if they can answer some questions about the story.
Miss Campbell and Mrs. Mahon have kindly shared their activity so that you can have a go at the same activity as Primary 1. You will have to listen well as your family reads the questions then they will help you answer the quiz. We feel sure that there will be some very good listeners out there from our Nursery who will be able to answer some Primary 1 questions.
Click on the link below to begin and have fun. Scroll down slightly to see the answer options.
Our “Rhyme of the Week” is “Five Currant Buns” so you need to get your counting heads on everyone, as well as joining in with lots of super singing. Remember to hold up your fingers to show how many buns are left.
Click on the link below and sing along.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-five-currant-buns/zm4nmfr
Saturday May 23rd is a very special day because Elmer the elephant will be celebrating his birthday. To celebrate Elmer Day lots of children from Hecklegirth will be doing some fun activities with their families so we thought it would be lovely for Elmer if we joined them too.
We would like to share this link to a package of activities which you may like to use to celebrate Elmer Day at home.
https://www.elmer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Elmer-Day-Activity-Pack-1.pdf
As we have all been talking about and seeing rainbows so much, what better story to read than “Elmer and the Rainbow”?
Click on the video below to hear the story.
Mrs. Mackay has recently welcomed some new arrivals to her house. A parcel arrived containing two little pots which she sent us a photo of. Can you see what is inside her pots? They are tiny (and very hungry) little caterpillars.
Mrs. Mackay and her family are going to look after their caterpillars at home and she will let us know if there are any changes to them. We are looking forward to hearing about Mrs. Mackay’s new little visitors over the next few weeks. I wonder if any of you can guess what might happen?
We know that so many children love the story of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” so click on the link below to hear the author, Eric Carle, reading it. Maybe that will help you think about what is going to happen to these little caterpillars?
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Mrs. Irving and her son have kindly recorded this week’s”Rhyme of the Week” to help you all so we hope that you enjoy singing along with them.
This week’s “Rhyme of the Week” is “Hey Diddle Diddle”. Click on the video below to help you learn it with your family.
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Freya’s family has left a message for Mrs. Irving:
“Loving your weekly musical updates Mrs Irving!”
Glad your enjoying the musical videos. We are looking forward to Mrs. Irving bringing in her accordion to Nursery to help us at singing time.
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.
For any children who might benefit from a story about what coronavirus means, this story may be helpful. It’s called “Dave The Dog Is Worried About Coronavirus” and features Nurse Dotty explaining it all to Dave.
Click on the link below to see the story.
https://nursedottybooks.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/dave-the-dog-coronavirus-1-1.pdf
