Olivia’s family has been looking at the photos of the children having snack outdoors recently:
“Olivia loved having a ‘picnic snack’ as she called it!”
It seems so strange that we were eating outdoors in the sunshine last week and yesterday the children were all out trying to catch hailstones in boxes as they played. Let’s hope that we are back to ‘picnic snack’ soon.
It’s amazing how wonderful toast and bananas can be when eaten outdoors. Last week brought some gorgeous weather which provided the first opportunity for some time to have snack outdoors and the children loved socialising together at our new tables. Let’s hope that the warm weather returns soon so that we can have lots of outdoor picnics.
One of our areas of focus this term has been colour mixing and the children had great fun experimenting with this on a big scale outdoors last week. Their initial task was to make big bowls of paint of different colours then they experimented to see what happens when you add varying amounts of other colours to the original paint. A wonderful array of colours was produced until, mysteriously and slowly, it all seemed to transform into a muddy brown. The children showed good communication skills, as they predicted what would happen, made suggestions of what to do next and then discussed the outcome of their experimenting. Happy learning indeed!
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Thom and Olivia have had fun during “Big Pedal Week” judging by the comments from their families:
“Thom really enjoyed it but because he brought his scooter he wants to bring his bike next time to learn new tricks!”
“Olivia has had a fantastic week bringing her scooter to nursery! She even went to bed wearing her helmet on monday night!!! A great idea and lovely to see all the children showing such enthusiasm!”
I wonder if Olivia had lovely dreams about scooting? It was great to see such a fantastic response to this week and we hope that lots of you continue to cycle or scoot to Nursery.
This week is “Big Pedal Week” at Hecklegirth and there was certainly lots of pedalling happening on Monday when many of the children brought their bikes and scooters to Nursery. As you can see, they participated in great fun activities in the school playground under the guidance of some super volunteers. It was lovely to see that some Nursery children also joined us for a breakfast of yoghurt, cereal bars, fruit and a drink before their “Big Pedal” event.
Thank you to everyone who helped to organise this event and gave up their own time. The children had super fun and what a great way to keep fit and healthy. Remember we are continuing to count the numbers of bikes and scooters coming to Nursery each day this week so keep up the good work.
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As we have been learning about the signs of Spring and we will soon be finding out how things grow, the children have been planting some flowers in the garden. As you can see, we had keen helpers who did careful planting and then watered the plants to help them grow. We will all have to remember to look after them over the next few weeks but you made a good start all you keen gardeners.
Next week is Big Pedal week! Please come to school all week on your bike or scooter and encourage family and friends to do it with you.
On Monday 18th April we are having a free fun event with I Bike cycling officer, Katie Robinson and Annan Youth Cycling Group leading skills and competitions throughout the day. Please DO NOT travel by bike or scooter without a helmet.
During the day there will be the chance for pupils to take part in a variety of skills sessions to improve balance and co-ordination. We are also holding a Breakfast Club at 8.25 am in the school kitchen for those coming to school on their bike or scooter. The Bike Breakfast is a free breakfast for pupils who cycle or scoot to school on Monday. Breakfast will be served between 8:25 and 8:55am. Those who cycle or scoot will be given a breakfast of fruit, yogurt, juice and a cereal bar. Nursery children should be accompanied by an adult for the breakfast please.
The two new benches we bought recently will be a great addition to the garden for the summer term. They should be very useful for outdoors snacks, as the weather gets warmer, as well as a handy space for drawing and writing. As you can see, as soon as the benches arrived, the children put them to good use.
There has been great excitement about the new outdoor equipment on the school field in the last few weeks so some of the children have been trying it out in small groups. While out there, football was also popular with some and they enjoyed being able to score a goal in the goalposts. As you can see, the children showed great skills and confidence in tackling some of the challenging equipment.
You may have noticed in last week’s edition of the local paper that it mentioned that we had been awarded £1500 towards creating a permanent shelter in our garden area. We have not yet been officially informed of this award but are keeping our fingers crossed that we will be able to carry out this exciting project.
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