We have had a super start to our year, as we begin to get to know our new children and their families, as well as welcoming back the familiar, happy faces. After two short taster sessions, when the children have had fun and begun to try out a variety of activities, they will now attend for the full session from Monday, 27th August.
As the coming weeks unfold, they should grow in confidence in their new environment. However, if your child takes a little while to feel comfortable, please allow him/her time to take things at their pace: we, as adults, cope with change in different ways and at different rates and children are exactly the same. If you have any concerns, please speak to staff who can offer you advice based on their experiences.
Once we have blog permission slips returned, we will be able to put photos and examples of the children’s work here. We hope that you will find this a valuable insight into your child’s experience of Nursery and that you will share in the life of the blog by adding a comment by clicking on the word ‘comments’ underneath the post title.
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Happy Graduation
Lots of happy, smiling faces greeted our parents on Friday when we held a small graduation ceremony to celebrate the end of our year in Nursery. The children were very excited to sing for their families and they certainly showed themselves to be ‘confident individuals’ and ‘effective contributors’ as they performed their songs and then came individually on to the stage to shake hands and receive their certificates from Miss Wilson. We felt very proud of them all.
Thank you, as always, to all our families for fantastic support in everything we do. The children have been delightful to work with this year and we will miss all those who are moving on.
Brilliant Buddies
Thank you to Primary 6 for being brilliant buddies to the children who will start Primary 1 at Hecklegirth in August. They have written lovely, thoughtful letters to some of our Nursery children and their families and they certainly made the children feel at ease when they came to play with them last week.
Thank you to Mrs. Johnstone, Miss Dennis and Primary 6 for smoothing the transition process for our children. We feel sure that their families appreciate your kindness.
The Olympic Torch
What an exciting day we had when the Olympic torch came to Annan. Despite rainy weather, lots of us arrived very early in Nursery to go, with the rest of the school, to cheer on the Olympic torch. It was even more exciting because Rohan’s Mummy was the torchbearer who carried it past us. We made sure that we gave her a huge cheer and waved our flags to support her.
After the torch, everyone made their way to the Victoria Hall where we had a snack and enjoyed a “Sticky Kids” show, along with lots of other nurseries. There was a lot of singing along and actions to keep us amused and some children were even invited on to the stage.
The excitement did not end there because the next day Rohan’s Mummy brought in the actual Olympic torch for us to see and hold which was fantastic. We hope that everyone remembers these events in years to come as it was certainly a very special occasion. Well done to Rohan’s Mummy and thank you for bringing in your torch – we all really appreciate it.
Olympikidz
As the Olympic torch made its way towards Annan last week, we had a fun sport session in the hall organised by the Sports Development Officer. “Olympikidz” provided a good taster of several activities and got us in the mood for the Olympic Games. Hurdles, javelin, skipping through hoops and jumping skills were all great fun and it was lovely to have some parents join us as leaders of our teams which were Olympic countries. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this a great experience for our children – we appreciate your help and support.
“Trotter’s” Take Two
Our visit to “Trotter’s World of Animals” on Thursday seemed to be enjoyed by the afternoon children as much as by the morning children earlier in the week. The weather was kind to us yet again and the children made us very proud of Hecklegirth Nursery. They all had a great time and behaved beautifully. As you can see from the photos, there were a few exhausted children who fell asleep on the way home, tired but happy. Thank you again to all the parents who came with us: without your support, this trip would not have been possible.
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“Trotter’s World of Animals”
Our trip to “Trotter’s World of Animals” was a hit with all the morning children this week. Some of us enjoyed the reptile encounter; others preferred to “hug a bunny” but we all loved the funny little monkeys and the lemurs. As you can see, Stan the Star particularly enjoyed meeting the bunny. As always, a picnic lunch goes down well and our time at the park or in the soft play area finished our day off nicely. We hope that the photos tell the story. Thank you so much to all the mummies and grannies who came to help us: we could not have had our trip without your support. We are looking forward to Thursday’s visit with the afternoon children.
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Jubilee Celebrations
We feel so lucky that the sun shone on our Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Monday. The children looked fantastic in their red, white and blue outfits and some even had their faces painted or Union Jack flags with them too.
The cake decorating was a little messy, as you can see from the photos, but great fun and the teddies seemed to enjoy being in Nursery for the day. We had games in the sunshine and our day was topped off when so many parents came back early to sample the children’s cakes. Thank you, as always, for your support – the children get so excited when they know that their families are coming to see something they’ve done.
We seem to have so many lovely photos of the day and hope that you enjoy our sample below.
Bring Your Teddy to Nursery
We would like to remind you that everyone can bring a teddy to Nursery tomorrow (4.6.12) for our teddy bear’s picnic to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.
Children can wear red/white/blue if they wish and they will be decorating cakes during the session for their picnic. If you would like to pick your child up ten minutes early, you will be able to sample their cakes which we are sure will please the children very much.
Fingers crossed for a sunny day so that we can have some games and our picnic outdoors.
What do you think of our wall?
Now that the children’s ideas have been so fantastically transformed by Rory’s Mum and Dad into a piece of art on our garden wall, we asked them what they thought of it. We hope that you all enjoy their comments. The story of this design from beginning to end is in a book in the story corner for everyone to look at.
Layton: I like the Earth. It’s where we live and it’s got a bit of jig-saw attached.
Grace: I like the princess – she’s going to her castle.
Rohan: I like all of it. That lady’s called a mermaid ‘cause she comes out of the water and looks for a dinosaur and goes back underwater to hide.
Theo: I like the Loch Ness monster.
Neve: I like the princess’ dress.
Hannah A.: I like the planet. I think everyone dances on it.
Lee: I like the puzzle ‘cause it’s got a spider’s web.
Liam: the green lizard’s good.
Emily D.: the rocket flying past the moon.
Haydn: I like the Loch Ness monster that’s in the water.
Finlay: I like the butterfly and Stan the Star and the planet – I think it’s Mars.
Caleb: I like the spider in the web. It’s stuck.
Courtney: I like the princess. I like her dress best.
Lexie: the sunflowers are the best bit.
