pictures – Page 7 – Hecklegirth Nursery

Rain, Rain, Come Back Another Day

Water play was available on a large scale at the end of last term. As the rain seemed to have forgotten to stop, a huge puddle kept growing and growing in our garden. Unlike most adults, of course, the children simply found this very exciting and were keen to play in it.
As you can see from the photos, a lot of learning can happen with a few ducks, some boats, guttering and water wheels. We even managed to make rainbow bubbles with a little touch of washing up liquid. The children certainly showed themselves to be successful learners and effective contributors as they worked together to solve lots of problems and talk about their findings. We hope that the rain does come back another day as it provided such a fun learning experience.

Arcimboldo Artists

We used food to make portraits in the style of the artist Arcimboldo. As you can see, everyone had different ideas of what to use and how to use it but we think that the children produced some very interesting and original works of art.
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Clever Cooks

Soup and porridge have been on the menu this week in Nursery and some delicious smells have been hanging in the air. In the Rainbow Room the children used potatoes, carrots and onions to make simple soup while the Sunshine Room poured and mixed to make porridge just like the three bears. We learned about basic hygiene when cooking and about staying safe around hot pans and dishes. Here are some photos of the cooks in action.
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The Sunshine Building Team

We had a busy morning in the Sunshine Room on Friday as we prepared to transform our role play area into the Three Bears Cottage. New play panels needed to be put together and there was some tricky construction work to make our new table and chairs ready for Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Well done to the busy little team of builders who worked well together all morning to set up our new area.

Hecklegirth Pizza Parlour

We encourage the children to be as independent as possible in Nursery and this week they have been working well together to make their own snack. Pizzas were on the menu and, as you can see, we have some budding young chefs among us. They made a great job of preparing snack, showing an understanding of hygiene rules and good spreading skills, as well as super teamwork. It seems that the pizzas went down a treat so we look forward to the next cooking delight from the kitchens of Hecklegirth Nursery.
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Paint, Pencils and Glue

Most children have been enjoying exploring a range of resources as they settle into Nursery routines. Our walls are now looking much brighter, thanks to the wonderful pieces of artwork produced by the children. Paint, pencils and glue are all part of the Nursery experience and, as you can see below, they have used the materials well. I wonder if any of the children can spy their work?
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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.

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.

Stay Safe

After our visit from P.C. Leggat who talked to us about “Stranger Danger” and staying safe on the roads, Stuart, the local coastguard paid us a visit to talk about staying safe near water. The children did well in their discussions to produce some ideas of their own about potential dangers at the river or on the beach.

If you click on the photos below you should be able to read some of their ideas, as recorded in our “Thinking Books”.