quotes – Hecklegirth Nursery

How Does Music Make You Feel?

Towards the end of last term the children in the Raindrop Room were talking about their feelings and they discussed how music makes them feel. We would like to share some of their thoughts.

Summer: it makes me happy. My Mum cleans the house up with Alexa.
Lola: it makes me happy ’cause I go to sleep.
Kara: it makes me happy because it sounds nice. I like piano music.
Mason: we love music – “We Will We Will Rock You” and “Riding Riding Shotgun”.
Barclay: it makes me happy ’cause we can dance.
Violeta: I like “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, it makes me happy.
Kyla: it makes me happy. I like “Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star”.
Cooper: music’s good. It makes me go to sleep.
Alfie L.: it makes me happy ’cause it’s fun.
Olivia: I like Ed Sheeran.
Skye B.: it makes me happy. I like “Alligator, See You Later”.

We hope that you are all enjoying lots of music and dancing at home.

Happy Mother’s Day

The children in the Rainbow Room were talking about their mothers and grandmothers towards the end of last week as they started to think about Mother’s Day. We would like to share a few examples which we hope will make you smile.

Isaac M.: I love Mummy because she gives me chips.
Berrie: I love Mummy because she always gives me big hugs.
Primrose: my Mummy takes me to the swings.
Skye C.: Mummy gives me food.
Arthur: I love Mummy because she gives me hugs.
Euan: my Mummy takes me out on my bike. We all go together with the dog.
Danielle: my Mummy makes me noodles.
Teddie: my Mummy plays outside with me and my toys.
Alex: she makes me my pasta. She gets me toys I didn’t have.
Leigha: my Mummy gives me lots of yoghurt and she lets me bring toys downstairs.
Poppy: my Mummy gives me big hugs.

We hope that you will all be especially kind to your Mums and grandmothers today.

Our Favourite Books

As part of our World Book day discussions the children in the Rainbow Room talked about their favourite books and who reads to them.

Alex: the tractor book, my Mummy reads it.
Berrie: princess stories are the best.
Tom: I like “Tom the Tractor”, Daddy reads it to me.
Isaac M: “Bing the Bunny” book, my Mummy reads it at bedtime.
Sophie G.: we get books from the library.
Alfie H.: “Room on the Broom”.
Leigha: princess books.
Alfie J.: the monster book.
Danielle: “Peppa Pig”. I read it myself.
Zack: “Paw Patrol, my brother and Daddy read it.
Jessica: “Max and the Kitten”, my Nanny reads it.
Freddie: “Tom the Tractor”.
Poppy: “Peppa Pig”. Mummy and me read it.
Jackson: “Captain Underpants”. My brother reads me it.

It sounds like we have lots of lucky children listening to stories at home.

Our Emotions Tree

The children in the Raindrop Room spent time recently talking about their emotions as part of a Wellbeing focus. Some of their thoughts were collected on an emotions tree to display in Nursery. We were impressed that the children were able to talk about their emotions and are beginning to understand what can cause them.
Ella: I feel happy when Mummy takes me to the park.
Summer: I’m scared of cobwebs and spiders.
Noah: I’m scared when Daddy puts the light out.
Luca: I’m happy when music is playing.
Freya: I’m scared when I have a bad dream.
William: I’m happy when my friends share with me.
Skye: I’m happy playing with Lola.
Emily: I’m happy when I’m outside with my brother Archie.
Mason: I’m scared of monsters.
Macaulay: I’m scared when Mummy turns the lamp off.
Violeta: I’m happy when I play together with Summer.
Barclay: I’m happy when I go to soft play.

Thoughts Of Love

The children in the Rainbow Room thought about who they love and why as they learned about Valentine’s Day. We would like to share some of their thoughts.

Tom: my Dad and my dog who died. My Dad’s the best Dad in the whole world.
Zack: my Mum, she cuddles me.
Kaius: Grandad makes me happy.
Poppy: I love Leigha because she plays with me.
Emmie: Mum, Dad and my pets because they love me.
Skye C.: Mum and Dad because I’m getting a new house.
Jessica: I love my Nani and my family because I get sweets.
Arthur: I love my Mum. She makes me nice dinner.
Layla: Nana because she’s mine.
Alex: my brother, he makes me the best tracks.
Alfie J.: I love Poppy because I do.
Leigha: my family. They give me lots of food.
Sophia-Rose: I love my family because I get Christmas toys.
Berrie: I love my Mum and Dad. They give me hugs.
Jackson: my Mummy, she makes me yummy breakfast.

What Would You Do If You Were Given A Dragon For Your Birthday?

Dragons have a great appeal to the children when learning about Chinese New Year so we asked the question in the Rainbow Room, “What would you do if you got a dragon for your birthday?” Here are some of the children’s thoughts.

Sophie G.: I would be happy.
Teddie: I’d feed him treats.
Alex: I’d take him to Dino Park.
Zack: I’d feed him dragon food – salad.
Skye C.: I’d play with him.
Berrie: I’d be happy. I’ve never had one before.
Emmie: take him to Tesco’s.
Isaac M.: I’d be happy and play with toys. He could eat chocolate fingers.
Rosie: maybe we could fly for dog food.
Euan: I’d play with my dino car. It’s really big.
Jackson: I’d take him a walk to my Grandad’s.
Paisley T.: I’d be sad. It would make me cry.
Arthur: feed him dragon food.

What Is Jack Frost Like?

As part of their discussions about the changing season, the children in the Rainbow Room discussed what Jack Frost might look like.

Alfie H.: he looks like toast. He lives in a gingerbread house and eats cookies.
Poppy: he looks like snow. He lives in a haunted house and eats carrots.
Sophie-Rose: he looks like ice. He eats popcorn.
Zack: Jack Frost is like snow and ice. He lives in an ice cave and has red juice.
Berrie: he looks a bit snowy. He eats cheese.
Tom: Jack Frost is kind of icy. He lives in an ice house. He eats ice sandwiches.
Layla: Jack Frost eats ham sandwiches.
Jackson: he is snowy. I saw him in my garden, it was all white. He lives in the North Pole because it’s nice and cold and freezing. He eats pizza.
Millie: he likes to eat water melon.
Skye C.: he has spikes and lives in a Christmas house and eats sausages.
Jessica: Jack Frost lives in an old house with spiders and a spooky man. He eats bananas.
Sophie G.: Jack Frost looks cold as he hasn’t got any clothes on. He lives in a little cottage and eats crisps.
Leigha: he looks like snow. He lives in Annan. He eats apples.
Teddie: he is frozen and cold and lives in a cave. He eats carrots.

He certainly sounds like an interesting character, this Jack Frost. Keep your eyes peeled everyone in case you see him.

Pumpkin Investigation

Some of the children in the Rainbow Room have been investigating the inside of a pumpkin.

Leigha: it feels like slime. The seeds are sticky.
Danielle: it’s cold.
Emmie: it’s soft.
Isaac: there’s so much inside there.
Arthur: the seeds turn into pumpkins.
Euan: it feels like seaweed.
Lily: it’s soft.
Alex: it feels like slime.

Germ Busting

Just like the children in the Rainbow Room, those in the Raindrop Room recently used the machine that uses UV light to show up germs. Although the children thought that they had washed their hands thoroughly they were amazed to see evidence to the contrary when putting their hands under the ‘magical’ light of our germ busting machine.
Sophie: I missed my nails. The light shows glitter bug gel.
Tilly: I need to wash my hands again. It’s still between my fingers.
Skye D.: I missed my wrist.
Paisley: I used soap to wash my hands. I missed the back.
Skye B.: the glitter’s on my hands. I need to wash my hands again.
Leighanna: I missed a bit so am going to try again. Wash your germs away or you’ll get ill.
Lola: it’s on my fingers. It’s not sore using that magic machine.
Noah: you can’t see all germs. I’ve missed my hand here.
Barclay: I’ve missed my finger.
Kara: I’ve cleaned them. I’ve washed the germs.

Looking After Babies

When the children in the Raindrop Room asked for babies in the role play area they gave us lots of ideas of what else we needed to provide to look after their babies. Once we introduced their suggestions, this was a very popular area to play in and the children showed good understanding of how to look after babies in their conversations and imaginative play.
Marnie: babies like stories. At bedtime they get baths with their big sisters to keep them safe. Lift big things away from baby sisters that might fall on top of them.
Ella: first the babies cry and then we give them the dummy. Babies cry when they don’t like the toys they have. We change babies’ nappies, some people call them diapers. After you’ve fed the baby you put the spit cloth on your shoulder. Put the baby on your shoulder and pat them.
Luca: sing babies “One, Two, Three, Four, Five Once I Caught a Fish Alive”.
Tilly: mummies look after babies so they don’t cry.
Joely: babies need milk from the kitchen. They drink it in a bottle. Cuddle babies.
Mason: rock babies to sleep.
Noah: babies cry. Cuddle them. They like baby toys. Babies have teddies. Wash babies with a sponge.
Skye D.: we need to be careful when we hold a baby. When we wash a baby we need to be gentle.
Robin: we sing lullabies to babies. We cuddle them. They are cute and small.
Kara: babies sleep in a cot. We feed them fruit. Be careful holding a baby. They like a dummy if they’re crying.
Fern: mummies look after babies. Babies like carrots. They get fed with milk at bedtime. Babies wear baby clothes. You can rock babies to make them sleep in your arms. At bedtime they get bedtime stories. Fire things keep babies safe from the fire.
Sophie E.: I look after baby Harry and play with him and love him. I feed him his bottle when it’s time for bed. We like looking at each other.
Anthony: be careful – don’t break babies. Babies like trains. They drink baby milk. They cry if they want baby milk. Babies wear nappies. Mummies feed babies. They sleep in a baby bed.
Summer: babies like milk in a bottle. A baby sleeps in a cot.