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.
Primary 6 pupils from P5/6 and P6/7 have been visiting Nursery for a few months now and good relationships are being built which will help to support those children moving to Primary 1 at Hecklegirth in August. You may have noticed some of the work the P6 buddies completed in class on our transition noticeboard in the cloakroom area. We thought we would share some of their thoughtful comments as they were asked to think about their role in Nursery.
What does a buddy do?
A Nursery buddy helps the little ones to make friends and build up confidence. They also must set a brilliant example.
A Nursery buddy is someone who is kind, helpful and also shows a good example and that encourages them to do good because if they see you do a bad thing they will copy you because you are one of the older ones and they rely on you.
A Nursery buddy’s job is to help the children from Nursery in their transition to P1.
It’s good to help the children to be confident. Also help them to do things they’re not sure about like writing and jigsaws. I think it’s good to read to them because they might learn some new words. I try and ask them questions like, “What did the pig say?” especially when I’m reading to them.
You need to be a good example because if you be silly your buddy will be silly too. When you go to Nursery you can help the children by reading a book to them.
A Nursery buddy helps do puzzles, draw, play to welcome the pupil to the school.
A Nursery buddy is there to build the little one’s confidence and help them with their transition to P1. They are also there to help them speak nicely to each other and play in a team.
What strengths do you need to be a buddy?
You will need to be confident, kind, helpful and gentle so no-one will get hurt.
We need to be gentle with them because they are only wee and fragile.
You need to set a good example not a bad example. Also ask them what they want to do. If they want to do a jigsaw I do a jigsaw with them.
There are certain character strengths you need to be a good buddy likes of being kind and helpful so they don’t cry. You need to be fair so you don’t just leave them and go play with someone else.
To be a buddy you need to be a good example to them. When they want to do something you don’t want, just do it. It will make them happy.
You need to be helpful to show right from wrong. Being patient is helpful too as they might be shy about coming to school. If you are confident they will see that and hopefully copy you to become confident too.
There is lots and lots of strengths you need to be a buddy. You need to be helpful and kind, if you aren’t then they won’t want to come to school and they will be upset. You also need to be gentle with them because they are only little and are fragile.
Why do you enjoy being a Nursery buddy?
I enjoy being a buddy because I get to play with the little ones and it is very fun.
Because I love to go and see them and read to them and write and also draw and stuff like that.
I enjoy being a Nursery buddy because I love playing with little ones and also looking after them.
I enjoy being a buddy because I love helping people especially the little ones. You will enjoy being a buddy because it will give you someone to look after and play with.
I like helping the children draw because it makes me feel good and they might not know what to do.
As you can see the older children have thought carefully about their buddy role and take it seriously. If you would like to read more of their ideas, check out the board in the cloakroom and on the corridor wall. We look forward to more fun times ahead with the buddies next term.
The Sunshine Room children enjoyed a visit to the police station towards the end of term as part of learning about our community and the different jobs we can do there. They all enjoyed seeing the different areas of the police station and, of course, the vans with their sirens and flashing blue lights were popular with most. Thank you to the staff at the police station for their patience and time to show us around as well as to those parents who were kind enough to accompany us on our visit. Hopefully, we should be able to rearrange our postponed visit by the Rainbow Room next term.
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Before we started our World of Work week we talked to the children about the types of jobs they might like to do when they are grown-up. We have already shared some of the ideas from the Sunshine Room so here is a selection from the Rainbow Room.
Joshua M: I want to be a footballer. You need skills with the silver football.
Max A.: a fireman – you need to be good at putting the hose out.
Sian: a hairdresser. You have to be good at cutting.
Kacey: I want to run a shop. I need to be good at counting money.
Max L.: a policeman – you need to be good at running to chase people.
Ben W.: I want to be a farmer. You need to be good at milking, feeding the cows and driving the tractor.
James: I want to be a builder. You need to be good at making cement and be good at building.
Finlay: I want to be a train driver. You need to be good at blowing the whistle.
Thom: I want to be a footballer. I need to be good at kicking the ball.
Emma: I want to be a vet to take care of animals and make sure they stay in overnight if they are injured.
Orla: I want to be a police girl. You have to chase and arrest people if they’ve been bad.
Brogan: I want to fly an aeroplane.
Owen: I want to make sandwiches at Subway. I’ll have to count the money.
Keegan: I want to be a fireman putting out fires.
Peter: I want to be a policeman and take bad people away.
Olivia: I want to have a job in the kitchen making sandwiches.
Kobi: I want to be a policeman. I’d have to drive the cars.
I wonder what they will all be doing twenty years from now?
There have been so many great jobs to find out about during World of Work week and one of the visitors adding to the children’s career ideas was our local police officer. Although the main suggestion from the children was that a police officer spends the day putting bad people in jail, they started to think about what other things they might do and came up with some good ideas. Once our visit was over, a few decided to act the part of a police officer and looked quite the part. We are all looking forward to visiting the police station soon when we can find out a little more about this popular job.
Jenson’s Dad does a job that lots of Nursery children aspire to so we were delighted when he came in to talk to them as part of our World of Work week, explaining what fire officers do and why they need to wear a special uniform. He also very kindly arranged for the fire engine to be there in the morning which helped the children to understand what equipment the engine carries and what it is used for. Huge thanks to Jenson’s Dad for giving us so much of his time – the children thoroughly enjoyed your visit and learned about the world of work first hand.
The afternoon children had a visit earlier this week from a nurse who talked to them about her job and what it involves. Janet also brought along an exciting bag of equipment and the children had to put on their thinking caps to work out what each piece of equipment might be used for. We had some thoughtful answers and everyone was interested to have a look at the equipment closely. Thank you very much to Janet for an interesting visit which made the children think about what a nurse does in their job.
World of Work week in Hecklegirth is bringing lots of exciting visitors to Nursery as well as a visit to Tesco later this week. In preparation for a week of learning all about different jobs and the skills needed to do them, the children had a little think about what jobs they might like to do when they are older. Here are some of the ideas from the Sunshine Room. I wonder if any of their dreams will come true?
Tom: a racing car driver. I’ll need to practise racing.
Michael: work on cars.
Ellie: an artist who’s good at pictures.
Gabriel: work in a shop and sell cars.
Hannah: I want to be a farmer. I’ll have a sheep dog and feed the animals.
Kayla: a hairdresser. I need to be good at doing hair.
Lexie: I would like to be a princess.
Rory: I want to work with Daddy. I need to be good at driving a lorry.
Ewan: I want to do people’s eyes. I’ll be good at putting glasses on.
Jayden: I want to be a hair cutter using scissors. I would cut men’s hair. You would have to be nice to people.
Neve: fix people’s teeth.
Jim: I want to work like my brothers. They do slurry and cows. I need to be good at feeding.
Wareeshah: I want to be a chef and bake cakes.
Grant: I want to be a salesman selling tractors and fixing them.
Kenzie: a vet. I need to be good at wrapping plasters and stitching skin together.
Mollie: I would like to be a hairdresser and cut hair.
Ben F: drive an electricity van and a Tesco van. I need to be good at driving.
Kacper: play football.
Erica: I want to be a ballerina. You need to be good at dancing on your toes.
Joshua W: a doctor. I need to be good at medicine.
Here are some recent award winners, looking suitably proud with their certificates. Well done and keep up the good work everyone!
