Tag: Responsible Citizens

Christmas Jumper or Non-Uniform Day

Please bring a £1 donation per family to take part in our non-uniform/Xmas jumper day on Monday 14th at school and Nursery. Funds raised will go towards the Carlisle flood charity. Don’t panic if you don’t have a Xmas jumper- wear tinsel or just sing a carol!

Any last minutes presents or donations can be handed in to the office by Monday morning as Eastriggs and Hecklegirth Primary staff will be taking the huge pile to Carlisle in the afternoon- Norman Street School are delighted to have us help. If you have a present for a child, add the suitable age on the label to help them sort them out.

Many thanks for your generosity. We are proud that our community is so keen to help others in need.

Carlisle Christmas Help

Eastriggs Primary and Hecklegirth Primary want to do something to help make Christmas special for those affected by the recent floods.

We don’t want them to have to cancel Christmas so we are asking families to donate a gift, wrapped and labelled for a man, woman, boy or girl- something to wear and/or enjoy on what will be a damp festive period. It’s a simple and practical way to help and shows that we are thinking of our neighbours at this time.

Please drop off gifts to the school by Monday 14th and we will take them to Carlisle for distribution to those in need.

Teamwork Makes A Good Fire

amfireThe afternoon children had such fun with their camp fire that we offered the morning children the opportunity to make one too. They worked so well together searching the Nursery garden for broken wood, twigs and leaves to add to the pile ready for burning and they too enjoyed gathering round their fire for a chat. We listened carefully for the crackling noises and watched while the wind blew the smoke and helped the fire to burn. Well done boys and girls for being very sensible around the fire.

Camp Fire Chat

outCamp fires are a great place for a chat and some of the afternoon children asked today if they could have a fire outdoors like we had earlier in the month when we were learning about staying safe on Bonfire Night. We hunted out everything we needed and quickly had our fire on the go. Some of the children noticed a pile of broken pieces of wood we had been storing to one side and suggested that we add them to our fire which made for a great little blaze. out2It was lovely to hear the children chatting as they sat by the fire and there was lots of valuable conversation about why we needed to keep our distance as well as great discussion about the wonderful smell and sounds created by our fire.

Primary 6 Visitors

Recently there have been some very welcome visitors coming to play with the Nursery children on Tuesdays. Primary 6 has been coming in small groups to play with the younger children to build relationships and act as good role models. I think you can see from the photos that this is working out very well and we are delighted to have such helpful visitors who are acting as responsible citizens and effective contributors.
If you are in Primary 6 please bring back your permission slip, if you have not already done so, so that we can use more photos of you on the blog. Thank you for being great helpers – the Nursery children are enjoying your visits.

Children In Need Thanks

Thank you to all those who contributed to our Children in Need non-uniform day on Friday. It was great to see such a variety of outfits and the children seemed excited to be dressed differently. We are delighted to say that Nursery raised £45 as part of a grand total of £251 raised by Hecklegirth School so thank you very much to everyone who contributed.
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Outdoor Learning On Fire

After the excitement of Hallowe’en, the children have been talking this week about Bonfire Night. They have been learning why we celebrate it and sharing their personal experiences as well as responding to “Music For The Royal Fireworks” by Handel. No learning about Bonfire Night is complete, of course, without a discussion about staying safe but, rather than simply talking about the dangers of fire and fireworks, we went out into the Nursery garden to make our own little fire. There was lots of discussion about the heat from a fire and what could happen if we touched it although we all agreed that it was lovely to feel the heat from a safe distance. We watched some sparklers being lit and talked about who is allowed to touch fireworks. There was lots of learning happening around this little fire and it even continued into the next day when some of the children decided that the fire must have gone out because it was raining and water puts out fire. Well done boys and girls for sharing your ideas and showing good understanding of the importance of safety around fires and fireworks.

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