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The Buddies Visit India

Our children were very excited to hear that some familiar faces were going to visit us to sample our Indian activities as part of Multicultural Week. Primary 6 buddies are always very welcome visitors to Nursery and all our children look up to them with great affection.
Our Indian snacks seemed very popular and it was lovely to see such careful work being produced on the mehndi hands as well as the happy smiles on the faces of those who tried out the Indian dancing. As always, we loved having you to visit Primary 6. Thank you for taking part in our activities.

Tesco Tasters

We have had a busy afternoon as part of our Multicultural Week, starting with the children tasting a range of breads and cheeses from different countries. We were delighted that most children were confident to taste something new and, as you can see, they gave this experience a big ‘thumbs up’.

Can You Spot Your Stone?

The children who recently brought stones to Nursery as part of our Multicultural Week activities have started to paint them today. It’s not too late to bring a stone in if you would like to be part of the whole school display in the nature area at the end of the week. We think that these first stones look super and hope that lots more children join in with this activity. I wonder if anyone can spot their own stone here?

Multicultural Week

As next week is Multicultural Week, we would like to remind the children to bring in a pebble or stone so that they can decorate it. This is a whole school activity and those who bring stones to paint will have them displayed in the school grounds to represent us all as a community who are unique and different.

Life In Primary 1

The children who will soon be making the transition to Primary 1 at Hecklegirth had a visit recently to the P1 classrooms to get a taste of school life. As you can see, they settled in well and were confident to try out a range of activities. Thank you to Mrs. Lindsay and Miss Campbell, as well as all their children, for making the Nursery children feel so welcome.

Multicultural Week

Help!

As part of our Multicultural Week (week beginning 12th June) we would like everyone in school (staff included!) to bring in a pebble or stone please. Can you please begin to bring them in as soon as possible so that we have everyone sorted for the 12th of June? Please bring them to Nursery staff who will pass them to Mrs. Mahon or Mrs. Bell.

Thank you!

Pass The Baton

As part of last week’s Health Week activities we took part in a whole school and Nursery relay which involved a baton being passed from class to class all day round the school grounds. Well done to the Nursery children for playing their part in keeping the baton going.
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Spring Walk To School Week

Next week is “Spring Walk to School Week” running from Monday 15th to Friday 19th May. The underlying intention of the initiative is to encourage pupils to walk to school or actively travel by bike, scooter etc. where it is safe to do so.
Junior Road Safety Officers in our school will be collecting numbers of those walking or travelling actively. Dumfries and Galloway Council is keen to promote this activity throughout the region and we hope that lots of Nursery children take part next week, particularly as it will be a whole school and Nursery Health Week.

Buddies

This week the children who are moving to Primary 1 at Hecklegirth found out who their buddies will be. The Nursery pupils met their individual Primary 6 buddies when they came to play and, as always, the buddies showed great skills and attitude with our Nursery children. It was lovely to see them organise a game of “Duck Duck Goose” outdoors which the children loved. We have now planned visits to the school playground and the buddies will go with the children on these visits to encourage and support them both in the empty playground and when the rest of the school is out. Thank you to all the Primary 6 buddies for doing a super job.

Computers with Cake

Primary 6 are launching their cross-generational digital club on Wednesday at 9.30 – 10.30 in the school’s ICT suite. Parents and grandparents who need help with technology can pop in for a cup of tea and a cake while they get some top advice on using a computer from the trained helpers of Primary 6. The children are really excited about this and want to make it a success so why not pop along on Wednesday for an hour of fun learning?