We have had another busy week in school as we move closer to our well earned summer holidays. On Monday of this week, we held interviews for a new Principal Teacher and we are delighted that Miss Lesley Phee was appointed. Miss Phee will officially take up post in August, however she already has great plans for our library. Watch this space!
Most of our week has been taken up with 2 other very important occasions in the lives of our youngest and eldest pupils. Wednesday saw graduation day for our pre-school nursery children. Our pre school children entertained a large group of their parents, grandparents and extended families. We had wonderful one-to-one interviews, hosted by Mrs Duffy and our brand new ‘Graduation Chair’ was unveiled – a huge hit with the children. We also had a helping hand with the singing from our Baby Choir. A huge thank you must go to the Nursery staff for working so hard with our children; the children are definitely ready for the ‘big school’. You can hear more about this from our roving reporter Mrs Murphy:
Another fantastic week in nursery culminating in the graduation on Wednesday which was a huge success. The children of course were the stars of the show and they didn’t disappoint. They loved every minute of it from hiding backstage in the secret passage until it was time to Reach For The Stars. They performed their favourite nursery rhyme ‘Twinkle Twinkle’ chosen by them and a song called ‘I Am Special’ which said it all! They then performed ‘Stir up the Porridge’, an action song from the Sticky Kids programme which linked in with their Burns activities. They then all got a chance to sit on our new nursery graduation chair where they were interviewed by Mrs Duffy who asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. This was well received by the audience especially when the slideshow pictures didn’t correspond with what they had told the staff. Mrs Duffy’s quick wit and ad-libing skills were priceless. All the children received a scroll and a school tie and these were presented by their keyworkers.The final song performed by the children was ‘Primary One Here We Come’ and at this point there were definitely a few tears shed in the audience. The finale was a song chosen by both staff and children. The children had danced to this song many times in the nursery and they all did their own thing “Cathedral Style”. A great finish to a fabulous experience. I think everyone agreed they are all ready for BIG SCHOOL!
When it was all over and done with some of the children put on their school ties and each child had an opportunity to get their photograph taken on the chair with their keyworker. The keyworkers got the chance to speak to the audience and the comments were all fantastic.
The ante preschoolers didn’t lose out because they were a credit to themselves as they made at great audience and fully participated in the songs and actions. After the graduation ceremony they returned to the nursery and had their own special little treat.
A little information about our new giant graduation chair. This was designed and made by Shotts prison and was kindly delivered by one of our parents just in time for Wednesday. So a big thanks goes to all involved.
This week there will be a Beach Party on Tuesday to celebrate the end of term. Children should come at normal nursery times dressed for a beach party with a jacket just in case! There will be party food, ice cream, face painting, hook a duck and beach games.
