Author: Nicola Fraser

The Rainbow Children

The history books will talk of now,
That time the world stood still.
When every family stayed at home,
Waved out from windowsills-
At those they loved but could not hold,
Because they loved them so.
Yet, whilst they did they noticed all the flowers start to grow.

The sun came out, they can recall,
And windows, rainbows filled.
They kicked a football in their yards,
Until the night drew in.
They walked each day but not too close,
That time the world stood still.
When people walked straight down the roads,
That once the cars did fill.

They saw that people became ill,
They knew the world was scared.
But whilst the world stood still they saw,
How much the whole world cared.
They clapped on Thursdays from their doors,
They cheered for the brave.
For people who would risk their lives,
So others could be saved.

The schools closed down, they missed their friends,
They missed their teachers so.
Their Mums and Dads helped with their work,
They helped their minds to grow.
The parents used to worry that,
As schools were put on hold,
Their children wouldn’t have the tools,
They’d need as they grew old.

But history books will talk of them,
Now adults, fully grown.
Those little boys and girls back then,
The ones who stayed at home.
They’ll tell you that they fixed this world,
Of all they would fulfill.
The RAINBOW children building dreams,
They’d dreamed whilst time stood still

Someone shared this poem with me today and I thought it would be something nice to share with you all. Author of this is unknown.

This can link in with the story of the Rainbow fish. We read this story in nursery as part of our PAThS group. The Rainbow Fish is a lovely story that embodies the simple message, sharing makes us happy. When the other fish see him, they want shimmering scales too, but Rainbow Fish keeps the beautiful scales to himself. His choice not to share soon makes Rainbow Fish a lonely fish.

The other fish give the rainbow fish compliments at the beginning. You and your child could give compliments to each other, a nice way to help keep building positive thoughts and feelings. Maybe make this a daily tradition of your family.

 

Have fun and stay safe. Remember please share your experiences with us on our Facebook page or leave your comments.

 

How to grow a rainbow

You will need;

• Kitchen roll/paper roll
• felt pens
• two small bowls of water
• paper clip
• thread

1. Cut your kitchen roll into the shape of a rainbow.
2. Colour a rainbow with felt pens about 2 cm up on both sides.
3. Attach you paper clip to the top and tie a piece of thread to it. This will give you something to hold your rainbow with.
4. Fill each small container with water.
5. Hold your rainbow with the ends slightly submerged in the water then watch your rainbow grow.

 

Good Luck!!

Talk to your child about what happens during this experiment.  You could ask –

“I wonder why……..?” or “That was interesting when………”

This is the last post as we stop for Easter break.

All the staff are missing the children  and families and are thinking of you all at this time. Please take care and remember boys and girls, to help around the home, just as you all do in our early learning class.

 

If you go out on your daily walk, why not enjoy a number hunt…

On the first day, how many 0’s can you find?  Then work your way up the number line. This is something that can be adapted to suit all age groups. You could record how many you see when you get home. What number had the highest count? What was the lowest?

Please re-visit our previous posts – visit favourites or try out some that you haven’t experienced yet.

Take photos and send them to our facebook page – all the staff love to see what you are doing.

Here is something a bit different for you all to learn – Sign Share/Makaton. There are lots of clips available and a great tool for you and your child to learn and develop your skills.

We were beginning to learn this in ELCC before we stopped. Why not record your child/children/family and share with us on our Facebook page. This would be lovely for us all to share and celebrate achievements.  You have all the holidays to ‘give it a go’!

Please search Williamsburgh Primary School on Facebook.

Happy signing……………………..Have fun, we miss you all – the ELCC team.x

Here are some of the You tube dances that we do in ELCC. Just some ideas for your children to help keep them active and engaged.

Our favourite penguin dance:

Gummy bear dance:

Pirate Just Dance:

 

Jack Hartmann – a variety of different dances, songs including counting and themed.

Stay safe and have fun!

 

The children have been taking lots of interest in chopping the real vegetables and bread. They are learning to chop and slice. This aids the development of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

They are using some of the knives which are specially designed for children to use in food preparation.

Look at us – we are all very busy in these photographs!

The children have all been very busy using their imagination and learning how to use the new equipment and resources. We have purchased new resources for the children to experience and use in their play. Here is Leah talking us through the steps to making a cup of tea;

“First you need a kettle, it has hot water in it so be careful. Then you need a tea pot and you put the tea bag in the tea pot. Do you want milk or sugar? – cause i like that in my tea mummy makes. Then you pour it into a cup like this, remember it’s hot.”

If anyone has an old kettle they would be happy to donate to us, this would be another good resource for the children to use in their play.

 

 

As the children have all been very busy singing and preforming to music using our smart board we had an idea that it would be an amazing experience for the children to see and hear some live music.

Is there anybody in your family that plays an instrument? please let Nicola know if they would be interested in coming in to play for the children.

Also if there are any instruments at home that you would be happy to donate to us this would be fantastic. We are also looking for old microphones that are possibly not being used.  The children love to role play with these props.

Thank you

 

Following on from discussions about monsters and Hallowe’en, the children decided to create their own monsters using potato mashers.

Lots of laughing and giggling as the children looked at the different creations of monsters from the colours mixing together, the amount of googly eyes as well as the differences in how many arms and legs they have.

E “He can’t walk with one leg.”

K “Mash, mash look at this one it’s black and purple.”

S “I like the one with holes in it. She will have 3 eyes.”

N “It’s like supertato.”

L “This is great fun. Can I have 2 eyes and another eye for my one?”