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Hi everyone, we are missing seeing you all and hope that you are getting on well at home!

The weather has been fantastic hasn’t it?

Our nursery plants are growing so big and tall at home with Stephanie. Hopefully by the time we are back at nursery there will be some yummy home grown vegetables to eat.

The seeds that were planted needed to live by a window so the heat came through to help them grow.  However, because we planted so many amazing seeds I had no room for them on my windowsill so I bought a special greenhouse to help the plants grow.

Our Peppers and Avocado have grown so much!

You can even see the radish growing and our cucumbers now have lots of leaves!

When I was at the shops, I noticed that there were lots of seeds and decided to buy some more and plant them for nursery! I thought I’d share this process with you guys, so that you could plant and grow your own food at home!

As most of you know, you need to start off by putting some soil into a plant pot.  Then add your seeds, then cover them up with some more soil on top! Remember to write on your pot what you have planted.

Once you have planted your seeds, make sure to water them and leave them in a sunny, warm place for them to grow. Remember to water them every few days.

Don’t worry if you don’t have any plant pots in your house, You can recycle some of your rubbish and use them as planters – Here’s some ideas!

I used an empty orange juice carton, an empty milk carton, an egg case and the bottom of a plastic bottle!

Remember you don’t always need seeds to grow your own food.  You can use food to grow more food! HOW AMAZING!

Here’s some links to videos as an example of using food to regrow more food.

Be sure to leave us a comment and let us know if you planted your own seeds or used some of the hacks in these videos!

 

As part of National Smile Month, this week we are promoting good tooth brushing technique and good oral health habits.

Below are some activities you could do as a family at home:

• Make up and complete a tooth brushing diary, draw pictures of your lovely sparkly teeth or dazzling smile 🙂 to decorate, if you have stickers to hand you could maybe add a sticker to your chart each time you brush.
• Use the 2 minute tooth brushing song to help ensure you are brushing your teeth for the right amount of time. Some links below for you and your family to enjoy and learn the songs –

https://youtu.be/3N8YZU7-bRA

https://youtu.be/QURu68na4Qw

• You could make a poster to share what you know about good tooth brushing.

Please share your work with us in the comments.

You can also share on social media using the following –

#SmileMonth

@Childsmile

@NHSGGC

 

Here are a few more web links that you may like:

·       http://www.child-smile.org.uk/parents-and-carers/index.aspx

https://youtu.be/QURu68na4Qw

http://www.child-smile.org.uk/parents-and-carers/toothbrushing/index.aspx

 

Hello everyone and hello June!

We hope that you are enjoying the lovely sunshine, keeping safe and having fun 🙂

This week Kirsten, Alison and Stephanie from the Outdoor Area have been working hard together to share some activities you can enjoy outside, we hope you have lots of fun.

We are missing you so much and love seeing and hearing what you have been getting up to so please share how you have been passing the time in the comments.

Take care and stay safe.

 

One, two, three, four, five,… What comes next? We knew you would know – of course it’s six (6)! Since we are all getting so fabulous at counting, we thought we could create our own counting games!

Here are a few ideas for a game of counting the spots on ladybirds!

• Can you paint or draw ladybirds and their spots on stones? How many spots will your ladybird have? What colours are you going to use?

• You can print this picture off or you could draw your own ladybird! And when it comes to spots you could draw them, use little stickers, paint them or even cut little spots out!

• Here is some more counting! Why don’t you put a few spots on one side of the ladybird and a few on the other wing? Now count them altogether – how many spots does your ladybird have? Can you stick or draw the spots so they are symmetrical (that means they are in the same place on both sides – just like on the picture below!).

• And here is a little blank ladybird – you can print it out or you can draw it copying this one! Is it going to be a big or small ladybird? How many spots on the left wing will it have? How many on the right one? And how many altogether?

If you click on the link below, it will take you straight to a counting-spots-on-a-ladybird game that you can play on your computer, laptop or iPad:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/ladybird-spots

And whilst you are out and about on your daily walk, why don’t you keep a note of the number of ladybirds you see! Can you get close and count their spots, too?

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Since we’ve got our thinking caps on and our brain exercising – here is another game for you!

Why don’t you make your own jigsaw puzzles? You could use boxes, packaging, pictures, newspapers, magazines – so many materials to make your own jigsaw with! Simply cut the material you have chosen into as many pieces as you’d like, mix them all up and then try to put them back together again!

What a great way to work on our cutting skills, problem solving and critical thinking! And not only that – you are also doing something good for our planet! Instead of throwing the packaging in the bin, we are using them to create our own games (just remember to give them a good clean before cutting them!).

 

We know Williamsburgh ELCC has many talented children and families. Join in the fun here.

 

Williamsburgh has talent

The Spring is well and truly here! Although sometimes the weather tries to convince us otherwise 😉 We all know that one of the signs of the warmer days are dandelions! But – did you know there are so many ways we could use dandelions? You can make it a mission to collect as many dandelions as you can on your next daily walk! Have a look!

1. Create your own dandelion picture using paint and a fork! Simply cover the back of the fork with yellow paint and stamp it on a paper making a little circle. For the stalk you can use your finger, a string, a paintbrush or even the handle of the fork!

2. Dandelion stamps – we wonder what shape can dandelions make when we stamp them? To find out, dip the dandelions in paint (or even food colouring!) and make your own prints on a piece of paper! You can use lots of different colours and sizes of dandelions – why don’t you try making a dandelion rainbow?

3. Dandelion chain/crown – now, I think most of us have heard of a daisy chain, but… We could also make pretty chains or crowns with dandelions! For this we will need the full flower including the stem. Twist the stalks together – make sure they are tight and secure! How big is your dandelion chain? Is it going to be a necklace? Or a crown?

4. Dandelion honey – we know, we know! It sounds crazy, but… It’s something to try with your family, especially with the grown ups! Did you know that dandelions are edible (this means we can eat them!)? Although we do need to make sure that they are clean and picked from safe spaces. Dandelion honey is popular in vegan diet. If you’re going to have a go at making it – please remember! Only pick dandelions where it is safe to do so – the best place is a lawn or field away from roads and dog walkers. Also take care not to pick anywhere that may have recently been sprayed with pesticides (an adult will help you decide where the best and safest place is!). Here we go!

What we need:

• 4 cups densely packed with dandelions (only flowers, we don’t need the stalks)
• 4 cups of water
• 3 lemon slices
• 1/2 vanilla bean
• 2 1/2 cups of sugar

Steps to make it:

• Pick your dandelions during daytime while they are in full bloom.
• Soak the flowers in cold water for five minutes.
• Remove the petals, then measure the petals only – throw away the centre of the flower and the stem.
• Place the petals in a heavy saucepan along with the water, lemon slices and vanilla bean.
• Bring it to a boil (let a grown up do this part), reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes; Remove the pan from the heat and let steep for 6 hours (we know, it’s a long time – you could do it overnight, too!).
• Strain the dandelion tea through a cloth or a very fine sieve.
• Place the dandelion tea in a saucepan and bring it to a low boil.
• Gradually add sugar to the boiling liquid while stirring until the sugar dissolves.
• Lower the heat and let it simmer uncovered until it turns thick and syrupy – just like honey (this make take around 4 hours – we know it’s so long again, but it’s so worth it!).

And here we are – dandelion honey! You can enjoy it on your toast, pancakes or however else you like your honey! Let us know if you gave it a go! 🙂

Please refer to the school’s website and social media pages for information relating to transition to Primary 1.

For those children who are moving to Williamsburgh Primary School, please see our school website –

Menu – Transitions – Starting Primary 1

We have included resources we hope you will find useful. Please also take time to complete the questionnaire to tell us about your child. Thank you.