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Term Two
Morning class: We had an amazing day at college Farm Nursery School! Our theme was Easter and we enjoyed lovely play in the classroom painting and decorating eggs, and outside where we went on an egg hunt and did some Easter themed gross motor activities. We are so happy with how the children are building friendships with each other!
Afternoon class: We had an amazing day at College Farm Nursery School! Our theme was Easter and we enjoyed lovely play in the classroom painting and decorating eggs, and outside where we went on an egg hunt and did some Easter themed gross motor activities. We are so happy with how the children are building friendships with each other!
The afternoon class had their PE session on the Trim Trail today and really tried so hard on all the equipment. Keep on practising your climbing and balancing at home and at the park!
We decided to take advantage of the good weather and have our PE lesson outside today! The boys and girls from the morning class loved their play session on the school Trim Trail!
The afternoon class did so well at this month’s ICT task: using the individual electronic drawing boards. They could turn it on and off, switch between modes, and draw lovely pictures using the chalk pens. Great work!
The morning class really enjoyed this month’s ICT task. We all learned how to use the individual electronic drawing boards. We could turn it on and off, switch between the different modes and use the chalk pens to draw great pictures. Everyone did so well!
The afternoon class loved their visit to Tannaghmore Garden! We saw the farm animals and the children loved playing in the play park with their friends. We had so many compliments about their excellent behaviour!
The morning class had a fantastic morning at Tannaghmore Garden! We saw the farm animals and the children loved playing in the play park with their friends! We are so proud of the excellent behaviour today!
Science week! We have had a busy week: we visited the Gadget shop and bought some cool things; we made a water run; we planted beans with our friends from College Farm Nursery; we explored the light panel and overlays; we made magic potions and made great patterns using the droppers; we planted some Spring bedding plants! Phew! What a busy week!
Shared Education. It was lovely to welcome our friends from College Farm Nursery school back again today to Hardy Memorial. The theme for our play today was Spring and growing. We enjoyed hearing the story of Jack and the Beanstalk down at Forest School, then we each planted our own bean so we can grow a beanstalk too! The boys and girls then enjoyed some free time in the forest area: it was fantastic to see the children grow in confidence with each other and build on the friendships that have been made in previous visits. Thank you to the mums who came to help,today, too! We look forward to our visit to College Farm next month!
We had a visit from Grace, who is an optician in Specsavers in Portadown. She told the boys and girls about what happens when you have an eye test. She told us to look after our eyes by eating lots of fruit and vegetables, playing outdoors as much as possible and wearing sunglasses in bright sunlight. She told the afternoon class that they should get their eyes tested every year, and it doesn’t cost any money! Grace told us a story of when Peppa Pig got her eyes tested. Everyone loved trying on the test frames.
We had a visit from Grace, the optician, who works in Specsavers. She told all the boys and girls in the morning class about what happens when you go for an eye test. You look at different pictures and might have to wear funny glasses while the optician checks your eyes. She told us that we should play outside as much as we can, eat lots of fruit and vegetables and wear sunglasses in very bright sunlight. Everyone should get their eyes tested every year. Best of all, it’s free! Grace read us a story about Peppa getting her eyes tested. The boys and girls enjoyed trying on the test frames!
Our second Shared Education contact day went really well! We travelled by bus to College Farm Nursery school and enjoyed playing with all the boys and girls there. They all welcomed us and shared their toys so nicely
As part of our People Who Help Us topic, the afternoon class boys and girls enjoyed their Firefighter training using the apparatus in the PE hall. They could climb, crawl, squeeze through small spaces and swing on the ropes. They were very brave and strong!
As part of our People who Help Us topic, the boys and girls in the AM class enjoyed Firefighter training using the large apparatus in the PE hall. They were great at climbing, jumping, crawling through small spaces and rescuing their friends! Well done, everyone!
Mrs McNally loved dancing along to our Lollipop Person song!
Both classes enjoyed the visit from Mrs McNally, our school lollipop lady. We learned that the word on her lollipop sign is STOP, and she uses her sign to get the traffic to stop so that the children can cross the road safely. She wears her hi-vis clothing so that she can be seen easily by the drivers. We also learned that she is a trusted adult who is always available to help the boys and girls as they grow up and move through the school.
Our ICT task for February is to use the whiteboard feature of the SmartPanel for mark-making. The children in the morning class were able to select the pen size, choose colours, use the eraser and wipe the board. Well done, everyone!
Our ICT task for February is to use the whiteboard feature on the SmartPanel for mark-making. The afternoon class were able to use the different drawing pens, change colours, use the eraser and also wipe the board. Well done, everyone!
Our afternoon class enjoyed Ditch the Dark Day! We dressed in bright colours and enjoyed exploring the different lights in the story room
Our morning class had great fun on Ditch the Dark Day! We dressed in bright colours and enjoyed exploring all the different lights in the story room.
The PM class had great fun trying out some Chinese Dragon dancing! Thanks, Mrs O’Neill!
In honour of Mrs O’Neill’s Chinese heritage we celebrated Chinese New Year. We practised our fine motor skills with a woolly noodle activity in the house corner, we practised our pencil grip with Chinese writing at the art area and we practised our scissor skills making Chinese lanterns. We enjoyed prawn crackers for snack. In China the boys and girls receive money for Chinese New Year so our boys and girls had some yummy golden coins made from chocolate. We heard the story of Chinese New Year and watched a dragon dance on the big screen. To finish our celebrations Mrs O’Neill led the children in our very own dragon dance! The afternoon class had terrific fun!
Look at our AM class doing their dragon dance with Mrs O’Neill! It was great fun!
In honour of Mrs O’Neill’s heritage, we celebrated Chinese New Year. The boys and girls in the morning class had a wonderful time! We made Chinese lanterns, practised our fine motor skills in the home corner with some woolly noodles and practised our pencil grip doing some Chinese writing at the art table! We enjoyed prawn crackers for snack. In China the boys and girls get money for good luck, so our boys and girls enjoyed some yummy golden coins made from chocolate! At story time we read the story of Chinese New Year and watched a traditional dragon dance on the big screen. our celebrations ended with a fun dragon dance! What a terrific day!
The children from Hardy Memorial Nursery and College Farm enjoyed warm up games, a workout and some calm-down stretches in the hall. We were very impressed with the great listening skills and how well the children worked together.
On Monday 20th January we had our first Shared Education Day with the children from College Farm Nursery school. We split into two groups and enjoyed free play in the classroom and fitness sessions in the hall. Here are some photos of free play in the classroom. Our topic is wellbeing so we enjoyed healthy fruit skewers and breadsticks for snack!
The afternoon class loved our adventure obstacle course in PE! We had to balance on the wobbly log, negotiate the stepping stones, go through the dark cave, sneak through the tunnel and then climb the mountain and finish with a big jump! So much fun! And terrific waiting in line too! Well done, everyone, we’re so proud of you!
The morning class loved our adventure obstacle course in PE! We had to balance on the wobbly log, negotiate the stepping stones, go through the dark cave, sneak through the tunnel and then climb the mountain and finish with a big jump! So much fun! And terrific waiting in line too! Well done, everyone, we’re so proud of you!
