March Rainbow News
Last Updated on Sunday, 03 March 2013 17:17
March Rainbow News
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the March edition of Rainbow News.
Last month, we had some wonderful role play sessions with our ‘People who help us’ theme. We dressed as vets, doctors, nurses, patients, police officers and fire fighters.
We had a few visitors who dropped in to tell us about their jobs. Mrs Crainey, the lollypop lady told us about how to keep safe on the road. Mrs Rice told us about her job as a nurse and Mrs Milligan told us what happens when you visit the dentist.
Everyone listened well and enjoyed the experience. A big ‘thank you’ to our special visitors for giving up their time to come and talk to us.
We are having a special event to mark ‘WORLD BOOK DAY’
The children are welcome to Nursery on Thursday dressed in their pyjamas!
We will be reading and dramatising our favourite Fairy Stories.
During the month of March, we will be starting a new topic on ‘Babies’. We will be finding out how to care for and look after babies. We will also be finding out about baby animals. We are going to plant some flowers and vegetables and find out what makes them grow.
The story of the month is Jack and the beanstalk.
The colour of the month is yellow.
The shape of the month is oval.
The rhyme of the month is Humpty Dumpty.
At circle time this month, we are focusing on the theme of Perseverance as part of our Emotional Intelligence Programme Talk to your child about never giving up even when the task seems really difficult. Keep trying and it will all work out in the end!
We are making great progress with our ‘Wildlife Acton Award Scheme’ and we will be submitting our entry next month.
The birds love their new feeder. Thank you to all who keep bringing in egg boxes for the compost bin.
The children are enjoying getting The Story Sacks home with them on a monthly basis. They are a wonderful resource and provide a great opportunity to develop your children’s talking and listening skills.
Bereavement
It was with great sadness that we heard of the passing of Mr Leo Flanagan, a former Principal of St. Patricks and Magheradroll Nursery.Mr Flanagan was the founder and the inspiration behind the Nursery in the year 2000 and he left us a wonderful legacy.
May he rest in peace.
Parental interviews for the morning group are on Monday 4th March.
Parental interviews for the afternoon group are on Monday 11th March.
World book day on Thursday 7th March.
The Nursery Unit will be closed for the Easter Holiday on Friday 29th March.
There will be no afternoon session on Thursday 28th March.
The unit re-opens on Monday 8th April.
Songs and Rhymes for March.
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men,
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
(an alternative rhyme)
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, eating black bananas.
Where do you think he put the skins?-Down the king’s pyjamas!
Mary ,Mary, Quite Contrary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells, and pretty maids all in a row.
What is yellow? (to the tune of Frere Jacques)
What is yellow? What is yellow?
Can you tell? Can you tell?
Fluffy chicks and sunshine,
fluffy chicks and sunshine.
Ducklings as well. ducklings as well.
Easter Bunny
Easter Bunny’s ears are flopping. Easter Bunny’s feet are hopping.
Nose is soft and fur is fluffy. Tail is short and powder puffy!
Eggs
Eggs are laid by turkeys, eggs are laid by hens.
Eggs are laid by robins, eggs are laid by wrens.
Eggs are laid by eagles, eggs are laid by quail.
Pigeons, parrots, peregrines;
And that’s how every bird begins.
Five fat peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (children hold hand in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest (put thumb and fingers up one by one)
They grew and grew (raise hand in the air very slowly)
And did not stop, until one day- the pod went pop!
Chook, chook, chook.
Chook, chook, chook, chook, chook, chook, chook-‘good morning Mrs Hen’!
How many chickens have you got? Madam I’ve got ten.
Four of them are yellow, four of them are brown.
Two of them are speckled red, the nicest in the town!
Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns, hot cross buns.
One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns.
If you have no daughters, give them to your sons;
One a penny, two a penny, hot, cross buns.
One potato
One potato, two potato, three potato, four.
Five potato, six potato, seven potato more.
--children hold out hands and make two fists. Leader taps all the fists in the group and their own until the rhyme ends .On the word ‘more’, each child puts a hand behind their back. Continue with chant until only one fist left-that’s the winner!
Little Peter Rabbit
Little Peter rabbit has a fly upon his nose.(repeat 3 times)
He flipped it and he flopped it and the fly flew away.
Floppy ears and curley whiskers (repeat 3 times)
He flipped it and he flopped it and the fly flew away.
Looking forward to a warm and sunny Easter break,
From
Mrs Colette O’Hare and Mrs Lisa Connolly.