Sunday, 29 June 2025

Hello everyone...

 Hello everyone.....

We hope you have all had an amazing weekend in the beautiful sunshine. 

This week we have been learning about other countries including Africa

On Monday we went on an adventure to Africa. We created our own safari animals using a variety of media and techniques at the drawing table. A group of us did our POWSA bike a thon around the isalnd. We did lots of laps. 

On Tuesday we had our class photo taken by the photography. Another group of children did the Bike a thon. In the afternoon the children who are going to Damers went for a transition visit. We listened to a story and had a play. We were amazing. 

On Wednesday morning a group of children went to the Care home for a Sing song, Story and cake. We had a great time with the parachute and bubbles. The other group travelled to Africa and we had a BBQ snack at the forest school area. We had savoury vegetable rice and fruit kebabs. We made the fruit kebabs all by ourselves. We were great at trying new fruits. We had a great time exploring the forest school area with mud kichens, swings, ladders, roundhouse and lots more. In the afternoon we had our Relax Kids session with Sian. 

On Thursday morning we celebrated Sharon's birthday by having a party. We had some very yummy party snacks including strawberries, cake, party rings and chocolate fingers. In the afternoon Group A went for the transition visit over at Reception class. That had a wonderful time exploring Recpetion and Meeting Miss Gooden and Mrs Rogers. 

On Friday we had a lovely time playing outside and another group of children completed their POWSA bike a thon. 

Throughout the week we have enjoyed constructing with the marble run, robot construction, zoo waffle  and cogs.  In the number area we have been playing with the coloured shapes and making pictures. We have played with the sound pots- g,i,p and the whiteboards and pens. In the small world area we have been playing with the Campervan scene. On our finger frenzy table this week we have been playing with the jumping frogs.We are great at getting them to pop into the pot. We have had great fun mark making in the baby lotion. We have had the school uniform and shoe shop role play area and the train set in room2.


Here are some Read write inc videos to support the letter sounds above:


Some photos of our week.....
















































For the next three weeks we will be exploring the seaside with lots of exciting activities planned.

Home Learning

Can you play a Fred Talk game at home?

Fred says…


Fred says put your hands on your h-e-d.    ( Ask child to repeat) 

Child says  h-e-d,  h-e-d,  head  and touch their head.


Repeat with:  b-a-k,   t-u-m,   l-e-g,   h-a-n-d,   f-u-t,   n-ee,   h-i-p

Then have a go at Fred says     r-u-n,    h-o-p,  s-k-i-p,   j-u-m-p  and   s-t-o-p 

 

 

-Can you retell the sounds we have learnt at pre-school- m,a,s,t,d,i,n,p,g,o


-Can youbring in your favourite seaside themed story to share at group time?


- Can you visit at local beach for a scavenger hunt? What did you find?


Notices


On Monday morning at 9.00am we will be having our class photo taken for the leavers present. It would be great to see everyone there.



As the sunny weather is appearing please could all children come to school with suncream on. Also we will reapply suncream after lunch if needed.


On Wednesday morning we have our sports day at 9.30am on the main school field. Please can all children come with trainers on. If you are coming to watch please could you come to the main school entrance at 9.20am. Any questions please speak to Julia.


Play and Learn is on Thursday morning 9.00-9.30am. Everyone welcome.

We are a NUT FREE SCHOOL, so please can we remind our families that the children have no products containing nuts in their lunchbox.

Uniform

To order uniform for Pre-school please see link below. We also have some second hand uniform available.

DEP School wear shop

(DORSET EMBROIDERY AND PRINTWEAR LTD)

W: https://www.dorsetprintwear.com/the-prince-of-wales-school

T: 01305 750292

E: sales@dorsetprintwear.co.uk


POWSA Events


This coming Saturday....



Please do come and see myself or a member of team if you have any questions


 Here's to an exciting and great week  full of fun and adventures.

Julia, Colleen, Sharon and Lauren 

Sunday, 22 June 2025

Hello everyone....

 Hello everyone.....

We hope you have all had an amazing weekend in the beautiful sunshine. 

This week we have been learning about other countries including Italy, Spain and Australia.

On Monday we went on an adventure to Italy. We learnt about the Leaning tower of Pisa, Italian food and the Italian flag. For snack we had garlic bread and pizza. A group of children had PE and played some team games including the sack race, hurdles, egg and spoon race.  

On Tuesday travelled to Spain and learnt some spanish. For snack we tried chorizo and tortilla. We had kickboxing and we went on an adventure to Spain and practice lots of balancing skills this week. We watched some spanish dancing which we really enjoyed along with making some fans. In the afternoon we played on the playtrail.

On Wednesday morning a group of children went to the Care home for a Sing song, Story and cake. We had a great time with the parachute and bubbles. The other group travelled to Australia and we had a BBQ snack at the forest school area. We had burgers and bannana splits. We had a great time exploring the forest school area with mud kichens, swings, ladders, roundhouse and lots more. In the afternoon we had our Relax Kids session with Sian. 

On Thursday morning we created some Aboriginal art using dots. We had the outline of a boomarang and Kangaroo. In the afternoon Group B went for the transition visit over at Reception class. That had a wonderful time exploring Recpetion and Meeting Miss Gooden and Mrs Rogers. 

On Friday we had a lovely time playing outside and in the afternoon we got to meet a policeman and a police car. What got to explore all the equipment and the inside of the police car. We found out the job of a policeman. 

Throughout the week we have enjoyed constructing with the marble run, robot construction, foam bricks and magnetic lego.  In the number area we have been playing with the numbered locks and keys. We have played with the sound pots- g,i,p. In the small world area we have been playing with the Campervan scene. On our finger frenzy table this week we have been using geoboards and elastic bands to make diffrent shapes. We have been finding the hidden shapes in the sawdust and describing them. We have had the school uniform and shoe shop role play area and the train set in room2.


Here are some Read write inc videos to support the letter sounds above:

Some photos of our week.....
































This week we will be exploring some other countries around the world including Africa and India. We will also be doing our sponsored bike-a-thon this week. 

Home Learning

Can you play a Fred Talk game at home?

-Can you retell the sounds we have learnt at pre-school- m,a,s,t,d,i,n,p,g


-Can you find out about another country in the world?


- Can you cook something from a diffrent culture and try a new food?


Notices


As the sunny weather is appearing please could all children come to school with suncream on. Also we will reapply suncream after lunch if needed.


On Thursday afternoon at 3.10pm we have our Story time session. Everyone welcome.

This week we have got our POWSA Bike-a-thon. Please see previous letter as to which day your child is doing it. Any questions please speak to Julia.

We are a NUT FREE SCHOOL, so please can we remind our families that the children have no products containing nuts in their lunchbox.

Uniform

To order uniform for Pre-school please see link below. We also have some second hand uniform available.

DEP School wear shop

(DORSET EMBROIDERY AND PRINTWEAR LTD)

W: https://www.dorsetprintwear.com/the-prince-of-wales-school

T: 01305 750292

E: sales@dorsetprintwear.co.uk


POWSA Events


On Wednesday evening at 7.30pm in the main school staffroom, POWSA have got their monthly meeting. Everyone welcome and hope to see you there.


On Friday it is non-school uniform in return for a donation for the Summer Fair tombola. See poster.


Please do come and see myself or a member of team if you have any questions


 Here's to an exciting and great week  full of fun and adventures.

Julia, Colleen, Sharon and Lauren