Under the sea

Hello everyone,

Last week we finished our own pictures using objects we collected from our beach trip. The photos are on display in room 1. The children enjoyed using the the different objects to create their own picture. On Monday the children took part in an obstacle course in the school hall and explored moving in different ways, balancing and jumping of an object. We used different materials to collage sealife, seaside objects and people to finish our seaside picture. On Wednesday morning Jesse bought in his 5 tortoises. We learnt about tortoises and how to look after them. We got to touch them and see what they feel like. Afterwards we made our own tortoise for snack using kiwi and grapes and on the drawing table (see the display in classroom 2.) Towards the end of the week we began talking about and sharing stories about under the sea. We made our own octopus using beads to make 8 legs with the correct number of beads on each tentacle. We have been riding our bikes and scooters around the school playground which we have really enjoyed doing.
On Friday Olive bought in her caterpillars for us to see. We observed what they looked like and talked about the life cycle of a caterpillar. We read a story called the crunching munching caterpillar which was a story about a caterpillar that wanted to fly. We drew some pictures of Olive's caterpillar and by the end of the day, one caterpillar had gone into a cocoon.
On Friday afternoon we made our own pizza's for snack using a choice of toppings. We spread the sauce, grated cheese and chopped different toppings.

This week we will be continuing to learn about under the sea and the seaside. We will be sharing lots more stories about the seaside and under the sea. We will be making our own under the sea pictures using a choice of collage materials, pens, glue, paint etc. We will be talking about sun safety and how important it is to wear suncream along with lots of outside play. 

Letters and Sounds:- Listening to different types of music and talking about the music they hear. Have you got a favourite piece of music?

Jennie Jigsaw:- Making friends

Home Learning:- It would be lovely to see what you  have been doing in the half term. Please bring in something you have done over the half term or something you have made during the half term. 

Notices:-

On Tuesday 23rd May at 7.30pm in the main school is a POWSA meeting about the summer fair. Would be lovely to see you there. If you are able to help at the Summer fair (10th June 2017) please sign up on the sheet in the corridor. 

Stay and play is on Thursday 25th May from 8.30am till 9.00am. Be lovely to see lots of you there. 

Its lovely to see so many Wow's coming into pre-school. The children love to share their news and achievements. Keep them coming.

As the weather is starting to warm, please could all children bring sun hats to school. We do have a box of spares if needed. If you have applied suncream to your child before school please could you let a member of staff know. If you have ticked to supply your own suncream, please could you make sure children have this when they come to pre-school ready for us to apply.

On Friday we break up for half term, We hope you all have a wonderful half term. We return to pre-school on Tuesday 6th June. Please note Monday 5th June is a staff training day. 

Julia and the Preschool Team