Hello everyone...

Hello everyone,

We hope you have all had a great weekend enjoying the sunshine.

Last week we enjoyed listening to the different variations of Shark in the Park. We listened to Shark in the dark and Oh no, Shark in the snow. We were great at joining in with the repeated refrains. On Tuesday we played the underwater counting game on the interactive tv. Here is a link if you would like to play it home Counting underwater game. In the afternoon and on Wednesday we had great fun exploring and experimenting using the torches in a dark room. We made shark shadows along with other shadows. We talked about what we saw and did. On Wednesday afternoon  and Friday morning we went to the park and had great fun exploring all the playground equipment. We did lots of swinging, sliding, climbing and balancing. On Thursday morning we made a large cardboard shark mouth which we had great fun painting as a team. When it was dried we practiced throwing balls through the sharks mouth. In the afternoon we also made some shark sandwiches which involved using a knife to spread the butter and jam. Throughout the week we have enjoyed exploring the scales using cubes and wooden blocks. We have experimented with what happens when you put different amounts in and used the language of heavier, lighter and balanced. On our finger frenzy table this week we have been practicing our scissors skills. We have been learning to use them one handed. We cut up strips of paper and followed the lines to the animals and vehicles. From the story of Oh no, shark in the snow we had a small world scene of the story. We played alongside others acting out the story. We have been very creative building models with duplo and transparent blocks. We have been busy mark making using our finger in the blue grit, shaving foam and cornflour. In the water tray we have been catching the ducks with nets and counting how many we have caught. We have been building train tracks and testing our tracks out with the trains. 

We continue to meet Reggie the Resilient Tortoise. He is one of learning powers which encourage us to keep on trying. He enjoys celebrating our resilience with us. 

 Here are some photos of the week....

For the next fortnight we are going to be exploring food, faith and farming. We are going to be sharing lots of stories about this topic at group time. We have got some visitors coming into preschool. We will be cooking some yummy foods using eggs. At snack time we will have a variety of foods to eat and will be talking about where each of the foods come from along with lots of other activities to support our learning.

Home learning:

Can you have a go at putting your own shoes on this week?

Can you cook something which comes from eggs? Talk about where the different ingredients come from. Using vocab like ingredients, recipe etc

Notices 

It was lovely to see you all at the parent information session on Thursday evening. There will be a recorded version coming out this week for anyone who was unable to attend the session. If you have any questions please do come and ask or email.

Stay and play morning sessions are now posted next to our door on the window. It would be great to see you. These run once a week on a different morning each week from 8.30am-9.00am. We also have one every half term on a Saturday. This week stay and play is on Thursday morning at 8.30-9.00am.

Applying for Reception Place to start in September 2023

You can apply for a reception place from 1 September 20222.

The closing date for applications is 15 January 2023.

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/education-and-training/schools-and-learning/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-school-for-the-first-time

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   

Please bring any WOW's for our WOW board you have and if you need some WOW slips, please ask a member of staff.

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

Here's to an exciting and amazing Shark in the dark week  full of fun and adventures. 

Julia,Colleen, Sharon, Karen, Lauren and Ebony