Preparing for Harvest

Hello everyone,

Last week we had a fantastic time reading Shark in the park along with the different variations. By the end of the week the children were joining in with the repeated refrains throughout the book. Can you remember the little boys name? What was his favourite toy?
We made our own sharks with sharp teeth and decorated them. They are up on display in the classroom. During this activity we  worked hard on our scissor skills. Also we made our own telescopes and went outside on a shark hunt. We used positional language e.g. down, up, left, right and sideways. Some of us even saw a shark!!! There is a display up in the classroom. 
On Tuesday we re potted our spider plants. We really enjoyed using the  spades and getting messy with the compost. Pictures will be in Nature diary. 
On Friday we took down our beanstalk. We had a competition of who could find the longest bean. We lined them all up in size order. Sebastian then had a good idea of opening the beans up to see what was inside. We found lots of different colours and sizes of beans. We have put them to dry so we can grown them next year. Pictures will be in nature dairy.
Jennie Jigsaw came and saw us this week and asked us about our favourite toys, colours and foods. 


This week we will be starting our preparations for Harvest week which starts next week. We will be going to the orchard to harvest some goodies for cooking with next week. We will be doing some Harvest threading. 
For gardening this week we will be planting some bulbs. As we are doing this activity we will be talking about what bulbs need to be able to grow. 
 We will be playing a variety of number games which involve recognising numerals and counting. 

Home Learning:- Can you find or make a picture, object or something which reminds you of Harvest?

Jennie Jigsaw:- We will be talking about how we can look after our classroom.

Letters and Sounds:- Continue our sounds lotto game

Notices: -

 Don’t forget if you have any WOW’S at home please bring them into share with us at pre-school. 

On Tuesday 19th September at 9.00am there is a information session which is all about the things we do in year 2 preschool e.g. trips, Stay and Play, Jennie Jigsaw, Library bags, changing bags, letters and sounds, EYFS and lots more. I look forward to seeing you all there.  If you are unable to make Tuesday and would like me to go through the information, please do come and see me. 

Our POW School Grounds are in need of some love, care and attention. For this reason, we will be running a series of ‘Community Make-Over Days’. Each day will focus on a specific area as follows -

30/09/17 - Roundhouse Area (Forest School)
14/10/17 - Wildlife Garden
18/11/17 - Roundhouse Area (Forest School)

Sessions will run from 1pm-4pm. People are free to come and go as they please. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult and all attendees must sign in and out.

This invitations is open to parents/carers, past and present (so get tagging) and all members of the community that would like to help make our outside environment special again.

Many thanks

Julia and Pre-school team

Shark in the Park

Shark in the Park!

Hello Everyone, 

We have had a great first week back and all the children have really settled in well into year 2 of preschool. Last week we painted pictures of ourselves which are now up in the classroom on display. In group time we shared our holiday snapshots home learning with our friends. These are now up on display. Some of us met Jennie Jigsaw(puppet) and told her our name. On Friday afternoon we read the story of 'One year with Kipper'. This books looks at the different months and what happens during the month. In particular we looked at September. Kipper went blackberry picking. We decided to go blackberry picking in the school grounds. The children loved finding the blackberries. We bought them back to Pre-school and washed them and then ate them for snack. We the made our own blackberry pictures using tissue paper and pastels. These are up on display in the classroom along with some photos of our blackberry picking adventure.   

Jennie Jigsaw: This week we will continue with our Jigsaw topic of ‘who am I?’ and ‘what do I like?’ We will be talking about our favourite toys and things to do. 

Home learning:- Have you got a favourite toy or a favourite activity you like to do?

Shark in the Park: Our net steps this week is joining in with repeated refrains and using scissors. We are going to be reading the series of Shark in the park  which has a lot of repeated refrains and positional language. From reading the stories we are going to make our own telescopes to retell the story using them outside on a walk, making sharks to practice our scissor skills, and a shark/duck water game with lots more planned. If you have any empty Kitchen rolls please bring them in as they will be helpful this week. 

Letter and Sounds:- We will be playing a sounds lotto game. 

Notices:

Don’t forget if you have any WOW’S at home please bring them into share with us at pre-school. 

On Tuesday 12th September at 7.30pm in the Main school there is a POWSA meeting. POWSA is our Parent Fundraising Association who organise events like the Christmas Fair, Bingo, Summer Fair ETC. 

WHAT IS POWSA? 

For those who have never attended a POWSA meeting before the thought can be intimidating but we are all friendly parents who want to help the school offer the best of opportunities to all the pupils who pass through it's doors, whilst having a little fun along the way. We give up a little bit of time every now and then to help provide some of those extras that help make our school such a fantastic place and if you would like to learn more we would love to see you. 

A letter has gone home about popping along for a coffee and information session about Year 2 of preschool on Tuesday 19th September.  It would be lovely to see you all there.

If you have questions please do come and see me or a member of staff. 

Here to a great second week. 

Julia and Pre-school Team

Welcome back to Year 2 preschool

Hello everyone and welcome back to the new school year with lots of fun and exciting exploring and learning. 

This week we will be focusing on settling back into preschool in year 2 and will be a time for the children and yourselves to get to know us. 

The adults who will be working within the year 2 classroom is myself, Sharon, Karen, Helen Cleaver and Colleen. 

We will also be talking about what you have all been doing in the holidays and if you have any pictures or writing you would like to bring in, please do. 

For our SOUNDS AND LETTERS PHASE 1 we will be listening to sounds you can hear indoors through different games. 

Our JIGSAW them this half term is ‘Who am I?’. This week we will be introducing Jennie Jigsaw and the chime bar. Also telling each other our names and talking about what we like to play with along with our favourite toy. If the children have a picture of their favourite toy, please bring it in for our display. 

We will also be painting pictures of ourselves for our class board. 

Every week there will be a blog about everything that is happening at pre-school and home learning you may like to do. This is normally published on a Sunday evening. 

If you are staying for lunch please place your lunchbox on the trolley ready to go to the fridge.

There will be a coffee morning within the first few weeks back and I will be doing a talk about what we do in Year 2 e.g. book bags, changing bags, Keyworkers, Jennie Jigsaw, Sounds and Letters, EyFS. Please look out for the letter and hope to see lots of you there as there will be lots of useful information to support your child. 

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

Please do come and see myself if you have any questions.

Heres to a great first week back. 

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team 

Our last week at Pre-school

Hello everyone,

Wow, This school year has flown by and what a fantastic year we have had. We have learnt lots of new things through playing, exploring and experimenting. As it is our last week we will be asking the children each day what their favourite toys and activities are at pre-school and putting them out during the week. We will be having lots of picnics outside this week as long as the weather is fine.

Our last stay and play will be on Wednesday 19th July 2017 starting from 8.30am till 9.00. Be lovely to see you all.

On Friday there are no hot lunches, so don't forget a packed lunch if you normally have a hot on a Friday.

On Friday afternoon after school at 3.30pm there is a family picnic in the park opposite the Main school.

Every child's learning journey will be going with them to their first school to support transition. The reception teacher will held their learning journeys back to you after a few weeks.

Myself and the Pre-school staff would like to wish you all a happy summer holiday and good luck to all the children starting school in September. Thank you to all our parents and carers for the support you have shown us this year.

Thank you

Julia and Pre-school team

Health and Safety week

Hello everyone,

I hope you had a lovely sunny weekend. 

Last week we had our den week. The weather was rather wet so we didn't make tents and dens outside. Instead we made dens in soft play. We listened to the story of Kipper's Monster and also acted out the story in the hall. Isla bought in a tent she had made out of paper. The children really liked Isla idea so we made our own tents out of paper and put them on the wall. On Friday afternoon we went outside and played bat and ball which the children choose to do.  
We also listened to the story of Alfie and Annie rose camping trip. 
We have been doing lots of singing this week and sang a new song called 'what shall we do with the letter.. Can you think of words beginning with.. The children have enjoyed learning this and thinking of words beginning with that particular letter. We have also been playing the game of what comes next after number.. The children have become really good at this. 

This week we are going the school with their Health and Safety topic. During this week we will be playing lots of different games e.g. football, hockey, running etc and observing the effects of activity on our bodies. We are also having our sponsored bike/scooter rides this week. We will be talking about safety at the seaside, crossing the road etc. We will be going to watch Sports Day at the main school on Monday morning. 
We are going to be making some cakes and decorating them for our BBQ on Tuesday afternoon after school. 

Notices:- 

On Tuesday afternoon after school there is the joint BBQ for Reception and Pre-school. If you have not returned your slip, please bring these in as soon as possible. 

If your child is starting Reception in September, please remember the parents meeting at school on Tuesday afternoon. 

This week it is our sponsored bike/scooter ride, every child received at letter last week naming the day their child will be doing this. If you are unsure please come and see me and I'll have a look at the list. 

The class photograph preview is in your child's pigeon hole. Orders for photographs need to be returned by Friday 7th July to enable us to get them back before the end of term. 

If your child is attending Reception in September and you require After school club, please fill the booking form in and return to the school office. Booking forms were in your school pack. We do have some spare if needed. 

Please make sure children are sun creamed and have a sun hat. We will be reapplying suncream at lunch time for children staying all day. We will be encouraging the children to have regularly drinks of water throughout the day. 

If you would like to catch up about your child's progress before the end of term please come and see me to arrange a time. 

In Pre-school corridor is the signing up sheet for Mr Gibson, if you would like to discuss your child before they start reception. 

Have a great week

Julia and Pre-school team

Dens

Hello everyone,

Last week we had a fantastic STEM week with lots of making and science experiments. During the week we made shooting rockets with straws, balancing robots, flyer's along with dancing raisins and an experiment with skittles. On Wednesday afternoon the children worked with Year 4 children making marble runs using junk modelling and marble run kits. Also they made a golf ball and water run outside using the large construction. They worked really well together and it was a fantastic afternoon. 
This week we have also enjoyed standing up and performing our own songs to our friends at group time. We have used the musical instruments to go with the song of 'I am the music man'. 

This week we will be making dens inside and outside using different resources along with putting a tent up. We will be visiting the roundhouse and talking about what it is made of and using it as a den as well. We will be reading some stories about camping out and making dens throughout the week. We will be having some picnic snacks outside as long as weather is fine. 

Notices:- 


On Monday we will be having our 'Bake off' competition to raise money for one of our parents who needs a life changing operation. I look forward to seeing lots of lovely cakes. To enter please make a donation. We will be selling them at the end of the day from the pre-school summer house.

Stay and Play is on Friday 30th June starting from8.30 till 9.00am.  It will be lovely to see you there.

The week of 3rd July we will be doing our sponsored bike/scooter ride. Within the next two weeks we will be letting you know which day your child will be taking part in this. If you have not received a sponsorship form, please come and see me. 


Please make sure children are sun creamed and have a sun hat. We will be reapplying suncream at lunch time for children staying all day. We will be encouraging the children to have regularly drinks of water throughout the day. 

If you would like to catch up about your child's progress before the end of term please come and see me to arrange a time. 

On Tuesday 27th June, Mr Gibson is holding a coffee morning for all our preschool parents to talk about reading. Please do come along. 

This week is Helen last week with us at pre-school. I and all the pre-school team would like to wish her Good Luck with her new venture as manager at the new pre-school in Cerne Abbas. It has been amazing having Helen as part of our team for the past 8 years. Helen has made every child's first experience of Prince of Wales Pre-school an exciting, safe and fun experience. She has made all our families very welcome and given them such a positive environment for their child's first experience of pre-school. We will all greatly miss Helen but we all wish her well in her new role.

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team 

STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Week

Hello everyone,

Hope you all had a lovely weekend, what fantastic weather we have had. 

Last week we painted with water colours a picture of a footballer or car for our Father's Day card. We were all amazing at holding our paintbrush and carefully painting within the line. We had excellent control of the paintbrush. We all enjoyed cooking flapjacks for our dad's. We followed the recipe, cut up dried fruit, mixing ingredients and watching what happens when you heat butter up. 
During group time we listened to some Father's day stories and talked about why our dad's are special to us. Small display up later in the week. 
We all did really well with writing our names on the back of our cards.  We have really enjoyed playing outside in the beautiful weather. We have been exploring our initial sounds pots and coming up with different words beginning with s,j, and h. 

This week we are having a science, technology, engineering and maths week. The school are also doing this theme for the week. 
We will be doing lot's of different activities involving science, technology and maths. Each day there will different activities and challenges. We will be talking about what we think might happen, whats happens and how we can adapt our ideas.

Jennie Jigsaw:- Over the next few weeks we will be talking about our new schools and sharing some stories about starting school.

Sounds and Letters:- A mixture of rhyming, initial sounds and musical instruments. 

Home Learning:- Can you make a bridge to hold 5 playmobil people? You can use any type of construction. It would be great to see some photos or models brought in.

Notices:-

On Monday the photography is coming in to take our class photo. If you do not usually attend on a Monday you are very welcome to come in for 9.00am for the photography. 

Stay and Play is on Thursday 22nd June starting from8.30 till 9.00am. We will be having some experiments and challenges for you to do. It will be lovely to see you there.

The week of 3rd July we will be doing our sponsored bike/scooter ride. Within the next two weeks we will be letting you know which day your child will be taking part in this. If you have not received a sponsorship form, please come and see me. 

This week the weather is fore casted to be very hot,  please make sure children are sun creamed and have a sun hat. We will be reapplying suncream at lunch time for children staying all day. We will be encouraging the children to have regularly drinks of water throughout the day. 

If you would like to catch up about your child's progress before the end of term please come and see me to arrange a time. 

On Tuesday 27th June, Mr Gibson is holding a coffee morning for all our preschool parents to talk about reading. Please do come along. 

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team