The sea side

Hello everyone,

Last week we read the story of The Hungry Caterpillar.  By the end of the week the children telling the story themselves using the pictures in the book. Julia got the five different fruits from the market and we counted out the correct number of each fruit and had a go at writing the numeral to match. 
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday we made our own fruit salads using the fruit from the story. The children showed some great skills using the knives to cut up the fruit and also trying different fruits. 
We have also been exploring colour mixing this week using the prime colours and white to see what happens when you mix different colours together. We then put paper on top of our colour mixing and then we have cut them into butterflies. Please see board in the classroom for our bugs, insects and hungry caterpillar work. 
On Tuesday and Wednesday Sharon took some of us to make sandwiches for our friends for snack. We went around the classroom asking each child what sandwich choice they would like to make and we made a tally. We then added up how many  of each sandwich and went and made them in the kitchen. 
On Friday we made a graph using Purple Mash 2count about our favourite fruit from the story. The children were very good at reading the results from the graph and could tell me the most popular and the least popular. We also watched the animated version of the Hungry caterpillar on the whiteboard. We really enjoyed this. 
Also on Friday the fire engine visited the school to take part in the daily mile. We joined in with the school daily mile. The firemen also ran with us. We also got to sit in the fire engine and see what it is like inside. The firemen also put the blue lights on and the sirens. 

This week at the beginning we will be finishing off our butterflies and bugs on the computer. On Tuesday it is grandparents snack, so we will be all having snack together and showing our grandparents all around our classroom and outdoor space. 
We will also be starting to talk about the seaside and asking the children what they know, what they would like to find out and what activities they would like to do. 

Letters and sounds

Last week we played metal mike which the children really enjoyed doing and also making noises with our voices. We will continue this week with Metal Mike and musical instruments. 

Metal Mike

Encourage a small group of children to sit in a circle or facing the front so they can see you and Metal Mike (a toy robot computer). Have ready a bag of pictures of objects (e.g. cat, dog, mug, sock) and sound out and blend the phonemes in their names. Ask each child in turn to take out a picture or an object from a bag. Hold it up and tell the group that Metal Mike is a computer and so he talks with a robot voice. Ask the children to name the object as Metal Mike would and demonstrate it for them in a robotic voice (e.g. ‘c-a-t’). Feed the object or picture into Metal Mike and encourage the group rst to listen to you and then join in as you say the word exaggerating the sound of each phoneme, followed by blending the phonemes to make the word. 

Home Learning

Can you bring a picture in of your family and extended family? We have been sharing these at Jennie Jigsaw time. 

Have you got a favourite sea side story you would like to share with your friends?

Jennie Jigsaw

This week we will be talking about the people in our families and what jobs they do. It would be great if you could bring in a picture of your family and extended family. 

Notices

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.

It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Wednesday.  This week Stay and Play will be on Thursday 3rd May from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

Continuing this week is the Big Pedal. Children are encouraged to scooter or bike to school. We are keeping a tally of how many each day.

On WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND Friday this week we are having our sponsored bike and scooter ride. Please see letter to see which day your child is taking part. Children can bring in their bikes or scooters and helmets. We will be counting how many laps of the island they can do. Each child will get a certificate at the end. 

On Friday 18th May it is the POWSA Summer bingo evening. Doors open at 5.30pm and eyes down for 6.00pm. It's a great family evening. 

Don't forget to bring in your child's WOW moments. We love to share and celebrate these with everyone. There are spare WOW's by the WOW board in the corridor. 

Have a great week

Julia and Pre-school Team

The very hungry caterpillar

Hello everyone,

Wow, what a fantastic first week back. We have had an amazing week exploring our extended outside area. The children have really enjoyed the new climbing tree and the stepping stones. We have planted our potatoes outside. We have planted some plants and sown some seeds in our large flower bed. The children have really enjoyed watering all our plants. On Monday morning we talked in small groups about what we did in the Easter holidays. On Monday afternoon we went pond dipping in the wildlife garden. We found some pond bugs. We used magnifying glasses to look at them. On Tuesday we went bug hunting and found lots of different bugs like worms, slugs, snails, spider and woodlice. We took pictures of them and drew them. It was great fun. On Wednesday we went on a bike ride around the school grounds on the balance bikes. On Friday we went to the roundhouse and listened to some stories and sand some songs. Everyday we have been looking after our pet chickens. We have been feeding them and collecting the eggs. The children have really enjoyed this.  We have also been colouring in our own bug using Purple Mash on the computer. Sharon bought our tadpoles back and we have been looking how big they have got and now they have 2 feet. We have been sharing some bugs stories and information books and singing some songs. 

This week we will be sharing the story of The hungry caterpillar and looking at the life cycle of a caterpillar. The children will be making their own butterflies using paint. The children will be exploring mixing different colours together and to see what happens. We will be talking about the prime colours. 
We will also be making fruit salad to bring home using the different fruits in the story. We will talking about which food are healthy and unhealthy in the story. 
We will be finishing our bugs on Purple Mash this week as well. The children will also be making sandwiches for snack and making a tally of which sandwich each child would like.  We will continue to plant some more vegetable seeds and watering all our plants. 

Letters and sounds

Last week we played the odd one out, the children were very good at telling me the odd one out when rhyming with some pictures. The children have come up with some more rhyming words for our door. 

What noises can you make with your voice?
Children to think of different noises they can make with their voice.

Metal Mike

Encourage a small group of children to sit in a circle or facing the front so they can see you and Metal Mike (a toy robot computer). Have ready a bag of pictures of objects (e.g. cat, dog, mug, sock) and sound out and blend the phonemes in their names. Ask each child in turn to take out a picture or an object from a bag. Hold it up and tell the group that Metal Mike is a computer and so he talks with a robot voice. Ask the children to name the object as Metal Mike would and demonstrate it for them in a robotic voice (e.g. ‘c-a-t’). Feed the object or picture into Metal Mike and encourage the group rst to listen to you and then join in as you say the word exaggerating the sound of each phoneme, followed by blending the phonemes to make the word. 

Home Learning

Can you bring a picture in of your family and extended family?

Jennie Jigsaw

This week we will be talking about the people in our families and what jobs they do. It would be great if you could bring in a picture of your family and extended family. 

Notices

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.

We raised an amazing £705.20 at Spring Fest on Friday. It was lovely to see so many of you there and everyone having lots of fun. 

It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Friday.  This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 25th April from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

On Saturday 28th April 10.00-11.30am, it is our Saturday stay and play morning. Older and younger siblings are very welcome to come too. We hope to see lots of our families there.

On Tuesday 24th April at 7.30pm in the main school staff room POWSA are having a meeting about future fund raising events. If you would like to get involved, please do come along. If you have any questions come and see Julia. 

Have a great week

Julia and Pre-school Team

Bugs. insects and gardening

Hello everyone, 

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Holiday with your families.  Over the holidays we have had our new fence put up to extend the pre-school playground. It looks fantastic and is going to enhance our outdoor provision greatly. To enter the pre-school please continue to come the same way as before. I hope you have all enjoyed watching the live web cam of the chicks. We have also rescues 7 hens which are now in the chicken enclosure. 

For the next fortnight we are going to be lot's of gardening and looking at bugs and insects around our school grounds. We will also be sharing the story of the Hungry Caterpillar and from this will exploring different fruits and mixing paints. We will be sharing lots of fiction and non fiction books about bugs and insects along with gardening books. To begin the week we will be asking the children about what they would like to do and find out about. We will be planting our potatoes this week along with some other seeds. We will also be looking after our chickens by feeding them and collecting the eggs. Also we will be exploring our new outside play area. On Monday we will be talking about what we got up to in the Easter Holidays.
Wow, what a busy week we are going to have.

Letters and sounds

We will be continuing our rhyming door. Have you thought of any new words over the holidays that rhyme? 

Odd one out
Put out three objects or pictures, two with names that rhyme and one with a name that does not. Ask the child to identify the ‘odd one out’: the name that does not rhyme. Start with a small set of words that can then be extended.

Home Learning

Can you bring in something to do with bugs, insects and gardening. It could be a model, picture, book or an object.

Notices

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.

It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Thursday.  This week Stay and Play will be on Friday 20th April from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

On Friday 20th April 5.00pm-7.30pm we are having Spring Fest. There will be lots of activities to take part in including spring crafts, planting, meeting the chickens, lambs, music, egg rolling and lots more. Tickets are £5.00 per a family of 4. Additional children £1.00. There will also be a hog roast which will be £2.50 per a person. Tickets for Spring fest and Hog roast can be purchased from the Main school office. Hope to see lots of you there for a fun family evening out. 

On Tuesday 24th April at 7.30pm in the main school staff room POWSA are having a meeting about future fund raising events. If you would like to get involved, please do come along. If you have any questions come and see Julia. 

Our Saturday Stay and Play morning is on the 28th April from 10.00-11.30am. Hope to see lots of you there. Younger and older siblings are very welcome. 

From the 23rd April for a fortnight is the BIG PEDAL. Children are encouraged to cycle or scooter to school for the fortnight. More information to follow.  

Here's to a great first week back.

Julia and Pre-school team