Thank you

Hello everyone,

Wow, what an amazing day we all had on Wednesday. It was great to watch the children's expressions  during the magic show. We all enjoyed tucking into fish fingers and chips followed by a visit from the ice cream van.

We would all like to say a big thank you for the lovely gifts, vouchers and cards. It has been fantastic to work with all of the children and yourselves over the last year.

We wish you all a lovely summer holidays and see you all soon.

Many thanks

Julia, Helen, Sharon, Karen and Colleen.

Happy summer holidays

Hello everyone,

Last week we choose which toys we would like to have out to play with and read lots of our favourite stories from over the year. We also made slime which the children really enjoyed making and playing with. we made cakes on Thursday afternoon to take home. It was a fantastic week.

Wow, where has the year gone. We have had a fantastic time in year 2 of preschool this year. It has been lovely to see how the children have developed and to be part of their learning. We really want to wish that you all have a lovely break and get to make some great memories as a family over the coming weeks.

On Wednesday we have got our party. Children can come in party clothes. It's going to be a great day of playing outside, parachute games, fish and chip lunch, magic show and ice cream van. Please could all children come to school with suncream on today.

Notices

As the weather is sun and hot, 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 Friday.  This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 25th July from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

We have got a 6 tea towels left if anyone would like to buy some more. 

We break up for the summer holidays on Wednesday 25th July.

Julia and Pre-school team 

Our favourite toys and stories

Hello everyone,

Last week we listened to the story of What the ladybird heard. We really enjoyed the story. We made our own ladybird with the same numbers of spots on each half of the ladybird. We were great at using the scissors, glue and paint to create these. We listened to the songs of what the ladybird heard and joined in with the words. We have really enjoyed visiting the guinea pigs, looking after them and holding them on our laps. We have been very busy watering our plants and eating lots of homegrown cucumbers. On Wednesday we spent the whole day in the Reception classroom as reception children were out on a school trip. We enjoyed exploring the different learning areas and outside space. We played on the balance bikes.  On Friday morning we went to Year 1 class assembly which really enjoyed watching.  

This week we are going to enjoy playing with all our favourite preschool toys and learning areas. We are going to be listening to our favourite stories. If you have a favourite story or toy please come and tell an adult. We are also going to be making our own slime... Which is going to be great fun. We will continue to look after the guinea pigs and chickens. We will be looking to see if our potatoes are ready. If the potatoes are ready we will be making potato salad to bring home.  

Sounds and letters

A mixture of rhyming, initial sounds and musical instruments. 

Jennie Jigsaw

This term Jennie jigsaw is talking about changing me. We will be talking about how our bodies are changing as time moves forward and how they have already changed since we were a baby. 

Notices

As the weather is sun and hot, 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 July from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

Every Friday at 3.30 POWSA are selling ice creams by the play trail. 50p each.  

The next POWSA planning meeting is on Tuesday 17th July at 7.30pm. 

We break up for the summer holidays on Wednesday 25th July

Looking forward to a great week.

Julia and Pre-school team 

What the ladybird heard...

Hello everyone,

We have had a great week learning all about pets. The children have enjoyed talking about pets they have or would like to have. We have drawn pictures of a pet we have or would like. We talked about what our pets need and how to look after them. We have shared lots of stories about pets including The great pet sale, pets, Guinea pigs. We have also read some information books about pets. We went up to the nature garden to design a home ready for our new pet Guinea pigs which arrived on Thursday. On Wednesday we went out on a bike ride on the balance bikes around the school. On Friday morning we went and watched year 2 assembly to watch their class assembly of Charlie and the chocolate factory. On Friday afternoon we joined with Reception and did some Yoga and played at the play trail. We have been very busy watering our garden and picking some yummy cucumbers. 

This week we will be sharing the story of What the ladybird heard. We will be making some ladybirds and putting the same amount of dots on each side. We will also be doing some singing and drama using the cd of the theatre production. For the next 2 and bit weeks we are going to have all the  toys we enjoy having out to play with. If your child has a particular favourite please come and tell a member of staff so we can have the toy out in the next 2 weeks. We will also continue with our gardening and looking after our pet chickens and Guniea pigs

Sounds and letters

A mixture of rhyming, initial sounds and musical instruments. 

Jennie Jigsaw

This term Jennie jigsaw is talking about changing me. We will be talking about how our bodies are changing as time moves forward and how they have already changed since we were a baby. 

Notices

As the weather is sun and hot, 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 12th July from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

The proof tea towel letter went in pigeon holes on Friday. if you would like to order tea towels please return the slip with payment by Monday 9th July. If paying by cheque please make cheque out to POWSA. 

Every Friday at 3.30 POWSA are selling ice creams by the play trail. 50p each.  

The next POWSA planning meeting is on Tuesday 17th July at 7.30pm. 

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. 

Looking forward to a great week.

Julia and Pre-school team 

Pre-school reports

Hello everyone,

I hope you enjoyed receiving your child's report this afternoon  if you were in school today. If you were not in today you will receive your child's report when they  are next in. 
I hope they truly show how amazing each and every one of your children are and how much progress they have made this year in ALL areas. If you have any questions about the content please do not hesitate to come and speak to us in the morning. 

In the repot we included some photos of your child along with a Tagxedo Chicken. The Tagxedo chicken is a programme where you can put words into a picture shape. In group time the children talked about all the different activities they have enjoyed doing this year  in pre-school. I put their words into Tagxedo and choose a chicken shape as the children all enjoy our pre-school chickens.

If you would like to arrange a time to talk about your child's report and learning journey before their transition to school, please come and speak to me.

Many thanks

Julia 

Pets

Hello everyone,

On Monday we began to create our  banner for the main school hall. The children created a sun set using orange, yellow and red paint. On Monday afternoon we used the DEED resource box  and talked about Fair-trade. We listened to a story about a coco farmer and what Fair Trade means. We also looked at the Charlie and Lola chocolate story. The children are very good at recognising Fair Trade foods and understanding what it means. We enjoyed trying some Fair Trade chocolate. On Tuesday the children cut out some safari animals and stuck them on the sunset. Some fantastic scissor skills. On Wednesday we looked at some African Jewellery and some pictures of African Jewellery. We talked about the colours and repeated patterns. The children then created their own African jewellery using paper plates and paint.  In the afternoon we then created the second half of the banner. We looked at the houses that African people live in and talked about the similarities and differences to our houses. We then using brown paint and cotton buds to paint African houses on the banner and straw for the roofs.
On Thursday afternoon we had our first pre-school sports day with lots of fun races including egg and spoons, running, dressing up, wheelbarrow and hurdles races. It was a fantastic afternoon with lots of happy children enjoying it. We hope you enjoyed coming to watch too.

This week we are going to be talking about pets and how we look after our pets. We will be sharing lots of stories about pet. We are going to be getting a new pre-school pet at the end of the week. Before we get our new pet we will be talking and planning what things are new pet might need. We will be continuing with our gardening.

Home Learning

Has your beanstalk begun to grow? Can you bring a picture in of your beanstalk? 

Have you got a pet at home? Maybe you would like to bring a picture in.

Sounds and letters

A mixture of rhyming, initial sounds and musical instruments. 

Jennie Jigsaw

This term Jennie jigsaw is talking about changing me. We will be talking about how our bodies are changing as time moves forward and how they have already changed since we were a baby. It would be great if you could bring a baby photo. 

Notices

As the weather is sun and hot, 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.

The children who are attending the Prince of Wales School in September will have their final transition afternoon on Tuesday 3rd July. If you have any questions about these afternoons please come and see Julia. 

On Tuesday 3rd July we are having our joint Year 2 pre-school and reception class BBQ. This will start straight after school in Reception playground. Please see previous letter for details. If you have not already returned your slip and £1.00 per child donation please could this be returned on Monday to enable us to cater for the BBQ.

It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Friday.  This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 4th July from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

The proof photo has now come home, from other parents past experience if you want to frame this picture it easier and cheaper to buy the framed copy from Tempest due to the odd size of the photo. This need to be returned by Friday 6th July 2018.

The proof tea towel letter went in pigeon holes on Friday. if you would like to order tea towels please return the slip with payment by Monday 9th July. If paying by cheque please make cheque out to POWSA. 

Every Friday at 3.30 POWSA are selling ice creams by the play trail. 50p each. 

It was lovely to see so many of you at the summer fair. We hope you had a fabulous time. 

The next POWSA planning meeting is on Tuesday 17th July at 7.30pm. 

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. 

Looking forward to a great week.

Julia and Pre-school team