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