Harvest

Hello everyone,

Last week we enjoyed listening to the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. We had porridge for snack which we really enjoyed so much we had seconds. We also shared a story about harvest and about different seeds and grains we can harvest. On Monday we went to look at the tractor and the pretend cow. We had a go at milking the pretend cow and talked about how the milk gets from the cow to the shops. On Tuesday morning we went to the park with our teddies and the Thomas Hardye CACHE students. We played on the park equipment, had a teddy bear snack and played some teddy bear parachute games. Some pictures are up on display in the classroom. We also had PE with Mr Treble. We did some balancing with bean bags on our heads this week.  We have all been very busy in the kitchen cooking our own three bears biscuits to take home and decorate. It has been lovely to see photos of all the decorated bears. These are up on display in the classroom.  On Thursday morning some of us went swimming and had a great time gaining confidence in the pool. Photos up on display.  Reception joined us on Thursday afternoon and we did some Bear yoga with them and a visit to the play trail. On Friday morning we went to the school orchard and harvested our own crop of apples and pears. We came back to pre-school and sorted them into apples, pears and sizes. In The afternoon we  started making our own teddy number line for the number area. We have also continued playing the teddy bear number game on the computer this week. 

This week we are going to be continuing our topic of harvest. We are going to be doing some cooking  with the apples and pears we collected from the orchard. We will bring some home and also send some to harvest cafe. We are having a joint afternoon with Reception this week and doing some Autumn/Harvest activities, songs and stories. Last week we read a story about a scarecrow and the children would like to make their own scarecrow, so we will be making a scarecrow this week. We will be reading the story  The Scarecrow's Wedding.   We will be joining in with harvest assembly on Friday morning. We will be doing some harvest threading and lot's more exciting activities and learning this week.

Home learning

Can you find a picture or an object which reminds you of Harvest?


Jennie Jigsaw
This week we will be talking about kind hands and kind words. Remembering how important these things are when playing with friends. We will be making our own poster using our hand print for this.

Letters and Sounds

Teddy is lost in the jungle 

One child (the rescuer) is taken aside while a teddy bear is hidden somewhere in the room. Tell the other children they are going to guide the rescuer to the teddy by singing louder as the rescuer gets closer to, or quietly as the rescuer moves further away from the teddy. Alternatively lead the children in singing a familiar song, rhyme or jingle, speeding up and slowing down to guide the rescuer. 

Meeting Fred frog from Read write inc

Notices

It's great to see so many WOW'S. We loved to share them at group time. Spare WOW slips are in the hall way. 

We are launching Marvellous Me tomorrow in Pre-school. Please check pigeon holes for login details and return permission slips as soon as possible. If you have any questions please come and see Julia. 

There is a POWSA meeting on Tuesday 2nd October at 7.30pm in the school staff room to plan future fundraising events. Please come and see Julia if you would like more information.

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

On Thursday 4th October it is dress like a farmer day. Children can come in dressed as farmers. 

On Friday 5th October we will be joining Reception and Key Stage 1 for Harvest Assembly. We will be singing a song with Reception. Harvest Assembly is at 9.15am in the main school hall. Parents and Carers invited to come and watch. 

On Friday 5th October it is Autumn Fest  starting from 5.00pm till 7.30pm. There are lot's of Autumn activities going on including conker championships, autumn crafts, apple bobbing, camp fire and lots more. Tickets can be purchased from the Main school office. £5.00 for a family of 4 and £1.00 for additional children. There will be a hog roast (£2.50 each) and refreshments on sale as well.  See poster on school website or Facebook. 

Also on Thursday 11th October it is Wacky Hair day in Aid of Weldmar Hospice care. Recommended donation is £1.00. Look forward to seeing some Wacky hair styles. 

Friday 12th October is a staff training day. Pre-school will be closed on this day. 

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

Here's to another fun and exciting week.

Julia and pre-school team

Goldilocks and the three bears...

Hello everyone,

Last week we enjoyed sharing all the different bear stories that have been coming in from home. We have also been finishing off our own bears in practicing our scissor skills. This are up on display in the classroom. We have been playing a bear number game on the interactive whiteboard which we have really enjoyed doing. It involved feeding the bear the right number of cakes. We had our first swimming session on Thursday morning. The 2 groups had lots of fun and it was great to see how confident they were in the water. These pictures will be up on display this week. On Tuesday with had Mr Treble for PE. We played the traffic light game with a tambourine, collecting bears honey and dodging the ball. It was great fun. On Tuesday afternoon we went on an Autumn Walk around the school grounds and collected lots of Autumn objects. We have also finished our bear off on the computer which are now up on display. We have done some Yoga around the story of We're going on a bear hunt. On Thursday afternoon we helped Reception make some cakes for Paddington Bear 5th Birthday Party. On Friday afternoon we helped take wood chipping ups in wheelbarrows for the chicken's coop. It was great fun using the wheelbarrows and tools. We have also enjoyed practicing our scissor skills on the finger frenzy table, exploring the wood block centre, retelling the story of We're going on a bear hunt with the small world props. We have been able to make the teddy bear pattern sequence cards in the number area. We have enjoyed playing some board games with Chloe and we are getting good at taking turns. 
This week we are going to be sharing the story of Goldilocks and the three bears along with the theme of Harvest. We are going to be doing some baking of bears to bring home and decorate and then eat. We are also going to be having porridge for snack. We will be talking about oats and where they come from and lots more.

Jennie Jigsaw:- We will be talking about different emotions this week e.g. What makes us happy

Letters and Sounds:- We are going to be joining in with repeated refrains. 

Home Learning:- Can you decorate your bear biscuits and bring in a picture? 

Notices:-

WOW'S- On the board by the door are the blank WOW slips. These WOW slips are for you at home to write about something your child has done e.g an achievement, a place you have been, news you would like to share at pre-school etc. 

It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Thursday. This week Stay and Play will be on Friday 28th September  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

It was lovely to see our pre-school families at stay and play on Saturday. The next one is next term. See notice board for date. 

If you child attends on a Tuesday, please can we have all park permission slips returned. Remember to bring in your teddy for Tuesday. 

There is a slide show of the coffee morning held on Tuesday on the Pre-school class page. If you have any question please come and see me. 
Our trip to the Snail and the Whale on Sunday was fantastic. We had a great time and the children will be sharing their adventure with everyone at group time on Monday. There will be a letter out by the end of the week for a family theatre trip to see the Enormous Turnip on 7th November at The Octagon in Yeovil. 

On Thursday 4th October it is dress like a farmer day. Children can come in dressed as farmers. This is the start of our harvest fortnight of activities. 

On Friday 28th September it is film night. Please see board for more information. Tickets can be purchased from school office. This is a POWSA fundraising event. 

On Friday 5th October there is Harvest assembly and Autumn fest in the evening. Please see notice board for more information. 

Here to another great week.

Julia and Pre-school team

Dress like a farmer

Hello everyone,

Dress like a farmer day is on Thursday 4th October not the previous date mentioned. Children can come to school dressed up as a farmer for the day if they would like to.
Any questions please come ask.

Thanks

Julia

Teddies

Hello everyone,

Last week we all painted a picture of our faces for our class board. In group time we used the mirrors to look at our faces and talk about the similarities and differences between each other. We then painted a pictures of us. These are now up on display. 
We read the story of We're going a bear hunt which will we all enjoyed joining in with. From the story we went on our own bear hunt and acted out the story. We found our own bear. We have also enjoyed reading 'Where my Ted?' and sharing Ellis and Alexandra bear stories. We have been busy making our own bears in swish swashy grass. Through this activity we have been practicing our scissors skills. We have also been using the computers and the programme 2paint on Purple Mash to paint our own bears. These are up on display. 
On Monday we did some Yoga with the Mr Gibson Year 1 class.
On Tuesday we went to the Roundhouse to listen to stories and had Mr Treble for PE. We played lots of fun games including traffic lights, pirates treasure and fruit salad. 
On Wednesday afternoon we went to soft play in small groups as the weather was a little wet. 
On Thursday we went out on the balance bikes around the school grounds. We gained confidence in going down the hills. We played lots of different games on our bikes to develop our bike skills. 
On Friday morning we watched the video of We're going on a bear hunt. We enjoyed watching this. On Friday afternoon we played number bingo. We enjoyed playing this for the first time. We knew some numerals. We also did some Yoga based on the story of We're going on a bear hunt.  Throughout the week we have been helping to prepare snack by counting out the cups and plates and gathering all the things we need on our snack tables.
We have been looking after the chickens and guinea pigs along with watering in the polytunnel. 

This week we will be continuing with our bear stories and activities. 

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

Letters and Sounds:- Continue our sounds lotto game and explore musical instruments. 

Home Learning:- Can you find a bear story, make a picture of a bear, an activity about a bear or bring in a picture of a bear?

Notices:

WOW'S- On the board by the door are the blank WOW slips. These WOW slips are for you at home to write about something your child has done e.g an achievement, a place you have been, news you would like to share at pre-school etc. 

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

On Saturday 22nd September  from 10.00-11.30  we are having a stay and play session. It would be lovely to see you there. Younger and older siblings very welcome.  

Our POW School Grounds are in need of some love, care and attention. For this reason, we will be running a  ‘Community Make-Over Day’ on Saturday 22nd September  We will be working on the wildlife garden and the metal railings at the front of the school. Please bring gardening tools for the nature garden. 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.

On Sunday 23rd September  it is our theatre trip to Snail and the Whale at The Octagon in Yeovil. The show starts at 11.00am. Please can we meet at 10.45 in the foyer. I will have the tickets for everyone who has purchased them through pre-school. Its going to be a great show. There is a carpark next to the theatre which is free on a Sunday.  Any questions please come and see Julia.  

On Thursday 4th October it is dress like a farmer day. Children can come in dressed as farmers. This is the start of our harvest fortnight of activities. 

On Friday 21st September it is film night. Please see board for more information. Tickets can be purchased from school office. This is a POWSA fundraising event. 

A letter has gone home about popping along for a coffee and information session about Year 2 of preschool on Tuesday 18th September.  It would be lovely to see you all there.

Here to another great week.

Julia and Pre-school team

T

We are all going on a bear hunt.....

Hello Everyone, 

We have had a great first week back and all the children have really settled in well into year 2 of preschool. In group time we shared our holiday snapshots home learning with our friends and talked about our summer holidays. These are now up on display. We have also drawn a picture of our favourite thing to do during the summer holidays. These are up on display in the classroom.

 We met Jennie Jigsaw(puppet) and told her our name. Jennie is very good at remembering everyone name. She also asked us about our favourite toys and food we like to eat.

On Wednesday afternoon we got the guinea pigs out and held them on our laps in the square frame in pre-school. We really enjoyed this and were really caring towards them. Throughout the week we have been feeding the chickens and guinea pigs and collecting eggs. 

On Thursday afternoon we did some Cosmic Yoga which the children really enjoyed. Afterwards we went on the balance bikes around the school grounds. We had a go on the new hop scotch at school as well. 

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 made some apple and blackberry muffins along with pear and blackberry crumble. A display of this will be up shortly. 

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?

Bears:  We are going to be starting our theme of bears this week. We will begin the week asking the children what they know about bears and what they would like to find out. We will be doing lots of fun activities linked to bears for the next few weeks. 

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

Home Learning:- Can you find a bear story, make a picture of a bear, an activity about a bear or bring in a picture of a bear?

Notices:

A letter has gone home about popping along for a coffee and information session about Year 2 of preschool on Tuesday 18th September.  It would be lovely to see you all there.

This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 12th September from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. Saturday Stay and play is on 22nd September from 10.00-11.30am. 

On Saturday 22nd September we have got one of our community make over afternoons from 2.00-5.00pm. We will be working up in the nature garden. Please bring gardening tools. 

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

On Tuesday 11th September at 7.30pm in the Main school staff room 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. 

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