Harvest

Hello everyone,

Last week we enjoyed listening to the story of Stanley's Stick and the different ways Stanley used his sticks. Can you remember some of the ways he used his stick? On Thursday a group went swimming and had a great time, we were blowing bubbles, putting our face in the water and moving around the pool in different ways. On Thursday we had our pasta lunch with our home made sauce from the tomatoes in the garden. On Thursday morning a group of children went to the school orchard and picked some apples. Another group of children made an apple crumble for our pudding. It was all very delicious and there were lots of empty plates and seconds had. We will be having another make your own lunch next term. On Thursday afternoon we went out on the balance bikes for a ride around school. We also went to the Wigwam for a story. Throughout the week we have also been practicing our scissors skills by making a stickman out of a kitchen roll. On Wednesday morning we had Mr Treble and we played some team games involving balls. We rolled the big balls. We were all amazing at changing into our plimsols. On Tuesday afternoon we played number bingo. We have continued to make our stick man out of sticks and using different tools. These are up on display in the classroom. On Monday we had great fun with our teddies. We took them on a walk around the school grounds and played some parachute games and What's the time Mr Teddy. In the afternoon we made dens for our teddies in Soft play and we also made some teddy bear biscuits to bring home. 

For the next fortnight we will be exploring and learning about harvest and the season Autumn. We have got lots of activities planned around Harvest. we will be listening to a variety of stories about Harvest and Autumn. We will be learning some harvest and Autumn songs. On Friday it is dress like a farmer for the day. We have got some more wood work planned which the children have really enjoyed doing. We will also be harvesting some apples from the orchard and doing some cooking with the produce. For snack we will be talking about where our food has come from and how it is made e.g bread-wheat.

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

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". Looking at stories with rhyming endings.

Home Learning

Can you  draw, make or find something that reminds you of Harvest?

Please bring in your home learning or take a photo and bring in to pre-school or email to preschoolparents@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk and I can print them out. 

Notices 

On Tuesday 1st October it is our POWSA AGM and meeting for future events at 7.30pm in the Main school staff room. All welcome. If you have any questions please come and see me. 

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Friday. This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 2nd October  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

On Thursday morning is swimming. Children who are swimming will need a towel, swim costume, googles. We will be using a 2 week rota and you will get a letter to let you know which Thursdays your child will swimming. If your child does not attend on a Thursday they will have an opportunity to swim another time during the year. We change swimming mornings each term. 

On Friday 4th October it is dress like a farmer day. Children can come into pre-school dressed as farmers.

On Friday 4th October we have our story time at 5.00pm. Please come and join us. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

On Friday 11th is Autumn Fest. We welcome all our families. It is from 5pm-7.30pm and there is lots of activities (camp fire marshmallows, music, Autumn crafts, Magic Show, stories in the roundhouse, pumpkin carving, conker rolling and apple bobbing) There is also food and drinks at the event which can be purchased. Tickets for Autumn Fest are £5.00 for a family of 4 and additional children tickets are £1.00. These can be purchased from the main school office or on the night. Please see poster for more details. Its is a great family evening.

This week a letter will be going home about Parents evening which is on Monday 21st and Thursday 24th October. The sign up sheet is in the corridor by the pigeon holes. If these dates are not convenient please do come and see me for an alternative date and time. 

If your child attends pre-school on a Wednesday morning please could they bring in a  named pair of plimsols for PE. From previous experience plimsols with a velcro strap are easier for the children to put on. 

Thank you for all the lovely WOW'S, we love sharing these during group time. 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. 

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 30th November from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. It was lovely to see you at our stay play this weekend.

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

Heres to a great week.

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team

Library Book Bags

Hello everyone,

Following on from Wednesday information session, we are ready to start sending home Preschool library book bags. Please bring in a £2.00 deposit for the bag and your child will then bring home their first chosen book from the Pre-school Library.

When you would like to change books please bring in bag and hang on coat hook by the musical trolley. A member of staff will change the books with your child ready to bring home again.

Any questions, please come and ask.

Thanks

Julia

Stick Man and Stanley's Stick

Hello everyone,

Last week we had a great time exploring sticks and Stickman. We listened to the story of Stickman and we joined in with story endings and repeated refrains. Towards the end of the week we could retell the story ourselves to Julia and Helen using the pictures. Throughout the week we have been going out around the school grounds to do a stick hunt. We found long, short, thin, thick sticks etc. We ticked off on our list the different types of sticks we found. On Monday and Tuesday afternoon we went to the forest school area and did mud painting with sticks. We had great fun mixing mud with water to make a pint and then using sticks to paint pictures. We have really enjoyed playing outside this week with such lovely weather. On Wednesday morning we had PE with Mr Treble. We played a game involving moving between hoops without moving out of the hoop. Also we played the game of domes and saucers. The children did fantastic at these games.
On Wednesday afternoon we made stick rafts. The children used wool and sticks to make a raft and then explored floating their raft in the water. Also we played on the play trail and played some ball games to practice our throwing, catching and rolling skills. On Thursday morning we had our first group swim. During swimming we practice kicking our legs, blowing bubbles, entering the pool safely and playing with a variety of water toys. On Friday we started making our own stickman puppets. We used different tools to make them. We used a saw to cut our wood. A hammer to bang the nails in for stickman legs and arms and a vegetable peeler to peel the wood off so we could decorate our stickman with felt tips. We talked about how to use tools safely throughout the activity. 

This week we will be continuing with the story of Stickman and also introducing the story of Stanley stick. We will continue to make our stickman puppets and we have lots of other activities planned based on the two  stories. 

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

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". Looking at stories with rhyming endings.

Home Learning

We have really enjoyed seeing some fantastic pictures using sticks and showing them at group time.

Can you make a picture using sticks?  If you have done this home learning already maybe  you would like to collect different sized sticks. Can you count how many you collected and have a go at putting them in length order using shortest and longest language? Please take a photo and bring in to pre-school or email to preschoolparents@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk and I can print them out. 

Notices

We are supposed to be going to the park tomorrow (23rd September) but sadly today it has been discovered that there is a lot of smashed glass all over the park. The council have been informed. Due to this we will have to cancel our trip to the park but we will reschedule it soon. Children are very welcome to bring their teddies tomorrow and we will have some fun things planned with our teddies tomorrow at school. 

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Thursday. This week Stay and Play will be on Friday 27th September  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

On Thursday 26th September we have our story time at 3.10pm. Please come and join us. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

It was lovey to see you at our coffee/ information session on Wednesday. If you were unable to attend there is powerpoint on the school website on the pre-school page. If you have any questions please do come and see me. 

On Thursday morning our second group will be swimming.  Children who are swimming will need a towel, swim costume, googles. We will be using a 2 week rota and you will get a letter to let you know which Thursdays your child will swimming. If your child does not attend on a Thursday they will have an opportunity to swim another time during the year. We change swimming mornings each term. 

On Thursday we have got our pasta and sauce lunch. So no packed lunches or hot lunches needed on this day. The sauce the children have made using the tomatoes they picked, cut and made into pasta sauce. We will be having apple crumble for pudding which the children will be making this week using apples from the orchard. 

On Friday 27th POWSA are holding a film night in the main school hall. The film showing is Chicken run. The event starts with story time at 5.30pm and the film starts at 5.45pm. Tickets can be purchased at the main school office. 

If your child attends pre-school on a Wednesday morning please could they bring in a  named pair of plimsols for PE. From previous experience plimsols with a velcro strap are easier for the children to put on. 

Thank you for all the lovely WOW'S, we love sharing these during group time. 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. 

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 28th September from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. 

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

Heres to a great week.

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team 

Stick Man

Hello everyone,

Last week we enjoyed listening to the series of Shark in the park along with other tories with repeated refrains. The children have been joining in with the repeated refrains. We have been painting a self portrait using the mirrors. We have talked about our eye colours, hair colour/length, nose, mouth and shape of face. Our paintings are up in the classroom on display. We have also been playing some number games in small groups. On Monday afternoon we went to soft play. On Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon we went on the new play trail at school. We did lots of balancing and climbing. On Wednesday afternoon we picked raspberries from the garden and then cooked raspberry muffins. They looked very yummy. On Thursday afternoon we went out on the balance bikes for a ride and did some Cosmic Kids yoga using the story of We're going on a bear hunt. For snack we made cheese on toast. On Friday afternoon we played shape bingo. 
Throughout the week different groups of children have been helping to prepare snack and look after preschool pets. On Wednesday morning we had PE with Mr Treble. We played a variety of games moving in different ways and standing on one leg. 

This week we are going to listening to the story of Stickman and doing a variety of activities using the theme of Stickman. 

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

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". We are also going to be joining in with repeated refrains and using body percussion. 

Home Learning

Can you make a picture using sticks? Please take a photo and bring in to pre-school or email to preschoolparents@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk and I can print them out. 

Notices

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 into the fridge.

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Wednesday. This week Stay and Play will be on Thursday 19th September  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

On Wednesday 18th September we have our story time at 3.10pm. Please come and join us. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

There will be a coffee morning on Wednesday 18th September at 9.00am 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, trips, swimming etc. 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. If you are unable to attend please look out for the slide show and please ask if you have any questions.

On Thursday morning our first group will be swimming.  Children who are swimming will need a towel, swim costume, googles. We will be using a 2 week rota and you will get a letter to let you know which Thursdays your child will swimming. If your child does not attend on a Thursday they will have an opportunity to swim another time during the year. We change swimming mornings each term. 

Thank you for all the lovely WOW'S, we love sharing these during group time. 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. 

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 28th September from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. 

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

Heres to a great week.

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team 

Here's to another great week...

Hello everyone,

Wow, what a brilliant first week back we had in Pre-school. In the mornings at group time we have enjoyed talking about our summer holiday adventures and showing our home learning. In group time we have enjoyed listening to stories with repeated refrains and we have begun to join in with the repeated refrains. In particular we have listened to Shark in the Park and Shark in the dark. 
We have drawn some pictures of holiday adventures and these are up on display in the classroom. 
On Wednesday morning we had a PE session with Mr Treble and played lots of games involving moving around in different ways. On Wednesday afternoon we enjoyed going out on a bike ride on the balance bikes, picking raspberries and melons for snack. We also picked some tomatoes and cucumbers. 
On Thursday we cut up our tomatoes ready to roast off to make a home made pasta sauce.
On Friday we used a Moulin machine to mash up our tomatoes into a sauce. 
Every morning a group of children have helped prepare snack by counting out the cups and plates. Also carrying the jugs and plates to put on the table. 

This week we will be continuing with listening to stories with repeated refrains at group time. If you have any summer holiday home learning you would like to bring please do. We will be looking in the mirror and painting a self portrait to put up on display in the classroom. We will also be finishing off our mark making of our summer adventures. We will be playing a number game in small groups. 

Jennie Jigsaw

Our JIGSAW them this half term is ‘Who am I?’. Last week we enjoyed meeting Jennie Jigsaw and telling her our names and our favourite toys. This week will be talking about what things we like to do.

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". We are also going to be joining in with repeated refrains and using body percussion. 

Notices

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 into the fridge.

  This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 11th September  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

On Tuesday 10th September we have our story time at 3.10pm. Please come and join us. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

There will be a coffee morning on Wednesday 18th September at 9.00am 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, trips, swimming etc. 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. 

On Tuesday 10th September at 7.30pm in the school staff room is our POWSA meeting. 

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 any questions please come and see myself. 

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 week.

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team 

Our first day...

Hello everyone,

We had an amazing first day back at pre-school today. We all enjoyed hearing about each others summer holiday adventures and sharing some great home learning. 

We all got to meet Mr Treble today for PE. We had great fun playing lots of games which involved moving in different ways. We will continue to have Mr Treble for PE every Wednesday morning. 

This afternoon we did a variety of activities. We went out on the balance bikes for a bike ride around school. We also went up to the wildlife garden to feed the chickens and guinea pigs. We collected some eggs. We also picked some melons and raspberries which we enjoyed eating at snack. We also picked some cucumbers and tomatoes. We are going to do some cooking tomorrow with the tomatoes. 

We have begun to draw pictures of our summer holiday adventures which will go up on the board in the classroom. 

Here's to another fun and exciting day tomorrow. 

Julia and Pre-school team

Welcome to Year 2 Pre-school

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  it 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  and Colleen. 

This Week

We will also be talking about what you have all been doing in the holidays and if you have your summer holiday home learning sheet, pictures or writing you would like to bring in, please do. We will be sharing these during group time. 

We will also be drawing a picture of some of our summer adventures to go up on our display.

Jennie Jigsaw

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. 

Notices

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 could apply sun cream to your child if it looks like it’s going to be warm before they arrive at Pre-School in the mornings this would be a great help to us. 
If you are staying for lunch please place your lunchbox on the trolley ready to go into the fridge.

There will be a coffee morning on Wednesday 18th September at 9.00am 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, trips, swimming etc. 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. 

On Tuesday 10th September at 7.30pm in the school staff room is our POWSA meeting. 

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 any questions please come and see myself. 

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