Around the world...China

Hello everyone,

WoW what  a brilliant week we had exploring Spain. We started our week off by traveling to Spain on a boat. We all used our imagination and we went through passport control and then on to a ferry. We all had our passports stamped. We had a storm whilst on the boat and we got to eat on the ferry. The children continued their role play in the boat throughout the week. We have been making our own passports by drawing a picture of our faces in the photo box. We talked about our eye colour and colour, length of hair. We had a go at writing our name in the signature box and also how old we are. We all remembered we live in England. At snack time we have enjoyed trying Spanish foods including chorizo, Spanish omelette and olives. On Tuesday morning a group of children made a tapas dish of potato's, chorizo and cheese. It was lovely to look at the Spanish plate that Wren bought in to show everyone. The children really enjoyed this snack. On Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning we looked at different types of boats and then we had a go at making our own boats using a variety of materials. We then had a go at testing them out to see if they float.  On Tuesday morning we had a visit from a Spanish teacher and we learnt hello, bye and head, shoulders knees and toes in Spanish. We enjoyed wearing the magic Spanish hat to talk in Spanish. Throughout the week we have enjoyed making maracas out of paper plates and a variety of different sounds including rice and pasta. We looked at the Spanish flag and how it is different to our flag. We made our own flags. On Thursday we met another Spanish teacher and learnt how to count in Spanish. On Thursday William bought in a book about Lanzarota. We enjoyed sharing his story and found out there was a volcano there. The children were really interested in this. We took this idea further and made our own volcano science experiment with bicarbonate of soda, vinegar and red food colouring. On Thursday we made spanish fans using pastels and folding paper. We also watched some Spanish dancing and had a go ourselves using different fabrics. On Friday afternoon we had great fun playing football on the school field and a game of bingo. 

This week we are going to be flying off to China to explore China and celebrating Chinese New Year. We will trying out lots of different Chinese food. Making some lanterns, exploring Chinese writing, stories and a visit from a parent to talk about living in Hong Kong along with lots more exciting activities. We have got a Chinese restaurant role play area as well. If you have any Chinese resources please do bring them in. 

Home learning

Can you bring in something you have made or have which is about the Chinese Culture?

Letters and sounds:- 

We have had great fun this week making a rhyming soup with a magic wand. We will continue to learn the Read Write Inc Pictures. We will also start with some alliteration. We have been thinking of words beginning with different sounds.

Notices

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. 

On Thursday 23rd January at 3.10pm we have got our story session. Please come and join us. 

 This week Stay and Play will be on Thursday 23rd January  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 25th January from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. 

This term swimming will take place on a Friday morning. Children who attend on a Friday morning will receive a swimming letter this week. The children swim on a 2 week rota. Swimming will be this week.  

The sign up sheets are up in the corridor for parents evening. If these times and dates are not convenient, please come and see me to arrange a different date and time. 

Please remember to check your Child’s post pocket when you hang up coats in the mornings, all important post will be there. 

Heres to another exciting  and exploring week.

Julia and Pre-school team