Welcome back... Mr wolf's pancakes and The three little pigs

Hello everyone,

We hope you all had a wonderful half term full of adventures. We can't wait to hear all about them. 

The last week of term we enjoyed a week of magical adventures and learning. On Monday morning we met a magician called Martin and he did a magic show with fire, cards, money and lots more. We also explored the magical world at school with the bubble machine. On Tuesday we had a surprise parcel of Spike the dragon. We drew pictures of soup we could make for Spike. We also enjoyed making magical wands using sticks, wool and a star. We used our fine motor skills to wrap wool around our wands. On Wednesday afternoon we made some bread rolls ready for our lunch on Thursday. We also had a go at making some magic potions outside at the mud kitchen. On Thursday we made magic potion soup (tomatoes soup) for our lunch which we all really enjoyed eating. On Wednesday and Thursday morning Imogen Dad came in and talked about the 

Philippines and we got to try a variety of foods from the Phillippines. We learnt lots of great facts. On Thursday afternoon we enjoyed watching a magic show by Andy the magic man. It was brilliant. 

This week we are going to be sharing the story of Mr Wolf's pancakes and The three little pigs. We are going to be writing shopping lists of ingredients we need to make pancakes. On Tuesday we are going to be learning how to make pancakes following a set of instructions and then eating pancakes for snack with our favourite toppings. We will also be having some pancake races outside and using the number language of 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. From Wednesday on we will be sharing the story of the 3 little pigs with lots of fun and exciting activities. We will look at materials which would make good houses without blowing down. We will test them with the hairdryer!!

Home learning

We can't wait to hear all about your half term adventures and number hunts. We love to see all your home learning. 

Letters and sounds:- 

This week we are going to be learning the sound m. We have been doing lots of games with Fred frog which involves oral blending and segmenting  We will have also been doing some alliteration. We have been thinking of words beginning with different sounds. There will be a coffee morning in next couple of week to share how we do the Read Write Inc Nursery programme. Look out for the date.

Notices

Please remember to check your Child’s post pocket when you come in the mornings.

On Thursday 27th February at 3.10pm we have got our story session. Please come and join us. 

On Friday we have swimming.

 This week Stay and Play will be on Friday 28th February  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 14th March from 10.-11.30. Hope to see lots of you there.

On Friday 28th February it is POWSA film night showing the film of Peter Rabbit. Storytime at 5.30pm and film starts at 5.45pm. Tickets can be purchased from school office or on the night. £3.00 including popcorn and a drink. See poster for more details.

On Tuesday 3rd March POWSA meeting in School staff room at 7.30pm. All welcome.

On Thursday 5th March is World Book Day, children can come dressed as their favourite book character. Children also to bring their favourite story to school. 

Here's to a great week back full of exploring and learning.

Julia and Pre-school Team

Surprise Surprise

Hello everyone,

Last week we started our week of on Monday with a focus on the NSPCC PANTS Day. We went to assembly and met Pantosaurus who shared the important PANTS message. We got to hold up the pants we designed at home in assembly. During the morning we had the opportunity to design our own pants with a variety of craft materials. These are up on display in the classroom. We also listened to the story of Aliens love underpants. We then listened to the NSPCC PANTS song and talk about what PANTS stands for. 
On Tuesday we flew off to India. Throughout the week we have enjoyed a variety of Indian snacks including popadoms, nan bread, mango chutney and Raita. On Tuesday we learnt all about Mehndi. We had a go at doing our own henna patterns on a hand we drew round on orange paper. On Wednesday morning Sunny bought in some Indian clothes  which we enjoyed sharing at group time. Also on Wednesday at group time we read a story all about Diwali and how Diwali is celebrated.  We talked about the colourful patterns they make. We went outside and had a go a making some of the patterns using chalks. We also made sparklers out of sticks with glitter and gold paper and had a go at using our homemade sparkers to make draw in the air. We had PE with Mr Treble and we used some apparatus to climb through, over and under and balancing along the beam. 
On Wednesday afternoon we had a go at making our own little pots out of salt dough. On Monday and Wednesday afternoon a group of children went over to Reception for an explore. On Thursday afternoon we enjoyed reading the story of Elmer and then had a go drawing our own Elmer in chalk outside. We have enjoyed mark making in Indian spices this week. On Thursday afternoon we had an explore of the school grounds and enjoyed using the playtrail and trim trail. We also had great fun making up our imaginative games like campfires. On Friday afternoon we had great fun making dens outside. 

This week we have got a very exciting surprise week. We have got lots of fun, exciting and exploring activities to do this week. We will be visiting school throughout the week to take part in a variety of activities. On Thursday we are going to be making our own surprise lunch so no pack lunches will be needed. If your child attend on Monday, please come to pre-school for 8.50am. I will give an update of our surprise tomorrow evening. 

Home learning

Over half term can you go a number hunt? Can you make a poster of all the numbers you can find?

Letters and sounds:- 

We have nearly finished learning all the picture names of the Read Write Inc cards. We will continue to learn the last of Read Write Inc Pictures. We have been doing lots of games with Fred frog which involves oral blending and segmenting  We will have also been doing some alliteration. We have been thinking of words beginning with different sounds.

Notices

Please remember to check your Child’s post pocket when you come in the mornings.

It was lovely to see you at Parents evening to share your child's learning. If you were unable to parent evening, please do come and see me to arrange a suitable time and date.

On Wednesday at 3.10pm we have got our story session. Please come and join us. 

 This week Stay and Play will be on Thursday 13th February  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

On Thursday the children do not need to bring in a packed lunch as we will be making our own lunch surprise. 

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 14th March from 10.-11.30. Hope to see lots of you there.

On Saturday 15th February we have a community make over day from 10.00-5.00pm. All very welcome, please come and join us. If you have any questions please come ask Julia. 

We break up for half term on Thursday 13th February and return on Monday 24th February.

We hope you have a lovely half term and that the weather is kind to us all. We look forward to greeting you back after a little break.

Here's to a very exciting and fun week.

Julia and Pre-school Team

Around the world....Philippines and India

Hello everyone,

Wow, what a great week we had visiting Africa. On Monday we boarded the plane with our passports and flew all the way to Africa. We met our special visitor there (Ruby's Dad Jack) Jack took us on a safari with our very own maps with stickers through the country of Africa. We learnt about the animals, language and culture in Africa. On the drawing table we had the African flag to paint using corks. In the afternoon we made our own African mask using lots of colours and dots to paint. We looked at some African masks. On Tuesday morning we had a very special delivery left for us at the pre-school door. All the children went to the main entrance to find a big box had been delivered. We worked as a team to bring the box down to the classroom. We heard an animal noise in the box. When we opened the box we found we had a giraffe in there. We named him Gerald and did some drawings of him and thought of some questions to ask his family. Also in the morning outside we made Gerald the giraffe a home using the construction materials. We collected leaves and a bucket of water for him.  At group time we enjoyed looking at some photos of Africa which Wren bought in. On Tuesday afternoon we took a walk to the school roundhouse and talked about how some African people live in these and how it different to our homes. On the way back we collected the materials to make our own roundhouses. 
On Wednesday morning we listened to the story of Handa's Surprise. For snack we had all the fruit to taste which Handa had in her basket. In the afternoon we made roundhouses out of mud, straw, water, sticks. It was great fun. Outside in the afternoon we had our own safari with animals hidden all around the outside environment and we made our own binoculars and safari hats to look for the animals. On Thursday morning we played a game of guess the safari animal using the clues. In the afternoon we went to Reception and had an explore. On Friday morning we made our own favourite fruit tally chart. Throughout the week we have enjoyed painting different animals from Africa, playing with all the soft cuddly safari animals, mark making with paint the animal footprints. 
Also during the week we have been making our door pots pretty with primroses, looking after the animals, swimming, PE with Mr Treble, obstacle course. On Friday morning we had great fun with making bubbles outside and using brushes with bubbles. 

 This week we start the week on Monday with a focus on NSPCC ‘Pants Day’ We will meet Pantosaurus who teaches us how to stay safe and we will sing along to the Pantosaurus song. From Tuesday we will be exploring the Philippines and India for the rest of the week. We are going to be looking at patterns, colour, spices, elephants, food and lots more. Here to another very exciting week of travelling!!

Home learning

Can you bring in something you have made or have which is about the Philippines and Indian Culture?

Letters and sounds:- 

We have nearly finished learning all the picture names of the Read Write Inc cards. We will continue to learn the last of Read Write Inc Pictures. We have been doing lots of games with Fred frog which involves oral blending and segmenting  We will have also been doing 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 Tuesday 4th February  at 5.00pm we have got our story session. Please come and join us. 

 This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 5th February from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

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

On Tuesday 4th February there is a POWSA meeting in the school staff room at 7.30pm. Come and join us and help plan our spring events. Any questions come and ask myself. 

I look forward to seeing you all at parents evening. I am very much looking forward to meeting you all again and having the opportunity to share with you how fantastically well your children are doing and the progress they are making!

We break up for half term on Thursday 13th February and return on Monday 24th February.

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