Farming fortnight

 

Hello everyone,

We hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. Last week we really enjoyed listening to the stories of Shark in the park on a windy day and Shark in the dark. These book are also written by Nick Sharratt. The children have been amazing at remembering who the author of these book are. Throughout the week the children have been accessing the collection of Shark in the park and  independently retelling the story to themselves or others using the pictures. During the week we have also be drawing our self portrait on our My Magical Achievements book and starting to stick in our gold stars, photos and speech bubbles.

On Monday afternoon we explored and experimented outside with planks, tubes and the slope which objects roll and which ones don't. we used cars, trucks, tyres, hoops, and objects that don't roll. We talked about why they roll or don't roll.  We also played a game with a skipping rope and practiced our jumping over the rope at different heights.

On Tuesday morning we had PE with Mr Treble and we went over to the school field. We played stuck in the mud, dodgeball and running to a given coloured cone. We also did some throwing and catching  balls.  

On Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning we went in the classroom and shut the curtains and explored with the torches. We made shadows and shark puppets. We used lots of vocabulary to talk about what was happening. 

On Wednesday and Thursday morning some groups of children made some shark biscuits to bring home. They looked very tasty. The children did all the pouring and mixing of ingredients and rolling the dough out. After rolling out the dough the children cut the sharks out using a cutter. 

On Thursday afternoon we made kites and we flew them outside. We also went out on a bike ride on the balance bikes around the school grounds. 

On Friday afternoon, we went in groups to the school field to fly an enormous kites. It was great fun. Also we went in small groups up to the guinea pigs and we stroked them on our laps. 

Throughout the week at group time we have been doing lots of singing and exploring musical instruments.  we have also been clapping out our names. We have been doing lots of number songs using our fingers. 

This week it is the first week of farming fortnight. We have got lots of exploring  adventures planned. We will be doing some cooking, visiting the school orchard, threading, bubble painting, tractors, scarecrows and lots more.

Home Learning

The children are really enjoying their name cards for snack. There is plenty of time to do one with your child if you would like to. 

It was lovely to see the children's home learning of torches and we shared these at group time.

This weeks home learning challenge: To develop our fine motor skills, can your child create a autumn/harvest picture using scissors in the process.

Notices

 It was great to catch up with you all via our virtual Zoom information session on Tuesday. If you were unable to log on then I am more than happy to talk through the presentation when it's convenient for you. Just let me know. Also if you have any other questions, please come and ask one of the team.

 Please bring any WOW's for our WOW board you have. If you would like some WOW slips, these can be found on the outside notice board in a wallet.

Primary school applications:- You can now apply for your child's place for Primary schools. The closing date for application is the 15th January 2021. Here is the link:-  https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/education-and-training/schools-and-learning/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-school-for-the-first-time.aspx

The Prince of Wales School has an open morning for September 2021 applicants on Wednesday 14th October @ 9.30am.

I have spoken to the other schools in Dorchester about open morning and they will let us know dates.

On Friday 2nd October it is dress like a farmer day. Children can come into pre-school dressed as farmers.

If your child needs to have  medication given at pre- school, please speak to a member of staff  and they will give you a form to fill out. We are unable to give medicines that are not prescribed, for example calpol. Please keep us up to date with any changes in medical information including allergies. 

Here's to another amazing week of adventures.

Julia, Helen, Sharon, Karen, Colleen

Thought about becoming a parent governor? If you have the skills, interest and commitment for this rewarding role then we would love to hear from you!

                        10th September 2020

Dear Parent/Carer,

PARENT GOVERNOR ELECTION

I am writing to invite you to stand for election as a parent governor, or nominate another parent to do so. In our school we have provision for 4 parent governors and there is currently 1 vacancy.

The governing body, with the headteacher, has overall responsibility for the running of the school. Governing bodies have three core strategic functions:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction

• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the performance management of staff

•  Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent

No special qualifications are needed and the most important thing is to have a keen interest in the school and be prepared to play an active part in the governing body’s work. However, we would particularly welcome nominations from parents with experience of Human Resources and organisational leadership. Training is available for all governors and this governing body has an expectation that those new to being a governor attend free induction training.

The enclosed sheet summarises the circumstances under which someone cannot serve as a governor. In addition, parents/carers who have paid employment in the school for 500 or more hours per academic year or who are elected members of the Local Authority are not eligible to stand in these elections. Nominations must be from parents or carers with children at the school on the day that nominations close.

If you would like to stand for election please complete the enclosed nomination form and return it to the school no later than 25/09/2020 You may also include a short personal statement to support your nomination, which should be no longer than 250 words. Self-nominations will be accepted, but if you are nominating another parent please seek their prior consent.

If there are more nominations than vacancies the election will be by secret ballot. If that is necessary voting papers will be sent to all parents together with details of the ballot procedure.

Should you have any queries about the role of parent governor or wish to discuss it further, please email clerk@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk

Yours faithfully,

Mr Thomas Easterbrook

Clerk to the Governing Body 

Shark in the Park on a windy day and Shark in the dark

 

Hello everyone,

We hope you have all had a wonderful weekend enjoying the sunshine. Last week we shared the story of Shark in the Park at group time. By the end of the week the children were amazing at joining in with the repeated refrains and the actions. We also talked about who wrote the book and that they are called authors. We also talked about speech bubbles. 

Throughout the week we had great fun making our own telescopes with tubes and different coloured cellophane. We explored what happens when you look through the cellphone and how the objects changed colour. We took our telescopes on a walk around the school gardens recalling the story and using the positional language like up, down. We came across a shark in the school pond!! On Monday afternoon we painted a large shark on cardboard outside using large brushes. We cut out a mouth and then had great fun throwing beanbags, balls and hoops through his mouth throughout the week. Mr Spracklen also popped over to pre-school to find out our news, we took him up to the pond to see the shark. 

On Tuesday morning we had PE with Mr Treble and played some great games. In the afternoon we made some cheesy sharks and ate them for snack. They were very yummy. On Wednesday and Thursday we watched the shark aquarium on the computer and we founds this really interesting. On Wednesday afternoon we did cosmic kids yoga with an underwater theme. We did great listening and taking part. At the end we did the baby shark song which was great fun. 

On Friday we made sharks with sharp teeth and used the scissors to create these. In the afternoon we went blackberry picking around the school grounds. 

Throughout the week we have enjoyed playing with the small world underwater shark scene, helping with preparing snack, feeding the shark with shapes, creating shark pictures with different media and lots more. 

Here are some pictures of our displays in the classroom. 

This week we will be sharing the story of Shark in the park on a windy day and Shark in the dark which is also written by Nick Sharratt. We will be making kites, exploring torches, making shark biscuits, weather, what rolls and doesn't roll down slopes, shark shadow puppets and lots more. 

Home learning:-

A challenge this week with torches, can you make a shadow using your torch? Can you make a shark shadow using your fingers? How can you make your shadows bigger and smaller? We would love to hear about your exploring, so please feel in a WOW and/or take a photo. 

WOW, we have all enjoyed seeing your amazing home learning and have been using them for our snack time name cards. There's still plenty of time to make one if you would like to.

To help us recognise our own name we thought you and your child might like to create their name out of different materials. We would like to use these for our snack time name cards. If you would like to do one, please bring them in when you have finished. We would love to show everyone your amazing home learning.

Notices

This week the weather is looking lovely and sunny. Please could children be sun creamed before coming to pre-school and let a member of staff know. Also please return suncream letter slips from last week. 

If you are in Group A please come at 8.55 to the group A door and pick up from the group A door at the end of children's session at 12.00pm, 1.00pm or 3.30

If you are in Group B please come at 9.05 to the group B door and pick up from the group B door at the end of children's session at 12.00pm, 1.00pm or 3.20

We place all lunch boxes in the fridge, please label lunch boxes with your child's name. If you would like to order your child a hot lunch, please speak to a member of staff and Caroline will arrange a hot lunch code for you. 

We will be sending  photos to you via the Marvellous Me App of your child's adventures and achievements .  If you would like a password reminder, please let us know. 

It would great if pre-school t-shirts and jumpers can be named.

I will be doing an information session virtually using Zoom on Tuesday 22nd September @7.30pm 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 send back your email address so a link can be sent to you, as there will be lots of useful information to support your child. 

Please bring any WOW's for our WOW board you have. If you would like some WOW slips, these can be found on the outside notice board in a wallet.

If your child is staying for after school club till 4.30, they will not  necessarily need a snack as we have an afternoon snack time at 3.00pm everyday as part of our routine. Also after school club for pre-school will be in the pre-school hall so please come round to the hall door to collect your child.

Primary school applications:- You can now apply for your child's place for Primary schools. The closing date for application is the 15th January 2021. Here is the link:-  https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/education-and-training/schools-and-learning/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-school-for-the-first-time.aspx

The Prince of Wales School has an open morning for September 2021 applicants on Wednesday 14th October @ 9.30am.

I have spoken to the other schools in Dorchester about open morning and they will let us know dates.

Here's to a great week back of fun and adventures. 

Thanks

Julia,Karen, Helen, Colleen and Sharon.

Shark in the park

 

Hello everyone,

We hope you all have had a wonderful weekend. Last week we had a great week continuing to settle in to pre-school and enjoying the outside space. Throughout the week we have been painting our self portraits for our classroom. When painting these we have been looking in the mirror and looking at what colour our eyes are and where about they are on our face. See below for a picture of our display.

On Monday afternoon we used chalk to draw around ourselves and each other. we enjoyed eating our snack outs. On Tuesday we had Mr Treble in the morning for PE. We played hide and seek around the garden and played a game where you roll a dice and do an action that many times. It was great fun. Throughout the week we have enjoyed using different materials including paint, tissue paper and pencils to recreate the beautiful sunflowers on the drawing table. See picture below.

On Wednesday afternoon we went on a stick hut and collected lots of different sized sticks. We then used the sticks to make an outline of our bodies. We then used natural objects for eyes, nose, mouth etc.On Thursday afternoon we made cheese on toast for snack. We also enjoyed going to the play on the play trail. On Friday we enjoyed playing with the enormous boxes and used our imagination. We used them to hide in, make an aeroplane and boat. On Friday afternoon we went to the garden and picked some Rhubarb to make some muffins for our snack and to bring home. They were delicious. We also used fabric, nuts, bolts, washers and wool to make people. See picture below. 

Throughout the week we have continued to enjoy listening stories and singing nursery rhymes at group time.

This week we will be sharing the story of Shark in the Park which is one of the children's favourite stories. We will also be sharing the different variations of the story including shark in the park on a windy day and shark in the dark. This is a great story with repeated refrains and lots of positional language. Throughout the week we will be doing lots of activities linked to the story including telescopes, shape hunts, cooking and drama along with lots more. If you would like to borrow the story, please speak to a member of staff.

Home learning:-

WOW, we have all enjoyed seeing your amazing home learning and have been using them for our snack time name cards. There's still plenty of time to make one if you would like to.

To help us recognise our own name we thought you and your child might like to create their name out of different materials. We would like to use these for our snack time name cards. If you would like to do one, please bring them in when you have finished. We would love to show everyone your amazing home learning.

If you have any empty kitchen roll and wrapping paper tubes please bring them into pre-school. We would like to make telescopes. When you bring your telescope home, can you use it to find an object of interest? Take a picture and bring it in to pre-school to show everyone. 

Notices

On Friday 18th September we are holding a non uniform day to say a big thank you to all the key workers. The money raised will be supporting Dorset County Hospital 

If you are in Group A please come at 8.55 to the group A door and pick up from the group A door at the end of children's session at 12.00pm, 1.00pm or 3.30

If you are in Group B please come at 9.05 to the group B door and pick up from the group B door at the end of children's session at 12.00pm, 1.00pm or 3.20

We place all lunch boxes in the fridge, please label lunch boxes with your child's name. If you would like to order your child a hot lunch, please speak to a member of staff and Caroline will arrange a hot lunch code for you. 

We will be sending  photos to you via the Marvellous Me App of your child's adventures and achievements .  If you would like a password reminder, please let us know. 

It would great if pre-school t-shirts and jumpers can be named.

I will be doing an information session virtually using Zoom on Tuesday 22nd September @7.30pm 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 send back your email address so a link can be sent to you, as there will be lots of useful information to support your child. 

Please bring any WOW's for our WOW board you have. If you would like some WOW slips, these can be found on the outside notice board in a wallet.

If your child is staying for after school club till 4.30, they will not  necessarily need a snack as we have an afternoon snack time at 3.00pm everyday as part of our routine. Also after school club for pre-school will be in the pre-school hall so please come round to the hall door to collect your child.

Primary school applications:- You can now apply for your child's place for Primary schools. The closing date for application is the 15th January 2021. Here is the link:-  https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/education-and-training/schools-and-learning/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-school-for-the-first-time.aspx

The Prince of Wales School has an open morning for September 2021 applicants on Wednesday 14th October @ 9.30am.

I will find out the information about open mornings in other Dorchester school and will post this information on the blog.

Here's to a great second week back full of fun and adventures. 

Thanks

Julia, Colleen, Helen, Karen and Sharon.

 

Hello everyone,

WOW, what an amazing first week back we have had. The children have all been amazing and have settled in really well. It has been great spending time getting to know all the children through lots of play inside and outside. Last week we spent lots time exploring our pre-school classroom and outside space. We have also been busy looking after the chickens and guinea pigs whilst also tucking in to some yummy raspberries, tomatoes and cucumber from the garden. 

This week we will continue to settle in to pre-school and the daily routines. We are also going to be  learning about each other, what we like to do and our families. We will also be sharing lots of stories and songs during our group time.

Home learning:-

To help us recognise our own name we thought you and your child might like to create their name out of different materials. We would like to use these for our snack time name cards. If you would like to do one, please bring them in when you have finished. We would love to show everyone your amazing home learning. Here are some ideas...

Notices

If you are in Group A please come at 8.55 to the group A door and pick up from the group A door at the end of children's session at 12.00pm, 1.00pm or 3.30

If you are in Group B please come at 9.05 to the group B door and pick up from the group B door at the end of children's session at 12.00pm, 1.00pm or 3.20

We place all lunch boxes in the fridge, please label lunch boxes with your child's name. If you would like to order your child a hot lunch, please speak to a member of staff and Caroline will arrange a hot lunch code for you. 

We will be sending  photos to you via the Marvellous Me App of your child's adventures and achievements .  If you would like a password reminder, please let us know. 

It would great if pre-school t-shirts and jumpers can be named.

I will be doing an information session 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. This session will be outside if the weather is good or if not socially distanced in the pre-school hall. 

Please bring any WOW's for our WOW board you have. If you would like some WOW slips, these can be found on the outside notice board in a wallet.

If your child is staying for after school club till 4.30, they will not  necessarily need a snack as we have an afternoon snack time at 3.00pm everyday as part of our routine. 

Primary school applications:- You can now apply for your child's place for Primary schools. The closing date for application is the 15th January 2021. Here is the link:-  https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/education-and-training/schools-and-learning/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-school-for-the-first-time.aspx

The Prince of Wales School has an open morning for September 2021 applicants on Wednesday 14th October @ 9.30am.

I will find out the information about open mornings in other Dorchester school and will post this information on the blog.

Here's to a great second week back full of fun and adventures. 

Thanks

Julia, Colleen, Helen, Karen and Sharon.