Hello everyone,

Hello Everyone,       

Can I start by thanking you for all your continued support. Please be assured that we will stand with you at this time. 

Last week we enjoyed sharing lots of Autumn and farm stories at group time. We enjoyed singing Old McDonald had a farm and on Wednesday morning we sang it next to the tractor. 

On Monday and Wednesday morning the other half of group enjoyed cooking their apple and raisin muffins and visiting the school orchard to collect the apples. 

On Tuesday morning we had PE with Mr Treble in the pre-school hall and we practiced our ball skills. We had a go at rolling the ball, throwing under arm and over arm. We also had the challenge of hitting the big ball with our ball by rolling and throwing the ball. In the afternoon we used our bubble painting from last week and used other media by painting a tree on it and adding autumn leaves to it. 

On Wednesday afternoon we had great fun conker rolling down large tubes and seeing which number they landed on. We did some great counting and recognising numerals. 

On Friday we made some salt dough hedgehogs inspired from the ones that Phoebe bought in to show. In afternoon we did some leaf printing using the leaves and paint.

Throughout the week we have been busy creating our Christmas cards to send of to the printers. We will finish these after half term. At group time we have enjoyed listening to rhyming stories and coming up with our own rhyming words. We have also talked about Reggie the Tortoise who keeps on trying. We have had great fun spotting Reggie around the classroom. We have also been using our fingers to represent numbers upto 5. We have been busy choosing books to bring home in our library bags. We have been busy sweeping the leaves up and taking them to the compost in the wheelbarrow. 

We have all enjoyed the challenge of using a spoon to put the marbles in different sized bottles. Some great fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. We are enjoying painting and using different tools to create different effects. In the number area we have been putting the correct number of pegs onto the hedgehogs and filling the numicon boards. We have enjoyed exploring the small world of pinecones, apples, pears, pumpkins, small woodland animals. 

In the next couple of days you will be receiving a delivery pack of activities you can continue with at home. We hope you enjoy this and if you would like to email any photos we would love to see them. My email is:   j.nineham@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk

If you need anything please do email/ring the main school office (01305 257120) and we will be able to help arrange whatever you need. 

I will be keeping in regular contact with you and I will speak to you all soon.

A couple of parents have asked about when the 14 days self isolation period ends. The last day is Wednesday 21st October. This means if well, pupils can return to usual activities on Thursday 22nd October. This is during half term and we look forward to welcoming you all back on Monday 2nd November.

Julia, Helen, Sharon, Karen and Colleen