Hello everyone......

Hello everyone,

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. It is so lovey to have blue skies and dry weather. 

Last week we have enjoyed sharing a variety of space stories and songs. It has been lovely to have lot's of children bringing in Space books. 

On Monday we had great fun waking on the moon outside and making footprints (Flour on a baking tray) We also had great fun seeing how many moon rocks we could throw into the bucket. Two groups of children went to Dorchester library. They had a tour around the library, listened to a coupe of stories, sang some songs and choose a book to bring back to pre-school. 

On Tuesday we had a very exciting day as we had our trip to Mars. We all loved lying on our backs looking up at Mars. We then did some space drama and pretended that we we going on a trip to Mars. We listened to a couple of stories about Mars and a astronaut and sang a couple of songs including Zoom zoom zoom we're going to the moon and 5 little men in a flying saucer. We then got on the bus to come back to pre-school. A group of children went to PE with Mr Treble and enjoyed exploring the apparatus and did some amazing jumping and landing. 

In the afternoon we created our own Mars pictures using a variety of media. Throughout the week the children have really enjoyed making rock cakes for either snack or to bring home. They were delicious. The children were great at rolling them into balls. 

On Thursday a group of children went to Dorchester Library for digital discover day. The children got to explore with the coding caterpillar toy, a drawing robot, a robot which follows the black lines, digital microscopes and fruit coding. We have order a couple of the coding caterpillars and can't wait to explore with them in the classroom. It was lovely to bump into Alfie at the library. Throughout the day we had great fun bouncing on the bouncy castle.

On Friday we went to soft play in small groups and played on the climbing apparatus the pre-school hall. 

Throughout the week we have loved making flower soup in the water tray and using all the different kitchen utensils. At the finger frenzy table we having been using the lacing pens to create shapes and patterns. We have been acting out the story of Whatever next using the story props. We have been busy using our finger to mark make in the glitter tray and shaving foam. Also we have been making all sorts of creations with the magnetic construction. 

Here are some pictures of the week.....

This week we are going to be continuing with Space and have got lots of exciting activities planned including junk modelling, fruit rockets, Now press Play, fizzy planets and lots more. On Friday it is Red Nose Day and we have got activities planned for this. 

Home Learning:-

Fred I spy

 

1.     Say: Fred says ‘I spy something r-e-d’ Ask children to repeat. Pause to allow children to ‘jump-in’ with the whole word and point to something red.

2.     Say: r-e-d, red. Ask children to repeat.

 

Repeat with: b-l-oo, g-r-ee-n, b-l-a-k, b-r-ow-n

- Can you go on a spring walk and find the signs of Spring? 

-Can you bring in a book about Space?

Notices:-

This week we are going to be junk modelling, we would love a variety of boxes (biggest cereal size), yoghurt pots and kitchen roll cardboard tubes.

Can you this weblink https://whatimreading.org/ to make a poster of your families favourite book this week? We are going to display them in the window for everyone to see. If you need your poster printing please email it to me.

RED NOSE DAY- FRIDAY 18TH MARCH

Comic Relief is a major charity based in the UK, with a vision of a just world, free from poverty. Each year, through the power of entertainment, the charity raise millions of pounds to distribute to people living tough lives in the UK and around the world. This includes funding organisations that are supporting people right now in Ukraine.

The Prince of Wales School is excited to be joining the with many others around the UK to participate in the fundraising programme with lots of activities planned. This is where we need your help! 

#InspiredToLearn Non-School Uniform Day – Dress in Red or become your superhero - Friday 18th March 2022 Children come to school wearing something red or dressed as their superhero – staff will also be joining in! But remember, not all superheroes wear capes. A superhero can be a teaching assistant, family member or someone who has truly inspired you. 

A suggested donation of £1 per child on the day can be brought into class. 

#InspiredToLearn Bake Sale - Friday 19th November – 3.30pm - Main School Playground 

Get yourself a sweet treat to start the weekend! Contributions of cakes or treats from families are encouraged, homemade or purchased. Please bring donations to the school office on Thursday 17th March or the morning of Friday 18th March. 

*All donations must be labelled with ingredients and contain no traces of nuts* 

Any volunteers to help sell cakes will be more than welcome, please mention this to your child’s class teacher. 

#InspiredToLearn Superhero movie – Children will have the opportunity to star in their very own superhero movie. This will be filmed throughout the day and give children the opportunity to explore their inner superhero and maybe even fly! 

Red Noses - And finally… Red Noses are now available for sale from the Main school office. 

You can help us raise as much money as possible for Comic Relief by supporting the fundraising activities in school and making them a memorable experience. 

Let’s make a big difference to help free those from poverty around the world. We have the power to change lives!

Our next stay and play sesssion will be Friday 18th March. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

This week we will continue to send home our play library. If you have one at home  please bring it back when you are next in. We are also missing one of the booklets which was with the fish game. Please see link for video for information about this. https://www.facebook.com/POWFS/videos/1039096813302955

Please find information below about a useful advice line for parents and carers of 0-5years.

ParentLine is a new confidential text messaging service for parents and carers of 0-5 year olds in Dorset to seek advice via text message from our Health Visiting team about their child’s health. 

Parents and carers can seek advice about a range of issues such as breastfeeding, bottle feeding, weaning, sleep, toileting, minor illness, behaviour, parenting and more.

ParentLine will run 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding weekends and bank holidays) with a ParentLine Practitioner responding to messages within one working day. If a text is sent outside these hours the parent/carer will receive an automated message with advice on where to get help if they require it urgently. This new messaging service is being provided in addition to the current Health Visiting service offer.
Text 07312 277162 for confidential advice and support from a member of the Health Visiting team
ParentLine is not an emergency service, for urgent medical attention contact your GP, 111 or 999.

Please do come and see myself or a member of team if you have any questions.

Here's to a fabulous week. 

Julia, Sharon, Colleen, Karen, Lauren, Zoe, Chloe