Hello everyone....

Hello everyone,

We hope you have all had a great weekend enjoying the sunshine.

Last week we enjoyed listening to the different variations of Shark in the Park. We listened to Shark in the dark and Oh no, Shark in the snow. We were great at joining in with the repeated refrains. On Monday we played the underwater counting game on the interactive tv. Here is a link if you would like to play it home Counting underwater game. In the afternoon we went to the park and had great fun exploring all the playground equipment. We did lots of swinging, sliding, climbing and balancing. These pictures are on a previous facebook post.  On Tuesday and Wednesday we had great fun exploring and experimenting using the torches in a dark room. We made shark shadows along with other shadows. We found sharks which were hiding around the room with our torches. We talked about what we saw and did. On Tuesday afternoon we began creating our Christmas Cards. More information will follow this week about how to order these. All money raised with support POWSA. On Wednesday morning a group of us had PE with Colleen and Lauren and we played a variety of games which involved moving around in different ways, listening and following instructions and negotiating spaces. In the afternoon we played Shape Bingo and the underwater counting game. We also played a variety of parachute games. On Thursday morning we made some shark pizzas which involved using a spoon to spread the tomato base and adding sweetcorn to make a face. We ate them for snack and they were very yummy. In the afternoon we finished our Christmas cards. We also went cooking and made some carrot cakes to bring home. We also went to soft play. On Friday we did some gardening and began preparing an area to get some new pet Guinea Pigs for Pre-school. We also had basketball with Coach Luca and we practiced our catching skills. Throughout the week we have enjoyed exploring the scales using cubes and wooden blocks. We have experimented with what happens when you put different amounts in and used the language of heavier, lighter and balanced. On our finger frenzy table this week we have been practicing our spoon skills. We used the spoons to pick up the marbles to put into the bottle. We have been learning to use them one handed. From the story of Oh no, shark in the snow we had a small world scene of the story. We played alongside others acting out the story. We have been very creative building models with duplo and magnetic shapes. We have been busy mark making using whiteboard pens on foil. In the water tray we have been catching the ducks with nets and counting how many we have caught. We have been playing with the diggers and wooden blocks and using our real experiences to play in the home corner.

We continue to meet Reggie the Resilient Tortoise. He is one of learning powers which encourage us to keep on trying. He enjoys celebrating our resilience with us. 

 Here are some photos of the week....

For the next fortnight we are going to be exploring food, faith and farming. We are going to be sharing lots of stories about this topic at group time.  We will be cooking some yummy foods using eggs. At snack time we will have a variety of foods to eat and will be talking about where each of the foods come from along with lots of other activities to support our learning. We also have our trip to the farm on Friday afternoon this week. 

Home learning:

Can you have a go at putting your own shoes on this week?

Can you be a resilient tortoise Reggie which require you to keep on trying?

Can you go on a shape hunt and find objects which are circle, square, triangle and rectangle?

Can you cook something which comes from eggs? Talk about where the different ingredients come from. Using vocab like ingredients, recipe etc

Notices 

It was lovely to see lots of you at our information session on Wednesday evening. There will be a video uploaded this week which is a recording of it. 

Stay and play morning sessions are now posted next to our door on the window. It would be great to see you. These run once a week on a different morning each week from 8.30am-9.00am. We also have one every half term on a Saturday. This week stay and play is on Tuesday morning at 8.30-9.00am.

This week we have our trip to the farm at Maiden Castle. Please can children come with their wellies to put on and suitable clothing appropriate to the weather on Friday afternoon. Please pick up your child from the farm at 3.15pm. Please see letter for all details.

Dress as a Farmer day is on Friday 6th October and NOT Monday 25th October for the children.

Prince of Wales School Open morning is on Wednesday 11th October. To reserve your place for this event please email the school office.

Damers First School open morning is on Wednesday 11th October at 10.00am or Thursday 9th November at 1.30pm. No booking required.

Applying for Reception Place to start in September 2024

You can apply for a reception place from 1 September 2024.

The closing date for applications is 15 January 2024.

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/education-and-training/schools-and-learning/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-school-for-the-first-time

Uniform

To order uniform for Pre-school please see link below. We also have some second hand uniform available.

DEP School wear shop

(DORSET EMBROIDERY AND PRINTWEAR LTD)

W: https://www.dorsetprintwear.com/the-prince-of-wales-school

T: 01305 750292

E: sales@dorsetprintwear.co.uk   

Please bring any WOW's for our WOW board you have and if you need some WOW slips, please ask a member of staff.

POWSA Events-

POWSA AGM is on Wednesday 4th October at 7.00pm in the main school staffroom. Everyone very welcome. If you would like more information please come and speak to Julia.

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

Here's to an exciting and amazing Shark in the dark week  full of fun and adventures. 

Julia, Colleen, Sharon and Lauren

Hello everyone....

 

Hello everyone,

We hope you have all had a wonderful weekend with your family and friends despite the rain today.

Last week we have loved sharing the story of Shark in the park and Shark in the park on a windy day by Nick Sharrat in group time. The children were able to join in with the repeated refrains and do the actions for the positional language of the Timothy's telescope. We learnt about what an Author is and we compared the difference between the front of the two books. We also learnt about speech bubbles. 

On Monday we made sharks with sharp teeth. We used the scissors to cut out sharp triangle teeth. These are on display in the classroom. We used the skills of using scissors with one hand and learning how to snip along a line. In the afternoon we did a science experiment exploring floating and sinking. On Tuesday we made telescopes using cardboard tubes and transparent cellophane. We found out what happened when you looked through the coloured transparent cellophane. We also went on a shark hunt and found a shark in the school pond. We acted out the story of Shark in the park with our telescopes.A group of children visited Castle View care home and sand some songs and had a story. We had a yummy snack with the residents. On Wednesday a group of children had PE with Colleen and Lauren in the main school hall. We played lots of fun games which involved following an instruction and using our listening ears. We played sleepy pirate, Traffic lights, duck duck goose and lots more. Another group of children walked to the care home at the top of Maiden Castle Rd to sing songs and share a story. We enjoyed some very yummy cakes and had a chat with the residents. In the afternoon we went on a shape hunt around the school grounds and did some shape printing. On Thursday and Friday morning the children cooked some shark biscuits to bring home. The children used a variety of tools and cooking skills like mixing, rolling and cutting. We hope they were tasty. On Thursday afternoon we  explored which objects will roll and not roll down the hill and why this maybe. We played some games in the hall. We played farmers in the den, ring a ring a roses, duck duck goose and the floor is lava. The children loved playing these games. On Friday afternoon we went explored the play trail and used lots of gross motor skills like climbing, sliding, running, jumping etc. We also had Coach Luca and learnt about shooting baskets.

Throughout the week we have enjoyed mark making in the blue grit.  We have enjoyed playing with the small world diggers and wooden blocks. We have been busy using our real life experiences to play in the role play home corner. On the finger frenzy table we were using the peg boards to create patterns and practice our pincer grip. In the water tray we enjoyed exploring the different water resources. We have been busy constructing with the magnetic shapes, wooden blocks and Duplo. In the playdough we rolled out the playdough using the rolling pin and used the shape cutters. We decorated our shapes with gems. At small world table we enjoyed playing with the playmobil park with the scene of shark in the park. In the number area we made making shape pictures.

We met Reggie the Resilient Tortoise. He is one of learning powers which encourage us to keep on trying. Harold the giraffe came to group time and we talked about the names of the different parts of our body. We were amazing at this.

Here are some photos of the week....

This week we will be continuing with Shark in the park but also looking at the version of Shark in the dark and Oh no, shark in the snow. We have a trip to the park this week on Monday pm. We will also be exploring torches and shadows 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. 

Can you practice your scissors skills and using them with one hand?

Can you practice saying banana remembering the initial sound?

Notices 

I will be doing an information session about what we do in Year 2 e.g. book bags, changing bags, Key worker groups, 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 will be on Wednesday 20th September at 8pm in the pre-school hall. 

Stay and play morning sessions are now posted next to our door on the window. It would be great to see you. These run once a week on a different morning each week from 8.30am-9.00am. We also have one every half term on a Saturday. This week stay and play is on Friday morning at 8.30-9.00am. Also we have our Saturday stay and play session this Saturday from 10-11.30am.

Applying for Reception Place to start in September 2024

You can apply for a reception place from 1 September 2024.

The closing date for applications is 15 January 2024.

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/education-and-training/schools-and-learning/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-school-for-the-first-time

Uniform

To order uniform for Pre-school please see link below. We also have some second hand uniform available.

DEP School wear shop

(DORSET EMBROIDERY AND PRINTWEAR LTD)

W: https://www.dorsetprintwear.com/the-prince-of-wales-school

T: 01305 750292

E: sales@dorsetprintwear.co.uk   

Please bring any WOW's for our WOW board you have and if you need some WOW slips, please ask a member of staff.

POWSA Events-

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

Here's to an exciting and amazing Shark in the dark week  full of fun and adventures. 

Julia, Colleen, Sharon and Lauren

Hello everyone....

Hello everyone,

We hope you have all had a wonderful weekend in the beautiful sunshine.

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 preschool classroom and outside space. We have also been busy looking after the chickens.

Throughout the week we have been looking in the mirror and painting our self portrait. We talked about our face features and colours. Here is a display of our self portraits.

In group time we have been enjoying a variety of stories and used our great listening ears. We have also met Harold the Giraffe and we told him our names and the things we like and dislike. We also talked about Kind hands, Kind feet, Kind words and Listening ears. Every morning a small group of children have helped prepare snack for everyone. At snack time we have had the challenge of recognising our name card. 

As the weather was very hot in the afternoons this week we did a variety of activities inside. On Monday afternoon we played some hall games including Duck Duck Goose, What's the time Mr Wolf, The floor is lava and others. On Tuesday afternoon we did some Cosmic Kids Yoga based on the story of We're going on a bear hunt. On Wednesday afternoon we went to soft play in small groups. On Thursday afternoon we played parachute games in the hall. On Friday afternoon we visited the school library and had basket ball with Coach Luca. It was great fun. 

Throughout the week we have enjoyed playing with the small world cars and garage. We have been busy using our real life experiences to play in the role play home corner. We have enjoyed painting lots of pictures with different paint tools. We have been exploring the number peg boards and recognising some numerals and counting out the pegs. We have been busy constructing with the magnetic lego, wooden blocks and Stickle bricks. We have enjoyed using the whiteboard pens to mark make on the whiteboards. To develop our fine motor skills we have been using the elastic bands to make shapes on the geoboard. We enjoyed playing at the water tray and using and exploring lots of different water toy resources like jugs, sieves, squirters etc.

In playdough we rolled out the playdough using the rolling pin and used the shape cutters. We decorated our shapes with gems. We enjoyed playing alongside others at the forest friends small world scene.

Here are some photos of the week....

For the next two weeks 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  and the children’s interests including telescopes, shape hunts, cooking, science experiments and drama along with lots more. This week we are also going to meet Reggie the Resilient Tortoise.

Home learning

Visit your local park for a play. Can you swing, jump, balance and climb? Which playground equipment is your favourite? 

Share the story of Shark in the park with your family. Here is a link for the story:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjw2mLboml8   

Use a clothes peg to make your own shark. You could draw straight onto the peg; just draw on some spikey teeth; cut out a shark shape and stick it on or just use your imagination. Use your shark peg to go around the house and see what your shark can bite and even pick up. Can it pick up some paper? A sock? The stem of an apple? A hair band? Etc. The action needed to use a peg requires important finger muscles that your children need to develop at this age. If you use the peg for a while, they will start to feel it in their fingers!  We would love to see your shark pegs. Please do bring them into show your friends. 

 

 

Notices 

Please do bring in any cardboard tubes you have home this week as we will be making telescopes for our shark hunt.

Stay and play morning sessions are now posted next to our door on the window and a copy has also been sent home. It would be great to see you. These run once a week on a different morning each week from 8.30am-9.00am. We also have one every half term on a Saturday. Our first stay and play is this Thursday from 8.30-9.00am. Younger and older siblings welcome.

Applying for Reception Place to start in September 2024

You can apply for a reception place from 1 September 2024.

The closing date for applications is 15 January 2024.

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/education-and-training/schools-and-learning/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-school-for-the-first-time

Uniform

To order uniform for Pre-school please see link below. We also have some second hand uniform available.

DEP School wear shop

(DORSET EMBROIDERY AND PRINTWEAR LTD)

W: https://www.dorsetprintwear.com/the-prince-of-wales-school

T: 01305 750292

E: sales@dorsetprintwear.co.uk   

I will be doing an information session about what we do in Year 2 e.g. book bags, changing bags, Key worker groups, 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 will be on Wednesday 20th September at 8pm in the pre-school hall. 

Please bring any WOW's for our WOW board you have and if you need some WOW slips, please ask a member of staff.

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

Here's to an exciting and amazing Shark in the park week  full of fun and adventures. 

Julia, Colleen, Sharon, and Lauren