🌞 Preschool Weekly Blog 🌞
We hope you have all had a lovely weekend with family and friends, enjoying the beautiful sunshine! ☀️
Last week, we had a fantastic time sharing our favourite stories and exploring a variety of different sports as part of our Inclusive Sports Fortnight. Throughout the week, the children also took part in our sponsored Bike-athon each morning. They have all done an amazing job, completing lots of laps on their bikes and scooters with huge smiles and determination. Thank you to everyone who has supported this event – we really appreciate it!
🏀 Monday
We started the week by exploring basketball, practising our throwing skills and aiming to score baskets. The children showed great perseverance and loved celebrating their successes. In the afternoon, we learned how to play boules, taking turns and encouraging our friends. We also enjoyed watching different sporting events on the television and talking about the sports we recognised.
🥊 Tuesday
On Tuesday morning, one of our groups enjoyed their final kickboxing session of the year. It was wonderful to welcome parents along to watch as the children proudly demonstrated all the fantastic skills they have learned throughout the year. They should all be incredibly proud of themselves! In the afternoon, we learned how to play hockey, practising how to hold the sticks safely and work together as a team. The children had great fun and showed excellent listening skills.
❤️ Wednesday
A group of children visited the care home, where they spent time singing songs, sharing a story and enjoying cake with the residents. The children loved chatting about all the exciting things they have been doing at preschool, and it was lovely to see the smiles on everyone's faces.
Back at preschool, another group enjoyed developing their ball skills through a variety of fun games and activities. In the afternoon, we all took part in our Relax Kids session, helping us to unwind and practise mindfulness through movement and relaxation.
🤸♀️ Thursday
We began the day with our weekly gym session. To warm up, the children moved in different ways to music before quickly jumping into a hoop whenever the music stopped.
The children then enjoyed a range of exciting activities, including:
- Trampolining and practising twists
- Completing an obstacle course
- Walking along a low balancing beam
- Swinging on the bars
- Practising forward rolls
- Learning how to jump and land safely on two feet
We finished our session with a lively game of the Hokey Cokey and some fun rope games.
In the afternoon, some of our children attended their Reception transition session and had a wonderful time exploring their new classroom and meeting staff. The remaining children enjoyed outdoor play and a range of exciting activities back at preschool.
🎈 Friday
We spent the morning making the most of the lovely weather with lots of outdoor play. In the afternoon, the children were thrilled to enjoy some time on the bouncy castle, filling the garden with laughter, smiles and lots of energetic bouncing!
🌈 Learning Through Play
Throughout the week, the children explored a wide range of play-based learning opportunities, including:
- Constructing with cogs, pebbles, flower construction pieces and Monster Duplo.
- Strengthening fine motor skills in our Finger Frenzy area using Tap-a-Shape.
- Small world imaginative play with our camping scene.
- Sand play, creating and decorating sandcastles.
- Playdough with gems, shells and cutters to encourage creativity and strengthen hand muscles.
- Numbered elephants and linking activities to develop early maths skills and counting.
It has been another busy and exciting week full of learning, laughter, friendship and new experiences. We are so proud of all the children for their enthusiasm, resilience and willingness to have a go.
📸 Some Pictures from Our Week
We hope you enjoy looking through this week's photos and seeing some of the wonderful experiences, learning opportunities and achievements the children have enjoyed. We love sharing these special moments with you and hope they give you a little glimpse into our busy preschool week.
🌼 Looking Ahead
Next week, we will continue exploring sports. We have lots of exciting activities planned
Alongside these activities, the children will continue to enjoy their regular sessions, including gym, Relax Kids, kickboxing, outdoor play, and many more fun learning experiences with their friends. 😊🌱🏰
📌 Notices
🥜 Nut-Free School
Please remember that we are a nut-free school. Kindly ensure that no products containing nuts are included in your child's lunchbox. Thank you for your support.
👕 Uniform
To order preschool uniform, please use the details below. We also have some second-hand uniform available—please speak to a member of staff if you are interested.
DEP Schoolwear Shop (Dorset Embroidery and Printwear Ltd)
🌐 Website: www.dorsetprintwear.com/the-prince-of-wales-school
📞 Telephone: 01305 750292
✉️ Email: sales@dorsetprintwear.co.uk
📖 Dates for Your Diary
On Monday afternoon storytime @3.10pm.
Please bring Swimming kit in for swimming next week. All children will swim at some point in the week. Please see email sent.
Please speak to me or a member of the team if you have any questions—we are always happy to help.
Here's to another exciting week full of fun, learning and adventures! 🌈✨
Julia, Colleen, Lauren, Lauren, Mary and Lola 💛
