Photographs

Hi everyone,

The children were brilliant at having their photo taken today and there were some great pictures.
The photographer mentioned today that if you would like your photos for Christmas presents, orders need to be made online by Sunday evening.
Any questions please come and see a member of staff.

Many thanks

Julia and Pre-school team

Shapes, post box, pizza and science experiments

Hello everyone,

We had a great week last week learning all about shapes and how to describe different shapes. We continued with our name firework rockets on Monday. In the morning we watched the Cebeebies Remembrance programme and had our 2 minute silence at 11.00am.  On Monday afternoon we played shape bingo. On Tuesday and Wednesday morning a group of children explored how to make different shapes using their bodies and joining up in groups to make shapes e.g. squares. On Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon we used the torches to make shape shadows in the dark. The children enjoyed exploring how to make different shape shadows and how torches work. On Wednesday morning another group went and used the climbing apparatus in the school hall with Mr Davey. They did lots of climbing and balancing on apparatus. The other group joined Mr Treble for PE and practiced their catching skills with the bean bags and throwing them under arm to a target. 
On Thursday and Friday afternoon we planted some surprise bulbs for later next year. We talked about what bulbs need to be able to grow and we need to remember to water them!!
On Friday morning we went and watched Reception class assembly in the main school. We really enjoyed watching it and were brilliant at listening. 
At group time we talked about why we were all dressed up for Children in Need and how Children in Need help other children in the UK. In the afternoon we decorated some cakes as Pudsey bear for our snack. They were very yummy. We have enjoyed some shape stories this week and playing guess the shape. Throughout the week we have been exploring the school grounds and going on a 2d and 3d shape hunt. We used the iPad to take photos of our favourite shapes we found. 
We have been creating our suprises to post at the post box next week. 

This week we will be continuing to look at shapes and how to describe shapes. We will also be looking at 3d shapes. Throughout the week we will be visiting the post box and posting our suprises. Whilst visiting the post box we will be looking at our local environment, shapes and numbers in our environment.  We will be doing a variety of science experiments involving shape this week. We will be making predictions about what might happen.  On Tuesday morning we are going to be making pizza for our lunch. On Wednesday morning we have got PE and individual photographs. On Thursday morning we have swimming. We will continue with our surprise to post at the box and we have some more planting to do in the wildlife garden. 

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". Looking at stories with rhyming endings. We have got a rhyming door in our classroom and we will be adding our rhyming words to the door. This week we will be learning the Read Write Inc picture names: tower, insect dinosaur, snake Maisie next to the mountain and apple. We will be introducing Fred the Frog. 

Home Learning

Wow, We have loved looking at all the amazing shape home learning. Please do keep bringing them in. 

Can you play guess the shape name at home e.g a shape which has 4 corners and 4 sides = Square

Notices

Throughout the week we have our trip to the post box. Please return permission slips for the trip. 

On Wednesday morning 20th November  the photographer is in to take individual and sibling photographs. If your child does not usually attend pre-school on this day, you are very welcome to bring them in for a photography. Please come in for 9.00am. 

On Thursday 21st November  we have our story time at 3.10pm. Please come and join us. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. If you are able to arrive as close to 3:10pm as possible that would be fantastic, if you do not make it until after 3:15 we would politely request that you wait to collect your child at the normal pick up time as, I am sure you will appreciate, it is quite disturbing for the children and also getting ready for the end of the day is a busy time. Many thanks for your support and cooperation on this matter.

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Friday. This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 20th November  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 30th November from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. It was lovely to see you at our stay play this weekend.

We are going to be having a pizza lunch on Tuesday 19th November. Children will not need to bring in a packed lunch on this day. The children are going to be making their own lunch. Any questions please come and see Julia. 

In each child's post pockets is a brown envelope for ordering the Christmas cards they have made. The preview and orders can be seen at https://www.myschoolart.co.uk/product-category/prince-of-wales/. Orders needs to be placed by 9th December or in the brown envelopes by 25th November. 

If your child would like a Christmas lunch, please see myself or Caroline for a Hot lunch code. 

Here's to another  exciting week.


Julia and Pre-school team

Shapes

Hello everyone,

WOW, what an amazing first week back. On Tuesday we went to the forest schools area and had a bonfire with Reception. We enjoyed eating hotdogs for snack and toasting marshmallows on the fire. They were very yummy. We also sang some firework songs.
On Tuesday afternoon we made a poster with our bonfire snack photos and a collage bonfire along with some speech bubbles. This is up on display.
On Wednesday morning a small group had a PE session with Mr Davey and they used the climbing apparatus in the main school hall. They practiced their skills of climbing and balancing.
Another group went with Mr Treble and did some PE. We did some team games, moving in different ways and balancing on stepping stones.
Throughout the week the children have been experimenting how to melt chocolate to make some chocolate sparkler breadsticks. We hope they enjoyed eating them.
On Wednesday afternoon the children watched and listened to a firework display on the TV and then in small groups made some firework music with different musical instruments. Also in the afternoon they made their own fireworks using water,  vegetable oil and food colouring. They did some great science experiments. On Thursday a group of children went swimming and it is lovely to see their confidence and skills growing. We have been exploring colour and using different tools and techniques to create our firework pictures. This are up on display. On Friday afternoon we began making our firework rockets with our names. These are up on display in the classroom. We have enjoyed listening to firework poems and talking about colours and sounds of fireworks.

This week we are going to be starting our fortnight of shape. We will be sharing all of the amazing shape home learning that has come in. We are going to be going on a 2d and 3d shape hunt in the school grounds. We are going to be creating pictures using different shapes. We have got some great shape games to play. We are going to be naming shapes and describing shapes. We will also be continuing our rocket names and planting some onion sets in the wildlife garden. We will prepare our surprise to post at the post box the following week. On Monday we will be watching the cebeebies programme for Remembrance Day.  On Friday we will be finding out all about Children in Need.

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". Looking at stories with rhyming endings. We have got a rhyming door in our classroom and we will be adding our rhyming words to the door. This week we will be starting to learn the Read Write Inc picture names: dinosaur, snake Maisie next to the mountain and apple. We will be introducing Fred the Frog. 

Home Learning

 Can you see what different shapes you can find in your environment. Can be 2d and 3d shapes. Can you make a poster of shapes you find? 

Notices

There is a POWSA meeting on Tuesday 12th November in the main school staff room @7.30pm to plan further fundraising events. Everyone very welcome to come along. Any questions come and see Julia. 

On Friday 15th November it is Children in Need Day. Children can come dressed in spots and stripes. A suggested voluntary donation of £1.00 towards Children In Need. There will be a cake sell on the day as well at the main school. Throughout the week at the main school Children in Need merchandise can be purchased.

On Wednesday 13th November  we have our story time at 3.10pm. Please come and join us. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Thursday. This week Stay and Play will be on Friday 15th from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 30th November from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. It was lovely to see you at our stay play this weekend.

We are going to be having a pizza lunch on Tuesday 19th November. Children will not need to bring in a packed lunch on this day. Also if your child has a hot on this day, please cancel them. The children are going to be making their own lunch. Any questions please come and see Julia. 

In each child's post pockets is a brown envelope for ordering the Christmas cards they have made. The preview and orders can be seen at https://www.myschoolart.co.uk/product-category/prince-of-wales/. Orders needs to be placed by 9th December or in the brown envelopes by 25th November. 

If your child would like a Christmas lunch, please see myself or Caroline for a Hot lunch code. 

Here's to another  exciting week.

Julia and Pre-school team

Fireworks and colour

Hello everyone,

We hope you all had wonderful half term full of adventures. 
This week we will be talking about bonfires and fireworks. We will be exploring and talking about colours, mixing colours and sounds of fireworks. We will be creating our own firework pictures using different techniques and mixing colour. We will be making our own music to represent fireworks.  We are going to be experimenting with chocolate and making edible sparkles. Also we we will be making our own name rockets and decorating the letters of our name in stars. We will be sharing firework songs and poems. Its going to be a very exciting week. 

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". Looking at stories with rhyming endings. We have got a rhyming door in our classroom and we will be adding our rhyming words to the door. This week we will be starting to learn the Read Write Inc picture names: Maisie next to the mountain and apple. We will be introducing Fred the Frog. 

Home Learning

Over half term can you see what different shapes you can find in your environment. Can be 2d and 3d shapes. Can you make a poster of shapes you find? 

Notices

On Friday 8th November we have our story time at 5.00pm. Please come and join us. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Wednesday. This week Stay and Play will be on Thursday 7th November from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 30th November from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. It was lovely to see you at our stay play this weekend.

It was lovely to meet you all at parents evening and share your children's progress and how well they have settled into year 2 Pre-school. If you were unable to attend, please do come and see me to arrange a time which is good for you. 

Here's to a fabulous week.

Julia and Pre-school team

Pumpkins Pumpkins

Hello everyone,

Last week we enjoyed listening to a variety of Autumn stories and learning some new Autumn songs e.g. 10 little pumpkins, twirling leaves are falling down and a hedgehog is very prickly. 
On Wednesday morning we had PE with Mr treble and we played a variety of games we have been doing over the past week. 
On Thursday morning we had our trip to Thorncoombe Woods. We enjoyed making mud pies and potions, climbing and balancing on logs, making dens and looking at all the different objects we could see. We also had great fun playing hide and seek. We had to find Julia Bear, Helen Bear and Mrs Smith bear. We really enjoyed our ride on the big bus. 
On Thursday afternoon we created a poster with all the pictures from our trip to the woods and we talked about what we enjoyed doing. We cut all pictures out ourselves using the scissors. Have a look at out poster. 
On Tuesday we acted out the story of we're going on a leaf hunt in the school grounds. Throughout the week we have been playing a number game outside. We rolled the dice and then found that number of objects. 
We have also been using the Chrome Books to use the programme Purple Mash to create some Autumn pictures. We have been learning how to change the paint colour and how to move the mouse around to colour in the picture.
On Friday afternoon we did some leaf printing. We enjoyed exploring what colours we could make by mixing them together. 

This week we are going to be sharing some pumpkin stories in particular Pumpkin Soup. We are going to be collecting our pumpkins from the polytunnel in the wheelbarrows. We will be using hammers to bang golf tees into them. We are also going to be making pumpkin soup in the kitchen. We will be practicing our cutting, stirring  skills. We will also be exploring the insides of the pumpkins. Talking about what we can see and what it feels like. We will also be cutting a face into our pumpkins. We will be doing a variety of pumpkin activities throughout the week. We will also continue with our 10 little pumpkins sitting on a wall song. On Wednesday morning we have got PE with Mr Treble. On Thursday morning we have got swimming. 

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". Looking at stories with rhyming endings. We have got a rhyming door in our classroom and we will be adding our rhyming words to the door. We will be making rhyming soup this week.

Home Learning

Over half term can you see what different shapes you can find in your environment. Can be 2d and 3d shapes. Can you make a poster of shapes you find? 

Notices

On Thursday 24th October  we have our story time at 3.10pm. Please come and join us. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Friday. This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 23rd October  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 30th November from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. It was lovely to see you at our stay play this weekend.

The sign up sheet for Parents evening is now on display. This is on the wall
where the post pockets are. I am looking forward to meeting with you all to share how your child has settled into pre-school Year 2 and the progress they are making. 

We break up for half term on Friday 25th October and return on Tuesday 5th November. 

Here's to a fabulous week.

Julia and Pre-school team

Autumn

Hello everyone,

Wow, what a great week had at pre-school. We really enjoyed going on our adventure to the school   orchard. We picked apples and pears. We talked about what we could see at the orchard and about which apples and pears are good to pick. After visiting the orchard we used the apples and pears to cook with in the kitchen. We used a variety of utensils to cook with. We mixed ingredients together and chopped up fruit to put in. We talked about how to use a knife safely and safety in the kitchen. 
Over the last two weeks we have really enjoyed making our wooden tractors. We used screwdriver and hammers to make them. We then painted them and added wheels. These will be coming home this week. 
On Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon we planted cress seeds in our potato heads. We talked about what seeds need to be able to grow. We read the story of Supertato. If you have not made one yet, we will make one this week.
On Wednesday we had PE with Mr Treble and we played some team games and moving along the yellow lines in different ways. The children are amazing at putting their own plimsols on.
On Friday morning we went to Harvest Assembly. We were all amazing at listening to the others classes song and did some great singing ourselves. Well done Pre-school. 
On Friday afternoon we went out for a quick bit of fresh air in between the rain to jump in the puddles with our wellies. We all enjoyed jumping in the puddles and we all tried really hard at being independent to get changed into dry clothes. It was great to see lot's of independence. Great work Pre-school. 
We are enjoying listening to rhyming stories and are beginning to come up with words that rhyme. Great work. 

This week we are going to be sharing lots of stories and poems about Autumn. We have got lots of fun activities inside and outside to do with Autumn. On Thursday morning we have got our pre-school trip to the woods. On Wednesday morning we have got PE with Mr Treble. 

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". Looking at stories with rhyming endings. We have got a rhyming door in our classroom and we will be adding our rhyming words to the door. We will also be learning some Autumn songs.

Home Learning

Can you look after your cress and when it is ready harvest your cress by using scissors to cut it. Can you make something to eat using your cress? Take a picture and bring it in.

Can you make a picture using leaves?

Notices

On Wednesday 16th October  we have our story time at 3.10pm. Please come and join us. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

On Thursday we have our trip to the woods. Please can children come to pre-school with their wellies on and wear appropriate clothing for the weather. All children will need a waterproof coat. As we are going to the woods, there will no swimming this week. 

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Thursday. This week Stay and Play will be on Friday 18th October  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

On Friday 18th is Autumn We welcome all our families. It is from 5pm-7.30pm and there is lots of activities (camp fire marshmallows, music, Autumn crafts, Magic Show, stories in the roundhouse, pumpkin carving, conker rolling and apple bobbing) There is also food and drinks at the event which can be purchased. Tickets for Autumn Fest are £5.00 for a family of 4 and additional children tickets are £1.00. These can be purchased from the main school office or on the night. Please see poster for more details. Its is a great family evening.

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 30th November from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. It was lovely to see you at our stay play this weekend.

The sign up sheet for Parents evening is now on display. This is on the wall
where the post pockets are. I am looking forward to meeting with you all to share how your child has settled into pre-school Year 2 and the progress they are making. 

We break up for half term on Friday 25th October and return on Tuesday 5th November. 

Here's to a fabulous week.

Julia and Pre-school team

Harvest and Farming

Hello everyone,

Last week we enjoyed variety of farming and harvest stories including The scarecrow's wedding, The enormous turnip, Harvest poem. and Tractor Ted in Autumn. We have enjoyed singing Dingle Dangle Scarecrow, Old Macdonald had a farm and Oh the farmer lost his cow. On Monday morning we went over to see the tractor in the main school and talk about what it is used for, the different parts on a tractor and the shapes we could see. On Tuesday we did some Potato shape printing and some of us created repeating patterns with our printing. These will be up on display in the classroom. On Wednesday and Thursday on the drawing table we had a variety of shapes to create a tractor or scarecrow. We made our own tractors and scarecrows using shapes. These are on display.On Wednesday morning we had Mr Treble for PE. The children are brilliant at putting their plimsols on independently. In Mr Treble lesson we played cat and mouse which involved negioating space and changing direction. In the afternoon the children enjoyed playing with the hoops outside and practicing jumping into a hoop. We also practice our throwing using beanbags to throw into the hoops. We then had a go at catching a beanbag. On Thursday a group went swimming and it is lovely to see their confidence grow.  On Thursday afternoon we used soft play. On Friday afternoon a group of children made houmous and flat breads for snack. Throughout the week we have been making our harvest display surprise using wood and different tools. We have started painting them. 

This week we will be visiting the orchard to harvest some pears and apples. We will then be using the pears and apples to make something in the kitchen. We will be using different cooking utensils and talking about how to use them safely. The children will be able to see and understand the process of farm to fork. We will be finishing off our wood creations including painting and some more hammering and drilling.  We will be reading the story of Supertato. We will be also be planting some cress seeds in a potato and talking about the process of growing and harvesting. We will be sending these home. Can you harvest the cress using the scissors and use to make something? Take a picture and bring it in. On Monday we we have the open dairy visiting us at school. We will also begin talking about the changes in Autumn and sharing some stories and poems. We will be playing a dice game outside involving collecting objects. 

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". Looking at stories with rhyming endings.

Home Learning

Can you look after your cress and when it is ready harvest your cress by using scissors to cut it. Can you make something to eat using your cress? Take a picture and bring it in.

Notices 

On Tuesday 8th October  we have our story time at 3.10pm. Please come and join us. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Wednesday. This week Stay and Play will be on Thursday 9th October  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

On Thursday 9th October it is Wacky Hair Day in support of Weldmar Hospice. Children can come to school with wacky hair. A suggested donation of £1.00. If children are swimming please do not colour their hair as they will be unable to swim. Look forward to seeing all the wacky hairstyles.

On Thursday morning is swimming. Children who are swimming will need a towel, swim costume, googles. We will be using a 2 week rota and you will get a letter to let you know which Thursdays your child will swimming. If your child does not attend on a Thursday they will have an opportunity to swim another time during the year. We change swimming mornings each term. 

On Friday 11th October it is Harvest Assembly. This is in the main school hall at 9.15am. We are doing a little song. You are all very welcome to come. Thank you for all the food donations that have been bought in so far. We will be taking these over on Friday. 

On Friday 11th is Autumn Fest. We welcome all our families. It is from 5pm-7.30pm and there is lots of activities (camp fire marshmallows, music, Autumn crafts, Magic Show, stories in the roundhouse, pumpkin carving, conker rolling and apple bobbing) There is also food and drinks at the event which can be purchased. Tickets for Autumn Fest are £5.00 for a family of 4 and additional children tickets are £1.00. These can be purchased from the main school office or on the night. Please see poster for more details. Its is a great family evening.

On Saturday 12th October from 10.00-5.00pm we have our Autumn Community Makeover day. We have lots of little jobs we would like to do come rain or shine. These are really lovely days and we get lots done. 

Parents evening which is on Monday 21st and Thursday 24th October. The sign up sheet is in the corridor by the pigeon holes. If these dates are not convenient please do come and see me for an alternative date and time. 

If your child attends pre-school on a Wednesday morning please could they bring in a  named pair of plimsols for PE. From previous experience plimsols with a velcro strap are easier for the children to put on. 

Thank you for all the lovely WOW'S, we love sharing these during group time. Please bring any WOW's for our WOW board you have and if you need some WOW slips, please come and ask one of the staff. 

Our next Saturday Stay and Play is on Saturday 30th November from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. It was lovely to see you at our stay play this weekend.

Thank you for all the permission slips that have been returned for our trip. 

Please do come and see myself if you have any questions.

Heres to a great week.

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team