Pre-School Year 2

Sunday, 13 March 2022

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

Sunday, 6 March 2022

Hello everyone

Hi Everyone,

We hope you have all had a great weekend.

On Tuesday we celebrated Pancake Day. We really enjoyed eating pancakes for snack with our favourite toppings. For group time we found out how to make pancakes and the ingredients you need. We also listened to story of Mr Wolf's Pancakes. A group of children had PE with Mr Treble and we used the climbing apparatus and had a challenge of balancing along a beam. We were amazing at balancing. At the end we played the Lava game and had to get off the ground onto the apparatus. We also were fantastic at putting our own shoes and socks on. In the afternoon we had some pancake races and we learnt all about coming 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc. We also went to soft play in small groups.

On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day and we all dressed up as our favourite character and visited Dorchester Library. We went on the coach and when we go to the library Mary gave us a tour of the library. We also listened to a couple of stories, sang some songs and chose a book to bring back to preschool. In the afternoon we played party games including the floor is lava and pass the parcel. We had yummy jelly and icecream for snack.

On Friday morning we visited the planetarium in the school hall. We loved seeing all the stars, sun, moon and planets. A group of children went swimming and had a great time playing in the waves which Julia made. In the afternoon we enjoyed playing outside in the lovely weather.

Throughout the week we have really enjoyed constructing with the Duplo, magnetic lego and Geomag. Also we have been very busy making our own playdough pancakes and cakes. We have been flipping them in the air and following the method of how to make them. We have loved playing in our new space role play area and dressing up as astronauts. We have created different shapes on the geoboards with elastic bands.

We have revisited the Read Write Inc Picture cards and have introduced fred frog. Fred Frog can only talk sounds and not words. We have played all sorts of games. Please find below a game below in home learning.

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

This week we are going to be exploring Space with a variety of exciting stories, songs and activities. On Tuesday morning we have our trip to see the Mars Exhibition.

Home Learning:-

Fred says…

Say: Fred says put your hands on your h-e-d. Ask children to repeat. Pause to allow children to jump in with the whole word and do the action.
Say: h-e-d, hed. Ask children to repeat.

Repeat with: b-a-k, t-u-m, l-e-g, h-a-n-d, f-u-t, n-ee, r-u-n, s-k-i-p, h-o-p, s-t-o-p

-Can you bring in a book about Space?

Notices:-

For children that attend preschool on a Friday and due to us being closed on 18th February, credits will be added to your invoice for the Summer term 1st Half as Spring 2nd half invoices have now been done.

On Monday afternoon the children who haven't visited the library yet will be going to the library. Please see earlier letter for more details.

On Tuesday we have our trip to the Mars Exhibition. Please drop children off at the Corn exchange for 8.45am. We will be returning back to pre-school by coach. If you have any questions please do come and ask.

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.

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 an amazing first week back.

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

Sunday, 27 February 2022

Hello everyone....

Hello everyone,

We hope you have all had a wonderful half term full of lots of fun with family and friends. We look forward to hearing all about the children's adventures.

The last week of term we had great week continuing to explore different countries along with a couple of visitors. On Monday we paired up with Year 3 and made our own wind turbines to light up a light.

On Tuesday Sofia's mum came in and talked about Egypt. We learnt lots of amazing facts and tasted some Egyptian foods. We also did some Egyptian food cooking with Sofia's mum. We really enjoyed trying new foods. On Wednesday Laureline's mum came in and talked about France and we learnt some great facts. We also learnt how to count and colours in French. In the afternoon we looked at the Eiffel Tower and then used a variety of construction to make our models of the Eiffel Tower.

On Thursday we met Thomas the Gorilla and in the afternoon we had great fun playing hide and seek with a gorilla. We also did a drama workshop with Thomas the Gorilla and a group of children did a green screen film. We all enjoyed watching the film we made.

Throughout the week groups of children have loved swimming and it is lovely to see how confident they have become in the water.

We have really enjoyed finding the plastic coloured worms in the compost and sorting them into colours and size. We have also been measuring them using the rulers. We have organised them in size order.

When we are outside we love watching and waving at the bin lorry and we have been interested to learn all about different types of rubbish and which things we can recycle.

We have been busy creating habitats with a variety of media including playdough, broccoli, leaves, sticks, wild animals, logs.

We have learnt the picture names for the Read write inc cards M-Maisie next to the moutain,A-Apple,S-Snake, d-dinosaur, t-tower, I-insect, n-net, p-pirate, g-girl, o-orange, C-caterpillar, K-kangroo, u-umbrella, b-boot, F-flower, E-egg l-leg, h-horse, r-robot, j-jack in box, v-vulture, y-yak, w-worm, z-zip, q-queen, x-exercise .

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

This week we are going to be celebrating Pancake Day on Tuesday and on Thursday we are going to be celebrating World Book day and Friday we are going to visit the planetarium at school.

Home Learning:-

Check out the World Book Day website for some great resources to share at home including audio stories, video stories and activities. https://www.worldbookday.com/families/

Notices:-

On Monday it is Staff training Day and we look forward to seeing the children on Tuesday.

The children who were due to swim on the last day of term (Friday) will be able to swim this Friday. Please bring in swimming kit.

On Thursday it is World Book Day and children are welcome to dress up as their favourite book character and bring along their favourite book. Also lunches to be wrapped in Birthday Paper. See previous letter for details. NO HOT LUNCHES ON THIS DAY

Community Makeover Day- Saturday 5th March 10-4pm

A letter will be sent out this week about the trip to the Mars Exhibition on Tuesday 8th March.

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

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

Here's to an amazing first week back.

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