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

Harvest

Hello everyone,

Last week we enjoyed listening to the story of Stanley's Stick and the different ways Stanley used his sticks. Can you remember some of the ways he used his stick? On Thursday a group went swimming and had a great time, we were blowing bubbles, putting our face in the water and moving around the pool in different ways. On Thursday we had our pasta lunch with our home made sauce from the tomatoes in the garden. On Thursday morning a group of children went to the school orchard and picked some apples. Another group of children made an apple crumble for our pudding. It was all very delicious and there were lots of empty plates and seconds had. We will be having another make your own lunch next term. On Thursday afternoon we went out on the balance bikes for a ride around school. We also went to the Wigwam for a story. Throughout the week we have also been practicing our scissors skills by making a stickman out of a kitchen roll. On Wednesday morning we had Mr Treble and we played some team games involving balls. We rolled the big balls. We were all amazing at changing into our plimsols. On Tuesday afternoon we played number bingo. We have continued to make our stick man out of sticks and using different tools. These are up on display in the classroom. On Monday we had great fun with our teddies. We took them on a walk around the school grounds and played some parachute games and What's the time Mr Teddy. In the afternoon we made dens for our teddies in Soft play and we also made some teddy bear biscuits to bring home. 

For the next fortnight we will be exploring and learning about harvest and the season Autumn. We have got lots of activities planned around Harvest. we will be listening to a variety of stories about Harvest and Autumn. We will be learning some harvest and Autumn songs. On Friday it is dress like a farmer for the day. We have got some more wood work planned which the children have really enjoyed doing. We will also be harvesting some apples from the orchard and doing some cooking with the produce. For snack we will be talking about where our food has come from and how it is made e.g bread-wheat.

Jennie Jigsaw:- We will be talking about different emotions this week e.g. What makes us happy

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  draw, make or find something that reminds you of Harvest?

Please bring in your home learning or take a photo and bring in to pre-school or email to preschoolparents@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk and I can print them out. 

Notices 

On Tuesday 1st October it is our POWSA AGM and meeting for future events at 7.30pm in the Main school staff room. All welcome. If you have any questions please come and see me. 

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Friday. This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 2nd October  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

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 4th October it is dress like a farmer day. Children can come into pre-school dressed as farmers.

On Friday 4th October 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.

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.

This week a letter will be going home about 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.

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

Heres to a great week.

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team

Library Book Bags

Hello everyone,

Following on from Wednesday information session, we are ready to start sending home Preschool library book bags. Please bring in a £2.00 deposit for the bag and your child will then bring home their first chosen book from the Pre-school Library.

When you would like to change books please bring in bag and hang on coat hook by the musical trolley. A member of staff will change the books with your child ready to bring home again.

Any questions, please come and ask.

Thanks

Julia

Stick Man and Stanley's Stick

Hello everyone,

Last week we had a great time exploring sticks and Stickman. We listened to the story of Stickman and we joined in with story endings and repeated refrains. Towards the end of the week we could retell the story ourselves to Julia and Helen using the pictures. Throughout the week we have been going out around the school grounds to do a stick hunt. We found long, short, thin, thick sticks etc. We ticked off on our list the different types of sticks we found. On Monday and Tuesday afternoon we went to the forest school area and did mud painting with sticks. We had great fun mixing mud with water to make a pint and then using sticks to paint pictures. We have really enjoyed playing outside this week with such lovely weather. On Wednesday morning we had PE with Mr Treble. We played a game involving moving between hoops without moving out of the hoop. Also we played the game of domes and saucers. The children did fantastic at these games.
On Wednesday afternoon we made stick rafts. The children used wool and sticks to make a raft and then explored floating their raft in the water. Also we played on the play trail and played some ball games to practice our throwing, catching and rolling skills. On Thursday morning we had our first group swim. During swimming we practice kicking our legs, blowing bubbles, entering the pool safely and playing with a variety of water toys. On Friday we started making our own stickman puppets. We used different tools to make them. We used a saw to cut our wood. A hammer to bang the nails in for stickman legs and arms and a vegetable peeler to peel the wood off so we could decorate our stickman with felt tips. We talked about how to use tools safely throughout the activity. 

This week we will be continuing with the story of Stickman and also introducing the story of Stanley stick. We will continue to make our stickman puppets and we have lots of other activities planned based on the two  stories. 

Jennie Jigsaw:- We will be talking about different emotions this week e.g. What makes us happy

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

We have really enjoyed seeing some fantastic pictures using sticks and showing them at group time.

Can you make a picture using sticks?  If you have done this home learning already maybe  you would like to collect different sized sticks. Can you count how many you collected and have a go at putting them in length order using shortest and longest language? Please take a photo and bring in to pre-school or email to preschoolparents@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk and I can print them out. 

Notices

We are supposed to be going to the park tomorrow (23rd September) but sadly today it has been discovered that there is a lot of smashed glass all over the park. The council have been informed. Due to this we will have to cancel our trip to the park but we will reschedule it soon. Children are very welcome to bring their teddies tomorrow and we will have some fun things planned with our teddies tomorrow at school. 

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Thursday. This week Stay and Play will be on Friday 27th September  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

On Thursday 26th September 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 lovey to see you at our coffee/ information session on Wednesday. If you were unable to attend there is powerpoint on the school website on the pre-school page. If you have any questions please do come and see me. 

On Thursday morning our second group will be 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 Thursday we have got our pasta and sauce lunch. So no packed lunches or hot lunches needed on this day. The sauce the children have made using the tomatoes they picked, cut and made into pasta sauce. We will be having apple crumble for pudding which the children will be making this week using apples from the orchard. 

On Friday 27th POWSA are holding a film night in the main school hall. The film showing is Chicken run. The event starts with story time at 5.30pm and the film starts at 5.45pm. Tickets can be purchased at the main school office. 

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 28th September from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. 

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

Heres to a great week.

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team 

Stick Man

Hello everyone,

Last week we enjoyed listening to the series of Shark in the park along with other tories with repeated refrains. The children have been joining in with the repeated refrains. We have been painting a self portrait using the mirrors. We have talked about our eye colours, hair colour/length, nose, mouth and shape of face. Our paintings are up in the classroom on display. We have also been playing some number games in small groups. On Monday afternoon we went to soft play. On Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon we went on the new play trail at school. We did lots of balancing and climbing. On Wednesday afternoon we picked raspberries from the garden and then cooked raspberry muffins. They looked very yummy. On Thursday afternoon we went out on the balance bikes for a ride and did some Cosmic Kids yoga using the story of We're going on a bear hunt. For snack we made cheese on toast. On Friday afternoon we played shape bingo. 
Throughout the week different groups of children have been helping to prepare snack and look after preschool pets. On Wednesday morning we had PE with Mr Treble. We played a variety of games moving in different ways and standing on one leg. 

This week we are going to listening to the story of Stickman and doing a variety of activities using the theme of Stickman. 

Jennie Jigsaw:- We will be talking about how we can look after our classroom. 

Letters and Sounds

We will be using the signs from Read write inc which are "my turn, your turn" "talk to your partner". We are also going to be joining in with repeated refrains and using body percussion. 

Home Learning

Can you make a picture using sticks? Please take a photo and bring in to pre-school or email to preschoolparents@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk and I can print them out. 

Notices

Every week there will be a blog about everything that is happening at pre-school and home learning you may like to do. This is normally published on a Sunday evening. 

If you are staying for lunch please place your lunchbox on the trolley ready to go into the fridge.

  It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Wednesday. This week Stay and Play will be on Thursday 19th September  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there. 

On Wednesday 18th September 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.

There will be a coffee morning on Wednesday 18th September at 9.00am and I will be doing a talk about what we do in Year 2 e.g. book bags, changing bags, Keyworkers, 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. If you are unable to attend please look out for the slide show and please ask if you have any questions.

On Thursday morning our first group will be 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. 

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 28th September from 10.00-11.30am. Younger and old siblings very welcome to join us. 

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

Heres to a great week.

Thanks

Julia and Pre-school team