Hello everyone.....

 

Year 1

Hello Everyone, 

We have had a very busy week and been very creative in our learning.

On Monday in the morning we went to explore the soft play room in small groups which was lots of fun. We also talked about Pantasourous and made some pants creations for the children who were not attending last Friday.In the afternoon we focussed on our scissor skills and cut out some pictures from magazines and cards.

On Tuesday we made some sheep and cut up the tissue paper to go on them. In the afternoon we explored foil painting using cotton buds. This was great for getting the little finger muscles developing. 

On Wednesday we made some more pants sticking creations and these designs were very colourful and creative. In the afternoon we did some colour hunt cutting and everyone collected their own colours of cutting out designs. OnThursday we did some Maths work on the large screen which the children enjoyed. In the afternoon we created some building constructions in the classroom and then took our designs and made bigger models in the garden.

On Friday morning we did some texture play and mark making in the shaving foam. In the afternoon we went to feed the animals and played on the big yellow slide next to the pirate ship play area. 

Over the next few weeks we are going to be travelling and looking at different countries. We start this week looking at our very own London. 

If you have been and have anything you think the children may like to look at during group times please bring it in. We have lots of fun things planned and we are going to have some traditional cream teas so all children can experience this. 

Group Times we have continued our focus on listening skills. We will continue this over the coming week.

Jennie Jigsaw

This week we will talk about  ‘Our Feelings’ focusing on what makes us sad..

Letters and Sounds 

This week we will be playing with the ‘Musical instruments’’ and starting to copy a rhythm.  Can the children follow simple instructions such as loud and soft?

Home Learning 

Please always send Wow’s if you have had a special achievement over the week or been somewhere special.

Notices

WEAR SPORTY CLOTHES DAY

To help celebrate the launch of ‘FITNESS FEBRUARY’, children are welcome to wear ‘sports clothes’ to school all day on Tuesday 1st February 2022.

On Wednesday evening there is a POWSA meeting in the school hall at 7.30pm. Everyone very welcome and a great opportunity to meet other parents and be part of a fabulous fund-raising team for the school. 

On Friday it is  #InspiredToLearn Maths Day  (WHOLE-SCHOOL DRESS UP - MATHS THEME).

FITNESS FEBRUARY - To help combat the winter blues and to inspire your household this February to get fit...Here at the Prince of Wales School we are challenging all children to increase their fitness throughout February - and beyond.   You could try something new everyday like: trampolining, stretching, yoga, ball skills, Joe Wicks or dancing.    To help motivate your child to walk, run, cycle or scoot we are challenging the school to record how many KMs we can travel in the month.    Our first mission is to get to Berlin - fill in the form below every time you do some exercise and help us to reach our target -   https://tinyurl.com/POWFitness2022    There will also be competitions between each class to see which year group travels the furthest.       Please share any photos and videos of anything that gets your child moving.

Looking forward to seeing you for a great week of learning while we play and learn new skills.

Please remember to ask if you have any questions.

Zoe and Chloe

Hello everyone....

 

Year 1

Hello Everyone, 

We have had a great week of fun and learning and been having lots of fun together. 

The children have really enjoyed the nursery rhyme focus and it has been amazing to see just how many songs they know.

They have enjoyed creating artwork, drawing and acting out the songs with others in the group.

Group Times we have been talking about what makes us happy and how we like to play in the group. We have talked about asking if you can have something when you are playing and listening to what other people are saying. 

The equipment in the hall has now been installed and safety checked so we very much look forward to starting to use this with the children. We will post some pictures for you to see.

This Week we will be continuing with some different nursery rhymes and have many activities planned. We will also be having a counting focus in small group games. 

Jennie Jigsaw

This week we will talk about  ‘Our Feelings’ focusing on what makes us happy.

Letters and Sounds 

This week we will be playing with the ‘Tappy sticks’ and starting to copy a rhythm.  

Home Learning 

Please keep your amazing Wow’s coming in they are great to see and the children love it when we read them out at group times. 

Looking forward to another fun week together.

Please remember to ask if you have any questions.

Zoe and Chloe

Hello everyone....

 

Hello Everyone, 

We have been very busy and very creative this week and had lots of fun too!

Monday we played with the playdough and made the Bears porridge on the mats. We used the cooured pegs to make some patterns on the peg boards. 

We played with the number puzzles and played with the small world toys.

Tuesday we had great fun mark making with some baby lotion.In the afternoon the children loved playing in the garden where we listened to the sounds the instruments made in the garden. 

Wednesday we did some hunting for Bears in the oats. We had a go at counting the Bears when we had found them all.During the  afternoon the children were very interested in using the scissors to make snips on paper.  

Thursday we concentrated on the Bear threading and showed such good skill and determination.The children also went in small groups to use the ‘Press Play’ headphones to act out the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children loved this and are starting to get the idea of acting out actions while listening to instructions on the headphones. In the afternoon we made some bear ear hats which the children loved pretending to be Bears. In the afternoon we went on a fun listening to sounds walk out and about around the school grounds. The children loved banging their pipes to see how many different environmental sounds they could make on objects. We also went to the wood area to see if we could see Goldilocks or bears! 

Friday morning we did a homemade Science  rocket experiment. We also explored the sensory room in small groups. In the afternoon we played in the garden and enjoyed some small group games. We also watched the animation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Group Times we have been listening really well to what each other has to say when we are talking in the group. The children have become far more confident with their singing and are starting to know all the words to many of the songs. 

The children have been  using good descriptive words when talking about the weather and they are all hoping to see the sun soon!

This Week we will be looking at some different nursery rhymes and have many activities planned. We will also be  using the hall for our PE activities. I’m sure the children will love this.

Jennie Jigsaw

This week we will continue to talk about  ‘Our Families’ focusing on who is in our family and who is important to us. 

Letters and Sounds 

This week we will be following and copying actions on musical instruments. 

Home Learning 

Can you please send in any Wow’s of your child exploring different sizes this could be while you are out and about or at home. 

Please continue to send in your family board photos so we can put them up in the classroom. 

Notices

We are going to be updating our collection of books including fiction and non-fiction books and we would love it if our families can tell us some of your favourite books. This can be both story and information books. Please drop us an email or bring a note in with the book details.

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

Due to the current Covid situation there will be NO STAY and PLAY SESSIONS at the moment.

Can’t wait to see you all for another great week.

Zoe and Chloe

Hello everyone.....

 

Hello Everyone, 

We have had a great week of settling back in, welcoming new friends and exploring our learning. 

Monday we played some great number games and started to look at the numerals.

We played some shopping games in the role play area. 

Tuesday we had great fun mark making in the shaving foam and seeing what patterns we could make and talked about them all using some great descriptive words.In the afternoon the children loved painting and sticking, making Bear faces out of paper plates.

Wednesday we had fun making some pictures at the drawing table. Before snack we did some great counting and sang some lovely number songs. In the afternoon we made some bears and played some number puzzles. 

Thursday we really enjoyed the story of Goldilocks before lunchtime. The children were very interested in the porridge and would like to try some next week! In the afternoon we did some bubble painting which was great fun and then we went to let off some steam in the soft play room. 

Friday morning the children were very interested in the water tray and explored the measuring and pouring resources. The shopping area was popular and there was lots of shopping to do! In the afternoon the children explored some different textures in the texture tray and went to play with some construction toys in the hall. 

Group Times have been really great and all of the children have been singing and copying some of the actions. The children have also really enjoyed some 1-1 reading time with Zoe and Chloe with books of their choice. It has been a great first week back with lots of learning experiences.

This Week we will be continuing with Goldilocks and we have more fun activities planned. We will also be starting to use the hall for our PE activities. I’m sure the children will love this.

Jennie Jigsaw

This week we will talk about  ‘Our Families’ focusing on who is in our family and who is important to us. 

We will start to introduce ‘smelly socks’  can the children  match the two smells.

There are pairs of socks filled with different scented items.

Letters and Sounds 

This week we will continue to  be listening to environmental sounds outside in the garden. We will use our pipes to explore different sounds and see if we can make higher ones, longer, shorter together in groups.

Home Learning 

Can you please send in any Wow’s of your child exploring different sizes this could be while you are out and about or at home. 

We are going to be making a family board so it would be great if you could bring in a picture that we can put up in the classroom. 

Notices 

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 ducks game.  Please see link for video for information about this. https://www.facebook.com/POWFS/videos/1039096813302955

Due to the current Covid situation there will be NO STAY and PLAY SESSIONS at the moment.

We will soon be having our parents' information session. We will let you know when this is very soon. 

Looking forward to another great week together. 

Zoe and Chloe

Hello everyone....

 

Hello Everyone, 

We hope you have had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed lots of time creating lots of memories together. Thank you again for all our lovely Christmas cards, gifts and chocolates. You know us too well!!

This week we will be settling back in and also getting to know some new friends.

We will be starting to look at Goldilocks and the Three Bears as this is going to be our story focus for the next couple of weeks. We have lots of fun activities planned and can’t wait to get these started.

Jennie Jigsaw

This week we will talk about  our ‘feelings’ focusing on friendships and what we like and what makes us happy and sad.

We will play some games with the musical instruments to see if the children can follow some simple instructions. The children will also take it in turns to be the leader and give instructions.

We will play ‘Teddy lost in the room’ which is a guessing game of where the teddy is by listening to how loud the drum is playing.

Letters and Sounds 

This week we will be listening to environmental sounds outside in the garden. We will use our pipes to explore different sounds and see if we can make higher ones, longer, shorter together in groups.

Home Learning 

Please bring in any Wow’s of any amazing achievements your child has made or something you have done over the Christmas holidays. 

Notices

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. Please see link for video for information about this. https://www.facebook.com/POWFS/videos/1039096813302955

We can’t wait to see everyone again this week and hear all about your adventures.

Zoe and Chloe