Hello everyone.....

 3q

Year 1

Hello Everyone, 

We have had another great week of fun and learning together.We have continued to  explore the classrooms and get to know where everything is kept. The children have been interacting well and making lots of social skills with each other. 

On Monday we made playdough Bears . We listened to the story of ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’ In the afternoon we joined year 2 and had great fun in the role play house.

On Tuesday we made our Binoculars ready for the Bear Hunt. The children were very creative with this and loved using the glue to add to their creations. In the afternoon we joined year 2 for some Yoga in the hall and played with some small world toys.

On Wednesday we explored the counting games, mixing and painting. During outside play there was lots of role play with the babies,  which was lovely to see. We also went over to the field and did parachute games, balls and beanbags, marching to ‘The Grand old Duke of York’ up and down the hill. The children also explored rolling themselves down the hill.In the afternoon we joined year 2 .On Thursday we all did some mark making for our Marvellous Me book and we played with the musical instruments. In the afternoon we joined year 2 and played in their classrooms and we visited soft play. 

This week we will be continuing to explore the story of ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’ We will be focussing on ‘Ourselves’ and what we like and building new relationships.have lots of fun activities planned and we are looking forward to introducing the children to these. We also have 2 new children Martha and Freddie joining so we look forward to welcoming them to the class. 

Please can you bring a named drink bottle that your child can leave at Pre-School for the year. We will wash and sterilise these on a regular basis. We promote water drinking as much as possible for the children. Milk is provided at snack times. Please just let Zoe, James or Laura know that they are the one to be kept at Pre-School and we won’t put it back in their bag. This is then one less thing for you to remember on a daily basis. 

Lunchboxes - any food your child has not eaten will be placed back in the box so you can monitor their likes and dislikes. Please don’t worry about bringing a spoon for yoghurts as we have plenty. 

Please sign the Marvellous Me permission slip and then we can start to send you photos. This is in your pack of paperwork. When you have received a Marvellous me if you could use the option to  ‘high five’ it then we know you have received them. 

We will put some ‘Wow’s’ in your child’s bag this week. These can be used for any achievements your child has shown at home. We then share these on a daily basis at group times. If you would like more then please just ask for some. 

Please bring a change of clothes for your child. It is not uncommon for the children to have toileting accidents while they are settling so, please don’t worry about this. 

Comfort /Favourite toys the children will be encouraged to have these items for a short period of time and then they will be returned to their bags. We would not like any of these items to get misplaced in our large building.

Stay and play morning sessions are now posted next to our door on the window and a copy has also been sent home. It would be great to see you. These run once a week on a different morning each week from 8.30am-9.00am. We also have one every half term on a Saturday. Our first stay and play is this Friday from 8.30-9.00am. Also our Saturday stay and play is this week 23rd September from 10-11.30am. Younger and older siblings welcome.

Any letters will always be put in your child’s bag. 

Caroline is available every morning to answer any questions you may have on funding, invoices or your children hours/sessions.

Please ensure all money is placed in a clearly marked envelope so it can be passed on to the office. Staff are more than happy to take this for you.

The electric gate opens 5 minutes before each start and end of sessions. 

We can’t wait to see everyone and if you have any further questions you can email Zoe on the following email. 

We will be holding a parent’s information session soon so please look out for further information on this. 

POWSA Events:- z.stockley@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk

We are a NUT FREE SCHOOL, so please can we remind our families that the children have no products containing nuts in their lunchbox.

Looking forward to seeing everyone this week.

Zoe, Lauren,  and James