Hello everyone....

 

Year 1

Hello Everyone,

The children have had a wonderful week and have enjoyed exploring many new experiences in the classroom. We have been mixing colours to create new textures and shapes. The children particularly loved using the scissors, and we always remind them that scissors must be used while sitting at the table. They also enjoyed gluing the pieces they had cut onto another sheet of paper.

We marked Armistice Day by making poppies and watching the CBBC recording designed for children. During group times, we talked about what makes a good friend and discussed how to play together and use key words to start conversations with others. It was lovely to see so many Pudsey outfits on Friday! We enjoyed learning about the day and sharing a spotty biscuit snack.

The children are really beginning to engage well during group times, and it’s wonderful to see how much they are enjoying the action songs.

This week, our focus will be on transportation. With the changing weather, it’s a great opportunity to talk about the different types of transport the children may ride on or see. We’re looking forward to another fantastic week full of learning and fun!

Healthy Movers
We’ll be practising our throwing and catching skills with beanbags and taking part in obstacle courses in the hall to challenge our coordination and problem-solving skills.

Notices 

As the weather begins to change, please remember to send a warm coat each day so we can keep enjoying outdoor activities whenever possible.
We also encourage you to continue helping your child practice putting on their own shoes and coat — it’s a wonderful way to build independence and confidence.

Please also remember that the classroom door opens at 8:55 a.m., unless it is a Stay and Play morning. The Stay and Play dates are displayed next to the entrance door. This week we have Play and Learn from 9.00-9.30. We look forward to seeing you there.

Please try to leave all home toys/comfort objects in your child’s bag. 

We can then keep track of what has come out so they don’t get lost.

If you have any further questions you can email Zoe on the following email. 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 a great week together.

Zoe, Chloe and Lauren

Hello everyone.....

 

Year 1

Hello Everyone, 

We had a fantastic first week back and kept ourselves very busy! The children loved creating colourful firework pictures and decorating biscuits to look like fireworks. They also had a great time enjoying hotdogs and making s’mores around the campfire.

Outdoors, the children explored their surroundings, made leaf pies, and had fun playing on the swings. During group time, we sang some puppet songs that were a big hit! We also spent some time in the soft play area and the sensory room, which everyone really enjoyed.

This week, our focus will be on World Kindness Day, Children in Need, Armistice Day, and all things Autumn. It’s such a beautiful time of year with all the changing colours, and we have lots of exciting activities planned. We’re looking forward to another wonderful week full of learning and fun!

Healthy Movers

We’ll be exploring how different animals move and sound! Our focus will be on developing physical skills such as balancing, landing, pivoting, twisting, lunging, bending, stretching, and turning.The skills we’ll focus on include balancing, landing, pivoting, twisting, lunging, bending, stretching, and turning.

As the weather begins to change, please remember to send a warm coat each day so we can keep enjoying outdoor activities whenever possible.
We also encourage you to continue helping your child practice putting on their own shoes and coat — it’s a wonderful way to build independence and confidence.

Please also remember that the classroom door opens at 8:55 a.m., unless it is a Stay and Play morning. The Stay and Play dates are displayed next to the entrance door.

Stay and play is on Thursday this week from 8.30-9.00. Everyone is welcome. On Saturday morning we also have Stay and Play from 10.00-11.30am. Everyone welcome. Hope to see you there.

On Thursday it is World Kindness day- Please see previous information sent home.

On Friday it is Children in Need Day- Children welcome to come in wearing yellow for a voluntary contribution for Children in Need.

POWSA Events

On Wednesday 12th November at 7.30pm in the main school staff room is POWSA monthly catch up. Everyone welcome.

Please try to leave all home toys/comfort objects in your child’s bag. 

We can then keep track of what has come out so they don’t get lost.

If you have any further questions you can email Zoe on the following email. 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 a great week together.

Zoe, Chloe and Lauren

Hello everyone...

 

Year 1

Hello Everyone, 

We hope you’ve had a wonderful half term and managed to enjoy the few dry days we’ve had! We’d love for you to share any photos from your break so we can show them during group time on the large screen.

This week, our focus will be on Bonfire Night and all things Autumn. It’s such a beautiful time of year with all the changing colours, and we have lots of exciting activities planned. We’re really looking forward to seeing everyone again — and we can’t wait to welcome our new friends joining the class this half term!

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Healthy Movers

We will be exploring movement using scarves and music, moving our bodies in different ways to change height and position.

The skills we’ll focus on include balancing, landing, pivoting, twisting, lunging, bending, stretching, and turning.

As the weather changes, please remember to bring a warm coat each day so we can continue to enjoy outdoor exploration whenever the weather allows.

If you can continue to encourage your child to put on their own shoes and coat, it’s a really valuable skill for them to learn and practice.

Please also remember that the classroom door opens at 8:55 a.m., unless it is a Stay and Play morning. The Stay and Play dates are displayed next to the entrance door.

Please try to leave all home toys/comfort objects in your child’s bag. 

We can then keep track of what has come out so they don’t get lost.

If you have any further questions you can email Zoe on the following email. 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 a great week together.

Zoe, Chloe and Lauren

Hello everyone......

 

Year 1

Hello Everyone, 

We have had a lovely week and have loved exploring Autumn. There is so much to do and see. We have been on some great adventures throughout the week.

We have made some Hedgehogs bread rolls. The children loved mixing and exploring all the ingredients. We also made pizza for a snack which was a huge hit and everyone enjoyed tasting it! We created some paintings using vegetables to print. Some of the children found it hard not to taste them!  

We played some group games and have started to learn about taking turns in a group.

At group times the children have enjoyed dancing to the music man and were very interested in the sounds that all the instruments made. We watched some short clips on the instruments as the children did not know what some of them looked like.

The children have been more expressive in the garden and are starting to access different equipment which is lovely to see.  

This week we will be continuing with  farming and we have lots of fun things planned.  We can’t wait and we all really love this time of year.  

Healthy Movers

We will be continuing with birds in the tree which is a very fun game. I am sure the children will tell you all about it.! 

The skills we will be working on are balancing, landing, balancing, pivoting, twisting, lunging, bending, stretching and turning. 

If you can continue to help your child to put on their own shoes this is a really useful skill to have. Also putting on their own coats. This really helps them to learn this valuable skill. 

Please remember the classroom door opens at 8.55, unless it is a stay and play morning.  Stay and play dates are displayed next to the entrance door. 

Please try to leave all home toys/comfort objects in your child’s bag. 

We can then keep track of what has come out so they don’t get lost.

We will be having a parents information session coming up soon when all the children for this term have joined the class. 

If you have any further questions you can email Zoe on the following email. 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.

We break up for half term on Friday 24th October and return back to school on Tuesday 4th November. We wish you all a wonderful half term holiday.

Looking forward to a great week together.

Zoe, Chloe and Lauren

Hello everyone....

 

Year 1

Hello Everyone, 

We have had a lovely week and have loved exploring Autumn. There is so much to do and see. We have been on some great adventures throughout the week.

We have made some Hedgehogs bread rolls. The children loved mixing and exploring all the ingredients. We also made pizza for a snack which was a huge hit and everyone enjoyed tasting it! We created some paintings using vegetables to print. Some of the children found it hard not to taste them!  

We played some group games and have started to learn about taking turns in a group.

At group times the children have enjoyed dancing to the music man and were very interested in the sounds that all the instruments made. We watched some short clips on the instruments as the children did not know what some of them looked like.

The children have been more expressive in the garden and are starting to access different equipment which is lovely to see.  

This week we will be continuing with  farming and we have lots of fun things planned.  We can’t wait and we all really love this time of year.  

Healthy Movers

We will be continuing with birds in the tree which is a very fun game. I am sure the children will tell you all about it.! 

The skills we will be working on are balancing, landing, balancing, pivoting, twisting, lunging, bending, stretching and turning. 

If you can continue to help your child to put on their own shoes this is a really useful skill to have. Also putting on their own coats. This really helps them to learn this valuable skill. 

Notices:-

Please remember the classroom door opens at 8.55, unless it is a stay and play morning.  Stay and play dates are displayed next to the entrance door.

Please continue to sign up for parents evening coming up in a couple of weeks. The sign up sheet is on the classroom window by the door.

Please try to leave all home toys/comfort objects in your child’s bag. 

We can then keep track of what has come out so they don’t get lost.

We will be having a parents information session coming up soon when all the children for this term have joined the class. 

If you have any further questions you can email Zoe on the following email. 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 a great week together.

Zoe, Chloe and Lauren

Hello everyone....

 

Year 1

Hello Everyone, 

This week we have been very busy with our learning.

The children have been developing their listening skills and have done some great creative work. 

The children loved the painting artwork with the number stamping with the corresponding dots. The children also enjoyed mixing up the colour and creating their own new one.

We did some great number work and everyone enjoyed the Conker rolling, we had to guess how far we thought each one was going to reach. We then marked this on our mat. We made some adaptations using pipes and guttering. 

The children loved learning some new action songs and loved the ‘Sticky Kids’ activity songs we did during group times. 

For the next two weeks we will be focusing on farming and harvest. We love this topic and have so many fun things planned to do. 

Healthy Movers

This week we will be looking at balance and coordination. We are going to play ‘Birds in the tree’. This is great fun and it’s so good to help develop balance and coordination. 

Notices

Please continue to bring in  your child's All about me information pack that would be great as it gives us some information to start conversations. 

If you could bring a spare change of clothes for your child this is always helpful. Please can you ensure you have brought a drinking bottle that can be left at preschool for the whole year, clearly named. Please ensure they do not have a straw. These will be put through the dishwasher after every session. We have plenty of wellies as the weather is getting wetter. If you could provide a waterproof coat each day that would be great. We like to get out for small periods of time if the rain is not too heavy!

 The parent consultation session letter will be coming home this week. Please be sure you sign up as Zoe would like to meet and catch up with you about your child’s learning and progress. If you are unable to make the date Zoe is more than happy to arrange another day that suits you. The sign up sheet is on the classroom window. 

Please remember the classroom door opens at 8.55, unless it is a stay and play morning.  Stay and play dates are displayed next to the entrance door. We also have an additional one each half term on a sat morning. 

we have our come and join us for story time. We look forward to seeing you there. On Thursday we have story time at 3.10pm. Look forward to seeing you there.

Also on Saturday morning from 10-11.30am we have our Stay and Play Session. Everyone welcome. 

Please try to leave all home toys/comfort objects in your child’s bag. We can then keep track of what has come out so they don’t get lost.

We will be having a parents information session coming up soon when all the children for this term have joined the class. If you can continue to drop your child off at the classroom door this works very well and builds independence and builds relationships with your child’s key workers.

If you have any further questions you can email Zoe on the following email. 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.

POWSA Events:-

On Wednesday at 7.30pm in the main school staff room is POWSA monthly catchup. Everyone Welcome. Hope to see you there. 

 

Coming this Friday is our famous AutumnFest. Tickets can be bought from the school office from Monday.

Looking forward to seeing everyone this week and having lots of learning fun together.

Zoe and Chloe

Hello everyone....

 

Year 1

Hello Everyone, 

We have had another great week of learning, fun and exploring.

We have enjoyed playing in all the different spaces and looking very closely at colours.

The children have done some colour games, colour hunts, sorting colour and colour games.

The children loved decorating cakes and getting ready for Chloe’s birthday on Thursday. They loved the decorations and the balloons!

They were starting to get the hang of the party games and we will continue practicing them ready for the christmas party! 

This week we will be continuing with our colour focus. We will be colour hunting. We will also be mixing colours to create new ones. We have many fun things planned. 

Healthy Movers

This week we will be looking at agility and locomotion. We will be moving in different ways such as crawling, rolling, stepping, walking, jogging, marching, stomping and sliding. We will be doing these movements while popping the bubbles. We will be continuing this as the children are really loving it.

Notices

Please continue to bring in  your child's All about me information pack that would be great as it gives us some information to start conversations. 

If you could bring a spare change of clothes for your child this is always helpful. Please bring a drinking bottle that can be left at preschool for the whole year, clearly named. Please ensure they do not have a straw. These will be put through the dishwasher after every session. 

This is normal. We will be arranging a parent information session soon so please look out for the date.

Please remember the classroom door opens at 8.55, unless it is a stay and play morning.  Stay and play dates are displayed next to the entrance door. You are more than welcome to come in and play with your child until 9.00. We also have an additional one each half term on a sat morning. 

we have our come and join us for story time. On Wednesday 1st October at 3.10 we have our come and join us for story time. Look forward to seeing you there. 

Please try to leave all home toys/comfort objects in your child’s bag. We can then keep track of what has come out so they don’t get lost.

We will be having a parents information session coming up soon when all the children for this term have joined the class. If you can continue to drop your child off at the classroom door this works very well and builds independence and builds relationships with your child’s key workers.

If you have any further questions you can email Zoe on the following email. 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 and having lots of learning fun together.

Zoe and Chloe

Hello everyone....

 

Year 1

Hello Everyone, 

We have had another great week of learning, fun and exploring.

We have continued to become familiar with our new spaces and explore the rooms. The children have also enjoyed visiting soft play and the sensory room. The children have been learning the daily routine, they have liked to have a quiet time after lunch to recharge!

The children have done some lovely mark making and made their christmas cards to be sent away to the printers!

The children have played some small group games and started to learn the skills of turn taking and listening to each other. 

This week our theme will be having a colour focus. We will be playing games, matching, colour hunting and playing parachute games to reinforce our knowledge of colours. We have lots of fun things planned.

Healthy Movers

This week we will be looking at agility and locomotion. We will be moving in different ways such as crawling, rolling, stepping, walking, jogging, marching, stomping and sliding. We will be doing these movements while popping the bubbles. 

Notices

Please continue to bring in  your child's All about me information pack that would be great as it gives us some information to start conversations. 

If you could bring a spare change of clothes for your child this is always helpful. Please bring a drinking bottle that can be left at preschool for the whole year, clearly named. Please ensure they do not have a straw. These will be put through the dishwasher after every session. 

You may find your child is very tired over the next few weeks while they are adjusting to all their new surroundings. This is normal. We will be arranging a parent information session soon so please look out for the date.

Please remember the classroom door opens at 8.55, unless it is a stay and play morning.  Stay and play dates are displayed next to the entrance door. You are more than welcome to come in and play with your child until 9.00. We also have an additional one each half term on a sat morning. 

On Monday 22nd at 3.10 we have our come and join us for story time. Look forward to seeing you there. 

Please try to leave all home toys/comfort objects in your child’s bag. We can then keep track of what has come out so they don’t get lost.

We will be having a parents information session coming up soon when all the children for this term have joined the class. If you can continue to drop your child off at the classroom door this works very well and builds independence and builds relationships with your child’s key workers.

If you have any further questions you can email Zoe on the following email. 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 and having lots of learning fun together.

Zoe and Chloe