Global Awareness

Hello Everyone,

We have had a great week and had lots of fun making our ‘Special Gifts this week’ 

Hopefully everyone has enjoyed them.

Towards the end of the week we did experiment and make our Elderflower water. After carefully mixing /smelling we decided that we would not try the drink! This week the children will be able to sample some that we have brought. It was a good activity to do so they children could see the process and that not everything comes from the supermarket.

This fortnight we are learning all about ‘Global Awareness’ we are going to be learning all about Africa. We will be having Handa’s Surprise as our book focus where we will be able to taste lots of different fruits throughout the week. During the week we will be making new bins for plastic and paper and talk about how we can help the environment with recycling.

Friday is our dancing afternoon so please come along and your child can join in if they wish, the more dancers we have the better. This will be 2.30 on the school field.

Letters and Sounds

This week we will be trying out some different rhymes with the drums and shakers. We will also listen to some African music to help us play in the right style. We will play describe the animals as the children are getting really skilled at this. During the session we will be getting the children to clap out the rhythms of their names to see if they are able to copy them back. We started this last week so would like to continue with it.

Jigsaw

This week we will be talking what countries our families have been to, what they may of seen and what the weather was like. If you can bring in any items to support this, that would be great. 

This is to help reinforce Personal, Social and Emotional Development and help them to make life choices. 

Home Learning 

Please help us to get the Wow board nice and full up. We have had to extend the area to fit them all in so it’s been a great team effort so thank you.

Moving to Year Two

The summer term will go very quickly and your children are very well prepared to make the transition in to year 2 with Julia and the team.

If you have any questions to do with this transition then please do come and speak to Zoe, Chloe and Colleen or of course Julia.  

Over the coming weeks the children will having some transition time with us and the other staff in the year 2 room to familiarise themselves with the surroundings. 

This year we are also in the process of preparing end of year reports. We will have some times after the Pre-School day if you would like to discuss these further.

 Times and dates for this will  follow later this month.

As the weather is sun and hot, please could all children bring sun hats to school. We do have a box of spares if needed. If you have applied suncream to your child before school please could you let a member of staff know. If you have ticked to supply your own suncream, please could you make sure children have this when they come to pre-school ready for us to apply.

The children who are attending the Prince of Wales School in September will begin their Tuesday transition afternoons. This week it is group A going to Reception. If you have any questions about these afternoons please come and see Zoe. 

On Friday 22nd June on the school field at 2.30pm is dance afternoon. All classes are presenting a dance to parents and carers. All parents and Carers are welcome to come and watch. Please sign in at main school office and go to school field. If your child does not usually attend on a Friday afternoon, they are very welcome to come along and dance. Please bring them to school field for 2.30pm. Any questions please come and see Julia.

It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Wednesday and Thursday. Sorry for the confusion last week. This week Stay and Play will be on Thursday 21st June from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

Every Friday at 3.30 POWSA are selling ice creams by the play trail. 50p each. 

On Friday 22nd June it is film night. Please see board for more information. The film being shown is Trolls. Tickets can be purchased from school office. 

On Saturday 23rd June is our Saturday stay and play morning from 10.00 till 11.30am. We welcome all our families to come and have a play. Younger and older siblings very welcome to.

The School Summer Fayre will be on Saturday 30th June 11am to 3pm. There are lots of exciting plans afoot so watch this space for further info. We are looking to include a market place so if you would like to have a stall please get in touch.

Lets have another great week learning together.

Zoe and  Pre-School Team

Water...

Hello Everyone,

We have had a great first week back talking all about water and the many uses it has.

The children enjoyed looking at the map of the world and this prompted much conversation about the names of many Countries.

This week we will be continuing with the Water topic and making Elderflower drink so the children can look at the process of turning the raw product in to a drink.

We will also be doing craft and making things this week in readiness for next weekend for Father’s Day.

Letters and Sounds

This week we will be seeing if the children can recognise and name the instruments that are being played. Also following directions while playing. We will continue with the rhythms of our names and see if any of the children are starting to recognise these. 

Jigsaw

This week we will be talking about people who they may see when they are out and about. We will also recap feelings and when you may feel happy or sad etc.

This is to help reinforce Personal, Social and Emotional Development and help them to make life choices. 

Home Learning 

Please keep up the excellent work filling up the Wow board. Please record any special achievements for your child.

Notices 

As the weather is sunny and hot, please could all children bring sun hats to school. We do have a box of spares if needed. If you have applied suncream to your child before school please could you let a member of staff know. If you have ticked to supply your own suncream, please could you make sure children have this when they come to pre-school ready for us to apply.

It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Friday.  This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday13th June  from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

On Saturday 23rd June is our Saturday stay and play morning from 10.00 till 11.30am. We welcome all our families to come and have a play. Younger and older siblings very welcome to.

Every Friday at 3.30 POWSA are selling ice creams by the play trail. 50p each. 

On Friday 22nd June it is film night. More information to follow. 

The School Summer Fayre will be on Saturday 30th June 11am to 3pm. There are lots of exciting plans afoot so watch this space for further info. We are looking to include a market place so if you would like to have a stall please get in touch.

Here’s to another great week at Pre-School.

Zoe and Pre-School Team

Water.....

Hello Everyone,

We hope that you have had a lovely Half Term break? Please bring in some pictures of what you have been up to and any special ‘Wow moments’ to share with us.

This week we will be starting a new topic of ‘Water’ and ‘Water Safety.’

Through our activities and play we will be looking into what different things we use our water for. We will be exploring which Countries don’t have much water.

We will look at animals that like water and ice as well.

We will also be measuring if we have any rain fall over the coming weeks.

Letters and Sounds

This week we will be playing and recapping sound shakers. We will play Animal soundtracks to see if the children can recognise any of the Animal noises. We will also be playing instruments to match the sound that an Animal may make. During the session we will be getting the children to clap out the rhythms of their names to see if they are able to copy them back.

Jigsaw

This week we will be talking about what we did during our days off. Who they spent time with and what they enjoyed doing. It’s really nice to see how confident the children are becoming at talking in a small group.

This is to help reinforce Personal, Social and Emotional Development and help them to make life choices. 

Home Learning 

Please help us to get the Wow board nice and full up. Please record any holiday achievements to display when we get back.

Looking forward to seeing you all on your return back for a fun filled Summer Term.

Notices

As the weather is starting to warm, please could all children bring sun hats to school. We do have a box of spares if needed. If you have applied suncream to your child before school please could you let a member of staff know. If you have ticked to supply your own suncream, please could you make sure children have this when they come to pre-school ready for us to apply.

On Wednesday 6th June it is the parent forum. This is from 8.45am in the old Year 4 classroom. 

It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Thursday.  This week Stay and Play will be on Friday 8th June from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

On Saturday 23rd June is our Saturday stay and play morning from 10.00 till 11.30am. We welcome all our families to come and have a play. Younger and older siblings very welcome to.

The School Summer Fayre will be on Saturday 30th June 11am to 3pm. There are lots of exciting plans afoot so watch this space for further info. We are looking to include a market place so if you would like to have a stall please get in touch.

Don't forget to bring in your child's WOW moments. We love to share and celebrate these with everyone. There are spare WOW's by the WOW board in the corridor. 

Looking forward to a great week.

Zoe and Pre-school team

Healthy Eating

Hello Everyone,

We have had a busy week, our Butterfly eggs have now moved into the hatching net. 

They are now hung in the room so the children can watch the growing progress.

The children enjoyed the ‘Music’ Theme and enjoyed making their own musical instruments to share. 

We will play the musical water instruments this week as we ran out of time.

This week we will be focussing on ‘Healthy Eating’ we will be helping to prepare the Healthy snacks looking at how much sugar is in foods.

We will also be talking about doing lots of exercise and listening to changes of our Heart when we do some exercise.

Letters and Sounds

This week we will be playing describe and find. We will set up the farm, we describe an animal and the children have to guess which one it is. The children will also have a job at describing the animals to see how they use the descriptive words.

We will also have an activity of Favourite Sounds and record these, talking about them. 

Jigsaw

This week we will be talking about our half term plans and what we would like to do with our families. It’s really nice to see how confident the children are becoming at talking in a small group.

This is to help reinforce Personal, Social and Emotional Development and help them to make life choices. 

Home Learning 

Wows are coming in with some great achievements, this is great to see. Please record any holiday achievements to display when we get back.

Have a lovely week off and hopefully we can all enjoy some sunny days.

Looking forward to seeing if the cocoons hatch and we will let you know as soon as we see anything.

Notices 

As the weather is starting to warm, please could all children bring sun hats to school. We do have a box of spares if needed. If you have applied suncream to your child before school please could you let a member of staff know. If you have ticked to supply your own suncream, please could you make sure children have this when they come to pre-school ready for us to apply.

It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Wednesday.  This week Stay and Play will be on Thursday 24th May from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

On Tuesday 22nd May at 7.30pm in the Year 4 classroom (the hut) is a POWSA meeting to discuss further fundraising events. If you would like more information please come and see Julia.

We break up for half term this Friday (25th May) and return back to school on Tuesday 5th May. 

The summer bingo on Friday evening raised an amazing amount of £211.24. It was a great evening with some fab prizes. 

Don't forget to bring in your child's WOW moments. We love to share and celebrate these with everyone. There are spare WOW's by the WOW board in the corridor. 

Looking forward to a great week.

Zoe and Pre-school team

Music

Hello Everyone,

We have all been amazed at how quick our Butterfly eggs have grown. The children have enjoyed watching them eat their way through all of their food.

This week we will be focusing on ‘Music.’

We will be painting to music and seeing what marks different tunes make us make on the paper. We will make our own water instruments and sound shakers.

We will look at how music is written down for Musicians and seeing if the children can mark make their own songs. 

Letters and Sounds

This week we will continue ‘Mrs Browning has a box’ it is to the tune of old McDonald has a farm. We will also return to our puzzle pass the parcel

The children will be saying what their favourite instrument is and we will listen to different styles of music throughout the week. This is to really get the children to think about what they have heard. Also start to think about what they may like something different to one of their peers and this is how people vary in their character and tastes.

Jigsaw

This week we will be talking about our close family members. Can they play any instruments and what they like to do in their spare time? We will draw some pictures of all the instruments that they may mention.

This is to help reinforce Personal, Social and Emotional Development and help them to make life choices. 

Home Learning 

Wows are coming in with some great achievements, this is great to see. We have two new girls to welcome to the class this week. We are looking forward to them settling in and having lots of fun learning with us.

Looking forward to seeing if the cocoons are made this week and what changes have taken place. 

Notices 

As the weather is starting to warm, please could all children bring sun hats to school. We do have a box of spares if needed. If you have applied suncream to your child before school please could you let a member of staff know. If you have ticked to supply your own suncream, please could you make sure children have this when they come to pre-school ready for us to apply.

It was lovely to see some of you at Stay and Play on Friday.  This week Stay and Play will be on Wednesday 16th May from 8.30-9.00am. Everyone is very welcome including younger and older siblings. Hope to see lots of you there.

Thank you for all your support and sponsorship for the bike and scooter rides. The children were fantastic at using their bikes and scooters and were able to complete a number of laps. If you have any remaining sponsorship money please bring it into pre-school next week. 

On Friday 18th May it is the POWSA Summer bingo evening. Doors open at 5.30pm and eyes down for 6.00pm. It's a great family evening. 

On Saturday 19th May from 2-5pm we have got a community make over afternoon in the wildlife area. We will be working on getting the raised beds up and running. 

On Tuesday 22nd May at 7.30pm in the main school staff room is a POWSA meeting to discuss further fundraising events. If you would like more information please come and see Julia.

Don't forget to bring in your child's WOW moments. We love to share and celebrate these with everyone. There are spare WOW's by the WOW board in the corridor. 

Looking forward to a great week.

Zoe and Pre-school team