Week 5 of fun 

This week at preschool, we had an amazing time learning and playing outside. There’s something special about being in the fresh air while discovering new things, and we made the most of it!

One of our favourite activities was playing with play dough – what a fun way to help our hands get stronger! Rolling, squishing, and moulding the dough helped our little fingers work hard and build fine motor skills.

We also had fun learning the sound of the letter T. We practiced saying "t t tower" and looking for things that start with the sound, like tiger, tree, tent and toy. We even made the letter T out of our play dough! It was a great way to connect our learning to the hands-on fun we were having.

We have also been working on writing our names helps us recognise letters and practice holding our pencils. We are  getting better at writing the first sound of our names and some of us even wrote our full names by the end of the week! Next week you will all be getting a copy of the dotted names to have a go at over the Easter holidays 
Learning outside is always a great way to stay engaged, have fun, and practice important skills in a new way. 

We were also very lucky to have the easter bunnies come in today!! Thank you Miss Selby for teaching us all about how to look after a bunny and letting us stroke them.

Come back next week to see what we get up to. 

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Hello, everyone! What an exciting week we've had here at preschool! Last week, we had a special visit from PCOS Bex and Chloe, who taught us all about the important job that police officers do. We learned about how they keep us safe, and we even got to ask lots of questions! One of the things we discussed was how important it is to know where we live and our parents' names, just in case we ever need help. PCOS Bex and Chloe were so friendly, and taught us the police want to keep us happy and safe. We loved seeing their uniforms and seeing their car, we even got to hear the sirens and lights!

This week, we switched gears and learned all about vets and how they take care of our furry friends. We talked about how vets help animals when they're sick, and how they make sure our pets stay healthy and happy.

In phonics we’ve been working hard on learning sound D. We’ve been practicing saying words like "dog," "duck," and "dinosaur." The children loved making the D sound and finding things in the room that start with D. It’s amazing to see how quickly everyone is picking up new sounds!

Next Friday we have our open afternoon, if your child is in session please feel free to come along and share a fun afternoon with us. Come back next week to see what we get up to in Pre school.

Have a lovely weekend. Miss Whitty, Miss Ronald and Mrs Evans.

A very busy week two!

What a week it has been at school! From celebrating St. Piran’s Day to enjoying the sunshine in our outdoor area, there has been so much to look forward to.

We kicked off the week by celebrating St. Piran’s Day, a special day for Cornwall! Our school was filled with excitement as we all came together in the morning to sing traditional Cornish songs on the playground.
The fun didn’t stop there! In the morning, we got our hands dirty making Cornish pasties. With the help of our teachers and the very kind Will from Ginsters, we mixed, folded and crimped our yummy pasties. 

Thursday was another highlight with World Book Day! The school was buzzing with excitement as everyone arrived dressed as their favorite book characters. From Mog to Matilda, we had a range of creative costumes. It was amazing to see so many of our friends dressed up as characters from the books we love.

As if the week wasn’t already packed with fun, we were lucky enough to have some beautiful sunshine to enjoy! Our outdoor area was the perfect place to play and soak up the sun. We spent time running, playing games, and just enjoying the fresh air. It was so nice to take a break from the classroom and play outside, especially after all the busy events of the week.

In phonics we learnt the sound 'a' a a apple!
In maths we are looking at representing number 1-5 can you count 4 objects and then find the number 4? have a go at home and let us know. 

Come back next week to see what else we get up to. We have special visitors coming in to see us!

Miss Whitty, Miss Ronald and Mrs Evans. 

Welcome back to Pre school. 

We have been very busy in our first week back to Pre school! 

We welcomed Mrs Evans to Pre school on a Monday and Tuesday morning. 

Our topic this half term is 'People who help us' and this week we have been learning all about fire fighters, and how they help us. We created beautiful fire pictures using tin  foil to create flames.  Next week we are going to learn about dentists and oral health. We are hoping to have a visit from a dental nurse. 

This week we have also  started to learn our sounds! We follow the RWI nursery program. We follow the same phonics scheme as the school ready for September. This week we looked at 'm' Maisie mountain mountain. Everyone loved this. We also thought of a few words that begin with the sound 'm' - mummy, moon, mouse, monster, mermaid, milk. How clever are they?!

Speaking, of very clever children. This week the very clever super star children have started to learn to write their names. We looked at how we hold our pens and where we start to form each sound. Well done everyone. In a few weeks time I will be sending out a copy for you to have at home.

We have also been loving the beautiful sunshine and been outside in our outside area. If anyone has any plants we could plant we would be very grateful. 

Come back next week to see what exciting things we get up to. World book day, St Piranis day and lots lots more!  

Miss Whitty, Miss Ronald and Mrs Evans.

Our topic this half-term is ' A Healthy me'

Welcome back everyone. This half term our topic is 'A Healthy me'! 

We are very excited as this week  we will making smoothies, we have all spoken about different fruits we'd like to try.  So far we have also spoken about the importance of eating five fruits and vegetables a day.  The children the have said ....

"If I eat lots of strawberries, blue ones, bananas. and grapes, and I like apples that makes me healthy and I grow!' - L

R said ' Eating broccoli is very good for you and sweet corn, but I like fruit on my breakfast'.

We have been really enjoying, our Kixx sessions with Coach James every Monday afternoon. We have had snowball's that we counted and also buckets!!

In maths, we are learning to recognise number 1-10 and counting objects out to 5! The children are really enjoying adding this into their play. They have found 5 pencils, 5 pieces of play fruit, 3 books, 2 buckets and 4 dinosaurs!  Maybe you could try this at home? If you do please pop a picture on Seesaw for us to share.

In singing with Mrs Harris on a Wednesday we are learning the song 'Cornwall my home' - I have sent a seesaw message out about this! 

Our nursery rhyme of the week is - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/zvt8gwx - Five little apples. 

If you have any fizzy bottles you no longer need we would love a few for our junk modelling area please!  Come back next week to see how our smoothies turn out.  Also, please don't forget we LOVE to see what you get up to over the week. Please pop pictures on seesaw for your child to share with their friend. This helps develop memory, confidence and speaking skills! 

Miss Whitty, Miss Ronald and Miss Selby :)

Another fun week at Pre school.

Last week we were very lucky to have the two Mikes from East Cornwall search and rescue come in and give us a talk. We learnt a lot about what they do, but best of all we got to try everything out. We got to lift Miss Harden on a stretcher, have a go in the tent, lay on a stretcher and then when we got to go outside we got to play tug of war with the truck!  A few of us enjoyed beeping the horn and having a look inside the truck. 


We have also been lucky enough to have Coach James from Kixx here every Monday with us. Our gross motor and hand eye-coordination skills are really improving.  We love our Monday sessions. 

Our nursery  rhyme of the week last week was 'ring -a - ring -roses' We are really enjoying learning a nursery rhyme a week and can't wait to perform them for you. 

We have learnt to recognise numbers 1-7 and this week we are learning number 8. Can you spot any numbers at home or when you are out and about. 

** Please don't forget to bring in your Christmas boxes this week for all of our lovely crafts to go in!** 

The weather is getting colder please bring in a warm coat, wellies, hat, scarf and gloves ( please make sure they are named!) We do go outside!! 

Well done for another amazing week everyone :) 

We have all settled in really well into our new routine. Our topic this half term has been ' All about me'  The children have enjoyed telling us all about what they get up to at home .

Also, this half term  we have been learning to count to 5! everyone has done a fantastic job with this. 

Don't forget next Thursday we will be going to the church to celebrate Harvest festival. Even if you are not in on a Thursday you are welcome to meet us there.  

Every Monday afternoon we are very lucky to have Coach James from Kixx football come in and teach us football skills and multi skills. 

Next half term our topic will be - 'Celebrations' we look forward to learning about the day of the dead, Diwali, Remembrance day, Hanukkah, bonfire night and Christmas!  

Please keep checking Seesaw for updates and observations on your child. Please feel free to add pictures of what they get up to at home as well. The children enjoy standing up and telling their friends about what they have been doing. 
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Have a lovely weekend and we will see you all next week! 

 Remember next Friday is an inset day!
Miss Whitty, Miss Ronald and Miss Selby.