Wildlife Club and Radipole

The children in the Year 1 Wildlife Club have been asking me for weeks when we are going to see their art work at Radipole nature reserve!
 I am pleased to tell you that our beautiful art is now on display in the shelter overlooking the lake at the far end of the reserve. It might make a wonderful day out in the summer to visit Radipole and admire the children's art work that they created with the help of  Year 4 children in the spring!
There are lots of fun activities for children and families down at Radipole!

Can Year 1 read this book?

How clever are Year 1 at reading in the Indian language of Kannada?

Sports day and COMPETITION TIME!!

Wow, what a brilliant, fun filled sports morning we had. Well done to everyone in year 1 that took part and tried your hardest. You definitely all showed off your sports skills!

As it is Healthy Living week POWSA have some prizes up for grabs. The children can enter this competition by designing a 'Sun Safe' poster. They have all been a part of activities this week and should all know how to stay safe in the sun. All posters need to be handed in by next Friday!
We can't wait to see some of your creations.

Writing in Kannada and sun safety!

Yesterday Mr Farrington came in to Year 1 and showed us some of his photos from India. The children looked at the languages that are spoken in India. We all had a go at writing in 'Kannada'.

We have also been cooking a number of yummy recipes which all of the children will have a chance to make at some point this week.

We are looking at a number of ways to stay healthy this week. Each child has a booklet that covers a number of issues such as: sun safety, road safety, safety in the home. We will look at these booklets for the rest of the week.

Mrs Johnson's assembly yesterday explained why it is so important to be sun safe, especially with the weather that we are having this week!

It is our sports morning today, please make sure that the children are properly protected with sun cream, sun hat and water. 

Let the activities begin!

Year 1 had a fun filled morning skipping with the rest of the school.

As well as skipping the children also showed off their dancing skills and made a whole school conga! 

After our energetic morning we went in to the hall to watch a theatre company. They portrayed the story of a child in India who made footballs. The children thoroughly enjoyed watching the performacne. The music was brilliant! 

At the end the children got involved in the drama and all marched for children's 'right to play'. 

Just a quick mention about the weather. Please make sure that your child has a sun hat

Also it is so important in this weather to drink lots of water. Please make sure that your child has a labelled bottle in school. We can fill it up throughout the day. 

Summer Reading Challenge

Librarians from Dorset County library have challenged all the children to join in the Creepy House Summer Reading journey. Check out Dorchester County library or www.creepy-house.org.uk  for more details.

It would be great if every single child at The Prince of Wales School spent some of their summer holidays enjoying some great books. i look forward to giving out lots of badges and certificates in September!

Healthy Living Week- Next week!

In ICT today the children all wrote an email to Sam who was our guide from the Dorset Wildlife Trust at Lorton Meadows. They are all getting very good at sending emails now.

We have been practising our sports skills in PE ready for next week. As it is Healthy Living Week next week there will be a range of activities happening each day. We will keep you updated on the blog!

We start off with skipping on Monday morning. 

Please remember to pack the children lots of drink as it is forecast to be very warm! They should all bring sun hats and have sun cream on before coming to school.

Lorton Meadows

We had a fantastic time at Lortn Meadows yesterday, it is defiantly worth a visit in this warm weather. http://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/lorton_meadows_reserve

The children all had a go at pond dipping. We found a variety of different creatures including: snails, larva, beetles and newt tadpoles.

After lunch we went into the woods bug hunting. We looked under logs where it was damp and found woodlice, ants, spiders, beetles, slugs and even a newt! We collected the insects in bug boxes so that we could have a closer look and draw them.

Finally we looked at the creatures that live in trees. We placed a net underneath the branches and shook them. Insects then fell into the net and we were able to identify and draw them.

It was a great day, we all learnt lots about insects and wildlife.