Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Dorchester Carnival

This years carnival has no theme, so we have chosen a theme for the Prince of Wales School as the Olympics!  A great chance to dress up as an Olympic athlete!  The carnival is on Saturday the 16th June.  If you would like to be involved, to help or further information, please contact Mrs Bernard or Mrs Scott.

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Confident Caterpillars

In the next 2 weeks we will be thinking about being confident caterpillars in our PSE time.
This can be a difficult word to understand and relate to oursleves. I will be talking about what confidence means? What words describe it? How do we behave when we feel confident? How do I feel when I am not feeling confident?  
Thorny issues when you are 4 and 5 years old!!

Ultimately I would like the children to come away from this mini theme with an idea of  an  "I can do  attitude". "Mistakes are ok they help me learn attitude" and an  "I can ask for help attitude"
Perhaps you can come up with some words or pictures to bring in.
I have great  one of a cat staring into a mirror and seeing a lion.
What does your child think confidence is all about? How do they feel confident? Or not?
Start the debate in your house today!
Here's a thought.          Life isn't about finding yourself.
                                     Life is about creating yourself.
Mrs Birbeck

Thursday, 3 May 2012

REMINDER - Tesco Vouchers

Our school needs your help to collect Tesco schools vouchers! Vouchers collected in previous years have exceeded 20,000 and have helped us to obtain some exciting resources. This year we are looking to set a school record and collect more vouchers than ever before! Please try to collect as many vouchers as you can and do not be afraid to ask your friends, neighbours, work colleagues for their vouchers as well. Many people who do not have children simply discard these vouchers and we could make valuable use of them. Collecting boxes are by the school office. Please bring in your vouchers on or before 01/06/12.

Mr. Butcher's Off Today!

FROM MR. BUTCHER'S BLOG - Today we set off. Meeting up at Heathrow later for the flight to Dheli in India, then onto Khatmandu Nepal arriving Friday. Saturday we fly to Pakhara and start the trek after a long drive. READ MORE NOW - Simply follow the link on the school homepage or follow @powsiteman on Twitter.

Thursday, 26 April 2012

POWSA FAIR DATE

A NOTE FROM THE POWSA BLOG - This years Summer Fair will be on the 26th May between 11am and 2pm.  Please come and join in!  If you would like to help, there is a form on the POWSA noticeboard (opposite the Office).

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Settings Change

Our blog settings have been changed to improve the use of blogs throughout the school. You can now add a comment to a blog post without being required to sign in. Why not have a go at this now by clicking this blog title and navigating and clicking on the text which says, 'comments'. Comments are an excellent way we can have positive feedback on the work we are all doing in school and you are all doing through home learning. Mr. Spracklen

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Did you miss this morning?

If you were unable to attend this mornings parent information session you can now view the video of the session online. To view the video please visit the school website and click on the parent tab at the top of the page. Next click the Reception button on the right hand side, a link is then given to the video. The video should play on the school website if you have QuickTime installed, alternatively you can download a copy to play in various formats. We would welcome your feedback on this new way of sharing this information. Comments can be made directly to me or through writing a comment on the class blog, simply click the blog title on the school website. Mr. Spracklen