Miss Jones

Colchester Zoo Penguin Experience

by | 1 Jan 2022 | Kingfishers, Trips

Kingfishers Class took part in a wonderful Christmas educational experience at Colchester Zoo. The children were greeted by a festive elf who helped them learn all about penguins. The children observed two real penguins up close to test what they had learnt. Father Christmas joined the children to see how much they knew about one […]

It’s Good To Grow From Morrisons

by | 1 Jan 2022 | Community, News, Parents

A big thank you to everyone who helped us to collect the tokens from Morrisons part of the ‘It’s Good to Grow’ scheme. We collected 2286 tokens. We are using the tokens to purchase heated propagators. We look forward to using them to help us grow lots of plants. Thank you again.  

3D Art

by | 11 Nov 2021 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

This half term, the children are creating 3D Art. The children have investigated the possibilities of working with clay. The children were introduced to the story of Henry the Pebble and his Family. Miss Jones told the story and the children followed the story manipulating a small piece of clay. The forceps of each part […]

Road Safety Week

by | 11 Nov 2021 | Community, JRSO, School Events

During the week of Monday 15th – Friday 19th November 2021 the children participated in Road Safety Week. The JRSOs encouraged parents and children to walk to school during this week. On Friday 19th November 2021 the children and staff wore their brightest t-shirt in recognition of the Road Safety Heroes and donated £1 for the […]

Green Fingers

by | 11 Nov 2021 | Kingfishers

Mrs Martin and the children went in to the outside classroom area and did some gardening. The children dug and planted bulbs. They had great fun. Well done Kingfishers.

Clay Pebbles

by | 11 Nov 2021 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The year one children continued being artists this week, focusing on 3D art. The children used different coloured clays to decorate 3D forms. They manipulated clay to produce balls and coils. Great work Kingfishers.

Firework Fun

by | 11 Nov 2021 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children have been very busy creating fireworks. The children chose the colours they wanted and dripped the paint on to the circle tapping it on the side of the spinner. When they had selected the colours they put the lid on top and spun the spinner. When they took the top off they were […]

Amazing Art

by | 10 Oct 2021 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

This half term the children in Kingfishers Class have be investigating different textiles and learning new skills. The children have learnt to weave, mark – make, knot, take rubbings and fabric peg. The children have also enjoyed working with Brusho and seeing the effect it has when paining over oil pastels. The photographs show the […]

Fantastic Fire Engines

by | 10 Oct 2021 | Design Technology, Kingfishers

The children have really enjoyed being designers this half term. They have learned how to design, make and evaluate their product. The children were given the challenge of building their own fire engine. The children were able to use tools safely and decide what they needed to create their fire engines. Great fire engines, Kingfishers.

Fabric Resist

by | 10 Oct 2021 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children continued being artists and working with textiles. Today the children used different tools and techniques to produce a fabric resist piece of work. The children used textured surfaces to produce effective rubbings. Great work Kingfishers.

Art Textiles

by | 10 Oct 2021 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children continued being artists and working with textiles. The children explored marks and patterns using oil pastels on white strips of fabric. The children applied Brusho over their marked strips. Great artwork Kingfishers.

Wheels, Axles and Chassis

by | 9 Sep 2021 | Design Technology, Kingfishers

This week the children became designers again. The children were asked to explore wheels, axles and chassis. The children were able to explain what wheels, axles and chassis were. They also created their own prototypes to show different ways of attaching wheels, axles and chassis. They children picked their favourite one by testing it first. […]