Miss Jones

Wow Starter – Kingfishers Class

by | 11 Nov 2025 | Kingfishers

The children in Kingfishers Class found out about their new topic – Do all animals behave the same? / Woodland Animals. The children found a letter from Scamper the Squirrel who needed some help. He had hidden his acorns for the winter and forgotten where he had put them. The children searched the classroom and […]

Fire Engines

by | 10 Oct 2025 | Design Technology, Kingfishers

The Reception children were given the challenge to create a fire engine using recycled materials. They discussed what features a fire engine has and then got busy selecting a box and covering it with red paper. The children added wheels, a light, a ladder, windows and doors. The children were very proud of their fire […]

Baking Bread

by | 10 Oct 2025 | Design Technology, English, Kingfishers

The children in Kingfishers Class worked together to make bread. The Year One children shared their instructions they had written for making bread with the Reception children. The children listened to the instructions and got busy making the bread. They thought about safety rules – for example being careful with the knife and hygiene rules […]

Cycle to School Week

by | 10 Oct 2025 | JRSO

The JRSOs encouraged the children and parents to participate in Cycle to School Week. The children experienced physical activity, increased safety awareness and reduced congestion at the school gate as they travelled to school on their scooters and bikes. The children were also encouraged to take part in a design a bike helmet competition. Sarah […]

Tesco Stronger Starts Project

by | 10 Oct 2025 | Fundraising

We’re excited to share that we are in the customer vote for a Tesco Stronger Starts Project. It’s a scheme which gives community projects like ours grants of up to £1,500! We will use the money towards our EYFS Outside Classroom to promote the physical development and wellbeing of our early years pupils in our […]

Kristal the Doctor

by | 10 Oct 2025 | Kingfishers, Visitors

The children in Kingfishers Class had a visit from Kristal the Doctor. She told them all about her job. She brought in models of the heart and the brain and explained about the different parts and how we can keep them healthy. She also showed them the equipment she uses. The children were able to […]

Fire Fighter Visit

by | 10 Oct 2025 | Kingfishers, Visitors

The children in Kingfishers Class had a visit from Katie the Fire Fighter. She told them all about her job. She told them fire fighters go to floods, traffic accidents, fires and animal rescues. She told them about her uniform and what fire fighters have to have to keep them safe. Thank you Katie for […]

Modeshift Stars

by | 10 Oct 2025 | JRSO

In September 2025 we were presented with our Modeshift Stars Education, Very Good Travel Plan Accreditation 2025. The scheme recognises schools, businesses and other organisations that have shown excellence in supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable and active travel.

Cycling Club

by | 10 Oct 2025 | Extracurricular, Kingfishers

The children in Year One have had an opportunity to participate in the after school cycling club this half term. The children have been playing games to help them develop cycling handling and awareness skills off – ride.

People Who Help Us – Dentist

by | 9 Sep 2025 | Kingfishers, Visitors

The reception children have been finding out about dentists and how they help us look after our teeth. They found out how important it is to clean their teeth regularly for two minutes each time. They found out what food they should eat to keep their teeth healthy. They explored what happens at the dentist […]

Colour Mixing Detectives

by | 9 Sep 2025 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The Year One children became ‘artists’ and started a new unit of work – Painting and Mixed Media. The children thought about the question – Can we investigate how to mix secondary colours. The children listened to the Sesame Street Lego Three Primary Colours. Miss Jones asked the children some questions- What are the primary […]

Forest Fun – Hammers

by | 9 Sep 2025 | Forest Schools, Kingfishers

In forest fun this week the children had the opportunity to do den building, potion making, colouring, mud kitchen and gardening. The children also learned how to use a hammer correctly to hammer a nail in a piece of wood. Well done Kingfishers.