Miss Jones
The Kingfishers class went to visit Penrose Veterinary Surgery in the village to consolidate their learning about pets. The children were shown around the surgery and met the staff and JB the tortoise. The children were shown some x rays of animals and they had to guess what was wrong with them. One x ray […]
The children in Kingfishers class have enjoyed planting potatoes. The children worked with a partner putting compost into pots and placing seed potatoes in with the shoots pointing upwards. The children added more compost and watered them. The pots were covered with fleece to keep them warm and away from the frost. The children will […]
Today the children and teachers dressed up as their favourite book character to celebrate World Book Day. The children enjoyed a morning of activities based on different books. The children worked in their house groups and visited each classroom where the teacher provided them with exciting activities. With Mr Bassett the children used the iPad to make a […]
It was the turn of the children in Kingfisher’s class for their assembly. The children confidently talked about what they had been doing in class. They talked about signs of Winter, Chinese New Year, Traditional Tales and talked about their Forest Schools sessions. They proudly showed their Chinese writing, Chinese dragons, paintings of bears and their Forest Schools journal. They demonstrated […]
On Wednesday 18th January the JRSO’s and Denise the Community Police Officer observed the parking outside the school gates at the end of the school day. The JRSO’s were making sure drivers had parked safely and correctly. With support from Denise, the JRSO’s looked at the cars individually and made a decision on which ticket the driver […]
Children from the Woodpeckers Class joined Miss Jones and Mrs Kite for Book Club. The children enjoyed listening to the story Room On The Broom by Julia Donaldson before doing activities based on the book. The children made their own potions, collecting items from outside and using coloured water. They used their imagination to think what their potion […]
The children in Kingfishers Class participated in their first Forest Schools session. They followed instructions and walked with their partners to the forests, watching where they were going and crossing the road carefully. When they arrived in the forest they sat in a circle with the children from Orchard Barns and listened to Terry the leader […]
The Kingfishers welcomed Hannah the school Nurse to their classroom. She had come to talk to them about germs and washing their hands. They found out what germs were, where they are found and that they can make them ill. The children were then informed how they can prevent germs. Hannah showed the children different cuddly germs and what […]
The children in Kingfishers class proudly showed their work from this half term. They told the audience they had been learning about fireworks, birthdays, friendship and penguins. The children confidently stood and spoke to the audience and were very enthusiastic singing their rhyme about fireworks and penguins! They received their merit charts and a special certificate from Miss Jones. […]
Today the children in Kingfishers and Woodpeckers Class took part in a wonderful Christmas educational experience at Colchester Zoo! The children were greeted by a festive elf who helped the children learn all about penguins. They got the chance to observe real penguins up close and watched them eat their breakfast. They were then greeted by […]
The children in Kingfishers Class worked with a family member and created a penguin. They planned what they were going to do and what they were going to use. They constructed their model using recycled materials, cutting, sticking and painting. The children also wrote a label for their model. The children really enjoyed working with […]
This week the JRSOs have been busy promoting Road Safety Week to the children and staff. The JRSOs organised a Walk to School day, encouraging children and parents to walk instead of driving to school. The JRSOs were very pleased with the amount of children who walked to school. Thank you to all the children […]