Kingfishers Class
Early Years Foundation Stage
On joining Kingfishers the children will work through the Early Years Foundation Stage continuing their Learning Journey already started in nursery or preschool. The children are encouraged to continue to engage in learning through play, using both the indoor and outdoor learning areas. At the same time, they will be getting used to general school life and progressing into the National Curriculum in Year 1.
We have very close links with our local nursery and preschool and these children visit the school regularly before they start.
All children are entitled to full-
Key Stage 1 – Year 1
Key Stage 1 begins in Year 1 and continues to the end of Year 2, when the children will be formally assessed along with all other children of this age nationally.
In Year 1, children begin to experience more ‘traditional’ learning, but continue to learn in the more nurturing environment, sharing staff and activities between Reception and Years 1&2. We emphasise enjoyment of learning through our Creative Curriculum and cover all areas of the National Curriculum.
Miss Jones
Kingfishers Class Teacher
Mrs Clark
Teaching Assistant
Mrs Hyde
Teaching Assistant
On This Page
On this page you will find news about our class, an overview of the work we are doing this half-term and links to online learning resources.
Your Child’s Learning Journal

Tapestry is an online journal recording all the learning and fun of children’s early years education. Staff record the children’s activities and update the information in Tapestry on a daily basis, including observations, photographs and videos . Parents can login and see their child’s learning journal allowing them to track and celebrate their children’s progress in early years education.
Latest News From Kingfishers Class
DT Textiles Bookmarks
In DT the children in Reception thought about the question - Can we practise and apply threading skills with specific materials e.g. hessian and wool? The children listened to Mrs Clark, Mrs Jones and Mrs Vogel as they explained what to do. The children followed the...
DT Cooking and Nutrition Smoothies
The children in Year One continued focusing on Cooking and Nutrition: Smoothies. The children thought about the question - Can we practise food preparation skills? The children were asked to speak like an expert and tell their friends everything they knew about fruit...
Dinosaurs at Colchester Zoo
The children in Kingfishers Class enjoyed a trip to Colchester Zoo. The children enjoyed looking at the animals and travelling on the train. The children also enjoyed exploring the dinosaur park and the palaeontology lab. The children engaged with the education...
Super Smoothie Shop
The children in Kingfishers Class took part in a money sense workshop provided by NatWest. The workshop was called Super Smoothie Shop. The children were shown slides to get them thinking about: what money is, where we get it, how we can spend it and what a ‘business’...
Why do we remember Mary Anning?
This half term i History the children in Kingfishers Class will be focusing on the question - How was Mary Anning’s trip to the beach the start of a ‘new beginning’? The children thought about the enquiry question - Why do we remember Mary Anning? The children were...
Dinosaurs
The children in Kingfishers Class were very surprised when they found the window open, some dinosaur footprints on the table and a nest full of eggs. The children became explorers and thought about the evidence they had found and came to the conclusion a dinosaur had...
Knowledge Organisers
Knowledge Organisers are used within the classroom and can support children in their learning, for example, remembering new knowledge and vocabulary in a particular subject.
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