Kingfishers
In assembly the children welcomed the Mental Health Team from East Bergholt High School to their school. The team introduced themselves and told them all about Children’s Mental Health Week. This year the theme was Inside Out – Know yourself, grow yourself. After the assembly the children focused on emotions and used the film ‘Inside […]
Today the children took part in the RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch. The children became bird watchers and went into the Forest Schools area to see what birds they could see and to count how many. They completed an RSPB check sheet and spotted seagulls, sparrows, starlings and pigeons. When they got back to the classroom […]
This afternoon the children in Kingfishers Class took part in their sharing session with their adult/s. The children and adults were challenged to work together to create a dinosaur using recycled materials. The children and adults had lots of fun! The dinosaurs were fantastic. Well done everyone! A big ‘thank you’ to all the adults!
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 instructions and tried hard to thread the needle. The […]
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 and vegetables. Miss Jones showed the children the equipment they would be […]
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 session – Fastest, Biggest, Strongest – Who’s top in the animal world? The children […]
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’ is. The children worked in groups to […]
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 shown a picture of Mary Anning and […]
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 been in the classroom. The children completed a prediction […]
The children became dinosaur explorers. They got ready to hunt for dinosaurs. The children used binoculars and magnifying glasses looking carefully for dinosaurs. The children drew pictures of the dinosaurs they found and wrote the name of it. Lovely role play Kingfishers.
The children began focusing on Cooking and Nutrition: Smoothies. The children thought about the question – Can we identify fruits? Miss Jones showed the children pictures of food and the children were asked to identify them. The children were invited to answer the question – What is food? Miss Jones told the children she was […]
The children in Year One became Geographers and focused on the question – How can we describe Stratford St Mary to a visitor? The children recapped over their walk around the village and thought about what they saw (human features). The children created a leaflet all about Stratford St Mary. Great work Kingfishers!