Kingfishers
The children in Kingfishers class enjoyed a trip to Colchester Zoo. They took part in a wonderful Christmas educational experience at Colchester Zoo today! The children were greeted by a festive elf called Boots. She was new at the zoo and needed help to learn all about reindeers and she needed the children’s help to […]
The children enjoyed another Forest Fun session they had the opportunity to explore the area and were able to do den building, potion making, colouring, whittle sticks (stick person) and make a Christmas decoration for the Christmas tree. Mrs Martin also built swings and a balance bridge which the children enjoyed using. Well done Kingfishers.
The children in Kingfishers and Woodpeckers Class took part in a fire safety workshop. The children welcomed Richard and Alf into school and they told them they were Fire Fighters. They were told that fire fighters do lots of jobs – put out fires, climb ladders, rescue people and animals. The children were shown a […]
The children took part in their sharing session with their adult/s. The children and adults were challenged to work together to create a woodland animal using recycled materials. The children and adults had lots of fun! The woodland animals were fantastic. Well done everyone! A big ‘thank you’ to all the adults!
The children took part in Anti-Bullying Week 2025 The week kicked off with Odd Socks Day on Monday 10th, with Miss Jones and Kingfisher Class wearing odd socks to celebrate what makes them unique. In assembly, Miss Jones told the children all about Anti – Bullying week with the theme: Power for Good. The theme […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Friday 3rd October, we held our annual harvest assembly in the school. The children read prayers; retold a Greek Harvest story; explained to others about harvest around the world and sang songs. Thank you to all who joined us and for the generous food donations which will be sent to the Colchester Food Bank.
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.