Kingfishers

Drawing – Making Waves

by | 11 Nov 2024 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children became ‘artists’ and began focusing on – Drawing. The children thought about the question – Can we explore line and mark making to draw water? The children recapped over last week’s lesson and identified the lines. The children were shown a range of the work of Zaria Forman. The children were asked to […]

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2024

by | 11 Nov 2024 | Community, Kingfishers, Owls, Swans, Woodpeckers

Thank you for your generosity towards this year’s poppy appeal – £214.12 was raised by the school.

Weather Immersion Session

by | 11 Nov 2024 | Kingfishers

The children began exploring their new topic for this half term. The children received a letter from Marlena the Weather Scientist and a bag of items. The children explored the bag of items, naming them and thinking about what weather condition they were associated with. The children matched weather pictures to the correct word. They […]

Fire Engines

by | 10 Oct 2024 | Design Technology, Kingfishers

The children in reception created their own fire engine. They discussed what features a fire engine had and why they are important. The children got busy selecting a box and covering it with red paper with Mrs Clark’s support. The children added the features to the fire engine and used blue milk bottle lids for […]

Harvest Assembly

by | 10 Oct 2024 | Community, Fundraising, Kingfishers, Owls, Parents, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Friday 18th October, we held our Harvest Assembly in the school hall. The children sang songs and read some beautiful poems. We also collected some non-perishable goods which will donated to the Colchester Food Bank.  Thank you for your generosity.    

Autumn Themed Forest Schools

by | 10 Oct 2024 | Forest Schools, Kingfishers

The children had their last ‘Forest Schools’ session of this half term with Mrs Clark, Debs and Mrs Martin. The children sat in the wooden stump circle and listened to Mrs Martin. They were told that they were going to make some yummy apple slices on the fire and were reminded not to walk inside […]

Road Safety Workshop

by | 10 Oct 2024 | JRSO, Kingfishers, News

The children joined Holly the Road Safety Officer for a Road Safety workshop. Holly asked the children how they travelled to school that morning. They discussed what they already knew about Road Safety – look both ways, keep your seatbelts on, look out for fast cars. The children watched a video about Road Safety showing […]

Clarice Cliff Circle Tree Plate

by | 10 Oct 2024 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children became ‘artists’ and continued focusing on – Painting and Mixed Media. The children thought about the question – Can you apply your painting skills when working in the style of an artist? Miss Jones showed the children an image of a Clarice Cliff’s Circle Tree plate design. Miss Jones asked the children to […]

Food Savvy

by | 10 Oct 2024 | Environment, Kingfishers, Owls, Parents, Swans, Woodpeckers

The children welcomed Sam from the Waste Department at Babergh District Council into their school. In assembly Sam spoke to the children about Halloween and about pumpkins. The children were told 16 million pumpkins will go to waste this year. The children were told how they can use the whole pumpkin to eat – skin, […]

Fireworks

by | 10 Oct 2024 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The reception children became artists and used ‘loose parts’ to create a collage. The children were encouraged to use the ‘loose parts’ to create fireworks. Great work Kingfishers.

Outdoor Art

by | 9 Sep 2024 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The Reception children became ‘artists’. The children went on a walk to collect natural objects such as feathers, grass, flower buds or heads, leaves, twigs, pine cones. The children looked at the collection and discussed how they might use the objects to create paintbrushes. They also thought about what kind of pattern or texture they […]

Thinking about Bird Wildlife in Forest Schools

by | 9 Sep 2024 | Forest Schools, Kingfishers

The children had their‘ Forest Fun’ session with Mrs Clark and Mrs Martin. The children sat in the tree stump circle and talked about birds and how we will need to start thinking about looking after them during the winter months. The children listened to a bird song (Mrs Martin had toy birds with their […]