Kingfishers

Forest Fun – Mini Creatures

by | 5 May 2025 | Forest Schools, Kingfishers

The children in Kingfishers Class had another ‘Forest Fun’ session with Mrs Clark and Miss Jones. They sat in the wooden stump circle and Miss Jones explained to the children they were going to play Kim’s Game. The children had to remember the items Miss Jones had on the tray and then decide which one […]

Year R – Ice Cream Kiosk

by | 5 May 2025 | Kingfishers

The Reception children worked together to create an ice cream kiosk. They made balls of ice cream and helped put the signs up. They took turns to be the ice cream seller and the customers. Lovely turn taking Kingfishers.  

History – Why did people travel to the seaside years ago?

by | 5 May 2025 | History, Kingfishers

This half term in History the Year One children are focusing on the question – Why did people travel to the seaside years ago? The children became historians and thought about the enquiry question – Can we use photographs to find clues as to what seaside holidays were like in the past? The children were […]

Seaside and Shells

by | 5 May 2025 | Kingfishers

The children in Kingfishers Class were introduced to their new topic – Seasides. The children received a letter from Becky the Seagull. Miss Jones read the letter to the class and they found out Becky the seagull had hidden shells round the classroom and the children were asked to find them. The children went on […]

Craft Nursery Visit

by | 4 Apr 2025 | Kingfishers, Trips, Visits

The children in Kingfishers Class enjoyed a visit to Craft Nursery in Ardleigh. The children were shown the planting area and looked at the seedlings and the plants which had been planted. They were shown the potting machine and watched the pots being filled with the compost. The children then followed the instructions given and […]

Easter Wishes

by | 4 Apr 2025 | Art & Design, Community, Environment, Kingfishers

Miss Jones made an Easter display for the residents at BlackBrook Residential Home with the Easter Eggs the children had coloured. Mrs Cousins will deliver the Easter cards the children have made to the older residents in the village. Well done Kingfishers.

Gymnastics Fun

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Kingfishers, News, Owls, PE, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Wednesday 26th March, several children from across the school took part in a gymnastics competition at Hadleigh Stars. We are delighted to announce that our Under 7s team came first; our Under 9s came first and our U11s teams came second and third. Well done to everyone who took part and thank you to […]

Explanation Writing

by | 3 Mar 2025 | English, Kingfishers

This week in English, the Year One children have been focusing on explanations. The children were asked to write an explanation on how Jack got rich based on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. They wrote cause and effect sentences using ‘because’ and ‘so’ to explain what Jack found out, what he stole and […]

Cloud Forest Terrarium

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Geography, Kingfishers

The Year One children became Geographers. The children continued focusing on the question – What is life like in the Jungle? The children thought about the enquiry question – Can we identify the locations and features of cloud forests? The children found out all about a cloud forest in Costa Rica. The children were able […]

Forest Fun Growing

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Forest Schools, Kingfishers

The children had their ‘Forest Fun’ session with Mrs Clark, Debs and Miss Jones. The children sat in the wooden stump circle and Miss Jones explained to the children the colour matching game. They where asked to search for items and match the same colours as their colour card. The children returned to the log […]

Computing Digital Imagery

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Computing, Kingfishers

The children in Year One are learning about Digital Imagery in Computing this half time. Miss Jones introduced the children to the idea of telling a story without words. Miss Jones and the children read the story ‘Flotsam’ together. They discussed why it is important that pictures are in the correct order. The children were […]

Forest Fun – Birds

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Forest Schools, Kingfishers

The children had their ‘Forest Fun’ session with Mrs Clark, Debs and Miss Jones. The children sat in the wooden stump circle and Miss Jones explained to the children the bird and worm game. The children were encouraged to either be a hungry baby bird by the nest, or a mother bird searching for ‘worms’ […]