Kingfishers

The Class Spider Sculpture

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we plan and create a sculpture as a class? The children were introduced to the artist Louise Bourgeois and the Maman sculpture made from bronze. The children were asked to give adjectives to describe the sculpture. (The sheer scale of the giant spider which […]

Prayer and Worship

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Kingfishers, Religious Education

The children have been learning about Christianity – Prayer and Worship. The children thought about the question – Why do Christians pray to God and worship him? They listened to the story of Jesus teaching his disciples to pray and learned the Lords Prayer, discussing why this prayer is important to Christians. The children learned […]

Flower Sculpture

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

Thie children in Kingfishers Class became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we make a 3D sculpture? The children recapped over the artist Andy Goldsworthy and his work. The children were asked to create a 3D sculpture made from natural materials like Andy Goldsworthy. The children planned their work by arranging the flowers […]

World Book Day Potatoes

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Kingfishers, Owls, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Thursday 2nd March, it was World Book Day.  This year, instead of the children dressing up – they dressed a potato as their favourite book character. The children were involved in reading activities throughout the day and there was the opportunity to share their potatoes in assembly just before the end of the day. […]

100 Days of School Celebration

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Kingfishers, Maths

Kingfishers Class had great fun celebrating 100 days at school! To celebrate our 100 days of school, Mandy the school cook baked us a lovely cake! Thank you Mandy, it was delicious! The children had lots of challenges to complete in 100 seconds – Writing their name, seeing how many pegs they could put in […]

Balance Bikes

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Kingfishers

The children have been having lots of fun using the new balance bikes. The children wore a cycle helmet while using the balance bikes so they can promote safe cycling.

We’re Going on a Dinosaur Hunt

by | 2 Feb 2023 | English, Kingfishers

This half term the Year One children have been creating their own book – We’re Going On A Dinosaur Hunt. The children created story maps and photographed their own scenes to help them recall their ideas. The children have written their own stories. The Reception children worked together to create their version of We’re Going […]

Dinosaur Workshop Letter

by | 2 Feb 2023 | Kingfishers, School Events

The children were all very excited  as they received a letter! Miss Jones opened it and read the letter to the children. It was a letter from Sue and Graham – the people who came and presented the dinosaur workshop!

Dinosaur Land Art

by | 2 Feb 2023 | Art & Design, History, Kingfishers

The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we create natural 3D landscape pictures of dinosaurs, using found objects? The children found out about the artist Andy Goldsworthy and focused on his working methods and approaches and created a dinosaur using natural materials. The children showed great perseverance as it was quite […]

Play Dough Dinosaurs

by | 1 Jan 2023 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we explore playdough and its properties to create a dinosaur? The children listened to instructions and explored the play dough. The children were asked to create their own dinosaur sculpture. The children looked at the models of the dinosaurs and set to work making […]

Palaeontologists in Kingfishers

by | 1 Jan 2023 | Kingfishers, Science

The children became Palaeontologists. The children thought about what they would need to help them – hammer, brush, bag and spade. The children got their bags ready and got busy trying to find the fossils. The children were very careful and said it was going to take a long time to find them. The children […]

A visit from a Palaeontologist and Mary Anning

by | 1 Jan 2023 | History, Kingfishers, Science, Visitors, Woodpeckers

The children in Woodpeckers and Kingfishers were very excited to take part in a dinosaur workshop. The children listened carefully to Graham and Sue and were able to explore (hands on) and look at the dinosaurs. Graham explained he is a Palaeontologist and told the children he uses a hammer and brush to find fossils. […]