Kingfishers
The children had their ‘Forest Fun’ session.. The children sat in the wooden stump circle and Miss Jones explained to the children they were going to play the bee pollen game. The aim of the game was for each nest to collect as much pollen as possible before the pollen runs out. Miss Jones explained […]
The children in Kingfishers Class were introduced to their new topic – Water / Seas and Coasts. The children received a letter from Dillon – A deep sea diver and a bag of plastic bottles. Miss Jones read the letter to the class. Dillon asked the children if they could find his fish and treasure […]
The children had their ‘Forest Fun’ session and sat in the wooden stump circle and Miss Jones explained to the children they were going to play the butterfly game. The aim of the game was to find the over half of their butterfly. Miss Jones told the children they would be focusing on butterflies during […]
The children have been exploring the unit Programming Beebot in Computing. The children thought about the enquiry question – Can we explore a new device? Mrs Clark showed the children a Beebot and explained to them that Beebots follow instructions but that she was not going to tell them how. The children listened to Mrs […]
The children in Reception have been exploring hardware in Computing. The children thought about the enquiry question – Can we explore and tinker with hardware to develop familiarity? The children explored the tinker tray of objects. The children were asked to match the everyday technology images to the objects. The children were encouraged to name […]
The children in Reception were very excited about digging up the potatoes and seeing how many they got. The children dug through the soil with their hands collecting the potatoes. The children had to look carefully to make sure they hadn’t left any. They also weighed the potatoes! The children listened to instructions and were […]
The Reception children were asked if they knew the differences between fruits and vegetables and why it is important to eat fruits and vegetables? Mrs Clark talked about what it means to have a balanced diet and the importance of healthy eating (so that we are able to keep our bodies working and our minds […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]