Classes

Forest Fun

by | 5 May 2023 | Environment, Facilities, Kingfishers

The Reception children had their first ‘Forest Fun’ session with Mrs Clark and Mrs Martin. The children were introduced to the Forest Fun rules and the talking stick. They were then introduced to the activities on offer – mud kitchen, sand, den building, perfumes/potion making, weed digging, free painting, seed pitting, seaside fish threading and […]

Owls’ Money Sense Workshop

by | 4 Apr 2023 | Community, Owls, Visitors

On Monday 17th April, the Owls took part in a Money Sense workshop, organised by Natwest bank. Sarah, from the bank, came to help us and to talk about her work. The children had to plan a party for a given person. They had to make decisions about things like number of guests and what […]

Coronation Cards for the King

by | 4 Apr 2023 | Art & Design, Kingfishers, News

Miss Jones spoke to the children about the King. They found out that the King is going to be celebrating his coronation next month. Miss Jones told the children she thought it would be a lovely idea if the children could design and create a special card for the King. The children discussed what they […]

Money Sense Workshop

by | 4 Apr 2023 | Kingfishers, Maths, Visitors

The children in Kingfishers class took part in a money sense workshop provided by NatWest. The workshop was called Super Smoothie Shop. The children were introduced to Sarah the volunteer from NatWest. She explained her role and what she does at the bank. The children were shown slides to get them thinking about: what money […]

Easter Greetings

by | 4 Apr 2023 | Community, Kingfishers

The children have been very busy colouring in Easter pictures to go on an Easter Card for the older residents in the village and colouring in bunting for BlackBrook residential home. The cards will be delivered to the residents in the village and the bunting and card have been sent to BlackBrook Residental Home. Well […]

African Art

by | 4 Apr 2023 | Art & Design, Swans

The Swans have been learning how Picasso was influenced by African art

Digital Imagery

by | 4 Apr 2023 | Computing, Kingfishers

The children in Year one have been learning about Digital Imagery in Computing. The children were asked to create their own photo story. The children planned their story and set up their scenes referring to their planning sheet. When they were happy with the scene they took the photograph. The children accessed Google Slides and […]

Inherited Characteristics

by | 4 Apr 2023 | News, Science, Swans

The Swans have been learning about inherited characteristics. They thought about what the children of different Mr Men and Little Miss characters would look like if they were to produce offspring. They had so much fun!

Cloud Forest Terrariums

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Geography, Kingfishers

The children in Kingfishers Class became Geographers. The children continued focusing on What is life like in the Jungle? Today the children thought about the question – Can we identify the locations and features of cloud forests? Today the children found out about a different type of jungle – Monteverde, Costa Rica – cloud forest. […]

Seed Packets – Instructions

by | 3 Mar 2023 | English, Kingfishers

In English this half term,  the children have been focusing on instructions, thinking about how to plant a seed. The children were introduced to imperative (or bossy) verbs and that instructions should be short, clear and in the correct order. The children composed their own instructions independently. The children drew a picture on the front […]

Planting Potatoes

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Environment, Kingfishers

The children enjoyed planting the seed potatoes. The children helped to fill the planters. They planted two different varieties of potatoes – Casablanca and Shannon. They talked about how the potatoes grow underground in the dark and if we see a shoot we have to cover it with soil to keep them in the dark. The children […]

RE – Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden?

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Kingfishers, Religious Education

The children in Reception have been learning about Christianity. The children thought about the question – Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden? Mrs Clark read the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the children discussed the need for the goats to cross the bridge to get safely to the other […]