Curriculum

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 […]

U9 Futsal Festival

by | 1 Jan 2023 | Owls, PE

On Tuesday 17th January, some children from the Owls class took part in an Under 9 Futsal competition. They played extremely well and showed great sportsmanship and team work.  Thank you to the adults who accompanied the group!  

Swans Graffiti Art

by | 1 Jan 2023 | Art & Design, Swans

The Swans have been learning about graffiti street art and enjoyed creating their own tag!

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. […]

Dinosaur Eggs ‘Left’ in School

by | 1 Jan 2023 | Computing, English, History, Kingfishers, Science

The children were very surprised when they found the window open, some dinosaur footprints on the table and a nest full of eggs. They were very excited about this discovery and became ‘explorers’ thinking about, and discussing the evidence they found. They came to the conclusion a dinosaur had been in the classroom!! The children […]

Petal Mandala Sun Catchers

by | 11 Nov 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

In Art the Reception children designed and made a mandala which can be used as a sun catcher. They used flower petals and leaves to create a circular pattern which they tried to make symmetrical. Amazing art work.

Remembrance Day

by | 11 Nov 2022 | History, Kingfishers

Mrs Gage talked to the children about Remembrance Day. Mrs Gage then read the children a story called ‘Where the Poppies Now Grow’. Mrs Gage showed the children a tin and told the children there was words in the tin from the story. The children tool it in turns to choose a word and they […]

Moving Firework Pictures

by | 11 Nov 2022 | Design Technology, Kingfishers

The children became designers. They were asked to design and make a moving firework picture book. Before they started designing they explored and evaluated a range of existing products. The children then starting planning their moving firework picture book based on the design criteria and the rhyme – Remember, Remember the Fifth of November. Once […]

Sporting Events in the Autumn Term

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Owls, PE, Swans

This term a number of our Key Stage 2 children have taken part in a number of sporting events. These have included : Quadkids; U11 Mixed Football; U11 Girls Football and 3 children attending a Cross Country event following their success earlier in the year.  Altogether,  over 25 children have been involved in, at least […]

Abstract Art

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children became artists and created a group piece of abstract artwork that represented fireworks. Mrs Clark demonstrated how to use the painting resources – teabags dipped in paint and then thrown, dabble or wiped; paintbrushes to flick paint, long or short stokes or dabs; string dipped in paint and dragged across the paper or […]

Kandinsky Inspired London Cityscape with Fireworks

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we understand that artists can tell stories with their work? The children watched a video showing them how to draw a cityscape using lines and patterns! The background for their drawing was going to be inspired by artist Wassily Kandinsky! The children got busy […]

Fantastic Fireworks!

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children were very excited to create their firework pictures. The children cut out a circle and placed the it into the salad spinner. The children choose the colours they wanted and dripped and tapped the paint on to the circle. When they had selected the colours they put the lid on top and spun […]