Summer 1
Outdoor Activities
Baby Shark Video
Topic Videos
Something special
Magic Castle https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000gjcm/something-special-were-all-friends-series-12-16-magic-castle
Peppa Pig
Meets the queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhOfm3NZbEo
London https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEkxNXh5Rn8
Hey Duggee
The castle badge https://www.heyduggee.com/watch/season-1/the-castle-badge/
Sandcastle badge https://www.heyduggee.com/watch/season-1/the-sandcastle-badge
Summer 1 Activities
Please find below our curriculum map for this term.
Indoor Activities
Hopefully the sun will keep shining. Just in case you need some activities to try in inside please find the PDF below with some activities to try.
Spring 2
Welcome Back
Hi, Kingfisher class, I hope you all enjoyed the sunshine during the Easter holidays and you have all stayed well. Please see the attached information and links to Makaton for you to try at home this week.
Week 3 - Update, we now have some butterflies!
Please view the pictures below
Week 2 - update on our caterpillars
Please view the pictures below.
Easter Activities
Here are 14 Easter themed activities we have selected which we think would be lots of fun during the holidays - children can do as many (or little) as they like. Maybe even one a day?
Colette
Topic Lifecycles
Our Favourite Songs
Fine Motor Skills Ideas
Animal Boogie Song
Dough Disco
At school the children regularly take part in dough disco to help develop their finger strength and fine motor skills. Here are some videos you can try with your child. These could be done once a day as repetition is great!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSBO8N4ctJg&list=PLtw-7Jf06an2kfRMTdYqf21GkM0YT2HaP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrBsNhwxzgc
Here is a handy no-cook playdough recipe that you can make at home. You could also get your child involved in making it with you!
Best Ever No-Cook Play Dough Recipe – Simply mix then kneed all the ingredients together
- 2 cups plain flour
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (baby oil and coconut oil work too)
- 1/2 cup salt.
- 2 tablespoons cream of tartar.
- 1 to 1.5 cups boiling water (adding in increments until it feels just right)
- food colouring (optional)
Hello Kingfisher class
I hope you all staying safe and well at home, it was nice to talk to you this week. Please take a look at our new home learning page on our website. It gives you lots of lovely ideas whilst at home stories, online resources, keeping active, recipes and lots more.
Maybe you could decorate your windows with hearts, rainbows or teddy bears as a nice craft activity and a sign of being together at this time.
Please use the class email to contact me I check it daily and I will respond the same day.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend and I will call you on Monday to see how you are getting on.
Colette
Caterpillar Update
We are currently at stage 3 of the life cycle.
Topic/Lifecycles
We had a gardening session as part of Topic/Lifecycles. We have been looking at plants this week.
Welcome
Welcome to Spring 2 this half term we are studying the English book Animal Boogie to enable us to look at rhyme and repetition. Each week we are focusing on one animal from the story and will have a writing lesson, a reading lesson and a speaking and listening lesson based on the animal. The children are enjoying engaging with all of the props in the story and we are using the song band to sway to the end of the story.
In Maths we will be again spending a week on the different areas of Maths which are number, measure and using and applying.
Topic this half term is Lifecycles and we are looking at the lifecycle of a butterfly, frog, plant, humans , minibeasts and chickens. We hope to welcome our live caterpillars soon and follow their journey to a butterfly.
This half term we are going on a trip to Whipsnade Zoo to visit the Butterfly house.
Please find below our curriculum map for this term
Spring 1
Pizza Hut Trip
We had a great time making pizza at Pizza Hut!
Indian Sweet
We have been trying yummy Indian Sweets
Welcome back to Kingfisher class
We are looking forward to a busy half term.
This half term we are studying the English book The Tiger came to Tea which will link nicely with our Topic Come Dine with me. We will complete lots of English activities linked to this lovely story, speaking &listening, writing, reading, ICT and craft activities.
This classic story of Sophie and her extraordinary teatime guest has been loved by millions of children since it was first published more than fifty years ago.
The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don't expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger!
This inimitable picture book is perfect for reading aloud, or for small children to read to themselves time and again. First published in 1968 and never out of print, it has become a timeless classic enjoyed and beloved by generations of children.
The magic begins at teatime!
In Maths we will continue to focus on a different area each week, for example, Money, Number, Shape, Measure and Positional language.
This half term we have booked a trip to Pizza hut in the Italian week of Come Dine with me. The children will have the opportunity to choose their own toppings for their own individual pizza and eat it for lunch.
Check back to this page to see some pictures of our trip to Pizza Hut
Please find below our curriculum map for this term.
Autumn 2
Please find below our curriculum map for this term.
Welcome back to Kingfisher class I hope everyone had a lovely half term. The children are happy to be back at school and we are looking forward to this term.
Our English book this half term is Sleeping Beauty and we have lots of exciting props to explore when reading the book. We will complete lots of English activities linked to this lovely story speaking and listening, writing, reading , ICT and craft activities.
First Stories: Sleeping Beauty is the perfect introduction for young children to this classic fairy tale. Push, pull and turn mechanisms bring the story to life and introduce the main characters: the sleeping princess and the prince who wakes her. This well-loved fairy tale is beautifully imagined for a new generation by children's illustrator Dan Taylor.
In Maths we will be spending a week studying the following areas money, number, measure, geometry and positional language.
Our Topic this half term is Over the Rainbow and we will be looking at a different colour each week and the children will have the opportunity to dress in that colour for each Assembly.
Cookery this half term is non yeast bread and we will be making various breads such as focaccia, naan bread and soda bread.
We are planning a Christmas trip to Poplars nursery to see the Christmas lights and reindeers.
Autumn 1
Topic - Brushing Teeth
Maths
Expressive Arts - Cheerleading
Hi welcome to Kingfisher class page I am Colette the classroom teacher and I am supported in class by Beth TA3. We are also very fortunate to have 3 TA’s Karen, Josie and Theresa to help us.
We have 9 children in the class 7 boys Cyrus, Kuba, Sean, Szymon, Yousuf , Vlad , Zayyan and 2 girls, Maisha and Sapphire.
Our English book this half term is Supertato and we are very excited to explore the props linked to the story and to complete writing, speaking/listening , reading activities linked to this lovely story.
Meet Supertato! He's always there for you when the chips are down. He's the superhero with eyes everywhere - but now there's a pea on the loose. A very, very naughty pea. Has Supertato finally met his match?
In Maths we will be studying a different area each week including, Number, Measure, Geometry, Positional language and Money. Please see Curriculum Map for more details.
Topic this half term is Get ready, stay safe, be healthy and we will be looking at the areas body parts, sport, hygiene, personal safety and healthy eating. We plan to have a trip to Futures fun factory and will use the exercise equipment in the local park.
