Welcome to Kingfishers class page. I will post useful information here, such as project letters and webs, and links to learning resources. If you need to contact me, please feel free to catch me at the start or the end of the day, or email me.
Thank you to all the parents that attended our Maths Workshop on Tuesday. It was great to see such a large turnout. Here is the PowerPoint that we went through and helpful websites can be found at the bottom of this page.
Maths Workshop For Parents - PowerPoint
PE Days
We will be doing PE on Wednesday and Friday. Please send your child in wearing their PE kit. Please make sure they have weather-proof trainers, blue joggers and their school jumper or cardigan if it is chilly.
Book Changing Day
We will change reading books every Friday. Please listen to your child at least 3 times with each book. We will add the new words to their homework book on Friday too.
Library Day
The children will get a library session every Wednesday. They will need to bring their library book back in order to get a new one. They can keep a book for more than one week if they choose to.
Home Learning Books
Home learning books are due in each Friday. The children’s learning will be checked and we will put another sticker into their book.
Term 5 - The Great Fire Of London
This term we will be learning about The Great Fire of London. We will be suing it as inspiration for our writing, art and DT as well as history, geography and computing. We will be looking at where it started, what London was like then compared with now, artwork and diaries entries from that time and fire safety!
Project Letter - The Great Fire of London
Project Web - The Great Fire of London
Term 4 - Our Planet - How Does Your Garden Grow?
Our project this term will be focusing on growing plants and sustaining our environment. We will be reading Jack and the Beanstalk and other garden and growing books, and looking at features of fairy tales and instruction writing. I wonder if we will manage to grow a beanstalk all the way up to the giant's castle!
Project Letter - How Does Your Garden Grow?
Project Web - How Does Your Garden Grow?
Term 3 - Life on the Ocean - Island Life
This term we are focusing on what island life is like. We will be continuing our learning about the UK, the 4 countries it is made up of, its capital cities and surrounding seas. We will also be learning about animal migration, weather patterns and about artists who painted seascapes and we will have a go at making our own stormy sea artwork.
Project Web - Life on the Ocean
Project Letter - Life on the Ocean
Term 2 - Dinosaur Detectives
This term in science we will be learning about dinosaurs. We will be learning about things that are alive, used to be alive and have never been alive. We will learn about Mary Anning, who used to look for dinosaur fossils in Dorset. We will also be learning that Advent is a time of preparation for the birth of Jesus, and preparing ourselves for Christmas.
Project Letter - Dinosaur Detectives
Project Web - Dinosaur Detectives
Term 1 - Vikings
Please find below some useful documents and links to help you child with their learning at home.
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
https://teachhandwriting.co.uk/
Handwriting Patter - Pre Cursive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p