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Kingfishers
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Welcome to Kingfishers
We are a loving group of year 1 children. We love creating our own games and work well together role playing, being creative and using construction.
We enjoy being outside and love to swing on the slack lines and climb across the equipment. |
Our Teacher
Mrs Duff
I am delighted to be teaching Year 1 and excited to be part of such a wonderful community. I look forward to learning alongside the Kingfishers and embarking on new adventures together. Outside of school, I love spending time with my husband and two daughters, along with my playful dog and cuddly cat. |
In Kingfishers, we strive to make the right choice by demonstrating our school values.
First reward |
Second reward |
Third reward |
extra OPAL play on school field with ice lollies |
Pizza party |
Hot chocolate and marshmallows |
Our Approach to Year 1
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From the very start of their St Marys School journey, our children show us that play is our brain’s favourite way of learning, which is why it’s the centre of our EYFS and KS1 curriculum. We believe that continuous provision helps independent, inquisitive and motivated learners to flourish by meeting the language, social, emotional and physical needs of our children.
Continuous provision at St Mary's enables children from all backgrounds to have the same opportunities, providing a rich variety of practical experiences. Children are encouraged to take responsibility for extending and practicing what they have been learning and complete challenges which are designed to foster and ignite their curiosity. Children are taught to use life-long skills such as perseverance, problem solving and responsibility in their day to day routine and plan their own learning enquiries. The flexibility and ownership that children have of their learning means that opportunities can be easily adapted to meet the specific needs of each individual child – no matter what their starting point. Phonics Phonics is taught daily in a group that is working on a specific set of sounds according to the ability of the child. Each session has a distinct structure and utilises Read Write Inc (RWI). The children take home a RWI book each week to re-read and develop fluency. |
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OUR CLASS BOOK FOCUS
This term, our class book will link to our exciting new project, "Roll up... roll up!". We’ll be reading You Can See a Circus, I See by Mike Downs. It’s a fun and colourful story all about the magic of the circus and how people can see things in different ways. We’ll use the book to help us with our writing, build new vocabulary, and spark our imaginations. The story will also inspire us in our art and design work as we explore the wonderful world of the circus together! |
Summer 2 "Roll up...roll up!"
Here is our termly cog document where you can find details of the different subjects we are covering this term.
Book to support our project
For our key text this term linked to our "Roll up... Roll up!" project, we will explore 'You See a Circus...I See..." by Mike Downs.
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St. Mary's Church of England (VC) Primary School Southam Road Banbury OX16 2EG
Headteacher: Victoria Woods
Tel/Fax: 01295 263026 Email [email protected]
Headteacher: Victoria Woods
Tel/Fax: 01295 263026 Email [email protected]