Kingfishers: Year 1

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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 Ruffle

I love teaching and watching the children transform and grow. I have now been teaching over 20 years and still enjoy seeing the joy children get from over coming hurdles and all being successful in different ways.

When I'm not teaching I spend time with my 2 children and family. We like to go out for walks or out on the bikes. I love to read and will try to find a little bit of time each day to read by book. I also love cooking and baking.

In Kingfishers, we strive to make the right choice by demonstrating our school values. We colour in sections of a picture of a rainbow and clouds.

First reward	Second reward	Third reward
Extra play	30 minutes free choice	Movie

Our Approach to Year 1

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.