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Welcome to Kingfishers
We are a kind and inquisitive group of year 1 children, who love to be busy investigating and learning a variety of new things! We enjoy working and playing together and you will often find us learning outside. We love listening to stories of all kinds and are keen to choose books from the class library to share at home.
We are a fantastic class team and regularly discuss and emulate the behaviours of being a ‘kind kingfisher’; which links to our school values. Here in Kingfishers at St Mary’s, we strive hand in hand to thrive and be independent, curious learners – come back to see what we’ve been discovering! |
Our Teacher
When I'm not teaching I enjoy keeping active; I take part in Park Runs most weekends and regularly take my dog, Darcie, for long walks with my 7 year old son. I also like traveling and trying foods from different countries but I am really passionate about reading. I read a wide range of fiction, history, autobiographies and books about other cultures, but one of my favourite things to do is read stories to children (using lots of silly voices of course). |
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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. |
Resources to support our learning
Online Safety EYFS and KS1 Smartie the Penguin https://www.childnet.com/resources/smartie-the-penguin Hanni and the Magic Window https://www.childnet.com/resources/hanni-and-the-magic window/ Troll Stinks https://www.vodafone.co.uk/cs/groups/configfiles/documents/webcontent/vfcon110705.pdf Jessie and Friends https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/jessie-and-friends videos Digi Duck https://www.childnet.com/resources/digiduck-stories BBC Bitesize KS1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zymykqt Science: Year 1: Animals and EYFS: Understanding the World: Living Things BBC Bitesize -KS1 Animals including humans https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv BBC Teach - KS1 Science: The Animal Kingdom https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks1-science-animals/znwnn9q BBC Bitesize- EYFS Living Things https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxkd239 National Geographic Kids - Animals https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/category/discover/animals/ CBeebies - Messy goes to Okido Messy explores science questions that children ask about the world around us. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b0bpmqrm/messy-goes-to-okido CBeebies - Andy’s Global Adventures https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/p04gkls9 CBeebies - Andy’s Aquatic Adventures https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000fl7z/andys-aquatic-adventures-series-1-9-andy-and-the-glass-frog The Odd Egg - Home Learning Website Links https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000sccc/teeny-tiny-creatures- series-1-ferne-and-rory-1-bumblebees?seriesId=m000sccd Cbeebies - Our Planet https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9ny/clips English Key Text: ‘The Odd Egg’ by Emily Gravett Scholastic Books - The Odd Egg https://resource-bank.scholastic.co.uk/content/The-Odd-Egg-28486 My Lovely books - The Odd Egg https://www.lovemybooks.co.uk/the-odd-egg Pan MacMillan Books - Emily Gravett https://www.panmacmillan.com/downloadable-activities Art - Flora and Fauna Art UK- Be inspired by plants with Halima Cassell https://artuk.org/learn/learning-resources/be-inspired-by-plants-with-halima- cassell/view_as/grid/search/curriculum:primary-age-3-to-11/page/5 Art UK Home School -create egg-cellent art https://artuk.org/discover/stories/art-uk-home-school-create-egg-cellent- artworks Art UK - Make your own pet from junk https://artuk.org/learn/learning-resources/make-your-own-pet-from- junk/search/curriculum:primary-age-3-to-11/page/4 Art UK - create your own animal artwork https://artuk.org/learn/learning-resources/create-your-own-animal-artwork- adventure/search/curriculum:primary-age-3-to-11/page/7 The Tate - animals art https://www.tate.org.uk/art/teaching-resource/animals-art National Museum Cardiff - busy bee finger prints https://museum.wales/learning/activity/568/Busy-Bee-Fingerprint-Art/ Derby Museums - activities inspired by the amazing animals https://www.derbymuseumsfromhome.com/activities/activity-pack |
Games
You can play these games at home. Write on our class blog if you play some of the games and tell us what you think of them. https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html Bobb and blob the aliens https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html Buried treasure https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/yes-no-yeti?phase=5# Yes or no game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1w2WZMf_ds Alien word generator Maths Place Value games https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zw4g2nb http://www.ictgames.com/placeValue.htm https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/place-value-charts https://nrich.maths.org/8303/note Shape games https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=2d%20shapes http://www.ictgames.com/shape.htm https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/zjv39j6 Addition and Subtraction https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/zwv39j6 http://www.ictgames.com/addition.htm http://www.ictgames.com/subtraction.htm TTRockstars https://ttrockstars.com/ |