Year 1 - Kingfisher
Welcome to our class page! We hope you enjoy reading about our learning and seeing all of the fantastic things we have been getting up to!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to one of the Kingfisher team. Thank you for your continued support.
Miss Fisher, Mrs Head and Mrs Cornish.
1. Key Information for Kingfisher Class
In this section you will find a quick reference guide to your class including your Forest School rotation, letters and uniform requirements. There is also a copy of the welcome booklet for your class - please do refer to it throughout the year because it contains lots of useful information about what to expect in this class, how long homework should take each week, samples of age-appropriate handwriting and more.
In the event of a school closure, we will post home learning activities onto the website;
The teaching staff in Kingfisher class are:
Miss Jade Fisher
Mrs Jo Head (Teaching Assistant)
Mrs Kelly Cornish (Teaching Assistant)
The Welcome Booklet for Kingfisher class is here:
You can find your child's Forest School Timetable here.
Year 1 Spelling List
Uniform requirements
A full list of the school's uniform requirements is on the school website here. In Year 1, points to note are:
| Core school uniform | No special notes for this class |
| Bags |
1. Book bag with shoulder strap (school logo optional) 2. Drawstring PE bag (school logo optional) |
| PE / games |
Trainers not plimsolls. Football boots may be required for some activities. |
Home Learning
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Year 1 |
1. Reading 2. Spelling task 3. Family Learning to include Maths, Literacy and Creative Learning Tasks
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1. Daily 10 - minutes 2. Daily practise 3. Weekly |
SRE Curriculum
This year we will continue to teach the children using materials from our new Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) scheme. This new edition of ‘Teaching SRE with Confidence in Primary Schools’ reflects the recent developments in SRE and the Science National Curriculum. This resource encourages children to develop the skills of listening, empathy, talking about feelings and relationships with families and friends.
All the lessons have a clear structure and are age appropriate. The lesson plans have clear aims and learning outcomes with suggested additional activities and accompanying resources:
Year 1: Growing and Caring for Ourselves-
Keeping Clean
Growing and Changing
Families and Care
2. What is going on in Kingfisher class in 2019/20?
Your class teacher will update this page at least once per term with photos and information on recent events or activities.
Our trip to the Sports Centre!
We had lots of fun taking part in the Multi Sports competition on Tuesday 25th February. Everyone took part in lots of fun activities such as: bean bag throwing, speed stacking, football, mini circuits and much more!
W/B 10.02.20
Kingfisher have had a super exciting week in Science. We've been exploring various materials, looking at their properties, and understanding why different things are made with different materials. We have also been learning how to make predictions and what reflecting on what we would change next time.
We tested various materials to find out what the most absorbent one was and then put those materials to the test! Take a look at our boats that we made.
WB 07.02.20 -
In Maths this week, the children have been exploring odd and even numbers. They have looked at alternating patterns of odd and even numbers and using familiar manipulatives to support their learning.
W/B 07.02.20
We LOVED making jam sandwiches! In English, we wrote our own instructions on how to make jam sandwiches. We then followed our instructions to make real life jam sandwiches; they were delicious!!
Friday 31st -
We were lucky enough to have a Mummy come in and show Kingfisher and Wagtail Bharatanatyam Indian dancing. We looked at a traditional Indian dance outfit, jewellery, Indian bells and learnt a few dance moves ourselves! We were then lucky enough to taste Indian food and it was super yummy! We ate with our hands and tried new spices and Indian dishes; we especially liked popadums and mango chutney.
Thursday 30th -
We have been learning about the animals that live in India. We looked at the Indian elephant and peacocks. We created our own elephant and used oil pastels to create colour peacock feathers.
Wednesday 29th -
What a busy day! We had a rotation of activities for the children to explore including: building the Taj Mahal, making mosaics, painting with Indian spices and making colourful rangoli patterns using rice.
Monday 27th - Year 1 are off to India!! Today, the children fully submersed themselves into Indian life. They learnt a Bollywood dance routine; felt a real life sari; made diva lamps and thought of great questions about things they'd like to find out.
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W/B 20.01.20 -
In Maths we have been looking at how numbers - ten to nineteen - are made up of tens and ones and explored place value equipment.
We looked at the number value and explored counting bigger numbers.
20.01.20 -
In English, we have been looking at the story The Three Little Pigs by Ian Beck. We have had lots of fun creating our own houses, retelling the story and writing about the main events of the story.
06/01/20 - Welcome back and a Happy New Year!!
Today, the children were practising their ball skills in PE and how to increase their heart rate. What a great way to start the new year!
18/12/19 -
Christmas Jumper Day - Today the children wore their Christmas jumpers to school and all of the money raised will be donated to the The Hospice of St.Francis. We are feeling super festive in Kingfisher!!
16/12/19
IT'S PARTY TIME! Year 1 had a fun-filled afternoon at their end of term Christmas party! The children chose to have a party to celebrate all of their hard work and achievements over the past term. We ate party food, played lots of game and danced all afternoon. Take a look at some of our pictures from the photo booth!
16/12/19
Congratulations!! We are very proud of Violet for receiving a music award in the end of year music assembly. Violet was presented with the award for her outstanding contribution in school; we are all very proud of you!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Year 1 have been busy baking Christmas cookies and getting in the Christmas spirit!
28/11/19
In Kingfisher, we have been learning how to cross the road safely and correctly. We have looked at the Green Cross Code together and safely walked across the zebra crossing at school. The children came up with fantastic rhymes and ways to remember how to cross safely.
Week beginning: 25/11/19
In Maths this week, we have been exploring more than one quantity through 1:1 correspondence and finding the difference. We have used this to find out 'how many more, fewer or less'. We used the cubes to estimate/measure and then to find the difference.
WOW day to Whipsnade Zoo! 18/11/19
What a fantastic day Year 1 have had today. For our WOW day this year, we visited Whipsnade Zoo to find out lots of information about the animals that live there. We have been learning about various animals and habitats in Science, so enjoyed extending our knowledge and learning new facts. We loved exploring for the day and seeing our favourite animals. Take a look at our brilliant pictures!
Children In Need - 15/11/19
To support Children In Need this year, the children wore pyjamas to school and donated £1. We hope we have raised lots of money for such a worthy charity!!
Anti-Bullying Week - 11/11/19
For Anti-Bullying Week, Kingfisher class had many discussions about kindness, how to be a good friend and what to do if we have a problem.
On Tuesday, we wore odd socks to school to celebrate what makes us all unique! We had fab socks in Kingfisher class!
11/11/19 - Recounts
In English this week, we have been learning about the features of a recount. The children have been looking time adverbs, where to use them in their writing and sequencing them correctly.
WOW! What a busy first half term. The children have really settled into their new classroom and have transitioned well into Year 1.
This half term we have been learning lots of new and exciting things.
In English, we have looked at lots of lovely stories. We have focused on 'Wolf Won't Bite' and 'Farmer Duck'. We have been writing our own stories, learning how to structure sentences and building on our vocabulary.
