A HUGE welcome to our Kingfishers

Our Kingfishers are now in school full time and are doing a marvellous job at settling into school and learning the routines and expectations.  We are very proud of how well they are doing.  They are such super stars!

This is what they have been up to!

We have been learning how to make playdough.  We then used the playdough to make cakes while we acted out 'Pat a cake'.  Playdough is definately a firm favourite in Kingfishers.

We have been thinking about where we live, looking at maps and photographs of the local area.  Our Kingfishers were very good at telling us about where they go in the local area.  They had fun using symbols from maps in our small world and making their own maps. It was lovely to hear from some of the class about other countries their families used to or still do live in.  We discussed and looked at different kinds of homes (e.g. flats, bungelows) and families, realising families can come in all shapes and sizes.

The class have loved sharing their baby photos and talking about how they have changed and what they can do now that they couldn't when they were smaller.  We read 'Once there were giants' and 'Peepo'.  We had some fantatsic discussions about the illustrations in 'Peepo'.  The children noticed coal being used on the fire, the outside toilet, the old fashioned cars, the clothes mangler, and many more items from 'the olden days'.  They have been enjoying looking at some of the items we have in class, such as the old telephone, typewriter and oil lamp.  I think we may have some historians in Reception!

Kingfishers have been discussing different people in our community and how they help us.  They were very good at coming up with a list of those who have an impact on their daily lives such as the lollypop lady, shop assistants, doctors, bus drivers, our school cleaners and many more.  We took some of their ideas to make 'mini' roleplays.  They enjoyed learning 'Miss Polly had a dolly' while pretending to be doctors, and 'The Wheels on the Bus' as they helped to set up our own bus.

You have been very busy Kingfishers.  Thank you for sharing all your wonderful knowledge and ideas with us.