Kingfishers

Welcome to Kingfishers Class

Year 2

End of Year Expectations

End of Year Expectations Year 2

Picture of Anne Bonny Term 6 Image result for blackbeard wanted poster

Would you like to take a pirate home for tea?

This term, Kingfishers will be answering the question 'Would you like to take a pirate home for tea?' We will be finding out about famous pirates including Blackbeard and Anne Bonny. We will have a pirate day where you can come into school as a pirate. More information will be sent out soon. It is going to be a very busy term. As well as finding out about pirates we will also be making a film! We cannot wait for you to attend our film premiere.

El Dorado Premiere Thursday 13th July at 6.00pm

Pirate Day

Behind the scenes

We are making our own film. We cannot wait to show you the results. Image result for tale unfolds character description

Image result for vegetables plants Term 5

How can we grow our own salad?

During Term 5, Kingfishers will be answering the question 'How can we grow our own salad?'. ’We will be finding out how plants need water, light and suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy. Towards the end of the term, we will be starting to think about our big topic question 'Would you like to take a pirate home for tea?

Look at our amazing homework projects

Having a go with the brass instruments.

If your child would like to learn a brass instrument in year 3, please click on the link below for more information

Music Lessons at Staverton

Term 4

What is the best material for a superheroes' cape?

Image result for superhero clipart This term, Kingfishers will be finding out 'what is the best material for a superheroes' cape'.

Will the material survive freezing temperatures? Will the material survive blasting into space? Kingfishers will be finding out. We will also be making and designing our own capes.

Decorating our tie dye capes

We love visiting the school library

Testing the different materials

Rocket launch!

In mixed groups of Year 1 and 2, the children designed and made a rocket. We had great fun launching them.

Science Week: bridges, rockets and roller coasters!

Making a film trailer

Tie Dye Capes

Blunderbus

Learning to play the ukulele with Mrs Gurr

Image result for rainforest animals Term 3

Would you survive an expedition to the rainforest?

This term, Kingfishers will be answering the question 'Would you survive an expedition to the rainforest?' We will be finding out what animals and humans need to survive.

Beanstalk in the classroom!

Contraction surgery!

Innovating Jack and the Beanstalk

Look at our amazing homework projects

Term 2

Is I.K. Brunel still Great in Britain?

Kingfishers will launch their new learning challenge questions with a visit to the SS Great Britain in Bristol. The children will travel back in time to Victorian Britain and experience the launch of the SS Great Britain. During our topic we will be finding out about Isambard Kingdom Brunel and we learn all about his engineering projects.

Once upon a time...

In the morning we had the opportunity to make hats, key rings or puppets. We could also attempt the challenge of building a house for the three pigs out of spaghetti and marshmallows. It was very tricky, but we had some amazing designs.

In the afternoon, we were set the challenge of making a zip wire for either Peter Pan or Tinkerbell. In groups we had to design and make our own character and build the zip line. We had to think carefully about the materials and the design. We realised that if the material was too light it wouldn't move.

Once upon a time...

Zip line for Peter Pan or Tinkerbell

Can you re-tell the story?

The Papaya that Spoke

Engineers at work

Can you tell the diary entry?

Trip to SS Great Britain

On Wednesday 2nd November Kingfishers went to visit the SS Great Britain.The trip enabled the children to see the ship set up as it would have been on a voyage to Australia in the 19th Century. They also enjoy a workshop entitled “Brunel, our engineering hero”. In the school room we enjoyed our workshop where the children loved “making” the ship using real tools. Once the ship was ready for the launch, the children were able to dress up in Victorian clothing. It was very exciting! We had Victorian children, the crew, the engineers (including Brunel in his tall hat!), gentlemen and ladies. Once we had grabbed our flags we went outside to the 'launch'. The children cheered and waved their flags as the champagne broke onto the ship.

It was then time to explore the ship. We all loved exploring the different decks of the ship from the first class saloon where passengers could enjoy tea to the steerage compartments where third class passengers had quite a hard time on their long journey. We also visited the kitchens, the bakery, the deck and saw where the horses and animals were kept.

It was an exciting trip and the children learnt so much from the real smells of the ship to the facts about how it was built.

Trip to SS Great Britain

Term 1

Why would a dinosaur not make a good pet?

This term, Kingfishers will become dinosaur experts! We will be answering the question 'why would a dinosaur not make a good pet? We will consider the diet and habitat of dinosaurs and we will find out what happened to make them extinct.