Welcome to Kingfishers

Kingfishers is our Year 1 and Year 2 class at Gretton and is made up of 30 children.  In Kingfishers, the team is passionate about delivering an exciting curriculum, which is accessible and supportive to all children as learners. The children take part in structured activities alongside being given opportunities for learning through play. We help the children to develop their skills and to become independent, reflective learners.

Meet our Team:

Kingfishers Class Teacher: Mr Sallis (Monday and Tuesday) and Mrs Perry (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
Kingfishers Class Teaching Assistant: Mrs Denham

Our Curriculum:

In the mornings, the children study Phonics (Little Wandle), Reading (Literacy Tree), Writing (Literacy Tree) and Maths (White Rose). In the afternoons, they focus on their foundation subjects (RE, PSHCE, DT, Art, Science, History, Geography, Computing and Music - Kapow Scheme of work; PE - Get Set 4 Education). 

Phonics:
Our chosen SSP (Systematic Synthetic Phonics) is Little Wandle. In Year 1, we provide daily Phonics sessions to provide the children with the skills and knowledge to become confident early readers and writers. In Year 2, we complete the Little Wandle Spelling scheme ('Bridge to Spelling') and engage in revision sessions to further secure their knowledge. 

You can find resources to help your child say their sounds and write their letters here: For parents | Letters and Sounds (littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk)

Literacy:
In Kingfishers, through the Literacy Tree scheme, we choose a range of different books each half-term, to engage children in their literacy learning. We are passionate about immersing children in the world of stories, to ensure purpose and enjoyment in the writing process. We set meaningful, exciting texts which inspire the children to become confident writers.

The children currently take part in a range of activities each morning to strengthen their fine motor skills. In Summer 25, we will be adopting a new handwriting scheme and details for this will be available soon.

We are passionate about encouraging every child to read for pleasure and we encourage children to share books they are enjoying with the class. We find this sharing and discussion is a critical part in supporting all children to be readers for today and for the future. Children also take part in a 'Reading for Pleasure' assesmbly on a Thursday, where again we share a joy for reading across the school. 

Maths:
Maths is taught in small, sequential steps using the White Rose Maths programme of study. We have access to TTRockstars where children are encouraged to practice their timetables daily. 

TT Rock Stars Login: https://play.ttrockstars.com/

Useful Information:
Phonics books are sent out every Friday and will need to be returned to school the following Monday. Sharing books are handed out every Monday to be returned on a Friday. 

PE will take place on a Tuesday afternoon so children should come to school dressed in their PE kits on this day. 

Forest School takes place on a Thursday afternoon. Please can children come to school ready in their Forest School kit and bring with them any necessary outerwear (e.g. Wellington boots and waterproofs).