Welcome to Kingfishers

Kingfishers are our Year 1 and Year 2 class at Gretton and are made up of 30 children.  In Kingfishers, lots of fun learning happens. The children take part in lots of structured activities as well as being given opportunities for learning through play. We help the children develop their skills to become independent and reflective learners.

Meet our Team:

Kingfishers Class Teacher: Mrs Perry / Mr Sallis
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) and 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 and then move on to Literacy Tree spellings. 

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 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 and exciting tasks for their children to engage them in their learning. The children study grammar each week and apply this to their written work. The children have a weekly handwriting lesson and take part in a range of 'Funky Fingers' activities each morning to strengthen their fingers. 

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.