Welcome to Kingfishers Class!

Our teacher is Miss Boyagis and our teaching assistant is Mrs Southern. We are a mixed class of 27 Year 3/4 children.

We have PE on Tuesdays and swimming on Thursdays. PE kits and swimming kit must be brought in.  

Reading books and records must be brought in daily. 

Spellings will be set every Monday, to be brought back the following Monday.

Year 3/4 spellings:

Spelling practise game can be found here: https://ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/ 

English homework is set on a Monday and is due on Thursday.

Maths Homework is set on a Thursday and is due on Monday.

Week starting 4th December

Please ensure children are coming to school with coats and jumpers so that they can stay warm. They may also wish to bring hats, scrarfs and gloves if they really feel the cold!

In English, we will be writing our non-chronological reports and starting our new topic - writing adverts for a Christmas dessert!

This week in Maths, we are continuing with Multiplication and Division. 

Year 3 will be sharing groups and then investigating multiplying and dividing by 3.

Year 4 will be looking continuing to look at multiples of 3, 6 and 9 times tables and division facts.

Both year groups will apply their understanding to problem solving. 

Timetables: We will be continue with x8 tables, finding division facts also. Multiplication and division facts are important.

In Spellings, both year groups will focus on alternative sounds. Year 3 - y (i) - pyramid, myth.

Year 4 - eigh, ey, ei (ai) - grey, weight, vein, ch (sh) brochure and ou (u) - touch, rough. 

We will finish our topic on Wiltshire.

In Art, we will be making Tutankhamun masks from card and paper, thinking carefully about colour and pattern. 

Our computing topic for this term is all about Internet Safety.

In RE this week, we will be making Rangoli patterns, which are typically seen during Diwali. 

PE kits need to be brought in for Tuesdays and swimming kits are needed for Thursdays as we begin our sessions at Five Rivers Leisure Centre. 

Orienteering Final 2023

Members of Kingfisher class attending the final of the Wiltshire Orienteering competition. It was held at Daunseys and we managed to dodge the weather for the children to run the course. It was a little tricky due to the new technology and only one team completed the course with no errors using the electronic system however all the children were absolutely fantastic sports ambassadors for the school.

Iron Age Residential - June 2023

Kingfishers had an amazing time heading back in time to the Iron Age for their residential in Cranborne. They enjoyed washing and chopping vegetables for their meals as well as making butter and bread. 

Outside activities included mining for chalk so this could be ground into a powder then mixed with water and hay to make a daub. The daub was used to repair a wall and make bricks. 

We "slept" overnight in a Long House on wooden boards covered in sheepskins. If you want to see more then check out our gallery below:

Making pasta and pasta sauce

Kingfisher class spent the last morning of term making fresh pasta from flour and eggs. They learned that you need 1 egg for every 100 grams of flour. Children experimented making their own pasta including farfalle, tagliatelle and penne! They also made their own sauce using tomatoes, basil, onion and slightly too much garlic.

Thanks to chef Telford and Southern for their help.

Enjoy the slideshow below