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The
KINGSLEYMOMENT Preparatory
School Edition
News Events Photo Galleries Edition 37
May 2018
@kingsley_school /thekingsleyschool
www.thekingsleyschool.com
Headteacher’s Weathering the
Congratulations
Welcome Season
Miss Knight-Adams!
This
We had termwonderful
some Foundation andfrom
news Reception
Miss Class
There is a truth universally acknowledged
are learning
Knight-Adams on about
Monday the7th
seasons and the
May. Baby
that the night before a residential trip,
no one actually sleeps... there is an all Bobbyweather.
arrived in the early hours of the
pervading and understandable feeling of morning weighing 8lbs 6oz (in old money!).
anxiety for all concerned, ranging from
“Did I check all the passports are in date?”, We look forward to cuddles with our new
through “will they be okay without me?” Kingsley boy soon. I am sure that you will join
and most importantly for the children us in sending Miss Knight-Adams our most
“who will I share a room with?” heartfelt congratulations.
Embarking on a new adventure, without
the usual comfort blanket of parents
and familiar routines, is a challenging
experience for some pupils. However, the
benefits to their development, their sense
of self and their self-confidence always
makes those last few moments of “what
if?” worthwhile.
At Kingsley we are blessed with a staff and
pupil body who demonstrate a can-do
attitude to everything. Teachers who make
alternative arrangements for their own
families to accompany trips and pupils
who find they are brave, find they are
independent and even find they can keep
A Royal Celebration
their own rooms tidy! Pupils joined in the wedding celebrations of
Harry and Meghan, with competitions and a
I have heard stories of children challenging lunchtime street party. Pupils in Prep enjoyed
themselves on high ropes, an incredible a special visit from school bus driver, Warrant
survival game and watched as primary Officer Mr Glover, in his full Coldstream Guard
pupils reflect upon the futility of war. uniform before he headed down to Windsor
At each and every point, teachers have to lead the street liners inside Windsor Castle
commented upon their growing maturity on the big day!
and their excitement at taking learning
outside the classroom. We are, as ever,
very proud of how our pupils engage with
challenge.
I hope that the following edition of our
Kingsley Moment acts as a lovely reminder
of some fantastic experiences and that
these memories will be as long standing
as the independence that they have
developed.
Mrs Rachel Whiting
Head of Prep
What has been go ing on in Ear ly Y ea rs ?
been learning
This half term we have
ing, life cycles and
about living and grow
habitats.
We were very lucky in Early Years
to get some
caterpillars which we took great car
e of and nurtured
into beautiful butterflys. The childre
n enjoyed learning
about the life cycle of the butterfly,
and we had a great
time releasing them at Forest Sch
ool.
e
mysterious ice eggs. W
We explored some very en th ought
uld be inside and th
thought about what co
we co ul d fin d ou t. W e decided to put one in
of ways e in
rm wa te r, so m e ou tsi de in the sunshine, som
wa e the
ssroom and tried to fre
the shade inside the cla ictions
r cr ea tu re s us in g fo rks. We then made pred
othe was
first. The fastest to melt
about which would melt
water!
the whale in the warm
We had a fabulo
us day celebratin
the Royal Weddi g
ng, planning our
wedding celebrat own
ions. We made in
and menus, design vitations
ed outfits, made
and bunting and crowns
even made our ow
flowers. Receptio n
n ended the day
their own Royal W with
edding, with Foun
joining for the sp dation
ecial event.
nity to
Fo re st Sc ho ol , th e ch ildren had the opportu
At mixed
aking seed bombs. We
get nice and messy m them
wa te r an d wi ld flo we r seeds and then made
soil, and
them to dry in the sun
into little balls. We left e are
re w th em wh er e we want them to grow. W
then th flower
watching our little wild
all looking forward to
e coming weeks!
meadow grow over th
YEAR 1 & Charlotte: for
being extremely
YEAR 2
enthusiastic
towards our new
topic. Charlotte
continues to work
STARS OF
very hard on
developing her
writing skills, and
THE WEEK
her dedication and perseverance have
helped her to produce some excellent
work during her first week of the new
term.
Kitty: for her Liana: for her
consistent endless acts of
determination kindness towards
and perseverance others. Liana is
to produce her always extremely
best work in courteous
every lesson. towards everyone
Kitty continues to around school
work extremely and is always
hard to improve the detail in her keen to take on new roles of
creative writing, and to use neat responsibility in her classroom. Liana is
handwriting and clear letter formation. an exemplary Kingsley role model to
others around her.
Miki: for her Seren: for her
endless exceptional
dedication progress in her
towards her writing skills.
learning. Miki Seren has
approaches learned to apply
each lesson with her phonics
an enthusiastic knowledge to
and mature spell challenging
approach. She has also made excellent words more accurately, and to construct
progress in her ability to add two digit her own descriptive sentences using
numbers using the partitioning imaginative ideas and exciting
method. vocabulary.
Up Above, Down Below
The Key Stage One children have been exploring
life above the ground and down under the sea. The
class have been researching facts about sea animals
and identifying the parts of a flower, as well as how
they grow and reproduce. The children were then
able to apply their learning to their art lessons by
creating their favourite sea animals, and also make
all of the main parts of a plant.
The children used a range of painting techniques,
including the use of small brushes to practise more
detailed painting. They were able to apply their
careful brush control to add intricate details like
the veins on leaves and the eyes and blow holes for
whales and other marine life.
The Year 1 and Year 2 classroom will now begin
to be transformed into a garden, as well as an
underwater world. I wonder where their learning
will take them next?
Ready, Steady, Paint! Once their clay models were finished, the
children decided to use the paint left to create
a range of sea creatures to decorate their
In their art lessons, the children in Year 1 and classroom displays for their new sea life theme.
Year 2 have been exploring the different tools The paints were perfect for ensuring their
and techniques used for painting. The class creatures stood out and also added lovely bright
began by using a wide selection of neon and colours, tying in with the summer weather we
other bright coloured paints to decorate their had enjoyed that week.
clay models they had made. It was important to
use a range of brush sizes to add background
colours, as welll as small brushes for finer details
to create intricate patterns and decorations.
A Snap Happy Shop
Year 1 and Year 2 have been diving further into their mysterious new
shared text, ‘Flotsam’ by David Wiesner. The story began with a boy
visiting the beach with his family. An enormous wave knocks him
flying across the sand, but as he recovers he discovers an underwater
camera which has been washed up onto the shore. The boy was so
excited he rushes to the camera shop to print the old film and must
wait to discover what the photographs will reveal…
The children acted out scenes from the story, especially the amusing
interaction between the boy and the camera shop assistant who is
very distracted from her job, while the boy is waiting impatiently for
the photos to print.
Under the Sea
In the first week of the new term, the Key Stage One children
launched their new topic, “Under the Sea”. They began by
sharing their knowledge of the topic so far, as well as what
they would like to find out in the rest of the term. They
asked questions and shared their experiences of visiting
aquariums or seasides, as well as listing endless facts they
already knew about a wide range of sea creatures.
The class explored a selection of fiction and non-fiction texts
describing different animals, plants and habitats found in the
sea. There was also the chance to give Kia, the class whale,
cuddles while enjoying some quiet reading time. The lesson
was the beginning of many more exciting investigations and
adventures to come on their learning journey!
Tiddler the Tiny Fish Once the children had listened to and discussed
the story, they used a wide range of resources
to create their own puppet for their chosen
On Friday 20th April, the Year 1 and Year 2 sea character from the story. The children
children were very fortunate to have their lesson then used their puppets to re-tell the story in
taught by Mrs Cornish. She has been working groups, sharing their favourite scenes in their
with the class each Friday to support and own words. The class had so much fun working
challenge the children in their learning, as part together in teams, and they also discussed
of her training as a Teaching Assistant. During the meaning of the story which described the
this lesson, Mrs Cornish had planned lots of importance of being truthful to others.
exciting activities related to the new sea topic
the children were learning about. The class were The children and Miss Clark would like to thank
surprised with numerous sea creatures which Mrs Cornish for all of the hard work she put into
appeared from Mrs Cornish’s magical sack. resourcing and delivering an exceptional lesson.
We all had so much fun and are extremely
In the sack there were all sorts of creatures grateful to have her working with us each week.
including; a dolphin, mermaid, turtle, clown
fish and many more. There was also
a magical treasure chest with an
assortment of gems inside. The children
began their lesson sitting around the
objects and listened to the story of
‘Tiddler’, who was a little fish that was
always late for school. Tiddler liked to
tell imaginative stories about reasons
for why he was late, which were not
always truthful. One day all of Tiddler’s
stories came true and he met lots of
sea creatures along his adventure to
school.
A Day in the Gardens The Key Stage One children went on a local trip to Jephson Gardens and the Glass House in Leamington Spa on Monday 21st May. Their trip focused on the plant topic they had been exploring in their science lessons, with the main objective of being able to identify different types of leaves and the trees they belonged to. The children also used identification sheets to learn the names of flowers they already knew, as well as learning some new varieties they were less familiar with along the way. After spotting a variety of trees and wild flowers along the trail, the children went into the Glass House to learn about a few varieties of plants which grow in much warmer and more tropical climates. The children were able to spot Brazilian flowers, palm and banana trees, and even an olive tree which reminded them of one of their favourite items from the school salad bar! On their walk through the rest of the gardens, the children collected their favourite leaves and had the opportunity to identify and draw which tree it had come from, as well as describing the patterns and colours they could see. The children and Miss Clark would like to thank Mrs Whiting and Ms Gardner for accompanying them on their trip, and for providing an endless wealth of knowledge to contribute towards their learning experience.
Building Holy Trinity
Church
The pupils in Year 3 have finished their design
technology project creating 3D models of their local
church, Holy Trinity, on Beauchamp Avenue. One
of the models has been chosen to go on display
at Coventry Cathedral on the 9th and 10th of June
as part of the Massive Mini Church Challenge to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Coventry
Diocese. The model will be on show at Holy Trinity
Church and the pupils presented it to the Church
“I liked working with my frie
Warden and Vicar. nds.” Imogen
The other church model will be exhibited at the
Celebration of the Arts Festival at Stoneleigh Abbey
because it
in June. The pupils really enjoyed planning and “I liked using Modroc
making their models. was so messy.” Sima
“I liked the way my friends helped me
if I couldn’t do all of the work.” Esha
“I loved making the stained glass
windows from acetate.” Amy
“I loved Modroc-ing.” Georgia
“I loved drawing the church
.” Evie
e church
roc on the roof of th
“I loved putting Mod
gelina
and painting it.” An
d the roof.” Emily
“I liked painting the walls an
Pocket Gardeners
Year 3 have been learning all about seed germination in
science. They have sewn different seeds and are creating
a pocket garden in the playground. The girls have also
been investigating how plants take up water. They set up
an experiment with celery sticks in cups of water dyed
red. They will measure how long it takes for the leaves
to turn red. The girls have been germinating bean seeds
and they will plant their beans out in their pocket gardens
when they start to show shoots.
Painting a Jungle
Year 3 have been developing their painting skills
by recreating Henri Rousseau’s famous jungle
paintings. The pupils worked in pairs to paint their
own rainforest scenes.
Inventing a Virtual Rainforest in a Bottle
Rainforest Hotel Year 3 planted their rainforests in a bottle. Their
terrariums were made from large plastic bottles
Year 3 have been studying rainforests this with a layer of grit, charcoal, moss and soil.
term. The pupils have been learning that many The pupils planted plants that would be found
rainforests are under threat from deforestation and in a rainforest, like Venus Fly traps, ferns and
the animals and plants found in these vast forests succulents. Over the next few weeks the group
are also in danger of extinction. will be investigating how much light and water
these rainforest plants need to grow properly.
In their English lessons, the pupils looked at how to
write persuasive text in the form of adverts. Using
this information, they invented a Virtual Rainforest
Helmet that allows the wearer to visit the rainforest
without leaving their home. This will help protect
the rainforest by stopping people going there and
damaging the eco systems. The pupils used many
persuasive writing techniques in their adverts, such
as snappy slogans, competitions, special offers and
big bold text to encourage the reader to buy the
product.
Kingsley at Kingswood
4 departed for
On Wednesday 16th May, Year
gswood Centre.
their two night stay at the Kin
es, participating
The group challenged themselv
ies including
in a number of exciting activit
pfires, zip wire,
the blindfolded ‘nightline’, cam
abseiling and low ropes.
otos taken during
Have a look at some of the ph
ges!
the visit over the next two paYear 5’s Cranedale Adventure
On the 14th May 2017, Year 5 went on the most amazing adventure to North Yorkshire. The
pupils in Year 5 have written their own accounts of the trip...
Day 1 By Larissa, Liana and Lucy
The first person we met at the Centre was Debbie. She
told us who was in our dorms and what they were called.
After a very tasty lunch we became Village Detectives! We
were all given name tags of someone from the 1900s. We
saw what school was like in those days and had a look
around the village. We went into the local church that had
an enormous Italian mosaic on the back wall. There was
also a large graveyard and we had to find out if we had
any family members buried there (this was our character’s
family, of course!).
Next, it was back to the Centre to get changed for Low
Ropes - we found out how good we were at team-working
and balancing. It got even trickier as we had to really work
as a team to make the Fulcrum balance with all of us on.
It was a lot harder than it looked!
Day 2 By Ana, Claudia and Zena
Tuesday’s activities were brilliant. We went to Raincliffe
Woods and learned all about the different plants, trees
and climates. We filmed an iMovie trailer, created a
nature perfume, and used all of our senses to explore the
woodland. We also played lots of fun games that taught
us about food chains and habitats.
Making the iMovie trailer was great fun but had an
important message as it was all about keeping our
woodlands safe. We worked in small groups and filmed
using iPads. Our film was about Eco Warriors saving the
trees against hunters who were trying to chop them
down.
In the evening we created a stop motion animation
about food chains using an iPad app called iMotion.
The animations was created by using plasticine to make
models. We started with a caterpillar that was eaten by a
sparrow, which went on to be devoured by a kestrel. The
kestrel was then gobbled up by a fox!Day 3 By Betty, Lili and Preet Wednesday started off in the classroom before a visit to the pond and the fields near the Centre for pond-dipping and a mini-beast safari. We needed to be in the classroom to find out about adaptation so that we had a better understanding of how creatures adapt to their environment. We had lots of fun using props to design our own creatures! At the pond, we caught newts, tadpoles, water beetles, water snails and dragonfly nymphs. Everyone loved finding all the different pond creatures and then going on to try and identify them. All of these creatures were displayed in a zoo (an ice cube tray that acted as the enclosures). After pond dipping, we went on a mini-beast safari. There were five different stations: ‘Bug Spaceship’ (to take a closer look at anything we found), ‘Pooter’ (a device used to suck up bugs), ‘Net’ (to catch anything that might be lurking in the trees or long grass), ‘Beater’ (where we used wooden sticks to gently whack the branches and trunks of trees to see if we could catch anything) and ‘Worm Charming’ (as the name suggests, we charmed worms by using a long metal pole and stamping our feet to mimic rain). Liana was very successful at charming worms! In the afternoon, we played ‘Survivior’ at Fox Covet Woods. We were split into different categories: herbivores, carnivores, a top carnivore and a disease. Lucy, Issy and Claudia were carnivores, Larissa was the top carnivore and Tilly was the disease. The rest of the class were herbivores and had 5 lives. We had to find 12 flags that represented feeding stations whilst the carnivores and disease hunted for us - if we were caught they would take a life. If you lost all of your lives then you had to go back to the base which had been named the ‘Graveyard’. After about an hour, the humans came hunting... Mrs Holmes and Mrs Gardner could take one of our lives if they spotted us. This year we were really good at hiding so we managed to survive to the end of the game!
Day 4 By Issy, Lucy and Tilly
Thursday had to be best day that all of us were looking
forward to as we were off to the coast. It was also a very
exciting day for another reason as it was Zena’s birthday!
We drove out to Flamborough Head and after parking the
bus at the top of the cliff, we walked down lots of steps
(191 to be exact) to get to the beach. Firstly, we explored
the magnificent rock formations and we discussed why the
cliffs and rock formations had occurred. It was good to be
able to put some of our own geological knowledge to the
test as we had talked about erosion in class. We think that
the Cranedale staff were impressed with our knowledge!
Then, the class went rock pooling. The water was really
cold but it was worth it when we found some crabs. Next,
we went back to the top of the cliff and were in search of
the Flamboroughsaurus - a part of the coast that looks
very much a dinosaur. We created an annotated field
sketch of it so we could put our coastal knowledge to
the test again. Then, it was time to go to Bempton Cliffs
to look at the sea birds. We saw a whole range of birds
including, to our delight, puffins flying from their nests.
Year 5 even got a chance to visit the RSPB shop where the
whole class bought souvenirs.
Day 5 By Anna, Neave and Elka
On our last morning, after a delicious breakfast,
we went out into the gravel courtyard to play a fun
game that tested our OS map symbol skills. Then, we
returned to the Cranedale fields for orienteering. Even
though the weather was boiling hot, it was really good
fun working in our teams to find a whole range of
letters.
After our lunch, it was onto the coach and back to
Leamington Spa. During the journey lots of us were
saying what our favourite things were about the trip
and I think most of us thought going to Flamborough
Head, pond dipping and the Survival game were the
best parts. After four hours on the coach, we were back
at Prep where our parents were patiently waiting for
us all. The most amazing adventure that we will never
forget!Year 6 in France Year 6 have just returned from a fantastic few days in France, where they visited the WW2 sites in Normandy, Honfleur, an apple cider farm, Bayeux, Monet’s Giverny and a goat farm, to name a few! The group had an inspiring visit full of fun and learning opportunities. Please see the next few pages for a gallery of photographs and a couple of excerpts from pupils’ accounts of their favourite days.
market, then we
“In Bayeux, we went to the
ry museum and
walked to the Bayeux tapest
battle of Hastings
learned all about how the
. It was extremely
started and what happened
and I learned lots
interesting and intriguing
who was involved
of things that day, such as
ed and what
in the battle, why it happen
the tapestry itself
happened. Going through
museum because
was my favourite part of the
d it was so long!
it was like reading a story an
up with knowledge
“After our brains were filled
William the
at the museum, we went to
own as Caen Castle.
Conqueror’s castle, also kn
at his castle used
It was the vast remains of wh
en a workbook and
to be like. We were each giv
ered questions in
as we went along, we answ
like where he lived
it. I also learned a lot there,
d.” Aleesha
and how his castle got ruine“On Friday 11th May, our final day
, we went
to visit the goat farm. After watch
ing a video
on how to look after the goats, we
went inside
the barn to see them. A young kid
, Owen, was
allowed out of his pen (he was ado
rable!). We
went inside a pen filled with lots
of goats and
we got to brush them. After this
we clapped
our hands and called out “Sheep
y Sheepy
Sheepy” and one of the goats cam
e out of the
pen. Aleesha brushed her fur and
I counted
her teeth in French - she had eig
ht (huit) - and
Grace milked her. Lastly, Mrs Jub
b got milk
sprayed into her mouth but Sheepy
moved and
it went more on her face than in
her mouth.”
ScarlettQuadKids Athletics
Year 3 and Year 4 took part in the QuadKids
Rounders Results
athletics event at the Kingsley Playing Fields on Tuesday 22nd May
Thursday 10th May. The Kingsley pupils were U9 Kingley Prep defeat 20 - 8 1/2
joined by pupils from St Peter’s school to make U8 Kingsley Prep win 12 - 6 1/2
up a mixed team. It was an energetic afternoon
with all pupils enjoying competing against other The U8s are on a winning streak, also
Warwickshire schools. winning against Crackley Hall on
Tuesday 15th May (7 - 6 1/2).
Dates for the Diary...
May 2018 11th - Year I and Year 2 Visit Ryton Organic
Gardens, Coventry - all day
Monday 28 May to Friday 1 June - Half Term
Holiday - have fun! 12th - Second Hand Uniform Sale in Basement of
Prep School - 3.30pm to 6pm
June 2018
13th - New Pupils Morning
4th - Second Half of Summer Term Resumes
14th - Tea Time Concert - Senior School Hall -
6th - Year 3 and Year 4 Junior Olympics Event 4.15pm to 5.15pm - all welcome!
at Malvern St James School, Worcestershire -
depart 8.45am prompt & return to Prep School at 15th - Fathers’ Day Celebration - 9am to 11.30am
approximately 4.30pm at The Kingsley School Playing Fields, CV32 6RD.
6th - U10 Rounders Tournament at The Croft All father and father figures most welcome!
School - depart 1.15pm & return to Prep School at 15th - Year 1 to Year 6 Cinema Fundraising Event -
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