School News

A HUGE thank you to families, from the Friends of Kingfisher Primary, for supporting our Easter fundraising events. The Easter prize draw was a great success, with 40 children taking home a prize. A special thanks to families who donated eggs for the draw and also to WILKO (Wheatley Retail …

On Tuesday 9 April, George Mathias – an inspiring 12-year-old boy who was named ‘Young Fundraiser of the Year’ at the Pride of Britain Awards in 2017 – visited school as part of a Year 2 ‘everyday heroes’ project. The children in Year 2, wrote to George after following his …

We need your help! If you shop online, please could you sign up to easyfundraising to support Kingfisher Primary? It’s a really easy way to raise money for us – you just use the easyfundraising site to shop online with more than 3,600 well known online stores like Amazon, Argos, …

Thank you to our families for supporting red nose day this year, we raised a total of £184. The children looked fantastic in their red outfits/ red noses and have enjoyed their learning throughout the day.    

Crucial Crew gives Year 6 pupils life skills to deal with and avoid a range of potentially hazardous situations. It is supported by staff from Rotherham Road Safety, South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue. On 12th March, Year 6 travelled to the Lifewise Centre, Rotherham as part of their …

Last Tuesday, Year 5 went to Boston Park farm as part of our migration topic and were really excited. At the farm, the children were separated into four smaller groups and did a rotation of four different activities. Within these activities, the children got the chance to experience a trailer …

Foundation Stage One children have been busy planting tree saplings to create a wood for the benefit of all children at Kingfisher Primary. Miss Geraghty applied to the Woodland Trust who donated 105 saplings to create a medium working wood along with an additional 30 saplings and 30 small bushes. …

On Thursday 28th February, world famous Status Quo drummer Jeff Rich delivered a fabulous drumming masterclass. Years one to six thoroughly enjoyed the performance that went through the origins of drumming in Africa to a classic Status Quo drum solo with the rest of the school playing percussion. The hands-on …

Thank you to all our families who attended the Spring Term parents evening where staff were able to share progress and targets for all children. The Friends of Kingfisher also held a cake sale which raised £217 – thank you! The winner of the cake was Amy (class 2) who …

Year 6 have published their own e-book on the iTunes/ Ibook store and we would be grateful if as many people as possible would buy it so they can raise money to adopt an orangutan – it’s only 49p! Many thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/save-the-orangutans/id1452118729?mt=11 Save the Orangutans by Year 6, Kingfisher Primary …