A day as a pupil in Kingfisher Class (Year R)

8:30-8:45:   Children arrive / Wake and Shake

8.45-9.00:   Morning jobs (at the beginning of the year these jobs are designed to strengthen children’s hands so activities such as cutting and threading are out, later in the year they are more literacy focused)

9.00-9.10:  Calendar and Days of the Week / Months of the Year songs

                  Wake and Shake (a chance for children to dance to a song before beginning the day)

9.15-10.00:   Phonics followed by snack time

10.00-10.15:   Drawing Club / Rainbow Time

10.15-10.30:   Morning play (in Year R playground initially)

10.30-11.30:   Rainbow Time- Child initiated time (children can choose what they do, inside and                           outside)

11.10-11.30:   Maths

11.30-12.00:   Storytime and lunch

1.00-1.30:   Topic

1.30-2.30:   Rainbow Time- Child initiated time 

2.30-2.50:   Shared story

2.50-3.00:   Things ready for home

3.00-3.20:   Story and songs.  Once children have settled into school and feel ready, Year R will                        then join the rest of the school in assembly at this time.