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Weekly Update-23/9/22
Posted: Sep 22, 2022 by: Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, our writing focus has revolved around identifying and using recount features that appear in the story of Romulus and Remus. The features we have been looking at are: openers, adjectives, conjunctions and paragraphs. The children have been working incredibly hard, building up their knowledge about each feature and practising to use those features. Below, the children were starting to practise using good openers and to punctuate them correctly. We then focused on adjectives and making the writing more descriptive. By the end of this week, the children have produced some brilliant descriptive pieces that describe what Romulus and Remus could see on their hills, using a variety of different senses, and they've included exciting openers and fantastic adjectives. It's been lovely to see the build up of their knowledge, vocabulary and their confidence.
It's also really lovely to see how much the children enjoy reading and to see their confidence building when reading to the class. Our story time book that we are currently reading is The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams.
In art, we are currently focusing on European artists, specifically, the work of Anselm Kiefer. His work focuses on broken buildings, relating to his memories of the aftermath of WW2 and he uses a variety of materials within his work. The children have been focusing on practising their sketching skills, accurately observing and drawing what they see. They worked incredibly hard and have produced some lovely pieces that are accurate, are three-dimensional and have depth to them.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)