Beech Tree Class Blog 2023-2024
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Weekly Update-31/3/23
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
We have had an extremely busy and very productive week. This week, we finished Kidnap in the Caribbean (our class novel) and the children really enjoyed the story. We wrapped this up with a piece of work that involved writing a persuasive blurb for the book and designing their own alternative front cover. They did a super job with these and it was a lovely way to finish our reading off for the term.
As part of the children's homework, they were tasked with producing a research project about a volcano in the Ring of Fire and were given several weeks to work on the project. This week, they brought their projects in and presented them to the class. They did a brilliant job with these and presented them really well. Well done!
The children have also produced some brilliant art pieces this week that combine the work of artist Jackson Pollock and our topic of volcanoes. For this piece, we focused on the black and white (low mood) paintings Jackson Pollock and produced purely black and white pieces of work. The children's pages were split into four quarters, they were then tasked with drawing the outline for their volcano which would go across all four quarters. once that had been completed, the children were then tasked with creating one section that would be textured using foil, sand and acrylic paint, one that had different types of shading, one that had watercolour painting and one that was created using coloured pencils. By doing this, we combined different skills that we have been focusing on and also creating a piece of work that reflected the low mood style of Jackson Pollock's work and our topic of volcanoes. The resulting pieces looked great and that's due to the children's super listening, attention to detail and hard work.
The children have also produced some brilliant ammonite clay sculptures this week, which links into both our topic and previous science lessons. The children loved making them and are eager to take them home to show to parents.
Finally, the children made some lovely goodbye cards for both Miss Roberts and Miss Hanna. They all looked lovely and I know that both Miss Roberts and Miss Hanna really appreciated them.
Well done for all of your hard work this term. I hope you have an EGGcellent Easter break. Have fun and stay safe :)
Mr Kyriacou :)
Weekly Update-24/3/23
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
It's been another busy week. The children have been performing for their Easter show (Joseph) and have done a brilliant job - it's been so enjoyable to watch :)
In science, we have been continuing our work on electricity, focusing specifically on materials that are conductors and materials that are insulators. The children were tasked with creating their own circuits, making sure every component was working before they started to add different materials into the circuit and identifying whether the material was a conductor or an insulator by seeing if the light bulb turned on or not. The children really enjoyed the practical part of the lesson and also demonstrated good scientific knowledge behind what was happening and why.
The children have also been practising hard for the upcoming Skipping Festival on Monday. Make sure to be at school for 8:25am in your P.E kits, with a water bottle, packed lunch (if you're bringing one) and snack.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)
Weekly Update 17/3/23
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, the children completed their non-chronological reports , which we have been focusing on for the last few weeks. The children's reports were all about natural disasters, which included volcanoes, tsunamis and earthquakes. The children really enjoyed this piece of writing and have produced some excellent pieces of work.
The children have also been working hard on their assessments this week and I'm so pleased to see the different skills that we have been working on, for both maths and reading, being used effectively throughout their assessments. Well done!
In computing, we have been continuing with our topic around online safety, specifically focusing on passwords and security settings this week.
The children also created some lovely Mother's Day cards :)
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)