Beech Tree Class Blog 2023-2024
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Weekly Update-16/9/22
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello,
We've had another busy and productive week in Beech Tree.
We are continuing to read our class novel, The Thieves of Ostia, and have just finished reading the third chapter today. The children are really enjoying it, and have been doing some fantastic retrieval work, making some super inferences and also some brilliant predictions as to what will happen next.
In maths, we have been focusing on number lines up to 10,000, as well as comparing and ordering numbers up to 10,000. The children have been focused, enthusiastic and eager, and this reflects strongly in their written work.
In science, we focused on what scientists do, what they might look like, might wear and the different areas of the world that they might work in. We had a fantastic discussion and it really helped the children to see all the different areas of science that they might want to work in one day. It also helped them to understand that science is involved with lots of different jobs that they might not have thought of.
We have continued our ICT work, which currently revolves around programming, and this week the children programmed their characters to be able to move through a maze from start to finish. They listened really carefully and followed instructions accurately to successfully allow their character to move in certain ways when certain keys were pressed. The children are absolutely loving it!
The children also had their first swimming session today. We had mixed range of emotions before going, but I can confirm that they all absolutely loved it once they got in the pool and were very excited about coming back.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)
Weekly Update - 9/9/22
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
The children have settled in well and shown just how hardworking and eager they are :)
In maths, we have been focusing on identifying the value of each digit in 4-digit numbers and showing this in a variety of ways and they have made a fantastic start.
We have also started reading our class novel, which is The Thieves of Ostia and this links in with our topic for this term, which revolves around the Romans. The children have also been doing some super dictionary work to identify the meaning of tricky vocabulary and they have also done some great comprehension work to answer a variety of questions from the first chapter.
The children have also had their first computing session this week. This was all about programming a set of instructions to make their character move in different directions. The children absolutely loved this, particularly at the end when they got to make their character move by pressing specific keys that were programmed to make the character move in certain ways.
P.E will take place on Wednesday and Friday, and we will be starting swimming from next Friday, which is Friday 12th September. Please make sure that the children are wearing their swimming costumes underneath their P.E clothes.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou
Weekly 22/7/22
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
It's been a really busy week, but we made it! The children have been absolute superstars throughout this week and throughout the entire year! I couldn't ask for a better class and I have loved every minute of teaching them this year!
I hope you all have a lovely summer and make sure to stay safe.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)