Beech Tree Class Blog 2023-2024
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Weekly Update 05/11/21
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, the children have started their work on newspaper reports and our reports will be focusing on the Viking attack on Lindisfarne. To start with, the children were given the opportunity to look through newspapers (in pars) and see what they could identify within them without any support. We then discussed what they had found within their newspapers and then began to go through the features together.
As part of our work on newspaper reports, we have also been identifying and discussing features of quotes within different reports and the children were also given the opportunity to do a bit of drama. In pairs, one took the role of either Ragnar Lodbrok (Viking leader of the attack) or Bishop Higbald (monk of Lindisfarne) and they were being interviewed by the other, who took the role of the interviewer. The children really enjoyed this and it supported their writing when writing their own quotes based on what Ragnar Lodbrok and Bishop Higbald would have said and how they would have said it.
The children have also been absolutely loving their swimming lessons each week and it is a lovely activity to look forward to throughout the week. Some children have now also achieved their 25m distance award and will receive their awards in assembly next week.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)
Weekly Update 22/10/21
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
Throughout the week, we have been focusing on column subtraction. We have been focused on exchanging from multiple columns and using the correct mathematical vocabulary to explain how a calculation has been worked out. We have also been solving subtraction word problems, identifying the key information within them in order to understand how to solve them. The children have been working really hard and made super progress. I'm very proud of them!
Beech Tree have been practising our class song, which is Blackbird by The Beatles. This week the children were using glockenspiels to practise playing the backing track for the song, gradually increasing the amount of notes being played and the speed of it, challenging the children further. They all really enjoyed it and worked very well together to help each other out.
The children also made their own Halloween themed masks, which looked great (and very scary!)
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday.
Stay safe and take care :)
Mr Kyriacou
Weekly Update 15/10/21
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
The children completed their brilliant Murton Park recounts last week and have finished writing them up in neat. Here are some examples of their super work, which will be going on display.
This week, several children presented their school council representative posters to the class. All children involved presented very well and as a class every child voted for who they thought would be the best representative for the class. Taylor won the vote and is now the Beech Tree class representative. Well done, Taylor!
We have been focusing on column addition this week and the children have been doing so well with it, particularly when it has come to carrying and have been giving great mathematical explanations to explain what they are doing and why they are doing it when it involves carrying. We have also been focusing on word problems, identifying the language that indicates it is an addition problem and picking out the key information in order to solve it. As an end of lesson task, the children created their own wonderful word problems and made sure to include key mathematical language that should go into it. As you can see below, one problem was related to our trip to Murton Park, one was related to our class novel and one was related to TT Rockstars. All super examples of good word problems that include the correct language. We then solved these as a class.
The children have also been working on their Christmas themed artwork. They have worked really hard on them and produced some lovely pieces. Here are a few examples of their fantastic work!
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)