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28/1/22-Weekly Update
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, in maths, we have moved onto measurement and the focus has been around converting between cm and mm, as well as m and cm. The children have made a great start with it and being incredibly keen and enthusiastic as always.
The children have also been creating some absolutely stunning Rangoli patterns, which are associated with the Hindu festival of Diwali. They've drawn accurately and coloured carefully to create a superb set of designs. These are currently displayed in the corridor and on the Y4 class windows.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou
Weekly Update 21/1/22
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
In science, we have continued our work on states of matter. This week the children were conducting an investigation to identify what happens to chocolate when it is exposed to different temperatures. The children conducted their investigations and in their groups, they had to make sure that they all had the correct equipment, knew how to conduct the investigation safely, to make sure that they were conducting the test fairly and to make sure that they made careful observations and recorded times as the state of the chocolate changed. The children absolutely loved it and they conducted their tests safely, responsibly and accurately. And yes, they all got a delicious piece of chocolate to eat as well :)
On Thursday, the Academy of Northern Ballet visited Beech Tree and the children took part in creating a sequence of ballet moves including the arabesque and terdu. The children really enjoyed it and there are some videos of the workshop below. Enjoy!
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou
Weekly Update-14/1/22
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, in writing, the children have been focusing on retelling the first chapter of Grandpa Chatterji. We have been focusing on using fronted adverbials, adverbs, adjectives and using inverted commas for speech. The children have produced some excellent pieces of work and have put a lot of effort into their retelling of the first chapter. They really enjoyed reading their pieces out to the rest of the class and we all gave our feedback in terms of what we thought worked really well, but we also made one point, for each piece, about what could be improved, in order to turn the writing from a good piece into an excellent piece.
In maths, we have been focusing on short multiplication using the column method. Whilst this was challenging at the beginning, it's been amazing to see how much the children have pushed themselves and persevered in order to tackle the challenges. Later in the week, as their confidence had grown with the method, I also allowed the children the opportunity to create their own word problems involving short multiplication and allowing other children to solve them.
The children also conducted a science investigation which revolved around the properties of gas and whether the gas inside fizzy drinks (carbon dioxide) adds weight to the drink when fizzy and whether it reduces the weight when a lot of the gas has escaped and the drink has gone flat. The children really enjoyed the investigation and we did get some good results.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)