Beech Tree Class Blog
Beech Tree Class Blog 2020-21
08/01/21 Blog Post: Home Learning Week Commencing 11/01/21
Mrs. Cahill (n.cahill) on: Beech Tree Class Blog 2020-21
Good afternoon Beech Tree Class and families,
I hope you all had a good week and that you have been able to get on well with your home learning. Next week's timetable and resources are linked below. Try to follow it as best as you can, though the afternoons are more flexible.
Planning and Resources for Y4 Beech
You should have all of the relevant usernames and passwords in your pack. If you are missing any of these or need advice on how to access anything please let me know via email.
I can see some of you have already logged onto Teams - well done! I encourage all of you to have a go this weekend if you haven't done already. Mrs Waddilove-Carr and I will be leaving messages, tasks and feedback from your work on here so it's important that you can access this. If you are still unsure on how to access Teams, click here to watch Miss Tidey's guide.
I will still be giving out merits so remember to work hard and hand your work in!
We have set up a class email contact so that you can send me pictures of work or ask any questions you have. Please send these emails to beech@ruffordparkprimary.org.uk
This week’s home learning resources can be downloaded as a zip file. You will find…
- A Home Learning Planner – this outlines the English and maths work that must be completed by the end of the week. We recommend you aim to complete your maths / English tasks each morning before lunch, when you’re feeling freshest.
- An optional ‘other subjects menu’ for the afternoons – you can choose any of these to complete. As it’s our first proper week on Teams, we’ve tried not to overload you!
- Maths resources – these will also be available on Teams. Each morning you will need to watch an introductory video, then complete the task before uploading your work to Teams before 1pm so we can start providing feedback. If you prefer, you can upload a photo of your work. We will upload another video explaining the answers the following morning for you to self-mark.
- English and other resources.
Any questions, feel free to get in touch. And please don’t panic if you have trouble uploading work to Teams this week… we're all new to this (including me!).
Take care and stay positive!
Mrs Cahill
Beech Tree Blog 18.12.20
Mrs. Cahill (n.cahill) on: Beech Tree Class Blog 2020-21
Hello again everybody, Mrs Cahill here!
I firstly wanted to say thank you for such a lovely welcome back - I have certainly missed the children and have had some lovely moments with them this week in the lead up to the holidays. Thank you also for the gifts, cards and general holiday cheer - they are all so very much appreciated.
Assessments - Despite the children being tired this week, I have been impressed with the effort the children put into their assessments. It was a tricky jump from the Y3 papers but the children tried their hardest which is all we can ask!
Party - Mrs Waddilove-Carr planned and delivered our party yesterday and (from what I hear and see from photos) the children had a wonderful time. Thank you Mrs W-C and Miss Sanderson!
Friday Festivities - Today we enjoyed the pantomime (courtesy of the PTA, thank you) and our Christmas dinner IN THE HALL!! We also looked back on what we learnt about the Romans this term. What a wonderful day!
I hope you and your families have a restful, healthy break and we look forward to welcoming the children back in the new year.
Mrs Cahill
Weekly Update 11.12.20 from Mrs. Waddilove-Carr
Mrs. Cahill (n.cahill) on: Beech Tree Class Blog 2020-21
Welcome back to the blog!
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Year 4 have decorated the class tree and have been busy making a few Christmassy things to come home. The children have ended the week in Christmas jumpers and are definitely getting excited about the big day!
Reading – We have done more comprehension practice this week and a bit on poetry.
Writing – We have worked really hard to get our Roman information texts finished and they look great!
Maths - We have done lots more on multiplication and division this week. We have learnt how to use our fingers to solve the 9 times tables and have been faced with some tricky word problems. We have marked our own work and are working on trying to solve our own mistakes.
Science- We have looked at human and animal teeth and have talked about why different animals have different teeth and what they are used for. Did you know human babies are born with all their teeth? They are hidden in their gums.
Walking to Lapland – We have been out on a few walks this week to help push up the school’s step count. We’re not quite at Lapland yet but we’re getting closer. Thanks to those of you who have donated.
Weekly Update 4.12.20 from Mrs. Waddilove-Carr
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Welcome back to the blog!
It's been a bit of different week in Beech Tree Class this week as Mrs Cahill is not here. Instead we have had Mrs Reynolds teaching us Monday to Wednesday and Mrs Waddilove-Carr on Thursday and Friday.
Reading – We have been doing a lot of reading comprehension’s this week, we have looked through the text and highlighted the answers and then discussed this as a class. The children have a reading comprehension to do as homework this week- I’m looking forward to seeing how well they do.
Writing - We have been working on creating our own books all about the Romans. We’ve done quite a bit of work looking at definitions of words ready to use in our glossaries. We’ve also been looking through our previous work and doing a bit more research to put together all the information we know about the Romans.
Maths - We have started a new topic on multiplication and division and have been recapping a different multiplication every day. We have faced some tricky problems this week which has led to some good discussions as we’ve unpicked the problems.
Mosaics- The children have been designing their own Roman Mosaic’s this week, they are looking very colourful. The children also created a digital mosaic in the computer suite.
Beech Tree Blog 27.11.20
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Welcome back to the blog!
It's been another busy week in Beech Tree Class.
Reading - This week's poetry focus has been to look at personification (objects or things taking on human characteristics). The children enjoyed learning about this concept through the poem 'Last Night I Saw the City Breathing'.
Writing - We have been working especially hard to make our non-chronological reports more detailed by using a range of conjunctions, ambitious vocabulary and punctuation. I am incredibly proud of the effort the children have put in to this project as the quality of work has really improved since September! We will be writing these up in neat next week to finally produce a fantastic leaflet all about the Romans.
Maths - We have finished our unit on addition and subtraction with some reasoning. The children worked together to persevere through different puzzles.
Friend of the Day
After some weeks focusing on anti-bullying and kindness, Beech Tree Class are working hard to make sure to spread kindness wherever we go. A way of encouraging positive relationships is through our new 'friend of the day' award where a child will be chosen at random. If they have been a fantastic friend that day they will earn two merits and a certificate. We have had three fantastic friends so far!
Merit certificates
A big 'well done', 'woo-hoo' and 'YAAAAAAAY' to Joseph, Lucas Y, Owen and Tilly who have worked so hard on their learning and behaviour that they received their bronze certificates this week. Keep it up!
Wall of Fame
We have new work on the Wall of Fame this week - can you spot yours?