Beech Tree Class Blog 2023-2024
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Weekly Update 12/11/21
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
It's been another busy week for Beech Tree and the children have been busy writing their newspaper reports about the Viking attack on Lindisfarne.
We have also just started our work on multiplication and division and the children have also put in a heroic effort on TT Rockstars for the England Rocks competition, accumulating over 47,000 points, whilst having lots of fun but also doing lots of multiplication and division practise at the same time. Well done everyone!
Year 4 also had their skipping workshop this week, which they absolutely loved and there are some lovely photos of their session as well as some videos below for you to watch.
Several children have also achieved their 25m distance award in their swimming sessions and were given their awards in our celebration assembly.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)
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