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Weekly Update-9/5/25
Posted: May 9, 2025 by: Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, in our reading, we have continued to read our class novel (Stig of the Dump) and have focused on understanding the tricky vocabulary, using our scanning and retrieval skills to identify a range of similes and then focusing on using inference skills for a range of comprehension questions related to the third chapter of the book. We have also completed reading our third story time book of the year (The Secrets of Vesuvius) and the children really enjoyed it. The book was a sequel to our very first guided reading class novel of the year and the children chose it as our story time book because they enjoyed that first guided reading novel so much.
In our writing, the children have been writing their whole diary entry which has been written from the perspective of Om and they have completed their first draft.They have also used their purple pens to edit and improve the quality of it.
In PSHE, as part of our unit of work on Being My Best, the children were tasked with working out what could be wrong with Harold the Giraffe, who looked very unwell and was lying in his bed at home. The children came up with lots of great ideas about why he could be unwell and in bed. Once we discussed these ideas, we then had super discussion about what Harold could do to make sure that he keeps himself as healthy as possible. The children came up with ideas like: eating healthily and having a balanced diet, good amounts of sleep with a regular sleep routine, good amounts of daily exercise, taking medicine (only when necessary and the appropriate amount) and having good personal hygiene.
In our Fruit and Vegetables art unit lesson for this week, the children have been using a range of different skills to create their own mini clay sculptures based on real peppers in front of them. Although this was challenging for some children, it was great to see their resilience and the lovely pieces that they produced by the end of the lesson.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)