Beech Tree Class Blog 2023-2024
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Weekly Update-21/6/24
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, in writing, the children have been working on writing their diary entries and taking on the role of Howard Carter when he discovered Tutankhamun's tomb. They have worked unbelievably hard on these, trying to include all the necessary features that are required. The results are fantastic and I've absolutely loved reading them and listening to the children reading them aloud. The children have also edited and revised their pieces to improve the quality further. Well done!
As part of our art and design unit, the children have been busy creating their clay sculptures based on different god heads. Over two lessons, the children chose Anubis or Horus, and carefully and accurately, drew their designs into their sketchbooks and then created their clay sculptures based on their sketches. They worked incredibly hard and used a variety of techniques to manipulate the clay and mould it into their desired shape. They all listened to the instructions carefully and enjoyed the process of making these. They produced some lovely pieces and they will paint them once they have fully dried. Well done!
As part of the ALPT art exhibition, Beech Tree have investigated the theme of marine conservation and how the modern world is affecting the natural world. We have taken an original photo from a marine environment, and the children have then used their digital photo editing skills to manipulate the image and create their own digital art work. All their images were then combined together, by ripping and sticking, to create two collages on canvas that depict an underwater scene. The children loved seeing all of their work come together to create an eye-catching final result!
We also had our sports day this week and the children absolutely loved it. All the children were so supportive towards one another and it was an absolute joy to watch.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)
Weekly Update-14/6/24
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, the children have been doing their assessments and have been working very hard. I was very impressed with their results and this is due to all the children's continuous hard work throughout the year. Well done!
In our writing, we have continued working on different diary entry features which will be required when writing all about Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun. We have focused on writing in first person, using expanded noun phrases and thinking about all the different senses to describe how Howard Carter felt during the discovery, as well as using inverted commas for speech. The children have produced some brilliant work, which has been so exciting to read in class! Well done!
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)
Weekly Update-7/6/24
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, in our writing, we have started looking at the discovery of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter. The children have been learning all about the facts surrounding the discovery, then focusing on creating synonyms for the different feelings that Howard Carter would have felt before, during and after the discovery. We have also looked at a WAGOLL diary entry example and the features required within it and we have then focused on creating descriptive sentences based around all the different senses for the moment that Howard Carter entered the tomb. The children have absolutely loved it and are fascinated by Howard Carter, which has led to some super work throughout the week. Well done!
In maths, we have been focusing on time. We have been converting between seconds, minutes and hours and focusing on a range of problems that require two steps to solve. We have also been looking at converting between analogue and digital time and 12 and 24 hour time. This has been challenging for some children, yet they have shown great resilience and made huge improvement in just a few lessons. It's been lovely to see the children being more confident with different aspects of time!
In reading, we have started reading our new class novel called The Cat Mummy by Jaqueline Wilson. the children have analysed the front cover, made predictions about what the story could be about and we have read the first two chapters together, discussing any tricky vocabulary along the way.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)