Beech Tree Class Blog 2023-2024
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Weekly Update-19/5/23
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
In maths, we have moved onto decimals now, focusing on converting tenths into decimals and dividing 1,2 and 3 digit numbers by 10 and 100 using place value charts to support the children. The children have also put their times table and division knowledge to good use when solving decimal related problems. Well done!
As part of of our topic work, we were focusing on Stonehenge this week, looking into when it was created, where it was created, how it was created and why it was created. The children really enjoyed the lesson and we had lots of really interesting discussions about the significance of Stonehenge. It was lovely that they already had some knowledge about it because they have been reading about it in the fantastic topic books that the library have provided us with.
In music, we have continued to practise and develop our skills with the recorder. This week we were focusing on playing a tune that required multiple notes (B, A and G) to be used throughout the song. At first, the children found this challenging switching across 3 notes, however, I was extremely impressed to see how resilient they were and how quickly the children started to improve and become more confident with lots of practise.
In DT, our topic this term is Edible Gardens. This week our focus was on strawberries - understanding how strawberries grow, what time of year they grow, what they require to grow, creating detailed sketches of the outside and inside of a strawberry and labelling the different parts of their sketches. The children also did a smell and taste test and we discussed lots of different words that could be used to describe the smell and taste of strawberries.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)
Weekly Update-12/5/23
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
In English. we have been continuing our work on descriptive writing, focusing on each of the different features required, understanding what they are, how to use them and then creating their own sentences related to our current book (Stone Age Boy) which use those features successfully e.g fronted adverbials and personification.
This week, as part of our topic on the Stone Age to Iron Age, the children have taken the roles of archaeologists and have been looking at different types of historical evidence from the Stone Age (e.g cave paintings) and making inferences about what those cave paintings can tell them about the Stone Age and the people who lived during that period of time. The also took on the role of a Stone Age person and created their own cave painting. They look really good and they should be very proud of them!
The children also finished off their collages to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, which also look lovely!
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)
Weekly Update-5/5/23
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, the children published their instruction texts about how to create a fire during the Stone Age - they’ve done a brilliant job and they should all be very proud of the work that they have produced!
In music, which revolves around Stage 1 of playing recorders, we have been focusing on playing and switching between two notes this week (B and A) and eventually, we worked our way up to playing a short tune called Apples and Bananas. The children are loving it. It is great to see the huge improvement already and it was so lovely for us all to play together! It's also been great to link recorders with our science topic, which is all about sound.
In computing, we are focusing on audio this half term and this week the children were creating their own podcast about the Stone Age, specifically informing the listeners about the basic steps of how to create a fire in the Stone Age. They worked in groups to create a script for an introduction, a main section and conclusion to their podcast. They then recorded their podcast using Audacity. They did a great job, worked well in their groups and it was so lovely to listen to all of their podcasts together as a class. These are the first recordings without any editing, the next task for the children will be editing them e.g. adding background music or sound effects. Well done!
The Very Smart Stone Age Podcast
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou :)