Beech Tree Class Blog 2023-2024
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Weekly Update-25/4/25
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, in our writing, we have read and discussed Stone Age Boy, which is the focus of our writing this half term. We have focused on understanding the range of feelings that the two main characters feel throughout different situations which involved some drama activities and also focused on using our five senses to describe different settings that appear throughout the story.
In our reading, we have also started our new class novel called Stig of the Dump. The children have made predictions about the story based on the front cover, we have discussed the meaning of challenging vocabulary as we have read through the first chapter and we have also focused on retrieval and inference work based on the first chapter. The children have really enjoyed it so far and they love the links to the Stone Age!
In science, we have started our new unit of work on Habitats. The first lesson focused on living things and their habitats, which prompted some fantastic class discussions, especially around the human impact for different living things and their habitats.
We also had some lovely book in a box pieces that were created based around their favourite books or book series, so well done to those children!
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou
Weekly Update-4/4/25
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, in our writing, the children created their own volcano themed acrostic poems which were also written to create the shape of a volcano. The children really enjoyed creating them and I really enjoyed listening to them and reading them.
In computing, as part of our audio editing unit of work, the children used their planned podcast ideas and scripts to record their podcast using Audacity. The children also inserted certain sound effects that would work with the theme of their podcast e.g fans cheering or a whistle blowing for a football themed podcast. They really enjoyed working on them and listening to the final version after editing them.
The children took part in the Skipping School’s Skipping Festival this week. They represented the school incredibly well, they tried hard in all their events and, most importantly, they all enjoyed themselves! We had a range of bronze, silver and gold winners for different events and the children should be very proud with what they achieved.
We hope you all have a great break!
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou
Weekly Update-28/3/25
Mr Kyriacou (n.kyriacou) on: Beech Tree Blog
Hello everyone,
This week, in our reading, we have completed our class novel, which the children really enjoyed, we have also completed some final comprehension work based around the final three chapters and we have written a book review and rated it out of 5 stars.
In maths, the children have started their unit of work on decimals, focusing on tenths as decimals, converting tenths into decimals using a place value chart and tenths on a number line. It has been challenging for some children.
In science, we have continued our unit on electricity and this week we have been focusing on spotting what is wrong with different circuits and solving how to fix them to make the light, motor or buzzer work.
In computing, as part of our audio editing unit, the children have been planning and creating their own podcasts along with scripts to go with them. Next week, they will use Audacity to record their podcasts and edit their own sound effects into them.
The children also took part in three Bugsy Malone performances, which were an absolute joy to watch.
Take care,
Mr Kyriacou