Beech class have enjoyed a busy end to the Spring Term with an action packed final week. When we reflect back on this academic year, the sponsored whole school walk/run to Meldon Hill, will certainly feature as an incredible highlight. It was amazing to see the grit and determination from every single child to complete as many laps of the cricket pitch as possible within the allotted time. A big thank you to Mel Holyoak, all our parent helpers and to all the children and their sponsors in coming together to raise money for the playground development appeal. In the quieter moments in our final few days of term, the children enjoyed finishing off their DT project, making felt hand puppets. They all showed such resilience in tackling the sewing element coping well with the inevitable challenges of tangled embroidery threads and the like. From all the Year 1 staff, we wish you a very happy Easter and look forward to seeing you next term.
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This week, Beech Class have been looking at the beautiful story of Dadaji's Paintbrush by Rashmi Sirdeshpande. Set in a tiny village in India, the story tells of a boy who lives with his grandfather filling the house with paintings and inviting the village children to join in. They didn't have much but they had each other and a loving bond that would always keep them together. Inspired by the watercolour paintings in the book, the class have been learning how to use different watercolour techniques to great effect. In Maths, we have been looking at measurement and mass. The children have been busy experimenting with different units of measurement for example, hand spans, multilink cubes and centimetres and also with mass, weighing, comparing and balancing different objects using balance scales that belonged to my Grandmother and are quite possibly 100 years old!
Another busy week in Beech class enjoying friendships and learning together. The highlight has unquestionably been World Book Day where we had a splendid array of costumes - various Harry Potter characters, The Hungry Caterpillar, The Runaway Pea, Jesse the Cowgirl, two Darth Vaders and more!
Have a wonderful weekend! Another busy week in Beech class where the children continue to give their best and work together as a strong classroom community. The children are really enjoying our current story 'Stanley's Stick' and have been making up their own story adventures with new characters, settings and magic sticks. In Maths, the week's focus has been numbers up to 50 and grouping into tens using different manipulatives. In Geography, our topic on Hot and Cold Places has taken us to the Equator, Arctic and Antarctic where we've been researching the different climates, plants and animals that might reside there. The week has been happily topped off with another fabulous Woodland School session where the children were making birds out of the forest fauna. Happy wishes to you all from everyone in Beech.
Happy Summer holidays everyone - have fun and enjoy every minute! Thank you for all your support and for the gift of teaching your children.
With many best wishes Katharine What an amazing week Beech have had with 100 per cent attendance! The class has taken part with gusto and enthusiasm in every tremendous performance of Fantastic Mr Fox - well done to you all!
Next Tuesday 11th is our trip to the river and you will find a letter in your child's bag with all the relevant information (an email copy has also been sent to you.) Have a great weekend. Hello everyone
Another week has gone in a flash as we speed towards the end of term. We have been talking about 'time' a lot in class this week as this is our Maths learning at the moment. Next week, Beech will be learning to tell the time to the hour and half hour. The class are mastering the songs for Fantastic Mr Fox and thank you for the costumes that have so far been sent into school for the show next week. It will be a real highlight of the year and we hope that you'll enjoy their efforts which are spectacular. The week ended wonderfully with our Outdoor Learning session with Kale on Friday afternoon. I hope you have a great weekend. What a fabulous week we have had in Beech - two trips out, wall to wall sunshine! After our wonderful trip up to St Michael's on Tuesday, the week ended spectacularly with Rainbow Day fittingly celebrated with doughnuts and games at the park. Thank you to the PTA for the refreshments and to all the adults who have helped on our trips.
The children continue to practice their songs for Fantastic Mr Fox and please send in costumes next week if possible. Hope you have an amazing weekend. Hello everyone
Beech have been incredible this week continuing to crack on despite the heat. The children are enjoying the Science topic on Animals, this week looking at the difference between living things and non-living things. In Geography, the class were learning about the different layers of the oceans. We were very grateful to end the week in the cool shade of the forest area for our Woodland School session. All in all, it has been a busy and wonderful week. Have a super weekend! Hello everyone
It was great to see everyone back in class this week after the half term break. The next few weeks will fly by as we approach the end of this final term in Year 1 and we continue to do make the most of everyday day's learning. This week, the children enjoyed making Great Horned Owls in collage and they are all working hard to learn the songs for the performance of Fantastic Mr Fox. It has been lovely catching up with many of you this week for Parent Meetings and I look forward to more conversations next Tuesday with the telephone appointments. Have a wonderful weekend Miss Lloyd |
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