Blog Author: Doolan F

This week in Beech we celebrated National Story Telling Week.

Using the text ‘I am Nefertiti,’ by Annemarie Anyang, we wrote our own poems, a diary entry and non-fiction fact sheet. 

We performed some of our work in assembly. 
Well done Beech Class! 
 

This week in Beech has been very busy indeed!

We have been trying out different axles for when we come to design and make our own Moon buggies.  It was lovely to see the children decide on the axle they thought would be the best.

Well done to the children that represented us in the multi…

This week we celebrated Safer Internet Day.  This year’s theme was ‘Smart tech, safe choices- Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI.’

We took part in an assembly all about AI and how to use it safely and responsibly but also how to have fun with it.

In class, we completed different…

What an excellent morning we have had at Alston Observatory.

When we arrived, we got the chance to look at the planetarium.  We learned all about solar eclipses, planets, stars and galaxies.  We were amazed at how huge our Universe is. 
It was interesting to see the difference in sizes between…

This week in Music we listened to rock.  We discussed that rock music is usually ‘forte’ and can often make us feel strong and powerful. 
We loved listening to ‘We Will Rock You’ by Queen.  We clapped the rhythm and discussed how the song only had one instrument.

In computing, we are learning…

Welcome back to Beech Class after our Christmas break.

This week we have settled back into school well and started our new text, ‘Man on the Moon.’

We celebrated the Epiphany by going to Mass then visiting the crib at church.  It was lovely to see the children being so respectful and asking…

We have had a lovely last week of term in Beech Class and it has been very busy.
We have worked hard to retell the story of Jesus’ birth and created our own booklets.

It was great to watch Ryan and Catherine perform in their Rock Steady band! We were all very impressed. 
In science, the…

This week in Beech Class we have been learning how to write instructions.  
We got to make a paper Christmas tree and a paper reindeer.  Once we had made them, we wrote our own instructions so that someone could make them too.  We used numbers and made sure to use imperative verbs! We talked…

This week the Fire Service came to visit us.  They discussed what their roles were as fire fighters and the types of uniforms they wore for all the different incidents they attend.  We learned how to ‘STOP, DROP and ROLL’ and when to use this if our clothes ever caught fire.  We found out how to…

What a busy week we have had in Beech Class!  On Monday our PCSOs came to talk to us all about road safety.  We discussed crossing over safely wearing seat belts and making sure our grown ups are also driving vehicles safely.

In music, we looked at the minim.  We heard the crotchet and…