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This week in Beech, we finally started making our puppets!  The children have designed their own puppet based on a character from The Wind in The Willows and we drew around a template.  We have begun to sew them using running stitch. 
In P.E. we have been practising our tennis skills.  It was…

What a Fantastic Day at the PESSPA Sports Festival!

We had an amazing day at the PESSPA Sports Festival, joining around 30 schools from across Preston for a huge celebration of sport and teamwork!

Throughout the day, our pupils took part in Year 6 Cricket, Year 6 Netball, Year 6 Frisbee,…

As we all start to think about our summer holidays we have been learning all about the places we have been and those we would like to go too. We have been thinking about what we would need to take in our suitcase. We took a vote of our preferred destination and went to ask Mrs Wrobleski where she…

What a fantastic week we have had taking part in Bikeability! The children have thoroughly enjoyed getting out and about on their bikes,…

Over the past few weeks, we have been working closely with our dance coach, Rachael, to create a vibrant Egyptian-themed dance – and the progress the children have made has been brilliant to see.

We began by exploring Egyptian-inspired movements, thinking carefully about how the Ancient…

Spring has sprung and we have been making the most of it! We have been looking at the spring flowers coming out and learning about how they grow. We have started planting our seeds and look forward to getting the soil for the planters. As a part of the Healthy Heroes scheme we have been learning…

What a wonderful time we had on our trip to Windmill Animal Farm where we saw a number of the animals we have been learning about. 

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…

Our Winter Olympics at Home Challenge!

We are inviting YOU to take part in our Winter Olympics at Home Challenge.

You can get active, be creative and show off your learning all from home.

Ask an adult to take a photo of you taking part and email it to school so we can celebrate your…

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…

Over the last couple of weeks, our Year 5 children have been getting stuck into their gymnastics unit, and we’ve been so impressed with the…