Andoversford Primary School
Welcome to Beech Class!
For more information about what life is like in Beech Class and what we will be learning, please see the information below.
If there is anything that is unclear or you would like to clarify, please do get in contact.
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Summer Term Parent Pack
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| Summer Term Topic Homework.pdf | |||
| Summer Term Example Timetable.pdf | |||
| Summer Term Knowledge Organiser.pdf | |||
| Summer Term Welcome Letter.pdf | |||
| Summer Term Things to Remember.pdf |
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Geography: Rainforests!
Today, we looked at where in the world rainforests are located.
We also used the books in our classroom about our topic to find out 5 new facts about the rainforest.
Monday 28th April 2025
Topic Day!
Today, as it was the first day back, we started looking at our new topic.
We made Mexican dips and our own rainforest in a jars - lots of us were reluctant to try our cooking at first, but we loved it!
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
DT: Cooking and nutrition
This term, we have been baking a range of recipe that all use a dough base.
Over the last two weeks, we have made cheese straws and home-made pizza dough.
We worked in groups to follow the recipe independently and measured the ingredients exactly.
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Clarinet Music
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Homework Showcase
Monday 17th March 2025
Art Workshop!
This afternoon, each class got chance to take part in an Art workshop, creating our own pop art portraits!
We had lots of fun creating our background, sketching our portrait and using acrylic paint to add colour!
Friday 14th March 2025
French: Animals
In French, we have been learning the names of different animals.
We made wordmats containing our favourite animals to help us make fortune tellers!
Thursday 6th March 2025
World Book Day!
In Beech Class, we looked at the book, Leo and the Octopus.
In this book, Leo has a hidden disability - he had autism.
Leo made friends with an octopus at the local aquarium, who he found had many similarities with. They both didn't like crowds of people, flashing cameras and loud noises.
We thought about animals that we are similar too. We drew a picture of the animal and found out lots of facts, just like Leo did!
Friday 7th February 2025
NSPCC Number Day!
We completed Buddy's Key Challenge in aid of the NSPCC Number Day!
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Science: Electricity!
This term, we are learning all about electricity. In Science this week, we looked at the different components needed to build a circuit. We even managed to connect the components to make our bulb light up!
Homework Showcase
Updated information about our showcase, which is at the end of term.
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Trip to We the Curious!
Friday 10th January 2025
Art Week!
This week, we looked at artist Yayoi Kusama and her work linking to sculpture.
We then used clay to create mini pinch-pots and flower pots.
The patterns added incorporated Yayoi's polka-dot design!
Wednesday 18th December 2024
Christmas Performance
Tuesday 17th December 2024
Geography: Building an earthquake shelter in Forest School
Thursday 12th December 2024
Christmas Jumper Day!
Wednesday 4th December 2024
Art: Relief Printing
This week, Beech Class have completed their Art project - relief printing!
We began the week looking at a variety of Roman shields and commenting on what we liked and didn't like about them.
These inspired us to create our own Roman shields!
After this, we drew our designs onto cardboard and spent time creating a relief print, using string. Some children found this step tricky, as it required a lot of concentration!
When this was dry, we used black in and had a go at rolling the ink onto our print to create a printed Roman shield!
Friday 29th November 2024
Science: Mary Anning Factfile
This term, in Science, we have been looking at different rocks and soils.
As part of this unit of work, we have also been looking at fossils.
Mary Anning was a significant person during this time.
We created factfiles about her independently.
Thursday 14th November 2024
Science: Permability experiement
In Science, we have been learning about what permeable and impermeable means.
Permeable means that water can pass through and impermeable means the opposite - it doesn't let water through.
We carried out an investigation into which rocks were permeable and impermeable.
Friday 4th October 2024
Cheltenham Literature Festival - Ben Miller workshop
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Beech Class Welcome Meeting Information
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Roman Adventure Day
We spent the first day of term exploring our new topic, When in Rome…
To begin with, we made Roman honey biscuits. They looked delicious!
Afterwards, we followed an online tutorial to help us draw our own Roman soldiers.
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