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  • 05/11/23

    Home Learning

    Term 2 Week 2 For Beech Class’ Home Learning next week, we would like Beech pupils to start getting ready for the Key Stage 1 Nativity. The first step in our preparation is to record some of our lines in advance. We have copied and highlighted the lines that each child is going to pre-re...
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  • 05/11/23

    This Week's Learning

    Term 2 Week 2 In English and Communication this week we are going to complete our Samuel Pepy's diary entry. Then we are going to explore how direct speech can be recorded in narrative writing. We will use this understanding to plan out a section of dialogue involving Samuel Pepys and record...
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  • 05/11/23

    Charlie's Trip to London

    Charlie was so inspired by our learning on the Great Fire of London that he went on a trip to London to visit some of the important locations relating to the fire. He recorded his trip beautifully in his Home Learning book. 
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  • 29/10/23

    Zayn's Show and Tell Sentences

    Zayn, we are all so impressed by the way you used your time over the half term holidays to write sentences which show and tell the audience how Samuel Pepys might have been feeling on the night The Great Fire of London started.  We love these 007 sentences:  These simultaneous ac...
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  • 29/10/23

    Phonics Home Learning

    Term 2 Week 1 In Phonics this week we are going to focus on adding 'es' to words ending in 'y'. For example, flies, spies, babies, teddies, carries, hurries and cries. Our grammar focus will be on plural nouns.  If you would like to practise these skills more at home, have...
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  • 29/10/23

    Maths Home Learning

    Term 2 Week 1 This week we are learning all about fact families for the numbers up to 20. Start by watching this home learning video:  https://vimeo.com/732387173 Now have a go at the attached worksheet. Remember, we have attached the answers to this blog post so you can check your own...
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  • 29/10/23

    This Week's Learning

    Term 2 Week 1 In English this week, we are going to continue writing first person recounts from the point of view of Samuel Pepys. In order to make our writing as historically accurate as possible, we are going to take a virtual guided tour of the 'Fire, Fire' exhibition at the Museum of...
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  • 13/10/23

    This Week's Learning

    Term 1 Week 7 In English this week, we are focusing on adding detail to the simple sentences we have written from the point of view of Samuel Pepys. We will focus on using adverbial phrases to add detail before writing sentences which show and tell the audience how Pepys was feeling.  In...
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  • 06/10/23

    Phonics Home Learning

    Term 1 Week 6 This week we are focusing on when 'y' makes the 'igh' sound. Please find attached a parent guide and pupil work book to practise this skill. 
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  • 06/10/23

    Maths Home Learning

    Term 1 Week 6 This week we are focusing on counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. Start by watching this Home Learning video:  Y2 Autumn Block 1 TS15 Count in 2s 5s and 10s on Vimeo Now have a go at the attached worksheet. We have also added the answers so you can check your own work. 
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  • 06/10/23

    This Week's Learning

    Term 1 Week 6 In English, this week we are going to put ourselves into the shoes of Samuel Pepys. We are going to start writing a diary entry from his perspective on the night that the Great Fire started. We will focus on using simple sentences to retell the events of the night before using adver...
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  • 06/10/23

    Asu's Science and Computing Home Learning

    Asu investigated materials as part of her Science and Computing Home Learning. 
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