Beechwood Primary School

Pirates, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

The week before half term was certainly very busy for KS1. We completed some fantastic writing about the adventures of a very clumsy pirate called Pirate Plank and his parrot Nelson​.  Mrs Caswell kindly brought her parrot in to inspire the children, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.

The same week on the 23rd October 1/2 FJ had their class assembly. It was a wonderful assembly and it was clear how hard the children had practised. We really appreciated the support of the 1/2 FJ parents in providing costumes, props and for so many of you watching our performance.  Thank you!

Friday was indeed very busy… Later that day we had a mental maths competition.  The children did a fantastic job and the KS1 staff were all very proud of their efforts.

A new half term saw the children begin a new topic ‘Out of shadows’. The children have certainly been enjoying learning about different sources of light, along with the history Guy Fawkes and his Gunpowder Plot.

There will be a slight change to the children’s home learning from this half term. You may have noticed that the Year 2’s received 3 pieces of home learning. However, the Year 1’s continued to receive just 2. This is due to the introduction of a new national spelling, punctuation and grammar assessment  for the Year 2’s.

From now on all children will need to complete

  • One activity from the grid.
  • The maths activity provided by your child’s Maths teacher
  • In addition, the Year 2’s will need to complete
  • An activity sheet to support our work on their spelling, punctuation and grammar

We would very much like to thank you for your continued support this year.

The Key Stage 1 team

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