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Beeches (Y6)

Welcome to Beeches

Welcome to the Beeches.  

We are the Beeches, we work hard, respect each other and have fun.  We enjoy learning and strive to be the best we can be.  

Our teacher is Mrs Traynor, who is accompanied by Mrs Bulch and Mrs Johnson.  

Resources: 

UKS2 essential reads 

https://student.readingplus.com/seereader/api/sec/login 

https://www.mathshed.com/en-gb/ 

https://ttrockstars.com/login 

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/windy-ne10 

https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login 

https://spellingframe.co.uk/ 

Homework will be given out on a Friday and returned the following Thursday (Maths, Grammar and Reading Comprehension – there is also online homework too, which includes Conquer Maths and Reading Plus). 

Spellings are expected to be practised regularly over the week. 

P.E. is on a Friday– children are expected to come to school in their kit (white t-shirt, black short/joggers, school jumper/cardigan and trainers) 

If your child is having a school lunch, please ensure that payment is now done through our online payment service. 

Get it in Perspective in UKS2

Get it in Perspective in UKS2

This half term, UKS2's art unit focussed on developing the skill of using perspective in our artwork. We first created 3d shapes using a vanishing point. We then took inspiration from Van Gogh's 'My Bedroom' to create a perspective drawing of our own bedrooms. We then...

Newby Wiske Information for Parents

Newby Wiske Information for Parents

Thank you to those parents and carers who were able to attend the meeting about the Y6 residential to Newby Wiske last night. The information PowerPoint which was shared has been attached below. Children will bring home a Kit List tonight. Please note that the notable...

Making Football Friends Across The Phases!

Making Football Friends Across The Phases!

Robins had a lovely surprise on Friday when the Year 6 children joined their PE lesson. They loved their extra football tuition and enjoyed getting to know some of the older children.   Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and...

SATs Superstars in Year 6!

SATs Superstars in Year 6!

Year 6 Oaks and Beeches have worked their socks off during SATs week.  We are very proud of all of them and what they have achieved this year.  The children enjoyed SATs breakfast and some extra time on the field, in between the tests as well as some delicious treats...

Spreadsheets in UKS2

Spreadsheets in UKS2

This term, children in UKS2 have been learning about handling data and using spreadsheets. They have looked at what data is and how it can be gathered and presented in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Children then gathered their own data in groups and learnt how to...

Learning About Muslim New Year in UKS2

Learning About Muslim New Year in UKS2

This term, children in Year 5 and 6 have been learning about Islam in RE. This week, they focused on Al-Hijra which is the Muslim New Year. Al-Hijra, the Islamic New Year, is the first day of the month of Muharram. It marks the Hijra (or Hegira) in 622 CE when...

Year 5/6 Homework 9.5.25

Year 5/6 Homework 9.5.25

Year 5 Y5 Oaks – Maths- 2x Conquer Maths Tasks on Addition and Subtraction of Fractions with Different Denominators (Please make sure you do Y5 homework only.) Y5 Oaks – English- p.94 and 95  – Homophones 1x arithmetic paper on https://mathsbot.com/primary/year5...

Year 5/6 Homework 2.5.25

Year 5/6 Homework 2.5.25

Year 5 Y5 Oaks – Maths- 4x Conquer Maths Tasks on Fractions (Please make sure you do Y5 homework only.) Y5 Oaks – English- p.64  – Punctuating Speech in Two Parts 1x arithmetic paper on https://mathsbot.com/primary/year5 Reading- 2 x reading plus texts plus at least...

School Council Seek Gardening Legacy

School Council Seek Gardening Legacy

At the start of each academic year, each Key Stage 2 class nominates two school councillors to form the School Council. This year, the school has elected some wonderful councillors who work very hard to make a real difference to life at the school. The children on...

Year 5/6 Homework 14.3.25

Year 5/6 Homework 14.3.25

Year 5 and 6 homework this week will be in CGP books. Year 5 Y5 Oaks – Maths- p.12-13 – Written addition and subtraction Y5 Oaks – English- p.30  – Present tense and past tense and p.31 - Verbs with 'ing' and p.32 - The present perfect 1x arithmetic paper...

World Book Day Celebrations

World Book Day Celebrations

Windy Nook celebrated a fun-packed World Book Day last Thursday, with the entire school taking part in a wide range of activities to cheer-on everything reading. All children received free books thanks to Mr. Atkinson from WHSmith, who kindly supplied these for us. In...

Classifying in Year 5 and 6

Classifying in Year 5 and 6

This week, Elms, Oaks and Beeches have started their new unit of science, which is all about the classification of living things. The pictures show the children sorting animals into their classes according to whether they are mammals, reptiles, fish and so on. We...