Our Year 1 and 2 children learn alongside each-other in Beech class. At first, Year 1s are supported in their transition to Key Stage 1 by the staff who have been with them throughout their beginnings in Acorns. Resources and learning space is often shared between the two classes in this setting. Children learn an increasing sense of independence in their work. Based on their sound beginnings most children make rapid progress, becoming fluent readers, writers and mathematicians.
They listen and focus on learning for increasing periods of time and are able to produce a greater quantity of recorded outcomes. Termly topics are used to integrate areas of learning and to stimulate and motivate learners. A teaching assistant offers generalised and specific support for individuals.
May Half Term Phonics Practise
Pond Dipping
End of Term Games on the Top Field
Reading our Books from Mrs Gorham
Clay "Iron Man" Models
80th Anniversary of VE Day - Picnic Lunch
Emergency Services Day
May Day Celebrations
Cricket Taster Session
Space Dome
FOBS Easter Egg Hunt
Science Finalisits 2025
Red Nose Day 2025
World Book Day 2025
The day we changed the classroom into a synagogue.
NSPCC Numbers Day 2025
The Big Science Experiment
Term 2 DT - designing and making our own wrap or roll
Millets' Wild Side
Harvest Festival - with photographs taken in the church by Ira
Science - Seasons - Autumn - Leaf Art
Challenge Time Term 1
Maths in Beech Class
Swimming at St. Hughs
DT - Baking
Year Maths - Monday 13th May - counting in groups of 10
Easter Service - preparations
The focus for the Easter Service was the hymn "The Lord of the Dance". Beech Class's verse was:
I danced for the scribe and the pharisee,
But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me.
I danced for fishermen, for James & John
They came with me and the Dance went on.
Here children in the class are preparing their fishes for the nets of James and John.
Ogden Science Competition Winners Day at Williams F1
Beech Class - Ogden Science Competition Winners
Science and DT - Cars
Red Nose Day
African Drumming
World Book Day Collages
Some amazing collages from World Book Day.
The Outcomes from our work with Korky Paul
Our Master Class with Korky Paul
Composing our class poem
Beech Class Trip to Steam Museum
We had an amazing time at the Steam Museum.
RE - Shabbat Meal
We so enjoyed the Shabbat Friday evening meal, on a Monday afternoon(!), that we forgot to take any more photographs.
Class "Little Peacock"
The completed art project on display in the class room.
Art - the making of our class "Little Peacock"
The Visit of the Peacock Fairy
Geography - Map work
Christmas Homework
A display of the beautiful decorations made, Christmas trees designed and acrostic poems written for our class Christmas Homework.
DT - Sewing and Felting
Class Worship 15th November 2023
Book Swap Day
Maths Shape
The children have enjoyed learning about shapes this week in maths.
Challenge Time
The children have enjoyed a range of activities during challenge time in term 1.
Science
The children really enjoyed hunting minibeasts and even found a frog!
Swimming at St Hughs
Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
Visit to School By Oxford Museum - Have seaside holidays changed over time?
Jonathan's Jungle
Forest School
Easter Prayer Walk
Visit to Abingdon School Science Laboratories
Visit by mechanical engineer Mrs James
Steam Museum Visit 27th January
Science Oxford Visit November 2021
Bug Houses
Harvest Festival 2021
Chick update!
Uno, Domino, Echo, Elmo, Pogo, Gizmo, Cosmo, Pingo, Aldo
Here is chick number 4, Elmo.
More pictures and videos to follow.
Here is Echo chick number 3
We have 2- Meet Domino!
Uno helping Domino out of the shell!
First chick has hatched!
Our first chick is hatching
