Middle Department Wak a3 3ke^edk3 ke^2 e ae ad We ae dee3 d< many changes as school life continues to return to something resembling very much the norm we know and love, and those changes have seen us all exemplify our incredible adaptability and ability to make the best of every opportunity and situation that comes our way, and exercise our thinking skills in being very much solution-orientated. We have seen the very best of the Beechwood spirit, from those all-important new beginnings back in January and our K+a3da3dded<^§¥§§‰^kk^<pk<ke3a+<^k3k< the term which saw Year 4 basking in the north Norfolk sunshine and up to their shins in thick oozy mud on their residential trip k< +2e A ^k<3 <3e e(‰ a3d ke3 pd 3d3 ke ke^2 %pdk a week later in bitterly cold blizzard-like conditions! It has been another term of extraordinary learning. I am immensely proud of each and every one of the Middle Department pupils not only for all that they have achieved this term, but also for everything they bring to the classrooms, dK<^kd e+d‰ 2pdc ^<<2d a3d e^ dkae ke 3d themselves on during the average school day to stretch and challenge themselves and also each other, and just show their genuine love of learning. Thank you for the part that you play in our home-school partnership, and I hope that you are every bit as proud too. I wish you all a very happy Easter break, and I hope you all stay safe and well, and enjoy a lot of wonderful family time wherever your travels may take you. Here’s looking forward to a Beechwood summer next term, ++ekd 2a32<^edKeca++ea^33Kee ^e3ced‰b<k3a3d<pk<dc<<+‰a3da++ke<KK<^kp3kedkak it will bring to gather together as members of our Beechwood family.
Nicola Greenwood Head of Middle Department
Year 3 What an exciting time we have had! It feels like only yesterday that the children arrived in our classrooms a3d k d a2a3 k< ^eTeck <3 < 2pc ke ae a++ ^<3‰ b<k acade2ca++ ad e++ ad e2<k<3a++‰ becoming more independent learners who are able to overcome problems and keep persevering. We are all very proud of their progress and they should feel proud of their journey this year, so far. To recap, this term we have: • • • • • • • •
Had<p^^dkdc<<+k^Kk<Ba(keda3kaMa3<^adKa^k<<p^TPRdkpded<3H3dpd2 EKe^e3ceked pKda3dd<3d—2a3+pKd¿<c<2KekkedK<^kdkp^edaa3dk<ke^+<ca+dc<<+d Combined our Maths and Arts skills to create Pi cityscapes Thought about friendships and how we can better express ourselves in PSHEE Designed our own dragons based on the story”Tell me a dragon” - working on our descriptive vocabulary at the same time Studied rocks and soils in Science - and acted as Rock Detectives around the School site Enjoyed weekly Forest School sessions during which we have learnt to make knots, whittle sticks Lea^3k2<^eab<pkkeGe<^aK<keUK‰+<<(3ak2aKdk<+<cake2a%<^ckeda3ddked 20
