Breathtaking Beech

Our Teaching Team is:

Mrs Christie, Mrs Eaton, Mrs Brougham & Miss Glasby.

We are really excited about the year ahead. Our whole team are looking forward to working with you all; working hard but also having some fun. We will be creating lots of super memories with each and every one of you.

If you need any help or assistance please get in touch with your class teacher or school office.

A few things to remember:

 If your child requires an inhaler please ensure that they have it in school every day.

• Please bring a named water bottle to school each day.
• We enter, from 8.40am, through the main entrance and exit, at 3.30pm, through the outdoor classroom from the blue pod.
• Please check all your clothes are labelled, especially coats and jumpers!
• Please remember our school uniform policy. 

Please note that your child's PE day this term is on a Thursday and they should come to school ready with their PE kit on. Hair should be tied back and removes earrings before school.

Beech went swimming in Autumn Term 2

On a swimming day, could children please come in their PE kit and bring their Swimming Kit to change into. (no costumes under clothes).

If you would like to know more about how to help your child at home, please use the links below to take you to helpful pages on our website:)

Our Home Learning:

Check out the 'Home Learning Activities' for this term in your Home Learning Book & remember all your logins, usernames and passwords are stuck in the back! There are weekly tasks (see below) and a range of Maths, English and Topic based activities to choose from each term.

Weekly Tasks:

Spellings: 

Your current 'set' of 5 spelling words from your 'Super Spelling' booklet, which will be tested through the week.

Reading: 

Each time an adult listens to you read, please record this on your Booklog Bookmark and tick your home learning sheet. All reading can be recorded not just your school reading book.

Check out all the eBooks on the Activelearn website (and visit your Home page = games = rewards = Your Tree House plus Maths games!): 

ActiveLearn: Login (activelearnprimary.co.uk)

Times Tables:

Times tables will be taught in school and should also be practiced at home. Remember you can use the Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) website to practice.

Website: Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)

Click the link below to open the Mundy Junior Home Learning Webpage.

This has more information about home learning at our school. It also has a 'Spelling' link which gives you access to all our spelling booklets (at home), a 'Reading' link - with information about reading and how to use Activelearn, and a 'Timestables' link - with information how to log in to TTRS.

If you scroll to the bottom of the home learning webpage there is a Year 3 & 4 Home Learning Zone with details of your current home learning activities and a PARENTS ONLY page!

This half-term our during Humanities we will be learning about: Discovering Dragons!

This term, our class will be travelling through time as we explore the fascinating world of Ancient and Modern China. We will learn about how Chinese civilisation began, how people lived long ago, and how China has grown and changed into the country it is today. Through stories, artefacts, images, and discussion, children will discover important traditions, inventions, and ideas that have shaped Chinese culture across thousands of years.

A special focus of our learning will be Chinese myths and legends. We will read and retell traditional stories, explore the meanings behind mythical creatures, and think about why these stories were important to people in the past. Our topic will allow us to create our own dragons and place them in their very own myth. Children will also have the opportunity with Art lessons to draw dragons using different media, including pencil and pastels.

We are looking forward to a term full of curiosity, creativity, and discovery as we uncover the wonders of China together.

In Science this half-term we will be learning all about: Plants

This term in science, our Year 3/4 class will be learning all about plants and how they grow. Pupils will explore what plants need to stay healthy, including water, light, nutrients, and the right temperature. We will investigate the different parts of a plant, learning about the important jobs of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers.

Children will also study the life cycle of plants, from seed to mature plant, and observe how plants change over time. Through hands-on experiments, careful observation, and simple investigations, pupils will develop their scientific enquiry skills by asking questions, making predictions, and recording results.

Where possible, learning will be linked to real-life experiences such as growing plants in the classroom or exploring plants in the school grounds. This exciting topic will help children understand the importance of plants to people, animals, and the environment, while encouraging curiosity and respect for the natural world.

Children - remember if you need anyone to talk to - at anytime you can find help here on your 'Children's Safeguarding Page' (click below) :)  You are never alone, you are part of the Mundy CE Junior school family :)