Year 2 Certificates - 20.3.2

 

Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!

Mulberry 

 E for Excellence:Luca

Star Writer: Hunter 

Reflectiveness:Archie

Resourcefulness:Freya

Resilience:Robert

Reciprocity:David

Pine

E for Excellence: Lillian

Star Writer: Leo

Reciprocity: Mason H

Resourcefulness: Mason M

Rowan

E for Excellence: Aadhav

Star Writer: Lama

Reflectiveness: Zayba

Resilience: Anisa

Reciprocity: Zenaya

Teacher Happy: Abshara and Sriyan

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Resilience - These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.

 

Reciprocity - These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective ideas and methods from others. 

Reflectiveness - These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning. 

Resourcefulness - These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources. 

Beech Forest School: Summer Term Dates

Beech have their second block of forest school after half term on:

24/04/26, 01/05/26, 08/05/26, 15/05/26, 22/05/26.

Please ensure your child has a change of clothes, waterproofs and wellies in school. These items will stay in school for the 5 weeks of forest school. A reminder of the clothing needed is below.

Dress for Mess and Mud

Waterproof coat (with a hood) – essential in all seasons

Jumper or fleece and Polo Shirt – for warmth in cold months

Base layer - if it's very cold an extra thin layer under your polo shirt. 

Polo Shirt - in warmer months

Long trousers – preferably old or outdoor-specific - essential in all seasons

Waterproof trousers (especially in winter or muddy months)

Sturdy trainers, walking boots or wellies – depending on the weather/terrain

Thick socks (double socks if cold)

Hat, gloves and snood – in cold months

Sun hat, sunscreen & insect repellent – in warmer months

Year 1: What We Are Learning W/C 16th March 2026

 

Year 1: What We Are Learning

This week in RE, the children have been learning about how Sikh families welcome a new baby into the world. We explored the special naming ceremony, where families visit the Gurdwara (Sikh place of worship) and choose a name for their baby using the first letter from a randomly opened page of the Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh holy book). Children also learned that Sikh boys are given the name Singh and girls are given the name Kaur. To help bring this learning to life, the children took part in a fun classroom activity. They selected a book, found a letter from a random page and created their own Sikh-style name using that letter, followed by Singh or Kaur. The children really enjoyed being creative and sharing their names with the class!

In DT we have been making our final hand puppet designs. The puppets are based on the zones of regulation and our brief is to create hand puppets that will support nursery children to learn about the zones through play! This week we cut out our felt pieces and joined them together using a running stitch.

Over the past few weeks, the children have worked incredibly hard to become master bakers! The children have designed their own cakes, written step by step instructions on how to bake them and taken a trip to Lidl to buy the required ingredients. 

This week, the classrooms turned into bakeries! The children followed their written instructions to bake and decorate their cakes. They even had their own cake party where they ate a slice and discussed the process of making them. Well done Year 1 the cakes looked amazing but most importantly, they tasted delicious too! 

Year 1; Certificates: Friday 20th Mar 2026

Walnut Class

E for Excellence: Zakariya A

Star Writer: Laila-Lily 

Reciprocity: Stefania

Beech Class

E for Excellence: Leonor

Star Writer: Prisha

Apricot Class

E for Excellence: Emem

Star Writer: Arabella 

Reflectiveness: Andrew

Year 2 learning blog

 

This week in Year 2, we have been admiring the wonderful chairs we designed and made in DT. We spent time carefully evaluating our work by thinking about the materials we chose and how well they worked. We talked about what we liked best about our chairs, such as the way they looked or how strong and stable they were. We also discussed what we found tricky during the making process, including any parts that were difficult to build or didn’t go as planned. Finally, we thought about how we could improve our designs next time, sharing ideas about what we might change or do differently to make our chairs even better. It was a great opportunity to reflect on our learning and be proud of what we created.

Mulberry class 

Pine class 

Rowan class

Mulberry Forest School - Summer Term

  

Mulberry Class (Year 2 ) -  Forest School

 

Mulberry class will begin their second block of forest school lessons on Monday 13th April 2025 for five weeks.

The sessions will be on 13.4, 20.4, 27.4, 8.4 and 11.4. 

Please ensure your child has the correct clothing in school in order to participate. Feel free to start brining in their named forest school clothing now so it is ready for when we begin the sessions. If children do not have the correct clothing, they will not be able to participate. 

Please find below a leaflet that explains/reminds you of what Forest School is all about.

The children will need: 

Waterproof coat (with a hood) – essential in all seasons

Jumper or fleece and Polo Shirt – for warmth in cold months

Base layer - if it's very cold an extra thin layer under your polo shirt. 

Polo Shirt - in warmer months

A spare pare of long trousers (ideally waterproof)  – preferably old or outdoor-specific - essential in all seasons

Waterproof trousers (especially in winter or muddy months)

Sturdy trainers, walking boots or wellies – depending on the weather/terrain

Thick socks (double socks if cold)

Hat, gloves and snood – in cold months

Sun hat, sunscreen & insect repellent – in warmer months

Please note that the boots, waterproofs and warm trousers will be kept in school until the five sessions are over. 

Forest School sessions take place whatever the weather, so it is important the children are properly dressed, so that they can participate in and enjoy each session fully.

Many thanks for your continued support.  We are sure your children are going to be looking forward to having the opportunity to participate in Forest School.

Pine forest school

 

Pine Class had a busy and exciting morning today. Everyone had the opportunity to light their own mini fire, showing great persistence and resilience while encouraging one another along the way. The children made sure they were in the correct position when lighting their fires and followed the safety guidance carefully.

There was also time for some creativity, as the children transformed themselves into “forest people” using natural materials they found around the site, along with some petals that Alison Ant kindly brought from home.

It has been wonderful to see the children’s confidence and teamwork grow during these sessions. We are looking forward to our final session next week!