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Week beginning 24.3.25.

 

This week, Bestwood presented their persuasive pitches based on the American states. Everyone did a great job! πŸ‘ There were pitches for Colorado, Indiana, New York, Nevada, Alaska, Ohio, Texas and Oklahoma. Check out our American Road Trip Display. 
We’ve also been experimenting in Science and investigating forces. 🀩

Week beginning 10.3.25.

 

Spring is here and Bestwood have been gardening and planting 🌱 seeds. We have been digging, raking and sweeping; making our environmental clean and tidy. We have sowed rocket, radish, spinach and spring onion seeds and planted bedding plants and sunflowers.🌻 

We are continuing with our work on the USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ learning about geographical features and maps.

We have enjoyed looking at map keys and learning new symbols. We can find state capitals, boundaries, oceans, mountains and some of the Native American reservations.πŸ‘

Week beginning 3.2.25

 

This week we have been tree planting with Ashfield District Council. We walked to Holidays Hill and then everyone planted their own tree. We had our photograph taken for the Ashfield Planner and learned about why planting new trees is important. Most of us planted a Beech or Oak Tree. 🌳

It was a special experience and everyone in Bestwood Class were super sensible and respectful. 
The whole class were awarded Stars of the Week for being brilliant. 🀩 

Week beginning 27.1.25

 

A busy week for Bestwood this week. We have been experimenting in Science, learning about the Declaration of Independence in Humanities and continued our sports leader work in PE.

In English, we are continuing to read The Lion, 🦁 The Witch πŸ§™ and The Wardrobe. We have been finding synonyms using a thesaurus and writing short descriptions. Some of the children typed these into AI and it created images from their descriptions. They were fabulous. 😊

Our stars of the week have been Thomas and Logan W. Great news. πŸ‘πŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸ

Week beginning 13.1.25

Welcome back everyone!  Bestwood have had a great Christmas and have come back to school eager to learn and get started on our new topics. In humanities, our new topic is American Road Trip πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ.

We will be learning about the origins of the USA and the pioneers that discovered the west.

In PSHE, our new topic is the environment, so we will be looking at how we can care for our environment more effectively. We will be taking part in tree planting and growing our own plants and vegetables. πŸͺ΅πŸŒ³πŸπŸ₯¦.

Our first stars of the week for 2025 are Caitlin and Logan. Congratulations πŸ™ŒπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸ™Œ

Merry Christmas Everyone and Happy New Year!
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Week beginning 16.12.24

Bestwood Class had a wonderful time at the pantomime Aladdin! The children were fantastic throughout and thoroughly enjoyed the show, especially watching the lively characters on stage. They laughed along with the funny moments, admired the colourful costumes, and loved the energetic singing and dancing.

Back at school, we invited parents to join us for a festive Christmas quiz. It was a lovely opportunity to come together, share some laughs, and enjoy a hot drink with a mince pie or biscuit. Everyone had great fun, and the Christmas spirit was in full swing!

As we approach the festive season, we’d like to wish all our families and the wider school community a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year. See you in 2025! heartβ˜ƒοΈπŸŽ„πŸ₯³
Congratulations to Thomas and Logan for being our super proud Star of the Weeks. πŸŒŸπŸ‘πŸ€©

Week beginning 25.11.24

This week at school has been full of exciting activities! In class, we’ve been busy writing explanations, performing voice-overs, and sharpening our math skills using times tables. In humanities, we got creative (and a little messy) making “exploding buboes” – they may have looked gross, but they were surprisingly delicious! Team Bestwood has been hard at work manufacturing our enterprise products, showing great teamwork and dedication. Last Wednesday, we had a fantastic trip to the cinema for National Film Week, where we thoroughly enjoyed watching The Super Mario Bros. Movie. What a fun and productive week!

Week beginning 11.11.24

Welcome back, everyone! We’re thrilled to be back together, and our class is off to a fantastic start. Students have been working hard, and we’ve already launched into some exciting activities. Our new maths groups are up and running smoothly, and this week we’ve been fully immersed in Enterprise Week. We’re busy designing products to sell at the upcoming school Christmas Fayre. With lots of creative ideas, we’ve reached the prototype stage, and we’re excited to show off our work!

On Monday, we visited the war memorial and took part in the 2 minutes silence. We met two soldiers, who were once Green Jackets in the Rifles Regiment.

Today, we had a special visitor, Jake, a wind power and turbine expert, who gave us an inspiring talk on renewable energy. He shared insights into his job, demonstrated his safety gear, and even let a few students try on his helmet and harness. We were fascinated by the technical drawings of wind turbine designs and enjoyed exploring this cutting-edge field.

Happy Half Term Holiday Everyone! πŸŽƒπŸ‘»πŸƒπŸ‚

Week beginning 14.10.24

Bestwood have been programming the rugged robots and planning routes around the classroom. They had some great ideas as to how to make sure the distances they needed were recorded. Groups worked in small teams and after some practise succeeded in guiding the robots across the classroom, around obstacles and out of the door! πŸ‘
On Friday, we will present our ideas to the council for improving Morven Park. We have some fabulous suggestions for some play zones and hope our ideas might one day become reality. 🀞😌

 

Week beginning 23.9.24

Bestwood have continued to work on our class text ‘ A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare. We have enjoyed using Shakespeare’s insults and created some of our own. 
We had fun pretending to be Helena and Hermia, when they argued over Demetrius. 
In DT, we have been making structures and in science we have been learning about the heart and lungs. 🫁❀️

Despite the weather, we have been out and about in our community and have been practising crossing the roads around school and looking for potential hazards. ☺️

So far this term, Thomas, Logan, Caitlin, L’Auren, Joshua and Connor have been our stars of the week.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Week beginning 9.9.24

Exciting Start to the Term at Bestwood!

We've hit the ground running this term at Bestwood with some fascinating new topics! In Humanities, our journey through history has begun with "Sneezes and Diseases", where we're exploring life in the Middle Ages, including the intriguing Feudal System.

In Science, we're diving deep into the inner workings of the human body, starting with the heart. We’re learning how it functions and exploring the causes and effects of heart disease.

Meanwhile, in English, we’ve been traveling back in time to meet the legendary William Shakespeare! We’ve asked him all about his life, and we can’t wait to dive into one of his famous plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, next week. Stay tuned for more Shakespearean adventures!

 

This term our main topic is Sneezes and Diseases. Please see Bestwood's curriculum map for more details.smiley

Welcome back everyone!

Happy Holidays Everyone πŸŒžπŸ„‍β™€οΈπŸ¦πŸ˜Ž

Week beginning 22.7.24

 

Bestwood have made a positive start to the new school year. They have moved into a new classroom and have a set of new friends to get to know!. Over the last few weeks we have started a new course of Independent travel, been trained in CPR and learned about the Ancient and Modern Olympics. It’s been a busy one and we are all looking forward to the Summer Holidays. We have all of our fingers crossed for sunny weather and lots of fun with our family and friends. Happy holidays everyone. ☺️🌞🀞🍦

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