Beechcroft St Paul'sC of E Primary School

💜 What an incredible experience for our Year 4 children! 🎶 Being part of 800 children singing together in the beautiful Salisbury Cathedral was something really special! Our children were bursting with enthusiasm, singing and dancing their hearts out! Such a wonderful opportunity to celebrate being part of our DSAT family and make memories that will last! 🌟

💬🌟 Supporting Speech and Language at Home A great opportunity for parents and carers of children aged 0–5 with SEND. Speech and Language UK are offering six short, practical webinars full of simple ideas to support children's speech, language and communication through everyday activities. Each session is just 35 minutes long! 👇 Find out more and sign up using the link in the shared post.

🍎🍏 From Apples to Apple Juice!🍏🍎 What a lovely way to end the half term in Eden! Yesterday, our little learners celebrated harvest time by turning fresh apples into delicious apple juice! 🍂 The children loved getting hands-on, grinding the apples, pressing them and watching the juice flow. Of course, the best part was tasting the results of all their hard work! 😋🧃 A wonderful way to celebrate autumn, discover where our food comes from and enjoy the fruits of our labour! Happy half term from everyone in Eden!🌟 #BeechcroftStPauls #EdenNursery #HarvestTime #LearningThroughPlay

🧁🍰 A sweet treat to end the half term! A huge thank you to Air FM's Bun Run for delivering some delicious cakes to Beechcroft St Paul's today! Such a lovely surprise and the perfect Friday treat to end the half term! You've certainly made our day a little sweeter! 💛😋 #AirFM #BunRun #BeechcroftStPauls

🌈 Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion! 💙 A big thank you to the NHS Mental Health Support Team for delivering an engaging assembly reminding our pupils to celebrate what makes us unique. 🌟 We explored the importance of kindness, respect and empathy, and how we can all help everyone feel valued, included and that they belong. 💕 Together, let's celebrate our differences and make our school a place where everyone shines! #CelebratingDiversity #InclusionMatters #BeKind #EveryoneBelongs 💙

📚 What a treat for our Year 1, 2 and 3 pupils! Author Jim Beckett visited to share his secrets for writing amazing stories and inspire our budding authors to let their imaginations run wild. There were lots of laughs as we discovered who was a Sausage or a Wolf 🐺🌭 and met Ollie the Orangutan, who even sang a famous song! 🎶 A fantastic visit full of fun, creativity and inspiration. Who knows, we might have some future bestselling authors in the making! 🌟

🎄 Christmas Lunch – Order Now!🎄 Our Christmas lunch is on Wednesday 16th December, the same day as our KS2 Carol Service! 🎶 🍽 Please order your child's festive lunch online by midnight on Wednesday 9th December. Christmas lunch is free for all KS1 children and eligible KS2 children. Don't miss out on a festive feast! 🎅

Year 2 took their geography learning outside the classroom with a walk around Weymouth! The children explored the local area, spotting examples of physical geography, such as the beach, sea and coastline, and human geography, including houses, shops, roads, boats and the harbour. They observed their surroundings, made connections to their classroom learning and discovered how people use and interact with the local environment. A lovely way to bring our geography learning to life!

M📚🌭 A Silly Sausage Dog Event – Tomorrow! 🌭📚 We're really looking forward to welcoming author Jim Beckett to Beechcroft tomorrow! Jim will be bringing his stories to life with a fun, interactive assembly for Years 1, 2 and 3. 📖 After school, families from all year groups are welcome to pop into the school library for a book signing with Jim. Year 2 have already been enjoying Buzz Sausage Wolf at story time, and we can't wait for this special visit! 🎉 Another lovely opportunity to celebrate reading at Beechcroft!

🎶 We're a Music Mark School! 🎶 We're delighted that Beechcroft St Paul's has been recognised with the Music Mark, celebrating our commitment to providing high-quality music education and opportunities for our children. A huge well done and thank you to Mrs Cardwell, our Music Subject Leader for all her hard work and enthusiasm in helping music flourish across our school! 🌟🎵 #MusicMark #MusicAtBeechcroft #BeechcroftStPauls

Reception Open Afternoon – Tomorrow! We're looking forward to welcoming families to Beechcroft St Paul's tomorrow, Monday 12th October, 1:30–2:30pm. Come and explore our Reception provision, meet the team and discover what makes Beechcroft special! We'd love to see you!

🎄🎨 Calling all Christmas designers! Local Food Links are inviting children to design a Christmas jumper, with the chance to win their design printed onto a real jumper!🎅 Simply create a festive design on A4 paper and email it to comps@localfoodlinks.org.uk by Monday 16th November. We'd love to see some Beechcroft creations! 🌟

Eden and Reception enjoyed a fantastic walk around the local area, embracing all the wonderful signs that autumn has arrived. It was a lovely opportunity for both classes to get outside, explore their surroundings and experience the changing season together. As we walked, the children became enthusiastic autumn explorers, looking carefully at the world around them and searching for seasonal treasures. We collected an array of beautiful autumn leaves, pine cones and conkers, with the children excitedly comparing their discoveries and finding treasures in all different shapes, sizes and colours. The children were especially captivated by the magical autumn colours surrounding us. We spotted vibrant reds, golden yellows, rich oranges and warm browns as the trees began to change. The colourful leaves covering the ground created a beautiful autumn carpet, and there was plenty of excitement as we discovered new sights around every corner. Our walk also gave us the chance to slow down and appreciate the natural world, noticing how the environment is changing as we move further into the season. The children enjoyed sharing what they could see, collecting special finds and talking about their favourite autumn discoveries. It was wonderful to see Eden and Reception enjoying the experience together, filling the walk with curiosity, excitement and lots of lovely conversations. We returned with bags full of autumn treasures and lots of happy memories from a truly magical autumn adventure! 🍁🍂🌰

Year 2 took their geography learning outside the classroom with a walk around Weymouth. 🌊🌍 As part of our geography learning, the children enjoyed exploring the local area and looking for examples of both human and physical geography. For physical geography, the children explored the coastline, beach, sea and different landforms. They talked about how the sea and weather can change and shape the landscape over time. We also looked at human geography and how people use and interact with the area. The children spotted houses, shops, roads, the harbour, boats, businesses and other buildings. They discussed why people choose to live, work and visit Weymouth and how the town has developed around the coastline and harbour. The children were encouraged to observe their surroundings carefully, make connections with what they have been learning in the classroom and ask questions about the world around them. It was a lovely opportunity to bring our geography learning to life and see these features for ourselves! 🌊