Merry Christmas!

We've had a very festive week in Landaviddy class!

On Tuesday, we had Christmas Art Day, which was lots of fun. We made a variety of different decorations, cards, crowns and bags. 

Our Christmas party was on Friday. We started the day playing a team building game, where we used only candy canes to build a marshmallow snowman. This was a challenge but so much fun! The fastest team was Amber and Nevaeh! Well done! We completed a 'Grinch Run', danced and played some musical statues too, finishing off the morning with a christmas film and snacks. 

During DT this week, we also made our Egyptian collars and practised sewing fabric together. This was a challenge for sure, so we needed to use our growth mindsets! But everyone persevered extremely well and didn't give up. 

Congratulations to Oliver, Nevaeh and Darragh for being Landaviddy's People of the Week. And a big well done for all those who achieved their 99 club. 

We hope you all have a magical Christmas and look forward to seeing you back at school on Tuesday 7th January 2025!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

Thank you to everyone for coming in Christmas Mufti  and with gifts for the Christmas Gift Shop in a few weeks time. We were lucky to have some elves with us today too (Photo pending)!

This week, Landaviddy class went on a class trip to The Royal Cornwall Museum and Truro Museum. We had the most amazing time learning about the mummification process, exploring the Egyptian section of the museum and digging for clues to match to Egyptian artefacts. In the afternoon, we went to Truro Cathedral, which was fantastic! We were mesmerised by how big it was! See the photos below from the day!

Throughout the rest of the week, in English we have been working hard on our Egyptian traditional tales, inspired by Little Red Riding Hood. In Maths, Year 2 have finished their unit on addition and subtraction and will be starting work on Shape. Year 3 have continued Multiplication and Division this week, recapping multiples of 2, 5 and 10. 

Congratulations to Alfie and Lowen H for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week. And a big well done to all the children who achieved their 99 club this week!

We have been working hard on our Christmas play this week. Please help support your child at home, by practising their lines. We will be continuing play practise next week. A letter has also gone home today about costumes for the play. I have attached this below for your information. We are asking for any costumes to be brought in a named bag by Friday 6th December. 

Please keep practising the songs at home. I have also attached the song lyrics for the songs we have covered so far.

We hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday. 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

Another week has passed for Landaviddy class, and what a busy one it was!

During our Wider Curriculum lessons this week, we learnt about the chronology of Ancient Egypt by plotting key events on a timeline in History. We also explored what early life was like in Ancient Egypt, which we found fascinating! Can you recall the name of the river that runs through Egypt? Why might the Ancient Egyptians have used Egyptian jars, boats or ploughs for? In Computing, we looked at algorithms and discovered which commands we had to use to make our dinosaur move. PE this week focused on developing our ability to control a ball whilst dribbling with our feet, which was very challenging but lots of fun!

In Maths, Year 2 have been continuing to develop their addition and subtraction skills, exploring different methods we can use to add and subtract numbers. Year 3 finished off their addition and subtraction unit, and have started work on multiplication and division. So far, we have looked at making equal groups to multiply, which was helpful revision from last year.

In English, we have been busy planning our Egyptian versions of Little Red Riding Hood by adapting the setting and villains of our stories, with some children innovating further. We thought carefully about how we would describe our new setting and villain by producing a mind-map and labelled diagram. Next week, we will write our new stories and edit and improve our writing for our final neat copies. 

Congratulations to Lowen J, Rosie and Nevaeh for being Landaviddy's People of the Week. And a big well done for those who achieved their 99 club this week! 

Reminder: We have our trip to The Royal Cornwall Museum and Truro Cathedral on Tuesday 26th November. If you haven't done so already, please ensure you bring your permission slip back for the cathedral by Monday 25th November. 

We hope you have a restful weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

We launched our Enquiry this week, 'Who were the Ancient Egyptians?' and we were lucky enough to be able to explore some ancient Egyptian artefacts. We came up with lots of questions and can't wait to discover more next week! 

Christmas play preparations have begun this week for 'The Fleece Force'- so watch this space!

In Maths, Year 2 have continued working on subtracting two 2-digit numbers by using concrete objects and pictorials to support their understanding. Year 3 have been exploring estimation, which has been a challenge, but everyone has persevered and shown excellent growth mindsets. 

In English, we have focused on developing our descriptive writing this week by using thesaurus' to find synonyms and antonyms; helping us to up-level our vocabulary. We have also looked at the simple present and past tenses, as well as exploring the progressive past (Y2/Y3) and present perfect tenses (Y3) too! Can you remember how a verb may change depending on the tense used? Next week, we will be planning and writing our own version of the traditional tale, Little Red Riding Hood. 

Congratulations to Esme, Harley and Charlie-Ray for being Landaviddy's People of the Week! And a big well done to all the children who achieved their 99 club badges this week. 

Please find Autumn Term 2 Knowledge Web, Homework Grid and KIRFS attached below. Of course should you have any questions, please do let me know. 

We hope you have a fabulous weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

Happy Half Term!

We made it to half term! This week, we have been focussing our efforts on finishing off our non-chronological reports on owls. I have been super impressed with everyone's writing - well done! 

In Maths, Year 2 have been continuing to explore addition and subtraction, and using base 10 to support their understanding. Year 3 have been practising their column addition, when crossing over 10s and 100s. We have had to work hard to remember when to exchange, but everyone has done fantastically well! 

During Wider Curriculum, we have been discovering what an input is in Computing and designed our own robots, labelling what different components do. In Art, we finished our abstract flower paintings, where we produced an A3 version of our chosen flower section. We then used watercolour paints to add a wash of colour. We were amazed by what was produced! We also had another lovely Music lesson with Mrs Butlin, using the ukulele's. 

Congratulations to Tommy and Anya for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week! 

Please continue to read daily, practise your curriculum spellings and KIRFS over half term. 

Class Trip
A letter has been sent via email regarding a class trip we will be going on next half term, to the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro. Children will be given the paper copy of the letter on the first day back after half term. 

We hope you have a wonderful half term break and we look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday 4th November. 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton