What a busy week we have had in Landaviddy! Some our bean seeds have began to sprout small green shoots. This has been very exciting and we are all very eager to see how our plants change this week. Unfortunately, some of our seeds haven't shown signs of germination yet, which has got us wondering why. We are looking forward to bringing home our plants next week.

In Science, we have been discovering why roots are important and what their function is. Can you remember why plants need roots? In History, we have been exploring how technology has changed how we write; from typewriters to tablets. During Art this week, we created our own collage paper using different textures and patterns. Next week, we will be using these to create a flower collage. In Computing, we have continued learning about networks and created network maps to show how files move across a network.

Year 2 have started to measure in centimetres this week, recognising where they must start when using a ruler and developing their reasoning skills. Year 3 have continued to work hard on fractions, plotting these on number lines. 

English this week, has primarily focussed on writing up our own Jack and the Beanstalk stories, using our best handwriting. Our hope is to compile all our stories into a book which we will pass on to Penhallow to read. We have really been taking our time and thinking carefully about how we can be the best writers. Well done everyone!

Congratulations to Reuben and Finn for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week. 

Next week is our last week before the Easter holidays, and will continue to be busy no doubt! 

We hope you have a lovely weekend full of sunshine and we look forward to seeing you on Monday!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

Can You Always See Things Grow?

What a week! This week we launched our enquiry for this half term, 'Can you always see things grow?' by setting up an investigation to grow beans in a bag. We plan to keep a weekly bean diary to document the changes our beans undergo over the next 5 weeks. In PE, we have been loving our Striking and Fielding unit with Mrs Phillips! 

On Thursday, we celebrated World Book Day across the school by dressing up as a book character of our choosing. We had a lovely time designing bookmarks, sketching Dr Seuss and Nathan Bryon book characters and reading stories. Year 3 joined Talland and Chaipel to participate in a Live BBC lesson on the day and Year 2 spent time with Penhallow sharing stories. We had a fabulous day! 

In English, we read the story of Jack and the Baked Beanstalk by Colin Stimpson. We made comparisons between this version and the original story, and have written some fantastic descriptions using our senses. We also began to plan our stories for our imaginary world stories, inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk.

This week in Maths, Year 2 have been refining their ability to multiply, using arrays to support our understanding of multiplication. Year 3 have continued working hard on length and perimeter, converting between measures. 

I have attached this half terms KIRFS, Knowledge Web and Homework Grid. Of course, let me know if you have any questions. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you on Monday. 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

Happy Half Term! Landaviddy class have had a lot of fun this week. In Geography, we have been exploring why bees are important and designed our own school bee garden! On Tuesday, as part of Safer Internet Day, Year 3 joined Talland and Chaipel to participate in a live event hosted by the BBC, which they enjoyed. As a class, we also considered the personal information we share online and how we can protect ourselves. 

In English, we have been writing up our final copies of our explanation texts about how bees make honey. We even had a go at typing up our texts and creating PowerPoints in Computing. In Maths, Year 3 have completed their unit on Multiplication and Division B and will start their new unit after half term on Length and Perimeter. Year 2 have finished Money and started looking at equal groups when multiplying. 

Congratulations to Sonny and George for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week! 

Remember to continue reading, practising your KIRFS/ times tables and spellings over half term. If you find you have some spare time, you could complete some of the activities from the homework grid for Spring 1 (this can be found further down on the blog). One of the suggested activities was to create a light jar - shout out to Oliver who created a beautiful light jar for his homework! Well done! 

We hope you enjoy a lovely half term break and come back refreshed, ready for an exciting second half to the spring term! We look forward to seeing you all back on Monday 24th February! 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

A Wonderful Week in Landaviddy!

What a brilliant week Landaviddy class have had! On Wednesday, we were lucky enough to have a wonderful visitor, Muhunthiny (Tinni) Sivasothy, come into school and share with us about her beliefs as a Hindu. We loved listening to her stories and learning more about the Hindu faith. 

In Science, we have continued investigating shadows by conducting an investigation measuring the length of shadows and how they change. Can you remember what happened to the shadow when the torch was moved further away? In DT this week, we explored different materials and had a go at joining these together. We now know what we will need to make strong shadow puppets.

Today, we spent a lovely morning with the whole school in recognition of Children's Mental Health Week. We started off the day by completing the RSPB's Birdwatch and then participated in a range of activities throughout the morning, designed to promote mental health wellbeing. What was your favourite activity? 

In Maths, Year 2 have completed their unit on Money. We have explored how to find change and completed two-step problems. Year 3 have been exploring division by dividing 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers using flexible partitioning and finding remainders. 

In English, we have been progressing to finish writing our explanation texts on bees. We have particularly focussed on including subordinating conjunctions in our writing. 

Congratulations to Dexter and Oliver for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week and a big well done to Dexter and Lowen H for achieving their 99 club badges this week. 

We hope you have a super weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday, ready for the last week before half term arrives!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

Wonderful Writing, Reflective Surfaces and Buzzing Bees!

We've had another week full of lots of learning! On Monday, we considered how our words have an impact and were inspired to promote kindness to others by giving each other compliments. In Science, we consolidated our understanding of light and dark, and conducted a whole class experiment, investigating reflective materials. Can you recall which material was the most reflective? In Geography, we began a new unit on the Conservation of Bees, where we learnt the differences between bumblebees and honeybees. In PE, we have continued to develop our skills when playing net and wall games. We had lots of fun!

In English, we finished writing up our neat copies of our Little Egyptian Red Riding Hood stories. We used our best handwriting and had a go at using pen for the first time this year. We also started our new unit, focused on explanation texts, where we will be writing our own about how bees make honey. We have read and identified the main features and used our VIPERS knowledge to answer questions. Today, we learnt about the process of how bees make honey and then used drama to act this out. 

In Maths, Year 2 are coming to the end of their topic on Shape, where they have been sorting 2-D and 3-D shapes, as well as making repeating patterns. Year 3 have been working hard on dividing and multiplying by 2, 4 and 8, exploring the relationships between these times tables.

I have included the KIRFS for this half term below, along with the Knowledge Web and Homework grid. Please remember to continue reading your colour banded book at home and practising your times tables. Library books will continue to be changed on Thursday's, so make sure you bring these in if you would like a new book. Of course, should you have any questions, just let me know. 

Congratulations to Jemima, Amber and April for being Landaviddy's People of the Week. 

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

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton