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Talland's Class Blog 14.2.25

Talland Class Blog 14.2.25

Happy half term everyone!

Photo dump of fun at the zoo incoming...

We hope you enjoy them. Have a lovely break and we can't wait to see you all for Spring 2!

Talland's Class Blog 7.2.25

TALLAND'S CLASS BLOG 7.2.25

We hope you've all had a tremendous week... we've had an absolute hoot! We've had children representing the school and competing in football matches, dodgeball tournaments and cross country competitions! Every child has done themselves and the school proud so a HUGE well done to these children! Not to mention, we've had the wonderful Tini in to speak about Hinduism to the children, which was incredibly insightful and so lovely to develop our learning about this culture and religion. After this, and to top it all off, we've had a lovely time today thinking about our well being. We began by finding some quantitative data for geography by conducting The Great Birdwatch where we found different types of birds that use our ecosystem. Then, the children took part in lots of fun activities like art, fire making, yoga and dancing. All in all, it's been a brilliant week!

CONGRATULATIONS to Heidi for earning her next badge in 99 club and WELL DONE to Tristan for being noticed this week for trying really hard with his learning and sharing a project with us that he has begun at home. The art he is producing is great and his story telling is highly engaging. Talland are excited to hear the next part!

That's all from us this week. We hope you have a lovely weekend!

Signing off from Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Miss. Colton.

P.S. There will be no year 5 spellings this week as they are ahead of the game... YAY! They will have some fun with the year 5 and 6 statutory word list.

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Spring 1 YEAR 4 week 4.docx

Talland's Class Blog 31.1.25

TALLAND CLASS BLOG 31.1.25

This term is flying by! I can't believe another week has passed! We hope you've all had a lovely one!

This week, Talland have been delving further into life cycles and investigating how a honey bee makes honey. It's been so interesting. Hopefully you've been informed about some of the cool information. For instance, did you know a honey bee has two stomachs? The second stomach is for all of the nectar, which will later be regurgitated into another honey bee's stomach...YUM!

Maths
Year 4 have begun their unit on length and perimeter, looking at the units of measure of meters and kilometers.
Year 5 are closing in on the end of the first unit of fractions. We have been adding and subtracting fractions, finding equivalent fractions and ordering fractions. They are starting to really get the hang of it!

Science
Talland were investigating different animals - did you know there are 5 types? Quiz your child on them to see if they remember. Here's one of them... mammal...

Computing
We looked at different climates from around the world. Children then created a spreadsheet on excel to show the temperatures of these places in Degrees Celsius.

Geography
We looked at different ecosystems found in the New Forest and explored different types of animals which use these various ecosystems as their habitat (hopefully you know what the 5 types of animals are now).

CONGRATULATIONS to Archie for earning his 77 badge in 99 club and well done to Zac for being noticed as Talland's person of the week. His fact file about marine biology was brilliant!

That's all from us this week. We hope you have a fantastic weekend and hope your child is excited about visiting Paignton Zoo for our class trip on Wednesday 12th February... I know I am!

Signing off from Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Miss. Colton.

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Spring 1 YEAR 4 week 3.docx

Spring 1 YEAR 5 WEEK 3.docx

KIRFs Yr4 SPRING 1.docx

KIRFs Yr5 SPRING 1.docx

Talland's Class Blog 24.1.25

TALLAND CLASS BLOG 24.1.25

Another fabulous week in Talland class. The children have been great and we've had lots of fun!

Here's a brief run down of our week:

Maths
Year 4 have successfully completed their unit on AREA. Next week they are moving onto LENGTH and PERIMETER.
Year 5 have continued to work on fractions. This week we've investigated equivalent fractions, improper fractions and mixed number fractions.

English
We have been exploring explanation texts, finding the features and thinking about key vocabulary that can be used. Talland have done a fantastic job of up levelling sentences to make them sound scientific and interesting.

Music
The children have been learning the 'C' cord and have tried to maintain a rhythm whilst performing together.

PE
In dance, Talland have been creating a routine in their groups and in tennis, we have been learning how to use a forehand and a backhand.

Geography
We had a look at different biomes around the world and found out that the UK's main biome is a temperate one. Why not quiz your child to see if they remember what it is... Maybe, go and explore one? If you do, be sure to take some pictures and send them in!

Art
We created a mood board about print screen art. We found inspiration from some images we found and thought about what is needed to make our own print screen successful.

CONGRATULATIONS
A huge well done to Jamie for being nominated as our mathematician of the week, Skye for writer of the week and Grace for reader of the week. Also, great work from our 99 clubbers (Jamie, Joey, Arnie and Everly), who managed to successfully complete their 99 club. Last but not least, and gaining his hattrick this week, well done to Jamie (again) for being celebrated as our person of the week for his excellent enthusiasm towards work and his curiosity during our writing sessions.

That's all from us this week. We hope you have an amazing weekend and look forward to seeing you bright and breezy on Monday.

Signing off from Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Miss. Colton.

P.S In coming trip alert...

Talland's Class Blog 17.1.25

TALLAND'S CLASS BLOG 17.1.25

A busy week in Talland. The children found out about our new enquiry: Do all living things need a home? They have lots of fun things in store. It's been great getting started!

Maths:
Year 4 have just started area. This is always fun and the children love it!
Year 5 have just begun fractions and are getting their heads around equivalent fractions.

Writing:
Talland have completed their persuasive letters and written it up in top copy. They look and sound fabulous!

Science:
We have delved into the role of a naturalist scientist, where we have discovered what this kind of scientist does and possible job opportunities within this field! Some of the jobs sound like so much fun!

PE:
Talland have continued to learn some awesome dance moves and begun using the forehand swing in tennis. Some potential, soon to be, Wimbledon players in the making!

Well Done to Flora (last week) for getting her 88 badge in 99 club. Also great work from Frankie (last week) for being noticed as an amazing student. This week, well done to Skye. Her writing has thoroughly impressed the teachers and her overall ability to show all of Polperro's values.

That's all from Talland this week. We hope you have a brilliant weekend!

Signing off from Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Miss. Colton.

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Spring 1 YEAR 4 week 2.docx

Spring 1 YEAR 5 WEEK 2.docx

Talland Homework Grid SPRING 1.docx

Talland's Class Blog 10.1.25

TALLAND'S BLOG 10.1.25

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you had the most magical time during the Christmas holidays.

It's been a great start to 2025 and the children of Talland have brought with it their fabulous energy and creativity! Creativity is the value Polperro will be focusing on this term. Therefore, I can't wait to see the spectacular things the children come up with! The homework grid will be coming out on next weeks blog - I will try my best to think of some fun and creative ideas for you and your child to get your teeth stuck into!

Maths:
Year 4 have been continuing to multiply and divide. Mostly focusing on division skills. They will be completing this unit next week.
Year 5 have also been focusing on division problems, including using remainders. We've found the bus stop method to be helpful when solving these problems.
It would be fantastic to have a try of some division questions with your children to continue to build their confidence. Why not try out these and similar questions:
488 divided by 4 =
629 divided by 4 =

English:
We have planned our persuasive letter and are ready to independently write our letter next week. Can they convince a Greek citizen to fight for either the Spartans or the Athenians?

Science:
We've experimented with sound this week and helped Justin Bieber out with a tweet he made. He thinks that having a larger pinnae (ear) will mean that you can hear more clearly. We put this to the test. Why not ask your child about the results...

PE:
This term, Talland will be performing dance and playing tennis (perhaps not the Wimbledon weather you would hope for but good fun all the same).

That's all from Talland this week. We hope you have a brilliant weekend and can't wait to see you all on Monday.

Signing off from Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Miss. Colton.

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Spring 1 YEAR 4 week 1.docx

Spring 1 YEAR 5 WEEK 1.docx

Talland's Class Blog 13.12.24

TALLAND'S BLOG 13.12.24

What an incredible week! The Christmas performance was incredible and our trip to Eden today was fantastic. Talland class represented themselves and the school brilliantly and we all had so much fun! We might have a few budding ice skaters in our ranks now!

That's about all the talking I'm going to do... I think you would prefer a photo off load...

Like I said... it was an amazing day and we all had lots of fun!

We hope you have a great weekend!

Signing off from Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop, Miss. Colton and Mrs. Hodge.

Talland's Class Blog 6.12.24

TALLAND'S BLOG 6.12.24

An acting packed week (da dum...cha) in Talland this week as the children have been honing in on their performance skills. The Christmas Play is all starting to come together now!

Maths:
Year 4 have been multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100.
Year 5 have been multiplying a 4-digit number by a 2-digit number.

English:
We have been using persuasive techniques to help exaggerate our writing. Ask your child what a 'superlative adjective' is... can they remember?

Design and Technology:
Children have designed and built their chassis for their Greek toy (a chariot). I'm looking forward to seeing how these turn out. They could be a great Christmas gift for someone!

Science:
We've dived into the ear and explored the different parts and functions of it.

Well done to Heidi for being celebrated for her fantastic efforts this week and a huge thank you to everyone who has been helping their child to learn their lines. It's starting to sound great now!

Short and sweet this week... so that's all from us. We hope you have an amazing weekend.

Signing off from Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Miss. Colton.

P.S Year 5 will continue to learn their statutory words.

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Autumn 2 YEAR 4 week 11.docx

Talland's Class Blog 29.11.24

TALLAND'S BLOG 29.11.24

We hope you're all getting excited for the Polperro Lanterns Parade tomorrow... I know we are! The children have worked tremendously hard and created lots of fabulous lanterns! It was incredibly lovely to watch how the older children helped the younger children decorate them. Such an amazing bunch of personalities we have here at Polperro!

Maths:
Year 5 have been working their way through multiplying 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers. We've been learning how to organise the calculation and discussing why the place holder is important and necessary. Eg. 3 2 4
x 2 3

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Year 4 have been looking at factors and discovering which factor pairs make a product. EG... 3 x 4 = 12 (3 and 4 are our factor pairs and 12 is the product).

English:
Talland have been looking at the differences as similarities between the Athenians and the Spartans as they prepare to write their persuasive letter urging their people to fight in the great Peloponnesian War.

Science:
We had lots of fun experimenting with sound with the use of a drum, a beater and some corn... amongst other instruments. Talland now know that sound is created by vibration and sound does not travel in a straight line.

What Christmas Means To Me:
Talland and Chaipel have been getting to grips with our Christmas Production. I've enjoyed sitting in my directors chair and shouting CUT, whilst both classes have done a fine job at learning their lines... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK EVERYONE!

Well done to the year 5 Playground Leaders who have been organising and helping children with activities during Lunch times. Great job Archie and Thomas for bringing in some fantastic artefacts and homework, creating an abundance of curiosity amongst our class. And of course, congratulations to our superstar 99 clubbers for passing their 99 club this week: Flora, Arnie, Leo, Skye, Tabbi and Archie.

That's all from Talland this week. We hope you have a fantastic weekend and see you tomorrow for the Polperro Lantern Parade.

Signing off from Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Miss. Colton.

P.S Year 5 will continuing looking at last weeks spellings.

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Autumn 2 YEAR 4 week 10.docx

Talland's Class Blog 22.11.24

TALLAND'S CLASS BLOG 22.11.24

We hope everyone has had a lovely week this week - Talland certainly have!

Maths:
Both year groups have come to the end of their first unit of Multiplication and Division and are starting the next unit of Multiplication and Division next week.

English:
Talland class have put their handwriting to good use and have written up their top copies of their adventure stories... they're looking and sounding GREAT!

History:
We have looked at time lines and artefacts from Ancient Greece. We've spoken about BCE (Before Christ Era) and CE (Current Era). We then thought about what would archeologists find first on a dig: an item from the the BCE or the CE?

Art:
Talland used a range of mark making tools (different leads of pencil, oil pastels and charcoal) to draw, colour and shade a still life image. They look fantastic!

Well done to Everly for being noticed for being an amazing member of Talland class this week. Also, congratulations to Everly (again), Callum and Skye for passing their next stage of the 99 club.

That's all from Talland this week. We hope you have a brilliant weekend and can't wait to see you on Monday.

Signing off,

Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Miss. Colton.