Tuesday's Learning 

Please find below, Tuesday's learning grid and resources. The learning grid will identify which sessions will be live and what resources you need to have ready.

Our first live session will be 9:30-10:30 for Maths. Year 2 will begin to interpret pictograms with a scale of 2, 5 and 10. There is a Year 2 Starter for today's session (attached below). Year 3 will be looking at how we can find and interpret information from tables. Then we will have a break. I have set a spellings task for you to complete between 10:45-11:00.

Our second live session will be 11:00-12:00 for English. Today we will finish off our plans and begin writing our drafts of our explanation texts. I have attached my modelled version, which you may find useful if you haven't finished off your plan. If you have any queries, please email me at: agibbings@polperroprimary.co.uk

In the afternoon, we have a Live Music session with Mrs Butlin at 1:15 - 1:45. Penhallow class will also be joining us, which is very exciting! The song lyrics are attached below. I have then set you a PE lesson to complete. Further details can be found on the learning grid. You will also have some time to finish off you decorated item for World Book Day. Please also measure your height for this week and fill in the measurement on the worksheet provided last week (this attached below if you need it). 

Please find below a list of work I would like you to bring when we return to school next week. Don’t worry if you can’t find a particular piece, just make sure you bring in something else for that subject.

English
• Adventure story inspired by The Tunnel including planning and final copy.
• Setting Description using 2A Sentences (22.01.21)
• Newspaper Report including planning and final copy.
• Plant Explanation Text including planning and final copy (we will finish these by the end of the week).

Maths
• A Piece of work showing arrays (Yr2) or column method (Yr3) for multiplication.
• A Piece of work showing sharing and grouping (Yr2) or remainders (Yr3) for division.
• Multiplication and Division Assessment (12.02.21)
• Any work on tally charts and pictograms so far.

Enquiry
• Starry Night inspired artwork
• Patterns of shadows experiment
• Any research on Light and Dark
• Plus all of your work for our current enquiry ‘Can you always see things grow?’.

You can also bring in your favourite piece of work that you are proud of and would like to share with the class. However, please make sure this is in paper form.

I look forward to seeing you all in the morning. 

Miss Gibbings 

Monday's Learning

Thank you for a great week of learning Landaviddy. I have been so impressed with all your hard work. 

Gentle Reminder: If you haven't done so already, please email me photos of your Maths, English and Enquiry work from Friday. 

Congratulations Freddie for being Landaviddy's Writer of the Week!

Please find below, Monday's learning grid and resources. The learning grid will identify which sessions will be live and what resources you need to have ready.

Our first live session will be 9:30-10:30 for Maths. Year 2 will be looking at pictograms with scales of 2, 5 and 10. Year 3 will be consolidating their understanding of pictograms. Then we will have a break. I have set a spellings task for you to complete between 10:45-11:00.

Our second live session will be 11:00-12:00 for English. Today we will continue completing our plan for our own explanation texts on 'How do flowering plants grow?'. If you have any queries, please email me at: agibbings@polperroprimary.co.uk

In the afternoon, we will be continuing our enquiry for this half term 'Can you always see things grow?' in Science, by looking at the different conditions plants need in order to grow and be strong and healthy. What do they need to survive? What conditions do plants need to grow?

On Thursday 4th March we will be celebrating World Book Day. In preparation for this, I would like you to decorate an object you have at home, inspired by a book of your choice. Examples of objects you could decorate could be: a paper plate, potato, pebble, wooden spoon, shoe box, lolly stick, paper lantern, pillowcase, t-shirt, poster and many more. Further details can be found on the learning grid.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and enjoy the sunshine!

Miss Gibbings

Friday's Learning

Well done for another fantastic day of learning Landaviddy! We learnt a lot about the life cycle of flowering plants. 

Please find below, Friday's learning grid and resources. The learning grid will identify which sessions will be live and what resources you need to have ready.

Our first live session will be 9:30-10:30 for Maths. Today, we will be applying our understanding of tally charts to create pictograms, based on our own investigations.Then we will have a break. I have set a spellings task for you to complete between 10:45-11:00.

Our second live session will be 11:00-12:00 for English. Today we will  be sequencing the life cycle of a flowering plant to help us plan an explanation text. There are a number of resources available which you can use to help you, when writing your plan. All of these are uploaded onto the English Teams Channel under 'files'. If you have any queries, please email me at: agibbings@polperroprimary.co.uk

In the afternoon, we will be continuing our enquiry 'Can you always see things grow?' in DT and Art, by designing and creating our own 3D plant models using recyclable materials. What materials could you use to create your model? How will you create each part of your plant? 

Please email photos of your Maths, English and Enquiry work from today's learning for marking and feedback.

Miss Gibbings

Thursday's Learning

Thank you for a great morning of learning Landaviddy. I wonder whether you have been able to label the parts of a plant and explore their functions? 

Please find below, Thursday's learning grid and resources. The learning grid will identify which sessions will be live and what resources you need to have ready.

Our first live session will be 9:30-10:30 for Maths. Today we will be looking at interpreting information from pictograms. Then we will have a break. I have set a spellings task for you to complete between 10:45-11:00.

Our second live session will be 11:00-12:00 for Science. Today we will be learning about the life cycle of flowering plants. We can then use this knowledge to help us plan and write our own explanation texts. If you have any queries, please email me at: agibbings@polperroprimary.co.uk

In the afternoon, we have a live Music session at 1:00-1:30 with Mrs Butlin on Teams. I have attached the song lyrics sheets for you below. Invites for the session have been sent out on Teams. 

I have then set you some English work to complete, where we will look at subordinating conjunctions and how we can incorporate these within our writing. Further details can be found on the learning grid. 

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning!

Miss Gibbings

Wednesday's Learning 

Well done for a great first day back Landaviddy! You have all worked so hard today. Thank you for sending through your questions for our enquiry 'Can we always see things grow?'. If you haven't done so already, please email me a photo of your questions. This will help to shape our enquiry for this half term. 

Please find below, Wednesday's learning grid and resources. The learning grid will identify which sessions will be live and what resources you need to have ready.

Our first live session will be 9:30-10:30 for Maths. Today we will be looking at pictograms. Then we will have a break. I have set a spellings task for you to complete between 10:45-11:00. Our second live session will be 11:00-12:00 for English. Today we will be creating our own glossary using key vocabulary. If you have any queries, please email me at: agibbings@polperroprimary.co.uk

In the afternoon, we will be continuing our enquiry for this half term 'Can you always see things grow?', by identifying the parts and functions of plants. What do you know already? Can you use technical language to identify the parts of plants? Can you describe what each part is used for? 

I look forward to seeing you all in the morning. 

Miss Gibbings

Tuesday's Learning

Welcome back Landaviddy! I hope you all had a lovely half term break. 

Please find below, Tuesday's learning grid and resources. The learning grid will identify which sessions will be live and what resources you need to have ready.

Our first live session will be 9:30-10:30 for Maths. Today we will be starting a new block on Statistics, looking at making tally charts. Then we will have a break. I have set a spellings task for you to complete between 10:45-11:00.

Our second live session will be 11:00-12:00 for English. Today we will be identifying features of explanation texts. If you have any queries, please email me at: agibbings@polperroprimary.co.uk

In the afternoon, we will be launching our new enquiry for this half term 'Can you always see things grow?'. There is a video and a PowerPoint to get you thinking about our enquiry. Please email me your mind map of questions for this session. We will also be measuring our height each week this half term, to see how much we grow! There is a template for you to use below. I have then set you a PE video lesson to complete. Further details can be found on the learning grid. 

Reading: Please continue to read everyday. The links for Collins Big Cat Books and Get Epic can be found on the previous blog posts. 

Of course, should you have any questions please do contact me via email during school hours.

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Miss Gibbings

What an amazing half term it has been! We have learnt so much and you have all adapted so well to home learning. I know it can be tricky at times, but you have all kept going and achieved a great deal! I am so proud of all of you. 

Congratulations to Wyatt for being our Virtual Learner of the Week and Ashton for being our Mathematician of the Week.

A massive Thank You to all the parents/carers who have been supporting the children at home with their learning!

I hope you all have a good rest and I am looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday 23rd February 2021!

Miss Gibbings

Friday's Learning

Happy Half Term! Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to your home learning. You have all been superstars! It has been lovely to see all your smiling faces each day. 

Please find below, Friday's learning grid and resources. The learning grid will identify which sessions will be live and what resources you need to have ready.

Our first live session will be 9:30-10:30 for Maths. We will all be assessing the multiplication and division learning we have focussed on this half term. Then we will have a break. I have set a spellings task for you to complete between 10:45-11:00.

We have a whole school assembly at 11:00 via Teams. Invites have already been sent out. Afterwards, we will join back together on Teams for English. If you haven't completed your newspaper report, you will be able to finish this off today. Further details can be found on the learning grid. Please email me a photo of your finished report.

There is an 'End of the Half Term Reflection' sheet attached below. This will give you a chance to provide us with some feedback your experience of home learning this half term. We will complete these tomorrow during our English session. Once you have completed this, please send it on to me. If you have any queries, please email me at: agibbings@polperroprimary.co.uk

In the afternoon, we will be having a go at experimenting to create our own paint using coffee and water. We will then use this for our own pieces of artwork. How can you create different shades within your artwork? Can you create shadow and depth to your painting? 

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Miss Gibbings

Thursday's Learning

Well done Landaviddy! You have been working so hard!

Polite Reminder: If you haven't done so already, please send me a photo of your completed Maths and Enquiry work from today (Wednesday).

Please find below, Thursday's learning grid and resources. The learning grid will identify which sessions will be live and what resources you need to have ready.

Today, our first live session will be Guided Reading at 9:00 - 9:20. We will be using our VIPERS skills to answer questions based on a video. Then we will have an active 10 minute break.

Our second live session will be 9:30-10:30 for Maths. Year 2 will be counting forwards and backwards in 10's to solve calculations. Year 3 will be using multipliers for scaling numbers. Then we will have a break. I have set a spellings task for you to complete between 10:45-11:00.

Our third live session will be 11:00-12:00 for English. Today we will be producing our final copies of our newspaper reports. You will have the option of typing or writing up your work. Please email me a photo of your English work today. If you have any queries, please email me at: agibbings@polperroprimary.co.uk

In the afternoon, we have a live Music session with Mrs Butlin at 1:00-1:30. The song lyric sheets for the three songs we will be singing are attached below.

I have then set you an Online Safety activity, where you can apply the advice we covered on Safer Internet Day! What can you do to make sure the information you find online is reliable? Details of the task can be found on the learning grid.

Reading: Please continue to read everyday. The links for Collins Big Cat Books and Get Epic can be found on the previous blog post. We have achieved our 50 book badge on Get Epic, which is fantastic!

Of course, should you have any questions please do contact me via email during school hours.

Miss Gibbings

Wednesday's Learning 

Thank you all for taking part in our Safer Internet Day session today. I hope you have all learnt some great ways to check whether the information we come across online is reliable. 

Please find below, Wednesday's learning grid and resources. The learning grid will identify which sessions will be live and what resources you need to have ready. I have set a guided reading task for you to complete before our first live session. Further details can be found on the learning grid.

Our first live session will be 9:30-10:30 for Maths. Year 2 will be demonstrating your understanding of the 5 times table. Year 3 will be solving related calculations. Please email me a photo of your Maths work today. Then we will have a break. I have set a spellings task for you to complete between 10:45-11:00. Our second live session will be 11:00-12:00 for English. Today we will collecting quotes for our reports and writing a concluding paragraph. If you have any queries, please email me at: agibbings@polperroprimary.co.uk

In the afternoon, we will be concluding our enquiry 'What is light?' by making our own information leaflets or PowerPoints, showing all the learning you have completed this half term. How can you define darkness? How are shadows formed? How does light travel? Please email me a photo of your Enquiry work today.

Reading: Please continue to read everyday. The links for Collins Big Cat Books and Get Epic can be found on the previous blog post.

Remember to keep accessing Mathletics and TT Rockstars everyday.

On Thursday, we will be having a live Music session with Mrs Butlin. This is a great opportunity for us to join a live session with Talland and Chaipel too! I have attached the song lyrics sheets below for the three songs we will be singing during the session. An invite has been sent out via Teams for the session. 

Of course, should you have any questions please do contact me via email during school hours.

Miss Gibbings