Landaviddy 

In maths this week, we have been continuing our learning on fractions. We have been adding and subtracting fractions, as well as learning how to partition a whole into equal parts. We have been working hard to understand how fractions represent parts of a whole and how they can be combined or separated.

In English this week, we have been researching our inspirational person. We had a go at constructing our own interview questions to help us gather information for a biography. We also took part in role-play activities, where we interviewed each other, taking on the roles of both the interviewer and the interviewee. This helped us to think more deeply about our chosen person and how to present their life and achievements in an interesting way.

In PSHE this week, we have been focusing on friendships and how to resolve conflicts with our peers. We explored different scenarios and discussed how we might respond in each situation. Using our friendship charter, we worked together to find positive and respectful ways to solve problems. This helped us to think carefully about our actions, understand others' feelings, and make good choices when working and playing together.

In Geography this week, we have been learning about lines of latitude and how they help us understand locations around the world. We located Antarctica on the globe and discussed its position in relation to the Equator and other lines of latitude. We also practised using an atlas to find different countries, developing our map-reading skills and learning how to locate places more accurately. Everyone has been working hard to build their confidence in using geographical tools.

In computing this week, we have chosen a book that we are planning to create a video trailer for. We discussed and planned the key elements we need to include to make our trailers engaging and persuasive. We thought carefully about how to entice viewers and encourage them to want to read the book, including which scenes, characters, and moments to highlight. We are excited to begin creating our trailers next week!
A huge congratulations to Iylah and Brody for being awarded pupil of the week. Iylah, for always being on task, completing her work to the best of her ability and always willing to help others in the classroom including the teachers. Brody, for being able to manage distractions and immediately get back to work and focus on what he should be doing. Brody works hard in every lesson and really tries to complete all tasks and helps others on his table if they are stuck. 

Miss Bolton & Miss Colton

Landaviddy

We are excited to share the launch of our new enquiry question: Why do explorers explore? This engaging topic has already sparked curiosity and enthusiasm across the classroom.

To begin our learning journey, we spent time discussing what we already know about explorers and exploration. We also turned our attention to what we would like to find out. The class also showed great interest in learning about specific explorers, with many suggesting individuals they would like to research in more detail.

This enquiry is set to take us on an exciting learning adventure, where we will develop our research skills, deepen our understanding of the world, and discover the motivations behind some of history's most remarkable journeys. 

In maths this week, we have been continuing our learning on fractions. We began by refreshing our understanding of what we covered before the Easter holidays, helping us to build confidence and recall key knowledge. We then moved on to comparing and ordering fractions, thinking carefully about their values and how they relate to each other. The class worked hard to explain their reasoning and justify their answers using mathematical vocabulary. We have also been practicing counting in fractions on a number line. This has helped us to visualise fractions more clearly and understand how they fit between whole numbers.

 In PSHE this week, we explored the roles and responsibilities of different people in our homes. We thought about everyday tasks such as cleaning the car, cooking dinner and washing the dishes, and discussed who usually carries out these jobs. This led to an interesting conversation about different types of jobs and the stereotypes that can sometimes be attached to them. We considered whether certain roles are often linked to particular groups of people and questioned whether this is always fair or accurate. We had a thoughtful and respectful discussion about gender, sharing our ideas and listening carefully to one another's viewpoints. It was wonderful to see the children engaging so maturely with the topic and recognising that everyone can take on a wide range of roles and responsibilities, both at home and in the wider world.

In history this week, we have been exploring what makes a person significant. We discussed the different ways someone can be considered important, such as making a difference to people's lives, creating change, or being remembered over a long period of time. The children shared their own ideas and examples of significant individuals, thinking about what they achieved and why they are still talked about today. We also began to consider how significance can be viewed in different ways, depending on people's opinions and perspectives.

This has been a great introduction to our learning, and we are looking forward to exploring a range of significant individuals in more detail over the coming weeks.

A huge congratulations to Darragh and Esme for being awarded pupil of the week. Darragh, for your persistence in reading and attitude towards learning across the curriculum. Esme, again for your amazing progress in reading and joining in with class discussions. 

A big congratulations to Frankie for achieving your 99 club badge this week - a fantastic effort. Well done to everyone! 

Miss Bolton & Miss Colten

Landaviddy

This week in English, we have been exploring the key features of a non-chronological report in preparation for writing our own reports about volcanoes. We have read and discussed a range of example texts about three famous mountains and volcanoes: Ben Nevis, Kilimanjaro and Mount Etna. While examining these reports, the children identified important writing features such as our Year 3 spelling words, technical vocabulary, expanded noun phrases, the use of the present tense and clear subheadings. This has helped the class to understand how information can be organised and presented effectively in a non-chronological report, ready for when they begin writing their own informative pieces about volcanoes. 

This week in Maths, we have begun our new topic on fractions. The children have been developing their understanding of unit fractions by exploring the meaning of the denominator and how it shows the number of equal parts a whole is divided into. We have also been learning about the numerator and how it tells us how many parts are being counted. 

This week in Design and Technology, we have been creating our own volcano pictures using oil pastels. The children worked really hard on their artwork, carefully choosing colours and blending them to create dramatic volcano scenes. The pictures have turned out fantastically and the effort the children put into them really shows. Next, we will be adding a lever mechanism so that the pictures can erupt with lava, bringing our volcano designs to life. I cannot wait to see the finished creations!

This week in Science, we have been continuing our learning about pushes and pulls by exploring magnets. The children carried out an investigation to find out which materials are magnetic. Before beginning the investigation, they made predictions using their prior knowledge and discussed their ideas with their classmates. They then tested a range of different materials to see whether they were attracted to a magnet, helping them to develop their scientific enquiry and observation skills.

A huge congratulations to Tommy for being Miss Bolton's Person of the Week! Tommy consistently follows the class and school rules and is a polite and respectful member of our class. He works very well with others during group tasks and always shows a positive attitude towards his learning. Tommy, you are a pleasure to teach and your work reflects the effort and determination you put into your lessons. Well done!

Miss Colten chose Dexter this week as she was particularly impressed with his positive attitude towards his learning. He has worked really hard to stay on task and his effort is clearly reflected in the work he has produced. Keep it up, Dexter.

A big congratulations to Lowen for achieving their 99 club badge this week - a fantastic effort. Well done to everyone, we hope you have a lovely weekend!

Miss Bolton & Miss Colten

Landaviddy

Landividdy have been enjoying the welcome arrival of the sunshine, and the extra vitamin D has certainly been working wonders in the classroom!

In English, we have been building up to our grand finale writing piece. Along the way, we have been developing key skills such as using onomatopoeia, punctuating speech correctly with speech marks, and building tension to create excitement in our writing. Using the story Traction Man as inspiration, the children have been planning and creating their own imaginative narratives. They have invented new superheroes, villains, sidekicks, and exciting settings for their stories. We have been so impressed with their creativity and the effort they have put into making their writing engaging and action-packed. We can't wait to share their final pieces! 

In Maths, we have been completing our multiplication and division unit, building our confidence with more complex calculations. This has included dividing 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers and learning how to work with remainders. We have also been exploring scaling and thinking about how many different combinations we can create. One of our favourite activities was investigating how many ways we could make an ice cream using different flavours and toppings.

In PSHE this term, our class have been learning about the different emergency services and the important roles they play in keeping us safe. We explored who to contact in a range of situations and discussed why each service is needed. To help us understand this better, we worked with a variety of scenario cards. These included different emergencies, and in pairs we had to decide which service would be the most appropriate to help. We thought carefully about each situation and explained our reasoning to our partners. We all really enjoyed working together and feel much more confident about what to do if an emergency ever happens.

In Design and Technology, our class has been busy planning and designing a moving volcano picture. We have been learning how to use simple mechanisms to create movement in our work. We decided to use split pins to create a lever system, which will allow the lava to pop out from the volcano. We explored different ideas and practised how to join pieces together so they can move smoothly. We are looking forward to making our final pieces and watching our volcanoes erupt!

In Science, we have been exploring how friction affects movement. We learned that friction is a force that slows things down when they move across a surface. Working in small groups, we carried out an investigation to see how different surfaces create different amounts of friction. We built a ramp and released a toy car, then measured how far it travelled across a range of surfaces. We discovered that on smoother surfaces, the car travelled further because there was less friction. On rougher surfaces, the car didn't travel as far because there was more friction slowing it down. It was a fun and practical way to learn about forces, and we enjoyed working together to test our ideas and record our results.

A huge congratulations to Iylah for being Miss Bolton's Person of the Week! I was blown away by the determination, effort, and care you took to create your narrative based on Traction Man. You included all the key components that make a piece of writing exciting, including onomatopoeia, speech marks, descriptive language, and ellipsis. It is a fantastic piece of writing that you should be very proud of. Well done!

Miss Colton picked Frankie this week for how hard he is working in handwriting - fantastic!

Another well done to Finn, who was Mrs Lister's choice for Person of the Week! She has been really impressed with your determination in class last week. You also produced a fantastic piece of writing, showing how your imagination can create a marvellous read. Well done, Finn-keep it up!

This week in Year 3 has been full of fantastic learning and great enthusiasm!

In English, the children absolutely blew us away with their brilliant vocabulary choices while using onomatopoeia to create tension in exciting scenes from Traction Man. Their writing was full of wonderful sound words that really brought the action to life. Each piece was a delight to read and we were so impressed with the creativity and effort shown by everyone.

In Maths, we have been enhancing our multiplication skills to help us when multiplying and dividing a single-digit number by a two-digit number. The class has worked very hard and we are seeing some great progress, particularly with their growing confidence in their times table knowledge.

During PE, we have been enjoying cricket. The children have been practising their bowling, fielding and batting skills, and it has been lovely that the weather has been kind enough for us to play outside. There has been some excellent teamwork and great effort from everyone.

On Friday, we were lucky enough to have a special assembly with a visit from the RNLI lifeguards. The session was interactive and very interesting. The children impressed our visitors by showcasing their sea safety knowledge and asking some fantastic, thoughtful questions.

We all hope you have a restful and wonderful weekend.

Mrs Lister, Miss Bolton and Miss Colton

Landaviddy

Another great week in Landaviddy Class! We are now two weeks into our enquiry question "How Can the Force be With You?", and the children have continued to show lots of enthusiasm for their learning.

This week we also enjoyed the excitement of World Book Day. Although it is my first time celebrating it at this school, I was really impressed by the amount of thought and effort that went into many of the costumes. It was wonderful to see the children's creativity and their love of reading.

In English, we have been delving deeper into the adventures of Traction Man from the books by Mini Grey. The children created their own character descriptions, thinking carefully about Traction Man's personality and heroic qualities. We also introduced another story, Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey. The class enjoyed using role play to retell the story before creating story maps to help them remember the sequence of events. We have started to compare the two stories and will continue exploring their similarities and differences next week.

In Maths, we have been continuing to explore multiplication and division. The children have worked incredibly hard this week to apply their knowledge to more complex problem-solving questions, and it has been wonderful to see their confidence growing.

In PSHE, we explored how the amount of calories our bodies take in can affect us. We also looked closely at food labels, particularly focusing on how many grams of sugar are found in some common unhealthy snacks. The children were surprised to discover just how much sugar can be in everyday foods!

In Design and Technology, we have been learning about mechanisms, specifically levers, pulleys and gears. The children identified the differences between each one and discussed how they are used in the real world. We are very excited to begin designing and making our own lever mechanisms to create a pop-up volcano picture over the next couple of weeks.

In Geography, we have been learning about volcanoes and how they are formed. The class labelled the different parts of the Earth and described each of the layers, developing a better understanding of what happens beneath the surface of our planet.

A huge congratulations to Alfie for staying on task and trying hard in all of his lessons this week. It has been impressive to see how well he has managed distractions.

Another well done to Evie, who blew me away with the fantastic vocabulary she used in her Traction Man character description.

A big congratulations to Iylah and Brody for achieving their 99 Club badge this week - a fantastic effort! Well done to everyone for another brilliant week of learning. We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Miss Bolton & Miss Colton

It has been wonderful to join Landaviddy Class as their teacher. They have made me feel really welcome and I am looking forward to getting to know each and every one of them.

We have launched our new enquiry question: How Can the Force be With You?  The children are already excited to find out all about volcanoes in geography and forces in science.

In PSHE we have looked at how exercise affects our bodies and the children have set themselves a fitness challenge which we will look at over the half term.

In English, we are getting to know the Traction Man stories.  This week have enjoyed drama where the children acted out the story of Traction Man. 

In Maths, we have been looking at the 2, 4 and 8 times table, applying our knowledge of multiplication and division.

Congratulations to Sonny for being my first Person of the Week for being very welcoming and consistently being on task. And a big well done to April and Ella for achieving their 99 club badge this week.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Miss Bolton, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

Happy Half Term!

This week has zoomed by! On Monday, we hosted a whole school wellbeing morning, where all the children participated in a range of mindful activities, as part of Children's Mental Health Week. One of these activities included rock painting, which the children found very relaxing. On Tuesday, we participated in Safer Internet Day, which focused on making smart and safe choices around the use of AI technology.

We finally constructed our toy cars in DT! All of the children worked so hard on their designs and demonstrated excellent determination. See if you can spot yours below! As a result of hard work, all the children independently made a moving car with axles and wheels. Well done Landaviddy! We of course had to spend some time racing with our finished products, which was lots of fun. 

In English, we have enjoyed learning the story The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge and developing our skills as writers, thinking carefully about our choices of vocabulary. We constructed character descriptions of the Lonely Beast which we will use for a missing poster. In Maths, we have been looking at the 4 times table, applying our knowledge of multiplication and division. 

Congratulations to Iylah for being noticed by Mr Langley as a Person of the Week. And a big well done to Lowen for achieving his 99 club badge this week. 

We hope you have a restful half term and we look forward to welcoming you back in school on Monday 23rd February 2026. 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

This week, we have focused on completing our Moroccan Lemonade recipes in English. The children have worked so hard, shown by the fantastic work they've produced. Well done Landaviddy!

During Wider Curriculum lessons, we have been exploring historic maps in Geography, to determine how Polperro has changed overtime. In Science, we designed a suitable covering to protect an egg from falling from height. We hope to test these next week. In DT, we created advertisement posters for our toy cars, which we will make next week! We've also been enjoying RE lessons with Mrs Lister, exploring parables and discussing what Christians believe God is like. 

In Maths, we have continued working through multiplication and division, exploring the 3 times table, and multiplying and dividing by 4. 

Congratulations to Esme and Darragh for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week. And a big well done to Ella, Esme, Amelia and Brody for achieving their 99 club badges this week. 

Polite Reminder: Please make sure you bring in your recycled material, ready to make your toy car, by Monday 9th February. 

We hope you have a great weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday for our final week of Spring Term 1!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton