Class Blog for Talland

TALLAND'S BLOG 23.1.26

Well there goes week 3 of Spring Term 1? Another high energy week that's been full of learning and playing with electrics (safely of course).

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 5 have been multiplying 4-digit numbers by 2- digit numbers. Next week we will be solving word problems and looking at short division. They have also completed their unit on SHAPE.

Year 4 have been looking at factors and have been making shapes.

English:
We have continued to work on instructions. We've been learning how to develop a method which is in chronological order and has an abundance of description to help the reader.

Geography:
Talland learned about different grid references, investigated how to use them and had to locate different places on a map.

RE:
We looked at the story of Noah and the Arc in more depth and thought about what on our planet is good and what is bad. Are there things we can do to help our planet?

ART:
This week, we looked at how we can use tone and texture through shading. How to hold the pencil differently to give different effects and where light and shadowing would appear on a 3D object.

SCIENCE:
We have been exploring electricity and how to make a circuit. Talland had to make a light bulb, a buzzer and a motor turn on.

CONGRATULATIONS to Kayla, Renley and Max this week for passing their next round in 99 club and well done to Arnie for being noticed for showing our school values. He's shown real maturity of late and his work ethic is fantastic!

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a fantastic weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

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YEAR 4 SPELLINGS WEEK 16.docx

YEAR 5 SPELLINGS WEEK 15.docx

TALLAND'S BLOG 16.1.26

Is that week 2 of this first Spring term complete already? This term is going to fly by at this rate! It's been a great week full of learning, sport, art and wet plays!

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 5 have have moved on to their second unit of MULTIPLICATION and DIVISION where we have begun multiplying 4-digit numbers by 1- digit numbers. Next week we will be multiplying by a 2-digit number. They have also been identify 3D shapes. Why not ask them about faces, vertices and edges...
Year 4 have been multiplying and dividing by 7, 1 and 0. They have also begun solving problems involving the area of a shape.

English:
We have begun working on instructions where Talland have looked at what is needed to write a successful set of instructions. We've played with different ways to write an engaging introduction and looked at how to use bossy verbs to help our audience understand what they need to do.

Geography:
Talland explored the cities of the United Kingdom and had to find them in an Atlas which was a lot of fun .

RE:
We looked at the story of Noah and the Arc and what promise (covenant) was made by God to Noah.

PE:
With Mrs. Hillman, Talland put their country boots on and danced away to country music. In PE, we put the tennis rackets away and used our arms and hands instead. WE got some pretty good rallies going!

ART:
We've had a great time experimenting with oil pastels, chalk, charcoal and different pencil leads to create some realistic looking drawings where, tone, texture and light have been our focus.

CONGRATULATIONS to Renley, Max and Reuben this week for passing their next round in 99 club and well done to Amber and Taran for being noticed for showing our school values. So polite, hard working and kind!

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a fantastic weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

TALLAND'S BLOG 9.1.26

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! We hope you had a magical Christmas and had a fantastic welcome to the New Year! It's great seeing everybody and hearing about some lovely Christmas stories. Really excitingly, it's also brilliant to welcome our new children: Renley, Taran and Max. They're a great addition to our class and we can't wait to become part of their story.

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 5 have been solving problems involving CUBED numbers and multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000.
Year 4 have been multiplying by the 7 and 9 times tables... why not quiz your child on those times tables...

English:
Talland have written their Myth/Legend story up in best this week and have illustrated their Hero/Heroin's and Villain's. I'm so impressed with their stories; they're so creative!

PSHE:
This term we're focusing on hopes and dreams so Talland have been thinking about what their hopes and dreams might be for the future and whether or not having money would help them accomplish their dream.

PE:
Dance is on a Tuesday with Mrs. Hillman and Tennis is on a Wednesday with Mr. Langley.
Talland have had lots of fun dancing with Mrs. Hillman and I've been playing tennis with them. We learnt about the forehand and how accurate we can be when striking the ball.

SCIENCE:
Our enquiry question is: ' Who's got the Power?' this term so we are investigating electricity. Today we were thinking about which appliances would require power from electricity and whether they were powered by batteries, mains or both. Question: If you could only have five appliances in your house, what would they be?

CONGRATULATIONS to Riley, Taran and Max for settling in so well this week. We celebrated them in assembly for bringing such great energy, curiosity and kindness to the class. The rest of Talland have been so warm and welcoming - it's been lovely to witness.

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a great weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

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YEAR 5 SPELLINGS WEEK 13.docx

YEAR 4 SPELLINGS WEEK 14.docx

TALLAND'S BLOG 19.12.25

And here it is - Talland's last blog for 2025! It's been a magical week kickstarting it with Talland and Chaipel's Christmas Production... WOW! What an incredible job they did! Thank you so much for helping them learn their lines and look the part! We've also had the Christmas fayre, Christmas Jumper Day, Christmas dinner and finished off with a festive movie today - it really has been wonderful!

CONGRATULATIONS to Harley, Amelia and Benjamin this week for passing their next round in 99 club. WELL DONE to George for being noticed for an outstanding performance in the our Christmas show and fantastic work from Amber for being noticed for her brilliant learning behaviours, kind personality and for being a great member of Talland class.

That's all from us in Talland this YEAR. We wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. We can't wait to see you all in 2026!

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

TALAND'S BLOG 12.12.25

TALLAND'S BLOG 12.12.25

WOWZERS.. This term is flying by! I can't believe we only have one week to go until we can jingle off on to our Christmas Holidays! I also can't believe it's Chaipel and Talland's Christmas Production THIS MONDAY! We did our first dress rehearsal in front of a live audience today and I think it's fair to say - the children smashed it! The children of Polperro were truly captivated!

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 4 and 5 have both been looking at ways to solve problems involving multiplication and division. They were also lucky enough to show off their mathematical skills in a little Maths quiz!

English:
Talland have begun planning to write their own Legend story. They have thought of their setting, hero/heroine, villain/villainess and have decided which writing techniques they are going to focus on in each paragraph.

History:
We looked at how Britain changed after the Vikings arrived. How they conquered many parts of Britain, even beating King Alfred in Wessex. The Danelaw arrived and many were baptised, converting to Christianity as part of a bribe from King Alfred. How long will peace last?

Computing:
Children worked collaboratively to create a webpage for a book review. They reviewed their favourite books, authors, summarised these stories and gave them a rating out of 5.

RE:
Linking to History, Talland looked at why Christians choose to get Baptised, what process they go through and what are the vital pieces of traditional equipment required to carry out the ceremony.

CONGRATULATIONS to Reuben and Emma this week for passing their next round in 99 club. Also, WELL DONE to Emma this week for being noticed for her consistent and excellent attitude towards learning and her kind manner.

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a great weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

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YEAR 5 SPELLINGS WEEK 12.docx

YEAR 4 SPELLINGS WEEK 13.docx

TALLAND'S BLOG 5.12.25

Here's a couple of nice family portraits that you might come across in the show...

TALLAND'S BLOG 5.12.25

It's been a great week in Talland.. Talland and Chaipel's Christmas production is beginning to really look impressive now - the children are putting lots of effort in! The festive lights have gone up and our count down Christmas Tree, pick a ball- ball, Advent has begun.

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 5 have completed their decimal unit and have moved onto Multiplication and Division. Why not ask your child about multiples and factors...
Year 4 have also begun Multiplication and Division and have been learning multiples of 3 and 6. Why not quiz your child on the 3 and 6 times tables...

English:
Talland have delved into the legend of Beowulf and have been writing some fantastic setting descriptions and analysing the characters. Today, we took on the view point of the terrifying beast, Grendel, and wrote a description as though we were him.

D&T:
We researched what an Anglo-Saxon Village and shelter would have looked like and consisted of, ready to think about what will be required for the shelter that they build.

RE:
Talland looked at how Christians believe that God is made of of three entities: The Son, the Father and The Holy Spirit. We realised that this forms the term 'The Holy Trinity'.

CONGRATULATIONS to Nevaeh this week for being noticed for showing our school values through kindness, hard work and determination..

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a great weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

TALLAND'S BLOG 28.11.25

What an action packed week it's been in Talland.. Black History Month Assembly, Play Practice and a whole lot of Viking based acting!

Talland and Chaipel have continued to combine forces whilst learning lines and songs for our upcoming Christmas production - It's beginning to take shape!

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 5 have been multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000. They have also been measuring angles and lengths on regular and irregular polygons. If you have a protractor at home, the children would hugely benefit from a bit of extra practice.
Year 4 have been identifying tenths and hundredths. They have also solved problems involving area.

English: Talland did a tremendous job at presenting facts and reading inspirational poems about Ade Adepitan to the school during our Black History Month Assembly. We've also got into the nitty gritty of Beowulf and the children have begun writing some fantastic atmospheric sentences with the use of figurative language.

History: We looked at the famous pillage of Lindisfarne, reenacting the journey of the Vikings on their Long Boats/Dragon Ships and the slaughter of the monks... Talland thoroughly enjoyed it!

CONGRATULATIONS to Isabelle for being noticed this week for showing our school values and working well independently... she even wanted to continue writing in her break time... WOW!

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a great weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

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YEAR 4 SPELLINGS WEEK 12.docx

TALLAND'S BLOG 21.11.25

What a wonderful week it's been in Talland.. we have had a slight sprinkle of snow! Talland and Chaipel have been combining forces whilst learning lines and songs for our upcoming Christmas production - the children are very excited!

Here's a breakdown of our week:
Maths:
Year 5 have been continuing to add and subtract decimals with different amounts of tenths and hundredths. They have also solved problems involving angles and lengths.
Year 4 have been dividing by 10 and they have now completed their first SHAPE unit.

English: Talland have completed their fabulous poems about Ade Adepitan and have now started looking at Myths and legends: Beowulf is our inspiration and we've jumped in by using some fun acting games to help us remember the story.

History: Talland have explored the life of an Anglo - Saxon, where they would have lived, social classes and how they entertained themselves.

PE: Talland have had lots of fun playing Netball with Mrs. Hillman and we've played some exciting games in dodgeball, discussing what we can do to be effective throwers and dodgers.

CONGRATULATIONS to Callum this week for passing his next round in 99 club and WELL DONE to Amelia and Lowen for being noticed for showing our school values this week.

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a great weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

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YEAR 4 SPELLINGS WEEK 11.docx

YEAR 5 SPELLINGS WEEK 11.docx

YEAR 5 and 6 SPELLING LIST.pdf

TALLAN'S BLOG 14.11.25

TALLAND'S BLOG 14.11.25

It's been a fun, busy and action packed week in Talland! We've had auditions, scripts have been handed out and we've had art of plenty!

Here's a break down of our week:

Maths:
Year 5 have moved onto decimals, where they are continuing to add and subtract. They're now investigating how that works whilst decimals are involved. They have also been calculating angles from a straight line.
Year 4 have also moved onto decimals. They have begun to recognise how decimals are linked to fractions. They have also explored different lines of symmetry.

English:
Talland have been looking at a range of poetry features and they've used these features to plan a poem for Ade Adepitan (a famous Para Olympian basketball player and TV personality). They wrote their poems independently today and they are sounding brilliant!

Art:
Talland have been using a range of crafting tools to calve their chosen animal/minibeast into soap - this was a tricky and long process. It took a tremendous amount of concentration and determination - we had some achy hands by the end. We also created animals out of wire - this was really fiddly. And, finally, today we began looking at how to created bubble writing and then cut them out... the final product will be shared on next weeks blog!

History:
We have begun looking at the end of the Roman Empire, the rise of the Anglo Saxons and the crossing of those vicious Vikings. It's really interesting - I don't know about you - but I love History!

PE:
With Mrs. Hillman, the children have been practicing passing skills within netball. With me, we have jumped into dodgeball. Children were learning how to pass and aim with accuracy... DODGE, DUCK, DIP, DIVE and DODGE!

CONGRATULATIONS to Zach this week for being noticed for his outstanding persistence with his handwriting!

That's all from us in Talland. We hope you have a brilliant weekend!

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

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YEAR 4 SPELLINGS WEEK 10.docx

YEAR 5 SPELLINGS WEEK 10.docx

Talland's Blog 17.10.25

TALLAND'S BLOG 17.10.25

Happy weekend everyone! Photo dump incoming...

Please don't forget to send your child in to school this Monday wearing clothes suitable for the woods (they probably will get mucky).

A huge well done to Flora this week for being chosen as our person of the week for her fabulous biome she created at home and brought in to share with the class... I loved the moss, the soil, the plants and the little Lego character!

We are organising a girls' football club for years 3, 4, 5 and 6 run by a football organisation. Please make sure you sign your child up as soon as possible if they are interested because if we don't have enough people, unfortunately the club will not run.

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

Signing off Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.