Mr Allen's Class
Adults In Mr Allen's Class Are
Miss Senior, Mr Allen & Miss Bailey
Children in need in Mr Allen's class
This term our class question is: How dark were the Dark ages?
In topic we are looking at the Anglo-Saxons in great detail, below is a class display and also some of the work the children have done. I have included a link to Anglo Saxons runes (alphabet) so you can try and work out who’s shield is who’s?
Literacy
Spellings for the week starting 23rd November 2020
Yellow group Blue group
well write
pull written
full wrote
wall wrong
buzz wrap
Orange group Red group
inactive ambitious
incorrect cautious
inaccurate fictitious
insecure infectious
indefinite nutritious
In Literacy we have looked at Calligrams and made our own to describe the Anglo-Saxon journey over the sea. You can see all our amazing Calligrams below.
We have begun to look at and write our own Kenning poems. We are enjoying describing animals using nouns and verbs.
Maths
In maths we are looking at the different properties of 2D shapes. We are good at identifying shapes by their properties and have looked at symmetry within shapes. As well as practicing our times tables regularly we have been using column subtractions to solve problems.
Science
In science we are learning about light sources. We have used experiments to find out which colours show up in the dark and we are researching and sorting light sources to show our understanding.
R.E.
We have looked at the beliefs of Christians this term. We have researched the places Christians believe to be important, such as Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem. We looked at the ten commandments and what they mean to Christians.
I.C.T.
This term we are going to be looking at how to stay safe on the internet. We will find out about how much information we should share online and what to do if we feel unsafe.
Fortuna Story Time
A weekly story read by a familiar face:
https://fortuna-school.primarysite.media/playlist/fortuna-story-time
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