Monday 27th January
English
LC: to create an effective and engaging narrative using adverbials, dialogue and showing the character's thoughts and feelings.
Use your plan to write your independent narrative about Alice's next adventure.
Reading
Monday 27th January 2025
LC: Know how suffixes change the meaning of words.
What is a prefix?
What prefixes can you remember? How do they change the meaning of words
Have you heard the term 'suffix'? What do you already know? 
A suffix is a letter or group of letters, for example '-ly' or '- ness', which is added to the end of a word in order to form a different word.
This new word often belongs to a different word class. For example, the suffix '-ly' is added to 'quick'' (adjective) to form 'quickly' (adverb).
The suffix 'ness' can be used to turn the word 'sad' (adjective) into 'sadness' (noun).
Focus suffixes
ant, ance, ancy ent, ence, ency
Words with the suffixes 'ent' or 'ant' are usually adjectives, but can be nouns if the suffix is 'ant'.
Words the suffixes 'ence' or 'ency', 'ance' or 'ancy' are nouns.
When we know the meaning of the root word and the suffix, we can quickly determine the meaning of words we read. For example:
hesitate - to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it.
hesitant: If you are hesitant about doing something, you do not do it quickly or immediately, usually because you are uncertain, embarrassed, or worried.
hesitance, hesitancy: The failure to do something immediately or quickly because you are uncertain, embarrassed, or worried.
Task
Find the meaning of the word depend.
Now work out the meaning of the underlined word in each of these sentences:
He earned enough to support all of his dependants.
The young gorillas are completely dependent on their mothers.
Children's dependence on electronic devices can affect their mental wellbeing.
Spelling
Monday 27nd. January 2025
LC: Spell words with silent letters.
Recall
Can you remember in which words there is a silent 'b'?
What letter does it usually come after?
What letter does it usually come before?
Very quickly, write all of the words you can remember on your whiteboard.
Today's learning:
Silent k and silent g are found before n
What other words do you know with a silent k or g?
Write the words in your spelling journal.
Ask your friend to read you some words and have a go at writing them.
Did you remember which silent letter to include?
