Wednesday 7th January
RIC
R: Do bees work well in a team?
I: Why does the Queen Bee use the word nonsense?
C: Why do you think Anansi has trapped the bees in a barrel?
Wednesday 7th January 2026
LC: To use active reading strategies -to find answers.
- Comprehension – Demonstrating what you understand from reading the text.
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Grammar
Imitate: Fronted adverbials for when.
My turn:
Until the Romans arrived in Britain, .
After the Romans arrived in Britain, .
Your turn:
Add an appropriate second clause.
Before the Romans came, .
After burning down Colchester, .
When Boudicca and the Britons were defeated, .
While the Romans were present in Britain, .
LC: To navigate texts to locate and retrieve information.
In our English Unit this half term, we are extending our knowledge of how to read and write Non-Chronological Reports.
Today we will be doing some close reading to extract details and understand the texts thoroughly by reading slowly and re-reading unclear parts.
What is the text below about? How do we know?
Now let's do the close reading
Health and medicine:
What have we found out about Health and medicine from our close reading?
Your turn:
Using close reading find facts about different aspects of Roman life and write them on post it notes with headings.
eng193 talk three romans resource book print prior to session.pdf
Adapted
Shared read these texts with your teacher. Draw some pictures to show what you have learned about Ancient Roman life.
07.01.26
LC: To be able to solve word problems involving multiplication and division.
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07.06.26
LC: adding with counting on.
07.01.26
Review
Practise these words using one (or more) of our Sticky Spelling Strategies until you are able to spell them. The words are Spelling Frame - go onto the practise or test to make sure you know them.
knowledge
material
medicine
mention
natural
opposite
ordinary
particular
peculiar
position
Learning
Focus: Use the first three letters of a word to check its spelling and meaning in a dictionary.
Can you remember how to use a dictionary?
My turn:
Watch me find the word medicine in the dictionary by using the first three letters.
Listen to the definition. What is the word class and what example sentences are provided?
Now listen to my example sentences because I now know the meaning of the word.
Your turn:
Follow the same sequence with the word
mention
What is the importance of the first, second and third letter in helping locate a word in the dictionary?
Practise
Fastest Finger First
Who can be the first to find the definition of the words I say?
Now use the Sticky Word Strategy 
to practise spelling the words.
Wednesday 7th January 2026
LC- To know who the Anglo-Saxons were and where they came from.
Towards the end of the Roman time in Britain, our land was attacked by different tribes from Europe. The Romans fought them off but when the Romans left Britain (410AD), the Britons were left to protect themselves and, to be honest, they weren't very good at it. They had become used to living under Roman rule and protection.
The following map shows where the invaders came from. The Scots came from Ireland and took over land in the north. That became know as Scotland. The Jutes, Angles and Saxons came from what is now Denmark and also Germany. Other groups tried to invade too.
The map below shows where in Britain the different groups settled.
Most of the land in England was taken over by the Angles and the Saxons. They became known as the Anglo Saxons and we will be learning about the impact this group of people had on Britain.
Your task
On a blank map of Britain, show where the different invaders settled and label with who they were.
Adapted
Draw coloured dots to show where different grouops of invaders settled in Britain.
