In reading, we started our new text Skellig, by David Almond, which we are all loving. The story is about Michael, who moves to a new house and this coincides with his baby sister’s illness, Michael’s world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, exploring a ramshackle garage with new-found friend Mina, he finds something magical. A strange creature – part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael’s help if he is to survive. We defined some key vocabulary and identified their word class. Ask me what lurched, gloom, sagging and clogging mean. We practised putting these words into sentences to maintain their meaning.
