January regularly produces frost, ice and snow and is the chilliest month of the year in Britain.
January was established as the first month of the year by the Roman Calendar. It was named after the god Janus (Latin word for door). Janus has two faces which allowed him to look both backwards into the old year and forwards into the new one at the same time. He was the 'spirit of the opening'.
In the very earliest Roman calendars there were no months of January or February at all. The ancient Roman calendar had only ten months and the new year started the year on 1 March. To the Romans, ten was a very important number. Even when January (or Januarius as the Romans called it) was added, the New Year continued to start in March. It remained so in England and her colonies until about 200 years ago.
The Anglo-Saxons called the first month Wolf monath because wolves came into the villages in winter in search of food.
We have a child in our clss come and look we have plants as well from ellie in 2cj
ReplyDeletecool miss langwig from our clss
ReplyDeleteWe have some January news. 2CJ has a new class member. He is very well behaved and polite BUT we can't find him a chair!! The problem is he is over 2m tall. Sadly he doesn't say very much but he listens well.Maybe you would like to visit him? He doesn't have a school uniform because Mrs Barry hasn't got any clothes that will fit him.
ReplyDeleteWe also have some "new on the market" flowers. They are unique!! Each has it's own seed packet, favourably priced. However, what would these seeds need in order to grow?
Thank you for reading and we look forward to your visit.
From 2CJ
we have made flowers and a new member
ReplyDeleteI am seeing stacey on sunday.
ReplyDeleteOur giant is over two m tall.
ReplyDeleteWe designed some flowers of are own.
Im going to See Stacey today.
ReplyDeleteWE HAVE BEEN MACKING FLOWERS AND WEVE GOT A NEW GIANT IN ARE CLASS AND HE STANDS UP ALOTE AND HE IS 2 METRES TALL AND EVRYONE HAS TRIED VERRY VERRY HARD.
ReplyDeleteHELLO MISS LANGWIJ WE HAVE BIT A GINT WOOD YOU LIKE TO SEE HIM
ReplyDeleteDear mrs langgig we have a giant with no frense.
ReplyDeletemabby you can visit,
Dear Mrs Langridge do you want to visit our giant we made?
ReplyDeleteTo year 5 i hope you enjoyd the snow
ReplyDeleteHi 2CJ,
ReplyDeleteI would love to see the giant in your classroom!
May I come and visit you all this week?
I would also love to see your unique flowers please.
Thank You 2CJ, for your lovely messages.
Mrs Langridge
Hello im at a party at my cousins house,she is 4 now,my dog is dax and my uncle's is buster, my mum has had her face painted,BLACK!!!!! it looked bad!
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