Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, regrettably we are unable to invite parents into school for a tour of Berkswich CE primary and nursery. We understand that choosing the right setting for your child is one of the most important decisions that you will make in your child’s learning journey. With this in mind, we hope to provide you with a range of opportunities to allow you to gain an insight into life as part of our special Berkswich community and the chance to ask questions. We certainly welcome the opportunity to support and reassure you as you organise your child’s first steps into Nursery and Reception. We are offering virtual meetings to provide an opportunity for new parents to meet our headteacher, EYFS leader and teaching staff. This will provide a great opportunity for you to ask questions and find out about our community and learning at Berkswich CE. Your child is a vital part of this process, and so we welcome them to join in with the meeting.
Reception slots
Tuesday 17th November 9am – 10:30am
Tuesday 1st December 3:30- 5:30pm
Tuesday 8th December 9am – 10:30am
Nursery slots
Tuesday 19th January 9am– 10:30am
Tuesday 2nd February 3:30—5:30pm
Tuesday 9th March 9am—10:30 am
To book your ten-minute virtual meeting on one of the following days please call the school office on 01785 337360 or send an email to office@berkswich.staffs.sch.uk
Please visit our admissions page to take a closer look at our Nursery and Reception classes, as well as our admissions arrangements. Thank you.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word which tells you more about a noun or a pronoun. It tells you what something is like.
Examples in action (Adjectives Nouns)
I shoved on my floppy hat.
The brave teenager rescued the dog.
Jittering roof tiles began to rattle and a rusty gate swung back and forth.
Where can they be found?
Usually, an adjective comes before a noun, but sometimes it can be separated and come afterwards.
Ben looked nervous. The path was narrow.
These still describe the noun, but come after the verb.
Making adjectives
Some adjectives can be made by adding a suffix to a noun. For example, beauty can be made into beautiful and adventure can be changed into adventurous.
You can made hyphenated adjectives. For example, if someone is very warm and generous and has a big heart, then you can describe them as big-hearted. It is hyphenated, since you are not saying that they are big and hearted!
Watch out!
Creaking gates swung back and forth.
In this sentence, creaking is being used as an adjective to tell the reader more about the gates.
The gates were creaking back and forth.
In this sentence, creaking is being used as a verb.
You are the writer; you are in charge!
Make decisions that force the reader to feel the way you want them to feel and understand what you want them to understand.
Feel the power of adjectives!
Since adjective tell the reader more about a noun, they create a clearer picture of what is being described. Look at how different choices can change the ‘picture’ that has been created…
Different adjectives can affect the reader in different ways. Which of these two examples do you prefer?
Biscuit anyone?
Challenge yourself!
! You have used 2A phrases. Now, watch out for the comma, as this can change the meaning.
It was a cold, dark evening in Down Street. Cold and dark describe the evening, so a comma is needed.
She paused with her hand on the tired, old gate. The gate was tired and old, so a comma is needed.
Have a look at the same words punctuated differently…
She stared through dark green eyes means that her eyes are a dark green. She stared through dark, green eyes means that her eyes are dark and green. The second one could make the girl seem more angry or threatening.
! Adjective, same adjective
Try out this pattern, using the same adjective twice. Add a comma before the second one.
It was a silent town, silent in a way that did not make you feel restful.
! Adjective and adverb made from the adjective
Use an adjective in the first descriptive part of the sentence and then add further detail (usually an action) using an adverb made from the adjective.
It was a spooky place - even the branches of the trees moved spookily.
Recycling is easy, and this explanation will demonstrate just how easily you can recycle in your own home.
! Two pairs of adjectives
Although using too many adjectives can over-load a sentence, there are times when more work well. Try using two pairs in a type of list.
Injured and terrified, shell-shocked and lost, he wandered aimlessly across the battlefield.
! Getting worse/getting better
Using an adjective and then its comparative and superlative form can be very effective.
Wasting water is damaging, littering is even more destructive, but the most catastrophic environmental habit is producing air pollution.
! Adjective pairs in parenthesis
This is another skill that can be used in fiction and non-fiction writing.
Sam - confident and humorous - made even the meanest child warm to him.
Squirrels - cunning and ingenious - can usually manage to steal the nuts, whatever has been put in place to stop them.