Posts in English
This week Year 2 has been learning about pirates; Nathan wrote on his wanted poster; Wanted for piracy on the high seas Watch out for a dangerous slim pirate hiding in shadows. His name is Captain Goldmouth. He loves gold and he has a parrot on his shoulder. When his teeth fall out he keeps them because they are gold. He has a cutlace, a gold tricorn, a red leather coat and gold boots. Gabriel also wrote a wonderful poem about pirates; Pirates just love their parrots In every single way. They...
administrator | May 24, 2010 | English, Year 2
Year 5A English Inspired by reading the poetry that mother wrote in The Railway Children, 5A have been writing a poem to a special friend or a member of their family. My Dad Tries to be funny but really is not He likes chocolate He likes football And I love him a lot! Paddy Lean My Dad You’re always very jolly You always make me laugh You’re always such a wally When it comes to being daft! Thomas Granzelius My Mother Dear my lovely mother You are kinder than any other I always have a kiss when...
administrator | April 19, 2010 | English, Year 5
We have great pleasure in inviting you to attend our exciting Travelling Book Fair which will be held in school from Tuesday 4 May until Thursday 6 May 2010.‘Traveling Books’ are hoping to entice your children into buying some super new books to read over the long summer holidays. They are offering the school a 100% book commission for this week, alongside a 3 for 2 offer for the children (cheapest book free). The commission from the fair allows us to buy for the classroom and the library so...
Our celebrations for World Book day will be held on Friday 5th March this year. This will be our third annual costume parade and can I invite families to begin thinking of book characters for the children to dress up as on the day. As in previous years, the parade around the school grounds will culminate in a ‘Best Effort’ competition and then a costumed Balloon Debate presented by Year 8. It promises to be yet another exciting morning. If you have any questions or concerns please drop...
administrator | February 12, 2010 | English
I am pleased to say that the debating society has got off to a flying start once again this term. We have some lively debates planned (please see this term’s motions in the downloadable section on the right). Here is Milo Latham’s speech from last week’s exciting debate on zoos and safari parks. For the first time in two years of the society, we had a draw and no abstentions, so congratulations to both the proposers and the opposers! This House believes all animals in captivity should be...
administrator | February 3, 2010 | English, Year 8
A lot of children have asked me where I found the poem which I performed in Chapel last term. It seems it went down well. So here it is for your delectation at home. Enjoy. You can see the great man himself, Benjamin Zephaniah, perform this poem on YouTube. It’s well worth a visit; he is one of the finest performance poets around. Talking Turkeys Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas Cos’ turkeys just wanna hav fun Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked An every turkey has a Mum. Be nice to yu...
administrator | January 21, 2010 | English
As a Head of English I’ve often heard such sentiments from exasperated parents. ‘Oh Johnny doesn’t read. He’s never read much.’ The chances are this may not be true. I would argue that Johnny has read a great deal. Ever since he was able to understand words on a page he’s been reading. Everyday. What we may mean when we say he doesn’t read is actually, he doesn’t read – and finish – a novel very often. But Johnny does read. Words flash past Johnny’s eyes more frequently...
administrator | January 21, 2010 | English
The new texts for the term have been set and I’m pleased to see everyone enjoying the books we’ve chosen. Thank you to all those parents out there who relentlessly remind their loved ones to read their books (and to bring them back to school the next morning!). Studying a set text together brings a very real context to our English studies and a setting for our creative writing. Studying literature is also a major part of Common Entrance and so the children need to practise responding to text...
administrator | January 21, 2010 | English
