Message in a Bottle Received 17th October 2025 Pre-prep This week, Year 1 were surprised to receive a message in a bottle from Grandad, written from his lighthouse. He wanted to find out if Tom and the dinosaur had safely reached Dinosaur Island. In response, the children stepped into character as Tom and wrote imaginative replies, describing their journey across the stormy sea and what the island is like. Here are some of the children’s descriptive sentences. First we were on the wild and dark, blue ocean. Ishani Next we changed direction and we found a green island. Revan Finally we heard a loud roar and we investigated. Henry