Budding Writers

Just before Christmas, Class 3 entered a writing competition. We had to write a saga in less than 50 words which is much harder than it sounds! We were delighted to hear that 23 of us have had our work chosen for publication.

We will be getting a complimentary copy of the book so you will soon be able to read all our sagas. In the meantime, here are a few to whet your appetite ...

The Voices by Molly
It was dark; you could hear the sounds of the past dead, and the stories that had been told. She was listening too ... She knew what would happen if she didn't obey the voices; the dreadful fate, the eternal darkness ...

The Battle by Ethan
A dark black battlefield. All quiet. Silent. A stampede of warriers, 15000 against 300. All that could be heard was clatter of spears, shields and swords. People dying. Then the battle was over.

The Shadow by Millie
It happened at dusk. He was alone. He saw this dark misty shadow behind the trees. Suddenly it was moving! He couldn't hear himself breathe. It was so quiet; he saw it again. It's running towards him. It's just a blur to him but for us it's different.

A Crushing Life by Florence
He was trapped, in a locked room, without windows but he could hear the slightest of tapping. Was he alone? Suddenly he was hit by a stone, then another, then another, then another. It stopped, his breathing stopped, the door opened ...

Drama in Class One

Today we wrote pirate stories in groups in our literacy lesson. Then we acted out the stories in front of the rest of the class.

Book Club in Class 3

This week a new 'Book Club' began in Class 3. Each pupil was given a colourful folder, notebook and pen. The book we are reading is 'Kensuke's Kingdom' by Michael Morpurgo. Ten pupils are taking part in the first book club at Charsfield and everyone is very enthusiastic. The book club is an initiative to promote reading at school by making it a fun, social event where ideas and opinions can be aired.

We have become amazing storytellers..!

Last week Classes 2 and 3 were lucky enough to have a storytelling workshop every morning. Chip, Gloria and Tilda from Snail Tales, started the week by telling an amazing story. Over the week we learned how to share and interprate our ideas into stories of our own. It was a real priviledge to have them in school and the children learned a lot and got a huge amount of enjoyment out of the week.