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Motivational Poetry

We have been writing poems to motivate and inspire each other before our SATs next week. We collaborated in groups to come up with five different ones.

We used a poem called 'If' as our inspiration
Click here to read the original poem

Do our poems inspire you??

Believe = Succeed 

by Bethan, Ollie, Ella, Jonathan, Alex and Pav

If you think you won't succeed, you won't!

If you think you're a failure, you are. 

If you think you've lost, you probably have. 

If you think positive, you'll triumph.

If you want it more than the next man, 

You will get it. 

In the end, if you try,

The victory will be yours.

Motivation

by Lucas, Morgan, Louie, Natasha and Callum

You live to accomplish

So accomplish you will. 

You do what you wish,

You wish what you do. 

The more you risk, 

The more you earn.

You thrive to succeed,

In believing, you win.

You live your life how you want, 

And greatness will come to you. 

If you never take a chance, 

There is no point in life!

Even if you fall back down,

There is a choice to get back up.

If you can't do it, don't give up.

Take a chance, you might just get it. 

Risks 

 by Lillie, Katie, Sam, Owen, Gaby and Cara

Life's about risks, challenges for all.

Take the risk, don't be a fool.

Sit back, close your eyes.

If you think you can, you'll fly.

Open the door and get outside.

Don't be afraid and don't hide.

If you think you can win, of course you can.

Do the risk and be the man.

If you're worried, just believe

Because if you believe, you will succeed.

Just remember, we're all here for you,

You can try again if you lose. 

Take a chance

by Beth, Lucie, Ben, Laura, Reuben and Alfie

Take a chance. Don't look back.

Take a risk, Don't look down.

Live in the present, not in the past.

Live in the good times, not the bad.

Strong and fast isn't always best

So don't be sad and depressed.

Fight through the struggles, 

Jump over the hurdles,

Push all your limits and break through, 

Burst your bubble, make sure you do.

If people don't believe, no one will succeed.

Make your life worthwhile

And you will go a mile.

You don't need to live in style,

Just as long as you wear a smile.

If you don't take a risk,

It will drive you round the bend.

So take it.

It's always worth it in the end. 

Can you beat life?

by Bella, Louis, Hannah, Charlie, Tyler and Darnell

If you can win a race, 

Then you can win a marathon.

If you can win a marathon,

Then you can win a war.

If you can win a war,

Then you can beat life.

If you think you can,

You will succeed. 

If you try, you'll do your best,

If you don't, you won't go far.

If you can't, you lose your track,

If you lose, don't give up.

If you feel in the mist, 

Just take that risk. 

You can beat whatever life throws at you

And possibly more.

SO GO FOR IT!

Pav's Art wins fourth place!

Well done to Pav who won fourth place in the Bookfest Art Competition run by NADFAS. Pav's picture was of a scene from Piers Torday's 'The Last Wild' You can view Pav's artwork on display in the children's section at the Shrewsbury library. We are all really proud of you Pav!

Sam wins a Bookfest Prize

Well done to Sam who was one of only four children out of over one thousand to win a poetry competition run by Bookfest Book Awards.

 Sam's poem based on Jim Smith's book 'I am still not a loser by Barry Loser' made the judges laugh. 

 We are all very proud of him and it was lovely to see him go up on stage at the awards ceremony at St Chad's church.

 Jim Smith was at the ceremony to hear Sam's poem being read out loud by the poet Sarah Jane Arbury.

 Here is Sam's poem...

Barry Loser

My name is Barry Loser, 

My life is just the worst.

Hodge Podge my head teacher

Always picks me first.

And if you think that is bad

You haven't heard the worst yet.

When Hodge Podge always picks me

I get called teacher's pet.

Now Bunkey, he is funny

And he's also my best friend.

I hope that he will be

Around until the very end.

Another problem I have got

Is all to do with my Granny.

She is dating Hodge Podge

And everyone thinks it's funny.

My name is Barry Loser

My life is just the worst.

And if you feel like I do,

Well at least you're not the first. 

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Extreme Reading Challenge!

Have you ever fancied reading in a really unusual place?

How about in the bath (empty?)

In the shower??

                                                   ...or even on a motorbike?

Then this is the challenge for YOU!!

Take a photograph of yourself reading in an extreme place... Send it in to me and we will include you on our Extreme Reading Display in the library. Who will be the winner of the title

Most Extreme Reader??

Lillie's 100 Word Challenge - Week #28

“But I thought I had enough time!” I scream in horror.

Sitting on the cold, hard ground next to a bubbling acid pool staring at a sinking

skeleton, my 16 month old brother.

“WHY!?”

My tears drop into the acid making hissing noises. I stand up and look at my

surroundings: black sky with green ghosts dotted around in the sky, hard, cold,

flat ground with no houses in sight and acid pools everywhere.

“WOOF”

“Jack!” I scream with hope.

I run as fast as my feet can take me. Jack, my dog, is running around my half-
dead parents.

“You got too overwhelmed with the power, you forgot about the bomb, I

love…” My parents say in sync with their last breath.

I fall to the ground.

“Noooo!”

Bethan's 100 Word Challenge - Week #28

A shrill cry echoed in the distance, as I ran like a cheetah though the woods. Blood

ran down my top as I had just killed her. Fresh, cold blood, just what the master

wanted.

Until, I was stabbed. “But I thought I had enough time.” cried the ghost of my taunting

self. As my dead self lay there my ghost arose and headed off in to the distance.

“Master, Master I have the blood.” shouted myself.

“Who are you and where are you?” bellowed the Master.

“It’s me your hunter, I’m dead….”

Louis 100 Word Challenge - Week #28

8 April 2003

“But I thought I had enough time,” I said.

7 April 2003 – Military Mission – 14:21

I was crawling silently through the long grass, with Riley (my military dog.) Just then enemy troops passed by with their heavy armour tank. If I made a sound, there would be trouble. 

At about 14:25 I moved on. I knelt by some dug up earth.

In the distance there was a missile, being lifted up into the sky, it was huge. 

Suddenly, BOOM!!! The missile was dropped and only leaving Riley and I survivors, maybe not. I didn’t have enough time to defuse the missile.

 “What do I do?” I quietly murmured. 

Lucas's 100 Word Challenge - Week #28

Scream of the dead 

 An ear-piercing scream echoed through the woods, shattering all silence of the night. I left the body and dashed away, my knife leaving a trail of blood behind me, the deed was done.
You could call me ruthless but I know what I am, I know.
The Loxa were closing in, my hopes were being defied, I thought I had enough time but I was wrong. Surrounded. Their red beady eyes fixed on me, It was hopeless until… I pulled my knife out and pressed the button. The thick blade and separated into pieces, then I hurled my razor blades at them, and that’s when the trigger was pulled.

Gaby's amazing animation

Who knows what our stationery gets up to when we're not looking....

Sport Relief 2014

We held a sporty day on Friday all in aid of Sport Relief 2014. We all dressed up in red and had lots of fun. We set up a range of activities on the field which we all had a go with for a donation to the charity. These activities included sponge the teacher (Mr Hunt!), penalty shoot out, shoot the hoop, plate spinning, obstacle course, crossbow shooting, target shooting and many more.

 We raised an amazing...


 

 WELL DONE EVERYONE!!

More Forest Friends Photos

Forest Friends in Year 6

'Go Explore!' with Maple Class

We have had a wonderful Forest Friends 'Go Explore' day outside today.
We've been tying knots (we can now all tie a clove hitch!), lashing, whittling and building shelters. We have all worked really well as teams and had a lot of fun...
We even found a frog!

Who's face is this?

Guess the face ( Hint: Someone in Maple.)

I, Alex have been testing the InfinFX app on the Ipads.
I have messed with someone's face, can you guess who it is?

Manor disco action!

Here's some of the boys showing their moves at the disco tonight!

Manor Crew 2014

D.I.S.C.O

Everyone has scrubbed up well and we're off to the disco! We can't believe it's our final night.
Final feet themed photo...CLEAN disco shoes!!
See you tomorrow everyone 😊

Day 4...

The weather has been kind to us all week and it had managed to stay dry most of today, although a bit wet this afternoon.  Today we have done a mix of blind trail,  survival skills, abseiling and more. We are all so impressed with the way all the children have approached each activity with a positive attitude and not been afraid to have a go. We are very proud of them and think they have been the best group we have brought to date.
Last full day today....it has flown by.
Message from Ben to his Mum - he has been completing all the activities and is awaiting his surprises at home!! ;)  

More muddy Manor photos!

Click on the pictures to see bigger versions!

Day 4 - morning

This morning some of us have been on the famous 'Confidence Course'. Everyone completed it and they are now all brimming with confidence!
We have also had archery and climbing.....

We are trying VERY hard to get photos to you with very limited technology and virtually no internet. Please bear with us.

Can you tell how much fun we're having?  😁

Feet of the day!

Yesterday we had Alfie's muddy feet and tonight it's Morgan's leaf feet! Tomorrow will be disco feet!

Day 3 at Manor!

Mr K here - barely any internet signal at Manor this eve, so Mrs Prior has texted an update for me to put on!

What fun we've all had today! Lots of different activities including orienteering, archery, the obstacle course and, one of our favourites: fencing - we are getting very used to shouting "En garde!"

The teachers are so impressed with everyone and how well they are behaving. Everyone is having a go at all the activities and looking out for each other.

The food is incredible and we will all be coming home with expanding waistlines!

Thank you for all your comments - the children have loved hearing them!

We're having a great time! Days 1 and 2 - Manor

 Hello everyone!  We are all having a fantastic time here. We have been very busy getting muddy on all our activities - team games,  climbing,  canoeing,  kayaking and zip wire amongst others. Everyone is being well behaved and not a sound was heard after 10:30 last night ( from the teachers anyway) ;)
Internet connection is very hit and miss here but we will try to keep you posted.  We are all well and happy.  Making sure we create a lot of washing for Friday!

Keep checking each day for more updates and photos. Here's one more of Alfie F' s muddy feet.....!

We're off on our residential!!

                                                         Manor Adventure

We all can't wait until Manor Adventure, which is a residential trip taking place on Monday 3rd March - Friday 7th March and it will take about forty-five minutes to get there.

Log Cabins

Our Year Six pupils will be staying in the log cabins in the woodland village. 

Activities

When we are at Manor we will take part in a lot of different activities. For example: Fencing, Maze,climbing, zip wire Disco etc...............

by Bethan

Lucas's 100 Word Challenge - Week 23

I made my way through the dense undergrowth, droplets of sweat trickling down my forehead. The gash above my leg was agonising but I still hobbled on, machete in one hand I clutched the damson ruby in the other. I found a cave. Its mouth was eroded and worn. Still I grabbed my torch and went down into the darkness. I cascaded into a huge cavern coated in stalactites and stalecmites, I was going to be rich. Suddenly the mouth fell in on me. It was as black as night with my little torch there as a shining star. The debris and rubble made a mountain of it. Pushing through the earth I made my way up...

Pav's 100 Word Challenge - Week 23

...I carried on. My dagger by my side, my bow in hand. This arena was brutal. The sun was blazing down on my cracked, dry skin. Pushing through the ground a worm appeared. I grasped it's cold body, hovered it over my mouth and let go. The small burst of liquid gave me a  miniscule amount of energy.
A silhouette appeared out of no-where bearing a large axe.  It approched and I realised it was the man from district 3. The axe looked evil, it had a black skeleton body and was sharp as the devils claws. Using my last bit of energy I threw the dagger.  It sploged itself in his chest leaving a trail of blood.

Georgia's 100 Word Challenge Week 23

Pushing through the earth Frankie came bursting out leaving mud to fly everywhere and then one hit my nose. Bam. I was knocked out. When I woke I heard noises faintly. As I got less dizzy I knew it was Frankie.  He had found us.
I eyed the room like a hawk trying to seek a way out. Suddenly a cackling, low laugh rose from behind me and bounced off the walls echoing violently.  I quickly tuched the AMOS diamond necklace under my shirt and zipped up my jumper.
He was stood in front of me with two strong men behind him - one holding Frankie, worried and scared, cold and tired, I tried to figure a plan to get out of it...

Quick view Maple Class Poetry

Here is the whole class's personification poetry at a glance...

Maple poems from MrsPrior1

Weather Poetry

We used the Winter Olympics advert as the inspiration for our poetry.


 We have been thinking hard about personifying the weather and capturing the 'voice' in the poem....
Click on our book to read a selection of our poems.

 

JC and Lillie's Create It Award entry 2014

Jonathan and Lillie have been VERY busy making a video for their entry into the Shropshire CreateIt Awards this year.  Good luck you two!

What do you think of Lil Chase's 'Secrets, Lies and Locker 62'??

SECRETS, LIES AND LOCKER 62 BOOK REVIEW!

    By Beth and Ella!

Secrets, lies and locker 62 is a really good book about a young girl who has moved school to Mount Selwyn High where for years students had posted their deepest, darkest and most EMBARRASSING secrets into one certain locker that by an amazing chance she now owns!

Maya has just moved school because she had previously at her last school and now would do anything to become POPULAR and with the help of her newly acquired secrets and clothes theres no stopping her now!! Or is there?  

This amazing novel about a young MAYA was written by LIL CHASE and we would definitely recommend this book. Although this book is probably best for the ages 10-13 years it is amazing!  We both couldn’t put the book down. Totally amazing. Lil uses a great way of describing her characters because all of them are really good and believable when you read about them in the book. We loved the idea of the little notes in different fonts for different people it’s almost as if she was sticking the notes into her own diary to share with us and you (even though it wasn’t set as a diary entry.)

What will the girl who had waited a lifetime to become the most popular girl at school do when she discovers a thousand little notes with everyone from that schools most embarrassing secrets at her fingertips will she use them for good or bad?........

Bethan's character study of Grey (Bomber Dog by Megan Rix)

Character study of Matt (Skull in the Wood) by Reuben

Pav's Blurb

My Last Wild blurb

This book is about a boy with an extraordinary talent. The worlds animals rely on him. Everything stands in his way and no one wants him to succeed.

Will he make it ?  

   

Ben's review of Locker 62...

Have a go....

Have a go at this maths problem.

Shrewsbury Bookfest Book Reviews!

A very scary story by Katie

A shrill cry echoed from the distance and she knew she had to get out of there, take the body and finish the deed that she so carelessly agreed to. What if somebody spotted her? What if he was the wrong person? Would her throat be slit and her blood wasted, that is what she had done to the innocent victim. All she knew was her master wanted a boy, a boy who walked through the forest at twilight, a boy with the perfect blood. She pulled out her small glass tube and held it to his broken neck: she needed the blood for her quest. After she had collected five drops she threw the corpse into the mist and the trees, closed up the bottle tightly: not one drop could be spared.

Weaving in and out of the trees she sprinted as fast as she could and above her lighting stuck and thunder cracked, she knew it had been too late. hadn’t it? Faster and Faster she went, ducking under the branches, jumping over the roots that lay there waiting to trip her up. Suddenly she stopped; it wasn't just her there. Footsteps came from behind her and rustling in the bushes in front. “Hello?” she shouted “ Who is there?” but nobody or nothing answered. The rustling grew louder and louder and soon was right behind her. A cold dagger pushed up against her back “Goodbye” said a low voice….

Bookfest shortlist book reviews by Bethan

The Skull in the wood

This book has a creepy plot and the backdrop of Dartmoor. The book ambles along at a steady pace, mysteriously you become drawn into the storyteller’s power.

As the mist rolls off the moor, dark things begin to happen when a buried skull is found in a wood.The two inquisitive children soon found themselves cursed by the gabblerachet (a great name but a dreadful nightmare). Dreadful things begin to happen as the curse begins to feed off their emotions. The only to stop the curse is to work together, but will it be enough………..or will the curse end up taking them all.

The Last Wild

Kester Jaynes, twelve- just about to turn thirteen, lost the ability to speak when his mum died six years ago. Now he lives in Spectrum Hall with other challenging children. Spectrum Hall is more of a prison then a school but then Kester  whole word is pretty unpleasant.

As people huddle in the remaining cities, the countryside is devastated and all the animals died due to the red eyed virus. At least that’s what everyone believes. But Kester is about to discover that at least one small group of animals has survived and HE is the one person can help them.