Here are Sam and Sofias’ pieces of writing from this week. Sam was describing a forest setting with an atmosphere of danger.

An impenetrable mist shrouded the gnarled trees in mystery. Thick, spidery vines entangled the eerie branches like talons. Thorns stretched and writhed trying to cover all of the forest floor. Mysteriously scratched branches loomed out of the mist. A canopy of leaves hung above, so it was impossible to tell if it was day or night, Summer or Winter. Rotting leaves carpeted the floor and broken thorns littered the shadowy forest. Knotted twigs grasped at the other leaves and branches as if battling each other. Crows cawed and screeched high above. Branches snapped as if death were stalking you. There was a dangerous, sickly smell like honey, but worse, as if something was trying to lure you into its den. Thunder crackled far off.

Sofia wrote a character description using similes and WOW words.

Elsa

She has beautiful silver hair like diamonds. Her blue dress is as twinkly as the sun. Her eyes are bright blue. Lips pale pink. Her hair is done in a plait. Her eyes are large. Her height is medium like Mums.

Casey: I am starting ballet today, I feel a little bit nervous and excited.

Annika: I have started surfboarding and I have learned standing up and paddling on your tummy.

Connie: I am starting ballet and tap and jazz today!

Isla: I started a new gymnastics class, I have been learning how to do a handstand and cartwheel.

Sofia: I have started doing French and I have learned how to say different animals like pig which is cochon.

Max: I have been to Enjoy-a-Ball with Jamie and I played the bean game.

Brooke: I learned how to surf at Pease Bay on my body board and I went in a big wave.

Olivia: I have started Highland Dancing and I have learnt how to do a highland fling.

Elis: I have been practising how to go around the cones with a ball.

Keira: I have learned how to ride a horse at Haggerston Castle. It was quite scary because I was high up and my horse was ticklish.

Jamie: I have been to Enjoy-a-ball, I liked playing with the balls.

Isla: In writing we did a story about Icarus and what he did and what he felt.

Annika: We learnt about the Selkie and we painted a picture. We started to learn how to touchtype.

Keira: We learned how to draw ripples on the water.

Casey: We did some handwriting, I practiced the whole alphabet to make sure that all of our letters were as they should be.

Olivia: In the big class we learned about probability, it is the posh word for ‘chances’.

Sofia: We learnt about the Golden Rules.

Brooke: We did circle games with Miss Seago our new teacher.

Connie: We learned about how aeroplanes and birds fly.