Thanks to Henry and his parents for their lovely present and card. Best of luck with your English Language GCSE!
(I've already scoffed one of the three boxes of truffles!)
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It's amazing how creative and imaginative kids can be. As a teaching assistant in schools, I lost count of the number of fantastical stories of far-off places kids told me about.
Did you know the word 'fabulous' comes from a Latin word meaning "celebrated in fable" and "rich in myths"? We've certainly been having a fabulous week of fairytales!
Continuing the folk-tale theme this week, 8-year-old Charlie and I have been reading Hansel & Gretel, preparing to write a fairytale of our own. I can't wait to see what fantastic ideas he comes up with!
We've been researching local myths and legends today. It's inspired 11-year-old Ethem and me to plan a story about a fearsome tooth fairy and one about a Franken-ape!
Were you eager to eat marmalade sandwiches with Paddington or go walking in the air with the Snowman?
Not only are my students champing at the bit to read and write poems in our lessons, poetry is also a fun way to learn all about SIMILES and METAPHORS and ONOMATOPOEIA and PERSONIFICATION and just about everything in the English curriculum too!
Good luck to all my students sending off their exciting writing for the Blue Peter Amazing Authors competition. I've enjoyed the wonderful worlds of dinosaurs, aliens, football and the environment.
What a great opportunity to become a reading ambassador! Perfect for plucky young people planning for the Duke of Edinburgh Award this year. Become a Reading Challenge volunteer.
