Y4 Bury
There are schools in this group:
- Ribble Drive Primary School
- St Luke’s C of E Primary School, Bury
- Bury and Whitefield JPS
- Christ Church C.E. Primary School, Walshaw
- Emmanuel Holcombe
- Fairfield Community Primary School
- Lowercroft Primary School
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Bury
- Radcliffe Hall
- St John with St Mark
- St Joseph and St Bede R.C. Primary School
- St Marie’s, Bury
- St Thomas’s C.E. Primary School, Bury
- Whitefield Community Primary School
- St Paul’s C Of E Primary School, Bury
- Sedgley Park Community Primary School













Updates
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Submission by Whitefield Community Primary School
Hurricane poem
Year 4 wrote and performed this poem after reading David Wiesner's 'Hurricane'.
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Little Bits of Sky
We have absolutely loved Little Bits of Sky! We have been captivated by the journey Ira and Zac have been on and are thrilled that they got the happy ending they deserved. In our group, we each took an important part of Ira’s life and create a page of a memory book reflecting what happened. We didn’t just discuss the positive parts. We spoke about how, growing up, it is important to remember the sadder times in life as this helps us cope with further sadness and helps us get over stumbling blocks quicker!
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Submission by St Luke’s C of E Primary School, Bury
‘Hurricane Hurricane’
We used our voices and bodies to capture the effects of a Hurricane. We used ideas from the book to help us. We hope you enjoy watching our video.
'I felt scared to film at first but Reading Gladiators has helped my confidence.' Amina
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Malkin’s Journey
Malkin Moonlight’s Journey
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Malkin Moonlight Journey Map
St Paul’s Reading Gladiators have loved reading Malkin Moonlight, and have made his journey into a spiral shape, leading into his home at the end and featuring all of the creatures he has encountered on the way.
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Malkin’s Journey
We mapped Malkin’s Journey. We thought the key places that he visited and what they meant to him. We thought of the different mediums of art that we would like to use. We used oil pastels, water colours, Pom-poems, paper and lots more to create our map. Jason said “I felt surprised when Malkin met Roux because he was a stray. Roux was so kind and loving and did not focus on their differences.” Cerys said, “The story has made me about how we should get to know people before judging them.” Bassam said “we should never judge a book by its cover.” We have really enjoyed reading this text a lot.
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St Paul’s: Word of Mouse
St Paul’s Reading Gladiators have loved Word of Mouse and really loved choosing a quote from Isaiah. The children chose their favourite, wrote it beautifully and illustrated it. Our display is above our class book shelf, and lots of the class have commented on it so far!!
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Reading Display
The children throughly enjoyed creating their own display independently. They wanted to make it interactive so they included a bin bag(black mountain) that contained their favourite quotes. They have been encouraging other children in the class to pick them out and read them. Some of the children have read other James Patterson books and have included them as recommendations.
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Submission by St Joseph and St Bede R.C. Primary School
SJSB Reading Gladiators Storyboard
Our story board of The Boy, The Bird and the coffin maker We hope you enjoy it!
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Memory Books
We have absolutely loved Little Bits of Sky! We have been captivated by the journey Ira and Zac have been on and are thrilled that they got the happy ending they deserved. In our group, we each took an important part of Ira’s life and create a page of a memory book reflecting what happened. We didn’t just discuss the positive parts. We spoke about how, growing up, it is important to remember the sadder times in life as this helps us cope with further sadness and helps us get over stumbling blocks quicker!
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Submission by Fairfield Community Primary School
Fairfield Primary Bury, Malkin Moonlight Mini Challenge
Our story map of Malkin Moonlight!
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Submission by Fairfield Community Primary School
Fairfield Community Primary School Mini Challenge
Our story map for the Boy, the Bird and the Coffin Maker story.
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Submission by Our Lady of Lourdes, Bury
The Boy, the bird and the coffin maker story board.
Our Reading Gladiators created a story board telling the plot of the boy the bird and the coffin maker.
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Coffin Makers
We decided to make a coffin fit for the Mayor. Seventy inches by seventy inches. We could all fit in at once!
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Sedgley Park Primary Schoolv –Ira’s Diary Entry
When Ira and Zac first arrived at Skilly House.
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27th Mar 2018, 10:36amSuper reference to the Great Storm here. The perfect cross-referencing opportunity with Weisner's Hurricane. -
Sedgley Park Primary School – Ira’s Diary Entry
Ira’s and Zac’s last week at Skilly House.
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Sedgley Park Primary School – Ira’s Diary Entry
New Year’s Eve!
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27th Mar 2018, 10:33amA great moment to remember. Impressive use of italics in this entry. -
Sedgley Park Primary School – Ira’s Diary Entry
The ‘No To Poll Tax’ March
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27th Mar 2018, 10:32amTurbulent times captured here. I love the gold pen! -
Sedgley Park Primary School – Ira’s Diary Entry
Ira remembering Appleton House.
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27th Mar 2018, 10:29amGreat photos to express Ira's strong emotions about this chapter of her life. -
Sedgley Park Primary School – Ira’s Diary Entry
When Ira paints with Martha.
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27th Mar 2018, 10:28amA beautiful moment from the wonderful Little Bits of Sky. -
When dash passes away.
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The Easter egg hunt.
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Finding the letter.
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When they first go to Skilly.
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New Year’s Eve at Martha’s.
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Finding out that Mrs Clanks is Glenda.
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Being adopted by Martha.
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When Jimmy runs away from Skilly.
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Little Bits of Sky – Memory Book
The Year 4 Reading Gladiators at Lowercroft Primary School loved this book, many said it was their favourite so far. They really enjoyed making this book of the important memories of Ira and Zac.
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9th Mar 2018, 3:38pmIt does seem to be the favourite for many schools. So glad you enjoyed it. -
Sedgley Park’s Map of Malkin’s Journey
Sedgley Gladiators created a 3D map of the journey Malkin went on!
We also discussed how we felt at different points in the story.Comments
16th Jan 2018, 4:49pmI really enjoyed my visit to your school today. Thank you for making me so welcome. What a super 3D mao you made for Malkin Moonlight. Well done everyone. I look forward to seeing you at the challenge day in the summer.
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