Y4 Essex (East)
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Submission by Woodham Walter Primary School
Little Bits of Sky – Memory Book.
We made theis PowerPoint Memory Book after reading Little Bits of Sky by E Durrant
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Book reviews
We read some Amazon reviews of Little Bits of Sky and tried writing our own. We found it easier to write about what we did enjoy compared to the parts of the book we didn’t enjoy.
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Close up
A close up of Isabelle’s poster.
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30th Jan 2018, 10:48pm
Isabelle, you obviously worked very hard on this poster. You have managed to include so many details. -
Coming to England
It was our final session on Coming to England today so we decided to create posters.
We had great fun remembering important parts of Floella’s experience.
Everyone loved the book and would recommend it!Comments
30th Jan 2018, 10:47pm We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed this important book and look forward to hearing what you think of the next one.31st Jan 2018, 5:02pm
Yes please do recommend it Wentworth Gladiators. I hope many more children at your school and beyond get the opportunity to read Floella's inspiring story. I am sure your posters will help.28th Feb 2018, 11:30am
I'm interested to read this as Coming to England was our most divisive read at Burnham. In some ways that was great though, as it made for some good discussion! Love the posters. -
The Journey
We have looked at this book alongside Coming to England and talked about the differences between migrants and refugees. I’ve been so impressed by the children’s maturity and empathy while reading about sensitive topics.
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18th Jan 2018, 8:21pm A good book for comparison, Burnham Gladiators. How can we do things differently to make the world a better place for everyone.19th Jan 2018, 4:45pm I should have said thank you for the recommendation!23rd Jan 2018, 9:48am It is great to see you using the further reading suggestions for comparison. Both vital books that I am sure you'll agree every child should have access to.23rd Jan 2018, 10:23am I'm grateful for your direction to them both. I don't think I'd have tackled them unless I'd been 'told' to! Coming to England has been an uncomfortable read with a few tears shed, but given us lots of food for thought. -
Better late than never!
Our Hurricane poem!
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10th Jan 2018, 5:40pm So pleased that you sent us your lovely poem!23rd Jan 2018, 10:38am Great use of colour to celebrate ownership too! -
Thank you!
Thank you Just Imagine for our fabulous prize! From Year 4 Gladiators at Burnham on Crouch Primary.
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8th Dec 2017, 1:59am We hope you enjoy them. Well done everyone. -
Malkin or Isaiah??
We’ve really enjoyed Malkin Moonlight but the group is divided as to which book we prefer! We’ve studied characteristics and turned Malkin’s journey into a board game which we really loved playing!
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23rd Nov 2017, 5:14pm Love the board game idea. It workd really well with a quest story.24th Nov 2017, 9:46am We started out trying to do a map but got diverted! The children drew different characters from the book, or made up their own cats, to be the counters too.27th Nov 2017, 12:17pm It was a really fun activity and we had a lot of debate about ordering the board! -
Word of Mouse
Our very first mini challenge is complete! The children chose their favourite words of wisdom and drew pictures to represent them. They also decided that the name “Isiaiah the Adventurer” most suited Isiah because on his journey he experienced challenges, fear, excitement and sadness as well as learning so much about himself along the way. Much like a true adventurer, he found his true self.
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1st Nov 2017, 6:12pm Hi Woodville Gladiators Fantastic to see your work on this wonderful colourful display. I like the name Isaiah the Adventurer and your reasons for choosing it. We hope you enjoy Malkin Moonlight as much as you have enjoyed this one. Happy Reading everyone.2nd Nov 2017, 8:42am So eye-catching. I am sure this will inspire other children to want to read Word of Mouse.23rd Nov 2017, 2:18pmHi Caroline, The display almost immediately inspired other children as two children went to the public library in their free time and got the book! Our reading gladiators were so pleased that they are already having an impact on their peers.24th Nov 2017, 9:45am It's one of my favourite things, when other children in the school start reading the books because the Gladiators have read them! Love your display, Emma! -
Our first try at semantic mapping
Everyone has someone weird or annoying in the family, surely? 😄
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1st Nov 2017, 5:41pm Hi Burnham on Crouch Gladiators! Apologies we missed your post. Yes, we think you are probably right! (But don't tell my family I said that!). -
Our reading journey has begun!
We enjoyed researching the urbane words that Isaiah used!
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4th Oct 2017, 3:59pm Hello Burnham on Crouch Gladiators! Do you think Isiaih's vocabulary shows that he's an intelligent mouse or is he just showing off?5th Oct 2017, 9:31am Excellent to hear. A rich and diverse vocabulary is indeed a powerful tool. What was your favourite word? I rather like 'marauding'. I am sure I have heard it in another very popular story that I suspect may be in the spotlight this month as Halloween approaches? Any ideas Gladiators? I'm a bit lost! -
Hello from Burnham on Crouch!
Year 4 at Burnham on Crouch Primary school are delighted to be part of the Reading Gladiators family and are enjoying Word of Mouse.
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26th Sep 2017, 9:05am Hi Burnham on Crouch Gladiators. Lovely to hear from one of our local schools. Do come back and post some of your thoughts about Word of Mouse. Happy Reading!26th Sep 2017, 9:22am I wonder have any of you read any of James Patterson's other books? Maybe House of Robots?
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