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Year 4 have been learning about
what features you need for
writing postcards. A simple task
you may think. But Year 4 have
had to prove to their teachers
what good writers they can be
by packing their writing with as
many good features as
they can!
A postcard from . . .
THE PUPIL VOICETHE PUPIL VOICE
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The Pupil Voice is looking for budding
journalists and enthusiastic writers.
Here are some examples of story ideas:
Interesting hobbies inside and outside of
school;
Teacher interviews;
Celebrity interviews;
Book / DEAR reviews;
Student Council updates;
Match reports;
Write-ups about interesting lessons;
What's going on in the local area;
Advice for homework.
Please post any ideas and writing into the Pupil Voice
post-box with your name and class or send to
Any featured articles will be rewarded!
Meet this month’s news team!Meet this month’s news team!
Miley-Kay Shumba,
Jacob Smith,
Noah Dennison,
Leah Butler
Monday 10th October 2016
Dear Mum and Dad,
On Sunday, I went to Kentwell. I loved
it! The best bit was Scaresville.
Although it wasn’t that scary, it was
great fun because I got to stick my
hand in brain slime.
After that, I went in the garden to play
football. Tomorrow, I want to go to a
blood wedding. Well, let’s see?
See you soon,
Mason.
P.S. Have you bought Match Attax for
me?
To Mrs T Baker
6 Xxxxxxx Road
Witham
Essex
CM8 XXX
Monday 10th October 2016
Dear Mum and Dad,
I went to Barleylands farm, it was amazing! I
can’t wait for tomorrow. I have been doing some
fun things like: feeding lambs, cows and rabbits.
Tomorrow, we are going to a bird of prey flying
show. I’m really scared! My belly is turning over.
Guess what? There’s an animal barn. There were
lots of cute fluffy animals.
In a minute, we are having cake - yum! I never
want to come home, pick me up in two years please
because I adore it. I have had a jolly good time. It’s
the perfect place to be and find unusual gifts. The
craft village is amazing and it’s been lovely to see
all the animals.
Love Maci XXX P.S. Give the dog a hug.
Mr and Mrs. Smith
14 Xxxxxxx Road
Witham
Essex
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The Sky of WWII
Madeleine Smith
The sky of powerful planes
Against the shimmering moon
The BOMBS go BANG! It’s way too
soon.
The sky of sparkling STARS
Above the houses of hell
Oh I do hope that we do well.
The sky of fierce fire
During the scary night
It’s the only thing that keeps a light.
The world of eerie silence
All gone in a flash
The Nazis' die, Hitler’s lie!
The Bomb
by Jake Rose
The bomb of ruination
As ferocious as a falcon
Feared beside the bouncing bomb.
The bomb of ruination
As the eerie bomb meandered
Past the shattering buildings.
The Sounds of …
The sound of terror
Above the shelters
With the thudding bullets gliding to
the ground.
The sounds of panicking
As the sirens sounded beside
Big Ben
Before it was ten.
The sounds of motors
As the Messerschmitt glides across
London
Circling its prey.
by Logan Jackson
Esmiralda Dajqi’s
The Year of Death
The year of death comes again,
While the horrifying Hitler makes a
den.
BANG! POW! The Jews are down,
As the moon began to dance around.
The year of death comes again,
When the hideous Hitler says ‘Amen’.
Fizz and Fizzle as embers soar,
Like fire flies across the door.
The Crumbled Houses
By Ashleigh Cross
The crumbled houses of London
Falling down one by one
Like a villain that has just been defeated.
The crumbled houses of Birmingham
Shivering outside in the cold
Like they have been frozen and
broken free.
The crumbled houses of Liverpool
Worrying inside of the war
Like their life has been destroyed.
Try this recipe for a poem. Each verse has 3 lines.
Begin with the words ‘ XXxx Xxx...’ Then write a noun, e.g. night, stars, confu-
sion, hope, disaster etc. End the opening line with a verb that re-
lates to the title. Line 2 begins with a preposition, e.g. by,
beside, around, towards, past etc. Then include a place, e.g. castle, town, city,
tower etc. Add on ‘of’ plus a noun, e.g. silence, wishes,
scars etc. The 3rd line is a simile, starting with ‘like’.
As part of their World War II studies, Year 6 have
been writing poetry inspired by some poems that
they have been looking at in class.
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Tom Barton’s ‘The Bomb …’
The bomb of destruction
BANG! Bouncing off buildings
Like a raging rhino
Causing terror wherever it jumps.
The bomb of destruction
Hovering like a hawk
Like a dragon’s roar
Causing commotion parkouring the
skyline.
The bomb of destruction
Blazing like a fireball
Whistling a whale song
Burning down a burgundy brick wall.
The bomb of destruction
Slithers like a scaly snake poisoning
innocent people
Rampaging round corners with a rake.
Very hard! Q5: Do you ever get fed up? Sometimes I do. Q6: What is your dream job? To be a fantastic teacher. Q7: What do you
normally eat for school
lunch?
I have school dinners.
Q8: We hear you have a
grandchild—can you
tell us about him/her?
I have a granddaughter. Her
name is Arabella and she’s
thirteen weeks old and very
beautiful.
Mrs Wendholt is the
school librarian, she
has been at the school
since 1997.
Leah and Noah, in Year
3, wrote some questions
and conducted the
interview.
Q1 How do you know
where each of the books
go in the library?
They are sorted by
author, non-fiction and
fiction books. They are
also sorted by number.
Q2 How do you choose
the library monitors?
They are chosen by the
teachers at the beginning of
the school year. Lunchtime
monitors are Years 5 and 6
only. They volunteer on a
waiting list.
Q3 How do you choose
classes for story time?
Monitors designed their
own posters and lead story
time and organised it for
them to read to Year 3s.
Q4 How much money do
the walkie-talkies cost?
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“Her name is
Arabella.”
THE PUPIL VOICE THE PUPIL VOICE
Miss Swan is a Year 3 teacher at Howbridge Junior School. She joined the school in 2001. Miley and Jacob in Year 3 made a list of questions and carried
Miss Swan
BEHIND THE SCENES: An interview with Miss Swan...
BEHIND THE SCENES: An interview with Mrs Wendholt...
“He makes me
a nice, hot cup
of tea.”
Miss Swan with her granddaughter Arabella.
out an interview with her. Q1: Where were you born? I was born in London. Q2: Is teaching hard when someone doesn’t understand? Yes Q3: Do you enjoy being a teacher?
Yes I do, very much.
Q4: Is it hard to teach when people are talking?
The school dinner ladies
purchased the walkie-
talkies so I don’t have a
clue!
Q5 Do you enjoy being a
librarian?
Most of the time but
sometimes it is lonely,
quiet or noisy. I enjoy
helping children find
books.
Q6 When and where
were you born?
St. Peter’s Hospital in
Maldon in May 1958.
Q7 What do you do at
lunchtime?
I go round to my Dad’s
house, he lives next to the
school and he makes me a
nice, hot cup of tea.
Q8 How do you spend
your time outside of
school?
I go to fitness classes on
Monday and Tuesday,
and on Wednesday I do
floristry at college. On
Thursday, I enjoy
gardening.
Mrs Wendholt, our lovely school librarian.
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