The Hare and the Tortoise

Over the past two weeks the children have been learning about fables and have focused upon The Hare and the Tortoise. First, they learnt to re tell the story orally, using actions for support. They finished the unit by writing their own version of the story with their own character and setting.  Here are some extracts from their narratives.
 
One beautiful sunny day a mean Hare was teasing a snake so they decided to have a race!
 
Suddenly, the hare had a little snooze. He thought that as he was so far away that the slow tortoise would never catch up with him.
 
All of a sudden the hare jumped up from his sleep. He stretched his arms and legs. "I have so much energy now so I am going to carry on and beat that slow snake". Olivia (3b)
 
Tired, the selfish, green snake yawned unpleasantly. Suddenly he pelted towards a tropical high hill although he would claim that he stumbled upon his sleeping spot. Because this spot was so comfy he decided to have a snooze. Plop! All of a sudden a rough acorn awoke the sleepy, lazy snake. She looked all around but no one was there. She saw the tortoise celebrating happily she couldn't believe that he had won the race! Slow and steady wins the race. Sweeden (3b)

3B have been writing a description of their own animals, which they are going to use to rewrite the story of the Hare and the Tortoise.

 

Suddenly I noticed the sharp, venomous teeth glowing in the forest sky. It slithers through the forest with its slim body which slithers silently. Have you ever smelt this amazing creature? It slithers quickly through the pitch black forest. After it slithers through the dark forest it bites with its razor sharp teeth through it’s pray.

Harry (3b)

 

Crunch! Have you ever heard a crack from the dusty foot prints in the leaves? Have you ever seen a wild dog rolling anxiously in the leaves? The dog, who was running silently, darted through the thick forest. Scared, its fur prickled like a sharp knife. Zooming on the forest floor, it danced in the sun. The forest was dark and dim but to him it was a snuggly bed on a cold Sunday morning.

Holly (3b)

Extinct Animal Poetry

In year 4 we have been writing poetry about Extinct Animals.  See if you can pick out the figurative language we have been learning about.



Dreadful Dinosaur

His mammoth, massive, mouth meticulously opens to eat his prey.
His skin is scaly and rough; bumpy like a road.
The dreadful dinosaur's eyes shoot out while he catches his prey.
He has a gigantic body; great enough to make coats from 12 men and 5 ladies.
Slowly, he plods to drink from the vast lake.
Razor sharp, dagger slim teeth stand up like soldiers.

By Yashashvi 4E

Welcome back to the Grove Academy! This half term's learning focus for our blog is writing, and our wonderful wordsmiths have already been producing some cracking compositions. We are really excited to share these with you over the next few weeks, and the children love receiving feedback so comments are very welcome. Before you submit one, please take a few seconds to read the blog rules below.

 

In Year 3, our theme for this half term is Our World.

Meanwhile, Year 4 will be learning all about Extinct Animals.

 

Keep checking back for regular updates!

The Year 3 and 4 Team

 

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Sports Poems

Year 4 have been writing poems relating to out theme: Team Sports.  We looked at various different poems and then we wrote out own.  Here are a few that we wrote about Brazil, where the World Cup will be help this year and about football.

In Brazil

In Brazil I can see-

The sun shining as bright as the hot sand on the beach.

The fish flushing down on top of the ocean.

The sand being walked on enthusiastically by the sea water.

By  Ross

 

In Brazil

High in the sky a sun crawling like a spider.

In the water below, fish are swimming in the salty sea.

Palm trees swaying to the breeze lethargically.

Voices speaking everywhere that a tornado

Mixed it all up.

 

By Hema

 

Here comes England

 

Here comes England

In their eyes is determination to win as their tops came on the field

Ready to win

Ready for victory

Excited but worried

Wondering what’s going to happen

The crowd was going crazy

 

Here comes Germany

Determined to win

Butterflies

A dream gone wrong

A lifetime of disappointments

 

By Neola

 

Here Comes England

Here comes England determination in their eyes

With their invisible book of skills

The little they need it

A belly of butterflies flying

O thought of winning

A day dream away

 

By Kayla

 

Here Comes England

Look here comes England

with their champion’s feet like.

Soldiers marching along with their perfect skills

practice makes perfect.

 

By May

The Energy Poem

Energy that what it takes.

To be warm in our homes

And bake our cakes.

Deep we search for oil.

Inside the earth between

the soil.

Energy, some

come from coal.

From mines it goes.

Deep from rocks so old.

 Sun and our wind our always

free to make electricity

Energy comes from wind or sun.

Coal and oil gets the work

get done!

 

By Myles 4C

Year Four have been looking at the story of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Ted Dewan. They have used this as inspiration to design their own robots to solve their problems. Here are snippets from some of our robot and setting descriptions.

The Robo 2000 is no ordinary robot. In just a few moments it can hoover an entire room leaving the carpet as soft as golden sand between your toes. He is as majestic as a magician finishing his tasks within the blink of an eye. He cleans like a flash of lightning  and occasionally he even does the washing up.

By Danielle

Scolo 6000 is not just chic it’s extraordinary! Don’t think I’m being ridiculous because if you do you are wrong! Its cuboid head turns all the way around like a ravenous owl searching for its petrified prey which is hiding among the filth that is my room.

By Nancy

As I stumbled across the putrid mess of the disaster that was my room I slip on an old maggot infested pizza! At the edge of my room I can see a sticky spider web stuck to the wall as stiff as a solid statue guarding the mess. Despite the drawers being closed I can still hear spiders scuttling around inside while they hide from the prying eyes of the spiders. Even though I close my nose, the smell of dirty dampness still invades it nose, stinging me as I breathe in. Dust is thrown into the air with the wind of a passing bee zooming like lightening through the danger zone.

By Asher

The Busy Bot 2000 has everything you need from a hoover to a microwave. The coolest thing about this robot is that it can transform into a car, a table, a chair, a box as small as a mouse to store it in mini spaces and many more objects! This robot will suite all of your needs. It also looks very pretty as is it is a gleaming ruby red. One of the trendiest features of the Busy Bot is its I pod which is stuck to the Busy Bot’s polka dotted back, ready to perform at a seconds notice.  You won’t hear the Busy Bot moving, as it glides from one place to another as silently as an owl drifting through the night.

By Madison