London Calling!

This week year three have been learning about instructions. We started the week by learning how to follow instructions carefully and picked out the features.

 

Then we wrote a description of a skyscrapper! Next week we will be writing instructions for how to build them and for how to travel to them in London! So keep your eyes peeled!

Have you ever seen such a tall glistening building? Standing straight, the skyscrapper marches through London like a brave soldier. Angrily, it pierces the white fluffy clouds to heavy tears. Scared, tourists run past despite the building being a gentle giant. Also, it is a teacher guiding its pupils. Eventually, the smell of smoky gas swims through the air and invades my nose. Grandly, the huge skyscrapper over looks the city.  Natasha (3B)

 

Have you ever seen an amazing skyscrapper? The wind kisses the tiles of the exterior. At night the skyscrapper pierces the stars. I can smell the smoky London gas invading my nose. Reflecting, the tiles insult my eyes. Daniel (3B)

 

Shiny skyscrappers in the fog look invisible and cut the clouds. I can smell red burning hot dogs being cooked. Glass stairs are growing into the sky. Katelyn (3B)

Two Dragons

This week Year 4 will be rewriting the myth of the Two Dragons.  We will be changing the Dragons into our own villains.  Here is an example of our descriptions.


Slice, the slimy, scaly octopus stretches his tentacles.  his bobbly plunger like tentacles feel like a hoover.  His eyes are as big and black as a bowling ball.


Raged, he shoots his ink delicately into the sky.  As soon as his enemy appears he uses his navy ink.  His pale purple skin is camouflaged in the deep, dark sea.


Tia (4E)

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