We had a lovely writing session yesterday afternoon at Brompton, based on the story of Supertato. The children listened carefully to
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Joseph’s animal poem
Joseph has written a thought-provoking poem about the world around us. We love his use of alliteration and the repetition
Ava’s igh and i-e
Ava giggled the whole way through our spelling lesson! When we drew the illustrations, she said my aeroplane looked like
Tommy’s poems
Tommy was set the job of using descriptive language to write acrostic poems about his favourite animals. He worked really
Aleeza’s science work
In her Science lessons, Aleeza’s is learning about the different features of animals. Look at the drawings and labelling she
Nabil’s riddles
Nabil has worked hard to write riddles in CW. He started with simple riddles for animals – but has moved
‘Making ‘Your Mark’: A signed story Part 1
A. has created a story based on 5 of the marks in our ‘Making Your Mark’ project! Look at the
Oscar’s rocket and fact sheet
Oscar has worked so hard on our ‘Making Your Mark’ project. He saw a rocket in one of the marks!
Making Your Mark Story
A lovely pupil at Brompton has written a story based on three of the marks in our ‘Making Your Mark’
Maja’s poem
Maja wrote this poem during a poetry workshop session with Philip the Firepoet.
Lily’s Crayblayerd poem
Lily wrote this poem during a poetry workshop session with Philip the Firepoet. Crayblayerd turns night into day The world
Hollie’s Poem – Before Zacareight
Hollie wrote this poem during a session with Philip the firepoet. Before ZACAREIGHT The seas were high and the
Flower Shape poem
The Green Group have been writing shape poems. Have a look at this one and spot the well-chosen vocabulary ‘munch’,
Butterfly Shape Poem
The Green Group have been watching some caterpillars develop into butterflies. They were then inspired to write shape poems. Have a look at
Instructions to make a guitar
Have you ever wanted to make a guitar? If you have, then look at the wonderful guitar made by a
The Blues ‘That’s Obviously…’
The Blues have created lovely art and written work using the ‘That’s Obviously’ marks. We love how creative they are.
Tabel’s journal entry
Tabel has written a fantastic journal entry in the style of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. We think it is
That’s Obviously Story
Stacey has taken 3 marks and made her own drawings – she then used these as a beginning, middle and
That’s Obviously…
We have a new writing game here at Chelsea Community Hospital School and it starts with art – by making just
Connie’s Egyptian Mask
Connie made a fantastic mask at The Brompton and has written a recount describing how she made it. We think
What am I?
Having written riddles about emotions, Millie went on to write riddles about other abstract nouns. Read her beautiful riddle below
What am I?
Millie has written an interesting and thought-provoking riddle about an emotion. Read it carefully and think about the images it
What Am I?
Millie has written fantastic riddles in the primary classroom in CW this week. She started by writing riddles about animals
Autumn poem
Ajna has written a wonderful acrostic poem about Autumn. Notice the language chosen – ‘tumbling’, ‘swirling’, ‘spiky’, ‘twirly.’ It really evokes
Benjy’s diary entry
Benjy has written a fantastic diary entry, inspired by Michael Morpurgo’s “Why the Whales Came.” He is up to chapter 4 so
Aden’s simile poem
Aden was learning about similes today in class. He worked very hard thinking of interesting similes to make a rainbow
Oscar’s trogglehumper
On Wednesday we celebrated Roald Dahl day. Children watched a clip from the BFG where he visits dream land and
Zara’s trogglehumper
On Wednesday we celebrated Roald Dahl day. Children watched a clip from the BFG where he visits dream land and
Megan’s trogglehumper
On Wednesday we celebrated Roald Dahl day. Children watched a clip from the BFG where he visits dream land and
Maria’s trogglehumper
On Wednesday we celebrated Roald Dahl day. Children watched a clip from the BFG where he visits dream land
Max’s poem – Stick Snap
Max’s poem is a unique rhythmic poem. We think it would be wonderful read aloud for full effect.
Jenny’s poem – Hard Ground
Jenny has written a poem entitled ‘Hard Ground’. Her description of nature creates a fragile and vulnerable image in the reader’s
Georgia’s poem – something will come from nothing
Georgia has written an evocative poem below. Her use of repetition to build a rhythm is fantastic, as is her
Personification poem
Celeste has written a wonderful poem about the damage we are making to our environment. She has used personification so
The erupting island
Chance created his own tropical island in his literacy lesson this week to use as a story plan. His island then
Connie’s Alliteration Poem
Connie has written a poem packed full of alliteration. Read her fabulous, fantastic, funny poem below. (See what I did
Ketsia’s Slime Experiment
Ketsia (Year 5) had a great afternoon experimenting with everyday kitchen products to try and make some successful slime. After
‘The Shark and Wonder-woman’ based around the story of ‘The Lion and the Mouse.’
Using a Pie Corbett technique, one of our pupils learnt the story of ‘The Lion and the Mouse’ off by
Harry’s Eco-Warrier Story
Harry in the Blue Group has written a fantastic story called Mrs Eco-Warrier inspired by the stories by Roger Hargreaves.
Albert’s Koala facts
Albert read a wonderful new story book today called ‘The Koala Who Could’ by Rachel Bright and Jim Field. He
Kaylah’s acrostic poem
Read Kaylah’s acrostic poem about the rainforest. Notice the time she has taken to choose interesting vocabulary. Kaylah really builds
Neel’s Rainforest poem
Neel has written an interesting acrostic poem about the rainforest. We love the vocabulary he has chosen, particularly ‘slithering’
Claudia’s Blobar story
Claudia created a character. She said that her character looked a bit like a ‘blob’ and a bit like a
Kelvin’s magnificent story
Kelvin was given a challenge to write a story in only 100 words or less. As every word was important
Ben’s Facts about chicks
Ben has written a fantastic presentation about chicks – we were lucky enough to hear him read this at the
My special creature
A. chose an imaginary creature from our story writing prompt pack and then wrote about it below. He used
Ellae’s story
Ellae wrote an imaginative story on the ward, just from a single image. She chose from our selection of door
Lava lamps
Children at St Mary’s have been making lava lamps as part of Science week. Read a fantastic write-up of their
Sami’s poem
Sami worked with our poet, Philip Wells, to create a poem called ‘Liyoboo’. The repetition builds a fantastic rhythm when
Fabulous World Book Day Riddle
One of our students has written wonderful riddles during World Book Day. We are so impressed with how hard he
Wonderful World Book Day Riddle
One of our student wrote a wonderful poem about his favourite character in World Book Day. We love how detailed
Mohammed’s Adventure Story
Mohammed was asked to write a short adventure piece that involved a portal. He planned his essay, wrote a draft, edited it and
Whole Class Story
Children in CW wrote a whole class story today in our music session. They each contributed their ideas and added
Butterfly story
Even though he was in hospital, one of our pupils was keen to complete homework from his home school which
Emilie’s Senses Poem
Emilie has written a fantastic poem using her five senses. We love how carefully she thought about each one –
Sienna’s Game
Sienna really enjoyed playing the London version of the game Brainbox in class. She decided that she would like to
K’s story
K. has written a story about Father Christmas. His story was about Father Christmas and his reindeers giving him a
Jonathan, Maryam and Frankie Review Monkey Bingo
Children in CW have been playing with our new game ‘Monkey Bingo.’ We have really enjoyed playing a new game.
Ellis’ lightsaber
Ellis is a huge Star Wars fan. He loves his lightsaber and has written a description of it below. We
Ahmed’s Superman description
Ahmed loves Superman action figures and wrote a fantastic description of Superman. He thought carefully about his vocabulary – we
Larni and Raphael – Persuasive Writing to Toys “R” Us
Children at CW have made their own board games! Larni and Raphael made creative maths games and wrote letters to
Emilie’s Toy Bunny Story
We have been reading lots of lovely books about toys and games this term. Emilie thought about the toys she has loved
The Magic Box by Florence
Florence read The Magic Box by Kit Wright and worked so hard to create her own version of the poem.
Kharmel’s Persuasive letter
In the primary classroom at CW we have been discussing our favourite animals. Kharmel loves snakes, in particular milk snakes.
Aqsa’s poem
Aqsa has written a lovely poem – inspired by Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Coming Home’. We really enjoy the rhythm of the
Zeynab’s description of her dress
Fatima imagined she had brought a new party dress and wrote a lovely description of it. Look at the similes
Angelina’s Poem – Little Old Me
Angelina wrote a poem in her drama session on ‘identity and expression’. Note the repetition within the poem and how
Nonsense Poems
One of our pupils wrote some funny nonsense poems in class today. Her favourite is the one about an anxious
Zeynab’s Zoo poem
Zeynab read examples of poems on ‘Writers’ Ink’ and wanted to write her own poem with lots of words beginning
Tongue Twister
A. worked very hard in the primary classroom to create a tongue twister using words that start with the letter
Days of the week poem
E. wrote a funny poem for National Poetry Day about the days of the week. She thought carefully about the
Elwad’s Alpaca poem
Elwad read poetry by A.A.Milne and loved the nonsensical nature of his poems. She then wrote her own nonsense poem to
Rosie’s poem inspired by Michael Rosen
Rosie watched Michael Rosen perform ‘Chocolate Cake’ and wrote her own version about carrots. We love Rosie’s vivid imagination! Carrots
Lana’s persuasive writing
Lana has written a persuasive letter to her head teacher. She was shown a picture of a boy and girl wearing
Piggy tongue twister
Erin has made a fantastic pig in her art session with Shaun. It inspired a silly tongue twister. See if
Luka’s Acrostic Poem
Luka has written an imaginative acrostic poem – using his favourite animals and books as inspiration.
Super Salad recipe
S. has been working in our garden, harvesting huge courgettes and carrots. We then used these to create various delicious
Aya’s Summer poem
Aya wrote a fantastic poem about summer. We love the way she has built a picture in the reader’s mind.
Muhammad’s Book Review
Muhammad has written a book review for Roald Dahl’s fantastic novel ‘James and the Giant Peach.’ We love Muhammad’s enthusiasm
J the Fireman
J. had a wonderful day visiting the fire station on King’s Road. He was able to turn on the siren,
Bear Story
We read Michael Rosen’s ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ in class and K. enjoyed joining in with all the
Lollipop Story
Fatima started story writing by creating these colourful characters with Nutty Putty. She then acted out a story with them and wrote
Elwad’s Llama Tongue Twister
Elwad loves llamas, so she chose to write a tongue twister about them. See how she repeats sounds and phrases to
Word Building
Tom was able to write words using our sound cards today. Well done Tom!
Mya’s Letter to Mummy
Mya has been trying very hard with her writing. Here is her lovely writing on a whiteboard. She read it
Northern Lights
James was so inspired by a Geography session on The Northern Lights that he started a story about them! Chapter One