GSAL Christmas Fair Poetry Contest

Well done to all who entered the poetry contest this weekend outside Santa's Grotto at Rose Court. It was tough to choose a winner, but I have! I have also highly commended another poet for an outstanding shape poem. His name is James Hardy from Year 3. Well done James, and unlucky. You only JUST missed out on winning the Maltesers!

Here is James' poem. It looks better in real life as he's written it within a drawing of a rat. Great shape poem!

I scuffle through rubbish all night long
I'm scrumfatlus to cats
I am black as coal and swift and speedy and hard to catch
I have big brainy brain


However, the winner, and proud owner (soon to be delivered) of a box of Maltesers, is MILLY MACKENZIE from 2W for her brilliant nature poem. Here it is...

I went to the woods
and I saw a great tree
it was once a little seed and now
it is a great big hump of leaves


The description of a tree being 'a great big hump of leaves' did it for me. Brilliant!

Fussy Eating

This poem was posted to me today, by none other than 9 year old Alice - you may remember her as second place in the poetry competition I ran at Wrenthorpe Methodist Church the other weekend. Well done Alice, it made me chuckle. And I feel sorry for your mum - I know JUST what it is like to have fussy eaters for daughters. And yes, they do generally seem to win!

Here's the poem...

I am a fussy eater
because I don't eat peas
carrots make me queasy
and broccoli makes me sneeze

we fight like mad at mealtimes
but I'm aloud to win
because mum knows I'll eat
anything if it comes in a tin.

Busy busy busy!

Well, here beginneth a couple of rather busy weeks for yours truly. Lots of exciting things coming up though, starting with a Gifted and Talented day up at South Milford tomorrow. I've not been there for a couple of years, but it's one of my favourite schools. The staff there have always been really supportive of me, and I seem to remember the lunches are pretty decent too! I'll also be doing a poetry reading and book signing there. Good job really, as this weekend I received a delivery of 2030 of my poetry books. There is a large quantity of boxes in my attic at this point...