Redhill's Remarkable Roald Dahl Day

And it really was remarkable! From the moment I saw an oompa loompa crossing the road, which is not an everyday sight.

The whole of junior school got into the Roald Dahl Day with gusto, oompfh, and Gadzook-oids of enthusiasm. Classes were inventing new rooms for Wonka's chocolate factory, making up brand new types of chocolate (and from the sounds of it, tasting a fair bit too...), writing news reports about naughty new characters, painting, writing, drawing, colouring...

PLUS...

Making up a brand new poem about the man himself. Many thanks to Grandpa Jo (otherwise known as Mr Padgett) and Year 4P, who were amazing, awesome, and flabbertastic, to say the least.

Here it is...

The Amazing Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl is epic

Roald Dahl is ace

Roald Dahl’s books are

Better than Space!

Roald D! Roald D!

Best author in history

            Roald D! Roald D!

          Best author in history

                        Roald D! Roald D!

                Best author in history!

Roald Dahl is awesome

Roald Dahl is cool

We read his books

Every day in school

Roald D! Roald D!

Best author in history

            Roald D! Roald D!

          Best author in history

                        Roald D! Roald D!

                Best author in history!

BUT...

That was not all...

They decided to be even more brilltastic after break, and make up a totally new Oompa Loompa song about Mike TeaVee. Here it is (hum along to the Oompa Loompa songs from the film (the ORIGINAL, not the ghastly Johnny Depp one))...

Don’t Turn Out Like Mike Teavee

Oompa Loompa Doopedy Doo

We’ve got another puzzle for you

Oompa Loompa Doopedy Dee

Don’t spend your life in front of TV

What do you get watching too much TV?

A brain that’s the size of a bumble bee

Sitting in front of the TV all day

You’ll find you start to waste away

You’ll end up with a sweaty bum

No good crying for your mum

Oompa Loompa Doopedy Doo

We’ve got something better for you

Oompa Loompa Doopedy Dee

Come and read a book with me

Books give you lots of imagination

Chock full of awesome information

Read a good book and get a good job

Too much TV turns you into a slob

Listen carefully to me

Don’t turn out like Mike Teavee

Oompa Loompa Doopedy Doo

That’s all we have got for you

Doopedy Do!

Thanks to everyone at Redhill for a great day full of fun. Thanks also for the last minute Mike Teavee costume for me (phew!) and for the AMAZING homemade cheesecake. I was channelling my inner Augustus Gloop around mid morning break...!!!

See you all in January.