National Poetry Day at Ecclesall Jr School

Without doubt one of my BEST and FAVOURITE schools in the whole world. I really do love this place. I've been coming to Ecclesall Juniors for National Poetry Day for the last four years, and I realised on Thursday that, until that afternoon, I'd never been inside any of the classrooms! That's because I spend my time in the hall, seeing each year group one at a time...or rather, all 100 at a time, because it's a three form entry. This year I was focusing on writing poetry with the children based on their topics. So...here's what they came up with. Their performances were stellar! Including their traditional morning welcome to me where they each performed a poem or song. Lots of fun!

CAVE MAN STEW (By Year 3)


Girls and boys please listen to me
To make a caveman you will need...
An ear-splitting Cave Man moan
Add a cup of Cave Man groan
A 100 grammes of Hyena blood
Mixed with squelchy, sloppy mud

Stone Age Man
Stone Age Man
Stronger than a Fireman

A Woolly Mammoth's hairy toes
Big as Mr Griffin's nose
A filthy, smelly, Cave Bear's claw
Lay it on the kitchen floor

Stone Age Man
Stone Age Man
Stronger than a Fireman

A nighttime full of deathly fear
Time to go and get your spear
Here's our lovely Cave Man Stew
Made by us it's ALL FOR YOU!


QUEEN BOUDICCA

I'm Queen Boudicca
I'm nasty and I'm strong
I like to fight the Romans
Even though they pong!

I'm Queen Boudicca
I'm awesome and I'm ace
I sent the smelly Romans
Into Outer Space

I'm awesome I'm mega
I'm groovy I'm mean
The greatest ever fighter
The world has ever seen

I'm Queen Boudicca
I have a lovely dress
I'm really good at fighting
But my bedroom is a mess

I'm Queen Boudicca
I drank a poisoned drink
I turned a funny purple
And then what do you think?

I'm awesome I'm mega
I'm groovy I'm mean
The greatest ever fighter
The world has ever seen 



EVACUEE RECIPE

 (Each line is said by one person, and then repeated by the group like in army training camp)
(The chorus is said together)

ATTENTION!

How to make evacuees
Here's our finest recipe
Take a slice of countryside
Mix it with a long train ride
Pour in 57 nights of Blitz
Hope that you're not blown to bits

Evacuee Evacuee
Could have been you and could have been me

Whisk in Adolf Hitler's pride
With the Nazis on his side
Oven turned to 1939
Add in fear down your spine
Ice it with a tiny town
Snuggle in your dressing gown

Evacuee Evacuee
Could have been you and could have been me 

Fold in your best teddy bear
And a dozen daily prayers
Hang a label round your neck
Serve with lots of 'what the heck?!'
Winston Churchill won this war
Let's just hope there is no more

Evacuee Evacuee
Could have been you and could have been me 




Brilliant or what? Year 5s poem about George Yardley, the Victorian wood collier and charcoal burner, will be up soon. Just need Mrs Routh to find it on the laptop - it kind of disappeared!

Thanks again to ALL my friends at Ecclesall, staff and pupils alike. I do like being your pet poet!

See you next year!!!