Well, what a very special
day we had at High Bank School when Conrad Burdekin came to visit. Our day started with a whole school assembly
and Conrad was so funny and engaging that we all managed to learn a poem, with
actions, in just a few minutes. Some of
us even managed to perform it without laughing!
Conrad then visited every
class in turn and provided a tailor-made workshop for each age group. His interaction with the children was
perfectly judged and the children were completely entranced and enthralled by
his creative and quirky approach to story-telling. Conrad’s teaching style included
storytelling, poetry and drama and the children absolutely loved it. The workshops not only inspired some
excellent writing from the children, but also sparked some very innovative
ideas from our teachers.
Reading is one of our school
priorities and our families don’t always have the money to buy books. So, as a
school we decided to end the day by giving all the children one of Conrad’s
books to take home to read. Conrad took
the time to sign every book with a special message for each child. He also gave us some of his books to put in
our school library. The children were so
delighted and I’m sure this helped to make the day one which they will never forget.
Our teachers do not pick their noses, especially Mrs
Summers! Jodie Year 6
Thanks for coming and being cool, everyone loves you at our
school. Dylan Year 6
Thank you for signing all our books, of poems about children,
teachers and stuff. Amaal Year 6
I like poems more because of you, especially ones about
teachers on the loo! Sarah-Jane
Year 5
Amaal in Year 6 was so inspired by Conrad he went straight home and drew a portrait of ‘his
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