Night Mail

Here's 5G performing Night Mail by W H Auden::



You can see the original poem in the Night Mail film here:

Odysseus

Odysseus is a fantastic book from ancient Greek times! 

In school we performed part of it called the golden apple. In it there is a evil god called Eris who always causes arguments. So the gods have a party and don't invite Eris!

Eris was so upset she got a golden apple and on it she wrote to the fairest and by that apple she caused a agument. Some said the fairest was Hera the queen of the gods some said Athene and some said Aphrodite! So Zeus said Paris should decide.

We put on a play of the story for the parents and the rest of the school.

So Hermes took Aphrodite, Athena and Hera to Paris. Paris choose Aphrodite and by choosing her he married the most beautiful girl in the world and that caused war for ten long years because Helen was all ready married!

There is another story in it called Odysseus and the Cyclops and this is what happens in it.

Odysseus washes up on a island to get food and drink. But instead they find a cave and go inside. A big one-eyed CYCLOPS blocks their way out with a rock and grabs one of Odysseus's men and bites his head off and his brain splatted on the wall! The cyclops was about to pick up two more men but Odysseus quickly stopped him and gave him a sheepskin of wine. The cyclops drank the drink and fell to the floor one of the men tried to kill him, but the cyclops was their only way out. So Odysseus got a sharp branch and stuck it in the cyclops' eye. Because the cyclops was blind he had to feel the sheep so the men could not get out. One by one Odysseus tied his men under the sheep and they got out.

I like further on in the book when Penelope carries on the story around Ithaca.  I also like the way Penelope did a trick to check it WAS Odysseus. 

We also made a book of Mythological Creatures which you can read.

Bad Girls!

Mandy is always getting bullied by Kim, Melanie and Sarah so now she doesn't have a friend in the world. Until a girl that lived next door named Tanya came along and stood up to Kim. Mandy was amazed that someone could stand up to Kim like that so soon they became the best of friends. Every thing was perfect that was when Mandy found that Tanya was a criminal pulling things of the shelf and putting them in her pockets which eventually leads to prison.

I would recommend this book for nine and ten years old.

The Haunted School (Dream)

Ellie and Jessica came in today with a book that they themselves have written. It's a bit of a horror story. First of all there was something strange about Amandine. Then the Harry noticed that Mr Gregg had a very green tooth. He was a vampire!

The story is about their battle to overcome the vampire-teacher. It's all very spooky. At the end they appear to have won the battle. But there is a strange roar.

Of course, it's ridiculous that a teacher could turn so nasty.

listen to ‘Vampire’ on Audioboo

Mudpuddle Farm

I would recommend this book to years 5-8. It is a book full of fun. You will be rolling on the floor laughing.

My favourite character has to be lazier than Garfield the cat! His name is Mossop the one eyed cat. He hates catching mice and big fat rats unless they come with free salt on the top of them.

The bit I enjoyed the most was when Michael Morpurgo took you into the story. He made you see the flying pig Pintstine land on Egbert the goat’s head like an OWL out of control.

This is a book with six funny stories in one and I would take it anywhere and everywhere.