Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their trip to the River Dart Centre.

This poem describes their final day and was read out at their class assembly.

The Final Day

The final day was here

Though no-one could believe it

The beds were stripped, the bags were packed

So we had a game of cricket

The coach arrived and the driver smiled

He'd found his way at last

The journey home would be much quicker

We were sure to have a blast

We set off after lunch and waved good-bye to all

We'd had a great adventure

Time to get ourselves back to school

We hadn't gone too far

It was less than 30 miles

When the first one fell asleep

Caught on camera, no time for smiles

The journey flew by in a flash

Miss Jackson enjoyed the sights

But with minutes to go her name was called

And she couldn't believe her eyes!

It had been quiet at the back of the coach

She had assumed they were asleep

But when she saw what they'd done

For the camera she did leap

Sam and Armand have hidden talents,

We're sure you will agree

So if you want a copy of this

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Our week away has made us proud

We really had great fun

So much achieved with friends around

With their help fears were overcome

The week is over, history now

Although it's heard to believe

As we prepare to end this year

We'll take the memories when we leave.

Year 6 wrote this poem after studying a unit on poetry. They looked at emotive images for inspiration. The image that they used for this poem was of a bear that had been caught and was used to 'entertain' tourists by dancing in the streets. The thoughts and feelings of year 6 are evident in their poem.

The Dancing Bear

The rude bullies watch and stare

At the poor, shaved, lumbering bear

Hung up like a puppet and forced to dance,

He tries to escape but he has no chance.

The miserable, trapped bear danced in agony,

He was being tortured but on-one could see.

As I looked at this sickening scene

I wondered what he once had been;

Unnatural unstable comes to mind,

With crowds all laughing none declined.

Will he lose his balance? Will he lose his stance?

Its as if he has been taken into a trance.

I nearly cried, but others don't care;

So many completely unaware.

The bear is weighed down with metal bars

While I am outraged by his scars

Awkward and embarrassed as I walk away

The cruel, heartless biped will be paid back one day.

Children from Year 6 went to Bracknell Rugby Club to represent the school in the Bracknell Tag Rugby Tournament. They played 6 matches, each lasting 10 minutes.

The highlight of the afternoon was the final match where we drew 3-3, but the referee said it was the best match he had seen all afternoon.

In Literacy we spent some time looking at personification and surreal images created by poets. At the end of one lesson we all picked someone and thought of a food we would compare them to.

Here are some of the results:

Action man is an air bag,

He is quite a hero.

He has the correct equipment for the job,

He is at the right place at the right time,

He always saves the day!

Brian Habana is a banana because,

In the middle of a crunch.

Everybody on his team would say,

He is the pick of the bunch.