Welcome To Year 5 for 2018 and 2019!
Iron Man Poetry
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These poems were inspired by The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. They follow this pattern:
Simile, Progressive verbs (sound effects), Relative clause Past tense verb The Iron invader Like a berserk invader, Growling, humming, The Iron Man, that unconquerable contraption, Peered. By Maria Aalia The Iron Invader Like a creeping invader, Beeping, creaking, The Iron Man, that monstrous machine, Stared. By Rohaan Ali The Iron Destroyer Like an immortal invader, Creaking, squeaking, The Iron Destroyer, that beastly mechanoid, Peered. By Huda Al-Hashimi The Iron Man Like an ominous invader, Grinding, clanking, The Iron Man, that beastly intruder, Loomed. By Rayhan Ali |
The Iron Man
Like a gargantuan beast, Clanking, screeching, The Iron Man, that beastly humanoid, Loomed. By Daniyaal Aslam The Iron Man Like a destructive humanoid, Shouting, howling, The Iron Man, that monstrous machine, Stomped. By Aaliyah Aftab The Iron Man Like a colossal destroyer, Growling, howling, The Iron Man, that immense robot, Marched. By Arij Ahmed The Iron Destroyer Like an invading humanoid, Whirring, grinding, The Iron Man, that colossal contraption, Appeared. By Leah Glover |
Music Videos
The children in year 5 spent a day learning about how music can convey positive messages. We looked in particular at Beat It by Michael Jackson, which was written to encourage young people to stay away from gangs. One of the activities the children did was to write a letter to a gang member to help them to make a more positive choice. Here is an example of one of these letters.
Dear gang leader,
I wanted to write to you about your gang. The people in your gang are intimidating us. They are dangerous because they have weapons. They could cause something fatal and catastrophic. Please break up the gang. Think wisely.
I can tell that you don’t like the other gang because they hurt someone you knew. Forgive them and move on because we’re all going to die one day. The other gang might be scared like you. So they are not the enemy, fear is.
Here is what I think you should do to avoid the fight. I think that you should make peace. Do not be tricked into the den of death.
Sincerely,
Rayhan Asif
Dear gang leader,
I wanted to write to you about your gang. The people in your gang are intimidating us. They are dangerous because they have weapons. They could cause something fatal and catastrophic. Please break up the gang. Think wisely.
I can tell that you don’t like the other gang because they hurt someone you knew. Forgive them and move on because we’re all going to die one day. The other gang might be scared like you. So they are not the enemy, fear is.
Here is what I think you should do to avoid the fight. I think that you should make peace. Do not be tricked into the den of death.
Sincerely,
Rayhan Asif
