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POETRY IN ACTION
POETRY IN A
CTION
Some of our littlest
Some of our littlest
learners in Stage 1 (Y
learners in Stage 1 (Year
ear
1 and Y
1 and Year 2) applied
ear 2) applied
their creativity - and vivid
their creativity - and vivid
imaginations - to the
imaginations - to the
task of composing and
task of composing and
illustrating poems.
illustr
ating poems.
The Kitty-Cat and her Mother
The Kitty-Cat and her Mother
y house
A kitty-cat lives in my house
A kitty-cat liv
es in m
Y es a kitty-cat liv es in m y house
Yes a kitty-cat lives in my house
The kitty-cat has a mother tiger
The kitty-cat has a mother tiger
A mother a mother a mother tiger
A mother a mother a mother tiger
In June, all students in Year 7 enjoyed an incursion The mother tiger liv es in the attic the attic
The mother tiger lives in the attic the attic
presented by Poetry in Action, a touring theatre That’s why I never go in the attic
er go in the attic
y I ne
v
That’s wh
company whose charter is to engage students in the That’s why I never go there.
er go there.
y I ne
That’s wh
v
world of poetry and literature, through a fun, exciting,
The kitty-cat and her mother sa
y purr
fast-paced and very clever 45 minutes of theatre. The kitty-cat and her mother say purr
, purr meow purr
Meow purr
Meow purr, purr meow purr
Three fabulously entertaining presenters interpreted
They both purr and meow to say
a wide range of works, from the classical, historically The y both purr and meow to sa y
Can we ha
e some milk toda
v
y?
celebrated poets, through to modern day Hip Hop Can we have some milk today?
artists, such as Eminem. b y Emma, Age 7
by Emma, Age 7
Constantly moving set pieces and quick costume
changes accompanied the rapid-fire, high energy
repertoire, the impact leaving the students with a new
perspective and appreciation for poetry, in all its forms.
BOOK WEEK FOR ST A GE 3 The Dark, Dark Rabbit
BOOK WEEK FOR STAGE 3
The Dark, Dark Rabbit
In response to the theme of this year’s Book Week Old In the dark, dark forest there was a dark, dark den
In the dark, dark forest there was a dark, dark den
Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds, our Year 5 and 6 And in the dark, dark den there was a dark, dark building
And in the dark, dark den there was a dark, dark building
students created picture books inspired by the most And in the dark, dark building there was a dark, dark desk
And in the dark, dark building there was a dark, dark desk
famous battles fought by Australian troops in WWI. And on the dark, dark desk there was a dark, dark r abbit
And on the dark, dark desk there was a dark, dark rabbit
And in the dark, dark r
These books are the culmination of three weeks of And in the dark, dark rabbit there was a dark, dark heart.
abbit there was a dark, dark heart.
creative writing (English) and illustrating (Visual Arts),
, Age 8
y Christopher
b
and the research they undertook about the battles of by Christopher, Age 8
World War 1, and using a collection of writing styles to
convey the story to their readers.
Students utilised poetry, character description, diary
entries and letter writing to represent the events of the
battles from various perspectives, considering not only Chocolate Flavoured Whipped Cream
Chocolate Fla
oured Whipped Cream
v
the impact the war would have on the soldiers, but also
e to ha
I’
oured whipped
d lo
v
e a bath in chocolate fla
v
v
the civilians and families back home. I’d love to have a bath in chocolate flavoured whipped
cream.
cream.
All squishy and soft do you all understand what I mean?
All squish y and soft do y ou all understand what I mean?
All swirly and round between my ten toes.
All swirly and round between m y ten toes.
y whole mouth.
I
When I get hungry I eat quite a lot I fill my whole mouth. I
When I get hungry I eat quite a lot I fill m
munch and crunch.
munch and crunch.
I guess I’ll keep eating it served in a bowl.
I guess I’ll k
ed in a bowl.
eep eating it serv
But I still think a bath in chocolate flavoured whipped cream
But I still think a bath in chocolate fla
v
oured whipped cream
would be gold.
would be gold.
y Henry
, Age 7
by Henry, Age 7
b