PUPILS' SHOWCASE - Phase 4

Year 5 Growing Gains Project

Year 5 have been having a fantastic time this year doing their Growing Gains project, which ended last week with a day harvesting, cooking and eating their food! Working in classes, we planned which crops would go in which bed and when was the best time to plant them. After replenishing the beds with fresh compost, we planted our seeds and watered them regularly. As the plants grew, we staked them to make sure they were supported, and found out about how to care for them properly. Finally it was time to harvest! We dug up our vegetables, gave them a good scrub and made delicious curries – they were scrumptious!

Some controllable vehicles on display.

Numeracy display board.

Geography focussed topic.

Chembakolli is a small village in southern India; it is a beautiful and peaceful place. Chembakolli is situated in the Nilgiri hills. Nilgiri means blue hills because it looks like it has a layer of blue mist over it.

Chembakolli is two hundred kilometres to the nearest city and fifteen kilometres away from the nearest town; the houses are surrounded by trees and wildlife. Occasionally, the villagers can see elephants passing their homes.

The villagers of Chembakolli visit the nearby town, Gudalur: here they go to the market, some children go to school and once in a while to the cinema. Some villagers walk a long, narrow road or get a baby cab.

Water is collected by the villages from the nearest river and brought back to their homes on their heads; the villagers collect firewood which is used for warmth and food.

Chembakolli farmers grow food such as rice, onions, tomatoes and peppers. Also, tea leaves are grown, the original name is Clipper Tea.

Overall, Chembakolli is an extraordinary place to visit.

by Year 6

Water Cycle display board.

A display board on Woodgate Valley and seed dispersal.

Year 6 have been writing in many different styles, including reports on a range of subjects.

Clifton Primary School

Clifton Primary is a large school in Balsall Heath, Birmingham; there are over eight hundred children between the ages of 3-11.

There are many different lessons in this school, such as: Maths, English, Science, PE and IPC. My favourite subject is Maths.

We have over one hundred and ten members of the staff in our school; there is more than one teacher in a classroom. Every teacher gives their pupil in the class support to help them with their exams coming up.

There are a variety of activities, trips and clubs, including football club, London and Drayton Manor trips. Most of them are based on our subjects.

I am part of this great school and in year 6. If I were to choose the best school I would choose Clifton Primary.

By Yousef, Year 6

6R's work on Andy Warhol and his pop art.

Black History Week when Year 6 studied the life of Equiano.

The Accident

It was a gloomy foggy day. Jake and Tom were cycling along the bumpy, rocky canal path; the rubbish was thrown on the gravel carelessly. The thick, sharp fingers of the overgrown trees reached out as if to grab the boys as they tried to avoid the trees. The water in the canal was murky and polluted by old trolleys, tins, sticks, bottles and bits of rubbish. It looked unsafe and dangerous due to all the dumping. The boys halted, suddenly as they saw the grim, red 'DANGER' sign. Overhead, rain clouds were beginning to build.

The grim, red sign glared out at Jake and Tom, as if it was instructing them to halt. Tom zoomed past on his bicycle on the bridge, leaving Jake stranded, looking at the sign on the floor, he had an uneasy feeling in his stomach. As Jake looked worriedly around, he noticed a hole in the bottom of the bridge. Tom was about to ride straight over it.

"Tom! Watch out! Don't ride on the..." exclaimed Jake; his voice trailing off as Tom got dangerously close to the hole in the bridge.

"Arg!" shouted Tom, as he collapsed into the hole, his bike toppled and Jake heard a big splash.

He cried in desperate need. Jake looked on in horror. All alone! He looked about him wildly, desperate for someone to help! No one! Silence!

Jake tried to find Tom; he looked down the bridge and saw him holding the rope attached to it. He had cuts and bruises on his face and his leg.

"Tom, are you ok? Talk to me Tom, please!" asked Jake.

"Jake, I'm alive I need help. I'm going to fall!" Tom's voice echoed around.

Without warning, Jake heard heavy, stomping on the path behind him. He didn't know what to do. Should I stay here or should I run away? Thought Jake. I'm all confused. He decided it would be best to run away. The stranger got closer and closer. Jake ran to the nearest tree he could find to hide from the stranger. The unusual man tried to look through the hole but he didn't see Tom so he left.

"Jake, can you call someone to help me?" Tom's voice croaked weakly.

"I can't, this bridge can't hold three people", said Jake in an upset voice.

Tom was still down the hole and Jake was now loosing hope. Tom looked at Jake in an upset way.

"Tom, I told you not to come here but you never listen!" Jake said angrily.

"I'm sorry, don't blame me, I didn't know", Jake sighed with tears coming from his eyes.

"Tom, let go of the rope", Jake said excitedly.

"Why? Are you trying to kill me?" Tom asked surprisingly.

"Just do as I say and stop fussing". Jake replied.

"Ok then... Arg!" Screamed Tom. Splash.

"I'm okay come down!" Shouted Tom at Jake.

"Wait, I can hear footsteps. They sound close! Jake, hide behind the tree quickly and I'll hide behind those bushes", whispered Tom.

After what seemed like an eternity, the stranger lost interest in the building site and he sauntered off. Jake let a long breath go that he had been holding all the time he had been watching the stranger.

by Year 6 pupil

Literacy display board.