Children's Work: Year 4

Click HERE to read Chapter 1 of 'The Haunted Coast' by Tess.

"A terrific piece of writing," said Mrs Chambers. "We will publish each chapter so that you can read the story in instalments."

Trees

Colourful and bright

Beautifully, swiftly, wonderfully,

Slipping, talking, walking, stalking.

by Gilly

Sun

Great and bright,

Quietly, hotly, beautifully,

Blazing, flaring, blasting, stunning.

by Dan

Sea

Blue and salty,

Playfully, actively, beautifully,

Rising, building, crashing, disappearing.

by Tess

Wood

Thick and tough

Usefully, cleverly, amazingly,

Carving, cutting, marking, blocking.

by Charlie

Earth

Big and round

Specially, slowly, steadily,

Spinning, saving, surviving, rolling.

by Connor W

Swan

White and elegant,

Strongly, beautifully, gleamily,

Protecting, gliding, contacting, waddling.

by Isabel

Cabbage

Green and natural,

Slowly, silently, noiselessly,

Planting, growing, building, eating.

by Jacob

Elephant

Huge and grey,

Greatly, noisily, happily,

Growing, charging, stampeding, dying.

by Rory

Lightning

Quick and sharp,

Scarily, fiercely, snappily,

Silencing, amazing, stunning, sprinting.

by Rebecca

Hawk

Soft and swift,

Smoothly, stealthily, gracefully,

Dashing, dipping, diving, darting.

by Jak

IMAGINE

by Gillian and James

Imagine there's no fighting

And that could be the life.

No darkness below us

No past behind us.

All the world re-united

Everyone excited!

Imagine if the world built a beautiful flower,

If we did it all together,

It wouldn't take an hour.

You think I'm a glad one,

But, I'm a sad one.

I'll be happy the day

That war goes away!

We have to keep trying,

To stop people crying.

This is the end of our song,

We think the war is wrong.

ADVERB POETRY

LOVINGLY

by Jack

Lovingly as a puppy licking your nose.

Lovingly as a teacher taking a pose.

Lovingly as a cat walking a mile.

Lovingly as a friend giving a smile.

Lovingly as a butterfly threading its wing.

Lovingly as children giving a sing.

Lovingly as a mouse to cheese.

Lovingly as your mum, or dad, saying please.

Lovingly as Miss Haines being lovable.

Lovingly as fish blowing a bubble.

Lovingly as the sun gleaming on me.

Lovingly as family drinking tea.

SWEETLY

by Abigail

Sweetly the birds sing a song to me.

Sweetly the fairy swings her wings.

Sweetly you give a hug.

Sweetly you give a kiss.

Sweetle you say goodbye.

Sweetly you sing a song.

Sweetle a kitten purring...

GETTING ON AND FALLING OUT

by Year 4

Would a friend...

Tell you to go on a date to Pizza hut then go to McDonalds instead,

Promise to tidy your room if they trash it but didn't,

Say you can play with me everyday and doesn't?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Say you're my best friend and not mean it,

Play with me one day and ignore me the next,

Eat my last ever sweet even though I was saving it?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Call you over for a party and be horrible,

Force you to do something that you don't want to,

Ask to play and they push you over and say no?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Say you are a selfish idiot,

Steal your favourite DS game,

Embarrass you?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Steal your favourite pen,

Tell everyone that you are a horrible boy,

Shout in your face?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Smash your favourite toy,

Shout in your face,

Rip your favourite comic in half?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Push you over,

Call you names,

Get you into trouble?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Push you over,

Chant out a secret,

Borrow something that is yours and not give it back?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Say in your face "I hate you",

Be trusted with some money to buy a present for you and then spend it themselves,

Break your toy and blame it on someone else?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Break something that is precious to you,

Hurt your feelings,

Steal something from you?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Shout in your face,

Pull your hair,

Lob a ball at you?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Break your heart,

Hurt your feelings,

Break your favourite thing in the whole wide world?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Be nasty to you,

Shout in your face,

Call you swear words?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Say you're rubbish at tennis,

Shout in your face in front of the class,

Give you tea but not dessert?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Lock the door when you are about to go through it,

Chuck the ball at your face,

Give you a broken toy as a present?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Trash your bedroom,

Change your right answers to wrong,

Rip your only school jumper?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Smash your favourite toy,

Call you names,

Hurt you?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Break your heart,

Scare you,

Ruin a promise?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Get you told off,

Rip your favourite book,

Steal your property?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Eat all of your birthday cake,

Rip your favourite toy,

Smash your DS or computer?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Destroy your favourite object,

Hurt your feelings,

Scribble over your picture?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Invite you round and bully you?

Give you something and snatch it book,

Break your pen?

Mine did.

Would a friend...

Break your heart,

Rip you teddy bear's head off,

Destroy your love?

Mine did.

And would a friend...

Say sorry,

Ask you to come to their house,

Throw another party just so they can invite you?

I did.

WOODLAND TRUST VISIT - OCTOBER, 2009

The Class Version:

On Wednesday, 21st October, 2009, Year 4 from Elmstead Primary School went to the Woodland Trust site on the edge of the village. We went by coach; it was very bumpy and it was pouring with rain. We got very, very wet! The people showed us round there. We had a very long rainy walk to the trees, then we got into partners and we planted some trees, giving them each a different name.

Then, we went into the woods and found a special 'memory stick.' We went there to make a habitat, then we walked back to the coach.

The Tree Version:

On Wednesday, 21st October, 2009, I saw children approaching in a coach. They looked like they didn't like nature much. I thought they were going to kill me. They came closer, giggling and whispering to each other. When they came even closer, I heard them talking about planting me, not killing me. I was over-joyed.

Soon, they came towards me with these huge shovels. Maybe they were lying about the planting; maybe they would kill me. Oh no! Suddenly, they lifted me up and put me in the ground. I was lucky, I was safe. After that they started dancing about with me... weird! Then they put a cover around me. I was safe from rabbits, hares and deer. Finally, they named me Robbie. Did they have to name me...? Weird.

RAMBASHI'S LETTER

Dear Lila,

Here is my plan: I was going to carve my Deep Cave into a kitchen with many cooking tables. I would let Chang catch fish from the lake. My crew are very clumsy as you know. There would be fish flying around, but on another cooking table.

This is where you would be handy. You would be on guard at the front of the cave. Using your amazing fireworks you could scare off the invaders. If you like my amazing plan please come back to the cave, or even send me a letter!

I also have a second half of the plan. You could train the fish to swim down the long lake to find our Jolly Murderer. If you do not like my plan, you could come back and I'll explain it a bit more. Don't come back apprehensively!

Love from,

Rambashi.

by Charlie

Dear Lila,

Why did you run away from us? We only wanted to share our wonderful idea with you. This is our idea: to build a new boat and catch the ducks. Unfortunately, we tried it and it failed. This is what happened.

I built the boat, (it worked really well) and put it in the water. Then we all threw our daggers at the duck, but we missed. After that the crocodiles ate our daggers and bit a hole in the boat. The boast started sinking. I nearly drowned, but I just managed to get out. I haven't got a crew now.

Hope you are having a good journey.

Rambashi.

by Rebecca