Form 6

Autumn Term 2007

Pupils' Page

Moving House. Two diary entries, by Charlotte

Dear Diary,

I am moving house and school, but I do not want to because I will miss my friend,  Emily but I have to go. Yesterday, when my Mum told me in the kitchen, I was shaking and my cat was too, and so was my sister. Me and my sister Danni were terrified and when the man put our sign up I felt sick.

Dear Diary,

It is moving day today. I am in the car. We are going. Wish me luck. My friends were waving at the bus stop. I waved too, and my sister was crying. Mum said we were living in London. When she told us that, I was speechless.

Tents in the Desert, by Adam

(PHRE: Writing from a different viewpoint):

At last! We’re free from those rotten Egyptians. I felt so happy. The only problem now was food and water. We should have given ourselves up to the Egyptians.      

We all shouted to Moses and he took his staff and cried out to God. We heard a voice and thousands of loaves of bread fell to the ground. We all started swarming around, picking up the bread that god had given us. I was so grateful for this. Our next problem was water. People were so thirsty that some of them could not move. Moses saw what was happening and whacked the stones and out came the purest water ever. Everyone drank and felt better for that, so we continued our journey to the mountains where God  would give oout his ten commandments to his people. 

A poem illustrating personification: ‘The Sea’, by Alice B

The sea is the king of the planet.

The sea wears a crown of coral,

With whales as children

And eels as scarves.

The sea has dolphins as friends.

The fish are the sea’s shoes.

For the sea has pearls as jewels,

The sea’s clothes are plants.

For the sea, who I adore.

History: Victorian Reforms, by Emma

In Victorian times, many people wanted all children to have a good education. In 1870, the Education Act was passed.

         Boards of Education were set up to provide schooling in every area. A number of new schools were built called Board Schools. They were often ugly buildings, more like army barracks or prisons than schools look now. Children sat in rows in large, mixed age classes.

         The Education Act of 1880 said that all children between the ages of five and ten had to go to school. Even then, many poor families kept their children away from school and sent them to work in factories to earn money.

          It was only in 1918, after Victoria’s reign was over, that a law was passed to stop any children under twelve years from working for a living.

The Moon, by Alice D, Form 6

I’m the shimmering, shining silver queen of night

I pull the waves upon your shores

I flash my eyes and give you light

In your hours of darkness

But, with a crash, night turns to day

And I sleep till the stars shine again.

Scripting Jane Eyre, by Emma

Scene: In the grounds of Lowood School, sitting on a bench is a girl and Jane        Eyre stands beside her.

Jane: Is your book interesting?

The girl: (after a pause) I like it.

Jane: Can you tell me what the writing over the door means? What is Lowood

           Institution?

The girl: (Looks at Jane disappointedly) This house, where you live.

Jane: (slowly sitting down next to the girl) Who was Naomi Brocklehurst?

The girl: The lady who built the new part of this house, as the tablet records,

             and whose son overlooks and directs everything.   

Jane: Why?

The girl: Because he is treasurer and manager of the establishment.

Jane: Then this house does not belong to that tall lady who wears a watch

           and who said we were to have some bread and cheese?

The girl: To Miss Temple? Oh, no! I wish it did.

Scripting Jane Eyre, by Yong yeon

Scene: In the garden of Lowood School, sitting on a bench.

Stage directions: One girl sitting on the bench and reading a book, the other girl, Jane, standing beside her.

Jane: Is your book interesting? (She looks at the book)

Girl: (after a pause) I like it.

Jane: Can you tell me what the writing on that stone over the door means?

Girl: This house where you have come to live.

Jane: Who was Naomi Brocklehurst?

Girl:  The lady who built the new part of this house, as the tablet records,

          and whose son overlooks and directs everything.   

Jane: Why?

Girl: Because he is treasurer and manager of the establishment.

Jane: Then this house does not belong to that tall lady who wears a watch

           and who said we were to have some bread and cheese?

Girl:  To Miss Temple? Oh, no, I wish it did. She has to answer to Mr

         Brocklehurst for all she does. Mr Brocklehurst buys all our food and

         clothes.

Jane: Does he live here?

Girl: No. Two miles out at a large house.

Jane: Is he a good man?

Girl: He is a clergyman and is said to do a great deal of good.

Jane; Did you say that tall lady was called Miss Temple?

Girl: Yes…

Jane: Are you happy here?

Girl: You ask rather too many questions. I have given you answers enough for   

        the present. Now I want to read.

The sort of person I am, by Ellie

The things I enjoy doing most are shopping and taking Max and Sasha for a walk. Max loves giving you kisses and he has a floppy ear, so when he runs the ear goes up and down. Sasha loves to play tug of war. You will be there for hours and hours playing again and again but you will never win. She always does! I am addicted to shopping. For my birthday I got £20 and in two days I had spent it all in my favourite shops, which are Claire’s, Build a Teddy Bear Factory, New Look, Peacocks and sweet shops.

I think that cruelty to animals is diabolical. I love animals, my it be dogs, cats, rabbits. It breaks my heart when I see a dog on the street thin as a rake and dirty all because its owner doesn’t want it anymore. I always say, “How would they feel if they were abandoned on the street with no food, no shelter, just a cardboard box. They would hate it, so why should animals have to?”

Loads of animals have or had cruelty done to them, all over the world, like monkeys, dogs, bears and many, many more. But thank goodness for Dog trust and Monkey World. They are just a few who help to stop cruelty to animals

When I am older, I would like to become a teacher. I love marking books and giving lessons in a game. I am good at English, History, Geography, Gym and Games, but I will have to improve my Maths. I wouldn’t like to be a nursery teacher, I would like to be a form 3 or 4 teacher. I will be just like Miss Patchett!

At school I like History, it is so fascinating. Every lesson I am always intrigued how the past grew into the twenty-first century. The Tudors and the Victorians are my favourite times in history. Mr O’Flaherty makes the lessons exciting and enjoyable. History is amazing and I think it’s very interesting to learn. I love it!