Category: English

Well done to the prize winners in the story writing competition set by author Tracey Hall, whose book ‘The Nature Saviours: Ghost of the Mountain’ really inspired the children in years 3 – 6. Entries included stories about snow leopards, birds and pangolins as well as a little bit of panda time travel! The winner…

  Lyndhurst School were extremely fortunate to have a local author Tracey Hall visit them.  She shared with the children her passion about wildlife and protecting animals.  She told the children that she is a self-confessed nature lover, so she writes stories on a topic close to her heart.  She spoke about how she tries…

On Thursday, Lyndhurst’s poetry recital finalists faced a very daunting challenge – performing their poem in Mr. Rudkin’s office, in front of a jury, LIVE on Microsoft Teams! Each and every child was FANTASTIC. I can honestly say I was utterly blown away by the poise and bravery shown by all of the children. The…

The wait is over…. Last week’s virtual poetry recital was a big success. I’ve received reports from form teachers that children loved seeing themselves on screen, although many hid their faces, which they absolutely shouldn’t have, considering the high quality of the performances! Performing in front of the camera is a big challenge and can…

National Poetry Week with workshops from ‘As Creatives’  On Wednesday 14th October we had a pleasure to welcome Jo Stokes from ‘As Creatives’ who delivered some entertaining and inspiring workshops to all the children.   Performance Poetry workshops were prepared for the youngest pupils and they had been designed to introduce them to the pleasure of poetry! The session began with a brief…

Workshops with Kerry Gibb   The children from years 3 to 6 met well-known author, Kerry Gibb, who visited Lyndhurst School today to speak to the children about being an author and to run a workshop for the older year groups. One of the very interesting ideas she shared with us was her opinion that “There is…

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed their Marion Deuchars – Let’s Make Some Great Art workshop on Tuesday. They listened to the story carefully and produced some amazing crafts. Year 1 even decided that they wanted to create some of their own bird animals!   

Years 3 & 4  were lucky enough to have a workshop this week with author Leila Rasheed as part of the Henley  Literary Festival. Leila read from her book, “Empires End: A Roman Story,” which centres on a young North African girl who sets out on a danger-filled journey to Britain in 207 AD. Leila also answered some questions that had…

  Virtual Workshop with Katherine Rundell – Years 5 and 6 – 28th September 2020   Thanks to the wonders of technology and the demands of 2020, Years 5 and 6 joined over a thousand children from across the country for a virtual interview with popular, award-winning author Katherine Rundell, who has lots of fans at Lyndhurst! …

Lyndhurst Summer Reading Challenge  Over the summer holiday, the children enjoyed taking part in a reading challenge. Mrs Follows received many book reviews written by the children from Years 1 – 6 and the winners, who read the most books, were rewarded with yet another book so they can continue their literary journey. They set the standard…