Writing Workshop
Published 15/01/26
Year 6 had an inspiring visit from author Chris Connaughton as part of their mystery writing unit. The children listened to a retelling of The Upper Berth before continuing the story themselves, using the suspense-writing techniques they have been developing in class. In the afternoon, we enjoyed hearing some of the children’s imaginative endings before discovering how the story actually concluded. The day finished with the opening of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem, perfectly leading into the next stage of our writing unit. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and took lots of inspiration for writing exciting mystery stories.
We were lucky enough to be offered the opportunity for Craig Ogden, a classical guitarist, to come into school and perform to the children on Friday 5th December. He performed several tracks, using a variety of musical techniques which were enjoyed by all. In addition, he spent time explaining the instrument and how he plays it. The children were a fantastic audience and asked him lots of interesting and relevant questions.
We were lucky enough to spend a dry morning playing 8 football games against other local schools such as Western Downland, Poulner and Fordingbridge. It was trickier playing on the grass rather than the astroturf pitches at the Ringwood hub, which many of the boys were used to, as the ball tended to stick to the muddy, wet ground rather than bouncing high. However, we soon settled into our stride and were able to mount decent attacking play especially the Year 3 team, who were confident both with their possession and passing amongst each other. The Year 4 team needed to work a little harder in defence but soon some goals came and they supported their confident goalkeeper with set pieces and started to learn how to use the pitch size to the best advantage.
