Welcome to our poetry page

December 2011 we held the finals of our spoken poetry competition.  All the children from Years 3 - 8 learnt a poem of their choice and performed them in front of their class. Finalists were chosen and Mr Tom Wayman from Wellington College English Department came to judge.  There were three sections - Juniors (Years 3 & 4), Middles (Years 5 & 6) and Seniors (Years 7 & 8) and three prize winners were chosen in each group.  It was a splendid afternoon celebrating the spoken word.

Senior Prize Winners

1st Josie Lunnon - In Miss Tilscher's Class by Carol Ann Duffy

2nd Harry Waters - Excuses, Excuses by John Foster

3rd Miriam Dewes - November Returns by Jenny Joseph

Middle Prize Winners

1st Harrison King - The Silly Baboon by Spike Milligan

2nd Zara Anichebe - Nanny Neverley by Philip Gross

3rd Christopher Myers - Crete 1941 by Christopher Myers

Senior Prize Winners

1st Chloe Parry - I Can Hear the Birds Sing by Karen King

2nd Jasper Kelly - Dragon Birth by Judith Nicholls

3rd Charlotte Borthwick - Cats by Eleanor Farjeon

2010

Senior Prize Winners:

1st Henry Jones 8S - Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen

2nd Katie Dennison 8S - Last Lines by Emily Bronte

3rd Cory Novis 8E - Warrior of Winter by Ted Hughes             

Middle Prize Winners:

1st Ella Dow 6G - The ABC by Spike Milligan

2nd Charlotte Evershed 6T - The Mystery Walk by Brian Moses

3rd James Saunders 6G - Jabbermookery by Trevor Millum

Junior Prize Winners:

1st Anastasia Grillo 4E - Don’t by Michael Rosen

2nd Christopher Myers 4E - Macavity the Mystery Cat by TS Eliot

3rd Poorvi Kundu 3W - My Dad, Your Dad by Kit Wright

2009

  All the prize winners and Mr James Breen - December 2009

 All the prize winners and Mrs Denise Cook - December 2008

In October 2008, just after National Poetry Day, Kit Wright came into school to share some of his poems and talk about his writing.  Pupils from Reception to Year 6 were involved in various workshops.  At the end of the day he signed some copies of his poetry collections.