Lions, jabberwocks, bongaloos all present at poetry competition

From lions, jabberwocks and bongaloos to crocodiles, scorpions and homework stew, we heard it all from the King’s St Alban’s poetry competition finalists this morning in a wonderful festival of poetry recitation.

Year 6 began the event, showing us how it was done and setting a high standard for the others to follow. And the bar certainly remained high from Years 3 to 5. Hardly a prompt was required; the children really knew their poems and delivered them with very good understanding, seasoned with a dash of panache! The adjudicator, Mr Low, Head of English at King’s Worcester, told us how pleased he was by the consistency of performance and requested that he be invited to judge at next year’s event!

Congratulations to all the children, who had clearly worked so hard to learn their chosen poems, and well done to parents and teachers for supporting them in their learning. The competition is a great example of what can be achieved when home and school work together so willingly. As this was a House poetry competition, we had an overall winner: Well done to Thomas House, who succeeded by a smidgeon!

The finalists.

Year 3

Romi – Remember the Fifth of November

Kasvika – The Life That I Have

Martha – Halfway Down

Jasper – The Lion

Edith – The Bongaloo

Ben – Names

Robyn – Television

Alex – Two Children

Year 4

Tilly – Jabberwocky

Harry – When I Grow Up

Zara – The Way Through The Woods

Louis – Billy

Isy – Woman of Water

Charlotte – Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

Emma – Homework Stew

Tommy – I Think My Teacher Is A Cowboy

Year 5

Laura – Scorpion

Charlotte – The Last Fish in the Sea

Rory – If I were King

Ruqayyah – The Crocodile

Susie – Mr Mistofolees

Lily – Television

Emily – I Got a Ball of Pastry

Aelwen – The Robin

Year 6

Emily – My Teacher Took My ipod

Charlie – Please Mrs Butler

Arthur – The Flustards

Erin – The Painting Lesson

Mortimer – My Shadow

Izzy – Watch Your Teacher Carefully

Evie – Forgiven

Jack – Sire Smashem Uppie