|
|
|
Dear Adrian At last I am able to send you
thank you letter from some of our children. We all enjoyed your visit and
it certainly gave us food for thought for our future efforts with poetry. Thank you for all your hard
work on all three days of your visit. Yours sincerely Pat O’Brien St. Andrew’s CP School Dear Mr Spendlow I really enjoyed it on
Friday, I liked it the best when I was a little girl and I was arguing. It
was funny. I only thought that poems rhymed but now I know its what you feel
from the inside. I was a bit sad on Friday but you really cheered me up.
Thank you! Chelsea Dear Mr Spendlow Thank you for coming to see
us and to teach us to write poems. I really enjoyed it when we pretended to
be people. Emily Dear Mr Spendlow I really enjoyed you coming
to help us with our poems. I like writing poems. It was fun when we got in a
circle and spoke about the card. It was good. Lizzie Now a poem…… Wibbling Wobbling Tiddly Kids Toddling Bouncing Springing Smiling Waving Oops A daisy ( Pointing poem example for
kindergarten play area) Dear Mr Spendlow Thank you for coming, I
really enjoyed it. I loved doing the poems in a big circle. I thought it was
interesting. Georgina Dear Mr Spendlow Thank you for coming. I enjoyed writing my
poem about Emma Lucretia, as well as you telling us poems. I was embarrassed
when we went in a circle when it was my turn. Alex Dear Mr Spendlow Thank you for coming to our
school. Telling us that they had bad schools. I wouldn’t like to do the
washing. Never would I do the ironing. I wouldn’t like to go to the schools.
I would never watch the people hang. Cheers! For telling us all the great poems,
the football one was my favourite. Jack Dear Mr Spendlow Thank you for coming to our
school. I liked it when you told us to get into a circle and shout out who we
were. I also liked it when Bradley said, “ I hate the Governor of Hull!” I
liked it most when we made up our own poems. Ryan Rabbit Photo Label Poem Boxing clever Battle action Be wary Preying Mantis maul These springboks dare Be aware These real rabbits Are only dancing (Example label poem for a
picture in class 4C) Dear Mr Spendlow Thank you for coming, I
really, really enjoyed it. Especially when we did some drama. It was fun
work. I hope you can come again. When we were doing the poems it was easy,
but when we did the morning, when it was playtime, I was worried because I
didn’t know what to say in drama. Arwa Dear Mr Spendlow I was really grateful for you
coming to our school. You were really clear. I enjoyed it all especially the
part in the morning. You were sitting a the back of the room and a few people
read out a short poem. It was really easy when we were doing poems that
didn’t rhyme. You made it really easy for us. Here is a poem I made up…. I had a great time When we learnt to rhyme It’s nice you came to school I think you’re really cool That’s the poet Mr Spendlow! I hope you like my poem, (“I
do", Adrian) I had a bit of help from my friend Christina. Alice Tidiness Intelligence Be brighter Friendship, fun We guide Be amazed Helping hands Incredible Better forever Blossoming Growing Welcome Wanderer, No longer We learn Here Welcome Here Be Happy Your School Group pointing poem for the school entrance
by class 4C written whilst working with poet Adrian Spendlow and teacher Ian
McMinn Dear Mr Spendlow I really enjoyed it when you
came on Friday. I especially enjoyed it when I had to complain. It was
extremely enjoyable. I loved it. I liked it when we had to write the
conversation poems. It was brilliant. The day was the best day of year 4 for
me. You really amazed me when you said you had worked with so many different
bands. Rojan |
|
I have many wonderful letters
from school children and a disc full of poems they have written either to
send me or from sessions together with myself and Sharon Emery. So when it
was suggested that I create this new part of my website I didn’t really know
where to start, but then the package appeared from St Andrew’s school, Kirk
Ella near Hull. I was so moved my their words that I had to share them with
you. They made the whole experience something I could look back on
confidently. Read and enjoy…. Incidentally the three days I
spent there revolved around creating poetry for display at an exhibition,
both in the school and at Beverley Minster, as a complement to their great
artwork and research. I’m only sorry I couldn’t
include their brilliant drawings in here. |