R15 Poetry

This morning the Year 5s in Room 15 wrote some stunning poetry.

Asher
I look into a puddle
Lifeless illuminating dark souls
Which represent the futures of incredible disasters which fade
And emotions flutter by
Emotions that have happened in the past.



Tighe
As I walk to a window
Something catches my eye
A never ending mass of silvery light.

I gaze deep into its icy depths
It reveals my true self
That was forgotten long ago
I stare at my true self
Illuminated by the many stars above,

I take my last glance
As a cloud lazily drifts over
As I turn away I think
Can I change?
Will I change?



Chloe
Thinking and wondering about myself
When I see a future
Whose is it?
Is it mine?
Can't be
It's in a puddle on the sidewalk.

Then I realise it's from the past
When I was shy
But rude
But silly
And leads me here
Where I'm proud.



Alice
Thinking and wondering
Who's the real me?
I look in the sea
Waves crashing on my reflection.

Should I be proud or should I be ashamed?
When I look into the future
I have a vision
But it's just white, that's what I see
Nothing
Is this really me?

I feel lifeless, nothing around me
I need to change but how?
I decide to peel off my mask
I realise I should be proud
Because this is me!



Clem
Thinking and wondering
Is this me?
Letting myself
Grow into a lie?

Is it right?
To join myself
In a life of truth
With no mask?

A meet with reality
To set a line
A row of facts.

Honesty
Is hard to face
But sometimes
You have to change.



Marshall
Thinking and wondering
Is this me?
Am I in my true form?

I stare into my reflection
Astounded, dumbstruck and filled with fear
How did I choose this destructive shameful path of horror.

Who am I,
Just a lifeless shadow
In the darkness,
Then...

Piercing through the fake me
Illuminate this dark room
Leading a path to destiny
To the real me
Not that horrid mask.

All the dirty lies and mistruth
Disintegrating in the distance
This is me!

Marble Runs and Pinball

This afternoon's STEM challenge was to create a marble run in a small group. Teams used a shoebox, popsicle sticks and PVA glue. They had to design, cooperate, adapt and problem solve, it was exciting to see so many great skills on show.

Our Completed Huts

Building huts has been such a hit this week - check out the finished products.

Mirror Poems

Joseph
My eyes are pulled towards the mirror,
I see the mask,
But with cracks,
Cracks of horror.

I try to conceal it,
But a gateway forms,
Revealing a realm,
A realm that is bathed in solemn truth.

My true self comes screaming out,
Followed by a cascade of fears,
Then I emerge from my abyss,
Leaving a skeletal mask to lurk around inside.

The world greets me,
And I run away,
Away from my meek, uninhabitable lair.



Hidden
Maddy
I look into a mirror,
The light above my head flees
A forlorn cages appears,
Trapping me.

Fear envelopes this grief-ful  cage
Solitude fills the desolate room
Wrath has hidden
So has ecstasy.

A path appears
Then another
I have a choice
I throw off the blanket and walk into the world.



Hidden Face
Samuel
I step towards a mirror
My mask fits in its place
But I see cracks
Too many to repair.

I have no choice
But to simply remove my mask
Revealing the face of my true self
My scary self.

I stare
I stare at the eyes
I stare at the mouth
I stare at the face that has been hidden.

I throw my mask at the wall and destroy it
I walk out
And show the world my true self.



The Mirror
Arya
As the mirror beckons me towards it
A mask forms against the swirling mist
But a crack is making its way around the mask.

The mask shatter in the mirror
And it reveals my true self
My scary self
My forgotten self.

Lies engulf me
The rage of my inner self breaking the chains
Cursing me for eternity
As I fall into the unknown.



The Mirror
Rosa
I take a step and stare into the mirror
Fear envelopes me
My mask is sliding sideways
Revealing a flash of the truth.

My secret unravels
And pins me to the wall
The chains of my past grasp my lie
So I can conceal myself no longer.

I simply have no choice
But to accept my fate
I remove my mask
And the screaming stops when I reveal myself.