mykolas jo and his dad! · 2020-05-01 · emma enjoyed the movie & loves magic so it’s a...
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Last week we asked you to send in information about your favourite books. We’ve had a great
response. We knew you loved reading, but clearly you love sharing your recommendations too!
If you’re writing into the newsletter for the first time since school was closed, you are very welcome
as a Newsletter Newbie! Congratulations for sending in photos for the first time! Please do keep it
up!
Our Favourite Books
Mykolas
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Jo and his Dad!
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Ellise likes
The BFG
because it is
suspenseful. Newsletter
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Elisabeth Newsletter Newbie!
Elisabeth has read seven whole books
during lockdown!! She says:
"Megan Rix is my favourite author
because when you first start to read her
books you get captivated as she has a
very creative style of writing that isn't
only for children but for all ages. I set my
mum a challenge to read one of
Megan Rix's in her spare time and I
gave her my favourite one, The Paw
House. It is my personal favourite as it is
the first I had read by Megan, so I
always loved it. I love them all the
same, it's just I read The Paw House first-
you know the feeling, right? Overall,
have a happy lockdown and see you
all once the quarantine is over!"
Jules’ favourite book is The
Darkest Minds. He says, “It's
moving, intriguing and
inspirational. It is a survival
story. It makes you feel like
you can make a difference
and that there are good
people in the world. Many
feelings are explored in this
series and that is why I find
it moving. The author writes
in a way that you are
always left clueless and not
sure what is going to come
next.”
Jules
Newsletter Newbie!
Above, is a photo of Didac reading, not an English book, but a French one, to work
on his French skills. He loves the stories of "Le Petit Nicolas" (Little Nicolas). This one
translates as "Le Petit Nicolas Gets In Trouble". His family share the stories at dinner
time. He enjoys the stories a lot because he can relate to him, with many stories
happening at school with friends, at home, on holidays, etc.
Didac Newsletter Newbie!
Some More Recommendations from Newsletter Newbies! Lily: The Land of Stories. "I love the Land of Stories series. There are 6 books and the author is
very clever combining all the fairytales into gripping stories of magic and adventure”.
Harry: The House with Chicken Legs. "This book is filled with wonders of the world! It's so good, I
never want to stop reading it. I love the author, who also wrote another one of my favourite
books - The Girl who Speaks Bear”.
Yasmin: She chose The Princess Blankets, which is one of our school’s chosen texts (so it must be
good!!).
Emma: Her favourite book is Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone. Emma enjoyed the movie
& loves magic so it’s a perfect fit!
Rion: He is reading Fantastic Mr Fox, by Roald Dahl.
Sophia: She really enjoys reading Roald Dahl’s books as she likes his writing style. She recently
read The Twits in one day, followed by George’s Marvellous Medicine which she read in just
one evening!
We love your photos! Seeing the variety of what you love to read will help us choose more books for your Learning Lounges in each classroom when we all come back to school!
Konstantinos has undertaken the very demanding Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
that he loves! His favourite part is the lord of the eagles as he is a fervent
fan of eagles - he motivated his family to go eagle watching in Scotland
during half term in October! He also loves Bilbo and his journey and how
Gollum is after him to eat him!
Tenzin loves reading animal books. Currently, he is reading An Anthology
of Intriguing Animals. He likes this animal book because it answers lots of his
animal questions and he enjoys learning a variety of animal information.
Kaan says Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl is a very funny
and exciting book about Danny and his father. Danny's father loves
poaching, and even though it's considered as a crime in real life, the book
makes it sound like a sport. Danny and his father find a way to poach over
100 roosting pheasants in one night!
Ayaan’s favourite book is The Twits by Roald Dahl, because “I find this book very
funny, especially the part where Mr Twit tries to grab the boys who are all stuck in
the tree branch, they unbutton their pants and slip out of them falling to the
ground. The boys all run home with their naked bottoms!! I also love the part
where Mrs Twit tries to get revenge on her husband by slipping her glass eye into
his beer mug which made him jump!
Ayaan’s father Benjamin’s favourite book is about Ayrton Senna, who was a
Formula 1 driver. Benjamin says, “I love this book because I dream of being a F1
driver and Senna is my hero!!”
Rose: The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Rebels There. “It’s a bit spooky and scary but,
what I like the most is its interesting words and wonderful adventures with wacky creatures that I've
never heard of before!”
Emma: My Pooping Puppy by Joshua McManus. Emma always wants a puppy but she doesn't like
cleaning poop! Therefore the story echoes her thoughts!
Fuma: He is reading The BFG after he was turned onto Roald Dahl by reading Charlie And The
Chocolate Factory at school.
Isaac: SAS Ghost Patrol, by Damien Lewis. He says it gives him an insight into the Second World War,
which he is very interested in!
Omar is reading Diary Of A Wimpy Kid and Nahla is reading The Wizard Of Oz.
Nahla reading The Wizard Of Oz, by Frank Baum.
MORE FAVOURITE READING MATTER!!!
Eleftheria: One of my favourite books is Michael Bond’s, It Wasn’t Me. I have
found it very funny and the main character, Harry, reminds me of myself as
he enjoys daydreaming sometimes! I have laughed a lot with Harry’s
naughtiness as I can also be naughty occasionally! Elektra: Howl’s Moving Castle because of its unexpected twists. Midnight
Gang because it’s full of adventures and fun. Coralline by Neil Gaiman
whose mystery and twists makes it a page turner. We discussed character
actions and the results of their decisions, motives as well as the adaptation
from book to screen after watching Howl’s Moving Castle and Coralline
animations.
If you want to find out what else everyone has been up to, this is the place to look! All sorts
of baking is still happening, but we can see many of you are carrying out many other
inspiring activities from your Learning Packs and for your projects! Can you find yourself here? If not, send something in next week! We love to see you all!
Some more
Newsletter Newbies
Shota’s cooking and
art;
Olivia’s Earth poster;
Insaf reading with his
sister;
Ellie chopping food;
Laura’s campaigning
poster;
Tanin making waffles;
Jules making a
deliciously unhealthy
(and very
professional-looking!)
cake;
Dani making Oreo
cake;
Art being arty and
enjoying a maths
challenge;
Damir doing his
homework;
Sofi taking exercise
and growing a plant;
Zaki doing some
cooking;
Jana showing off the
books she has read;
Elisabeth’s home art
exhibition.
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Hana (Y5)
created a
Viking
model ship
and
indepen-
dently
researched
all about
lemurs, as
well as
making her
Mum a
birthday
cake!
Anay and
Elina ma
de cookies
and lasagne
last week!
A
powerpoint
of Anay’s
Living Things
project.
Angelo making Easter treats,
including decorated eggs
Can you spot:
Zane cooking
Konstantinos’ plant project, using fallen leaves and petals found in Regents Park
Ilektra’s pilgrims project about the Our Lady of Tinos church
Joseph AB making a model of the solar system
Emma making green tea ice cream!
Eleftheria’s fantastic Viking project board
game!
Mariami’s framed
drawings
Fahad doing some planting
Kian making vegetable
kebabs with his brother
Defne displaying the paper
pyramid she made following instructions on
BBC Bitesize
Mikhail doing some Maths
What is the newest thing you’ve learned to do because of the strange circumstances we find ourselves in? We found this story extremely impressive!
Instead of whining that they can’t be with each
other to play in person, Emma and Hana had an
amazing virtual playdate over Zoom today. The
girls decided to get creative and design a
puppet show from scratch based on Little Red
Riding Hood. They each created their very own
puppets/backdrops/stage from scratch. Over a
split screen Zoom meeting (so we could see both
stages) and in front of parents/siblings, the girls
performed the puppet show - Hana performed
the first act and Emma performed the other half
of the play.
Well done girls!!
Stay Safe Send Us Your Pics!