Visit to Brenchley and Matfield Primary School

I have just had my final school visit of the term, which involved a lovely trip to the rather charmingly named Brenchfield and Matfield Primary School in Kent. I did two assemblies, followed by a workshop with Year 5. With this class I did one of my favourite activities - getting students to write love poems to their favourite (healthy) foodstuffs. Here are two wonderful poems from Year 5, which were composed in a mere ten minutes:

CHERRY by Yasmin 

Why little cherry 

Did you leave so soon?

Your insides look like flesh

And your juice as red as blood 

You look so innocent 

But I split you open

And your colours show. 

Why little cherry 

Do you seem so cute?

Do you seem so harmless?

Swallow the stone

Harmless no more. 

Why little cherry

Did you leave so soon?

Your outside do shiny

And your stalk as good as new.

Why little cherry

Do you look so innocent?

But I split you open

And your true colours show.

STRAWBERRY by William

Oh strawberry

How I love you!

I love your juicy flesh

And sunshine smell

You taste like heaven

Your little pips

Your small green leaves 

Fill me with happiness

Oh strawberry

How I love you!

From your rainbow scent

To your sweet taste

Oh strawberry

How I love you!

Your bumpy red skin

Fills me with happiness

Oh strawberry

Oh strawberry

How I love you!

I also had the please of opening the school's new Reading Shed (see pic below)! I wish everyone at Brenchley and Matfield, along with all the other schools I've worked with, a happy and healthy summer break!