I have been working with Fleetville Infant School in St Albans since 2014, as their
Patron of Reading. This involves visiting the school roughly once a term, and helping the children develop their writing, reading, listening, and all of those fun things. During my latest visit I worked with a select group of children to produce a poem celebrating their fantastic school. The Caring School Committee is a group of about twelve children from Year 1 and Year 2, who implement ideas to help develop a caring and nurturing environment across the school. During their workshop, I ask each pupil to come up with some ideas about what makes their school special. Using these ideas, we then compiled the following poem. It was such a pleasure to work with the Caring School Committee!
Our School by Caring School Committee – May 2023
We are made of
Kind teachers and a rainbow of colourful books
terrific playground toys and fun cricket coaches
inspiring poetry visits and chatty children
We are made of
fish and chip Fridays and healthy snacks
sustainability and cool school trips
love, happiness and stardust
We are made of
care, respect, responsibility, safety
AND FUN!
written by India, Ava, Harry, Jake, Aria, Hugo, Jake, Safah, Alvin, Sylvia, Adam & Eliza
