5G Take One Picture week

As part of 'Take One Picture' week, we looked at the painting 'Mr and Mrs Andrews' by Thomas Gainsborough. In Literacy, we imagined walking through the picture and described what we would be able to see, hear and feel. Below is Alex's description of walking through the painting. We hope you enjoy it!

As you slowly start to slowly stroll down the forest,you will see the birds tweeting and singing whilst they soar lazily through the sky.

Green grass lies limply on the floor as you step on it. Screaming with anguish, it becomes a flattened carpet of life. Protecting bugs, ants, beatles and many more, the long, lush, emerald fronds sway side to side gracefully as the warm breeze rustles through it. Emerald green trees and bushes surround you as you take another step closer to the end. Leaves fall off trees as the wind blows. The smell of nature brings you delight and joy in the moments you are there.

The sky, azure blue like the ocean, lovingly watches every movement of yours as clouds try to block it's view. A princess stands here. A prince stands here. Both leaning against a tree to speak but as you pause beside them them they stop and look at you. As you start to stroll once more, you can hear her heart speed up as she gets more nervous. She is wearing a long beautiful blue dress with a pair of white shoes. Her cheeks blush as the prince talks. Her hair is long and lush.

5G's Descriptive Writing

This week, 5G have been looking at using description for effect. We have written descriptions of a volcano erupting as we have been reading a story about a boy who lived in Pompeii in 79 A.D. when Mt. Vesuvius erupted. This is an extract from Teja's description, we hope you enjoy it!

In 79 A.D. a terrible catastrophe befell the city of Pompeii. It was built in the menancing shadow of Mt. Vesuvius and one ill-fated day, the volcano erupted! It buried the city, leaving nothing but ash and the hardening lava as a testament to the terrible destruction that occurred. 

The first evidence of the coming eruption was the rumbling, like that of a giant's belly, deep beneath the mountain. A little while later, this was followed by smoke dancing out of the mouth of the mountain, forming great clouds like those that covered the sky on stormy nights. Suddenly, with a deafening roar, ash and magma poured out of the gaping crater at the top of the volcano and began to race eagerly towards the doomed city. 

5E's description of volcanic eruptions

This week in 5E, we looked at the process of volcanoes erupting. Below is Rachel's description of a volcanic eruption:

The primary indication of a volcanic eruption originates when an erratic rumbling occurs deep in the mass of rock, the volcano. Swiftly following this, hazardous smoke will patiently loom up; an indication of an expressive eruption. A short time later, blood-thirsty ash will arise and slay any innocent life form in its way. Meanwhile, magma compels rock rock movement, which is violently vexed, but the disastrous eruption has only just begun...