The Trial of Goldilocks

This week in literacy, we have been continuing our work on fairytales by investigating the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We read Roald Dahl's version from Revolting Rhymes, and the more traditional version of the tale and posed the question: Was Goldilocks in the wrong and should she be punished for her actions?

We decided to put Goldilocks on trial and so set up our classroom as a courtroom which saw the children swear their oaths before the judge.

Mrs Exton was defending Goldilocks and did a magnificent job. Several witnesses were called, who did some quick thinking and brilliant improvisation. Who knew, for example, that Goldilocks' had a complex home life and that she was having severe behavioural issues at school which resulted in a challenging attitude towards authority?

Despite the mounting evidence against her, the jury were unable to reach agreement and we were left with a hung jury. Goldilocks will be released on bail pending a retrial in the coming weeks.

This drama will be followed up next week with some work on writing balanced arguments.

Jeremiah "2" the Misty Mountains

With only a day to go before the 'big day' I thought you might like a bit of a teaser trailer. Here are some photos taken during rehearsals to whet your appetites.

Jeremiah!

The end of the summer term saw the performance of our whole school production 'Jeremiah'. The photographs in this piece are from one of our last rehearsals before the three shows to parents and members of the local community.

The play follows the story of young Jeremiah Obadiah Jackenory Jones who is on the hunt for the 'No good robber' who has stolen his Grandma's jam tarts.

On his journey through the Dark Woods, Jeremiah comes across a number of interesting characters, including: Horatio Malvolio Gladiolio D'Arcy Fitz-Henry IV...
Captain and Mrs Dawkins...
A crocodile with a ticking clock inside it...
The Mad Hatter...
Gameshow host, Robert Nunbungalow...
A dinosaur...
Three bears...A group of grannies (including one that looked surprisingly like Mr Mansell)...

A teenage wolf...
And quite a few others.

The children also performed a number of songs and dances which were 'absolutely brilliant'. The audiences lapped up the tremendous efforts of the children which were more than sprinkled with some subtle (and not so subtle) humour.

It just goes to show what can be achieved with a bit of hard work and support. All-in-all, a fantastic end to a very busy term.

There are more photographs of the actual performances on show in the school hall.