SKiPPS Newsletter

A message from the Principal

World Poetry Day

Did you know that Tuesday of this week was World Poetry Day?

 

This week we have been celebrating this great event with a week full of learning and activities all around poetry. As student writing is a major school focus for us this year, we have taken this opportunity to discover our inner poets and all classrooms have been participating in poetry in a variety of fun and engaging ways. We are looking forward to sharing some of our poems at assembly this Friday.

 

“Poetry can provide comfort and boost mood during periods of stress, trauma and grief. Its powerful combination of words, metaphor and meter help us better express ourselves and make sense of the world and our place in it.” 

Richard Sima IAM Lab Communications Specialist  

 

Engaging with poetry has so many benefits and it is not too late to get involved at home and get creative with some poetry. Here are some suggestions of things to do.

  • As a family, write a haiku  (A short poem originally from Japan). Haikus are a great way to discuss imagery and synonyms. A haiku must have;
    • three lines. 
    • five syllables in the first and third lines. 
    • seven syllables in the second line.

 

Our super school SKiPPS

Celebrating poetry

Loving writing verse  

                                                      

We love taking risks

Writing poems promotes word choice

Learning together

 

  • Send your child to school with a favourite poem to share with their class. 
  • Send in any special poetry books that you may have at home that your child may like to share with their class.
  • Write some of your favourite poems on the asphalt with chalk to share with the local community.
  • Select a poem of choice and practice reciting it out loud – aim to try and recite without reading it.

 

By encouraging a love of poetry and literature, we help to build enjoyment of reading and writing and an understanding of what great writers do.  Fostering this love at an early age helps to create wonderful life-long habits and skills.

 

We look forward to seeing you at assembly to share our learning from this week.

 

 

Neil Scott

Principal