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5GP  Newsletter Update

Last week at St. Kevin’s we celebrated Book Week. 5GP read, reflected upon, and completed activities based on a book called ‘A Leaf Called Greaf’ written by Kelly Canby.  

Synopsis of ‘A Leaf Called Greaf.’ 

Bear is all alone and lonely until he finds the greenest, most beguiling leaf. A leaf called Greaf. Bear holds Greaf tight throughout the days and nights that follow. Bear can barely remember a time before Greaf. It is as if things have always been this way. Until one day, they aren’t. Greaf changes with the seasons, and so does Bear. As Greaf leaves him, Bear feels a lightness and warmth that he had almost forgotten. Greaf has gone, but Bear knows its memory will hold a special place in his heart forever.

Students in 5GP were asked to complete a reflection on the book. Some students wrote poems about the seasons and hope, and other students wrote letters, taking on the persona of the two characters within the book. 

I was overwhelmed with pride in the way the students in Year 5 reflected on the book, paying particular attention to the various examples of personification, the deep meaning of the leaf and the seasons, and making text connections to their own lives. Here are some examples of the brilliant work completed by our students.

Abigail Hall

Adele C

Audrey B

Isobel F

Lacey

Cleo A