19 May What’s happening in Year 5 – Week 5
This term, Year 5 have been writing diary entries based on our key writing text Warrior Boy by Virginia Clay. The diary entries are written from the perspective of Ben, the main character, who is travelling to Kenya for the first time to meet his father’s family. Below are extracts taken from the children’s writing:
The pilot warned us that it was going to be bumpy. He could say that again. The turbulence made my tummy flip and I held Mum’s hand, as I was slammed into the window. When the turbulence stopped, I could see clearly out of the window for the first time. I was overwhelmed to see such a beautiful landscape – Sol
Relieved to be back on the ground, I consumed every detail of my surroundings. The luscious grass glimmered under the hot sun, as the trees stood tall like skyscrapers. Hidden in the grass were beautiful, lilac flowers. The landscape looked like heaven. – Rikaylia
Overjoyed to feel solid ground, I absorbed my surrounding like roots with water. I couldn’t believe I was here. Although I love my home in London, this was something else. The mustard yellow grasses of the Maasai Mara stretched all around me. The tree trunks were taller and thicker than any I had seen and the fast flowing rivers were full of life. Mum, stunned by the scene, was still and silent – Romans