We are coming to the end of our project about Julia Donaldson. Which story have you enjoyed the most?
Oh help! Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo!
We have been looking at the Gruffalo story this week in reading and writing. We have acted as Julia Donaldson’s editor and have improved the story, adding in our writing targets. We are looking forward to adapting the story next week to create our own versions.
Highway Rat
We have been learning about the Highway Rat this week. Can you write your own version of the story with an alternative character in? Bring them into class to share what you have written. We can’t wait to see them.
We have been playing this game in class. We really like it!
Apple base’s blogs
Read below to see our favourite part of ours blogs….
My rocket crashed on the moon! My friend and I went on the rocket. First I jumped on the massive moon! By Kareena
First I went to the dusty moon in a rocket! Then I arrived at the moon. I couldn’t believe how much sand there is. Wow! By Izzy
First me and my class blasted off in a huge rocket from the space station. Next I landed on the awesome moon! When I was on the moon I couldn’t believe it but I saw an alien! By Lucie
First we blasted off to space in my rocket. The we arrived on the massive moon. Next I explore the moon because there might be dusty moon rocks. By Luke
First I blasted off from the space station to the beautiful moon! Then I couldn’t believe I landed on the moon! By Samanta
I woke up and went in the rocket and then the huge rocket blasted off. When I landed on the moon there were deep holes but when I looked around I saw Earth! By Elizabeth
First I went to the red launch pad. The rocket blasted loudly and then I landed on the moon! It was a long voyage to the moon. By Jason
We blasted up to space in an amazing rocket! When we got there there was nothing on the moon but then I thought I saw something move and it was an alien! By Tristan
First I blasted off in the Apollo 11 it was like a thrilling journey to the moon in a red and yellow amazing rocket. By Daniel
First I went to the lauch pad and when my rocket launched it’s self it zoomed into space with a bang! It was amazing when I heard the countdown because I was excited! By Ava
When I went to space I felt excited because I liked the moon and the moon was amazing! We were excited because I went to space and saw the amazing beautiful moon. By Esmai
First Tim’s big rocket went whoosh when we went into the massive dark space! Then I walked around the moon and I was scared because I saw an alien! By Blake
First the rocket zoomed into the sky! I can’t believe it because I’m going to the gigantic moon! Then I zoomed up to space. I won’t get scared! By Junior
I was at the moon at the moon and I met Neil Armstrong! First me and Neil Armstrong were tidying up. By Lola
First it was a long journey to the moon in a robot and it was red. I would feel happier if I was at the moon. By Ruben
First we voyaged to the moon in a rocket and it was red and yellow. I was excited when I landed on the dusty moon. By Lily
First I went to space in a silver rocket. I was scared because I had never been on the moon. When we landed on the moon it was sandy and dusty. By Mason
I felt excited because I stepped on the moon but I saw some aliens! They are scared and we had a picnic altogether. By Chloe
First I went to space and I felt happy because I love the gigantic moon. I took some food that was delicious! Then I arrived at the moon and I felt amazed! By Elsie
First I flew to the moon in my Apollo 11. Then I jumped on the massive moon! Next I went back in my Apollo 11 to go home! By Tayler
I got on a big rocket and I went to the dusty moon. I had a good time on the moon. By Ryan
First I got ready to take off in a huge rocket. It blasted off into space from the space station. This is my first journey to the moon. I was in a red and yellow rocket! By Ellie-Mai
First I went to space. I was excited because I went on a rocket! Then when I got to the moon I had a look around on the moon. By Victoria
I had a bacon sandwich! I went to look in the moon craters. The space ship took me back to Earth. By Alfie M
First we went to the launch pad then we blasted off in an amazing rocket because I wanted to see the moon! By Faith
Olive base – Field Trip to the Moon blogs
Olive based worked very hard to write blog posts about an imaginary trip to the moon! Here are our favourite parts!
I flew to space in a dark blue rocket because I wanted to find an alien! – by Charlie
First, I saw I was on the messy floor when it was early in the morning. I was in my rocket! – by Minnie
I can’t believe I went to the moon because it was exciting and scary! – by Tilly
After that, I landed among the cold, black and white floor. The moon was uninhabitable! – by Michael
Yesterday, I went in my garden and I saw a shiny blue portal when I stepped in I couldn’t believe I was on the moon! – by Isla
Yesterday, I went on an exciting voyage to the moon. I thought of a game to play it was called…hide and seek! – by Mollie
First, I went through a magnificent, black and light blue portal to the dusty, grey and extraordinary moon. – by Nate
So he dug a hole in the ground and it was eerily quiet! Then the hole got bigger and bigger. Mr Padgham and Mrs Padgham fell down the hole, I shouted! – by Tallulah
First I started up my ship, then I got into my rocket because I wanted to decorate the moon. – by Jacob. M
I went to the moon. My dad said I can go to the moon. I went on the Apollo 11. – by Jacob E
First, he’s scared because there are aliens. – Keiden
I couldn’t get out of my bed because it was 12am in the morning! I zoomed to space but had to go back quickly when I forgot my brown teddy bear. – by Ryan
I saw Mollie on the shiny moon and when I saw her on the moon she invited me for lunch. – by Matilda
Mrs Padgham got married on the moon to Mr Padgham but Mrs Padgham wore a unicorn dress and Mr Padgham wore a tutu! – by Laila
I flew to the moon because my mum went to the moon and she saw a unicorn on the moon! – by Ana
First, we made a rocket to fly up to space but I really wanted to know what the real name of space is? I think it might be the solar system! – by Lola
Next, we explored the moon. A lava alien chased me! I had a laser gun with me to shoot the aliens. – by Seth
I saw the aliens squabbling over the rarest shiny emerald moon rock. I couldn’t get it because there were so many aliens. – by Marley
Then suddenly an alien came out of nowhere! He went straight for the bride because she was the prettiest. – by Jessie
I saw an alien on the dusty moon. It came from a crater! I played hide and seek. No one could find me when I hid the best! – by Jude
I flew to the dusty moon because I liked it. So I went in my rocket! The moon was so cold that I packed my warmest coat. – by Taylor
First, I was sleeping in my rocket with my sister. We flew to the dusty moon because I really wanted to see the moon. Then we had a picnic but the aliens took all of our food! – by Thea
I saw the dusty grey beautiful moon and saw the Earth from the moon. Dad was not there but mum was. She likes the moon so she went with me. – by Blossom
First, I saw Mollie and Matilda we saw aliens that were green and slimy! They were scared of us. – by Niamh
Cherry Base Blogs
We wrote blogs about an imaginary trip to the moon, here are our favourite sentences from our work.
Eerily a space puppy wispered the magic word to get home. The start wispered the magic word to get home. Suddenly I said the magic word and a big whirlwind picked me up and took me home. By Autumn
Yesterday went to the moon on a Soyuz rocket because it was amazing! I landed on the red moonrocks I was feeling very happy. By Bilal
I stepped on the amzing bug moon and I saw 50 craters! I nearly fell in the crater I looked down and saw an alien. It was shimmery and very green so it scared me. By Aaliyah
They were scared because the aliens didnt no me. Then it was time go so we plat a quick game of hid and seek then it was time to go. I got in my rocit then I went home to my house for a rest.
On Friday I woke u p and went downstairs and had a cup of tea because I was thirsty. Then I went to the moon and I saw red aliens it was amazing! Then I took loads of pictures with me. If I went to Mars it would be so cold and I would be an ice cube. By Max
On Friday I woke up and went downstairs and had a cup of tea because I was thirsty. Then I went to the moon and I saw red aliens it was amazing! Then I took loads of pictures with me. If I went to Mars it would be so cold and I would be an ice cube. By Max D
On Friday I went to the moon at 6pm I was excited that I was going to see the moonrocks because I never seen a moon rock before. I looked in the moon rocks and saw aliens then I used a zapper on the alien because that made them go away. By Elliott
On Monday morning I went to the moon. I gon out of my ship and I saw aliens. By Kiera
On Monday I flew to the moon when I landed on the moon I felt reliy nervouse. I stepped on the rocky moon. By Bradley
I landed on the moon. I looked the spaceship I saw the alies. By Oscar
I was eating moon cheese cake! Then I disidid to stay on the moon and there were aliens so I did stay on the moon with the friendly aliens. By Rumaisa
Luckily the alien came back then I got in my rocket and then I left the moon because it was home time. The rocket was fasteer this time. I got home at 9 when it was dark. By Maddie
I saw an alien it was a stinky alien. I was sad becus I miss miy familee. By Joshua
I carefully jumped out of the rocket onto the dusty moon. I went exploring the moon because I was looking for very friendly aliens. When I was looking I saw five friendly aliens that where rainbow colored. By Max M
I went on the bumpy soyuz rocket that was very bumppy. The moon was filled of 7 craters on the moon. The moon was amazing! I was on the moon for 1 year. By Amelia
Yesterday I woke up and rode my bike because I was going to be late for my rocket. I saw a alien and then I saw a crater. By Lottie
The alien was chasing me if I didn’t stop he would eat me! I was so scared! I couldn’t run any faster. By Lacie
They were not happy! The aliens didn’t like it when I tried to drop them back of at the moon. The aliens were so scared I was dropping them back to the moon that they ran as fast as they could. By Dolly
I woke up Friday in the evening at 9 PM. Then I went to the rocket then I was on the dusty moon. The moon was big and round I saw craters then I went to the souvenir ship. When I went back the alien was chasing me. By Harvey
On Thursday the 8th of November I woke up at 3am because my alarm went off. I was so excited that I was finally going to space. I waved to my rocket. I landed on the dusty surface of the moon. I saw 7000 craters. By Lilly-Mae
Today I went to the moon to explore the moon. When I got to the moon I carefully went down the ladder and then I saw a moon rock that was shining so I decided to keep it. I saw aliends surrounding it because it was theirs. By Tommie
On Monday at 2 I voyaged to the dusty moon on a soyuz. I felt scared because I had never gone to the dusty, rocky moon. I thought that I wood fole! I was so relieved that I didn’t fall back to earth. When I landed on the rocky, dusty and black moon I looked in all of the big craters there weren’t any aliens so I looked in the last one and found two green, gooey aliens that were covered in glue. By Alice
Field Trip to the Moon
We have started our final piece of writing for this half term. We will be writing a blog about an imaginary trip to the moon. We will be publishing some of our favourite sentences on this blog so watch this space!
Tim Peake
We have been learning all about Tim Peake this week and will be writing fact files based on what we have learnt. We have been comparing him to Neil Armstrong, who we learnt about at the beginning of this half term. What has been your favourite fact that you have learnt?
Elliott the Midnight Superhero
Year 2 have really enjoyed reading this book, which we have used in both reading and writing. We can’t wait to share our stories with Year 1 next week.
