29th April 2022
Shakespeare Week 2022
In March, we celebrated our annual ‘Shakespeare Week’ with each class studying a different Shakespeare text. Below the classes share their focus and activities:
Reception
We enjoyed learning about A Midsummer’s Nights Dream. We learnt about all of the characters including Bottom. We enjoyed watching the CBBCs play re-enacting this. At School we made our own potions which could do curious things! They gave us magical powers such as being able to fly, become invisible or super powerful. Together we made a giant Dream Catcher.
Year 1
Year 1 listened to the story of Macbeth. We then focussed on the role the witches played in the story and we decided that we wanted the witches to be kind characters instead! We then planned and wrote magic potions to make the world a happier place.
Year 2
We read the Tempest, watched the BBC animations and enjoyed exploring the characters Caliban, Ariel, Miranda and Prospero. We discussed what it would be like to live on the island and what the storm on the ship would be like.
Year 3
Year 3 enjoyed studying Romeo and Juliet. We started by learning the main events in the play. Then we thought more about the characters. We explored their feelings using dramatic techniques and wrote a diary entry as Romeo. We also talked about issues in the play.
Year 4
Year 4 studied the Taming of the Shrew. First, we summarised the story by using a story board. We then considered how different characters felt and how they would feel in relation to the world we live in today. Year 4 did this through 'hot seating' and in their writing.
Year 5
Year 6
Year 6 studied Shakespeare's sonnets. We looked at how Shakespeare wrote his sonnets and interpreted the meaning. We learnt about the form of a sonnet and the iambic pentameter. Following this, we wrote our own sonnets. We were able to choose our own theme but the sonnet had to follow the correct form- i.e. the iambic pentameter with ten syllables in each line and a set rhyming scheme. Afterwards we performed and recorded our own poems. The children really did a fantastic job and we definitely have some budding poets and actors in Year 6!
Well done to this week's *Stars of the Week*!
Reception ~ Ted
Year 1 ~ Jude G
Year 2 ~ Seb
Year 3 ~ Sadie
Year 4 ~ Oscar E
Year 5 ~ Josie
Year 6 ~ Ellie O
Congratulations to all of our Stars!
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