Toby has written a lovely poem to say thank you to the NHS for all they are doing at the moment to support us. Thank you for sending this in Toby, I think you have managed to convey how we all feel towards the NHS, and indeed all our key workers.
Today sees the launch of this book (completely free), which is a collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures that has contributions from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators, including Lauren Child, Anthony Horowitz, Greg James and Chris Smith, Michael Morpurgo, Liz Pichon, Axel Scheffler, Francesca Simon, Jacqueline Wilson – and Katherine herself.
According to the National Literacy Trust, ‘The Book of Hopes aims to comfort, inspire and encourage children during lockdown through delight, new ideas, ridiculous jokes and heroic tales. There are true accounts of cats and hares and plastic-devouring caterpillars; there are doodles and flowers; revolting poems and beautiful poems; and there are stories of space travel and new shoes and dragons’.
I have just had a quick flick through the book, and particularly like Hope-o-potamus. Let me know which poem is your favourite.
I would really like to see some photos of you doing your daily exercise, whether it’s PE with Joe or something else. If at least half of you send a photograph of you exercising to homelearning@pelham.merton.sch.uk (marked for the attention of Mrs. Watson) then I might post a photograph of me exercising as well!
Hello there everyone.
I thought that I should start the conversation about what we are all doing to make sure that we look after our mental health and wellbeing. I have been working from home today, but in the picture, you can see a few of the things that I have been doing to make sure that I look after myself. First thing this morning, I went for a walk by the river. My family and I have also: made and posted some cards to relatives and friends who we are not able to see at the moment; done some baking (I was just the taster this time, but I will probably do some baking once we have eaten them all); had a cuddle with my cat; read my book; had my first music lesson with Myleene Klass and spoken to some of my friends. I’m about to go and do PE with Joe.
I’d love to hear what you are doing, especially if you have any links that you think we might like to share. As ever, please leave your comments below.