Shortlisted entries have been sent!

Well done to all of the fantastic writers who entered the Wimbledon Bookfest Young Writers’ Competition 2020. It was an absolute pleasure to read over sixty entries this year, great work Pelham!

Sadly, only three poems and three stories from each year group category could be shortlisted to represent Pelham. It was very tough to choose (particularly in Years 5 and 6!) but congratulations if your entry is listed below. Your work has now been sent off to Bookfest for judging. If the competition runs to its usual timetable, we will hear back in the Autumn Term if any Pelham entries have been successful…fingers crossed!

You can read the entries on the Pelham website

https://www.pelham.merton.sch.uk/Young-Writers/index.asp

Wimbledon Young Writers’ Competition 2020

Would you like to write a poem or short story on the theme of, ‘The Secret’?

LAST DAY FOR ENTRIES!

 

Paper entry packs were sent out to children interested in entering this competition when we were in school. However, with current events, you may like this as a home project to complete over the next few weeks.

Here is a website with guidance on how to write a story…

https://blog.readingeggs.com/2015/06/19/a-step-by-step-guide-to-helping-your-child-write-a-story/ 

And here is the Bookfest website, which will hopefully update with new materials and videos over the coming weeks…

https://www.wimbledonbookfest.org/Childrens/YoungWritersCompetition2020.aspx

All entries must be e-mailed to officeadmin@pelham.merton.sch.uk FAO Ms Ruthven Writing Competition by 12:00pm on Wednesday 22nd April. 

This deadline was as 19/3/20, but may be subject to change. 

More competition information can be found by clicking the link below…

Bookfest-competition-guidelines

23.3.20-HL-shape-poem

 

Year 4 STEEAM begins!

Welcome to Year 4 for this year’s STEEAM.

Well done on a great first session with some fantastic questions and ideas around The Pelham 100 Project.

Thank you to Mrs. Greer for leading this block of STEEAM.

I’m really excited to see what you all come up with!

For next week…

  •  Try and have an idea of the group you would like to work in.
  •  Have some thoughts about your research question, or the area of STEEAM you are most interested in.
  •  Be able to talk about what you will present in Week 5 e.g. PowerPoint, model, poster, video, artwork etc.

Year 5 STEEAM presentations Friday 7th February

Wow! Mr Burns and I could see how hard you were all working on your research in our STEEAM sessions, but we were still completely amazed by the standard of presentations on Friday. The mixture of Powerpoints, posters, models and demonstrations were fantastic and it was great to see how confidently you presented your materials.

Here is a final list of research questions from Year 5

How will 10 billion people live on earth?
Will we be able to play computer games in our head?
Will we holiday on Mars?
What food will we eat in 100 years?
What will London’s tallest building be in 100 years?
Will we live on Mars in 100 years?
Will we Skype in 100 years?
How will we travel to work in 100 years?
What will buildings look like in 100 years?
What new electronics will there be in 100 years?
Will disease be a thing of the past in 100 Years?

Well done again, Year 5. Thank you to Mr Burns for running these sessions and to Mrs Cullen and Mr Woolton for their support. Thank you also to your parents and carers for coming to watch and for supporting you at home.

Year 5, you may do STEEAM again next year, when you’re in Year 6. Please can you have a think of how you would like the club to be organised? Did you like doing your own research or would you prefer an adult to direct you more? Did you like that all the STEEAM subjects were mixed together, or would you prefer them to be seperate? 

You can leave any ideas in the comments section.

Year 5- Session 2

Year 5 came really well-prepared for their second session of STEEAM today.

The STEEAM display, located outside the hall has been updated with some fantastic ideas we discussed as a group.

It’s great to hear that research has begun already!

Year 5- first session

Aside

A great first session with Year 5, thank you to Mr Burns for facilitating this block of STEEAM.

Some fantastic ‘STEEAM’ language during a warm-up activity of making catapults;

  • I wonder if…
  • Let’s try this next..
  • You work on that and I’ll think about the other bit..
  • I remember seeing a picture of this before…
  • I don’t think that’s strong enough, let’s try something different…
  • How can we change the trajectory?I don’t think there enough force in the spoon…

In fact, we were so engrossed in the warm-up session, we nearly ran out of time to introduce the project!

Well done Year 5, I really look forward to seeing your research ideas progress. 

 

 

The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams…set 100 years in the future!

Has anyone read the new book by David Walliams?

My son received it as a present for Christmas and we’ve been enjoying reading it together. I love how it is set in the year 2120, which links really nicely with our STEEAM project this year. London is in ruins and the children of 2120 have never seen sunlight, a very scary prospect! I hope David Walliams’ future imaginings don’t come true!

It is a great book, I think I may write a Raving Review for Mrs. Lyne!

Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Fantastic STEEAM presentations from Year 6 today.

No photos to show as I was too busy enjoying the presentations this evening.

MASSIVE WELL DONE, YEAR 6!

Some fascinating presentations this evening to parents and carers, we are really proud of you.

Apologies for the technical difficulties at the beginning!

Will we still have Powerpoint in 100 years? 

Below are the questions that Year 6 explored…

Where will we be living, in 100 years?
Will there be flying cars, in 100 years?
Will art have symbols, in 100 years?
Will teleportation be possible in 100 years?
Will we be using Oobleck for protection, in 100 years?
Will we be using microchips in our brains, in 100 years?
Will we have flying cars, in 100 years?
Will rockets be powered by air pressure, in 100 years?
Will there be robot animals as pets and working animals, in 100 years?