Pictured are 3 of our 4 winners from BBA Academy:
Georgina Whitehead
Amy Moizer and
Lily Williamson
Along with 3 Talking Zebra Judges:
Judith Stones, John Yearsley and Jim Saville.
Georgina Whitehead
Amy Moizer and
Lily Williamson
Along with 3 Talking Zebra Judges:
Judith Stones, John Yearsley and Jim Saville.
We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2014 Poetry Competition...
1st - Georgina Whitehead - BBG Academy - "Mr Squid"
2nd - Amy Moizer - BBG Academy - "Laying on the ground"
3rd - Lily Williamson - BBG Academy - "The Wolf"
4th – Charlotte Powell - Spen Valley Sports College - "Hamsters"
Prizes were £20 for first prize, £15 second prize, £10 third and fourth prizes. All were in the form of gift vouchers of their own choosing.
We had over 150 entries - thanks to everyone involved at all 3 schools.
Our thanks also to Matthew's Coffee House and the staff at Cleckheaton Library who agreed to accept entries on our behalf.
KS1 & KS2
Animal Poetry Competition!
Animal Poetry Competition!
Our thanks to everyone (all 150+) who took part in our KS1 & KS2 poetry competition on the theme of "Animals".
Your certificate should be with you shortly via your school.
The winners (all from Birkenshaw Primary C of E) were presented with their certificates and prizes - all pictured left with one of the judges (Jim Saville)
The Winners are...
KS1: 1st - Robyn Wood-Brown 2nd - Grace Roberts 3rd - Holly Kershaw
KS2: 1st - Laura Sweeney 2nd - Katie Harwood 3rd - Joe Armitage
And here are their poems!....
Key Stage 1
1st Place - My Pet Deborah the Zebra
by Robyn Wood-Brown
My pet is called Deborah the Zebra
She lives in my garden at home
My friends think I'm fibbing
But honest, no kidding
She even hoofed over my garden gnome
I really do wonder if it's all a mirage
A zebra, or a horse camouflaged?
She is stripey not spotty
So I don't think I'm potty
All come see her to meet her
For your tea round at mine
For my pet is called Deborah the Zebra
2nd Place - I Like Elephants
by Grace Roberts
I like elephants big and bold
They don't really like things that are cold
If I had an elephant it would like by the sea
In a cosy tent and eat bugs for it's tea
I would brush it and feed it and give it a bath
And tickle her tummy until she laughed
3rd Place - Funny Zebra
by Holly Kershaw
Zebra, Zebra, what did you say?
Zebra, Zebra, what did you say?
I said "have a good day"
Zebra, Zebra, what did you do?
Zebra, Zebra, what did you do?
I went to the zoo
Zebra, Zebra, what did you see?
Zebra, Zebra, what did you see?
I went to see a chimpanzee
Key Stage 2
1st Place - Three Little Pigs
by Laura Sweeney
One day a big pig mother
Said to 3 little pig brothers
You need to get out
And smell with your snout
A home friendly and safe
So one pig went to look
For a home so big and tough
He found some land
And felt with his hand
That this place was meant for a home
The construction began the next week
He made sure the house had no leaks
It was big and tall
Even bigger than a mall
The house was made of straw
The next little pig brother
Set out for some land like the other
Now this little pig was much smarter
And made his home out of wood
But little did he know
That anything could blow
Down a house made of wood
For instance, a big bad wolf
The last little pig brother
Just knew his bros were in bother
So he had to come up with a material
Such as rock hard brick
His house took longer to build
But when it was finished he was thrilled
His house was big
His house was strong
Enough to prove his brothers wrong
When nightfall came
A big bad wolf walked down a lane
To the first little pig's house
And whoosh - the house was gone
Along with the poor dead pig
The wolf moved on to the next home
And yes, it happened again
The wolf was big, the wolf was evil
Just like something off "Primeval"
The wolf had now killed:
The straw house
The straw house pig
The wooden house
The wooden house pig
What will he do next?
He tried and tried
To blow down the house
Belonging to the third little pig
But he gave in eventually
And walked home in dismay
(Phew!)
2nd Place -My Pet Dolphin
by Katie Harwood
I have a little pet Dolphin
Who swims into the sea
He loves to go out golfing
And swim and play with me
He loves to hide and play
I see him every day
He loves to eat the fishes
But he doesn't eat off dishes
But he's not a perfect dolphin anyway
3rd Place - The Spider
by Joe Armitage
In a corner of a house
In a hole, in which a mouse
Would find a friendly little home,
But no, this hole is much more grim
It holds a spider, tall and thin
One day this spider, he crawled out
And found a girl, who with a shout
Picked up a fancy water jug
And tried to put it over him,
But not this spider, tall and thin
She chased him here,
She chased him there,
But finally the spider found,
The jug was placed right over him,
Him, the spider, tall and thin
And then she threw him out of doors,
He landed on his sticky paws,
And scuttled quickly from a shout
Of "Now I've caught you, don't come back!"
Your certificate should be with you shortly via your school.
The winners (all from Birkenshaw Primary C of E) were presented with their certificates and prizes - all pictured left with one of the judges (Jim Saville)
The Winners are...
KS1: 1st - Robyn Wood-Brown 2nd - Grace Roberts 3rd - Holly Kershaw
KS2: 1st - Laura Sweeney 2nd - Katie Harwood 3rd - Joe Armitage
And here are their poems!....
Key Stage 1
1st Place - My Pet Deborah the Zebra
by Robyn Wood-Brown
My pet is called Deborah the Zebra
She lives in my garden at home
My friends think I'm fibbing
But honest, no kidding
She even hoofed over my garden gnome
I really do wonder if it's all a mirage
A zebra, or a horse camouflaged?
She is stripey not spotty
So I don't think I'm potty
All come see her to meet her
For your tea round at mine
For my pet is called Deborah the Zebra
2nd Place - I Like Elephants
by Grace Roberts
I like elephants big and bold
They don't really like things that are cold
If I had an elephant it would like by the sea
In a cosy tent and eat bugs for it's tea
I would brush it and feed it and give it a bath
And tickle her tummy until she laughed
3rd Place - Funny Zebra
by Holly Kershaw
Zebra, Zebra, what did you say?
Zebra, Zebra, what did you say?
I said "have a good day"
Zebra, Zebra, what did you do?
Zebra, Zebra, what did you do?
I went to the zoo
Zebra, Zebra, what did you see?
Zebra, Zebra, what did you see?
I went to see a chimpanzee
Key Stage 2
1st Place - Three Little Pigs
by Laura Sweeney
One day a big pig mother
Said to 3 little pig brothers
You need to get out
And smell with your snout
A home friendly and safe
So one pig went to look
For a home so big and tough
He found some land
And felt with his hand
That this place was meant for a home
The construction began the next week
He made sure the house had no leaks
It was big and tall
Even bigger than a mall
The house was made of straw
The next little pig brother
Set out for some land like the other
Now this little pig was much smarter
And made his home out of wood
But little did he know
That anything could blow
Down a house made of wood
For instance, a big bad wolf
The last little pig brother
Just knew his bros were in bother
So he had to come up with a material
Such as rock hard brick
His house took longer to build
But when it was finished he was thrilled
His house was big
His house was strong
Enough to prove his brothers wrong
When nightfall came
A big bad wolf walked down a lane
To the first little pig's house
And whoosh - the house was gone
Along with the poor dead pig
The wolf moved on to the next home
And yes, it happened again
The wolf was big, the wolf was evil
Just like something off "Primeval"
The wolf had now killed:
The straw house
The straw house pig
The wooden house
The wooden house pig
What will he do next?
He tried and tried
To blow down the house
Belonging to the third little pig
But he gave in eventually
And walked home in dismay
(Phew!)
2nd Place -My Pet Dolphin
by Katie Harwood
I have a little pet Dolphin
Who swims into the sea
He loves to go out golfing
And swim and play with me
He loves to hide and play
I see him every day
He loves to eat the fishes
But he doesn't eat off dishes
But he's not a perfect dolphin anyway
3rd Place - The Spider
by Joe Armitage
In a corner of a house
In a hole, in which a mouse
Would find a friendly little home,
But no, this hole is much more grim
It holds a spider, tall and thin
One day this spider, he crawled out
And found a girl, who with a shout
Picked up a fancy water jug
And tried to put it over him,
But not this spider, tall and thin
She chased him here,
She chased him there,
But finally the spider found,
The jug was placed right over him,
Him, the spider, tall and thin
And then she threw him out of doors,
He landed on his sticky paws,
And scuttled quickly from a shout
Of "Now I've caught you, don't come back!"
Thanks too to the staff at the following schools:
Birkenshaw CE (C) Primary
Howard Park Community
Whitechapel CE Primary
And to the following for providing prizes:
Ponderosa (Heckmondwike)
Members of Talking Zebras
We're grateful also to
Matthew's Coffee House (Market Street)
& Cleckheaton Library for accepting entries on our behalf.
