I visited Alverstoke Junior School just over a week ago and wanted to post my full report on the day. I arrived early in the morning, greeted by Mrs Beetlestone, and ready to give an assembly.
Next was my workshop, given first to the year sixes, and then to the year fives. We talked about where mythological stories come from, how they develop, and many of the mythological creatures in Anglo-Saxon and Norse legends. We even drew our own mythological monsters. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did, and I was very impressed with all the suggestions that the children came up with. There were some really great ideas about how we could change an ordinary story into something more spectacular – something that could become a legend! With all those ideas I am sure some of you could write your own stories and become authors, so please start writing.
Next was my workshop, given first to the year sixes, and then to the year fives. We talked about where mythological stories come from, how they develop, and many of the mythological creatures in Anglo-Saxon and Norse legends. We even drew our own mythological monsters. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did, and I was very impressed with all the suggestions that the children came up with. There were some really great ideas about how we could change an ordinary story into something more spectacular – something that could become a legend! With all those ideas I am sure some of you could write your own stories and become authors, so please start writing.
Mrs Beetlestone told me that all the children were talking about The Company of Goblins in the playground, so I hope to get a lot more pictures for the "Goblin Gallery" soon. Thank you so much to Mrs Beetlestone and everyone from Alverstoke Junior School.
Remember – over the school holidays there is the great Mythical Maze summer reading challenge, too. The challenge is to read six books from your local library – I hope everyone makes The Company of Goblins one of them!
Remember – over the school holidays there is the great Mythical Maze summer reading challenge, too. The challenge is to read six books from your local library – I hope everyone makes The Company of Goblins one of them!
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