Angus:
Diamante: Antarctica and Africa
Antarctica
White, cold
Snowing, melting, freezing
Not so many people, big amount of people
Frying, burning, dehydrating
Hot, sun
Africa
Cinquain: Theatre
Lovely.
Strange, wonderful.
Lots of entertaining.
All the characters come to life.
Magic.
Free Verse: My Friends at Belhaven
Always looking after you.
Someone to look forward to seeing.
They are there to support you.
You always have them to play with you
They keep me happy
They tell funny jokes which make everyone laugh
If I never had friends I would always be sad without them
I will never forget my friends they will always be my best friends.
Rex:
Cinquain: LIFE AND DEATH
Life
Lively, freedom
Beating, breathing, thinking
The stillness around us, the liveliness among us
Calming, heart breaking
Cold, trapped
Death
Cinquain: FOX
Cunning
Sneaky and sly
Daring and determined
Being suspicious all around
Cheeky
Free Verse: GRUESOME POLLUTION
Animals are dying
And we should be crying
The big the small the medium and all.
So help us, help us stop it now
It’s hurt full, hideous, horrible and sad.
The whole wide world is coming to an end Because of this disgusting Gruesome Pollution
Hannah:
Diamante: Sadness and Happiness
Sadness
Cold, Dark
Crying, screaming, weeping
Nobody to talk to, lots of friends around
Laughing, shouting, playing
Bright, Warm
Happiness
Cinquain: Australia
Clear sea
Blue skies above
White sand on the beaches
Koalas sleeping in the trees,
Calmly
Free Verse: My thinking place
Sitting in a tree looking down into a stream
A forest behind me,
A field of wild flowers in front.
Memories coming back to me,
And faces of people show themselves in the water.
Pictures of people I knew, know and lost.
The world slowly fades away as I am lost in my thoughts.
Free Verse: My Great grandmother
When I was 7 years old,
I would run down from my granny’s house to the block of flats every Sunday with some flowers in my hand.
An old lady in a wheelchair would be waiting.
“Great Granny!” I would shout.
She would have a little tea party set up for me.
She would let me have all the good cakes,
Then a sleep on her fur carpet.
But one Sunday I couldn’t go to her house,
The next Sunday was the same, and the next.
I couldn’t understand why.
I didn’t need to.
I was too young to know she was never coming back.
James:
Free Verse: MY GIANT TREE HOUSE
My Giant tree house is about 25 metres tall,
The dusty wooden trap door with a rope to pull it up,
The stairs leading up to the first floor and second floor,
Its tiny, windy, one metre wide and long balcony with a roof sticking out to protect you from the rain,
The windows with no filling so you can climb out onto the walkway,
The ginormous first floor which is five metres wide and long,
The very dusty and three metres wide and long second floor,
I feel very happy when I am in my giant treehouse.
Ross:
Diamante: CAT AND DOG
Cat
Sly, quiet
Pouncing, hiding, scratching
Chasing the mice, shaking his wet coat
Barking, chasing, biting
Smelly, excited
Dog
Cinquain: DRAGON
Scaly
Colour of fire
Supposedly evil
Devilish beast from the underworld
Fiery
Free Verse: MY BIKE CRASH
The shining sun on the green hills of Switzerland.
The spinning wheels on the gravely ground.
Broken brakes on the gravely ground lead to me going over the handle bars,
Silent but painful.
Bloody I walk a quarter of a mile home,
I have never been biking in the hills since.
Alexander:
Diamante: War and Peace
War
Hatred, fear
Fighting, shooting, killing
Waste of life, happy life
Walking, kissing, hugging
Quiet, love
Peace
Diamante: Heaven and Hell
Heaven
Peaceful, calm
Loving, caring, hugging
God’s forgiveness, Devil’s pain
Burning, fearing, heart-breaking
Fire, hate
Hell
Cinquain: Magical Creatures
Scary,
Big red dragon,
Magical unicorn
Fantasy green goblin,
Weird
Free Verse: My dream place
Lying on my back on hot white sand,
Going for a swim,
In the deep blue sea,
While mum and dad relax,
In the dark shade on a towel,
So lovely and beautiful,
With cotton clouds,
So nice and beautiful.
Sebastian:
Diamante: The Moon and the Sun
Moon
Black and gloomy
Dimming, changing, residing
The moon controls the waves and the sun feeds us light and heat
Brightening, shining, blinding
Bright and ignited
Sun
Cinquain: Under the water
Hot place,
People surfing,
On the wide wide ocean,
Amazing fish under water,
I’m home.
Free Verse: The woods
The comforting multi-coloured leaves falling from the trees.
In the silent woods.
The glistening sun shining on the flowing lake.
The splashing ducks swimming on the cool water.
The sea rushing past close by.
Rosie:
Diamante: The sky and the ground
Sky,
High, wonderful
Spinning, blowing, flying
Clouds and birds grass and flowers
Living, walking, growing
Low, still
Ground
Cinquain: Wonderful holidays
White sand,
Salty blue sea,
Building big sand castles,
Dolphins are happy as could be,
What fun!
Free Verse: My house
Go through the door to where the dogs do sleep,
And into the cosy kitchen where we eat and drink and the black laptops in the corner,
The messy playroom FULL of junk, BANG you’ve tripped, on a fairy lying on the floor,
Into the delicate dining room where the ping pong table stays,
And round the corner up the curved yellow stairs,
The busy bedrooms full of toys, beds and bathrooms too,
Look out of the window into the green garden and up into the pink sky the glittering sun is setting.
Ilona:
Diamante: Home
Home
Lazy, peaceful
Calming, relaxing, playing
With all my family, with all the dorm
Sharing, working, studying
Loud, busy
School
Cinquain: Under The Sea
Clams, fish
Sparkling water
The sweet smelling coral
Seaweed magically beautiful
Calming.
Free Verse: My Friend’s Den
sitting by our selves
laughing playing talking too
time together all by ourselves me and her
no-one to bother us just as well as we’re together
the monsters arrive you can see it in our eyes
but there is a special den to bring back memories
memories of good times together
Free Verse: My Godfather
He was nice and kind-hearted
I loved him very much
He died on day just suddenly
Songs were played
Flowers caught in the coffin after being thrown in
My tears rolling down my cheek
We all loved him with great pride.
Miranda:
Diamante: Girls and Boys
Girls
Giggly, screamish
Gossiping, shopping, dressing
Stick together a lot, are more competitive
Fighting, shooting, working
Tough, brave
Boys
Free Verse: Shooting
Getting up early in the morning to get ready for the big day ahead
The morning sky on the horizon, slowly rising
Beaters beating with their big sticks
Pheasants soaring up into the sunny sky
Guns going off all over the place
Shooting dogs sniffing out the birds
Going from drive to drive
This is one of my favourite places to be.
Cinquain: Wimbledon
Nadal
Playing tennis
Wimbledon cheering him
Murray playing on the clay courts
Wins cup!
Donald:
Diamante: WAR AND PEACE
War
Bloody, brutal
Hitting, slashing, killing
A waste of life, a very meaningful life.
Loving, sleeping, walking
Nice, quiet
Peace
Free Verse: Kenya
The lovely morning sun the pleasant warm wind.
The noisy glimmering water infested with crabs.
And the smoky smell of burgers roasting on the barbeque.
Giant hairy coconuts large shiny machetes.
Terrifying tigers feasting on their pray the gruesome smell of blood.
Big flappy elephant ears giving a cold wave of air.
Arthur:
Diamante: Motors and horseback
Motor
Noisy, fast
Driving, Exploring, peeping
Very nice people, Not very nice people
Riding, limiting, yelling
Peaceful, slow
Horse back
Free Verse: St. Lucia
The white sand glinting in the sun,
The blue sea fish getting chased by fish,
The hot rainforest sweat flours,
The big cliffs where the bats live,
The drumbeat of the Caribbean,
The boats a joy to ride crashing through the sea,
All on one island,
By the heat of the sun.
Free Verse: Scotland
The occasional sun the cold snow,
The Scots piping their bag,
The hay bells so soft,
The gardener screaming “there’s a bull on the lawn!”,
The sound of the quad bike coming down the drive
The smell of the Scottish breeze
Holly:
Diamante: THE WOODS AND HILLS
Woods
Dark, foggy
Exciting, waving, climbing
Woods with us, and hills around us
Exploring, moving, running
Sunny, lush
Hills
Cinquain: TESS MY DOG
Loony
Cheeky, bouncy
Crazy, barking mad
Magic, amazing, fantastic
Quiet
Free Verse: MY LITTLE SISTER
My little sister is loud and cheeky
Always up for a fight
But some of the time I might get a cuddle
She never listens to me
But the good side of her is she is always up for a race I always win
She loves dogs but hates spiders
She is bad at ball but good at running
Some times she is creepy and weird
She was born in 2004
I new she was bad from the start because she got me a Barbie
But I suppose I was 4
She is nice sometimes
She is annoying and funny
When ever I go shopping she always says “can I get something?”
But I like her just the way she is.
Free Verse: TESSA AND DIGGER [THE OPPOSITE DOGS]
Tessa is silent
Digger is yappy
Tessa is bouncy
Digger is calm
Tessa is long
Digger is short
Tessa is skinny
Digger is very fat he is too fat
And he barks at the postman
Tessa always comes to wake me up
But both of them chase the grey squirrels!
Tatiana:
Diamante: Sea and sky
Sea
Light, beautiful
Crashing, breaking, lapping
The wet sand, the birds soaring
Warming, changing, forming
Floating, peaceful
Sky
Diamante: Humans and animals
humans
loud, happy
talking, running, screaming
two legged, fore legged
slipping, hunting, eating
active, moving
animals
Cinquain: Under Water
Blue sea
Beautiful things
Magical, wonderful
Amazing creatures, dolphins, fish
Alive!
Free Verse: My friends
Some are tidy, some are messy
Some are naughty and nice
Funny, friendly, fantastic, friends
They are all different, in their own special way
Some are tall, some are small
Some are loud and some are quiet
Always chatting, always running
Having fun every day!
Jock:
Diamante: The land and sea
Land
Dry, noisy
Walking, breathing, living
The dry natural land, the wet blue sea
Polluting, swimming, fishing
Salty, wet
Sea
Cinquain: Spain
The glimmering sun in the blue sky,
The warm sea that we skim stones on.
Fishing every day for the nice colourful fish.
Swimming in the big pools and just relaxing
In the hot sun.
Playing cards at night on the terrace.
Next to the Mediterranean Sea.
Alexandra:
Diamante: Life and death
Life
Happy, lively
Exciting, running, rushing
Up and active, down and still
Lying, waiting, heart-breaking
Sad, cold
Death
Cinquain: Wild animals
Birds sing
Leopards creeping
Crocodiles snapping
Elephants squirting water at you
Hogs snort!
Free Verse: Africa
Peaceful little mud hut villages
Bright green bushes and trees
The most marvellous animals
Lovely fresh fruit
Calming sound of waves crashing on the pearl white sand
The pretty pink clouds at sunset.
