Wednesday 11 December 2013

Fog.



These photographs were taken today by @MPSinthesky, the Twitter account managed by those flying London's police helicopters.  They do a very important job protecting our city, and they also get a great view, which they like to share!

The first picture shows the fog covering everything but the very centre of London, and the second one is of Canary Wharf, with the skyscraper buildings poking out above the fog!

The pictures really made my imagination start to race! Imagine if the fog was thicker? Imagine if it didn't go away? What if the fog started to creep into the buildings?  If anyone is reading The Magician's Nephew with Mr Wright, you may have read about a very thick, mysterious foggy light...

Imagine you are in the middle of this foggy city. Write a description of your surroundings. Think about what you can see and hear. How do you feel? Are there other people around you? Who might you meet there?

Let your imagination go for a wander into this strange new place! 

I look forward to reading your contributions by Wednesday 18th December. 

Finally, this picture of a London landmark was also taken by @MPSinthesky today too. Can you work out where it is? 

Mrs Messa 




Thursday 5 December 2013

Excuses, excuses...!

I have been so impressed with your recent blog entries Hyde Park!  It's absolutely wonderful to see how much effort you are making!
 
This week's blog entry is called 'Excuses, excuses...!'.
 
I would like you to think in a creative way about why you might not have done something.
 
You could write about why you were late for school, why you forgot your PE kit, or even why you couldn't write your blog entry!
 
For example, 'I didn't do my homework because an elephant strolled through my house and sucked the piece of paper I was working on up its trunk!'
 
However, I know you can be even more inventive than that!  How tall a tale (a 'tall tale' is a fib!) can you tell? 
 
I look forward to reading your detailed, well planned and carefully written blog entries by Wednesday 11th December!
 
Happy writing!
 
Mrs Messa