Speeches!

The children have all had to write and deliver a 3-5 minute speech to the class. The standard was very high all round and the delivery of the speeches by some students was truly extraordinary. I was especially pleased with the confidence of the students-the Year 5's in particular.

We had a variety of speeches-this included speeches about

• Why animals shouldn't be kept in zoos.
• The world's worst holiday.
• Underwater New Zealand.
• Why you shouldn't drink salt water.
• A letter from my dog Hugo.
• How to annoy my baby brother.
• What I would do if I was invisible.
• Ellis Emmet and his adventures.
• How to catch a pig.
• Why we need more public transport.

Congratulations to our top seven speakers-Ella, Alice, Eleanor, Polly, Neisha, Mia, Amelia.

Ella and Alice were chosen to represent Room 5 at the Syndicate Speech competition, they then proved themselves to be worthy contestants and were placed first and second respectively.

Ella wrote a fascinating speech about the history of education and conversely why schooling today isn't so bad.
Alice presented a dramatic interpretation on how Apollo became the God of music.

They will now represent Hampden Street School at the Interschool Event on September the 5th.