Today, Year 4, 5 and 6 were lucky enough to have the author C.S. Clifford come to work with us!  He talked with all of the children in the hall and answered lots of their questions.  He also showed them his books and discussed some of the characters and plot points.  Once he had spoken, he gave Year 4 a writing challenge!  He wanted us to write 3 paragraphs starting with a location he uses in his own books: a waterfall that acts like a portal, transporting the children to a strange place.  Then, they needed to describe the place they ended up!  It was very much like the English countryside but also very odd!  He suggested to the children maybe the trees might be strange colours or textures; maybe they might grow sideways or downwards! Then, they would spot a trail and follow it until they met a large mythical creature!  The children were told to make their mythical creature by mixing and matching parts of creatures that already existed!  Their final challenge was describing how they would communicate with this creature, who was very friendly and lonely but didn’t speak English!

The author then visited the children in the classroom after break and discussed their ideas and taught them some really good tips for making their writing as good as it can be!  Big thanks go out to C.S Clifford for visiting us and making writing so much fun!