DramaRehearsals are now wellunderway for FAME.These will normally beafter school on Mondayand Wednesdays.It is important to let usknow if you cannotattend, thank you.Most notifications of any changes,extra rehearsals, will be by email,so keep checking.There will also beauditions OPEN TO ALL(although not suitable forany with main roles inFAME) in December for aplay which I will be taking tothe Worcestershire TheatreFestival (for One Act Plays) at thebeginning of March.This will take placeat the SwanTheatre,Worcester.More news tofollow…First DayI wake up early morning,As my alarm clock goes,Time to have a shower,And get on my new clothes,I'm feeling really nervous,I hope that no one knows.Good luck, behave,do well, come on,Says mum at 8:25,Just then I get that gut feeling,That makes me feel alive.I walk right to the entrance,Trying to get through,Making my way into them,Whilst watching people zoom,After getting to the Quad,I shuffle to my room.Off I go to Physics now,Who is it that I see?'Hello Owen' says my friend,Who sits down next to me,We talk to one another,Oh yeah his name's Ollie.Some lessons gone it's time for lunch,The scent of it smells great,I'd better move in quickly though,To make sure I'm not late,People running out of food,Is something that I hate.Now it's time to go back home,What a brilliant day,I'd never thought I'd have such fun,When I was back in May,Thank you Miss and thank you Sir,It's been brilliant by the way.by Owen TaylorEnglishNational Poetry WeekTheme - 'Heroes and Heroines'HeroineShe is my light, my beacon of hope,With her by my side, I know I can cope.Whizzing me round from place to place,I'm always so proud and never disgraced.Football and rugby she is there by my side,Eyes wide and smiling and glowing with pride.I'd love to say thank you so very much,But I know my heart, it will never be enough.A heroine such as her, there could be no other,Kind and always caring, I'm so glad she's my mother.by Ryan CooperHeroes – Cleanersand LitterpickersConstantly they fight against,Human nature’s worst offence;To throw things down and walk away,People do it every day.Procrastination everywhere,Litter lying here and there,It only takes one idle person,To make our filthy hallways worsen.Yet the heroes battle on,Their constant struggles never won,Never noticed but always there,They ar e selflessness beyond compare.So think and actto help them win,Just put some litterin the bin,And then our worldwill be complete,With no more litteron the street.by Sophie Harbridge8
Our heroesStanding proud,gun in hand.Looking over theirprotected land.Like a tree, big and tall.They are there prepared to fall.Army colour green and brown.Always smiling never a frown.On the plane, nearly home.Everyone waiting, never a moan.Walking down the busy streets,Turning around ready to greet.Everyone here is proud of youWe're all privileged due to whatyou do.by Isobel Rigg and Zoe RamsdenHeroines and HeroesFlying through a comic book worldBattling creatures in days of old.Everyone thinks that of heroesBut compared to everyone elsethey’re zeros.Real life heroes save the day.Ready to go whenever it may.Nurses, doctors, firemenand police tooAll ready to look after you.One word can say what we think.To say to people whofix the missing link.A six letter word,but means so much more.THANKS to you all.by Laura AdcockThe Incredible HulkDon’t Make Him Angry,Don’t Make Him Sad,Because if you do this,He’ll turn green and bad.He’s a Man or Monster,Skin that’s green or white,Can be kind or fierce,Puny muscles of might.When he comes to town,People start to scream,Because everyone knowsHe’s the green killing machine.The Incredible Hulk is angry,He’s a bulldog coming to kill.Hi there Mr HulkPlease don’t be a killerUse your powers to the maxBe in a movie thriller.by Rory HarrisonDoctor Who?My Hero is funny,Though why, I don’t know.He is strange, daring,A tough act to follow.He’s been through wars,Fought terrible monsters.He laughs in the face of danger,His anger raging throughthe universeHe flies in a spaceship,Through time and through space.Like a star blazingin the moonlit sky,He falls down to earth,sometimes.On alien planets,He stands tall, smartand brave.Courageous and miraculous,Saving the world.He walks, unnoticed,In the shadow in the darkBut the people who know him,Trust him to do what’s right.He’s a mysterious man,And he’ll always leavewith a smile.Thanks once again,you’ve helped me so much,I’ll re-pay the favourby buying you lunch.by William HornbrookGecko Guy HeroHe is shiny greenGreener than grass.He is a lean, meanmachine,He can climbup glass.He can fly offthe highest roof,in a poof!People who take the mick,they’ll see him coming.They’ll be gone in a tick,I told you he was coming.So just shout,He’ll surely be about.Hero!9by Jacob LaurenceMy super hero saves the day,She does it for freeYou don’t have to pay,Helping others, that’s her job,Pulling people out,a screaming mob.She’s amazing and so caring,When it comes to funshe’s so daring,She’s so clever and unique,No one else gets to speak.After all it’s having fun,That means she’s theNumber 1 mum.by Amy WilliamsGrandpaYou always tell me suchinspiring things,You lift me up on your knowingwings.You lived as a child throughWW2,You’re hard to budge -you stay put through and through.Your kind loving face -like no-one else,Your gentle warm smilemakes chocolate melt!People would bow down to youas you enter a castle,Your gown in the light surewould dazzle.Everyone knows how fab you are,Such a good friend - people getstuck to you like tar.I want to say thank you forhelping me so much,Your care and time I will holdwith an iron clutch.by Alice Hulbert