On Monday 24 September, nineteen Year 1 and 2 students took part in the Stage One Poetry Recital competition. The audience was treated to a wide variety of poems from poets such as Ken Nesbitt, Allan Ahlberg and Roald Dahl.

The judges (Mrs Wheeler and Mrs Squire) were impressed by the way all of the participants presented and felt they engaged with the audience very well.  The winners of both year groups will present their poems at an upcoming Years 3-6 assembly.

Listed below is the results:

Year 1:

1^st Place: Caden K (1B)

2^nd Place: Sofia S (1B)

Third Place: Ava R (1G)

Highly Commended: Noah P (1S)

Highly Commended: Marcus D (1R)

Participation: Ava K (1A), Aleksa D (1A), Elizabeth S (1A) and James K (1R)

Year 2:

1^st Place: Katarina T (2H)

2^nd Place: Lourdes A (2R)

Third Place: Alia S-M (2H)

Highly Commended: Alanna R (2H)

Highly Commended: Vansh M (2D)

Participation: Chelsea N (2R), Ilena B (2R), Nadine W (2R), Luke S (2R) and Veronika V (2D)

Mrs Emma Harris
Junior School Stage Coordinator