Year 6 have begun studying the book Iceberg by Claire Saxby & Jess Racklyeft. We have been exploring Tier 2 vocabulary and experimenting with language in creative responses. Here are some of our attempts to capture the magnificence of the landscape and animal life of Antarctica. The images were our inspiration from the book.
Icebergs. The sound of ripples in the water, Splash!
Seagulls screeching but their voices are barley a murmur over the incredible splash.
Icebergs forming after falling from frigid, frozen glaciers.
The look of the shimmering ice blue water.
The sub-zero feeling of the ice
the feeling of loneliness in the unilluminated, expressionless place.
- Bentley
The ice shelf cracks, finally giving way to itself,
as a piece of ice plunges into the bitter, icy ocean.
Water splatters everywhere, leaving ripples throughout its surroundings.
It oscillates up and down through the water,
carrying layers upon layers of ancient weather within it.
It makes its way around, swimming,
as its mountain underneath pierces the deep hues of blue.
- Ikshum
Soaring above, the world below
Following the wind as it takes us home, land undiscovered.
We fly together as a group, a pack, a family
Our soft feathers comfort us from the piercing cold.
Migration keeps us warm,
for us and those to come.
We rest on the peak of a tree,
whose leaves shelter us during times of desperate need.
Our eyes like a time-piercing camera,
capturing the wonderous life below
Our talons, our prized tools
used to grab, eat, help and defend.
Powering wings guides us towards tomorrow.
- Orlando
Mrs Cristy Abecina
Junior School Teacher - Year 6 Team Leader