Week 7: Halloween

By Lucy Tirahan

For week seven I decided to go with the Halloween theme which the students worked really well. As a starter I asked them to design a witch's spell, for a main activity they could do anything based on Halloween. It is interesting to see how their skills are developing and that they are becoming more confident in writing poetry. For the main task I was surprised to see how many students chose to write poetry, I am glad they are challenging themselves and their writing proves they are very talented at what they do. 

Witch Spell

Abracadabra, Abracadoo
Using this spell you’ll turn someone into goo!
With the deep voice of mischief
And the evil snare of the haunted sheriff
The sour throat of a frog
And the smell of a public bog
The slime of an extra farty slug
And the skin of a decapitated bug,
Crackle this spell 
Like you’re calling for hell
And viciously stir your cauldron
Which should vomit sparks of golden!

Ayesha

Temporary Power Absorber Spell
 
For all enemies big and small, drain their powers and make them fall.
Any power make it yours, take it from within their core.
But careful with your power, it’s only yours for an hour.

Manav

The Spell of Darkness
 
Witches arise from the dead
And help me make this marvellous spell.
A delicious meal for Halloween!
 
Just follow these simple steps
Add the eyeball of a newt and spider too
Don’t forget the slime of a slug, for flavour
Swamp water to wash it down.
 
This will be a treat the whole family will enjoy!

Filsan
 
 
Witch Spell
 
Here is my spell
It might even rhyme
I tell my story in a weird way
To speed up time
Here is my spell
To speed up the day
To make time go faster
My power I will lay.

Callum
 
How to turn somebody invisible

Tap their head,
Turn them to the right,
Take them to a shed
And give them a fright.
Feed them some rat tail cakes,
Give them a drink from the murky, green lake,
Say alacazam, alacazoo,
I cast my invisibility powers right into you!

Ria
 

Trick or treat!

Trick or treat!
Smell my feet!
Give me something good to eat!
Hurry up, I’m losing my conceit!
I’m sure you wouldn’t want me to bleat!
Or do you want me to turn you into sausage meat,
And drag you all across the street.
And make you so horror-struck that you’ll excrete
Don’t dare to make a desperate fleet
Or you’ll find I won’t be very sweet!
I’ll gash your windows
And raid your kitchen
And you’ll be so amazed
You’ll be frozen in daze
And stuck in a mental maze.
By the time you’re conscious again
You’ll be wondering how I escaped through the drain.
So when I say trick or treat,
Give me something good to eat!

Ayesha

The Love for my Pumpkin

What a beauty! What a sight!
You would make the best pumpkin for Halloween tonight.
You are like a masterpiece, a Halloween heaven in disguise,
A beauty sitting right before my eyes.
 
A fusion of scarlet and a colour of pale tangerine,
How on earth could we possibly make you look so mean?
We cut you some eyes,
Before we realise that you look so neat!
You really are a pumpkin that can’t be beat.
A mouth is carved so finely on your face,
Wow oh wow! You look so ace!
 
Amazed people stop and stare
As you sit proudly with so much flair.

Ria

My Halloween Piece

Halloween monsters in the haunted house
Drunk Dracula’s diving down all the way into the dairy pool
Serious skeletons sword fighting
Freaky Frankenstein’s frying fingers
Zooming zombie’s zapping zippers open
Jazzy jack-o-lanterns jamming out to Jessie J

Manav

The Skeleton’s Key
 
I walked across the cemetery
Feeling every grave
I remembered a memory
When I was very brave.
 
It was when I found a box
Within it there was key
It had a face that was very cross
And I jumped with glee.
 
It was the skeleton key
Rumoured to awaken the dead
But only on the night of Halloween
From their ghostly beds.
 
They key glowed and shimmered
With a grave slowly awakening
It grasped my ankle and pulled me down
Never to see the light of day again.
 
Filsan

Halloween Haikus

Halloween party
Fireworks scare dogs away
Scary carved pumpkins
 
Halloween party
Costumes are hand crafted well
Bright decorations
 
Halloween party
Four buckets filled up with sweets
Toffee apples stick

Callum