Ben A- He couldn’t dance.
Edward- He was sad and disappointed.
Jenson- They made fun of him because he was different.
Charlie T- He couldn’t dance.
William- The cricket helped him not give up.
Poppy-Mai- He proved he could do it!
Layla-Rose- He proved everyone can dance if they put their mind to it.
Matthew- He proved that it’s ok to be different.
Georgia- He didn’t give up.
When do we need to be resilient?
Courtney- when I’m doing maths
Ellis- When I’m in a football match so that we can win
Matilda- when I’m cantering on my horse
Charlie T- If I’m working and I don’t understand it. I keep trying.
Is there anything you need to see differently?
Courtney- more resilience with gymnastics
Matthew- being able to get up in the morning
Jenson- I need to see myself in a more helpful way
What was your favourite part?
Layla-Rose- When he did the back flips.
Sophia- She thought it was funny when they were giggling.
Madison- I liked the part when he started dancing and the animals all said wow!
Here are a selection of some of Foundation 2 responses to the story:
Ted-The giraffe did what he liked. He didnt listen to the other animals.
JacobK-He did not give up.
Conor- He was determind.
Emily- I am determind when I challenge myself.
Jovan- When I challenged myself with reading I became a clever cloggs!
Year 5 enjoyed the story about Gerald the giraffe.
Ellie – Gerald couldn’t dance and all of the other animals made fun of him.
Dexter – He was bullied and was very lonely.
Olivia – The cricket made Gerald see that he was special and needed different music to dance to.
Nathan – Gerald proved to the other animals that he could dance!
Zunnurain – I need to be more resilient with Grammar as I find it difficult. I will keep trying to improve.
Finley – I could be more resilient in Maths as sometimes I give up too easily.
Harry T – I liked it when Gerald tried to dance.
Dexter – I liked it when the animals danced.
Freddie F – I loved it when Gerald did a back flip!
Charlie – I liked it when Gerald swished his tail round and round.
Ben A- He couldn’t dance.
Edward- He was sad and disappointed.
Jenson- They made fun of him because he was different.
Charlie T- He couldn’t dance.
William- The cricket helped him not give up.
Poppy-Mai- He proved he could do it!
Layla-Rose- He proved everyone can dance if they put their mind to it.
Matthew- He proved that it’s ok to be different.
Georgia- He didn’t give up.
When do we need to be resilient?
Courtney- when I’m doing maths
Ellis- When I’m in a football match so that we can win
Matilda- when I’m cantering on my horse
Charlie T- If I’m working and I don’t understand it. I keep trying.
Is there anything you need to see differently?
Courtney- more resilience with gymnastics
Matthew- being able to get up in the morning
Jenson- I need to see myself in a more helpful way
What was your favourite part?
Layla-Rose- When he did the back flips.
Sophia- She thought it was funny when they were giggling.
Madison- I liked the part when he started dancing and the animals all said wow!
Here are a selection of some of Foundation 2 responses to the story:
Ted-The giraffe did what he liked. He didnt listen to the other animals.
JacobK-He did not give up.
Conor- He was determind.
Emily- I am determind when I challenge myself.
Jovan- When I challenged myself with reading I became a clever cloggs!
Year 5 enjoyed the story about Gerald the giraffe.
Ellie – Gerald couldn’t dance and all of the other animals made fun of him.
Dexter – He was bullied and was very lonely.
Olivia – The cricket made Gerald see that he was special and needed different music to dance to.
Nathan – Gerald proved to the other animals that he could dance!
Zunnurain – I need to be more resilient with Grammar as I find it difficult. I will keep trying to improve.
Finley – I could be more resilient in Maths as sometimes I give up too easily.
Harry T – I liked it when Gerald tried to dance.
Dexter – I liked it when the animals danced.
Freddie F – I loved it when Gerald did a back flip!
Charlie – I liked it when Gerald swished his tail round and round.
Here are a selection of some of Year 2 responses to the story:
Gerald the giraffe had a problem with dancing – Molly G
The other animals made fun of Gerald because they thought he couldn’t dance – Finnley
The other animals made fun of him because they thought he wasn’t very good – Molly B
A cricket helped Gerald see things differently and not give up – Charlie R
He proved that he could dance in the end – Ella
Ways we are resilient:
– Believing in ourselves – Imogen
– Be more confident – Molly B
Our favourite parts of the story:
When he could finally dance – Mellieha
When he met the owl – Imogen A
When he couldn’t dance – Molly G