A Castle Creation

The battlements are armed and the curtain wall created as the Gruffalos' castle is really taking shape.

Tomorrow the children will be looking to build defences for the entrance to the castle. They will need to build a portcullis and drawbridge.

Updates to follow!

A reminder for parents.

Y2 Trip to the Royal Armouries, Leeds 18th July 2013.

The day a knight met the Gruffalos!

Wow, how exciting, a knight came to meet the Y2s today. It was very interesting finding out about all the different plates of armour needed in battle. Thank you Mr Nightingale!

and look what they're building in Gruffalos classroom...

The Gruffalos Movie

So here it is. Lights, camera, action!

The Making of 'The Gruffalos' the Movie.

 

Identifying direct speech in the story:

 

 

 

Writing blocks of dialogue, stage directions and adapting the storyline.

 

 

Here are some stills from the shooting of The Gruffalos Movie.

 

Be sure to visit the Gruffalos' blog later this week to see the movie in full. We are sure you'll love it - we certainly enjoyed making it!!