Picture the Music - Borwick hall conference

I had a fantastic day in the beautiful setting of Borwick Hall up in Lancashire on Friday. I was working with the staff of Christchurch Primary school and a few other head teachers from schools in the cluster.

The aim of the day was to give the staff the ability to use PTM in the classroom and ideas to try out. The afternoon was a special composition project using PTM as a stimulus...

It was a fantastic day - everyone was so enthusiastic and willing to try everything asked of them. The tasks were approached with real gusto!

I was so pleased to receive an email this morning from one of the teachers - Anna-Claire Withey. She had immediately used PTM with her class of Year 4 on settings/openings. She explained that her class struggle with literacy but was 'amazed by what the children have achieved!'

Here are the examples that Anna sent me - I think they are wonderful.

What better feedback for me, than this!

Example 1
When I was traveling I saw magical things! There were ice caves and dripping fire, but the thing I remember most of all is the magical field. There was grass as green as sea weed and tree trunks browner than mud. The leaves were all the same green as the grass. But a most peculiar hut caught my eye. Like a stone cave but greyer than lead.
But the wizard that lived there was more magical than the field. He looked powerful in his gold. He looked old and wise. The magical wizard in the lonely field!

Example 2
I was walking in the fields I walk there every day and I never get tired of this place. I walked and walked far away from my farm house. Finally I got to the top of the hill. I looked at the valley, it was all green but I noticed something grey. I rolled down the hill to investigate.

Many thanks to Ian Young and all the staff who attended the course.