National Poetry Day 2024

This year we shared our National Poetry Day session with the Mini Vinnies from St Vincent's School who came to visit us. We had a lovely afternoon getting to know each other, and writing poetry. The theme for National Poetry day 2024 was counting, which inspired the template we followed. Individually, or in pairs or small groups, we each wrote a poem. 

Here are the results of our collaboration:

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I love football.
I love myself
I love my family
I love Mr Davis
I love my life

I remember sitting on my mom.
I remember my favourite teacher.
I remember seeing my grandma for the first time.
I remember my brother shaving me bald.

I miss when I was a baby.
I miss when I went into the swimming pool for the first time.
I miss my dad.

I hope my mum gets married.
I hope I live for a long time.

I am Caring.
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I love myself
I love running
I love challenge
I love people
I love mother earth

I remember when I ate a biscuit
I remember when I arrived here
I remember when I joined Stories
I remember when I bought a new phone

I miss my mum
I miss my status
I miss Hannah

I hope I get my status
I hope one day everyone comes together and lives peacefully and kindly

I am kind
I am a runner
I am a student

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I love my mama.
I love food.
I love my baba.
I love life.
I love football.

I remember I gave my food to my dog.
I remember I ran away from my mom.
I remember my brother shave his hair.
I remember kids.

I miss my dad.

I hope my mum is proud of me.
I hope my mom and dad love.

I am lovely

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I love going on holiday
I love warm weather
I love eating delicious food
I love my daughters
I love sleeping

I remember the first day I went to school
I remember the colour of my school uniform

I hope to see my son with loads of love soon
I hope to be a great mathematician

I am a beautiful and loving mum
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l love everyone.
I love piano.
I love the colour purple.
I love eating.
I love the teachers.

I remember my favourite teacher.
I remember going to Philippines
I remember going to kurdistan.
I remember my neighbours house burning down.

I miss my grandpa.
I miss my old piano.
I miss eating sweets.

I hope that i pass my sats.
I hope that my brother becomes a football player.

I am kind.

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I love these lovely people
I love care
I love supati
I love my family
I love holidays

I remember when I came here the first day
I remember when I went to the beach
I remember the day I came to the Uk
I remember when I had my first child

I miss my children
I miss my food I ate when I was home
I miss my family and relatives

I will be happy if my life can be good
I will go to the beach next summer
I will be happy when I have my papers

I hope I can see my family one day
I hope I can have my papers then I can work and help for myself

I am kind
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I love food
I love walking
I love travelling to new places
I love my children
I love making friends

I remember my grandmother’s food
I remember travelling in an aeroplane for the first time
I remember my first day at school
I remember my nursery school teacher

I miss my family
I miss going to holiday
I miss meeting my friends back in my country

I hope I can have a job
I hope I can have my own home

I am a great human being
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I love my mom
I love my friends and bestie
I love chips.
I love cookies
I love my niece.

I remember a baby scratching me.
I remember my brother broke my bike
I remember my dad.
I remember making a den under the table

I miss being a baby.
I miss my nanny
I miss Miss Winston

I hope to see my nanny
I hope to chill

I am someone who stops bullies.
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I love my children and grandchildren
I love walking to do my exercise
I love helping people
I love going to church on Sunday
I love going on a train to different places

I remember when my dad beat me when I was young because i refused to go to the shop
I remember the first day I landed in the UK
I remember the first day I joined the sewing class, I was so excited
I remember the day I went to Skegness for a holiday

I miss my country Kenya
I miss all my children
I miss looking forward for my birthday

I hope that the winder will not have a lot of snow
I hope at the end of the month I will celebrate my visa (papers)

I am so excited for the day I am going for my case
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I love my family
I love biscuits
I love food
I love Mrs O ‘Brien
I love Mr Davis

I remember new year
I remember Mrs O’Brien
I remember Mr Davis
I remember my birthday

I will eat lobster
I will change the world
I will go to school

I hope the world is a better place.
I hope to be a footballer

I am amazing
I am intelligent

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I love my family
I love myself
I love the beach
I love my life
I love sweets

I remember our childhood friends
I remember our childhood school
I remember my parents home
I remember the airport
I remember my city

I miss my childhood
I miss spending time with family
I miss my friends

I hope I will always be healthy
I Hope I will always be happy

I am kind
I am a student
I am a sister
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I love my mother
I love children
I love roses
I love my friends
I love my children

I miss the kids
I miss my city
I miss my family

I hope to get a visa
I hope we can learn to write and read
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I love my dog
I love my family
I Love Mr Davis
I love my culture
I love my fish

I remember my rabbit
I remember my birthday
I remember my date of birth
I remember my brother’s birthday

I will help my mother
I will help my brother
I will help my friend

I hope for a better world
I hope for everyone is to be happy

I am a helper and clever

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I love people
I love children
I love walking
I love nature

I remember dancing all the first day
I remember the first days I had no friends
I remember the first days of my English was very bad
I remember the first days I did not like the food here
I remember the first days were very lonely

I miss my mother
I miss my family
I Miss Iran
I miss my city Tabriz

I hope to learn English
I hope to stay here soon
I hope to have a house
I hope I have a good job
I hope I have a car

I am me
I am a positive person
I am a respectful person
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I love football
I love school
I love my parents
I love going to church
I love playing
I love gymnastics

I remember when I went to school
I remember my first birthday
I remember when I was in my own country
I remember when I went to Kintbury

I miss my old country
I miss my grandparents and Godparents
I miss my old friends
I miss my childhood

I am myself
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I love the movies
I love my parents
I love my school
I love gymnastics
I love God
I love learning

I remember my first day in the UK
I remember going to Kintbury and the countryside
I remember my first day at school

I miss my home country
I miss my old school
I miss my childhood home

I hope we can live happily ever after
I hope for love for others and celebrations

I am loving
I am a gymnast
I am grateful
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I love my teacher
I love my best friends
I love my friends
I love my mum
I love chips

I remember my birthday
I remember new year
I remember my nursery
I remember my first pocket money

I will go to secondary school
I will go to the shops
I will go to school

I hope my school gives us money
I hope everyone will be sustainable

I am good at technology

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I love this session
I love my family
I love football
I love sneakers 
I love brand new things

I remember the first day when I was born

I hope to be strong
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I love eating
I love meeting people from different countries
I love to watch films
I love to learn
I love children

I remember my school days
I remember my first day at college
I remember my hostel life where friends was my family and protector
I remember my picnic of college and university

I miss my hostel life
I miss my childhood
I miss my family

I hope that everybody ahs happiness
I hope that everybody enjoys their life and they’re not sick

I am a life time student and I love to learn from everybody

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I love my family
I love spring
I love everyone
I love my teachers
I love my friends

I remember I was a baby
I remember my old school
I remember my old friend
I remember my family

I will help others
I will be kind
I will be caring

I hope my head teacher will stay
I hope for the world to be at peace

I am kind

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I love this new family that came to day to share ideas with us
I love making new friends
I love the sense of humour of the children
I love learning new things
I love to share a smile with lovely people

I remember the first morning I took my daughter to school
I remember the first day I arrived in the UK
I remember the day I graduated
I remember my very first day in the hostel in the UK
I remember my first winter in the UK

I miss my childhood house
I miss my grandmother's dinner
I miss the guava tree behind my mother’s house
I miss the songs y dad used to sing
I miss my old friends

I am unbeatable

I am a student
I am a summer love
I am a good father
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I love my parents
I love God
I love teaching people new things
I love spending time with people
I love gymnastics

I remember going to Sudan
I remember my first day at school
I remember going to Loxton Court
I remember going to my cousins house

I miss my grandma
I miss going to Sudan
I miss my grandpa

I hope the war in Sudan stop
I hope everybody is happy

I am unique and unstoppable

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I love the colours of the sky
I love to hug myself before I say the last goodbye
I love to smell the coffee before I go to sleep
I love to get something I can keep
I love to forget what I just wrote and then I leave

I remember the noise of the streets
I remember somehow the smell of the icecream
I remember screaming in the dream
I remember it’s not good to remember so I just forget

I will miss missing me
I will try to find the key
I will see if I can find the door that will hide me

I hope the rain will wash us ll
I hope the sun will raise after all

I am not close to where I want to be
I am number two in my world, sometimes three
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I love gathering together
I love popcorn
I love God
I love exercising
I love spending time with my family

I remember going to Portugal and visiting my Uncle.
I remember having a funny Santa hat on at Christmas
I remember my childhood soup
I remember making friends on the first day of school

I will make sure that everyone has food.
I will pray for Mrs Stolban because she is sick
I will be old school

I hope that everyone has happiness in the world
I hope that everybody enjoys their life and that they are not sick.

I am brave and encouraged by everyone.

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I love my family
I love people
I love daddy
I love mom
I love sushi

I hope to see my brother
I hope for my birthday
I hope to be a doctor
I hope a billion

I remember Christmas
I remember birthdays
I remember a new month

I am smart
I am helpful and clever
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I love sushi and my family
I love Mr Davis
I love my dog
I love chips

I remember my first Christmas and my birthday
I remember my rabbit
I remember my new year

I miss taking the train in school
I miss changing the world

I will be smart in the world
I will help my brother

I hope I will be rich
I hope for better work
I hope school ends

I am smart
I am the best in the world
I am helpful and clever
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I love my parents
I love cinema
I love football
I love cars
I love animals

I remember my cat
I remember New Year
I remember last year
I remember my first day at school

I miss my mum
I miss dad
I miss hot weather

I hope everyone is happy

I am humble
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I hope to be great
I hope to be rich
I hope to see my children great, rich and happily settled

I am a winner not a loser
I am great
I am beautiful

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I love sushi
I love dogs
I love my teacher
I love mum
I love dad

I remember helping my mum at Christmas
I remember my birthday
I remember my baby rabbit
I remember my cat

I will be the smartest in the world
I will change the world
I will help my mother

I miss taking the train to school
I miss my family
I miss my son

I hope I will be rich
I hope for a better world

I am strong
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I love my sister
I love my brothers
I love rice krispies with cold milk
I love my children
I love chairs

I remember my parents
I remember the 6 times table
I remember my gran’s cat
I remember my first lie.

I miss my mum
I miss my dad
I miss my childhood

I hope Port Vale go up
I hope I teach well

I am just another human.