Haiku poems by Form 3 (Year 2) children at Russell House


Haiku poems appear so simple, but they have a rigid structure: five syllables, then seven and then five again. So before our seven-year-olds even started on the imaginative side of their poems, they worked hard on discovering how many syllables there were in words and phrases. They then had great fun with balloons as they planned their poems. Here is a selection of the results:


My orange balloon Floating higher and higher In the sky. Now gone Harry


My balloon is blue It looks like a summer’s day It floats so high. Bang Melody


My balloon is blue It looks like a summer’s day It floats so high. Bang Melody


RECIPE OF THE MONTH Detling Tea Bread


This recipe is well tried and tested by the WI and is a great favourite.


Ingredients: · ½ pint strong warm tea · 4 oz brown sugar · 12 oz raisins · 3 oz glace cherries · 1 egg, beaten · 8 oz self-raising flour


Method: 1) Soak the fruit and sugar in the tea overnight. 2) Mix in the egg and flour. 3) Line a 2lb loaf tin with baking parchment and fill with the mixture. 4) Bake at 160°C (325°F, gas mark 3) for approximately 1 ¼ hours or until an inserted skewer comes out cleanly. 5) Cool on a wire rack.


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White balloon bob, bob A white balloon in the sky Soft and round. Bouncing William


It floated away My yellow bouncy balloon Please come back again Millie


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