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Boys Book Club - 24th May 2021

Today, 24-05-2021, the Boys Book Club enjoyed a session of poetry. We read a poem called, 'I cannot go to school today' by Shel Silverstein and enjoyed the poem. The boys then decided to create their own poem using ideas from the poem they have read.

Here is our example created by the Boys Book Club members.....

I cannot go to school today
Said little boy Blue
I have a stomach ache
Wait no I have a toothache
I have the measles
I have chickenpox

I cannot go to school today
Said little boy Blue
I have a broken leg
No wait I have a broken finger
I have a soar throat
I have a soar eye

I cannot go to school today
Said little boy Blue
Wait I forgot
Today is Sunday
So yes I cannot go to school today.

Why don't you try and write your own?

6 comments

Gabriella 4s - Its cool but why is it a boy only book club I wanna be in a book club but besides that the poem is really nice

HUMZA 4M - All of these poems are funny

HUMZA 4M - I cannot go to school today
said Mr Matvad,
I broke my arm,
I lost a tooth,
I cut my arm,
I lost my book bag,
and my teacher will nag,
my hand turned blue,
and I do not have a clue,

I cannot go to school today
said Mr Matvad,
my trousers went for a walk,
and I can not talk,
there is aliens blocking my door,
and there is a wild lion saying "ROARRRR!!!!"
I cannot go to school today
said Mr Matvad,

it might be really really true,
I cannot go to school, because it is the summer holidays!!!!!!!!!

Pip and Florence - 4M - I cannot go to school today
said Little Boy Blue
I've got stones stuck in my shoe
There is a crocodile by my door
There is a wild bear by my door
My bag went away
I want to play

I can't go to school today
said Little Boy Blue
I lost my shoe
I do not have a clue
My left arm is broken
I lost my blue token

I cannot go to school today
said Little Boy Blue
It is really true
Of course I can't -
IT'S HALF TERM!

Zakariya M 6S - I cannot go to school today
Said little boy Blue
There are aliens blocking my door
There is a wild boar by my door
My school trousers went for a walk
Today I cannot talk

I cannot go to school today
Said little boy Blue
I lost my book bag
My teacher will nag
My big toe turned blue
I don't have a clue

I cannot go to school today
Said little boy Blue
It is really really true
I cannot go to school
BECAUSE it is summer holidays!

Mr Matvad - I really enjoyed the Boys Book Club session today and I enjoyed creating the poem.

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