This term our class reading book is...

Sahira's family are travelling to England to deliver two majestic Indian tigers to the menagerie in the tower of London.

But tragedy strikes and sickness steals Sahira s parents from her on the journey. Left alone in London, Sarhira finds herself confined to a miserable and dangerous orphanage. Despite her heartache and the threats she faces, Sahira is determined to carry out her father s last request to protect God s beautiful creatures: her tigers. To do so, Sahira must set out on an adventure and use all her powers of persuasion to engage the help of some new friends along the way.

Can the quest to find her tigers a safe home, lead Sahira to find her own place of hope and belonging in this strange and foreign land?

Writing

This term the children will be using Brashem's Tortoise as their inspiration to write their own story in a genre of their own choice. They must use powerful imagery to build a picture of the setting in the readers mind. Prophets class will use drama and research techniques to draw together imaginative vocabulary and figurative language.

In our non-fiction writing this term, we will be writing a letter to lobby Parliament. The children will take on the role of ambassadors for animal welfare to inform and persuade the Government to take action again the illegal trade of exotic animals.