Welcome back, everyone!

I hope you had a super holiday and have come back to school all ready to get writing!

While you have been away, there have been some exciting things happening at 100WC HQ which you will discover as we get into the year.

Showcase news

Do you like getting certificates to celebrate your work? Do you like people congratulating you? I know the answer is YES so let’s get some nominations for the showcase.All you have to do is to send me the ID number and the name of any posts you would like to put forward and I’ll do the rest!

Are you on Twitter?

A brand new education chat has been set up on Wednesdays over on Twitter. It is called #100wcCHAT and talks about all sorts of things connected to writing. Included is the chance to discuss with other teachers how they approached the prompt so do join us at 9pm UK time and have your say. There is also a new Twitter account for you to follow @100wcCHAT1. Just look for the tag #100wcCHAT

Latest prompt

We start the year with a summery picture!

Things to talk about:

• There are lots of people in this picture. Who are they?
• How old are they?
• What is their relationship?
• What time in history might this be?
• What else can you see?

The focus for this prompt is to make sure you have remembered you full stops and capital letters!

The form will close on 23rd Sept. at 23.45 UK time

 

 

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Last of this year!

This challenge will be taking a break over the rest of July and August.

Thank you so much for all your support over these past months and i look forward to catching up with you all in September.

100 Word Challenge will be continuing as our southern hemisphere colleagues will be hard at work, battling winter!

 

Last prompt

The form will close at 23.45 BST on 15th July

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National Writing Day 21st June!

The first National Writing Day will take place on 21st June. Watch out for all the celebrations in the press and on television!

Do send me any photos of your class working on their 5SC posts to celebrate!

Showcase

The last prompt had a short time scale which might be why only one school entered. As I haven’t received any nominations, I am selecting the following posts for the showcase this time.

Albie in Yr.2 At Westwood with Iford Primary School, Wilts, UK

Eleanor in Yr.1 at Westwood with Iford Primary, Wilts, UK

Dylan in Yr.1 at Westwood with Iford Primary, Wilts, UK

Daisy in Yr.2 at Westwood with Iford Primary, Wilts, UK

Well done everyone! 

Latest prompt

Here is the latest prompt.

As you can see it has a holiday feel to it!

The form will close at 23.45 GMT on 1st July

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Short and Sweet!

As schools are on holiday this week, I’m just posting a prompt in case you get the chance to look at it when you get back.

It is a picture of a garden centre. Have you been to one recently to buy flowers for your garden?

The form will close on 23.45 GMT on 10th June

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Fancy being in the showcase?

Over on 100 Word Challenge, we ran a competition to have posts read by the Ohbot, Peaky. He went into near space and read the winning entries from his competition. You can HEAR them HERE

Now, they came from the showcase that is published every week. If you are nominated, you get a certificate to keep and a badge for your blog. Please send me any suggestions from this prompt for posts you would like to be showcased!

Latest prompt

We have a great picture for you to write about this time. Many of you love to cook I know and what better person to help than your grandma.

Things to think about:

• What time of the year is it?
• What day of the week?
• Who are the children?
• Who do the animals belong to? What else can you see beyond the kitchen?

The form will close on May 13th at 23.45 GMT

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Welcome new classes!

It is so exciting to see new classes joining 5 Sentence Challenge! That means we have more chance to share our writing across the world!

Newsletters

I hope you all got your newsletter last time. The wonderful Ed has been working really hard to make sure you can all get into the prompt and link your posts. Do let me know if you have any problems and we’ll do our best to fix it quickly.

Do you tweet?

If you have a Twitter account, do let me have the ID and I can share your posts. Just fill out the form HERE 

Latest prompt

Here in the UK Spring is on its way. We didn’t have a really bad winter but it is great to know that warmer, brighter days are on their way. We have also just celebrated St Patrick’s Day and as we have so many schools in Ireland taking part in both challenges, the prompt this time is

GREEN

The form will close at 11.45pm on 1st April

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Back home again!

Huge apologies for not publishing this prompt earlier. Due to my trip to Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore I did not always have internet and this post slipped through my scheduling.

BUT, never mind. You have it now!

Showcase

I really think that our youngest writers deserve the chance to be in the showcase. Do send me nominations by letting me have the ID number of the post and the name of the writer. I’ll ten pop it into a showcase

Commenting team

We really could do with more people commenting on these great posts so if you have someone in your school who could spare 10 minutes each week do get them to fill our this FORM which will put them on a mailing list for news. They then just get commenting! Simples!

Latest prompt

As I have been visiting sunny climes, I thought a picture with lots of sunshine in it would be appropriate.

If you want to make sure you are getting the best from your 5 Sentence Challenge work, get in touch and I’ll see how I can support you.

 

The form will close on 18th March at 11.45pm GMT

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### URGENT INFORMATION ###

If you are a regular visitor here you will know that we have had a few gremlins in the system. The wonderful Ed Cooper has worked his magic so that things work well.

Unfortunately, it means you will need to sign up again. Click HERE

Holiday Time!

Unfortunately for those of you at school, it is MY holiday that is here! I am off to see my brother in New Zealand. On the way, we will be stopping in Hong Kong for a few days and on the way back we will be visiting Singapore!

New classes joining!

It is so lovely to see all the new classes signing up to take part in 5 Sentence Challenge. I do hope you will start to link your posts as well so that we can support you with comments. Do let me know if you are having any problems linking or posting. We want to see the numbers increase!

Latest prompt

As I am off on my travels in a few days, I thought the prompt this week could be about getting ready to go on holiday. I can then check that I have everything I need! The theme is:

…Packing for the holidays…

Things to think about:

• Where are you going?
• What will the weather be like?
• Do you need any special equipment?
• What items MUST you always have with you?

The form will close on 18th February

 

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Where are you all?

Welcome to another prompt everyone. I missed you last time 🙁

Do let me know if you were having problems linking or if you need help with anything else!

Support for using the prompt

Over on 100 Word Challenge this week is the suggestion that we share ideas of how to use the prompt. I have lots of ideas and would really like to share how I introduce it when I’m visiting schools. Although it is aimed at 100WC there would be lots of ideas for those of you who do 5SC so do let me know if you would be interested. The details are in the newsletter!

Showcase news

I really want to have a showcase for this writing challenge so once you have posted do visit each other, leave a comment and then send me the ID number (in the far left column) of any post you would like to nominate.

Latest prompt

This time we have a very busy picture with lots in it to write about. The sentences do not need to make a story but by this time in the year (for UK schools) your pupils will be moving to writing stories so a picture like this is an ideal opportunity.

This to talk about:

• What has happened?
• Has the lorry broken down?
• Are the people all in the same family?
• Who do the horses belong to?
• Who lives in the house?
• Are they in the picture?

The form will close at 11.45pm GMT on 4th February

 

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