Some of our senior learners have been taking part in the global 100 word challenge.

By setting a limited word count with a focused theme and a guaranteed audience beyond the class teacher, children have far greater motivation for writing. Those who are reluctant writers feel safe with only 100 words to write, whilst those more advanced writers can really extend themselves with the word restriction.

Here is one example:

The cup had been my saviour, sheltering me in its trusting rim, it had protected me from everything. But the cold, rain starts to fall. I pull my legs up and tuck them into my body, my fingers trace the golden rim that curves the lip. I close my eyes and drift off to sleep. 

Something wakes me, the rain is really pouring down. It's like a sheet made of water, a transparent wall. Something stands on the other side of the water sheet. Something big, strange and man-shaped. I quiver who is it out there I wonder?