Entries by children aged four to six
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I like soldiers – By Farhan Ahsan, 4
Heaton Primary School
I like soldiers
They are big and brave
They can lift big boulders
They save our country
They fight with guns
They wear nice clothes
They are big and strong
But don't live for long
Soon they go in a grave
Even if they are brave
I want to be a soldier
By Ehsan Ashraf, 6
Thornton Primary School
Life in the trenches, squash, squash, squash!
The soldiers shooting at the enemy, bang, bang, bang!
The children digging, dig, dig, dig!
The black bombs going off in London, boom, boom, boom!
The aeroplanes crashing, crash, crash, crash!
The men dying, ow, ow, ow!
Children crying, wa, wa, wa!
The enemies shooting fast, squash, squash, squash!
Life in the trenches – By Jia Aujley, 6
Thornton Primary School
Guns shooting, shoot, shoot, shoot
Aeroplanes dropping from the sky, crackle, crackle, crackle
Rats squeaking, squeak, squeak, squeak
Children crying, waah, waah, waah
Fire glowing from the cannon, crackle, crackle, crackle
Children working hard digging, dig, dig, dig
Soldiers shooting bad people.
WINNER
My Daddy Gone To WW1 – By Alfredo Baggiano, 5
St Mary's and St Peter's Catholic Primary School
With my teddy beside,
My daddy gone and he never came back
from the Great War.
I remember his strong hug
in the storm.
I remember his perfume and his big smile
when he gone.
After the silence and mom’s cry.
I can’t remember where?
I know where the poppy grow.
I can’t forget his smell when
I get my teddy bear beside my heart.
My daddy gone and
he never came back from
World War One.
By Nathanial Broder, 6
Thornton Primary School
Life in the trenches, squelch, squelch
Mice running, squeak, squeak, squeak
Army patrolling in the mud, yuck, yuck, yuck
Aeroplanes crashing, crash, crash, crash
Children crying, waah, waah, waah
Guns firing, bang, bang, bang
Army people dying, die, die, die
People bleeding, drop, drop
People losing one leg
By Harley Brooks, 6
Thornton Primary School
Life in the trenches, squelch, squelch, squelch
Big bangs setting off, boom, boom, boom
Gigantic aeroplanes drop bombs, bang, bang, bang
In the trenches mice squeak, squeak, squeak
Soldiers wounded, ouch, ouch, ouch
Fires on land, flash, flash, flash
Armies win shiny golden medals, shiny, shiny, shiny.
By Ellie Bryan, 6
Thornton Primary School
Shh woo, shh woo
Scared sleeping in the trenches
Bang bang
Soldiers shooting shells at the army
Buzz buzz
Flies rush past me
Squish squish
Soldiers marching
Boom boom
Bombs exploding all over
Boom boom
Guns shooting the army
Stomp stomp
Soldiers marching
Squelch squelch
Soldiers putting mud in sandbags
Hooray
The soldiers are coming home
The Soldiers – By Karen Chiem, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Very kind to look after people.
Frightened of the bombs
Brave to be strong.
Scared being lonely
Powerful to be strong and skilful
Pain to be hurt
Looking after the other soldiers
Friendly to other people
Terrified of the friends that had died
Frightened to die
Lonely because your family is far away
Strong to fight
Caring for other people
Friendly to help other people
Powerful to fight the enemy
Kind to the soldiers
Special to other people
Caring to the soldiers
RUNNER-UP
Our Brave Soldiers – By Aleema Chowdhury, 5
Bradford Girls Grammar School
When it was time for the war
Our soldiers went to fight
Running as fast as they could.
Leaving their families behind
Dads uncles and brothers went.
When it was time to fight
All of the weapons came out
Remembering the soldiers makes me proud.
On Remembrance Day I always wear my poppy
Never
Ever will I forget the brave men.
Soldiers – By Thomas Croft, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Ill and skilful
Friendly and happy
Brave and strong
Caring and thoughtful
Hiding and careful
Soldiers – By Jayden Daley, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Strong and lonely
Unhappy and sad
Frightened and brave
Scared and powerful
Terrified and alone
Special and careful
Injured and caring
By Bradley Dover, 6
Thornton Primary School
Army men dying, how, how, how!
Life in the trenches, squelch, squelch, squelch!
Sniper guns getting fired, wow, wow, wow!
Army men hiding, hide, hide, hide!
British people getting ill, die, die, die!
People in their houses, crash, crash, crash!
People have got one leg, what, what, what!
Rats scattering, scatter, scatter, scatter!
World War 1 – By Anthony Doyle, 6
Thornton Primary School
Giant zeppelins drop gigantic bombs. Boom! Bang! Pow!
Jet planes protect us from high in the sky. Whizz! Crash!
Mice squeak on the trench floor.
The Soldiers – By Harlan Dufton, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Strong to flight,
Scared to die,
Careful not to get shot,
Skilful to avoid bombs and bullets,
Caring for others,
Frightened because they are hurt,
Look after others.
By Ellie Gower, 6
Thornton Primary School
Shhh Shhh
Being scared in the night
Bang Bang
The army setting off brilliant bombs
Sniffle sniffle
The army missing their mums and dads and sisters and brothers
Hip hip hooray
The army is seeing their family
The Soldiers – By Ruby Gummery, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Alone and lonely
Brave and sadness
Injured and tired
Scared and friendly
Helpful and strong
Tired and sad
Caring and thoughtful
By Seren Hart, 6
Thornton Primary School
Rats are biting soldiers, ow, ow, ow
Children crying in fear
Nurses looking after children
Aeroplanes dropping bombs boom, boom, boom
Germans shouting loudly, I’ve had enough of this
Soldiers – By Gemma Hannar, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Brave to fight,
Lonely because your family is far away,
Look after others when hurt,
Kind to other people,
Injured because they’ve been hurt,
Sad because another soldier is dead,
Frightened of the bombs,
Make friends,
Powerful to fight,
Caring to other people,
Special because they have a special uniform.
RUNNER-UP
By Phoebe Hardwick, 5
Woodhouse Primary School
Please stop the fighting
On our earth
People are worried
People are scared
I want no more wars
Everyone be happy
Show your hearts
By Jayden Helley, 6
Thornton Primary School
Life in the trenches, squelch squelch squelch.
Children crying in fear, wee, wee, wee
Flames flashing in the sky, flash, flash, flash
No place to hide, hide, hide, hide
People dying wounded, ow, ow, ow
Mist is blowing in London
People with one leg, what, what, what
By Rian Holliday, 6
Thornton Primary School
Life in the trenches squelch squelch squelch
Guns shooting bang bang bang
Aeroplanes crashing crash crash crash
Boys crying war war war
Flames in the sky flash flash flash
By Isabel Hug, 6
Thornton Primary School
Boom boom,
Bombs exploding nearby
Squeak squeak
Rats rushing past me
Woo woo
Nurses sleeping in the hut
Buzz buzz
Flies flying past me
Hooray hooray
By Flynn Indriks, 6
Thornton Primary School
The man’s gun shoots you bang
Fear in the ship ar ar ar
The soldiers getting wounded ouch ouch ouch
The ships sinking blog blog blog
The aeroplanes dropping grenades bang bang bang
Bombs going off in London boom boom boom
The children crying in fear wear wear wear
The soldiers about to die ear ear ear
The Soldiers – By Emma Ingham, 7
Wyke, Bradford
Strong to fight
Scared because they don’t want to die.
Lonely because their friends and family aren’t there,
Helpful because they help them to get up.
Injured because their leg got blown off,
Pick up people if they are hurt,
Caring if they are injured
Special because they fight for our country
The Soldiers – By Phoebe Kerr, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Special and lonely
Skilful and strong
Brave and frightened
Tired and scared
Looking after others
By Sean Kounapte, 6
Thornton Primary School
Planes are going to London, crash, crash, crash
Bombs are going to England, boom, boom, boom
Missiles are coming to earth, bash, bash, bash, then boom.
By Laiba Manzoor, 5
Great Horton, Bradford
The scary planes came up above.
Hurting people in the ;homes.
People are sad and sick.
Not a lot of food or clothes.
Everyone is running away to the countryside
People left and never came back again.
It lasted 4 years without a break
1914-1918
By Rowan McDermott, 6
Thornton Primary School
People getting shot at their leg, ouch, ouch, ouch
Babies crying in the middle of the night, waah, waah, waah
Grey rats and mice in the baking trenches, squeak, squeak, squeak
Life in the baking trenches, squelch, squelch, squelch
Digging the green weeds up, dig, dig, dig
Bombs going off in London, bomb, bomb, bomb
Aeroplanes crashing down in London, crash, crash, crash
Dynamite exploding, boom, boom, boom
The Soldiers – By Aaron Morphet, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Strong and alone
Looking after and caring
Unhappy and brave
Powerful and hidden
Careful and terrified
Soldiers are special
World War 1 – By Bethany Mott, 6
Thornton Primary School
The rats squeak like horrifying pets
Eek! Eek!
Soldiers march in the cosy mud.
Stamp! Stamp! Stamp!
Deadly bombs fall from the sky.
Boom! Crack!
Brave soldiers sadly die
Soldiers get awarded by the queen and king
Wahoo! Clap!
By Ngena Musafari, 6
Thornton Primary School
Pop pop
The bomb exploding next to the people
Fizz fizz
Rats rushing by my feet
Bang bang
Bombs exploding
Wahoo wahoo
Soldiers are coming home
Soldiers – By Emily Page, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Special and injured
Worried and frightened
Unhappy and skilful
Brave and hiding
Thankful and tired
Lonely and upset
Strong and cold
Liberty Preston, 5
Thorpe Primary School
World War 1 it was sad
Our soldiers were brave
There were very good at fighting
Some people died and cried
At the end they had a celebration.
By Lewis Prudhoe, 6
Thornton Primary School
Bombs booming in London, boom, boom!
Planes crashing, crash, crash, crash!
Ships falling, splash, splash, splash!
Men dying, ow, ow, ow!
Children crying in fear
Rocks freezing, crack, crack, crack!
Planes falling, boom, boom, boom!
Rats squeaking, squeak, squeak, squeak!
Flies falling, buzz, buzz, buzz!
Great-granddad – By Ariba R, 5
Thornbury Primary School
The car
Won’t go far
When there is a war
War is bad
War is sad
War makes people mad
Said my great-granddad
After the First World War
By William Cassidy Radtke, 6
Thornton Primary School
Squelch, squelch
Army in the disgusting mud
Boom, boom
Army trucks shooting bombs
Woo, woo
Army planes flying over the war
Hooray hooray
Welcoming their family home
RUNNER-UP
World War 1 Poem – By Abdul Maatin Riaz, 6
Sandy Lane Primary School
Why do wars happen?
They only leave countries saddened.
Innocent people are killed,
Lots of fear is instilled.
Many lives are lost,
But who benefits the most.
Fighting for land and power,
Shooting rockets like a shower,
But in the end it all turns sour.
I ask "who benefits the most?"
The one who is given the winning post.
The Soldiers – Ainah Shah, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Powerful and friendly,
Brave and strong,
Injured and looked after,
Tired and frightened,
Helpful and hurt,
Skilful and ill.
By Jonah Softly, 6
Thornton Primary School
Life in the trenches, squelch, squelch, squelch
Bombs getting dropped, bang, bang, bang
Kids crying, war, war, war
Bad guys’ guns, bang, bang, bang
Kids feeding the chickens, peck, peck, peck
Planes crashing, crash, crash, crash
Flames spreading, flame, flame, flame.
The World War 1 – By Ben Taylor, 6
Thornton Primary School
The planes went Whizz! Whizz! Whizz!
The deadly loud damp bombs went like bullets Boom! Boom! Boom!
The mice in the trenches Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
The enemies blew up trenches Splat! Splat! Splat!
The grenades blew up like bombs Pow! Pow! Pow!
Thank you brave heroes Cheer! Cheer! Cheer!
World War 1 – By Frances Thompson, 6
Thornton Primary School
Fast flies fly in the muddy trenches. Buzz!
The planes in the sky drop bombs on houses.
Crash! Crash! Crash!
Brave soldiers march in the mud. Squelch!
Enemies blow up buildings. Boom! Boom!
Thank you veterans for protecting us.
Clap! Cheer! Hooray!
Helpful And Brave – By Luke Thornton, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Strong to carry a gun
Lonely because their family is dead
Frightened to die.
Caring to help
Sad to die
Hunt to win
Looking to fight
Saving to care
Kind to be the best
The Soldier – By Lola Villey, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Strong and special
Scared and skilful
Alone and unhappy
Lonely and powerful
Scared and sad
Protecting others
By Lyndon Waltham, 6
Thornton Primary School
Boom boom
The bombs exploding nearby the trenches
Pop pop
The army soldiers in the trenches shooting
Shells buzz, buzz, buzz
The bees rushing past me
By Freya Wilson, 6
Thornton Primary School
Dogs barking right loud bark bark bark
Rats and mice scuttling around scuttle scuttle
Life in the trenches squelch squelch
Mothers worrying are are are are
Soldiers getting killed ou ou ou ou
Aeroplanes falling out of the sky bang
People throwing knives at you, people shooting BOOM
The Soldiers – By Charlie Wood, 6
Worthinghead Primary School
Caring and hurt
Helpful and unhappy
Special and skilful
Scared and strong
Frightened and injured
Alone and brave
Hiding and thoughtful
Powerful and Careful
By Cameron Young, 6
Thornton Primary School
Splat splat
The soldiers are digging up the mud.
Boom boom
Bombs are dropping on people.
Fizz fizz
Allies rushing past me.
Squeak squeak
Rats running past me.
Wahoo clap sniffle.
People are welcoming the soldiers home.