Present Continuous for Year 5

Hello Year 5 students!!
That's for you to practise present continuous. Enjoy it!

 

Robin Hood - English Theatre

Last Monday, year 5 and year 6 students could also enjoy an English play from IPA Productions.  This time the play was "Robin Hood".

The Story of Robin Hood

The Sheriff of Nottingham is a tax collector. He lives in a big castle in the middle of England. He is very rich and very bad. Every day he goes out collecting taxes from all the people. He collects house tax if you have a house. He collects horse tax if you have a horse. He collects children tax and even dog tax! He takes money from everybody! The people are very poor. They are very unhappy. There is only one person who can rescue them — Robin Hood. Robin Hood steals the tax money from the Sheriff and returns it to the poor. The people are happy again. But Robin Hood is not happy. He is in love with a beautiful girl called Lady Marion. But she lives in Nottingham Castle and the Sheriff is also in love with her. The Sheriff doesn’t like Robin Hood. He wants Robin Hood to stop taking his money. He wants Robin Hood to stop visiting Lady Marion. The Sheriff has an idea. He organizes an archery competition so that he can catch Robin Hood and put him in prison. But Robin Hood is very clever. He goes to the competition but escapes with all the Sheriff’s money! The Sheriff is very, very angry. He has another idea. He takes Lady Marion and puts her in prison. Now Robin Hood cannot visit her. But Robin Hood is a hero. He is not afraid of the Sheriff. He goes to Nottingham Castle with his sword and fights the evil Sheriff. He rescues Lady Marion, marries her and they all live happily ever after.

Billy Banjo - English Theatre

Last Monday, year 3 and year 4 students could enjoy a faboulous english play called "Billy Banjo". 

The story of Billy Banjo

Billy Banjo lives with his wife Kate. Billy likes to play

his banjo, but Billy doesn’t like to work hard. Kate

does all the housework. Billy plays his banjo all

day long and dreams of being a superstar like his

heroine - Susie Stardust.

Billy and Kate are very poor . The house they live

in is in very bad condition. One day Kate tells Billy

that he needs to earn some money or he must find a

new wife! She tells him not to return until he has one

thousand dollars.

Billy leaves home with his cow, Daisy and his banjo

to earn some money. What Billy doesn’t know is that a

bandit is following him!

Billy meets Mrs Posh. Mrs Posh has hurt her finger

and needs help to paint her house. He paints her house

and Mrs Posh gives him ten dollars.

When Billy is counting his money, the bandit

steals Billy’s cow.

While Billy tries to find his cow he meets Jane

Wayne, a cowgirl. Jane needs help to round up her

cows. He rounds up the cows and Jane pays him one

hundred dollars.

When Billy is counting his money, the bandit returns

and steals Billy’s banjo.

While Billy tries to find his banjo he meets Susie

Stardust. She has a broken arm. She needs help from

someone to play guitar at her concert. Billy knows all

Susie Stardust’s songs! He plays at the concert and

Susie pays him one thousand dollars!

Finally, Billy has enough money to take home to Kate.

But on his way home he meets the bandit! The bandit

has a big surprise for Billy. 

Let's do aerobics

Hello!

Do you want to do aerobics? Year 1 students can help us!
Let's go!