Author visit, Bemma Akyeampong

Author visit

Year 3,4,5,6 were excited to welcome author,  Bemma Akyeampong to Taddington today. She became an author during lockdown; it was something she had always wanted to do. She explained how she also tells stories, teaches music and does dance workshops.









She explained how she had become a published author,  currently writing her 3rd story. All the children were engaged during her telling of one of her stories, Ayuda's messy rescue..









It was interesting to hear how the writing and editing process is a long one, with many drafts, re-writes and discussions, before reaching the final outcome. 








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Welcome to Whitehall

Image
 After arriving at the centre, we dropped off the bags and the bus drove us down to the reservoir. Using our map reading skills we had a lovely walk back to Whitehall. Enjoying a welcome snack break, we listened and watched out for curlews, skylarks, blackbirds, buzzards and crickets.  We spotted many wild flowers too. 
Read more

Adventurous activity 1: Let's try abseiling

Image
For our first activity, we headed back towards Taddington and the Monsal Trail at Millers Dale - familiar territory for us. We exchanged tales of walking, cycling and pony rides down the trail.  None of us have abseiled before, so we're not quite sure what to expect. We listened carefully before getting our harnesses on.  The instructor checked we were all safely buckled up and ready to go. Hmm...some slightly worried looks.  Here we go. Who's brave enough to go first? The bridge over the River Wye is 80 feet high and the first challenge is to climb over the railings.  We did it!  Now we can relax. 
Read more