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Helên Thomas BSc. Enhanced CRB certified Helên is a published poet who performs regularly throughout the UK. In 1985 she was a runner up in 'She' Magazine's National Poetry Competition and won the Manchester Poetry Festival Slam in October 2000. Appearances include: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival; The Bristol Poetry Festival and The Cheltenham Festival of Literature. She also organises poetry events for the Lymm Festival and for Hot Wire Poetry events. In 2003 she was commissioned to write ‘The Lymm Festival poem’ along with fellow writer Jo Warburton. Helên has performed in schools to critical acclaim: “I love your poems so much, I think you deserve a treat.” (Pupils at Holy Spirit Primary School, Merseyside.) See Helen's e-mail address below (centre) Kate McGann BEd. Enhanced CRB certified; ALCM; LAMDA Gold Medal. Kate studied drama and spoken word at The Elliott Clarke College in Liverpool and went on to teach there part time before embarking on her career as a primary school teacher. She has been teaching for nine years and currently holds the post of Literacy co-ordinator and Leading Literacy teacher for Sefton LEA. “The teaching of literacy by the co-ordinator is excellent with a keen subject knowledge and a tireless enthusiasm which is infectious and which motivates the pupils to learn.” (School OFSTED report 2002) Kate McGann Fax / Phone: 01925 756996 and Helên Thomas Phone: (Warrington, Cheshire, UK) 01925 752611
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 Performance Poetry for Children with Kate McGann & Helên Thomas. Meet poets Penelope Page and Gabby Mouth, two larger than life characters who have very different ideas about poetry. Using poems and songs; riddles and rhymes; wordplay and mayhem, along with lots of discussion, disagreement and audience participation, they ask the all important questions: What is a poet? What does a poet do? What do poets look like? Characters Penelope Page and Gabby Mouth prove that poetry can be fun and accessible, and worthy of debate. Suitable for a school hall or similar venue, each one hour performance takes the form of a short play incorporating poetry aimed at groups aged 5 - 7 or 7 - 11. The performance includes audience participation and word games and lots of fun! Teachers must be present and / or children accompanied by an adult. ******************************************** Gabby and Penny perform 'Everybody Everywhere Stomp Your Feet' for pupils at Pinfold Primary School, Hyde.
Everybody every where stomp your feet! Everybody every where stomp your feet, Wave your hands in the air if you like sweets, Flap your wings like a bird that goes tweet tweet, Everybody everywhere stomp your feet!
Everybody everywhere bang a drum, Everybody everywhere chew some gum, Everybody everywhere wave to mum, Everybody everywhere rub your tum.
Everybody every where stomp your feet, Wave your hands in the air if you like sweets, Flap your wings like a bird that goes tweet tweet, Everybody everywhere stomp your feet!
Everybody everywhere make your arms fold, Everybody everywhere pretend you're cold, Everybody everywhere be big and bold, Everybody everywhere do as you’re told.
Everybody every where stomp your feet, Wave your hands in the air if you like sweets, Flap your wings like a bird that goes tweet tweet, Everybody everywhere stomp your feet!
Everybody everywhere make eye brows, Every body everywhere show me how, Everybody everywhere moo like a cow, Everybody everywhere take a bow.
Everybody every where stomp your feet, Wave your hands in the air if you like sweets, Flap your wings like a bird that goes tweet tweet, Everybody everywhere stomp your feet.
Everybody everywhere stomp your feet. more poems
To contact Helên, e-mail
We Are Poets! Zingedy! Dingedy! Bingedy! Bong! Limericks, rhymes, poems and songs. Awarding winning poet and performer Helên’s much anticipated collection for 7-11 year olds. With illustrations by Paul Neads The We Are Poets! anthology features a selection of children’s poems ranging from the floor filling anthemic action poem: 'Everybody Everywhere Stomp Your Feet!' to the calming chill-out poetry of 'Memory Beach'. The book showcases a variety of poetic styles including narrative verse, limericks, rap and there’s even a villanelle in there, but don’t ask me to explain how it works! The poems introduce a wide range of fantastic characters including rock-star silk worms; obese fruit bats; myopic professors and lots of naughty, grubby, scabby children! For more information go to www.mucusart.co.uk/litshop.htm
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Comments and quotes from satisfied customers: "Very flexible, friendly, enthusiastic and lively - the children really loved it. They were enthralled and captivated by the poems and learnt to truly enjoy their work. The performances helped the children with their confidence and we were really impressed!" KS1 teacher, Forefield Infants school, Crosby. "The beach workshop made the children think, and stretched their use of vocabulary, imagery and ideas." KS2 Teacher, Daresbury Primary School, Warrington. "Thankyou very much for coming in to our school. I had a great time! The poems you performed were amazing. I've never heard poems like them!" Pupil at Daresbury Primary School, Warrington. "Thankyou for two thoroughly enjoyable and valuable days. The impression you left with our children was highly evident during our poetry assembly where each class had an opportunity to perform their poems." Teacher at Cherry Tree Primary School, Farnworth, Bolton. "Gabby Mouth really related to the children's own experience; she was nothing like the children's idea of what a poet would be like." Teacher at Marshside Primary School, Southport. “Accessible but still challenging...The best ‘poets in school’ performance I’ve seen.” KS2 teacher at Daresbury Primary School, Warrington. “Good interaction with the children; gave us a break!” Teacher at Abbotsholme School, Staffordshire. “I love your poems so much, I think you deserve a treat.” Pupil at Holy Spirit Primary School, Merseyside. “Good value for money! The workshops were a good development of the performance and we had children performing who had never been able to speak to a large audience before.” Teacher at Grange Infant School, Runcorn. Thank you for being so positive with the children and giving them so much encouragement. They loved every minute! KS2 teacher, St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Southport. "I now feel more confident when writing poems and saying them out loud. You did very well at perfoming in front of us. I hope you visit us again." Year 6 pupil, St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Southport. "Thank you for coming to our school. I now feel more confident with how to rhyme. I enjoyed writing in my group because it gave me a chance to put forward my ideas, and to work in a team." KS2 pupil, St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Southport. "It was one of the best days in my life in school" KS2 pupil, St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Southport.
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