Penpol Writing Challenge!

Story shared by Rebecca Best
on December 19, 2024

English, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

At Penpol, we are all writers. During the Autumn Term, children from EYFS to Year 6 were invited to participate in our Penpol Writing Challenge, giving everyone the opportunity to let their creativity shine! The children could choose between the fiction challenge of writing a story or the non-fiction challenge of writing instructions or a recipe.

Congratulations to all the children who entered! I was so impressed with all of your entries, and you should all be incredibly proud of yourselves:

Esme from Class 1 – I loved your story about a family called Sparkle who visited Cornwall.
Jude from Class 3 – I loved your instructions for finding Pirate Bob’s treasure.
Andrew from Class 4 – I loved your instructions to Save Our Animals! You included so many interesting facts in your writing.
Jowan from Class 4 – I loved your instructions for making hot chocolate on the beach.
Macie from Class 4 – I loved your instructions for making chocolate chip cookies. They sound delicious!
Violet from Class 4 – I loved your instructions for making pea and potato curry-loaded naan. You’ve really shown our Penpol Value of Creativity.
Ted from Class 6 – I loved your creative story about the Queen’s birthday.
Hazel from Class 7 – I loved your creative story Tadeo Jones: The Amazing Adventure of Ancient Egypt.
Martha from Class 7 – I loved your story The Hot Sunny Desert. I especially enjoyed reading how to mummify a human!
Emily from Class 8 – I loved your creative story about a fairy adventure.
Suki from Class 9 – I loved your story Daisy and the Trouble with Bikes. It was so creative!
Alayah from Class 12 – I loved your story about Leaf the Little Flower Fairy. I can’t wait to read the next part of the series!
Pearl from Class 12 – I loved your story Pearl vs. Seagull. I was extra careful reading it thanks to your warning on the front page!
Molly from Class 13 – I loved your creative story Literally a Disaster. You really demonstrated our Penpol Value of Resilience and Creativity.

Please enjoy reading the children’s fantastic entries below. We’re already looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with for our next Penpol Writing Challenge:

Fiction: Write your own comic!
Non-Fiction: Write an invitation or plan an event or party.

We can’t wait to see your creativity in action—happy writing!

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