Girls’ School 2020 Poetry Competition

Reading and writing poetry helps students to better conceptualise the world and improve their writing and speaking skills. Every year, the Girls’ School holds a Poetry Competition where students are encouraged to do just that, put their creative hats on and practise these skills. 

This year’s Poetry Competition looked slightly different due to Covid-19 Health and Safety guidelines. Rather than meeting as a whole school for the Poetry Competition Finals, students presented their poems to their class and winners were chosen from each class by their English teacher and Speech and Drama teacher, Mrs Judy Norton. To acknowledge each winner, the students were filmed presenting their poems and featured on one of three separate SKG TV editions. SKG TV is a student online ‘news show’ designed to keep the Saint Kentigern community informed of the great things happening around the Girls’ School.

From the horrifying pandemic and the devastating Australian bushfires, to the season of May and speedy dolphins, all students took part and produced fantastic poems. The Year 4 to 8 students presented an original poem competitively whilst Years 1 to 3 students were non-competitive. Our youngest students in Year 0/1NC presented familiar poems and rhymes.

View the SKG TV Episodes below 
Junior Poetry Comp SKG TV
Middle Poetry Comp SKG TV
Senior Poetry Comp SKG TV