Young Hayling Reporters find their Voice
Schools are busy places and it is always great to be able to share some of the exciting events that take place through publications such as PO9 and PO11. Children in the Year 6 Journalist Club at Mill Rythe Junior School, Hayling Island have had experience of writing articles in their Literacy lessons and for publication in local papers, and so we decided to go one step further and set up our own school newspaper.
We asked children to suggest names and chose “The Mill Rythe Fiver†, or The Fiver for short. With the help of Mrs Cox, the school Admin Officer, the Journalists Club is publishing a new edition every half term, covering everything from interviews with teachers and members of staff, accounts of recent trips and stories written by the children to puzzles and surveys. There is certainly never a shortage of things to write about!
Our editorial team takes on different roles; some children research and write articles, some carry out interviews, while some are budding David Baileys and improving their photography skills. We also have our IT experts who help put the paper together. We have really enjoyed this new challenge— and who knows, we may have found an award winning future journalist in our editorial team!