Year 3

Year 3 read Ted Hughes' science fiction classic The Iron Man.

The children's written outcomes were character descriptions describing the story's protagonist.

Marie - Tate

Wanted!

We furious farmers are hunting for a destructive, damaging and devious beast. As the sun was setting yesterday, the first glimpse of this creature was seen by a little boy who was fishing for his dinner. This mysterious monster was first set eyes on from a very, very far distance and so giving an accurate description of this being will be extremely difficult. However, from the evidence that we have gathered…our lives may be in danger!

Sadly, this abnormal thing is believed to have been as enormous as trees from the Amazon rainforest. The iron giant’s head was oblong and rusty. Weirdly, he only had a tiny, bead-like object as an ear on one side of his head. However, its eyes were the most distinctive feature. They were like the headlights of a big truck.

This iron monster is made out of strong metal and glistening iron that shines when the sun reflects on it. It is a swirling mixture of orange and brown. The size of this creature's body is jaw-dropping. It is bigger than two double-decker buses.

Mysteriously, even though his body is tough and stiff. It still moves as smoothly and easily as water running from a tap. Without thinking twice, he demolished farmer Marie’s tractors, placed farmer Maria‘s gates into his mouth and destroyed farmer Maria’s fences in one big bite to satisfy his tummy. I cannot believe this has happened to us.

Ellis - Hayward

All the farmers of Hayward farm are looking for a brilliant beast so tall that it’s ten times the size of Burj Khalifa! He was last spotted just before sunset. The huge, hungry, mechanical monstrosity of a menace was spotted by a boy down by the cliffs. This rusty eye giant was stomping as loud as an earthquake. We are looking for this iron destruction machine.

This huge, hungry hunter is known to be made of iron metal so he is unbreakable. For now, if you see him please report it to one of the Hayward farmers! His head is like a dustbin. It’s said to have one ear so he has maybe been in war. For this reason, he’s pretty strong and carries danger in all parts of his body. He can bend iron bars into plaits with his pinky finger!

This bizarre being is made of cold, rusty and unbreakable metal. His large, grey, rectangular body has two arms as long as a building. He can lift all the people in the world with one hand. On Sunday, unexplainable tooth prints have been appearing in tractors. It can only be assumed that this iron monster is behind all this chaos.

In the blink of an eye, this beastly, brutal monster has eaten farmer’s tractors, so just search! It appears that this monster was last spotted by boy called Hogarth at Willow Brook Primary School. It is so important that we find him as the only thing that’s left is us!

Reward : £100,000,000,000,000

Cyrus - National

Be aware! We farmers are searching for a monstrous, robotic beast as tall as two double-decker buses. This iron nightmare was last seen at midnight by a young boy called Hogarth. It was spotted near the local power station. It was seen from a mile away so it is hard to describe accurately. Read on to to find out more about its appearance.

Incredibly, this monumental beast is as tall as two towering double-decker buses. His humongous head is as round as a dustbin, but as large as a bedroom. This colossal beast is believed to only have one ear. The other may have been lost in a furious battle. It is believed that when it is hungry, his eyes change colour like a beautiful rainbow. From green to red as blood, then purple like lavender.

Astoundingly, the iron man is like a castle protected by 1000 metal soldiers. This monstrosity has two crane like arms that connect to a rock hard chest. It is incredibly strong as he can lift farming machinery. In the last 24 hours, humongous teeth marks have been spotted in farms all around the country. It is assumed that this beast has been causing the sad moments.

As quick as a flash, the iron monster gobbled up farmer Joseph’s tractor, destroyed farmer Manjera’s fences and demolished all the farmer Sears’ gates. Alarmingly, he was last seen heading towards the power station, knocking down everything in his way. Quite understandably, we need to find this horror before it does any more damage. Have you seen it? Please report to National class.

DO NOT APPROACH THIS HORRIFYING BRUTE!