Year 3
Life in lockdown –by Elin Shaw
As the cities lose their joy
Streets are sad because there isn’t even a girl or boy
Hospitals are as busy as bee hives
And sadly some lose their lives
Scientists don’t take a second’s break,
they’re working on a vaccine for goodness sake
NHS risk their lives in work to get a recovery clue
NHS we owe you
People are running out of food
And people aren’t in a good mood
Yet the disease spreads on
As the lockdown starts everyone groans
Families are left all alone
Children like I miss every friend
Because the relationship will never end
Year 4
Coronavirus by Suri Bains
I heard about a virus on the BBC news,
Adults were whispering, but nobody knew.
Should I be worried?
What will happen to me?
Nobody knows, we will just have to see.
All of a sudden the world has gone into Lockdown,
Slowdown, breakdown, meltdown, upside down!
I am beginning to drown, calm down.
No school. No friends. No family. No anybody!
Social distancing, queues at the shop,
Empty shelves, no toilet roll, I am in shock!
I miss my school, my family and friends,
More time with my parents, which drives them around the bend!
I am happy then sad, when will this end?
All lives matter by Callum Matthews
One day I went to play
But we were on lockdown
So I had to use clay
But every Thursday we clapped for the NHS
After that I went to build a trap in minecraft
And learned about drafts and
Black lives matter, we stand together forever
If you are black don’t listen to
People if they make fun of you cause we all have
The same hearts and red blood.
Coronavirus by Rory Hunter
Coronavirus at No.10,
Save lives by staying at home.
How long will we be in lockdown?
Has it caught me?
Sister stress,
Anxious, annoyed and cross!
Finished reading Toro, Toro,
Watched Le Mans ‘66
Still got Beano coming,
My secret agency still runs
But have to do social distancing,
Can’t see my friends at all.
Year 5
2020 Vision by Grace Beevers
I saw gloves and masks appearing
I saw teachers saying goodbye
I saw school becoming a screen
I saw Granny wave behind the glass
I see my little brothers red lunch box on the counter
I see the numbers going down
I see Daddy cleaning his golf clubs
I see friends playing hide and seek in the garden
I hope to see life back to normal again
Coronavirus by Beattie Williamson
Coronavirus has to go away,
The world couldn’t take it if it decided to stay,
It’s taking up all the minds in my house,
Even the thinking of a little mouse,
Roads are abandoned, not a car in sight,
We go out once a day and pedal our bikes,
Doctors and nurses are working so hard,
They don’t even have time to open a (Well Done) card,
All key workers have their timetables full,
And lots more people are feeling terribly ill,
Coronavirus is everywhere,
It’s giving the world an unexpected scare,
So stay at home, you’ll be doing the NHS a favour,
Please be a lifesaver.
When We Have To Stay Home by Annabel Moodt
My street is so quiet
With No one around
The tube trains are empty
From the roads not a sound
When we have to stay home.
I can’t see my friends,
I’m living in lockdown.
Shopping for toilet rolls,
Too much time in my dressing gown
When we have to stay home.
But the birds are singing,
The stars shine so bright.
I’m painting rainbows,
Clapping for carers on Thursday nights
When we have to stay home.
P.E. with Joe,
Learning ballet on Zoom.
Baking banana bread,
Ballroom class in my living room.
When we have to stay home.
When all this is over,
I’ll go back to school.
Hug my grandparents tightly
And leap into a swimming pool.
But for now, we have to stay home.
Covid-19 by Max Murray
Covid-19, Covid-19
My enemy
You make me not see my friends
I look around and I see people wearing masks
You made this
Are you happy? Or do you need to do more evil stuff?
Some people enjoy the lock down, but I don’t
I study day by day as the population goes down
I read as our world changes
I go to high-five someone, but I can’t !
What have you done?
People lying in the hospital beds
Wondering what has happened to our world
My family arguing as the time flies by
All over the world this is happening
I guess I need to face the fact that this is our life for now
But Covid-19, I will get REVENGE!!!
The Fight for Life by Roseanna Cook
The corona virus walks over our lives
Its evil power thrives and thrives
It spreads its germs and smiles with glee
But this illness will never see
That we’re determined to see it gone
Now it dances around but not for long
It doesn’t know we’ll find a vaccine
Then this vile virus will be a has been
Coronavirus Wants To Take Our Lives by Nathan Rodrigues
Coronavirus circulates everyday on the news,
it is really absurd making us all so confused.
This virus has come to take our lives and
We have been told staying indoors is our only way to survive.
Playing outdoors has become a thing of our past and then there
Are times we can’t get shopping in so we have to fast.
I miss our celebrations, our gatherings, fun and laughter but now I open my eyes every day and no longer know what will follow after.
Coughing, fever, temperature are our clues,
Why? This could happen to me or you?
People stay at home and jobs now they have none.
Every one is stockpiling up till COVID 19 has gone.
One day this will be an enemy of our past but till that day we hope and pray
that God continues to give us strength to get through these difficult days…
The Great Realisation Pandemic Poem by Aahan Surani
It was a world of waste and wonder, of poverty and plenty.
No one knew what would be coming our way in 2020.
And while we drank, smoked and gambled our leaders taught us why,
It’s best to not upset the lobbies, more convenient to die.
But then, in 2020, a new virus came our way,
The governments reacted by telling us to hide away.
Life before was academic, now we are stuck in this pandemic.
And with skies less full of voyagers the earth began to breathe.
And the beaches gave birth to new wildlife that scuttled off into sea.
THE people started clapping to show how thankful they were,
Looking through Their windows and listening to cats purr.
Old habits became extinct and they made way for the new. And every simple act of kindness and generosity was now given its due.
But why did it take a virus to bring the people back together? Well, sometimes you have got to get sick before you start feeling better.
Now lie down and dream of what could happen tomorrow.
Maybe if you dream hard enough some of them will come true.
We now call it the “THE GREAT REALISATION.”
Three Cheers for Captain Tom! By Matthew Lopez
Covid-19 is the war of our time,
Placing NHS staff squarely at the front line.
Nurses and doctors young and old,
Providing an effort that refuses to fold.
The message is simple, stay home, stay safe,
For now, we must each remain in one place.
Not seeing family or friends is a struggle,
But if we don’t, the work load of our key workers will double.
The Prime Minister was unwell and in intensive care,
He has promised to protect and keep us from going there.
So, Boris, get Protective Equipment to the front line,
Allow our doctors and nurses to continue to shine.
We remember all of those who have died,
The numbers so high that many have cried.
Captain Tom Moore has given us a cheer,
So much so that the country holds him dear.
For now, the country’s struggle goes on,
And if we feel down, we look to Captain Tom.
A veteran out of retirement for a new fight,
Leading by example in the hope that we get it right!
Ode to the NHS by Rishabh Lal
The NHS are being tested to their limit,
However, they truly are our saviours.
Without the NHS, the world would be on its knees,
Nevertheless, if they give up, we will lose the battle
Against this deadly and dangerous virus.
But we will continue to cheer for the NHS,
Moreover, spur them on in this two sided battle.
So stay home, stay safe and protect the NHS.
Spring. But it feels wrong by Jack Palk
Spring feels wrong:
Self-Isolating is like,
We’re humans hibernating.
You can go out once a day,
If you can withstand the heat.
When will the key unlock lockdown?
Week 3 feels like week 8.
But the thing that keeps us going is the
RAINBOW
Co-Isolation By Luc Lam
We did not ask to be in history, Yet we are.
As I look out into my neighbourhood, Deafening silence takes place, Whilst tears drizzle in the atmosphere.
This silent, deadly devil made us stay locked, In lockdown.
Will this ever end?
I am isolated in this quiet house.
This viral virus spreads in my mind as if I have it,
Gluing its victims to the internet.
As our heroic and courageous NHS relentlessly tests and saves lives, We must stay at home!
Coronavirus has given birth,
To a new life of education.
Allowing us to reap advantages in our talented technology. Stop and think about this serial killer.
Large boulders of boredom hover across my perplexed mind. Whilst endless days go by. Endless days go by.
And endless days go by…
Lockdown by Chloe Clapcott-Pemberton
Separated, from friends and family
The darkness of your room closing in
The invisible bars
Holding you from exploring
Hope is decreasing
By every desperate second
The sun shining bright
But its rays do not pass through my window
I feel like a caged bird
Trying to escape from my prison
Although the weather is sunny
And a rainbow is in the sky
It does not make me happier
Virus by Amber Howard
I remember the day, the day lives changed.
Boris Johnson quoted one thing,
“I am giving the British public one simple instruction..
Stay At Home..”
a harmless bug soon turned into a world-wide virus.
Okay..so what?
staying home for a couple of days.
Little did we know it would be almost 3 and a half months
before we could see a couple friends.
Schools closed.
Shops closed.
Playgrounds closed.
What do you even do anymore..
No friends.
No people outside your household.
No funerals.
No weddings.
Life’s so different now..
Rainbow by Alice Esler
Red is for rubies that sparkle and shine,
Orange for sunsets that look divine.
Yellow for lemons for cool lemonade,
Green is for oaks that give squirrels shade.
Blue is for oceans giving homes to fish,
Indigo for pansies that sway and swish.
Violet for dresses that visit the ball,
Rainbows on windows giving smiles to all.
Be Brave! by Julieta Harte
Although we fear these days,
All we can do is pray.
We encourage you to still play,
And keep your routines more or less the same.
Although we all think this is lame,
We need to have an aim.
We should stop this virus, it’s a shame.
Now let’s see who to blame,
Some people think this is a game.
But we’re not scared, we’re here to prove our name!
Coronavirus by Lara McMillan
These are the rules of coronavirus
And they are really starting to tire us
No swimming in a pool
No going to school
No going restaurants, no dogs off leads
No going out for shopping, other than for essential needsNo going to park to play
No going out other than twice a day
No sunbathing in the sun
No playing with your friends and having fun
This will be over soon, and we’ll play again
But we’ll never forget this time, come sunshine or rain.
Year 6
Quarantine by Daniel Roufail
Quarantine is a sad and desolate place
Where you feel you’re lost in deep space
Wondering when you get to pack your suitcase
And travel to another world to replace
Wanting to socialize with family and friends
With them the world never ends
All together the good time blends
Oh, how you had fun with them on the weekends
Not all of quarantine is so sad
You get to spend more time with Mum and Dad
You still have to do work though, that gets me mad
But other than that quarantine isn’t so bad
If I had the choice to be in quarantine or not
Without family and friends, to be I could not
To choose isolation, my life would be distraught
‘Cos socializing with others is the ultimate jackpot!
The Workers of the NHS by Elizabeth Hay-Justice
The workers of the NHS
Are doing their very best
Washing your hands, they would say,
So, do that every single day.
Social workers make their calls,
Just surrounded by blank walls
Helping people with mental trouble,
Telling their client to have a personal bubble.
People in shops working hours and hours,
Stopping people coming in in showers
Outside you must wait 6 feet apart,
Key workers are working hard with such big hearts.
Bus drivers are driving up and down
And around and around and into town
They clean chairs and floors
Remember to use the back doors.
Key workers are the actual heroes
Shop workers are stacking up cheerios.
So do a favour stay inside
So, the coronavirus doesn’t abide.
Our NHS by Eduardo Kemlo
While we’re all at home,
The NHS protects us like they did in Rome,
They save many patiens,
Saving lives of children and adults,
Many places in the world are affected Brazil, England, China, Italy,
While we’re all at home keeping a tally,
Where we can go outside and play,
But that will be another day,
A country affected most Spain,
Many people are in pain,
NHS risking their lives for others,
And we are at home hiding under the covers,
Together we need to keep Hope, Love, Sympathy and Compassion
Coronavirus
Stay Home
Save Lives
Waiting by Mair Skipper
Nature has nothing to worry about,
no problems on when this will end.
The blossoms on the tree, bloom for no one to see
and the birds continue their song.
But we’re at home lonely without friends
waiting nervously for this ALL to end.
The NHS are heroes, saving lives everyday.
But the time will come when life is normal again
and we won’t forget but simply
hide this year’s Spring away.
Stuck by Martina Barlieri
Stuck all day long in the house looking out the window but jealous about the nature thriving and growing free but you are not what strange feeling it is not able to hug a friend being two metres apart and there is only one word to describe your feeling
Stuck…
The Rainbow by Tara Boyle
Red is for the love:
The everlasting. Orange is for the bravery:
The fearless.
Yellow is for the joy:
The sweetest.
Green is for the healing:
The effortless.
Blue is for the peace:
The blessed.
Indigo and violet:
They fit in with friendship,
Friendship with the rainbow.
Year 7
Pandemic Paradise by Caitlin Gallagher Rattan
Stone buildings, shards of light
Faded cobblestones, windows bright
Black cabs and riverboats
Torn umbrellas and winter coats
Rain and mist blanket the day
Streetlamps, flickering, guiding your way.
Tourists shops soon sell out,
Cross the road, cars swerve, people shout.
Then… the hustle, the bustle, the daily commute,
Stabbed with a knife, the whole world put on mute.
Shops shut with a bang, doors swing fiercely closed,
The whole of London in one pandemic doze.
Watching the headlines, how many lives lost?
Jumbled up worries, are we safe? At what cost?
The streets are bare and the billboards peel off,
Everything’s come to one panicked stop.
But there’s a crack in the pavement, a hole in the wall,
Where something green is beginning to crawl.
It spins and it twists as it commences to grow,
Bringing a whole fluorescent kingdom in tow!
The trees on the side begin to arch,
And the street looks strange, almost like the park.
Sunlight dances and the air tastes like spring,
Nature’s woken up, reclaiming the throne- to be king!
Locked In by Tisha Maroo
Locked in
We did not ask to be part of history,
But yet we are here.
Locked in,in a lock down,
Within all four walls we all stand.
With my family i must stay,
Keeping myself at bay.
I am still sure that I can breathe,
And I know I have no sneeze.
My restless mind keeps thinking,
of fevers, coughs and aching lungs.
It’s always raining but when we are at home,
It is as sunny as paradise.
Has a month ever felt this long?
To me it feels like a year gone wrong.
Key Workers by Ilona Piesakowska
I’ve done great things but you did more
I’ve fought for rights but you are fighting this war
I’ve given up but you have struggled till you’re sore
I’ve woken up still tired but you are always brave therefore
I look up to you because you are rocking hardcore
I’m not sure if I can stay trapped like this anymore
However with you as my mentor
I can stay strong forevermore
But you have been there
Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
And forever
I love you all
Trapped in our own homes by Niamh McDermott
We live, we eat, we learn, we sleep
In one enclosed space
We are prisoners in our own homes
Our libraries are our bookshelves
Our parks are our gardens
Our restaurants are our dining rooms
Missing people, family, friends
When will we see each other again? No one knows, but we dare to hope
How many films can you watch in a day?
How many books can you read in a week?
How many push ups can you do in a minute?
Learning new skills
How to bake without flour or eggs or milk
How to be together without actually being together
Sitting in a relative’s garden
Shouting through the window
Wishing you were inside with them
After this a hug will never feel so good
Being at school we’ve never wanted more
Nothing will be worse than this
And being trapped in our own homes