IN celebration of Roald Dahl Day 2017, Preparatory pupils at The Marist School, Sunninghill, took part in a competition to create a new Roald Dahl character.
Following a very high standard of creative entries, Year 5 pupil, Jecca-Millie Cooper, was announced as overall winner for her character ‘Gwendolyn Monroe’ and her colourful and dear friend ‘The Well Travelled Snake’.
Describing her Roald Dahl inspired character as “snooty”, Jecca-Millie’s ‘Gwendolyn Monroe’ boasts four talents, including being an impeccable artist who exhibits in Florence; a private cook for Simon Cowell; a passionate violinist in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Austria and an heptathlete who will represent Great Britain at the next Olympics – all at the tender age of 8!
Taking inspiration from the much-loved British novelist, The Marist Roald Dahl Competition involved pupils in Key Stage 1 creating a new character with annotations. Pupils in Key Stage 2 were also asked to create a new character alongside a description of their design, in the style of Roald Dahl.
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