Good Morning Year 2!
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Today we are going to look at another BIG QUESTION for our superhero topic.
Remember that you will probably have to do some thinking, talking and maybe even researching to come up with your answer.
Who are your top three heroes of all time?
There are so many people who have done wonderful things in the world, but today I just want your top three!
Things for you to consider:
- *They could be someone you know, or someone famous you have heard about.
- *What have they done to make them a hero?
- *Why do they get a place in your top three list?!
- *Why are they important to you?
- *What qualities do they have that you admire?
One of my heroes is Mother Teresa. I think she is so amazing to give up her whole life to look after other people: she is inspirational to us all! I would find it very hard to leave my home, my family and my friends but she thought that looking after others was more important. I think she is very self-sacrificing and puts the needs of others before herself, living exactly as Jesus wants us to.
I can’t wait to read who your top three heroes are!
Madeleine’s heroes
Look what they discovered on a walk around Marylebone! Mary Seacole lived on George Street. How exciting to have a superhero who lived so close to our school.
My top three heroes are: My Mummy, Michael Faraday and John Logie Baird.
My Mummy is a hero because she helps people when they are sick. She gets a place in my top three because she thinks of others and is important to me because it makes her special.
Michael Faraday is one of my top three heroes because he invented electricity. If we didn’t have electricty we wouldn’t have lights, energy, elecectric cars, radio, computers, phones, trains, airplanes our lives would be very different. I admire him because he was an inventor.
My third hero is John Logie Baird, because he invented television. You can watch stuff, Netflix makes you less bored, sometimes you can learn from TV like history. He was an inventor.
Well done Jack! You’ve given good reasons why they are all heroes to you. I think that, during this time especially, each one of them have contributed to our lives in such a positive way!
Yes, we’ll done Jack. I like your choices especially the way each person you chose is a hero for such a different but important reason. Even if we’re not all such great heroes I think and hope that maybe we can all be a hero in a small way.
1. Mother Teresa
2. Jesus
3. God
Mother Teresa is my hero because she looked after the poor and she helped people find there way. Mother Teresa did all those things to help.
Jesus is so special because he always helped his friends and also was helping the poor people who were not rich.
God is my hero because he will always look down to us and he will be our spirit.
Mother Teresa’s qualities is helping and keep the people safe.
Jesus’s qualities are to help his friends and look after the people
that are under him.
God’s qualities are to look down to us and keep us safe and also to use his power.
Well done Layla! I love how you have focussed on how they helped people and keep people safe.
Well done Madeleine! I love how you have chosen to show your answers. Can you think or find out about a famous doctor and what they did that made them a hero?
Mum
1. *What have they done to make them a hero?
She has cooked me dinner and she also has got us clothes and when I feel upset she makes me happy.
2. *Why do they get a place in your top three list?
She gets a spot on the top 3 because she has been very brave.
3. *Why are they important to you?
They are important to me because I care about her.
4. *What qualities do they have that you admire?
The qualities are that she is very helpful and loving.
Greta Thunberg
1.*What have they done to make them a hero?
She wants to protect the environment and she is 17 years and she still needs to tell people because she cares about animals in this world.
2.*Why are they important to you?
She is important to me because she cares about the animals and the air.
3.*What qualities do they have that you admire?
The qualities I like about Greta that she is very brave and not afraid to talk to politicians.
4. *Why do they get a place in the top 3 list?!
Greta gets to go on the top 3 because she is brave.
Janusz Korczak (1878-1942) was a Polish-Jewish paediatrician, children’s author and child mentor.
1.*What have they done to make them a hero?
He protected children’s rights during the II World War. He didn’t want to leave 192 orphans when they were taken by soldiers to a camp where they would die.
2.*Why are they important to you?
He is important because he said that children should be treated equally.
3.*What qualities do they have that you admire?
Brave, loving, caring
4. *Why do they get a place in the top 3 list?!
He was very kind to children and sacrificed his life.
What fantastic work Marisa! I hadn’t heard of Janusz Korczak but I definitely agree that he is a hero! You’ve thought carefully about all their qualities and I think each of them are good people to look up to and try to follow their examples.
I didn’t know about Janusz Korczak either Marisa. He was definitely a hero. I will do some research on him.
1. Doctors ??⚕️
2. Teachers ???
3. Prime Minister ??⚖️
Doctors ??⚕️ are heroes because they are taking coronavirus to an end and helping sick people.
Teachers ??? are heroes because they help us learn everything and always get us lunch.
The prime minister ??⚖️ is a hero because he tells us what is happening about coronavirus and he makes all of the rules. He tells us what to do about coronavirus.
Lovely answers Sophia. I agree, the prime minister has a very hard job at the moment, but he is doing everything he can to keep us all safe.
.Mother Teresa
.My mum
.NHS
Mother Teresa- Mother Teresa is a hero because she sacrificed her life and she helped the poor and people in need. When she won many awards, she gave them to other people and has been a inspirational person to many people.
My Mum- My mum is a hero because she comforts me when I am upset and unhappy. She is also very generous and gives up her time to help me with my education and to take care of me.
NHS- The NHS is a hero because they have spent all day and night without any breaks to help people with bad conditions / corona virus. They have given up their precious time to help sick people and can’t spend much time with their family. I hope them the best in these rough months.
Very thoughtful answers Sophie. You clearly value people who are caring towards others and give up their own time to look after people.
1. I think Mother Teresa is a hero also. I also think all the saints, like St, Vincent de Paul, are heroes.
2. The people who help the homeless and the poor people who do not have homes and money.
3. The people who have to keep going to work during Coronavirus. The nurses, the doctors, the cleaners, the trash collectors
Great answers Kristian. I agree with you, people who help others are definitely heroes.
Yes I agree with you Kristian. We have seen a lot of heroes during the Coronavirus.
My top three heroes are:
1. Martin Luther King
2. Emmeline Pankhurst
3. Greta Thunberg
Martin Luther King fought for equality so people can be treated the same way.
Emmeline Pankhurst was one of the suffragettes and fought for equal rights for women.
Greta Thunberg campaigns for a green and cleaner environment.
They get a place in my top three because:
1. Martin Luther King’s work made people aware of the civil rights
movement and he won a nobel prize for his work.
2. Without the work of Emmeline Pankhurst, women would not
be able to vote in elections.
3. Greta Thunberg’s work is helping to save the planet and making people aware of the damage to the environment.
They are important because the work they’ve done has helped different people and changed lives.
They are brave, bold, courageous and inspirational.
You’ve chosen three people who have made such an important difference to three very important areas of life. They are all indeed very brave.
Jesus is a superhero because He died to save us and He helped everyone who needed Him.
He is in my top list because we wouldn’t be alive if He didn’t die for us.
I like Jesus because He teaches us to love ? each other and to be kind.
Jesus is kind and helps everyone.
Saint Mather Theresa is a superhero because, like Jesus, she helped the poor and the sick people. She taught us to love and help everyone above all the poor people.
I loved reading about Jane Goodall. She is a superhero because she went to Africa to study chimps and she discovered that chimps have a language with 20 different sounds and they use tools like us.
She is really courageous and she helped to improve the habitat where the chimps live in Africa. She was kind with the animals.
Wonderful answers Emilia. Jesus’ lessons to love each other and to treat each other kindly are so important for everyone to learn.
Jane Goodall sounds very impressive. Was she able to have a conversation with the chimpanzees? That would be amazing!
My top three heroes
John Lennon
1. What have they done to make them a hero?
He showed me what music is like.
2. Why do they get a place in your top three list?
He made a really really famous band called The Beatles. I suppose the teachers have heard of them.
3. Why are they important to you?
Because I love their music. It makes me feel happy. I think you should listen to them.
4. What qualities do they have that you admire?
I admire that they were able to stand up in front of thousands of people and perform, maybe even ten thousand people!
My Mummy
1. What have they done to make them a hero?
When I am hurt she helps me.
2. Why do they get a place in your top three list?
Because she plays with me when I’m lonely.
3. Why are they important to you?
Because they help me in difficult times.
4. What qualities do they have that you admire?
That she is an amazing cook.
Teachers
e.g.
Miss.C
Miss. Carruthers
Miss. O’Neill
1. What have they done to make them a hero?
They teach children.
2. Why do they get a place in your top three list?
Because they never lie.
3. Why are they important to you?
Because they help us in school when someone is angry or sad.
4. What qualities do they have that you admire?
They are able to stand up in from of the class and teach lots of children and not make mistakes.
Wonderful answers Nadine! What is your favourite song by the Beatles? Mine is Here Comes the Sun – do you know that one?
I’m glad your mummy is a superhero to you, you must be eating some delicious food at home! Thank you for saying that teachers are as well, but I’ll tell you a little secret – we all definitely make mistakes, even when we’re teaching all you lovely children!
1) Jesus is one of my heroes because he taught us to be good and kind people. He also sacrificed his life to save us for our sins and he is a good role model.
2) My second hero is my big brother Wesley because he keeps me safe and looks after me. He likes to play with me and makes me happy. He makes my breakfast and wakes me up in the morning.
3) Doctors because they look after people and save lives. They work very had and are very inspirational people.
You’re so lucky Gabi to have such a wonderful big brother to look after you.
I know your big brother Wesley very well Gabi because he was once in my class. I can well imagine why you have chosen him as one of your heroes.
Dear Miss Carruthers,
I loved learning about Malala. She is a girl from Pakistan who loved learning and going to school. When a group of armed men called Teliban took control of her village they didn’t allow girls to go to school. She thought this was unfair and she wrote about in a blog. She was shot by them but didn’t die. She is a hero because she stood by what she believed even though it was dangerous.
I also think teachers are heroes. I respect the important work they do because by teaching us about everything they give us the knowledge to make better decision in life and for this we have to be thankful.
My mum is a scientist and she had a colleague named Marie who is still my mum good friend. My mum named me after her. Marie is a scientist working to find a cure to stop coronavirus in a laboratory in Scotland. She is working hard every day and she has a young son at home that she misses. She is my hero because she is working hard to save people.
Very thoughtful answers Marie! What a special and inspirational person to be named after! She’s doing such important work for the world right now, it must be hard for her and her family but she is definitely a hero!
Yes these are very thoughtful answers Marie. How lovely to be named after your mum’s colleague who is a scientist doing some very important work at the moment.
My top three heroes are:
1. Roald Dahl because his books are witty and dark, and have good characters, and because they have been read for generations.
2. Neil Armstrong because he was brave and courageous in his moon landings.
3. Florence Nightingale because she was the founder of modern nursing, helped so many injured soldiers in Crimea, and was the first woman to receive the Order of Merit from the Queen.
Those are great heroes Rex. I love how you have included Roald Dahl because I know how much you love his stories. All of his books have brought so much joy to so many people and that definitely makes him a hero.
I love your choice of heroes Rex. Don’t you think it’s lovely that our new hospitals are called the Nightingale hospitals after Florence Nightingale? She still lives on and is remembered today.
My favourite Beatles song is “I wanna hold your hand “ but I love “Here comes the sun” too. It’s very happy!
Wow Nadine. What a find! I’ve never noticed the blue plaque for Mary Seacole in George Street. I can’t imagine how many times I must have passed it too. Well done for spotting it Do you know when I was about your age my mum bought me my first song and it was one by the Beatles! Yes thank you for choosing teachers as one of your heroes. Miss Carruthers is right. We do make mistakes sometimes – not too often though I hope.
Very interesting answers. I think we are all superheroes in our own way. We all have special qualities.
My top three heroes are Nelson Mandela, Mohamed Salah and Tank Man / The unknown protestor.
Nelson Mandela went to jail for 27 years because he wanted the black people to be equal to the white people in South Africa. When he got out he became president of South Africa. Nelson was a clever man who never gave up.
Mohamed Salah is not just a great footballer, he fought in the Egyptian army and has given lots of money to the poor people in his village. He is generous and kind.
Tank Man/ The unknown protestor stood in front of a tank and blocked it. He did this because he wanted the govenment to stop bossing the people around any more. He was brave.
I think all your heroes sound very brave Finley. It isn’t always easy being brave but they really did stand up for what they believed in.
1. My nanny is my hero, because she used to work for the NHS as a nurse. Nanny is kind, caring and when I call her she is always the first to say ‘hello Joshua’.
2. Usain Bolt is a hero, he is the fastest runner in the world. He trained hard and worked hard to win his races. He has a big personality and is funny too.
3. Mo Salah, is a hero because is one of the greatest football players and has scored 43 goals for Liverpool. Salah is from Egypt, he trained hard every day to learn to be a good footballer and also did his school work. Mo Salah has given money so that his home town in Egypt has clean water. He also helped to build a school there and paid for medical supplies for the hospital.
What wonderful heroes. I like how you have chosen people who have had to work hard to achieve their goals.