Contents Page Memory Page .............................. . .......................... . ........... . From The Principal ..................... .. ............... . ....................... . Our Teachers ...................................................................... . Our Ancillary Teachers ....... . .... . ................ . ............................ . Others Who Help Us .......... .. ......................................... . . . ..... . Parents Helping ..................................... . ......... · ................... . Early Days At School ....................................... : ..... . .............. . A Taste Of Our Lunchtime Clubs ................ . ............................ . . CDT ................................ . ...................................... . ........ . Christmas Concerts: Reception . .... . ........................................ . Primary Is .............................................. . Primary I Is .............................................. . Primary IJJs ............................................. . Primary IV s ............................................. . Primary Vls ....................................... . .... . Easter Concert: Primary Vs ............................................. . Cub Scouts ....... . .................................................... . ........... . Camps ............................................................................. . Excursions ........................................................................ . Saturday Sports ................................................................... . Family Sports Day ................................................................ . Wednesday Is Assembly Day ................................................... . Physical Education - Mrs Pujol (formerly Miss Cryer) ...................... . Music - Mrs Speed and Mrs Krieger ........................................... . Art - Mrs Lamont and Mrs Gadbury ........................................... . The Year At A Glance ............................................................ . French - Madame Gout .............................................. . ........... . Reception Class 1 - Mrs Wilkins ............................................. . Reception Class 2 - Mrs Stewart ............................................. . Reception Class 3 - Mrs Tully ............ .. .............................. . . Primary Class 4 - Mrs Ramsey .............................................. . Primary Class 5 - Mrs Fromant ............................................ . Primary Class 6 - Mrs Phillipson .......................................... . Primary Class 7 - Mrs Aduso .............................................. . Primary Class 8 - Mrs Nevin ............................................... . Primary Class 9 - Mrs Ashdown ........................................... . Primary Class 10 - Mrs Evans ............................................... . Primary Class 11 - Mrs James ............................................... . Primary Class 12 - Mrs Tyrrell .......................... . ................... . Primary Class 13 - Mr Miller ................................................. . Primary Class 14 - Mrs Wiltshire ............................................ . Primary Class 15 - Mr Nevin ............................ . .................... . Primary Class 16 - Mrs Davies ............................................... . Primary Class 17 - Mrs Barker ··········· ···-· ······· · · .. · -· · · ···· ··- · ········ Primary Class 18 - Mr Marshall . . . Kellett Secondary School News From Old Boys And GIT ls . . . . . IIIJ!lt IJ' m 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 30 34 38 40 41 47 53 59 64 69 74 79 84 89 94 99 104 109 114 119 124 130 136 ,_,, ,~ . Ii I \ ' \ \ I I / ---- -' 2 Memory Page ELLETT My name is Donated by K.L. Miller to Kellett School November 2004 ....•.•••••••............•••..........•.•.....• I am ...... years old My teacher's name . IS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• My friends are ..••.•.....••.......•.................••.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You can see me again on pages .............................. . Time passes very quickly - already it is time for another edition of the Kellett magazine. Browsing through copies of the magazine since the first issue in 1982 brings back many happy memories of numerous exciting experiences. Many of the children mefltioned are now quite grown up and living in many different parts of the world. Some remain in Hong Kong and are able to come and visit us from time to time, while others are away at school but still visit us during their holidays in Hong Kong. So many differeflt faces and nationalities grow up together at Kellett, working and playing, sharing and searching, questioning and enquiring. I would love to get iflto a time machine and see what they will all be doing in tweflty years time. for the momeflt I have to satisfy myself with reports which filter back from our ex-pupils and read page I 36. This new section of the magazine will be a regular feature and will help us to keep in cofltact with the progress, achievemeflts and lifestyles of the increasingly large number of pupils who have speflt some of their formative years with us in Hong Kong. One of the most exciting school projects this year will be the construction of another floor on the roof of the school, giving us additional space for a class and group teacher, for extending our facilities for science and technology and providing a music and performing arts room. This undertaking has received excelleflt support from the parents' fund-raising committees and many eveflts have been arranged to help to finance it. The performing arts room is to be dedicated to the memory of Mrs Janet R.utherfurd. Mrs R.utherfurd was involved in Kellett from the beginning, supporting the school through its temporary homes and early problems iflto our preseflt building. We all appreciate the donations made by family and friends who have chosen to support this project which they feel matches Janet's iflterest, concerns and personality so well . I am sure that many of you will enjoy special memories of her at school as we use the new room. From The Principal At one of the Christmas concerts My congratulations go to all those involved in this, the latest edition of Kellett magazine - to the children who have contributed the stories, poems and drawings, to the teachers who have speflt many hours putting together class and subject contributions so effectively and to the Magazine Committee for producing such a colourful, iflteresting and varied magazine for us all to enjoy. Kellett School 2 Wah Lok Path Wah Fu Hong Kong L------------------------------------:3 Our Teachers Back row Third row Second row Sitting on the floor 4 Mr S. Marshall, Mr N. Miller, Mrs R. Phillipson, Mrs M. Harrison, Mrs A. Thomson, Mrs J. Ramsey, Miss L. Cryer (Mrs Pujol), Mrs A. Nevin, Mrs B. Stewart, Mr T. Nevin, Mrs J. Evans, Mrs T. James, Mrs M. Williams, Mrs C. Fromant, Mrs J. Tyrrell Mrs D. Price, Mrs L. Speed, Mrs V. Barker, Mrs M. Davies. Miss S. Morris, Mrs J. Wilkins, Mrs L. Ashdown, Mrs R. Aduso, Mrs F. Macleod, Mrs S. Divis Mrs V. Steer, Mrs A. Cooke, Mrs C. Lamont, Mme Gout, Mrs M. Coultous, Mrs A. Durie, Mrs J. Tidey, Mrs J. Wiltshire Mrs G. Tully, Mrs H. Williams, Mrs L. Ayres, Mrs M. Deacon, Mrs D. McLearie Mrs N. Gadbury Mrs P. Krieger Our Ancillary Teachers 5 Others 6 Library mothers Mrs L. Ayres, office assistant AT SCHOOL CDT LOGO LEGO ROBOTICS WORKING MODELS ABOVE AND BELOW THE WAVES 10 A Taste Of Our Lunchtime Clubs - PATCKWOR.,k PUPPETS 11 a • ,I 18 CAMPS WEDN£SDA1 IS A5SEMBL DA Physical Education 26 28 29 30 32 33 h.e. je.o.r A~ A ~lo..nc o.bout ch(ld...v-t..Ll'I. i~ Bhu co.n Around School 40 French Vive Le Fran~ais! ~( LE TOURISTE-MVSTERE _..__ • ~---- ----, 2 . ' ' ,-3------~ Voici 6 touristes: un Anglais, un Allemand, un ltalien, un Suisse, un Espagnol et un Hollandais. Le touriste italien n'a pas de passeport! Mais qu i est-ii? Regarde bien les dessins et lis la description. C'est toi le detective! Retrouve le touriste-mystere! Le touriste ital ien porte une chemise blanche et des lunettes de soleil. II voyage en car. II adore jouer au tenn is. II mange souvent des pommes. Mots caches geant I ' p E R Voici sept chases. Barre leurs noms dans la grille et trouve le message d'ALLONS! -. : ~<• (ir I .. _ .:- . ' . ·--·- ---- [ 2.-D' . / ✓-:- - - - ~ -. - . ' l , - J D E N 8 D E- 9 0 E I N L N N E 0 N E N T 0 8 8 4 E y D E E H E I s N 0 E E u X E N 0 T B 0 A N N 0 M M I G E L E E A p I L 8 ,._ u C H E , E 1 N Boutondor pratique trois sports de vacances. Lesquels7 Mats les bulles de m41meforme ensemble puis mats les lettres dans le bonordrel Les sports favoris de Bouton:- ~ _...,_<>'f:f- ; Anna O'Brien 60 Nicholas Knott Li'"""" w ~ -- 1 '' '\ "' At Ne. vJ "{e.6'-r -f:he'<"°e d re fire Wor~s Jou cqn go a\nd see them or w~-tch theM on te levis ion. :I: t is eh i nese New y_ect ~- f< u Vi 3 het fctt Choy IY\€.Qns Hanol./ New year. , , v At et (.hriStet'ling the. bdb~ qetS hiS n<1me- Ever:Jon~, tqkes [Jhotogrctf'hS and th ere iSd fartj aften.,-.:a,·ds. I went to m~ couS,n Pe r'd di P· Cna\'Lo-\-te Pt'Pe(' .:r IIV-~ '" q bg '-"/hite hcu ~e.~q ~ e,S ~ 65 66 I \[\o.ve a ?LC\c eoh t '(\e, 9ro.ss ctt-tV\Q.i Pod \U rnLeVel- I h~~e °' t>L°'c~ to ?\_a~ tnerQ.•tfa'4\ne M~ flau is ih A\a nhqtbq r\. NQtq\ie tn~ .PP)~hd \ive.~ . there. 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Q.. . 87 ne dO. ~ OT hl'j Life "40.S MY fo.vo ur; e do~s ~t ro.t'Oj e 11 I 5° t 5t9 °' far t'V'~ . :ll " ,ff d°'~ s. } lit<: e ~he so ~nd of ti.e ro.fn w hen \t sp L~tters on birl~d<>-~~. I wo.s !)(cited 1 w1heh J jO-b it. rY\j f°'voUtr,te ~Qrf\~ is one. whri"e ~ 0 \A ho.ve to t h row1 s\:,a.rs ct t th 2 b o. n d i t s. Som Gt>.~to..f fhe. be.st do._y of W\!j Lift. ~, o.. Monclo.~ when we. wtn~ to w~tt.r \Jorld. \ likt<\ tne. 'vvO..Vt. ~ooL. ( .+elt ~~ ~ooc\ Whth tht w~\/e.OJ Li,t~ci ftt•.~ pe-t:,~r the roof \ LiK e t.o Jo 0v.ts ide. / "it\ M~ r().if\C.,OO..t 0 Vl! get o.L ,-: 'y-v'et °'ncl rl(l~ °' t" ~ak i ri3 houses vviih um'oretl°'S. .Tatnes M lP kj f n\b!rile. cla~ wo.s When I stroked the kiftots that Mrs Deacon brou.9 h~ tc s~hoo l. TheJ 'tier(, nice o.n~ Soft. Thej were c.alltd 1om and Jerfj. One Vo.s hLClc.r OY\J whit~ ond the. otherwe1s b/ ¥!} I decided I would explore. I walked for about five minutes and I reached the jungle, and suddenly a snake came from a tree and it wrapped itself around me. Just then Alex got hold of the snake and strangled it. Just at that moment I heard the sound of drums. I followed the sound through the forest. The sound grew louder as I went. Then I came across a clearing. I peeped through some bushes. I saw some natives doing some sort of dance. As I was creeping through the bushes I stepped on a stick and the natives stopped. The drums stopped. Everything stopped. Then I looked up. Two natives were standing there and they grabbed me by the arms and were taking me to their leader. They took me to a little hut. A man was sitting there on a throne. He wore a head-dress and bands around his feet and hands, and he had face paint on. Then he said, "What were you doing over there?" "I was scared you might grab me and kill me." "Never. We are very peaceful." We made friends and made little huts for everyone. Miles Forsyth .. . .r, 1., -;. .,.....:--...-.. ij fJ At last Billy Bones and the Duncan reached the Mysterious Island. Billy Bones and the crew went on to the island. The waves were still striking against the sharp rocks. Billy Bones and the crew were very wet, especially Topsey. "Now," shouted Billy Bones, "we're going to find the treasure. The map says go left to Tall Tree Skeleton Ridge." "Look out!" shouted Willy. "Indians are firing at us." Quickly we have to find the treasure. At last we are away from the Indians. It says on the map THIS WAY TO THE TREASURE "That way to the treasure?" shouted Billy Bones. "Stop!" shouted Billy Bones. "Or I will skin you with my sharp la;iife. Now start digging." Georgina Lewis "Look, there are some banana trees. Let's get some bananas," said Torn. Danny," said the captain, "Danny, DANNY WHERE ARE YOU?" "Corne on, let's look for Danny!" "HELP ! " Danny said. "HELP! Can you please get me out of this trap?" "Now, let's look at the map." "I forgot all about the map," said Danny. "This doesn't look like the island where we are supposed to go," said the captain. "Look, there's a cross," said Torn: "Let's dig." After a while ... "Hey, there's no treasure. This is the wrong island. Let's go to the ship and sail to another island." So they did. Anouchka van Driel Chapter 4 - Finding the treasure We walked for about - two minutes, then we were there. There was a door and it suddenly opened. We went in and we found lots of sparkling gold and jewels, then we went out. We saw five pirates and they saw us, so the pirate captain said, "The treasure is mine." Then I said, "No way! I found it first. He said, "But I saw it frrst." So we had a fight. The fight was soon over and we won, so we could have the treasure, and now the pirates are dead. We went back on to the ship. Grace Yuen I saw a native in a canoe. I went over to him and I said, "Can I please have a ride?" He said, "Jumy." I couldn't understand that but I thought he said, "Yes." I got into the canoe. I saw lots of hippos and crocodiles in the water. In the treees I saw lots of monkeys and birds. I saw a waterfall. I walked over to it. Suddenly I fell down a hole. It said on the map this was where the treasure was. I opened the treasure chest. Inside it there was a billion packets of Mars bars. I was very disappointed. I was hoping that there was going to be gold in the treasure chest. Andrew Wright Chapter 5 - Going back home We thought it would be a steady and calm day, but were we right? Wait and see It was a calm day, but at night it was atrocious because firstly, there was a shark which tried to attack, but I just hit him on the nose. Secondly, there was a thrashing storm. It threw some of us overboard and so I only had two crew left. I said to myself, "I wonder how I am going to manage? Especially because Zoly has gone, my best friend." In the morning Ping Pong came . ______ up to me and meowed. I thought he · ~ probably needed his breakfast so I ~ went out to the kitchen, but when I I opened the door I turned around and I ~ (!::..b ~ ~ ~ saw that the town was very near. I ~ ~ U'!D" ~ was back at my home town. Jennifer Catley We went to a stream. There were hundreds of crocodiles. They threw us in the stream. The crocodiles bit us. We jumped out, running as fast as we could ... We ran into lions. We looked at each other. We looked down. There was the treasure. Big Bug grabbed the treasure. Ben helped him. We ran the other way but the crocodiles were there. We were trapped. On my right there was a wall. On my left there were muddy marshes. We quickly ran over the muddy marshes. We ran onto the beach. Our boat's anchor had snapped. Big Bug saved the boat. We were safely back on the boat. We sailed back to the harbour. Toby Rolfe ,~~~~~ 1) We continued our journey home. On the way home it was quiet and peaceful. When we got home there were thousands of cheers. There were hats flying about and scarves flying, and the Queen was there. She took the treasure from us. She gave us all a medal for bravery and we got to ride in the royal coach all around the city. Everybody was cheering everywhere we went, and in the town market we got to buy some new clothes and shoes. We showed the Queen the funny game with the feather and bat that we had learned from the natives on our journey, and we played lots of games with the feather and the bat. Afterwards we went for a magnificent banquet. She gave us lots of money so we used it for another adventure, but that's a different story. Alistair Robertson 113 114 Primary Class 15 - Mr T. Nevin Iczion On Iczion, the force of gravity is very powerful. It is so powerful that Iczalites cannot get up out of bed in the morning, they must roll out. They must crawl all day because they cannot lift up their heads. On Earth, you may have tables and chairs at meal times. On Iczion, everything is done on the ground. The atmosphere of Iczion is com posed of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas. If a careless Iczalite cuts himself, he will laugh, not cry. On Iczion everyone seems happy and giddy. The Iczalites are always laughing hysterically. MaxSpevack The Rzations The Rzations' enemies are the Ray monsters. Ray monsters are very fierce and live next to a volcano. The volcano erupts every Friday night because the Ray monsters have a party and do a lot of dancing. This shakes the ground and the volcano erupts. The Rzations are very, very tiny but they are very heavy. They are only about sixty Rzations and they are all identical. Casey Wakely The planet Hvar Hvar is a bluish planet. It is very clean because if you throw rubbish onto the ground, it sinks into the planet and then rots away. Ceriel Coppus Octor is one of the smallest of the medium-sized planets. It is half land and half sea. The sea is green and yellow and the land is purple, pink and brown. The sea people aren't the same as the land people. When sea people go onto land, they get a disease from the purple grass there. Jennifer Ho Nemal The weather on Nemal is always snowy with a temperature of -105°. The aliens are crazy because they go swimming in the sea when it is snowing. The weather is only hot in winter, when it can go up to 60°. But the aliens say that when it is hot they don't want to swim because the water is cold. Federico Evangelista Space fever Last night Kellett scientists were trying to find a cure for a serious and painful disease which has already killed one hundred and five people in England. All primary schools have been closed. People have been locking their doors and windows. Hospitals are full of people from all over the country. Andrew Ringley Alpha children The alien children on Alpha have pink rectangular feet. Their hands are like human hands, but they have hair like hedgehogs. They live in deep craters and they are very intelligent. They drink oil and eat metal. Kate Deacon Planet Lemar The aliens on Planet Lemar are very weird. They sleep during daylight and they're awake at night. They kill the aliens of Planet Crion and eat them. The people on Lemar live for ten million years and look just like humans. They are much more advanced than humans on Earth. Billy Emden Voltar Voltar is the smallest planet. It is covered with very thick colourful soil. The people of Voltar are one metre and ten centimetres tall. They are creatures who do not have heads. They breathe through their hands. Whenever their hands are open, that means that they are breathing. Maya Bloch Frion On Frion it is so hot that your feet would frizzle underneath you. The gravity is so strong that you have to use a function pack on your back to keep you going. Because of the heat you have to wear frizzle boots, which are boots with freezing cold water under the soles. Richard Hunt THE UNIVERSE Crions On Earth we have different seasons. Crions also have seasons like ours. Their summer is called bongi, their winter clomond, the~ autumn iter and, last of all, their spring is called flagon. In bongi, the Crion people start to change colour, they become bright green. In clomond, they change to yellow. In flagon they switch to blue and in iter they become dull brown. Joanna Absolom Kulphren My planet is called Kulphren and it is twenty-five billion square miles bigger than Planet Earth. All the people's eyes are green. When the_y go into water they must take their skins off, and when they come out, they must glue them back on! Walter Leung Space fever If you develop space fever you will have swollen hands, lots of pimples and you will shrink by the hour. The space fever spreads through the air we breath. It can only be avoided by wearing oxygen masks. Chris O'Neill Space fever When researching space fever, scientists found that the disease started when particles of space junk combined with dust. When minerals like iron touched dust with certain chemicals the germs were formed. These germs drifted towards Earth. When they entered Earth's atmosphere, they grew. When they come physically in contact with a person's body they give the disease to him. He is doomed... unless science finds a cure ... Chris Conmy Japhis Aircraft The Japhis Aircraft is the fastest in the Denon system. It can travel at 999,888,777,666 km/second and it is used to protect Japh and Pelitor. Nothing can stop it except Galitor ... and Space Fever. Jonathan Leijonhufvud Melcors Melcors live underground and drink and eat through their heads. They eat one of their eyes and as soon · as they eat it another one grows in its place. They live on the planet Meliton and there are only one million of them. The planet has been at war for twenty-five years with Rza, which is the most obstructive planet in the Denon System. The Rzarions aren't doing very well! Sophie Corstin Ymsol On Ymsol the gravity is very low. Adults have to weigh one hundred and sixty-five kilograms to be able to stop floating. Children stay in the air, work in the air and play in the air, because they are not one hundred and sixty-five kilograms yet. Its atmosphere is very strong because the gravity is very weak. If the atmo sphere were not strong, all the Y msolians would float out into the Denon System. Mark Egan L--------------------------------11s 116 WHAT THE FUTURE WILL HOLD FOR US 0 The snowplane The snowplane is moved by its propeller and if this does not work it has an engine. On the bottom it has two skis. It was invented by Dr O'Neill in 2025. He also built one in France in 2050, and he was the first man to drive it in Sweden in 2051. Chris O'Neill The Mega house The Mega house will have a garden, turbo-powered boosters, automatic fold-out wings, door slides (which have ladders to go up and slide to your seat), a full supply of food and a year's supply of battery power. There are wheels, skis and rubber hover skirts at the bottom. Walter Leung The "Beachside Surprise" The "Beachside Surprise" was in vented in Australia by Joanna Absolom. It was invented so that you could move on to the next meal whenever you wanted to. It can move around like a circus so that it doesn't have to stay in the same place. It can be found around London on Planet Earth, and to get a whole family table costs about twenty-five credits. Joanna Absolom In the future In the future I would like a flying car so that when I want to go to a place that is far from my house, I can get there fast. I would not need to stop at the traffic lights. A flying car would have jet engines, wings and wheels going in and out. More than fifty people could fit in the car so that when you have guests you don't need more than one car. Federico Evangelista Drivers' suits Drivers' suits will be made of soft metal. They will have soft metal belts and a safety hat to put on their heads. Dark grey colour shows the bending parts. Funny Lonyer was the first person to make a driver's suit in the year 2025. He made it so that when drivers have accidents they would not be hurt. Maya Bloch Eating in the future In the future there will be floating tables and chairs. You will have to wear special clothes to drift up to them. You will not have to do any cooking, just type in what you want on the table keyboard, press "Enter". The oven will come out of the table, the door will open and your food will be ready! Casey Wakely In the future In the future I hope there will be hover skateboards, large rocket jets and rocket roller skates. Everyone will wear metal clothing. Cars will fly and bicycles will be rocket-powered. Sophie Corstin ~clt~; '\ Changes in the future Now The future skateboard. . . . hoverboard bike . . . . . . . . . . . . air bike car . . . . . . . . . . . . . time machine tank . . . . . . . . . . . air tank house portable home plane ... ...... rocket liner Richard Hunt The luxury skyscraper The luxury skyscraper was invented in 2003 and first used in 2010. It was made to carry a hotel from place to place. It is very expensive and popular and can be found in six particular places: Australia~ England, China, America, Ireland and New Zealand. Hope you enjoy your flight! Kate Deacon The McDonald's feeder This machine is the new McDonald's feeder. All you do is put some money in the slot where it says, "Please pay here", and then you decide what you want to eat. You then type it into the computer and press '1Enter". All the food you ordered should come out on a belt on your right, with a bag. If you wish to take it away instead of eating it in the restaurant, you are allowed to do so. The McDonald's feeder was invented on 7 February 1990 by Abigail Holdaway. Abigail Holdaway --- ~@® ' @@) L~ .: \ "Everything shoe" With all its special features like portable restaurants and a first aid kit, it is ready for anything that could happen on the road. Although the stuff is small, as soon as it is taken from the shoe and makes contact with the air it expands to normal size. Max Spevack The future UFOs flying around, spaceships ev erywhere. No smoke. Blue, red, green, purple, pink and orange buildings. Nothing is dark, everything nice. Good people, no fighting and no war, Friendly to each other, everything is free. They know nothing about money. Aeroplanes like UFOs. No cars, but electric helicopters. Boats faster than blackbirds. Animals all walking, jumping happily around. This is how I see 2222. Hans Goslinga The future car In the future scientists may come up with an efficient battery-powered car. This would be non-polluting and fast. Maybe then they will throw away the polluting cars. The batteries could be easily recharged, the car could have a six-year warranty. There would be different models and colours, but the first one will always be the best! Mark Egan In the futt~re I hop~ in the future there will be hover boards, flying bikes and flying cars. I hope there will be portable houses. These would be like caravans, except that they would have auto pilot. They would also have robots to help to take care of the house, like housekeepers. Chris Lui Homework-saver pencil This pencil was designed by Emily O'Brien and was made on 5 February 2025. This homework saver pencil was designed to do your homework neatly and correctly. What you have to do is talk into the speaker and tell it what to do. Next, you press any button you like and the HSP will do the task in five seconds. The HSP runs on batteries but it is very light. It costs forty-five credits and came from Macie Wacie on the Planet Zupitor. Emily O'Brien ~Li.de, ou-t ca.me.rCA.. p~~~ a..f\d becomes ru.,bber 117 Primary Class 15 - Mr T. Nevin Back row Middle row Front row Chris Conmy 118 Kate Deacon, Casey Wakely, Sophie Corstin, Abigail Holdaway, Maya Bloch, Federico Evangelista, Mr Nevin Max Spevack, Hans Goslinga, Jonathan Leijonhufvud, Ceriel Coppus, Mark Egan, Andrew Hingley Christopher O'Neill, Joanna Absolom, Walter Leung, Emily O'Brien, Richard Hunt, Aisling Sanford, Chris Lui, Jennifer Ho Billy Emden Back row Middle row Front row Simon Hamer Primary Class 16 - Mrs M. Davies Krissy Walrath, Charles Fox, Nicholas Carter, Jolana Sampson, Edward Barlow, Nicola Murphy, Mrs Davies Richard Scott, Henry Turner, Michelle Astridge, Timothy Tschetter, Andrew McGuigan, Natalie Futcher Maurits van der Vegt, Margit Korteweg, William Hutton, Madeleine Thompson, Alex French, Nickie Hargreaves, Robert Dinnen, Riza Kremer Sarah Rapoport 119 120 The sun We need the sun for plants to grow and for us to see. The sun keeps us warm and it helps us to grow. The sun is really a shining star. It is 150 million kilometers away from earth. We can't see the sun at night because our part of the world is not facing the sun. Although it seems as if the sun rises and sets, it is really the earth's turning which causes day and night. Nobody can travel to the sun because the terrific heat would burn them to a cinder. The sun is a ball of exploding gases. It takes one year, or 365 days, for the earth to travel around the sun. Mexico, Canada and Argentina would be in darkness when it is daytime in Hong Kong. The sunrise The sun breaks Through the clouds, Challenging The colours of the night. In the farmyard A cockerel crows. The air is filled Richard Scott With the laughter of birds. An early morning breeze Scatters leaves on the ground. The fiery red and yellow ball Rises above the hills of the town. The smell of breakfast is in the air. The world is awake now And the silence of dawn Fades away. Andrew McGuigan Light And Dark Lantern Festival On the night of the Lantern Festival people have lanterns in shapes such as rabbits, butterflies and fish. They are lit with candles. The Chinese legend of the Lantern Festival is about a man who had a magic spear. One day, instead of one sun, there were ten suns shining. _So he took his magic spear and shot nme suns down. The empress was so pleased with his work that she g~ve him a magic pill, so that he could hve forever. Well, one day, the man had to go out and his wife, Hen 0, found the pill and ate it. She flew to the moon. When she got there, she was coughing so much that she coughed up the magic pill. It turned into a rabbit and she turned into _a three:: legged frog. People go to open ground areas like the beaches or Victoria Park on the night of the Lantern Festival to look at the moon. There are other names for the Lantern Festival: they are the Mid-Autumn Festival or the Moon Festival. Michelle Astridge Darkness Darkness Covers the sky. Crickets Sing outside. The moon Shines through the window. Owls Hoot in the woods. Shadows Move in the trees. Dogs Howl in the hills. The wind Rattles against the window. Waves Splash loudly on the beach. Stars Twinkle in the sky. Nickie Hargreaves Bats Bats live together in groups of large numbers. They come out about sunset and hunt for food. Bats sleep upside down in caves and old buildings. They are mammals because baby bats are born alive and drink milk from their mother like humans. Most bats eat insects but some bats eat fruit, others catch fish and some bats sip nectar from flowers. Bats have fur not feathers. Their tails are made of leathery skin. Bats can't see very well in the dark. They send out squeaks which are too high for a human to hear. Timothy Tschetter Dark Total blackness. A gleam of light From the moon Tries to shine Through my window. I lie in bed Listening to the wind, Creepy shadows Move in my room, Looking like dead trees On my walls. An owl shrieks At an intruder Who dares to enter His gloomy, misty woods. I hear a scratching sound. Is it mice? I look under my bed. They aren't there. I can't bear it anymore. I open my door And run to my parents'room. I crawl into their bed and fall asleep. I sleep pleasantly. Krissy Walrath I I Dawn The sun breaks Through the clouds. Glistening waves break Over the rocks. The dew on a spider's web Is making a rainbow. A gentle breeze blows The leaves about. Birds are singing A merry song. A few fishing boats Are disappearing out of the bay Into the mist. Henry Turner Nocturnal animals Moles live in underground burrows which they dig with their powerful front limbs. Their eyes are vey small and they are almost blind. Moles have bristles on their snouts which they use to feel their way around. They eat earthworms which they find underground. Moles do not often come out of their burrows. Bushbabies live in thick, thorny bushes. At night they jump from branch to branch searching for food. Their hearing is very good and they can move their big ears when they are listening for the movements of insects. In the day bushbabies sleep curled up in a leaf nest which is made ln tree or bush. Kiwis cannot fly. During the day kiwis stay in their burrows. They come out at night to look for earthworms and insects on the ground. Kiwis walk along with the top of their bill close to the ground as they feel their way about. Unlike most birds, kiwis have a good sense of smell which help them find their food. Their hearing is also very good. Madeleine Thompson The first lamps Long ago men used hollow stones as containers for lamps so that they could carry their oil lamps around more easily. The wicks were made from moss, fibre or bark. The early men filled their containers with oil or animal fat. The wick would keep burning whilst there was oil in the container. The Phoenicians were the first peole to use lamps. The ancient Egyptians used saucer lamps to light up their streets. The early Greeks improved the saucer lamp by curving the rim inwards to stop the oil from spilling out. Nicola Murphy Owls Owls are meat-eaters and catch all sorts of animals such as small mammals, insects, frogs, snakes and fish. They are about 130 species of owls. Owls are found in most parts of the world. The eyes of an owl are in front of the head not at the side. Owls can see better than most other birds. They use both of their eyes to look at the same area. Owls cannot move their eyes in their sockets at all but they can turn their head in almost any direction even upside down. Owls have excellent hearing. Their ear holes are very big and they can pick up tiny sounds like the squeaking of a mouse. An owl has strong grasping feet with curved claws. One type of owl is the Little Owl. It lays 4 to 6 eggs in March or April. The Little Owl is very small but it can kill birds as large as itself. It eats mammals and insects. The feathers of the Little Owl are a grey-brown colour with white spots. Jolana Sampson 121 122 Dawn A cool breeze whistles Through the trees. The yellow-orange sun Rises from behind the hills Turning the clouds pink. The birds in the trees Sing in the morning sun. Dew glitters On spiders' web. There's a lovely fresh Morning smell in the air. Street lights are going off. The sun turns bright yellow As it rises in the sky. Margit Korteweg Electric lamps Humphrey Davy invented the first lamp in 1802. He wired carbon to each end of a powerful battery. When he took the wire apart the electricity jumped and made an "arc" of light. Although arc lights were used for lighting street lamps, public buildings and lighthouses, they were much too bright to be used in people's homes. Joseph Swan, an Englishman, and Thomas Edison, an American, made the first successful electric lights using filaments. The filament in Joseph Swan's bulb is a piece of silk thread coated in carbon. Thomas Edison's bulb was a piece of cotton thread which was coated in carbon. As much air as possible was pumped out of the glass bulb. The the bulb was sealed. Thomas Edison's filament lamp was better than Joseph Swan's lamp because it lasted longer. Tungsten wire was later invented and used for the filament It is still used in lamps today. Tungsten wire has been used since 1910. Robert Dinnen The night Nights are fun, And sometines scary. But I'm not afraid of the dark. My friend is. I like having midnight feasts. He doesn't. He's boring. I'm fun ! I dream of planes and cars, He dreams of ghosts and graves. I love the dark, My friend is scared of it. I dream happy dreams, My friend doesn't. I hate sleep, My friend loves it Goodnight! The scary night Children are scared At night. Lights go on. Lights go off. Footsteps sounding Nicholas Carter On the pavement outside. The weather is stormy. My wardrobe is a vampire. It's spooky. I'm scared. "Daddy!" A door is creaking. Who's that on the stairs? Natalie Futcher The moon The moon goes around the earth every 28 days. When the sun shines on a part of the moon, we can see part of the moon. It looks as if the moon changes shape every night. It actually stays the same shape but we can only see the part which the sun shines on. Astronauts are people who go into space. When astronauts walk on the moon it is very difficult because their weight is much less than on earth. Did you know? The moon is about 380,000 kilometers from the earth. This is about the same distance as going around the world ten times. If the earth was the size of a football the moon would be the size of an orange. Men first landed on the moon in July, 1969. They were the American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. Maurits van der Vegt At night On a beach, Bones lie in the sand. A cloud blows across the moon Making it disappear Again. A dog howls. I feel scared. I shiver as I trip Over a log. Was that a ghost Floating past me? I see foot prints In the sand. I feel as if I'm in a nightmare - All By myself. Alexander French Night CREAK! Goes the door. You enter a shabby room. It's full of dust and cobwebs. CRACK! Goes a loose floorboard. Bats swish around you And dance on the walls. In front of you is A mass of splintered wood. Nimbly, you pick your way Through it And come out In a graveyard. You touch a gravestone. It feels slimy. In the distance A werewolf howls. It's getting colder and colder. You trip over a stone And fall onto a grave. On the gravestone Is written "C.V.D." It is Count V. Dracula's tomb! The grave begins to shake. The earth gives way And you fall in ... "It's supper time!" "Oh,Mom!" Darkness William Hutton A full moon shines in the sky. Children are sleeping in their beds. I hear the wind weeping, As the clouds move over the moon. Everything is dark. Owls hoot outside my window. Shadows move in the streets. I hear a door creak open, A cat miaows. Something scuttles across the floor, I hear a step on the staircase. There's nothing there - At least, I hope not! Sarah Rapoport Observing a burning candle 1. The colours I see in the flame are blue, yellow, white and black. 2. The flame is in the shape of an arrow. 3. It never stops wriggling. . 4. Sometimes the flame gets bigger and sometimes it gets smaller. 5. The flame lets out smoke. 6. There is a pool of wax at the top of the candle. 7. The wick is white and black. 8. The tip of the wick is a bright orange. 9. The flame son of dances. Dawn The shadows of the night Are fading. The stars Disappear. Nocturnal animals Return to their Dens. Dew gleams On the ground. A cool breeze Blows through the trees. The sun rises Like the Olympic Torch. The sky turns red. It's so quiet. Charles Fox Edward Barlow Stars During the day the sky is too bright for us to see the stars. The stars look small to us because they are so far away. The sun looks bigger than the stars because it is closer to earth. The word "constellation" means a kind of picture. That picture is made from stars. Two of the constellations I know are Orion and the Plough. The twelve signs of the zodiac are: Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo', Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius. I was born under the sign of Libra. An observatory is a building with many special telescopes in it for studying the stars. A person w~o finds out more about the stars 1s called an astronomer. A planetarium is a place where people c~n see pictures and films about the umverse. I have never been to the Space Museum in Hong Kong but I have been to one in Holland. Simon Hamer Dreams It is night And very dark. Iamin my bed Trying to go to sleep. I imagine r m in a big, dark place. I am on my own. I see a dark, ghostly house. There is a witch inside And many ghosts. I see my mother go into the house. Then I see my dad go in also. I shout out, "Don't go in there!" But they go inside. Then the witch comes up Behind me. "Got you!" she says. But my dad comes out of the house And he catches her. I am safe again In my bed. RizaKremer Primary Class 17 - Mrs V. Barker Back row Middle row Front row Cate Conmy 124 Annemieke Vink, Daniel Palmer, Johane Royds-Jones, David Hamblin, Nicole van der Mije, Darran Jones Joseph Ng, Joanna Lewis, Margarita Stapleton, Oonagh McCarthy, Kellie McKenzie, Melanie Catley, Thomas Ayres, Mrs Barker Mark Evetts, Veronica Pepe, Patrick Lane-Spollen, Sarena Harvey, Rik Goslinga, Kate Webb, Cameron Harris, Kathy Marshall Plants and Places Big bonsai nightmare (Choose your own adventure) You walk through a cluster of flower where silky petals rub against your skin. After a drink by a river you carry on with your journey. You suddenly stop, for there, under the largest tree that you have ever seen, is a tall, old stranger. You silently move close to him but the stranger sees you and runs down into a dark and gloomy hole. (Do you follow him or do you go back?) As you follow him, he moves to a secret panel on the wall and opens it to reveal a secret passage. It closes behing him but you swiftly open the panel and follow every move he makes. As you see a prick of light ahead, you suddenly hear a deafening scream and look up to see a cage falling on you. (Are you caught in the cage or did you avoid it?) Mark Evetts ' Gnarled like the fingers of an old man and bent with age, the bonsai looks like a person who has suffered many hardships. But the b_onsai doesn't just give me the impression of an antique thing with no life left in it. It holds the splendid air of someone who has survived much trouble. Even though man has interfered with Mother Nature's attention to this tree, it still throbs with life. It has endured the toying fingers of man and has still come out as a masterpiece. Cate Conmy The bonsai tree The miniature tree stands on a dark and peaceful rock with its tiny leaves swaying in the wind. This old tree, which has been cared for from generation to generation, stretches its roots to find water and its branches follow a winding path to the sun. Veronica Pepe 126 Bonsai trees Its twisted, looped, rough branches looked like boa constrictors that were strangling each other. They were so knotted that you could hardly follow their direction. A cavernous hole was exposed in the stem and it almost seemed as if you could see the tree's skeleton. The rest of this creepy tree was full of wrinkles, like an old person's knuckles. Annemieke Vink Bonsai trees The roots, like vines, spread out beneath the dull, colourless trunk and branches which look very scary. Lifeless leaves, once rich and green, are now an awful browny grey and hang droopily from spiky stumps where once beautiful flowers grew. Mossy soil supports this winding, dwarfed tree which has lasted from generation to generation. In all these years of care what has been produced? A dwarfed, minute tree. Kellie McKenzie The bonsai nightmare "The pills work! " I had shrunk to 2.5 cm. I entered the bonsai forest and began to walk through the small undergrowth of trees. Suddenly, in a clearing, I stared up and saw an enormous beast. It was almost as if it had fourteen legs. Was I hallucinat ing? I walked closer and could see a hole in a tree and as I moved closer to enter it, it seemed that time had stopped. I walked for endless hours through crooked passages until light appeared ahead and I opened a chamber door. I felt terrified, for gloomy cobwebs hung from every comer. A horrifying scream made my spine tingle as the chamber door closed. I was locked in the tree for eternity. Joseph Ng The bonsai tree I walked along the bonsai forest feeling like a giant. Had I grown or were they shrunken? The moon shone on their knobbly branches, which looked like the arms of famine victims. Moss had crept up the trees like green caterpillars, soft and furry, but they had not covered the gaping wounds where boughs had been cut off. The ends of the branches looked like jaws ready to pull people in with their teeth. As I walked away I looked over my shoulder in case the branches might grab me and pull me into the shrunken world of "the bonsai". Cameron Harris The Jet-headed Condor The Jet-headed Condor lives in the highest mountains in Crystal. It is a Falconiforrne and belongs to the Cathartidae family. It has a black body and white wings and its feet have four sharp talons. Its beak is curved for ripping and it eats fish and hares. Its nest, which is made from leaves, b:anches and grass, is two metres wide and one metre deep. It lays one egg a year which weighs one kilo and measures 12 cm. The Jet headed Condor mates in the spring and attra~ts the fe'male with a display of bombmg and diving. The partners are very loyal to each other and come back to the same nest each year. Daniel Palmer The lake Around the pool it is cool, fresh and bright in the light coming through the trees. The continuous croak of a frog echoes across the water where birds skim the surface leaving a sparkly trail behind. The peace and quiet is only broken by the movement of a squirrel jumping through the trees and disturbing the leaves, for there is no breeze. Patrick Lane-Spollen The desert The flaming sun scorched every li~ing thing in sight. A gust of hot ~md 1:>lew the coarse dry sand in the d1rect1on of a lonely oasis. As it continued on its endless journey it met cacti where grains of sand were caught in the clutches of the spiky monster and where a little hamster scurried to his burrow with food for his wife and family. Margarita Stapleton The lake In the cool late afternoon the light of the sun squeezed itself between the gaps of the overlapping trees. The lake dazzled in the sun and a small fish jumped out of the water making ripples that chased each other to the bank. The trees rustled their leaves in the cool breeze as the evening fell. Joanna Lewis The forest Light filters through the trees' lush leaves and makes patterns on the grou~d. A snake rustles in the grass sending a squawking pigeon up into the safety of a nearby pine tree. A shy fawn grazes under the watchful eye of her mother and, as the sun sinks slowly behind the hills, a cool breeze starts to blow. Sarena Harvey , ~- ., '~ ,f" • - ~-F ' ....- --·· . (.;~· ,.,. .. :,.., ., The jungle A thin fog rises out of the dense jungle and the first life begins to awaken. The green, lush trees are full of birds which squawk, and monkeys chattering as they swing from branches. A ray of light catches a bird as it flies through the jungle, its tail a flash of crimson. A light breeze blows over, disturbing the mist, and the animals start their morning. David Hamblin 127 128 The variety in the market-place The Wah Fu market-place was filled with smells, from smelly drains to the sweet smell of bread. Clucking chickens in a cage were squashed together like a tin of sardines. Eels were curving in and out of each other in tanks of salty water. There were lots of people and some even posed for us as we drew sketches of them. Dried fish hung waiting to be sold while other fish swam in tanks of fresh water. There were lots of different kinds of fruit like bananas, mangoes, apples, pears, starfruit and you could smell the lemons. There was a strange smell coming from somewhere and at first I didn't realise what it was, then I recognised it as the smell of burning joss-sticks. There were so many smells and colours in the market-place. Johane Royds-Jones The ruined city The ghostly wind blows across the city, causing howling noises and making doors look as if they are being pushed by invisible hands. A brick falls to the ground and smashes to smithereens. The dust, caught in the sunlight, rotates in circles and passes though cracked windows and doors leaning on hinges. Tatty, shredded curtains flap in the wind. The grey drab colours of the buildings look dull in the sunlight and make creepy shadows which get bigger as the sun goes down. Thomas Ayres The factory A choking dust lurked in the air as the lorries and trucks unloaded goods. The workers wore dirty clothes that could only be described as rags. It was a colourless place apart from a big poster that advertised "Grubble's Bubbles". The brick walls surrounding the factory had dents in them that were slowly deteriorating and there was a distinct smell which floated in the atmosphere. The smell was of the unusual ingredient that was used to make bubble gum. D~nJones I~ 1}~ . '~ () , JC., r~---~~· r '..· , ,v GJ .~;;:, The ruined city The howling wind blew through decaying bricks, broken windows and through the eaten-away doors. A heavy loneliness hung in the dead atmosphere and piercing screams still haunted this gaunt, skeletal world. This once busy, populated city is now in helpless ruins, isolated from any other place in this world. Oonagh McCarthy The dark rainy place It was a dark night, the moon was shining through the branches of the trees. Dew was everywhere, my legs were wet and so were my shoes. Frogs were jumping from puddle to puddle and I could. hear them croaking. It started to ram and worms came out of the ground. As the lightning started I put on my raincoat. I had to hide somewhere. I could see a big gap in a tree and as I walked into it, it swallowed me up. I didn't know what had _happened but after a long, long time I could hear that the sound of the rain had stopped. Suddenly, I was outside in the same place where I had been that night in the rain. As I wondered what had happened, the red sun came up behind the hills. Rik Goslinga The flower stall A sweet smell of flowers, Each neatly placed with its own vari ety, Each with its own sweet smell. Flowers with long, thin petals, Some wide and short. Small white flowers bunched together Looking like a small white cloud. A purple, yellow and white orchid With veins of blue going up its petals, Long stems, short stems, A curled-up flower. Big leaves, zigzagged or smooth, So many flowers in so many colours. Nicole van der Mije Wah Fu market Tidy, rooted Chinese spinach all neatly stacked in rows, Hanging fresh meat, dripping with blood, Eels swirling in "S"-like movements in a tank. Moist, oily, flat ducks all piled in a basket, Aggressive chickens pecking each other in• their cramped cages. Rough skins of taro plants, brown and segmented Knobbly ginger thrown into baskets. Eager people waiting to be served and The warm, sweet smell of bread. Perfumed joss-sticks scent the air where a Little kitten is curled up, fast asleep in his box. Apples, oranges and bananas are all placed in neat rows, Clucking chickens scratch in their cages. Echoes of water running down into the drains. Kathy Marshall The flower of Crystal The national flower of Crystal is called The Crystal. It is in danger of becoming extinct because all the tourists pick them as they are so pretty. The roots release a poisonous juice which causes the Blids to die and because of this Mr Grubble, who needs Blids, sells them in flower shops in an attempt to make them extinct. Crystals can be found by the lakes and in the forests of the planet. In the spring the flower lets out a beautiful silvery shine almost like a crystal itself. It has a fresh, clean smell that tells you it is springtime. The flower is shaped like a diamond that you would get on a ring. Its stem is jade green and the leaves which come from the stem are an unusual kite shape. Kate Webb The variety in the market-place The pile of oranges in the basket looked smooth but when you examined them closely they were rough and bumpy. Around the corner were all the other fruit and vegetables such as the irregular pieces of ginger, thrown into baskets, as if nobody wanted them any more, and the rosy red apples polished and arranged neatly into rows. The warm smell of baking bread hid the dry biscuity smell of chickens and chickenfeed. Fish in the tanks had lots of room to glide about in the water, not like the chickens cooped up in cages, all clucking loudly and pecking each other. A perfumed smell of joss sticks filled the air around the shop where all the things to be sold were red and bright. Hanging up on a peg was a pig that had stamps on it. It was huge and hadn't got a head, unlike the fish that were swimming in plastic bags. The eels were loose, swirling about in tanks, not like the dead fish, stiff and never able to swim again. Melanie Catley 129 Primar Class 18 - Mr S. Marshall r-------------------------~1ant Encounterc-- 130 Top secret There was almost no sound except for the birds that w~re softly singing their song. The sun shone brightly upon them out of a light blue sky. Everything was peaceful and there was no breeze at all. Below this beautiful scene lay a great field full - of flowers of all shapes and sizes. The bees were flying from flower to flower and butterflies were dancing in the air. The rabbits hopped and jumped around, stopping to munch the fresh green grass. Behind the field a spectacular landscape stretched ~ar. In the field a mysterious flower suddenly turned Its head. It turned and turned then stopped. Quickly an eye popped out but shot back in again. Inside the flower something started to blow, giving the flower a strange and ghostly look. J asmina van Driel Wood Creation It seemed like a normal day. The birds were chirping and there was a light morning breeze that flew across the fields on the little island. But it was not fully normal. On the highest peak a tiny laboratory sat. Inside a secret experiment was in progress. Then scientists, all wearing white lab coats, were bending over a glass case. Excitement and nervousness splashed over them as they began the countdown. One scientist punched a red button and a ferocious explosion sounded. The blast bowled them over and bashed them against the walls. They recovered from the shock as the outburst subsided. Kumari Nelson 0 The old man sat on a stool carving a small flower out of wood. His eyes stared at the carving and his lips cracked as he smiled. The man's rough hands were carving the petals.He loved wood. The eye He could create pictures in wood. He had worked with wood all his life. He was a man who would protect trees with his heart. Lucy McMahon The moon shone on a small island through a blanket of darkness. It was still, quiet, nobody to be seen. The owl hooted, welcoming the light. At the end of a stem, an unusual red eye stared out of a bush. A mosquito was humming around the glaring eye. Suddenly, the insect was sucked up behind the bush. The weird eye disappeared behind the bush, then hopping, a strange figure appeared with the same eye that was peering from behind the bush. It was a plant. The plant was a stem with a bulge in the middle. On the bulge was the strange eye. There seemed to be suckers too. It was about 75 cm tall, an attractive flower on its top and, strangely enough, there were smaller flowers inside which came in pairs. Then a very strange thing happened. Dust flooded out of a small hole in the bottom of the stem and made a pile in front of the plant and at the same time it burped. Stephanie Ryan ----Of A Close Kind------------------- The plant The sky was clear as a gentle breeze swirled in the meadows and fields. In the distance heavily armed guards patrolled the tall electrified, barbed gate. Dogs sniffed and kept their keen eyes open for any intruders. Behind this great fence was a domed building made of steel, fully secure except for a few bullet-proofed windows and coded doors. Movement occurred within. Shadows rushing from room to room, testing guns for the army. A professor, absorbed in a book which lay in one hand, while in the other was a top secret new microchip, was walking down the hall. A cleaning lady was vacuuming the shiny tiled floor when suddenly she bumped into the old professor and kn~ked the microchip out of its container. Joanna Yao Invasion As the sun rose over the green mountains, it lit up the cloudless sky. At the Park household the farmer was milking the cows, the mother was making breakfast and the children were getting dressed for school. Suddenly some gigantic boulders began hurling themselves out of the sky like meteorites and plunged into the ground with great force. The mother had already fainted with shock at the sight of one rock. She was sprawled out on the kitchen floor. The children had seen the boulders and the little fragments shooting through the window. Anika Burgess First blood ~ · " ,; There was a great fiery ball in the east. A small rabbit bounced across a field of lush green grass, then ~ two eyes popped out of the ground. The rabbit, sensing danger, sniffed the air cautiously. Smelling ~ nothing, the rabbit carried on hopping around the field. The eyes started corkscrewing until a body · appeared. Now seeing this, the rabbit was scampering back to its burrow, but it was too late. The plant had shot out a dart that had paralysed it. Graham Elliott In the beginning The rain started to fall a little more heavily now. It made the dark green moss glisten with water in the moonlight. Underground, the seed began to split and a green shoot started to grow up. In a short while, when the stem was 15 centimetres above the ground, two brown balls burst to reveal skeletal leaves. Outlined with brown, they had blood-red veins in the centre. At the same time two red spheres also emerged and exposed a pair of blood-red flowers. Each one seemed to have a single yellow petal. From the top of the stem a puff of yellow scent floated up attracting nocturnal insects. The fine net behind the source of the scent turned as if trying to listen for insects. Emma Peacock 131 ----------------Plants------------------!"""I '\· 132 Memories .. ~Ii I remember in my youth when I could run in the woods and play on the green grass. _ <:'7 Not like today when all is plastic. Everything looks so alive but it's not real. It's a shame _;/ ,, that nothing is as it used to be. Things have changed. The last tree is dying. No-one will be able to make another. Man has destroyed the plants of our world. Amber The tiny insect crawling along the . dusty track. The trees rustling as a little formed drop of amber falls to the ground, encasing it. The insect struggles to get out of the sticky amber. Soon he stills. Stone still, as the minute eyes peer out of the prison. After millions of years the insect will still be preserved for eternal time. Matthew Bone Memories Alice Barty \ ' \. --- _.,,,,. ,,,_. / . ' J,,;-- ,0 /"'' ,: .. '(/ -1/ \ Wood ' • ' 1/' _.,_ ' Out of the corner of my eye I noticed something, a piece of wood. It was slightly round with ,,; wonderful rivers of curves and knots in it. It had. a ·•)~ lovely smooth texture and when the sun shone on It, . ,·,......__,:_;:-; it sparkled in the morning dew. I cradled the treasure /A in my arms as I sank into thoughts inspired by the 't ; wood. Michael Brownjohn jn ,~ ~ The wood carver 'f-< Carving away with his old wrinkled hands, making not one mistake. His eyes worn out from having to concentrate very hard year after year. All the neat curves and swirling patterns that had been made into old-fashioned houses, waterfalls and people. Wood shavings all over the floor. Then as he finishes the work, he puts a price on it and carries it to the pile where the rest are. In his years of wood carving he would have used many trees. Luisa Allen As the tear rolled down her face, the memories came back into her mind, when she was a child and there were real trees and grass. So, today was the day grandma was taking me to the Nature Museum to bring back old memories for her and to show me what real trees looked like in the olden days. This was going to be the most exciting day of my life. I had seen postcards and pictures of them but never the real thing. Grandma called me because the bus had come to pick us up for the Nature Museum, which was printed on the side of the bus. I ran to jump in and mum came pushing grandma in her wheelchair to the bus and then we were off. Lindsay Ellis ---------------Who Cares?---------------, Driftwood The wood floated gently up onto the sand and lay there, smooth and shaped as a boomerang. I carefully picked up the driftwood and examined it, its fine textures and grains. It was beautifully smooth, not a knot in it. The wood that I had found was a part of nature. Memories The old tired widow sat next to a dusty window-sill with grey hair, a wrinkled face and skinny bony hands. She stared out of the window in a daze, thinking of when the trees weren't plastic but they had natural growth in them and their leaves were living green. Her granddaughter interrupted the old lady's thought and said, "Gran, Gran, are you all right?" As a tear trickled down her cheek she said "Yes, I was just thinking of when I was a little, young one, climbing up trees, picking up sticks and brushing through the grass." The old widow gradually went back to her thoughts as her granddaughter carried on talking. Jenny Hochstetter "Timber" Peter Blockley The man was chopping down the trees. The splinters were jumping out from the trees. The trees were screaming like the saws. With a crash the tree was down. Anders Hansen Natural destruction The carving The man's gnarled, bony fingers were working on his new wooden carving. His hands were working so fast that they vanished in a blur. The sawdust was left floating to the ground. More tumbled down after it. The carving knife seemed to buzz as it whittled away the wood. The lifeless figure began to form in the now dead wood. Kate Smith The boy threw it away and slowly walked home. The sun was just overhead and a wisp of smoke came circling out from underneath the magnifying glass. The hungry flame devoured anything and everything that came into its path. It danced across the clearing in the fading light. At last it reached the giant oak. It played on the bark, trying to get to the branches. Suddenly there was a loud, splintering sound as the oak fell amidst the smoke and flames. Soon the branches, the bark, the whole tree was burnt into nothing but ashes. Manisha Mathur 133 ---------------We Do!---------------, 134 Destruction As the termites bit away on the aging trees, a sound came fro~ the distance. A loud busy sound hke a swarm of bees, but as it drew closer you could make out that it wasn't any bee. It was the sound of the dreaded chain saw. Man had come. The sense of danger drew closer, only a few trees away. The trees protesting as they bit the dust. The last tree cut down. The last tree in what was the Amazon Jungle. Nature Nature, with all its beauty, Man has destroyed it. Man has swept life off The face of the earth. All the birds, Animals and plants Have been replaced By plastic. Plastic has taken over. The world was once A place of life With all its purity. Now everything is plastic. Everything is plastic. Is plastic. Plastic. Simon Shannon Hannah Biggs The old tree The tree that has lived through man's growth, Man's inventions, Man's conquests of nature. The tree that has lived through all man's wars. The tree that has taken 800 years to get to its old age, But only 2 seconds to destroy. Brendan Strobl Rain forests Another dawn had broken the night, a breeze shook the leaves on a tree. But something was wrong, another hectare had been torn down out of the South American rain forest. Money is the key issue, Soon air will be. Antti Ahtiluoto Primary Class 18 - Mr S. Marshall Back row Middle row Front row Matthew Bone, Anika Burgess, Antti Ahtiluoto, Emma Peacock, Simon Shannon, J asmina van Driel, Mr Marshall Peter Blackley, Lindsay Ellis, Manisha Mathur, Kumari Nelson, Lucy McMahon, Jenny Hochstetter, Kate Smith Ander~ Hansen, Hannah Biggs, Michael Brownjohn, Alice Barty, Graham Elliott, Joanna Yao, Brendan Strobl, Luisa Allen Stephanie Ryan 135 At the time of going to press, Fiona Ramsey was one of 15 shortlisted for the South China Morning Post Student of the Year Award. Nerys Evans is Head Girl of South Island School, Hong Kong. From Old Boys Andrea Peacock is Head Girl of Queenswood School, Hertfordshire. Torquil Macleod was awarded the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Prize in 1989. And Girls 136 Important : When you leave school, send us your news and a photo for this page in next year's magazine. Solutions To The French Puzzles 1. Numero 4. 2. Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee. 3. Le tennis, la natation, le football. Acknowledgements Publication Team: Myrinda Barlow Christine Bone Nicci Button Fran~oise Clerc-Renaud Carol Guest Lesley Hargreaves Emma Johnson-Gilbert Diana Martin-Robinson Grania Skeldon (Co-ordinator) Maggie Turner Once again we would like to thank Linda Poulter, L.P.R.S., who took the photos of the Christmas and Easter concerts, and of the art. Linda, a professional photographer, always makes time to come and take photos for us when we need her special expertise. We selected the other photos from the hundreds sent in by mothers and fathers but we would like to say a special thank you to Rolf Janelm, who was always so willing to come into school to take photos for us. The photos on the music pages are his, together with the memory page and many others. We did our own typesetting this year and our thanks go to Josephine Price and Peter Witton for their hard work and the use of their laser printer. We would also like to thank the following companies and families whose donations enabled us to increase the number of colour pages in the magazine : Printed by Wing Fat Paper Box Co. County NatWest Securities Asia Ltd Hong Kong Telephone Co Ltd Linklaters & Paines NCR (Hong Kong) Ltd and the Lee family the Moffat family. Calligraphy by Dr L.H.Wang

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