Contents Everybody ............................................................................................ •••••.••••• .. ••••••• 1 Men1ory Page ............................................................................................... •. • .. • •. • • • • • 2 From the Principal ..................................................................................................... 3 Our Teachers ................. ...................................................................................... •. • • • 4 Others Who Help Us .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. 5 Parents Around the School . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . 6 Health Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Early Days at School . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Christmas Concerts: Reception ................................................................................... . 10 Primary 1 ................................................................................... . 11 Primary 2 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.......•••.•••••••• . 12 Primary 3 ................................................................................... . 13 Primary 5 ................................................................................... . 14 Primary 4 Concert: Blast Off! .................................................................................... 15 Wednesday is Assen1bly Day .......................................................................................... 16 Outings ............................................... , ..................................................................... 1 7 Crunps ..................................................................................................................... 18 The Fives Go To China ................................................................................................ 19 Clubs ...................................................................................................................... . 20 Frunily Sports Day ...................................................................................................... . 21 Brownies .................................................................................................................. . 2 2 Cub Scouts ............................................................................................................... , 2 3 Music - Mrs. Speed and Mrs. Krieger ............................................................................. 2 4 Physical Education - Mrs. Pujol ..................................................................................... 2 8 Art - Mrs. Lrunont and Mrs. Gadbury ............................................................................. 3 2 Inter-School Competitions ............................................................................................. 36 Reception Class 1 Mrs. Lewis ................................................................................ 3 7 Reception Class 2 Mrs. Nevin ................................................................................ 43 Reception Class 3 Mrs. Tully ................................................................................. 4 9 Primary 1-4 Mrs. Rrunsey .............................................................................. 5 5 Primary 1-5 Mrs. Preston ............................................................................... 61 Primary 1-6 Mrs. Aduso ................................................................................. 6 7 Primary 2-7 Mrs. Phillipson ............................................................................ 73 Primary 2-8 Mrs. Tyrrell ................................................................................ 7 9 Primary 2-9 Mrs. Ashdown ............................................................................. 8 5 Primary 3-10 Mrs. Anderson ............................................................................. 91 Primary 3-11 Mrs. Whittleton ........................................................................... 96 Primary 3-12 Mrs. Wiltshire ............................................................................. 102 Primary 4-13 Mrs. Jrunes ................................................................................. 108 Primary 4-14 Mr. Nevin .................................................................................. 114 Primary 4-15 Mrs. Anglesey .............................................................................. 120 Primary 5-16 Mrs.Davies ................................................................................. 126 Primary 5-17 Mrs. Viney .................................................................................. 132 Primary 6-18 & 6-19 Mr. Miller and Mr. Marshall .......................................... . , .... , .. ,,. , 138 French - Madrune Noel .. . . . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 · 152 We Left Kellett In 1993 ............................................................................................... . I Was In The Sixes In .................................................................................... ............... 154 Cantonese Club ....................... : .................................................................................. 156 My name is .......................................... . I am . . . . . . . . . years old. My teacher's name is ............................. . Glue your My friends are ...................................... . photograph here ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• You can see me again on pages ................... . Our Teachers I. Mrs. M. Coultous 14. Mrs. L. Goold 27. Mrs. 11. Williams 2. Miss K. Morgan 15. Mrs. M. Whittlcton 28. Mrs. J. Greenaway 3. Mrs. L. Ayres 16. Mr. N. Miller 29. Mrs. J. Wiltshire 4. Mrs. C. Lamont 17. Mrs. J. Simpson 30. Mr. T. Nevin 5. Mrs. F. Macleod 18. Mrs. M. Viney 31. Mrs. V. Steer 6. Mrs. G. Tully 19. Mrs. L. Lewis 32. Mrs. II. Preston 7. Mrs. L. Speed 20. Mrs. J. Jamieson 33. Mrs. R. Ryan 8. Mrs. J. Ramsey 21. Mrs. R. Phillipson 34. Mr. S. Marshall 9. Mrs. J. Tyrrell 22. Mrs. L. Pujol 35. Mrs. J. Jones 10. Mrs. B. Anglesey 23. Mrs. T. James 36. Mrs. L. Ashdown 11. Mrs. D. Price 24. Mrs. V. Anderson 37. Mrs. A.M. Nevin 12. Mrs. A. Cooke 25. Mrs. R. Aduso 13. Mrs. J. Underwood 26. Mrs. M. Davies 4 Mrs. L. Charlton Mrs. J. Noel Mrs. L. Speed Mrs P. Krieger Mrs. N. Gadbury Others who help us Mrs Macleod was one of the first people to work at Kellett School. She sometimes helps Mrs Steer with her work, and she types a lot. Janet Ng Mrs Ayres helps us. This is what she does and where you can find her. Medical room, office, playground and in class rooms to give out letters. She is also the bus mother when the real bus mother is not there. Mr Chiu works in the kitchen. He helps Moon get tite milk ready. He also looks after the school at night. He has his own room. Before he goes to bed he checks the school and makes sure all of the doors and • windows are shut. Natalie Jones Ladies in the first aid room help you when you fall over and when you get a bump they put ice on your head. William Sweeney Moon is a busy woman. She works is the kitchen. She puts the milk in the trays and cleans the school. She tidies the reception play area. The bus drivers help a lot. They drive us to school. They pick us up at our bus stop. They take us home. If we had no bus drivers how could we get to school? Tybee van Tienen Clarissa Headford 5 The Board of Governors At Sports Day John Piper, Stewart Smith, Elizabeth Thynne, Suzanne Beard, Gus Andree-Wiltens, Vivienne Steer, Tim Lewis, Andrew Patrick, . Fiona Macleod. Ca1llm G--owf; p1-~ G-ru.rtpalu,-.,,o I, .... --~+. -Kellerron t-bspiral Ths 'via~ -7 /-1 E..ALIH WEEk 7 One of the joys of working and living in Hong Kong is the international mix of the population and our children at Kellett reflect the mixed nationalities of the community. During the last year we have continued to welcome children with a wide range of experiences from schools in various comers of the world, giving us a total of twenty-five nationalities this year. In an assembly earlier in the year some thought was given to our school, who does our school belong to? Some of the people working with us on that day came out to talk about how the school belonged to them: Mrs. Marans as our fund-raiser, Mrs. Cookson as a mother and helper in the library, Mrs. Lamont as one of the original teachers, Lucy Smith in 'beard' representing her father as Chairman, and the Board of Governors, and Claire from Reception 1. We decided the school belonged to us all in different ways and it was up to us to make it a good place to spend our days. How do we ensure this? By: - growing together with tolerance and co-operation; - working together with friendship and harmony to unite the nations we represent as one; - playing together to help build understanding of one another. With these thoughts in mind we can go forward to build a "caring, sharing world" within our school; with these thoughts in mind we can set our children on a path to becoming future citizen's of the world, who will make their contribution to an integrated society without prejudice to colour, race or creed. Our children are growing up in a world with many differences from the one their parents knew as children. Our children are growing with strong views, on their environment, on conservation and pollution, on hunger and disease. I hope that their experiences at Kellett will lead them to a future world, able to work with a true spirit of collaboration. One day the sun will rise on a bright new morning When the clouds of doubt and fear have blown away When the dark night of suspicion pales into the dawn of trust And the world can look with hope on each new day: Then wl'll peace walk the earth with the feet of children And will love join the children hand in hand Then will joy light the world thro' the eyes of children For these are things that children understand. One day the sun will rise on a bright new morning When the summer flowers dance in every lane When a man will tend again the soil his father once laid bare And the forest and the field are free again. One day the sun will rise on a bright new morning When the sadness and the poverty will end When the hand stretched out in hunger will be filled with bread and wine, And a man will smile and call a stranger 'friend'. Sue Stevens With the children of The First Kindergarten, Shekou, China With Mrs. Guide at the Four's Concert Like the children, I always enjoy the stories, poems, paintings and pictures in the Kellett magazine and I would like to thank Sue Buchan and her team of mothers and all the teachers for all their contributions in producing another exciting edition. Thanks to go to all the parents who over the year find so many ways of supporting the school community and demonstrating so much enthusiasm and commitment. V 1/\J V' Vv\.,-V_ ~ Vivienne Steer, Principal 16 C/ttPs I like fabric painJing awl because ii gives you a chanu to prinJ onJo fabric - like I-shirts. At Chinese New Year we drew a rooster all diiferenJ wlours and a few weeks ago we prinJed our rooster onJo a pi.eu off abric. Thomas Andrews My club is ca/led Scottish CounJry dancing. I like this dub because il's fun and gives uercisL. Ami goes to my club too - we are always partners - we laugh our heads off. I have always wanJed to do hall hockey buJ I never got in to ii buJ this tenn I got inlo ii. I am really happy. Nick Annstrong lasl tenn I did puppets, ii was really good. I made a bear. I wanJed to do ii again buJ I was not allowed. Charlie Brooks I lile badmin.lon club because ii is good exercise for me.It trains your ann and the teacher is friendl.y to. James Beesley I have always wanJed to get inlo pets wilh Mrs Tully buJ Mrs James said everyone wanJs to. Anna O'Brien lasl year I wenJ to origami, ii was really fun! We made dogs and all kinds of animals. We do clubs after lunch. Merel /lamer I am in Swedish club. I chose ii because ii is fun. I enjoy ii because I am Swedish. Mwul Carrie I lile my club because I like waxing, me/Jing, wlouring and all sorts of dewrating. Mrs Gadbury has a special wlouring machine and I Lile using is. Mrs Gadbury dyes the eggs and we wax and colour them. Michael Brooks Reid My club is Easler slicking.It is in Mrs James' room. I have stuck three eggs, a baslcel and a hand - all made ouJ of fe/J. ..... ·! l,,~: .. C,t ;'1'1_.• ) \ ·t.,,. I ,,- \, .l'i~, ' 't ,-r ' You can see us every Thursday at School in our Brownie Uniforn1s. We started in Septe111ber 1992 as a group of twelve and have now increased to twenty two. We are the girls of .~ the 99th Island Pack B. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 It has been another wonderful year for Kellett on the football field. We played in the Dairy Farm seven a side tournament, the Hong Lok Yuen six a side tournament and the E.S.F./S.C .E.A . tournament. The final tournament of the season was the Sai Kung Cup. After battling it out all day we reached the final. We found that in the final we were up against Kennedy School who only had seven men even though this was an eight a side tournament. So we thought it only fair and sporting to play seven a side. After full and extra time it was still~ nil -nil draw, so we decided to share the cup with Kennedy. Going up to collect the cups in the two tournaments were two of the proudest moments of my life. In addition to these school victories.Paul Oxton.James McDonald and Philip Wright were selected to play in the Hong Kong Island football squad. On behalf of all the boys I would like to thank Mr Nevin for all his coaching, Mrs Pujol for all her hard work, and last, but by no means least, the Kellett parents cheering squad and supporters club. Daniel Beard 111ter-Scltoo/s Co111petltl0f18 Netball this season gave the Kellett team a lot of opportunities like; Mrs Pujol organising after school games with other school teams. In the E.S.F. & S.C .E.A . Tournament, Kellett Team made it to the quarter finals. Some of our team members have been chosen to play in the Hong Kong Island Tournament. A BIG THANK YOU TO MRS PUJOL AND MRS COOPER FOR THEIR FINE COACHING The rugby team had its second season at Kellet this year and most of our matches have been played on Tuesday afternoons at either So Kon Po or Tai Hang Tung . We won six of our ten matches. The team also took part in the Surefax Rugby Tournament in February. Teams from twelve schools took part and we were beaten in the final by Shatin Junior in a sudden death play-off. As a finale to the season Paul Oxton, Daniel beard and James McDonald were selected to play for Hong Kong in the game against Kowloon for the Mike Peat Memorial Cup. Hong Kong won by twenty five to ten. It was very exciting to play before an international crowd. On behalf of the boys we would like to thank Mrs. Pujol for being a wonderful manager and Gary Cross and James Burbage-King for their invaluable coaching. Paul Oxton Mrs Davies has been running the chess club during winter hours and we have had many good games at lunchtimes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays .Phillip Ho seems the hardest person to beat, but everyone tries to get him into checkmate, even if they can't win ! We have only had one tournament this term, against Bradbury, and I am pleased to report that Kellett won quite easily and that we all enjoyed the games and also the drinks and biscuits that followed. Chess is a very challenging game and it is a good game to learn because you can play it all your life . You can also play against a computer if you can't find someone to play against. Tilenka Thynne Reception, Class 1 - Mrs L. Lewis Back row Middle row Front row Mrs Lewis, Trevor Henderson, Jordan Vandenberg, Marijn Poldermans, Johanne Goslinga,Florentine Snouckaert, Mrs Jamieson Alice Stewart, Christopher Fisher, Benjamin Sawyer, Olivia Crawford, Thomas Kemp, Camilla Poulsson, Mariana Stone Stephanie Mittiga, Michael Turmer, Megan Russell, Martin O'Shea, Claire Mitchell, Fraser Chapman, Matthew Charlton, Alexander Cribbin Radika Ahuja Sam Shevick 37 {) 0 0 Q 0 38 0 t up and got d had his br Megan 0 0 0 0 0 0 was lots of snow went outside and ro snowball. Marijn 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 b 0 0 0 O 0 6 ---0 0 0 0 0 outside t e's lots o ·s house. Oo 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 boy made a sno g the snow on wi Sam 0 () 0 0 . . . . ·,;·.~ ·-:-~ ,· ~:, :· .. . ,. ... . \. ~ .:-.~ ·;,_ . . -• '2 ._ _______ . ,, ~ ✓ J, ~ /'_•/' /' _. I ·, . - - 0 0 C) 0 C) 0 nt in and asked s r a hat and scarf for man. The mummy fi C) scarf and gave it Claire 0 0 0 0 0 0 D e 0 D C) 0 0 moved his nt to the hou enjamin 0 () 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 () 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 () 0 D 0 b -o 0 I() 0 0 0 0 The snowman took his hat off and said, "hello". Jordan 0 0 0 0 D t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (j 6 0 0 () 0 0 C 0 () man tried to stroke t the cat ran awa tthew 0 [) 0 0 0 39 , ·~.: ,-·_; i ~ : ,.l :-~ ·.,:: ·_: ~ ,-' I )~ ~ )~ ~ It 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 40 0 0 0 The snowman and James wen to the freez.er and the 0 {) 0 0 0 0 0 0 C9 0 e boy switched the Ii f and then the snow itched it on and off Martin 0 0 O 6 0 y and daddy ing and the sno on their clo Radhika 0 0 0 > /o 0 0 (D 0 0 O 0 (9 little boy brought into the kitch d some breakfas Olivia 0 0 (!) 0 0 0 0 0 ro () G 0 0 0 went outsi 0 an and heh 0 0 ?- t) 0 0 0 l 0 0 0 (.Q (!) (0 0 D me us rough to s 's party. were dan 0 0 0 {J !() -0 iu () 0 0 () 0 0 () () V (!) 0 0 V c) 0 0 (9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 cross the a whale. Thomas 0 0 (' - - 0 () .\ .. . ' n . .. J, • . 'i -.. - . ,.... 0 0 0 0 (1J 0 0 0 co 0 0 0 0 laus gave the little t the snowman's e snowman 41 0 . -. . .... . i . . . ·. :;, ··~ · ~- ' t"- d () 0 0 0 0 42 0 w the oc flew back Mariana 0 6 0 y went to 0 d the sno oing to mel hanne (9 0 0 0 0 {) snowman said " o the little boy ittle boy was goin 0 0 (!) Alice was snowing and t back to give the s hu . () 0 0 0 0 0 owman had melted y was crying with t e be had great fun the snowman. Steph 0 D 0 0 () 0 0 0 0 Reception, Class 2 - Mrs A. Nevin Back Middle Front Wesley Reynolds Mrs. Goold, Emma Lovett, Bernard Fung, Matthew Weiss, Hanna Morris,Harry Armstrong, Mrs. Nevin Winston Headford, Alexandra Yellowlees, Victoria Spratt, John Yianni, Helen Robertson, Andrew Clarke Maxine Shen, Lindsay Walker, Lyndsay Byres,Christopher Murphy, Harriet Bradley, Matthew Prior, Trevor Nichols, Patrick Hall Christina Peacock 43 44 The Magic Paintbrush I like the story. It's about a boy who has a magic paintbrush and when he draws things they come to life. The Emperor draws money but it turns ,.;i.• ........ ~ Aircraft by MacDonald I like this book because I like aeroplanes . I like old aeroplanes that have double wings . I also like war planes because of the fancy drawings on them . Trevor Nichols into a snake. Hanna Morris Nicky's Picnic by Harriet Ziefert We love books. I like this book because you lift up the flaps to look at the pictures . Dragon Mountain by Hans Baumann Matthew Prior I like dragons. I have other books about dragons at home. Pete's Dragon is one and The Reluctant Dragon is the other one. Matthew Weiss Our House on the Hill by Philippe Dupasquier I like the page when it is Christmas and it is snowing and the Christmas tree is on top of the car and then they decorate the tree. Patrick Hall Airliners by Bill Gunston Bob Bushtails Adventures I chose this book because squirrels are my favourite. 1 see squirrels at my house. They live in trees. In the book the squirrels live in a house. Lindsay Walker My favourite airline is 747-400 Singapore Airlines. I like airbuses too. I've seen the pilot in the cockpit. Granpa by John Burningham I like the pictures and when they go to the fair and go on the rollercoaster. Helen Robertson Bernard Fung Mr. Bounce by Roger Hargreaves This is my favourite book. I like Mr. Bounce because he always jumps and I like jumping too. He jumps upside down and his hat falls off. He's funny. I like the other Mr. Men books too. Harriet Bradley 45 Grandad's Magic by Bob Graham I chose this book because I love my Grandmas and Grandpas. They live in Sweden and in England. Christina Peacock • 46 Cornelius by Leo Lionni Cornelius is a crocodile. He learns to do tricks. He wants to hang by his tail just like a monkey. John Yianni The Circus by Brian Wildsmith I chose this book because I like circuses. My favourite part is when the clowns do funny things. I've been to a circus before. Harry Armstrong Little Red Riding Hood 1 like scary books like Rumpelstiltskin. I like this book because its frightening. The scariest bit is when the wolf goes to Grandmas house and eats her up . Alexandra Yellowlees The Magic Mouse and the Millionaire by Robert McCrum I like circuses and this book has a circus in it. It is about a little mouse. Maxine Shen Richard Scarry's Animal Nursery Tales I like this book because it has lots of different stories. I like the Three Little Pigs the best and then the Gingerbread Man. Christopher Murphy The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg I like the book because it has a train in it and I like books about trains. The story has Santa in it too and is all about Christmas. Winston Headford Little Red Riding Hood I like this story. I like when the wolf chases Little Red Riding Hood. Wesley Reynolds Outer Space by Tim Furniss I like books about space and rockets. I like looking at the pictures. I wouldn't like to go on the space shuttle in case it crashed but I would like to go on a spaceship. Daniel Simon 47 Hector and Christina by Louise Fatio I like books about animals. This story is about two penguins. The swans helped them fly away from the zoo back to their own country that they lived in. 48 Lyndsay Byres Dragon at the Gates by Cristina Lastrego I like dinosaurs but best of all I like dragons. The story has a knight who is mean and a dragon who spits out fire. Andrew Clark The Sugar Prince by Fiona Moodie I like this story because it has a prince and a princess in it. I like the princesses dress. I like Sleeping Beauty too. She is a princess. Victoria Spratt Goldilocks and the Three Bears I like this story. I like Goldilocks when she eats the porridge and when she breaks the baby's chair. Emma Lovett Reception, Class 3 - Mrs G. Tully Back row Middle row Front row Mrs Tully, William Crosby, Jacob Carlsson,Thomas Charlton, William Putt, Josephine Burness, Katie Jackson, Mrs Simpson Harry Jones, Sophie Maerowitz, Anneke Love, Nicholas Hamlin, Adele McGregor, Nicholas Beesley, Charles Mahoney Christopher Chun, Benjamin Litherland, Hannah Clayton, Andrew Walker-Smith, Victoria Mann, Vita Litherland, Eleanor Bath, Kirkland Kaye, Cruzanne Macalister Sarah Allen 49 The Stars of Reception Three so I like the stars,because they shine, they light the way, they give out light. Vita . I wish I was riding on the moon and I could touch a Night is black but the stars are white and gold and silver. Anneke Stars twinkle bright. They give beautiful light.One night I saw one star, the others were hiding behind a dark cloud. Cruzanne I wished on a star that all my friends were with me and we could have a party. Sophie The colours of the stars are beautiful yellow, white, gold and silver. Eleanor I wish I had a bird that could fly up to a star and bring it down to me. Jacob 51 52 At night in the dark I see tars but I still think of ghos and witches. Nick l;5~--t7Y I*-+~ ~ ~ ~.11 night I can see the stars and moon from my bedroom. In the morning they all disappear. William The sun, the moon and the stars all shine in the sky. Will At night I can see the moon and the stars,cars moving and buildings with lights. Josephine Sometimes you can see aeroplanes in the sky, they look like stars twinkling. ~ , : . : ··: . . . .. Sometimes you can see the moon and the stars and sometimes you can't. You can only see stars at night. Charles \ e stars,som fireworks. t- Sometimes I stay awake and ~ look out of the window. I see \j all the stars and the moon. could reach the stars in a rocket ship. Kirk Nicholas 53 54 Sometimes something special happens. An angel flies near the stars. Hannah We see the stars at night.I sometimes get a star for good work. Katie In the night, I can still see the trees and flowers,cars and boats because the stars make it light. Chris Katherine Harvey-Kelly Class P1 - 4 What I really like doing ..... . Mrs JRamsey Mrs J Underwood , } ~ \ K e., '( \..( \'\ Y\ i n'J 1 n -t 11 e, Pio., j:) to v_ndW'i-t h rn 'S s" ste \; ~ .1 .1.ETT' Phyo Lwin Nicholas Owen Marjolein van Bommel Nicola Long-Price ' u I . §?!!1k , '!fikT I ' . , ... , .. . . .. Vaness de Jager 1 1 i k ~ p u.:t,-tift,~ rn ~ c 0 LL ctf'ix 011 o.;t fr\,'j frle.f\d,5 J h-oLl,se, \t \ve1;s \i:tt\e. bto...J.,s h C ~e Cl r J G r e 'oo \" ~ \,; VE s i n Q tr~ehoUse. BarnboO Grows out o-F h·,s 1nouS\L Gr~5 or~ Is -t~ H1 ~ih.1 f \Vtc ~2-~Qt b~lL FLC\~\ri~ neo.r \)"iJ: tr~e\.ous~- LV'O~ )') )~)- clJ11 .., .), .:>..) .:).) :.,..:> ::>,~.:::,..) ~ (I) ~ 63 0QVid · Yre9c;)rj i~ sVVit")~lh1 Of\ -\:h~ ~ w i hS ih 64 lt reo0r'J \ C P L ~ \J \ n9 i \\ ~ l 5 \J@(? h@ ~ -L. (;fe tD orj IS te(1 ~if\~ ( oi: ~ of ~oOK J . At the, Citc.tt~,, ~r~g6fj Wd<, )tt19~ i~ bl\hr~t -to rnq ¥. ~ th~ 6:} n (l n(l .5 -Fa L L d O \/\) \\. 5;,J::EZ!!: ~ .._ y:q_;s o ....._ ···p~ c:l Q.~ r ~ i s '0,o l,},i N9 9' ~ o q Pre.-L'l~ -fLOwer f rorn t t\~ S (\ rdQn. It w~s ra·lhitil Gre3or~ was t hfow\ri:3 DJ nano. C re 3o r 9 i; P l a~ i (lj in the Jq rd en~ S~i f\S ori -the '3 fovir,d. ALeJandra 65 \)) h-e)' Grego t9 ea.me to ('(ly nQV :,~, h ~ ~le 'flt. o l\ -the. bot.to\1' \:J\Jn'f- a. hd 1 Sl et>t · 0~ -t:. ~ e tor b v flk. C a_ n, i ~'-' Q. hr~ !) 4 re~ o rY is ~ r i Vi l)g -.........----....,.g'- to t 'n e rr, o '-' n..icpi1> s ·1n h \ 5 co u o'-'rf'-'l Gi:>r. Ta.mes 66 Gf e g Of' y ( s s Le Q p i n q • i-l e. ls ~f' eo.rn\h g 1bo \.\ l h (s dQa~ \\ ~ ·N hQ./\1 c r ~ so,.~ cl\rnt?Jin;s lr+JJe~ h~ W~s t,·reJ_ Now /)g \<, e ~1:i• t(Q, ~ b1'"' t\ n P\ • Primary 1, Class 6 - Mrs R. Aduso Back row Middle row Front row Erica Crothers, Chloe Dower, Christopher Fulton, Edward Andree-Wiltens, David Goold,Madeleine Ellis, Mrs Jones Mrs Aduso, Thomas Playford-Wall, Tom Laurens,Laura Wandke, Gareth Davies, Cecile Sinclair,Leo Greenaway, Daniel Lewis Emily Dinnen, Charlotte Waldron, Hannah Beesley, Katherine Barlow, Sarah Simpson, Olivia Lewis,Caitlin Crawford, Nicole Hartley Luke Rogers 67 68 I-fee\ h°' ~? V w h € n murn lets rne e l·c e crea(Y) .. _ haV I °'rn Jo\\'\~ to p,~~ \t\ -\:i ne, ~~~bJ ) e;ve 'f\S ~ f'~ t fte\ S0 fl°'PPj · -t'{·~ii _' :-¥,.,--,.~~-";~.=- . - . ' . . =-- If ee( hqrr~ w n'<_ Y' j: ~rf\ 80-\Y\~ .1t;.,C _sc.h ool . When · Pe n n ~ the do9 died I f e It Ver~ 5oJ ond I cried . I fee1 r~e111J ~0-ppj W'nf/f\ I. 30 switnrnin3 w Ith rn j in~ mtnJ ~o.n n a.~ -r. -F eJt '0 °'? ~j W 'f\ e_ \"\ '(!\Uhl rnj 0 "00 d od~ ':j c.°' Me '{\o '('(\~ f io rn \ ~o. \ \o. \'\Q. c.. e,c, \ e I t eQ \ Sc C\ ~ea W Y\Q n I t\n\h ¥: o W \t.c..n \ 'J o~-\::S\~Q m ~ 'N\Y\o.ow· w ~e, ~ e()~le. 6 tee\~ "'~ C q s \ \t \ t VIC\ ~e 5 ll'\g +e~\ so \NG Ry ( 09v\ d 69 I a\wa~s ree, haPPlj Ot i; Choo I be'ca~ se J: I ove It. I f e.€,\ ().Y\ 3 rj When m:0 bo-b'j brothe'( t,(}KeS down tv'"\j booKs ·1f\ m~ foom· When l Q tn ~\ q ~ I n~ wit ~ \n ~ ~ Whe_ \'\ we, ~o Dn \)iC hiCS I fee\ ha~p 3 i IO Ve the rn . OD e,e W he h 1 Wa 5 ih the, Pl°'':15roL\nd O\ hJ Y\D o he P /o::; e d with \'V\e I fe!-b s °'d. . I [ e. e / h Q P P'J ~he h I plqj with mY Sf Ster. C hY','~ .. I fee/ happ~ When I ~o Oh the j u h k to O bea eh . 1 +'-Favottrite -F oo t ba. \\ t ea. Yn i s ~ tl d e r I e c h t t.tnd rY\7 o the'f' tttvottrite +:'ooeba-\1 t; e ct m is t h e R e.d D e.. v i \ s. ,Pe.. te r 74 when 1 9row up I wan/: tO be a mum m~ ond _a b~llet danc.er because I ',Jould hke to do ballet I haven't done it bef0r~ sanne Wheh I 9r0 w . up J wa.nt to be fl 9a_ rdeher beca u5e r I oVe 9fowin9 p\o.. nt-s. ~ a \so I o ve wa. teri n9 'Chetn an~ wa.t-ch,n9 them 9royO-nd r like \v' h en I 9 r o ~ u P I Cl m 90,'n.9 to . be a~ Australian p~rk ranger bec.ause I . love animl)..1s 0nd :r Qlfl Ver)' 900d at t; raihil!J. then,. I l't'o tA Id Ii ke t work in a park d a l'ld r wou Id wear o clothes an o. the Flowe r5 the~ Sm ell hice when the~ OPen UP. ~reen ··a £;. un h~t-b'J - 1 w o u Id 9ive the 'm awo...~- Ah 9 ela. When 3row up Want to be. a vet because I lite horses Qh d dojS 1 Wan~ ~o See animal; that I have nac Seen 6 e tore. I d Ii k e to be. vet because. Id like to make. them better-. I 'd like V to be. a vet because. I Wctnf; to see -w;fd animQls .. r:n D•J Kirs ben 75 vJ he.n "I 9 row u p I WQ n.\: to 'o e Cl rug _b ~ P \ (l ~ er h ec a u. s e I w a. n t t o W I h l o-ks o-F meda\S ~ \ co u.. l cl 'n a v e a m ed a \ 5 h o P C1 nd 9e-c \o~ o+ m~ne~.Lots 0 .!' feoP}e wo /Jd bu Y-them. ~---- ~- Ad~M When I Om 9oin3 grow to up be a Ye\: because d olJS and t'ney Ore play W"i th. too and Chlot· love. Co tS because -Pun to lo Ve hor.se:s and Kir5ten W\,eh t 5row up / Want. to bQ a des19ner because \ like desijni~ ahd I Waht to in \re ht t hi n 9 s . I om hot sure What l Waht to desi9h, rn a!} be. b ui ld,·n~s. • ··-·· "··· ...... 1111• ••••• Jonathoh A. love do5s. Ch\oi When l jl"ow up I want to be a Vet. bee a use I Ii ke ani nia Is 1111d I I ike animal 5 camilla ~ ~ecause I 90 ridin9 and I have o. dd'.J. -~ - lhe ani rMIS Would 9et betler when 1 look r>• -:1 Q.fi.er -l:: hem. 76 Whe. n r 9 row ILP r v,/a.nt t O be.. a. p oli c.e Ma.n bec.o.u..Se I haveo. f'riend at rn/ house. ea. II ed Wonk.e.~ Who he\ps Mr. WoY\g vVno is ,_n chQ. r9 e of the. bu ilcling. Po\ie,e. men practic~ Shoat;~ a.t 'to. Y'3 etS. Vv'h e n I 9 ro w u p 1 vva n t to be a r u. ~ b !1 p\a'je\'" anc! 1 V"'/0. nt to be hocke~ pla~er because I CC\ n and c.acc.h a f(l a ba 115 good Dovie\ _ we\\ 'n i I: be r. When I 9 r o w u. P T a m 9 o ,· h 9 t o b e a n o. r c h o.. e o I o 9 is t. I c~n s c udy Some old pots and S6me Po.l et f (~ste( .· · Oh 0 \t. i S_oy'n·,e .,.,,,..,,.,._, 83 84 Primary 2, Class 9 - Mrs L. Ashdown Back row Middle row Front row Mrs Ashdown, Sophie Condie, Andrew Mueller, Alexandra Anderson, Robert Noome, Kate Crosby, Wouter Lambrecht Benjamin Berglund, Sarah-Clare Simon, Maja Troedsson, Stephanie Noel, Beverley Wong, Sara Darmenia, Gordon Muir Daniel Bland, Aarthi Muthukumaran, Matthew Booth, Laura Mann, James O'Shea, Katherine Patrick, Gavin Deeprose, Julia Hargreaves Jasper Hassel Benjamin Coleridge Cole, 85 M ~ d ra g on \ S b; g . H ~ i 5 / 6 ~e.ti-es LoY1_9 ctnd b met...-es -\:,o..Ll. He is not o. bod d I'" ctgori . He flies chiLdv-en to .sc.hoo\.., q nol helps in ossem bL,y. He. plays the piano, he rings the Vlc111d6ell ot the end of ploy time and h~lps the little c.hiLcl~eh to_ cL,m b tv-ee s. He sleeps ,n o, b9 ho Le ih the mount ai"n. He has OV\ e no Y- mo u s bed w, th red s~eeis ond four pi"Llows. J ~ S '? e.r here be dragons ... Matth~W , onc.e. upon a time there. Were. two dro.3on5. The._y hateJ each _other and ~ve..r~ tirne. the~ so.w e.qch other the~ fou_ght.The~ fou3ht unliL th~ were. too -tirol to fight on~ YY1ore then the~ fle.w o.wo.~. One lived. unde.r3 round o.rid one s\.ept on o. rnoun-lain. One wa.s red o.nd cV\e. wos 3ree.n -The rc.d one ~tt !'M roJ:s aY\q thqt YYl o.de. him hunjrier. The 3reen one· ~tt fish. 86 Lauro.-M3 dr.0--3 0 n is co.\.\.ed Srikj b_eca.u.se he ho.s bi~ reel Sf,kes on his bock. He 'no.s o. 9 reen bocl9 and btut e~es . His nos{r; ls are bl~ck and -he bs o. hun41"1zd teeth . ~e is o.. good dro.goo. People -Le.tl him what kind of vJe.ather thej want a.nd he fl ies up to God arid tells Him o.nd God sends ;t down. Som-e.hn-ies the9 _c?ioose snow for the. kids -to pLo---9 rn . He·s o.s · big . q5 o. -r~ro nnoso.l).rv.s Rex o..nd ho.s a. hU-9t roar, 'Nhen he roo.rs it sc:o...res a.wo..~ Mon slers. -He l ·1'/es in o. co..ve in HoUo-nd . M ~ dro9oh i's 9ree h o.nd he na s four Legs With long Sh o.rp claws so he m~ .C!lff~ people to his home- _\ V\ o. \JO Lcuno • He ro q ro-ves o."-rf\<:) u ~ for~s~s .)u.s-\-.-6 'N',0-~e. ..\__'ne.'M \.oo~ ~ \.ootn~ • 87 ~ ~ d ra. 9 on i's a. J o od dro.3on . He is from Chin ·o. . He. Cat C hes robbers for the. po Lic.e a.nd. he Lets people 39 on his ba.c.K for a. flj a.rou.nd tJ,e SKJ- He. has specio.l e3ses o..nd can find mone~ C. 5oph;·e tha.t gets dro rped on the 3 rol.lnd . He. 3ives it ba.~K to -the. peo p Le tha.l L6 st ii. He. dots not Kc.c.p it himself . Ue. is not .s elf isl-t. tie. l ikes ea.t in3 toma.ioes a.(kl dr: inK in9 Coca_ Col a. . He. som~"t: i1nes _hd:s people 1n lfe. fa.ce with p1:z:_za.s . He \L 5L(O.. .:! does th"i s on Fr, da.3s . He 'r/a Ct s. 5ome dro.9 ons ore reo.ll~ fierce a.n.cl 5 o Y"f\€. dro.gons are\'l.'l. u.p Ver~ eo.rly He ned morhn.1n5 a.nc! pou.rs cold v-1 a. te r on ,s f rien:ls tfia t have slept over. ',Jouter F~erce.. d.c<13 011-s breatke fL(e ove.r people, o.~d., t\..,ej Scrutck thent w~f~ tke.ir clt,.ws. 1vHj eol ?.eople. o..n..d p~3s a.11d t~e.J JU5t 5\./aUow' lkem. w~oLe.. Not fi'tne dvo.3oriS eat ,eg~s, cheese1 ~weets a.n.oL jelLj. Oras on.s l;ve and. 5Le e p ~n. dark ca.v~s ~nd. th-eJ coM-e out at ~~9~t . Ao.rthi M~ dra3on eats ljhts end icdh L,~~ Jewtlk r :J o.nJ ~o\.d. . 5o('11e.\.i/11e,s he's Kind o.ncl. bo·,Lc., Wo.ter So peorle. C.o,n 'rf\~ke teo.. When ~J'ce h~vin3 o.. prCl\ic. Ahdre.w l)ro-~ons O.fe '-/e.'\°~ f,e.'(te,. The~ o.re nol.:, ~ e, nHe -t O ~O\L 1~ e ~ Scro.-1:.c.h 'j 0 '-\ o...nd -l'n{ov/ jou. oJo\A.llcL So~~ t"iine.S thf!.j to..1f.-e.. chi LcLY-e'n -to -\,heif clu\,<3eonS O.l\d. feec!. th-em worms o.nd .fro~S o.. ncl poiS o heJ. d.,\ )1 \(S . T'ne.j 5et ~eople. oS S\.<1.ve S 0... -nJ 'm <1'<-e_ -the 'fn d ·,5 f of ~ O LJ. o. h d bu.riecL \re.o.Sv:re. Sorneti'rf'e5 d..ro.3 OY\S -fifnl c.rst M_y dra.3 on Li Kes to drink 6 lood . 0,nd eat _bones o.nd. the r1jeto..L from b1c~cles. He. 1s 6ro w Y'lish b L o.c..k 'w'i _t ~ 3 re Q Y\ Q,rid r e.d o.._ n d ~(:llow ·'w1n3s. He ~le.eps in ·ste>ne. bed o..ncl ha.s slYe8r Mums and Dads at Camp ... Deborah - calmin fright. g us down after our doggy James - letting us run down the hill. I was glad to be the first one back to the camp. make helping, to Emma - ke the beds. helping, to ma . • e'3.t e - \u\\'j \: \ s and the rue ~', <:,'3.',$ ~u\'t\ ~ /ljj Thank You t telling us about the reservoir, · that the water was not too hig ~t'/i Pot;~,~ 0Jd (JS /Jot 0(/ /7 ' 7 J;~IJ .§:Jct(/ 133 Adventures at Sai Kung Camp Diary Wednes '~. When we play ._ I got a bit - cared. Someon "ghost", I was so scared / layground. rsday. This was not ell over and scraped when we played soccer I felt quite down in the . Friday. When I went on the ropeccrn I had a great time. I played on the lad favourite thi -- R peop e o m got some room p a brilliant five-a-si nt organised by. Mr Lew . in the final were Inter Milan and A.C. Milan. The final score was 3-1. We / also hired some bikes and when I went fast down the hill at the bottom my chain fell OFF! I had to push the bike back to the shop and the man fixed it. Adam Crothers 134 at camp w mma and , went in the football yard we felt brave because it was dark. It was fun to play the game. I wish I had found the teachers first. Alexandra Rutherford ' . e only had one minute left, 30 seconds went by, then we scored. 2-2. With 20 seconds le , 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and then the best goal half wa line. We won 3-2. ond -ga. too we --+- First Day At Camp als rs 3- hen we arrived · we drew . ught our s, 7-Up to camp e fi 1:1 Im we had was called "Late night Mischief Girls". and then played "Sard nd Mrs Davies wen us had to find them ent to bed. Zofie Ignatowicz Soft Bed And Soft Landing Our room name was "Lunn's Ladies". - I was the o ly one who put a h ,ncl up to sleep /n ,the trundle bed. did not know it1wa going to be so soft. was the lucky one. l / I went on the ropecourse. \\\hen I climbed the stairs it was wobbly, went up to the -top, (click). I chan ed 'L the buckle. _L,!; went across, it wa}/ ea~ier to get across because I had something to hold onto. I got to the end, (click). I changed the buckle again . f \ .. ,., - 1 • I t~l\U£. Ale'-< ,;,1. lr~ ; went _____ v ;1-p,,'IJ, down 1411 n s Wow I agam. h _--,..---. ~ 111~;. Etnnio et°/~~ i {2{'7r, ,1t ·s/ei, c hrishe A all the groups set off on a il to the High Island and one of the t a one of the t that we - ught nt of ill I re The Bike Track On Thursday we were allowed to take out bikes. I rode around the lrack five • , I I I r tlmes~ The track went ong by the river, There was a hill by the r iver. !At first I was a bit ervous but when I tried it I found ) 1 wasn't 1ve 1 y steep. When we went n t e rope ourse poor Chris did ' a nose dive off the low bridge. H; had a tiig cut' ml his nose. He ~ocked himse if sillyl for a ~hile. He 1s better now b t you can still see ~KU L ( 'J'aze. 1 DeJorah\Lauri"t \. No gig~\ i v-i1 2 Ma Re JovrJ;eJ ~ Keep ~ om lid~ I~ ~ o extra- jobs E sensible. ton Thursday we we ail and saw the on The Wong jfamily d y were rich, they ld the lime kiln When we go mp again we some activities like bike riding, rbl ating ! and ff. We got t0 some so ere called the 'R evil~. we had a barl;>eque which fun. We had to kiss Mrs I cheek for marshma,llows. , one kiss on the left , d helpi g wak a klss o both cheeks and for ·rd a: kiss n th right cheek. I E ma t,,1cC ghey I I \ 135 Behind the Scenes with Joseph The Decorations In The Hall For the background in the hall we needed Mrs Lamont to help us with the art. All the fives contributed to the pillars and obelisks which were made out of tracing paper with coloured foil and glitter as the Egyptian patterns. She helped put it up and take it down. Mrs Lamont also helped with the make-up, she did a good job. Natalie Langdon-Wilkins Hairy Chest The character I played in our Chri stmas concert was Pharaoh. Mrs Davies bought Mr Davies a pretend hairy chest and she brought it to school. She thought it would be very funny. We were trying on our costumes, I had on the hairy chest and went to get a drink of water. Mrs Lamont saw it and burst into laughter. I didn't wear it for the play. James McDonald 136 "Your Execution Date Is Set" When I was chosen to be the Baker I was really surprised because he gets executed. Edward was lucky, he was the Butler, he gets out of jail and "buttled liked he did before". As for me, I get out of jail and I get executed ... ! But the thing is, I could not stop smiling. I get told I'm going to die and I smile! Mrs Davies said, "maybe we should sellotape his lips together". I said in my head,"then I wouldn't be able to say my lines", she then said the same thing. In the end I covered my face with my hands. Owen McCarthy Auditions The teachers had to choose people for the main parts. We had auditions for Pharaoh, Joseph, Adoring Girls and Brothers. When Douglas had his audition for Pharaoh he made everyone laugh. Mrs Viney and Mrs Davies didn't choose him because the part wasn't supposed to be funny, they chose James. Mrs Price said that James was a very good hip-wiggler and a good singer for the part. He had a stunning silver costume with red beads and jewels. He looked just like a rock star and when he took off his black cloak, everyone screamed. Sarah Lunn What Shall We Wear Everyone had their costumes organised except for the go-Go Girls. What were we going to wear? "I know," said the teachers, "boob tubes for mini skirts". But we thought they might fall down and everyone couldn't get the same colour. Next we thought of turkish style baggy trousers but the fan dancers had those. Swirly skirts were suggested. In the end we decided on colourful leggings, leotards and sparkly wigs. We looked great. Anna Lewis At The Beginning The lights began to dim ... The recorders started to play ... Everyone was excited. The recorders stopped, everyone began to go to their places. Suddenly ... Crash ... Bang ... Boom ... Ouch ... Eeek? Philip fell over the jail! He crawled to his feet, his face bright red! Willing helpers came to his aid ... We all took a deep breath ... My Part And started THE PLAY. I was chosen to be a Rambo Jailer. I thought that I would have to wear a band round my head. When I heard that Daniel and I were having bare chests I said, "please can I wear a T shirt". Mrs Price said we were going to wear chains. When the real thing came it wasn't so bad after all. When I climbed up on stage feeling very shy, I was surprised how loud my voice was. Oliver Troth Thomas Beczak Nothing To Smile About Dramatic music was played for the entrance of Pharaoh. As one of his guards I led the procession. It was a very solemn parade but it was very hard to keep the grin off my face. I was really worried that I was going to smile during the performance. As it worked out I didn't have anything to worry about because I bashed my toe just before we went to line up. I was in agony so I had nothing to smile about. Alessandro Aduso T-Shirts For The Brothers Every person got a part for the Joseph play, I got a part as one of Joseph' s brothers. The brothers had to paint T shirts with fabric paint so Mrs Viney told us all to bring a white T-shirt. We thought that we should use the first letter of every brothers name except for Joseph, we thought that Joseph should have "Joe" on his shirt. Mrs Viney drew the letter or name and we used fabric paint to outline the letter and made a pattern to colour it in. William Chun 137 Primary 6, Classes 18 and 19 Mr N. Miller Back row Standing Sitting Front row Clara Courtauld 138 rshall Mr Miller, Tilenka Thynne, Amy Smith, Emma Skeldon, Charles Nelson, Filip Gunnarsson, Alexandre Noel, Lauren Crothers, Suzie Ryan, Genevieve O'Neill, Alexander Berglund, Mr Marshall Lawrie Milligan, Daniel Sandstrom, Heidi Brockman, Elizabeth Cookson, Charlotte Barlow, Catherine Liddiard, Tara Button, Christopher Mitchell, Luke Mccarrick, Cass Leung Pia Swain, Cristina Wilkinson, Victoria Kinmond, Catherine Valentine, Virginia Hargreaves, Rosie Barker, Aditi Chadha, Stephanie Shiu, Geraldine McMahon, Amy Corstin Michael Dinnen, Rupert Murphy, Paul Oxton, Philip Ho, John Taylor, Gus Yao, Daniel Beard, Winston Harris Camp At camp we did lots of cool things like erect your own tent, make your own furniture and also cook your own meals, but the worst thing of all was the washing up! There was one thing that was really memorable. One day at breakfast... .. .I dropped my one and only piece of bacon! Oh great! After all that work, I did, I dropped my one and only piece of bacon (Yes I know I've said it before!) I then had to wait for four long hours until my next meal . The moral of the story is, you have to be extra careful when looking after yourself, especially when you are on your own, because there is no parent to make up for your loss (in this case my precious piece of bacon). Cass I..eung The Hole Pia and I were at the end of the long line of children. We trudged on and on, up and down the burnt and dusty road. "Isn't it beautiful out here?" I asked Pia, but she didn't answer. I turned around. Pia was nowhere to be seen. I heard a moaning sound coming from the ground. Everyone was far ahead now. There was a tiny hole in the ground .. The noise seemed to be coming from, it, but who could be down there and -if it were Pia, how did she fall in? I had no time to wonder, because suddenly, a big green hand lurched out and ·grabbed my ankle! I disappeared inside the hole. It was dark and gloomy, but my eyes soon got used to it. I wish they hadn't, because suddenly there came in sight the most ugly dirty green monster and it wasn't Pia! It moaned and it groaned until I couldn't stand it any longer, so I ran forward and stabbed it with my pen-knife!. It fell to the ground . . As for Pia and me, we dug ourselves out and ..... Heidi Brotkman Walk Every day it was walk, walk, walk, never stopping, everyone pushing, dying of thirst and sweating. It was just walk, walk, every single day. I was tired of it. We stopped at last, "It's break time!" I cried out. Unfortunately it wasn't. I kept on shouting, "Are we nearly there?" Another stop, this time you could see it wasn't a break. I was wondering what was going on. In front of us was a fast flowing river and the only way to get across was to jump. "A piece of cake," I said. " Go ahead." I took a step back, RAN, and fell... ... splat straight into the cow dung ! Pia Swain Daniel's Gounnet Spetial Daniel put on the wok, then after a few seconds he put in the oil. The liquidy oil sizzled in the pan. We crowded around. Mr. Hahn came over and said in a deep voice, "Are you lads supposed to be here?" "No Mr. Hahn," we said. Just when we were about to leave we noticed Daniel's head rise back and back. "Hachoooooo ! " We looked at him in disgust. "Gross! You sneezed into the pan." I looked in the pan, there was something white sizzling inside it. "Yuck!" I shouted. Daniel put his finger into the wok and whipped out the saliva. "Change the oil," Rupert said. "It doesn't matter, the heat would have killed the germs," said Mr. Hahn. "But it's the fact of knowing what's been in it," said Rupert. "Well, you'll just have to change it then, won't you?" said Mr. Hahn. Daniel sighed. Mr. Hahn told Daniel to get a can to put the oil in and we could change it. Half an hour later Mr. Hahn found a can and poured the oil out and refilled the pan again. I went back to the field satisfied. Luke McCanick 139 140 The Food We Had to Eat Not only did we have to suffer the long and dreaded search for the teachers, but we also bad to eat the food we bad cooked. To begin with, the food we bad chosen was not very good and after we had finished cooking it, it was even worse! Unfortunately we were forced to eat it. I am a fussy eater and I was made to eat the things I bated like pizza. The.only things I actually liked were the marshmallows dipped in chocolate and the sausages. Everything we ate was burnt which made it seem all the more sickening. My worst memories of eating at camp were when I really had to force the food down my throat. It was at times like this that I thought to myself, 'I wish I'd finished eating this disgusting food.' The words that spring to mind when I think about the food at camp are words like gooey, slimy, sticky, hard and horrid. These are all my unpleasant thoughts about the horrible food we bad to eat. I will never go to camp again without eating a lot the day before so that I won't get hungry! Genevieve O'Neil Torture Tent Oh, this was the worst, being squashed up in this tent! Lizzy was snoring and Heidi was talking in her sleep. Would I ever get to sleep?? How I wished I could be in my own bed with my own pillow!! I couldn't even move because Lizzy was pulling my hair and Charlotte's arms were hugging my feet, mistaking them for her teddy bear. This was torture! Nothing annoys me more than flies, I was glad that we didn't have any in this tent. I had spoken too soon, a very faint buzzing noise, OH NO IT'S A FLY!!! It was now morning, I rubbed my eyes. I could feel dark rings under them."Oh your'e awake," said Lizzy. "I had an excellent sleep, how about you??" I pulled the covers over my head and said nothing. Suzie Ryan Flagpole "There,the flagpole's finished," I said. "It's great, Aditi," said Catherine. "I've finished the shoe rack," she said after pausing. "Have you?" I said and turned around to look at the shoe rack. Just then I felt a light breeze spray over my head. I turned around just in time to watch the . flagpole meet with the ground. "Oh, oh, back to the drawing board," said Catherine. "No way. You must be kidding. I'm not going to do it again," I said, but then _I noticed that nobody was listening to me. All of a sudden, everyone was busy. "Oh great," I said. It was up to me. Well the sooner I start the better it is, I said to myself. After the long hard work, when I was almost finished, Stephanie came along and tapped me on my shoulder. I lost my balance and fell to the ground with the flagpole. I felt like crying or punching Stephanie. Just then Mrs Ramsey came along and said: "Need a hand Aditi?" She helped me build the flagpole. Amazingly, we had finished the flagpole. "It's done, it's done! Mr. Marshall we've finished the flagpole," I said. "Great, no)V you can help finish the dryer." Aditi Oladha My Sausage When we had a barbecue I was sitting near the fire. Suddenly my lovely fat juicy sausage started to move around my plate. I poked it with my finger really bard and it spat fat at me. I said, "How rude". Then it started to move and speak. I listened really hard and slowly I knew what he or she was saying. It said, "Don't eat me, don't eat me or I will haunt your dreams." When I heard this I picked it up and threw it to the ground. I said, "Sorry!" in a mad sort of way. The sausage said, "How can I ever thank you?", and rolled away into the darkness. That night as I lay in bed I dreamt about the sausage and then suddenly I felt something. I opened my eyes and there at my toes was my sausage. It said "Can you take care of me?", I said, "YES!" and ate it! Virginia Hargreaves Start to Build Cheats We got off the bus and looked around. The stench of a sewer came wafting to my nose. I lookeq down at the stream. Bits of rusty metal and cardboard boxes were stuck on ledges. There was a mossy weed growing where the water trickled down. My eyes glanced at the old rusty buildings with corrugated iron roofs. A cat was sitting on one of the roofs. It saw us and ran off. We started to walk up towards the temple. We walked up the path past the old tatty houses and then I saw a concrete building all painted a creamy white. It had a fountain in a pool -with some gold fish swimming about. We walked on up. We got half way up and we came to a gate. Philip spoke to the man in Cantonese. He said we had gone the wrong way so we went back down to the bottom and started again. We started the upward climb towards the temple. It seemed as though we had climbed 20,000 steps. When we reached the top we were gasping for a drink. We found out some of the others had gone the easy way. Chris Mitchell "Come on, Alex! Get the wood and string for our constructions." "I'm coming guys!" "Now everyone knows what they're making right?" "Oh! I almost forgot, I'll get the scissors." "O.K! John, help me get the right amount of bamboo sticks and I'll cut some string." "O.K. let's get started." "How's the flag pole and drier coming along?" "Boys and girls who are going shopping, we're leaving in five minutes." "It's working perfectly, but it's time for us to go shopping." "Oh well, after we finish our table we'll do the drier for Alex and Filip." "I think it's finished, John. Let's see if it's stable." "Oh no! It's broken! Let's tie it tighter." "There, it's all finished, now let's get on with the unfinished drier. " "Just have to pull together some of the strings." "There it's totally finished, now all our constructions are finished. Let's just hope they stay up!" "Mr Miller, we've finished our table, drier and flagpole". "Maybe you would like to make something else with the left-over bamboo sticks?" "John, let's make a dust bin holder". "I think we'd better fix the ones on the floor first!" Philip Ho 141 142 Sleeping in a Tent My fingers lightly crunched the green sleeping bag. A shiver of excitement ran down my spine. I was in a tent with all my friends. Great. I couldn't wait until bedtime. I crawled out of the tent to go and play. I ran about hoping night would come, finally I heard the magic words, "Time for bed!" I clambered into my sleeping bag watching the shadows of people that were walking past our tent. The moon was full and it lit up the whole tent. Different patterns formed against the walls of the tent. First snow flakes, then a butterfly. The same shiver of excitement ran down my spine. I could hear the chattering of people in other tents. Suddenly the voice of Mr. Marshall boomed, "Lights out! Be quiet! " Silence drifted on the air. Only the owls were left to hoot. The musty smell of sleeping bags was strong. I could hear foam mattresses softly creak like some foreign lullaby. I could see other people slowly drift off into another land to dream. I rolled around for a while and felt my eyelids gradually fall until I was asleep. Charlotte Barlow 400 Hundred Steps and a Short Cut Adventun, Adventure is very Dangerous and daring, Very vicious animals all around you, Exciting and interesting Nature astounding you, · ·Terrific treasures being found, Unbelievable unexplored places, ' Rocky mountains and raging rivers Everlasting fun. Paul Oxton The group set off for a day's walking, I looked up and there in front of me was a pile of steps. "Come on everybody, up we go." There were moans and groans but Mr. Marshall had a smile on his face. Mr. Hahn led my group. We had slipped behind the others and we had lost contact with them. Soon we came to a place where two paths turned off. We headed to the stairs on the left. A Chinese lady pointed to the stairs on the right saying, "Shorter, shorter." We didn~t know which way to go so we took the Chinese lady's advice. The stairs were like millions of books standing on towering book shelves. I took a deep breath and trudged up the everlasting steps. Mr. Hahn said, "Come on we're going to see the buddhas." My toes curled up. I stepped inside. There above me stood ten thousand buddhas. They looked like piles of gold coins. They all had different hand cultures. A voice broke the silence. "Time to go." As we left, I knew I would remember this as a very special experience. Amy Corstin Walt Beaches My feet tingled with a spike of coldness in the crystal clear water. My body started to sink more and more deeply into it. The crystal clear water was no longer crystal clear, it was becoming a brownie colour, then darker until the water was black. I screamed and ran out of the water covered in mud. It was all black and slimy. Everybody who saw me died of fright! Rosie Baner On and on we had to walk, tripping and slipping. Monster Attack! I started running in the direction from which the muffled cries for help were coming. Suddenly, I stopped dead in my tracks and breathlessly brought my gaze up to look at the face of the tall figure standing before me. It was MONSTER MILLER. Behind him were Stephie and Aditi, gagged and tied up to the slimy green drainpipe. I tried to run but fear glued my feet to the ground. The huge gorilla swept me off the floor monstrously and brought · me over to where Stephie and Aditi were. My shoulders and ankles were hurting. My mouth was as dry as a desert. "It's your turn now," he growled in a deep voice and before I could even make just a short will, I was a goner like Stephie and Aditi. But maybe there was still a hope, if all three of us yelled our loudest, Fairy Marshall might hear and come to save us. We tried this, but it was no use. MONSTER MILLER turned around and started slowly walking towards us, his mouth hang ing wide open. Suddenly, I heard familiar voices calling my name. I blinked and found myself face to face with a group of what I thought were curious-looking angels. "Wake up dopey, it's your tum to cook breakfast and we're all The heat was unbearable. We went up and down the steep mountains. As we struggled up the last hill a huge gate appeared. I looked through the gate and right before us stood the hostel! Gus Yao Bother! BANG! CRASH! "SHOPPERS!" called Mrs. O'Neill, are you ready?" getting hungry. " Geraldine McMahon We were building our constructions and the flagpole has just fallen down! Mrs. O'Neill called for the shoppers again. "Come on, Tilenka," I said. "Have you got the shopping list?" Tilenka scrambled out of the tent and handed me the shopping list. "Let's go." As we lined up, Tilenka called over her shoulder, "Lash the flagpole to the tree, it won't fall down then!" As we went down the hill to the shops, I fell into a pattern. Step, step, stumble, step, step, stumble, step, step, stumble, step, step, stumble ........ . . We finally got there. As we lined up in the queue to pay, I was scared stiff that we wouldn't have enough money to pay. I was right, we had to put about seven things back on the shelf!! We loaded the shopping into Mrs. O'Neill's car and began the long up-hill walk. My head ached and my legs felt like cotton wool. Later on, we all got a Crunchy bar because we had had to walk back and the others all bad gone by car! When we got back to camp, Aditi called, "Tilenka, Victoria, I finished the ....... " BANG! CRASH! The flagpole fell down!!! Victoria Kinmond 143 144 Buddha I looked at the gold silhouette on the mountain top. The thousand lotus leaves surrounded the massive statue of the buddha. Lush green trees and fields confronted this massive mould of gold. The sun glinted .on the shiny brass. Its eyes stared at the blazing sun. It felt as if I had spent one million years sitting, staring at this massive masterpiece made by man. The blue seas and huge hills framed the body of this humongous gold buddha. Alex Noel Excerpt From The Lantau Times Snake! When we were at the field we were playing softball and it was my tum to hit. Philip pitched, I swung and hit the ball. It went so far up in the bushes. The people who were playing said, "You hit it, so you get it!" They didn't want to get the ball because they were afraid there might be snakes. So I went up. I saw the ball. It was way up at the top of the bushes. Then the people who were cooking called, "LUNCHTIME!" The people I was playing with went to have lunch. I had to' get the ball. Then I saw a hole just right for a snake. I quickly ran up to the top of the bushes to get the ball. I picked up the ball and went back to the hole. I found a long vine and stuck it in the hole. I then took the vine out of the hole. The vine was not long, it was in fact quite short and there were teeth marks on it! They looked like this -- . It was dripping with gooey stuff that looked like poison! John Taylor A group of young students from Kellett School, Wa Fu, surprised themselves this week by surviving their four day school camp on Lantau Island. Their epic journey started with a ferry trip of one hour to Silver Mine Bay. Upon arrival they were greeted by a bus to take the children's luggage to the hostel. The group leader, Mr Miller, set off on a rugged hike to the hostel surviving the dangers of snakes, starvation and ants. On arrival one of the students remarked, " I loved the scenery and the fresh air but I feel tired". I interviewed the same student before his-departure about what he had done whilst at camp. He said, ~ We have visited Chinese restaurants, been on a trip to the monastry, and played on some wonderful sandy beaches." It appears they enjoyed their time on Lantau Island. Lawrie Milligan Sleeping at Last "Night, night," I said closing my eyes. "Good night," Lauren whispered. There, I was going to sleep at last ...... When suddenly Rosie and Ginnie shouted, "Wake up every body, the teachers have gone. Let's party!" "Oh shut up!" we all cried. They started switching their torches on and off. Well, if you can't beat them, join them, so I started switching my torch on and off. Luckily everybody else was asleep so they couldn't call the teachers. Then we all started sharing our sweets around; well . . . . . . not exactly everybody, only Ginny, Rosie and I. "OOHHH I feel sick," I whispered. "Oh well," hoping Mr. Marshall wouldn't hear me, "don't you think it's time to go to sleep now," I said, wishing they'd say yes. "No, No,No," they said angrily. After a while I decided to close my eyes and put my cushion over my head so that I wouldn't hear them, and so that I could think of something nice that would send me to sleep. Finally I was sleeping and snoring my way through a dream. Valentina Pepe Lunch Pasta First of all we cleaned the fruit. Then we put some oil in the wok and put in some skinless tomatoes. We stirred it around and mushed it all up. While that was cooking we chopped up some onions. We put the onions in with some tomato paste. We also put some salt and pepper in the sauce. We left that for about 5 minutes. I had to get all the plates ready, get the drinks out of the fridge and put the cups on the table. We put all the pasta into a big pot filled with water and then put it on the B.B.Q. In about 5 minutes the pasta was ready to be served. So we poured it through a big sieve to drain out all the water. Then we put the pasta onto plates and poured the sauce evenly onto the pasta.We brought the pasta onto the table. Everyone was so excited! It was our first meal on camp and we all started digging in. Suddenly, when every one had finished there was a huge BURP! · Rupert Murphy The sizzling sausages smoked in the dreariness of midday. My tummy let out a hilarious moan of hunger. I forced myself to the weary Clara who was lying on her bed. When I reached the worn out girl, I spoke to her with great words of wisdom, "LUNCH IS READY". As Clara rose she slowly said, "We're all slaves of our tummy, aren't we?" I wa1ted over and took hold of the sausages which were making a sort of whirring sound since they'd just come off the fire. I carried them to Clara and sat the pan on the table. I scooped each one up and laid them equally on our plates. Clara sucked on her sausages very rudely while mine disappeared into my tummy. The noise of sucking soon stopped. "I wonder where the others are?" I asked Clara. "Who knows," answered Clara, for it was only Clara and I who ate my cooked lunch. The symphony of our tummy grumbles was over and very soon I could hear the voices of the people in my tent group echoing in my ears. . "Where are the sausages that you cooked for lunch, Cathy?" asked Aditi and the others. I started telling them about Clara and my little absentmindednes and the fact that we would have died without those sausages. We could tell Chat everyone thought that that was a pathetic excuse. Catherine LicldiaRt 145 Our Fint Beach Splashing in the light blue sea. Playing in the lovely mud. lower and lower I sank in the sand. Alex dug a big hole, I covered myself 1Vith mud. Some girls were chasing me, I fell flat • my face. Row great it was to cover myself in mud. I found three hermit crabs, they were all small. Now it was time to get dressed, sand was all over me. Great beach, foul and horrible mud but an excellent beach. Michael Dhmea 1be Sbatin Plaa Ho1el I slowly walked out of the bathroom looking pretty green. I dragged myself over to Mr.Miller. I nearly tripped on a stone which was on the ground. "Mr.Miller, I've just been sick again," I said gloomily. "Oh no! I will go and ring your Mum and she can take you home, and maybe, if you are feeling better tomorrow, you can come back," he said. I went back over to my tent and started to pack my bags. Later that night my Mum and Dad arrived. Catherine was feeling sick too, so my Mum said she would take Catherine home as well. Mummy and Daddy did not want to drive all the way home so Daddy said, "Why don't we stay at the Shatin Plaza Hotel." "Ok, and we can drop the girls off in the morning " said Mum. The Shatin Plaza Hotel was magnificent, it was a 'Five Star Hotel.' I thought about everyone back at camp in the tents. How cold it must have been and Catherine and I in a warm cosy hotel! Mum and Dad decided to go and have dinner at the Italian Restaurant and Catherine and I went up to the room. In the morning we went back to the camp. When Mr Miller saw us, he said, "You got here quickly!" We didn't say anything, we just smiled. FJizabetb Cookson 146 Camel Wade The camel's paw sank into tlae blue river. Our pearls and gold treasures we carried OIi oor heads. 1be troop started to wade across the ice ocean. The fierce water spun and twirl~ around our legs as we breathlessly battled against it. The sun on the horizon melted away like ice-cream. Darkness was coming to get us. At last we sighted land and climbed back on to the sandy beach. Emma Skeldon Niaht We clambered into bed exhausted from the day's events. "Torches out," boomed Mr. Hargreaves Soon all was quiet. "Gus," I said whining." Move over, I'm squashed." Shadows loomed over our tent, leaves rustled• in the wind and the soft sound of snoring lulled me to sleep. I woke with a start because I couldn't breathe. I realised a hand was clamped over my face. It was Gus's. I pushed it away. My head was sore for some reason. I realised I had no pillow. Daniel had two. "Daniel give me back my pillow." He didn't move so I tried pulling it away but he was too heavy. I tried tickling him but he just sniffed and rolled over. I had a brilliant idea. I dug around for my water bottle. When I finally found it I poured some water on Daniel's face. He awoke and looked around. This was my chance. I grabbed my pillow and went to sleep. I awoke the next morning and looked around. "Where are those guys?" Suddenly a voice cried, "Winston, wake up it's lunch time." Winston Hanis Dilhpmllands "Not again," we moaned. It was our tum to wash up. We picked up the charred, burnt structures of what were meant to be pots and pans that had been blackened by the small barbecue fires. We picked up the ash covered pots and p~s and headed t~war~ the tro~gh, rounded the comer and heard sounds of disgust, like "ugh" and "yuck". We saw paus of ~p~e with ~e1r hands 10 b_uckets filled with plates, knives and forks. I looked up at the field and I saw ~eople playing, I was Jel!1ous. A feehng of ·hate ran down my spine. I muttered under my breath, "Damn washing up. Id rather play up there, instead I have to wash up. Well a kid's got to do what a kid's got to do." I slowly wal_ked over to the trough got a bucket, ran the water, poured in the liquid soap and put the cutlery in the bucket. I ~wished the water ar~und and_ scrubb~. I scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed and by then the water had turned a bght brown colour. With a feehng of rehef I took out the stuff, dried it, took it to the trolley and charged off to the field. a..tes Nelson Me, Mr. Marshall and the Rope I peered round the comer, Mr. Marshall came whistling along. As he came into sight, I pulled a long rope which had been tied to a rail. Mr. Marshall fell over the taut rope. With lots of groans I got him to his feet. He struggled as I bound a thick brown rope round bis middle. As soon as I thought it was safe to leave, I ran off to find Mr. Hahn. Mr. Hahn kept the First Aid box. When I asked him for a bandage of course he bad to know why. I fluttered my eyelashes at him innocently and said we had run out of skipping ropes. Mr. Hahn immediately gave me the bandage, all males do give in when females flutter their eyelashes. When I got back I gagged Mr. Marshall with the bandage. Then I got a shock! There stood the tall figure of Mr. Miller. He glanced at Mr. Marshall hopelessly tied up. I was scared. I started to run but Mr. Miller had a firm grip on my collar. He gathered up all bis strength and flung me head first into the nearest rubbish bin. It was half an hour later when I dared to come out and wipe the baked beans out of my hair. I was so hungry I decided to eat them. Tara Button 1be Shan Plaza Hotel Lizzy and I were sick on camp so Mr. and Mrs. Cookson came and collected us, but as they had got lost several times, they had not had their dinner. We went to the Shatin Plaza Hotel and Lizzy and I went and got a room, had a shower and then went to bed. Mr. and Mrs. Cookson went and had an Italian meal and booked another room, instead of waking us up to take us home. Lizzy and I woke up at 8:30 but Mr. and Mrs. Cookson were not awake. We had another shower and then investigated the hotel. We went back to what we thought was our room, but it was someone else's! We ran to our room and laughed our heads off. Then Mrs. Cookson came in and asked what was all that noise about. So we told her what had happened she said it was funny too. She then asked if we wanted anything to eat. "Yes", we both replied and off we wen.t down to the breakfast room and had a cooked breakfast. When we got back to the campsite the next morning everyone looked tired after their long cold night in their tents. But, Lizzy and I ............. . Cadaerine V*mine 147 Fire The black smoke was darkening the space around it. It was as if it was running furiously towards the blue sky. Its flames were flitting and dancing confusingly, not knowing where to go. The smoke unravelled as if it were all going crazy. The wind changed direction, the smoke was blowing towards us. We could hardly breathe. The wind changed direction again and we were all safe. Very Hot Dogs "Cooking!" yelled Suzie as she wheeled the trolley loaded with our food and cutlery onto the grass. "Okay," I shouted, entering the shade of the yellow canopy that shielded the barbecue pit ft m the sun. Suzie took out the vegetab es and tore open the packets. I laid the juicy tomatoes onto the white chopping board while Suzie washed the other greens. The knife penetrated the tomato's tender skin, the seeds gushed out. The rhythm of chopping was all that was beard. Suzie came with the washed lettuces and carrots, water dripping from her knuckles. When the last lettuce leaf was peeled we placed all the salad into a bowl. "Hot Dogs," squealed Mrs. Smith as she put the black charcoal into the barbecue. When the fire was started we began dropping the sausages into the pan and listening for the sizzle of them burning in the hot oil. As the first sausage was placed into a fresh bun, the oil trickled down my finger. I hissed in pain as the tears prickled into my eyes, Suzie band ed me a pair of oven gloves, I took them very gratefully, the first lesson I bad learnt on camp, always use gloves! Stephanie Shiu 148 Tai 0 UnderCanv~ I've never been to a camp before, this was my first time. It was exciting and fun. I think our group was the best group. It was fun making up the songs. When we arrived at the camp one of the parents helped us to put up the tent. We then made our own flag out of paper, and for the pole we used bamboo. After that, we made a drier and a table. It was quite hard to make a table. The first day we didn't make our own food. We made our own food on Thursday and Friday. We did a lot of different things. We played soccer, and softball. We also watched video films, that was fun. One day we visited The Temple of the Ten Thousand Buddhas. It was very interesting. We saw the monk who founded the temple. I liked to sleep in the tent at the camp, but I didn't like to wash the dishes, I liked to cook. I hope I will go to a camp again because I like to learn new things. Daiei Sandstn,m I stepped onto the gently rocking sampan. The murky water rippled under my weight. The oar was picked up. The ride had begun. The sampan lady's eyes looked unhappy. Only once on the ride did she smile. Her face brightened up, but the smile lasted for only a few seconds. I looked at the houses around me. They were all on stilts. Rickety crickety stilts. I thought that any second they would collapse and tumble down into the mud and disappear. But, the houses of Tai 0 didn't give way at all. Lauren Cro1hers Breaking Camp It was a strangely silent group of people I saw as I pulled out the first tent peg. All around me tents were being destroyed and structures were being pulled apart. Suddenly I was startled out of my reverie by a loud booming voice. "Wake up Daniel, are you or are you not going to help us take down the tent?" "Sorry Mrs. Ramsey," I said. We methodically pulled out the rest of the tent pegs and freed the guy ropes. Now came the finale as I was to fold up the fly sheet with Luke. How could I do this? I was no camping expert. I found it very hard work as the wind was blowing everything all over the place and guess who had to go and find it all - me! Whenever I went to retrieve one thing, somebody would ask me to undo some knot or do some other small job. By the time I got back something else would have been blown away. These delays meant that it took me hours to finish the job. Finally I achieved my goal and with jubilation could go and play in the field. Daniel Beard Fun at Camp We arrived at the camp site at mid-morning and pitched our tents. After we had finished making our tents we unpacked and had lunch. Inside the tent it was pretty squashy. Six people in one small tent! Half an hour later Mr Miller and Mr Marshall called us to come and get some wood to make the flagpole, table and drier. Geraldine and Pia went shopping for dinner and the next day's breakfast. At last we were finished and quite proud of our table and flagpole, but our drier wasn't finished yet. We had worked so hard and Catherine and I still had to cook spaghetti bolognaise for dinner. It was quite a hard task to cook, but not with the help of Mrs Beard, she was a real big help. Soon we had finished and we were all hungry. We all sat down at our table, in about two seconds we were finished. It was really yummy and we all had seconds. After that it was time to wash-up and watch a movie. The movie we watched was called 'Home Alone 2' and I had brought it from home. 10 o'clock had passed and we went to bed. Next morning Pia and Geraldine cooked breakfast, and again the food was really good. So now you can see how we spent our time at camp, moving from here to there in a rush, cooking, eating and watching movies. It was fun ! Cristina Wilkinson ne Spider I was just getting into bed when I heard a scream that echoed through the stone corridor. Amy, Suzie, Lauren and I rushed to the next dormitory to see what the commotion was about. We soon found out. Mrs. Pujol was standing on her bed crying, "Spider! Oh no it's going to eat me. " Mrs. Button came in because she too was wondering what all the noise was about. Mrs. Pujol showed her with a disgusted face. Well, of course Mrs. Button came to the rescue yet again and said, "What a baby, it's only a spider." "But, but.. .. " started Mrs. Pujol. "But nothing," said Mrs. Button and she picked up the spider and walked out of the room. I mean, she just walked out of the room without even saying good night. This was very strange. Was this the Mrs. Button I knew? ClaraCourtauld 149 150 Construction Destruction I pulled tightly on the brown rope, it burned through my fingers and I sat down hard on the crisp grass. A sense of victory crept into my worn-out body. The finished flagpole lay on the ground before me. I scrambled up and Valentina helped me erect the masterpiece. We stared up at it. "Mr. Miller, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hahn!" we yelped. We jumped and leaped and waved our arms frantically, desperate to be the first finished. "Coming!" bellowed Mr. Miller, Mr. Marshall and Mr. Hahn together. Mr. Marshall reached us first. We smiled proudly and led him towards our work of art. "Well, can you touch it?" he questioned. "Of co~e," we chorused and lightly brushed it with our hands. "O.K., hoist the flag." We eagerly grabbed the rope and pulled. The flagpole swayed a little, we crossed our fingers but we were out of luck. The flagpole tottered and then toppled, it hit the ground with a clatter of poles. Two of the supporting legs detached themselves from the mess of string and poles. Mr. Marshall shrugged his shoulders. I looked at him mournfully and sank back into a crumpled heap of mis~ry. Amy Smith Wildlife All around us butterflies fla,ping, You can hear the birds chatting, Look out snakes attacking, All the children start backing. Lots of cow dung smelling, Many flies are telling, Poor us the ants are invading, The wasps are creating. Up and down mountains, There are no fountains, We go around the bend, This is the end. Alex Beraland How to Swvive on Camp Rule 1. When anything starts getting too difficult or hard for you, just make an excuse e.g. I don't feel too well, I think I'd better sit down somewhere in the shade. Rule 2 • Try to get out of all walks e.g. Ouch ! I think I've sprained my ankle! Role 3. Don't even try to wash up, just give it all to the dog to lick. Rule 4 . When it's time to pitch the tent, take a few quick lessons from Lizzy on how to feel sick. Rule 5. Make sure, when making the duty list, that you go shopping on the 2nd day so you don't need to walk. Rule 6. If you can't get the flagpole to stand up, just tie it to a tree, but, make sure only Mr Miller checks it. Rule 7. Make sure, if you are sleeping near the Guns'n' Roses tent, you wear a peg on your nose, otherwise you will smell Paul's stinky air -polluting socks all night long. 'filenka Thynne French MOTS CROISES ( OWen, Sian, Anna et Allessandro) 1. C'est un gar~on. II habite a Paris. II habite au premier etage. 2. c·est une femne. Elle habite a Paris. Elle est canadienne. 3. C'est un animal. II habite au premier etage. II habite avec madame Martin. 4. C'est une tortue. 6. C'est une fille. Elle habite au 21 rue d'Alesia, au premier etage. 6. C'est un ga~on. II habite au 21 rue d'Alesia. II habite au deuxierne etage. 7. C'est un animal. II habite au deuxieme etage. R. Geraldine n'a pas de ....... . ODD ffi DOU~ @er@ □ DD@~ B. Uictoria n'a pas d' ........... . c. Emma n'a pas de ......... . Aeponses: noo :o / su,ew ::) / sall!aJO :9 / xna11a40 :v e10p9~ :LI om~ :g / a!lnr :s / au!l!l :v / !l!l :8 / aua9 :G / lUaOU!t\ : ~ D. Lizzy n'a pas de •············· 151 We left Kellett in 1993 ..... I love Kellett. I've made friends and I don't want to leave. I really enjoyed my teachers that I've had and I enjoyed the work. Kellett has given me lots of confidence. I like acting now, I want to be an actress - I would not have been one without Kellett KELLETT ACE Ayesha Copsey I remember a horrible feeling II I entered the smoky kiln room that my elephant had blown up, but there was my masterpiece elephant as right as rain . I remember seeing the baby rabbit nibbling away happily at my Dad's old precious books. I remember Mrs Steer creeping silently into our room and taking a picture if me and Vale in a bubbly bubble bath with bubbles flying all over the flashy bathroom in Shenz.en. I remember the rainforest in Mrs. Tyrrell's class and I brought in l<>IB of my "cuddlies" to go on the trees . I remember sitting on top of Fathers Christmas's knobbly knees and him saying "Merry Christmas, Emma" in a low, deep voice . I remember spending all playtime picking up crisps that we had dropped at lunchtime. I remember a Japanese lady snipping the bright red ribbon at the opening of our beautiful new bookshop . I remember Mrs. Ashdown saying "Go and get you lunch if you have got a tooth out• an I was left on the carpet because I didn't have any teeth out while everyone else went rushing for their lunch . I remember a tense feeling before I threw a six on the dice before Theodora an so I got Cuthbert. I remember the 10th anniversary of Kellett when everybody had to dress up in red and white and Mrs James dressed up as a little Reception girl. I remember Piglet and Oscar and Olga coming home fort the weekend. And I remember work, WORK, WORK. Emma Skeldon Emma has been awarded an honourary scholarship by The Mounl School in York. _ ,--.......,,..,,.....,..,... ........ I liked lessons School the art at Kellett and the I have been at Kellett since I was four years old. I have made a lot of friends and I like a lot of the teachers. Going to Cheung Chau on camp in the fours was fun because there were loads of things to do. I like getting prepared for assemblies and plays and doing them because it is fun and I don't find it embarrassing. Sports day is great fun and I wish I could do another one. I would like to stay at Kellett until the end of the sixes. music lessons were good too. I liked the Roald Dahl stories and there were lots of good books. They were funny to read. Philip Arnaa ~ 10,}Z Jonathan Guest 152 I have only had one year at Kellett and I have enjoyed clubs and camps. I also love maths and I like the pets. James Condie I like Kellett School because there are lots of nice people. There is lots to learn .about babies in my class. I will miss P.E. England will be cold. Ben Yellowlees I like Kellett school because there are lots of fun things to do. I like the covered area best. I love Kellett School because I can bring pets home to look after them. You get to do a lot of activities and fun work. I like my teachers. I liked Kellett School but now I have to leave. Kellett is the best school I have ever been to. Mrs Phillipson is the best teacher I have ever had. There were a lot of good books and I was a book worm. I will be sad when I leave Kellett School because I have lots of friends there. Where ever I go I will think of Kellett and the wonderful times I had. Zoe Copsey What I will always remember about Kellett is the Christmas play - Joseph and his Multicolored dreamboat, especially when Phillip tripped over the jail. Kris Lambrecht I will always remember What I will always . the covered area when is remember is the very first I was turned into the airport song we learned - bananas and a plane. in pyjamas. Peter Lambrecht Wouter Lambrecht Julie Amaa Thank-you Kellett. Emma Mccaughey I have been in Kellett School for four years, and I am very sorry to go. I have had a great time. I have done lots of extremely interesting projects - from energy to fish and chips. My favourite subject was learning to operate the computer which I think I did rather well. I particularly enjoyed the school camps - I thought they were great fun. The same goes for the school outings .~ which we occasionally had . . ,, ii Nicholas English Kellett has given me a lot of enjoyment. I have loved all the trips,clubs and even working. This year Mrs James has taken us to the space museum. It was really COOL!! Thank you everyone for all your help. It has given great pleasure to be in Kellett because I have had so much fun in all the classes I have been in. Lucy Smith 153 I Was In The Sixes In ... \ 9£,ll_, \ 9£,Ar I now go to college in the U.S.A. but I come back to Hong Kong each summer to work. I plan to take a term off from college to pursue my interest in outdoor activities and my love of the American Southwest - I enjoy camping, rock climbing and desert survival activities. The Olympics were special! I shall never forget walking out onto the pool deck and seeing the crowd, the flag and feeling the sunlight and thinking - "I'm actually here - I made it.• · I enjoyed meals with many of the great althletes and found the atmosphere in the Olympic Village wonderful. I . was proud to fulfil! a life long ambition - it all started when I saw Chariots of Fire when I was ninel I often catch up with my Kellett friends of many years ago - Gerard Lock1, Chloe Hopkin-Fisher and Jason Roberts . My memories of Kellett are of getting into trouble frequently and how nice the teachers were when dealing with me. I also have fond memories of playing soccer at Aberdeen fields. Andrew Rutherford Andrew swam for Hong Kong at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 - Ed. Craig Ellis is now nineteen years old and living in the wilderness of Vancouver Island at Shawnigan Lake School. He attended Kellett from Primary Two to Primary Six (1980-1985), then moved to Island School where he completed his "A" levels in 1992. "Mr Mountain-Biker" is re-discovering Canada ... the weather, the hiking, the skiing, the people, the education system, all new and different experiences . An eastern Canadian university will take Craig further away from Hong Kong later this year but the lure of Chinese noodles, home cooking and New Territories' trails will bring him back again ... and again! Craig Ellis 154 I am currently a first year student at Bristol University reading chemistry, with subsidiaries in geology and computer methods. I left Kellett in the summer of 1984, and although much has happened since, some memories are still very clear. I particularly remember the play based on the rhyme of The Ancient Mariner, in which I appeared at the beginning complete with stick-on whiskers as the haggard seafarer. This epic was the brainchild of Mr Marshall, who was also responsible for a life on earth project of gargantuan proportions which even featured at one point a cine film of an animated super hero who rids the world of eco-terrorism. To date this project was probably the most enjoyable piece of work I've ever done: things tended to get a bit more serious later onl Not forgotten are the amazing trips which we went on. The camps on Lantau and "The Huan" were perhaps the best expeditions, although I'm not sure that I felt so at the timel The dreaded Wu Kwai Sha was, of course, a completely different kettle of fish with its depressing bungalows and nasty food. Without wishing to sound bitter, I hope that someone has dropped a bomb on it. I can still remember measuring out the dimensions of the exercise ground there with a trundle wheel, while trying not to be homesick, even though it felt like I was on the other side of the world I Even so, these camps did me a lot of good and prepared me for life after Kellett. Leaving at the end of Primary six, I did a year at South Island School before proceeding to Merchiston Castle School located in the southern outskirts of Edinburgh. My years at Kellett stood me in good stead academically, although rugby, frost and school meals took some getting used to! In my fourth year I was joined by my brother Angus, also a Kellett old boy. By the sixth form I had risen through the ranks of the Army Cadets to the position of Sergeant Major , in charge of a company of forty boys . (Perhaps I had been groomed for this post by my days at Seconder of White Six, 151 st Kellett School Hong Kong cub pack.) I was also made a senior prefect and appointed Head of House for a boarding house for 13- 14 year olds; an extremely rewarding , it at times infuriating, job. My role was essentially a combination of policeman and social worker, being responsible in part for the welfare of the boys as well as making sure that they didn't torch the school. Having sat for A Levels, I achieved sufficient grades to come here to Bristol. Other memories of Kellett are the trip to the SCMP, organised by Peter Viney's dad and playing the recorder in the school band for the production of the Trojan horse myth; extremely hot under the stage lights. All the best for the production of the Kellett magazine . I still have a copy of the first edition from 1982 at home. James Rankin I was lucky enough to be chosen to represent the Hong Kong Pony Club in an international show jumping competition held in Morocco during the Christmas holidays. The competition was organised by Her Royal Highness the Princess Lalla lmina. We rode on borrowed horses, which were drawn in 2 ballots . We rode in competition over four days, two classes of show jumping each day. We were given two days beforehand to get used to our horse. The other participating nations were Belgium, France, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Spain and Zaire . There were two of us representing Hong Kong and between us both we were placed in 8 out of 8 rounds. Barcley Demming (other team member) and I were extremely lucky with the horses drawn. Barcley ended up with one 4th and three 5th placings , and I ended up with one 1 st placing, three 2nd placings , one 4th and one 5th, and we were 4th in the pair competition . I had a wonderful time in Morocco. It was a very sociable event, as we met many people . We were taken to visit the Princess Royal stud farm and there was plenty of entertainment during the evenings . I attended Kellett School from primary two through six, and I look back at my time at Kellett as being a very, very happy one. When I remember Kellett, I think of the animals, selection of sports, the wonderful members of staff, the activities available, the book shop, concert preparation and, of course , family sports day. I thank you Kellett for all the good times . Jenny Hochstetter \,{){)~ Hello to all those teachers and pupil s who remember me, even though I was there only three years ago now. I stayed at Kellett until the last year, primary six in 1990. After that I went to a boarding school in England, St Mary's Ascot in Berkshire where I am now in my third year, year nine. I enjoy school very much and would even more so if it weren't for the lessons and homework. I take my GCSE options this year and course work starts next year. These I am not looking forward to but they will be new and, I hope, interesting. Also next year, in the Christmas term I will be starting the Duke of Edin b ur,gh awards . These are voluntary activities which come under four categories i.e .: life skills (home economics), community service, sport and the main part, hiking. I am looking forward to these awards because, as much as I like school, it ' s nice to be able to get out more often . The teams that I am in are the under 14 swimming and hockey teams. Recently I passed a ballet exam and am now on grade five. I am also working up to my modern dance exam early on in the next school year. After a short but fun Christmas break I am returning to short days and slush! Oonagh McCarthy \9y,'i, I w as at Kellett five years ago , which means I'm in fifth fo rm now and along with the other hundred and seventy-nine kids in my year, about to take GCEs. Island School, where I went after Kellett was a big change and very different. The sheer size of my new school bewildered me. I went from a school where there were three hundred and sixty-five children in the whole school to one where there were two hundred in my year alone . Unfortunately for me, I was the only ex-Kelletter in my form , but they usually arrange the first year forms so that there are at least two children from each junior school in the class. In any case , you make friends very quickly. There's a much wider range of things to do at Island School - things that I never did at Kellett (probably because at that stage, I had no interest in doing any of them anyway). There are many more sports available, from cross-country running to water polo. In fifth and sixth form, you can choose a sport from the ones on offer, and you do that sport for the whole term. Every Tuesday afternoon this term, for example , I play softball at Happy Valley. The timetable system is a bit confusing at first, going to a different room and having a different teacher for each subject. I remember getting lost, as I suddenly have five buildings and three playgrounds to navigate, but the school and other students are pretty helpful. The real confusion sets in during fourth form, when you are put into sets, and don't go to every lesson with your class like you do in years one, two and three. But by then you know the school like the back of your hand. I suppose most primary six Kellett leavers will join West Island School, across the road from us at Island School. It's supposed to be pretty good, and Mrs Polly Graham, the principal is an ex-deputy head mistress at our school. I remember her as being a very nice, kind lady. Bullying was what worried me most about joining a new school. My nervousness was a total waste of t ime. It is the one thing that is not tolerated at all at secondary schools and is unheard of at our school. So, relax, primary six leavers . You've got a good head start by going to Kellett, you'll realise when you get to secondary school how good a school Kellett was . Just enjoy and make the most of what'II turn out to be , if not the best (I can ' t wait to get to university), the most interesting period of your lives . Adam Barty \9%9 Hi! I'm Ming-Ming. I was in the Sixes in 1989 (the year I left) which was quite a time ago. I still keep in touch with friends from Kellett - Kirsty Royce, Alana Perkins, Hilda Sto,ppa - and we love chatting about good times we had at school. I remember chasing after the boys . I have visited Kellett during my school holidays and have seen people grow from Primary One to Primary Four and I can ' t get used to seeing them taller. I am now in York House in Harrogate Ladies ' College . I am doing GCSE, art, biology, English language, English literature, Spanish, French, maths, history and geography. I still enjoy writing ; I have my old diary to remind me of my last term at Kellett . I want to say to Kellett "thank you" for all my happy and fun loving memories - and thank you for my friends . Ming-Ming Thompson / Kats - September 1992 Hil My name is Kate McDonald . A lot of you will remember me because I left Kellett only last year. I spent all my primary years at Kellett from Reception and now go to West Island School. My favourite times at Kellett were going to the camps, especially when we camped in tents . My two brothers, James and Thomas, are still at Kellett so I am able to keep up with the latest happenings. I am enjoying West Island School very much and apart from meeting new kids, am still with some of my old friends such as Astrid Lefdal and Melanie Langdon-Wilkins. I am captain of the netball team for Year 7 and also in the swim team. My favourite subject is drama and I am taking part in the school play, "Hiawatha" in March. Kate M cDonald 155 MRS PA TII PARKER J-J ili Acknowledgements Publication Team: Sue Buchan (Coordinator) Kate Burness Sue Condie Marlene Harvey Kelly Kathleen Jackson (Computer Typist) Jan Minter Mandy Noel Jo Patrick Many thanks go to our team of photographers Suzanne Amaa, Laura Goold, Ann Louise Love and Bernie Muir. Special thanks to Linda Pujol and Jean Allen who willingly stepped in to help on short notice! Our magazine was typeset on the new school computer - which was only made possible with the help of Debbie Chavez and the cooperation of Tom Nevin. Our teachers dedicate a great deal of time and effort towards the production of this magazine. Special mention goes to the teachers of the Threes and Fours, who made extra contributions this year. I ~ ---- :} ...,;ii~ 4 , ., / V j , \ ); ~ ,..::- { ~ .. i1.,1~; -~ • ,·:.I' ~ f .• ";1fJ!'iP ~~ ~' • ,. 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