I Kellett School 1996-1997 Contents The Whole School .. ..... ... .. ..... ...... .... ...... ... ... .......... .... .... ........................ ... ..... ........... ...... ....... ..... ....... ............ .... ..... 1 Teachers .. ...... ... ..... ......... .. ... ... ................ ................... .... .............. ... .... ..... ........... ..... ..... ........ ....... .......................... 2 From the Principal ... ...... ....... ...... .............. ... ............ ................ .. ............ .... .... ............................. ............... ..... .. ... ... 3 Early Days at School ... ........... .... ..... ..... ...... .... .............. ... ...... .... .............. .................... .. .. ..... ... ... ......... .. ... ............. . 4 Christmas Concerts A Nativity Tableau Reception .... .. .... .. ......... ...... .... .. ....... .. .... 6 Getting Ready for Christmas Primary 1 .......... .............. ..... .... ......... .. .. 7 The Smallest Angel Primary 2 ................ .... .... ................... ... 8 The Night Before Christmas Primary 3 ........ ........... .. ......................... 9 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Primary 4 ............ .. ...... .. .................. .. .. 1 o "Ming Ming and the Lantern Dragon" ... ... .... ........... ................... ............ ... .... ... .. ... .. .............. .... .. .... ....... ... ...... ..... .. 11 Physical Education Ms Goddard ..... .......... ......... ............................ .... .. ......... .. ........................................ 12 Bazaar. ... ..... ..... .. .. .... ...... ...... .................. ........ .............. ... ........... .. .......... ........ ............... ..... .. ...... .......... .. .... ......... . 16 Art Miss Crowther .. ...... ..... ......... ... ...... ... .. ...... ...... ................ ... ............ ....... .................... 17 Music Mrs Speed, Mrs Krieger ... .... ..... ... ........ ......... ...................... ......... .. ... ...................... ,21 Reception Class 1 Mrs Lewis .. ......... .. ........ .. ...... .... ......... .... ..... .. ....... ...... ...... ............. ....... ...... ........... .. .. 25 Reception Class 2 Mrs Phillipson ...... .. ......... ............ ... .............. .. ........................... .... ...... .. ................ ... 31 Reception Class 3 Mrs Charlton ....... ..... ................ ......... ..... ... ... ........ .............. .. ............ .. .................. .. .. 37 Primary 1-4 Mrs Anderson ....... ...... ... .......... ............... ....... ............. .......... .... .... ...... .................... .. 43 Primary 1-5 Ms Reid ............................. ......... ............ ... ...... ... .......... ... ... ....... .............................. 49 Primary 1-6 Mrs Nevin ....... ..... ..... ... .... ... .. ................ .... ...... ................................ ........ ............... .. 55 Primary 2-7 Mrs Greenaway ... .... ...... .. .... .. ... .......... ...... ..... ...................... ...... ..... .... ... ................ ... 61 Primary 2-8 Miss Goulston ..... ...... .. .... ..... ..... .... ........... .... .... .......... ....... ....... .. .. ....... ...... ............... 67 Primary 2-9 Mrs Ennion ........... .... ....... .... ..... .... ............... ..... ..... ...... .. ............... .. .......................... 73 Primary 3-10 Mrs Tracy .............. ... .................................................. ...... .. .... ....... ... ........................ 79 Primary 3-11 Miss Dennis ... ............. .. .... .......................... ........ ........ ... ..... ... ....... .. ......................... 85 Primary 3-12 Mrs Finnie ....................................................... .... ..... ........ ........... .... ......................... 91 Primary 4-13 Mrs James .... ......... .................... .. .... ... ..... ....... ........... .. ............... .. ........................... 97 Primary 4-14 Mr Marshall .... ...... ... ........... ...................... ................. .. .. ......................................... 103 Primary 5-15 Mrs Anglesey .. .................... ... ........ ........ ....... ............. ..... .............. .............. ......... .. 109 Primary 5-16 Mrs Hine .. ................ .......... ........... .... .... ....... .......... ... ........ ... ................ .... .............. 115 Primary 6-17 & 6-18 Mrs Viney & Mr Miller ........ .. .... .......................... .... ...... .. ......................................... 121 Le Fran<;ais Mrs Mason ...... ...... ...... ................... ....... ............... .... .. ................ ... ............ ....... ...... 135 Chinese Studies Ms Suen ........... .......... ... ............ ........ .... .. ...... ..... ............. ................. .......... .. .......... 136 Appreciated Help .. ......................................... ... ....... .... ... .. ........ .... ... ........ .... ................... .... .... ............... .... ........ . 140 Past Pupils .............................. .... ..... ......... ..... ..... ... ..... ......... .... ........ .......... ......... ...... ........ ...... ...... ... ...... .......... .. 142 Inter-School Sports ................... ... ..... .... .. ..... .. ..... .... .. ......... ................. .. .................... ....... .. ........... ................. ..... 144 Assemblies ... ..... .......... ... .......... ................................ ............. ............. ............. ....... ... ...... .... .. ..... ..................... .. . 145 Chinese New Year ....... ........... ...... .............. .... .... .. .... .... .................. .................... .. ........ ....... ......... .................... .. 146 Family Sports Day ... .. ... ......... ....... ................... .... .......................... .......... .. ..... .. .. .......................... ......... .. ... ........ 148 Brownies ......... ................ .. ........... .... ................. ............ ................... .. ........... ....... ... ..... ...... ...... ... ..... .................. 150 Cubs .. .. ....... ...... .. ..... .... .. .......... ...... ..................... ......... .............. ..... ...... .. ...... .... .... ...... .. ...... .... ......... .. ................. 151 Clubs ............ ...... ................................. ..... .... ....... .... .. ..... ... .................. ... ... ...... .......... ........... .... ...... ... .... .. ... .... .... 152 Around School .... ........ ............ ......... ...... .. ........ ..... ....................... .................. ...... ... .... ..... .... ... ....... ..................... 154 Out and About ..... ..... ... .. ... ... ............. ........ ... .. ..... .......... ................. .. ... .... .... ....... ... ........ ....... .... ..... .. .................... 156 Our Teachers Back Row Middle Row Second Row Front Row Mrs Finnie, Mrs Andree-Wiltens, Mrs Hine, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Nevin, Mrs Howard, Mrs James, Mrs Anglesey, Mr Nevin , Mr Marshall, Ms Suen, Mr Miller Mrs Glen, Mrs Charlton, Mrs Leaney, Miss Goddard, Mrs Quelch, Mrs Gadbury, Mrs Sutherland, Mrs Ennion, Mrs Tracey, Ms Dennis, Mrs Price, Mrs Speed, Mrs Greenway, Mrs Shanasy Ms Prynn, Mrs Bedwell, Mrs Viney, Miss McDonald, Mrs Cooke, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Prior, Mrs Krieger Mrs Phillipson, Miss Reid, Mrs Khemlyani, Miss Goulston, Mrs Lamont, Mrs Ayers, Mrs Telfer Miss Crowther Mrs Mason Mrs Glenville 2 From The Principal Unless you know Kellett School, it is difficult to imagine that such an apparently small building, tucked to the side of one of Hong Kong's largest housing estates, should be home to such a lively community. In every sense of the word, Kellett School is a family. A day does not pass without evidence of parents actively supporting children and staff. The history of Kellett School itself is a tribute to its parents and the time and energy they have devoted to it. Next year Kellett celebrates twenty years on its present site. Kellett grew from simple beginnings, a pre-school play-group in Wanchai, later a pre-school and reception class in Taikoo Shing and in 1978 the school moved to our current location, Wah Lok Path, Wah Fu. Kellett was built on the desire of a small group of parents to establish a school offering a British style of international education and central to its development was Vivienne Sole who cherished and nurtured the school for over twenty years. As many of you will know, Mrs Sole, retired to the UK last summer, leaving behind a school community built on sound foundations and looking confidently towards 1997 and the future. Hong Kong never stands still, its very life blood is change and development. When I joined Kellett as Principal in September 1996 the Hong Kong I had left ten years ago was very different to the one that I returned to. Just as Hong Kong experiences constant change, so does Kellett and the 1996/97 academic year has been no different. In addition to Mrs Sole's departure, we also have said good-bye to Christina Lamont and Ann Cooke, together serving over 30 years at the school. At Easter we say good-bye to Linda Ayres who has been connected to the school for 20 years working in the School initially as a parent volunteer and later as_ School Secretary. Kellett continues to reflect the international nature of Hong Kong. 59 children departed from Kellett to continue their education overseas or with their families commencing new posts worldwide and 35 Primary 6 children left in June to continue their education in Hong Kong and abroad. Continuing to reflect the international nature of Hong Kong we welcomed 53 new children plus 66 new Reception children in September. At present 23 nationalities are represented within the school. Children who have left Kellett now study all over the world in leading schools and universities. Within the local secondary school sector ex Kellett pupils are known as children with well rounded personalities who are confident, independent learners. They are children who often become senior prefects and head pupils. This year's Kellett School Magazine is the 16th published . Within its covers you will find a celebration of a community marking individual achievements, group and whole school projects. I am sure that in years to come both children and parents will browse through these pages and remember a truly eventful year. I believe the 1996/97 Magazine to be very special. Not only does it capture Hong Kong at a moment of historic change but reflects Kellett School at a very special time. Kellett has firmly established its own traditions and values, but equally it reflects Hong Kong itself. Built on firm foundations, we look confidently beyond 1997 and continuing to develop to meet the needs of our own community in the new millennium. My thanks to everyone who has contributed to the 1996/97 Magazine, it truly reflects the achievements and aspirations of the Kellett School community. 3 The Night Before Christmas by Primary Three The Smallest Angel by Primary Two Getting Ready for Christmas by Primary One Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves by Primary Four I felt very nervous but it was a great experience. Donald Cameron Excellent! Really great fun to watch . Charlotte Trenchard Don Quixote Performed by Australian Contemporary Dance Company and P6 I enjoyed being in it but. I thought I was going to drop dead of embarrassment! Matthew Booth Stressful but enjoyable. Daniel Armour I thought the barber was really asleep. Zoe Spurdle Fantastic. Jamie Dobson Brilliant. Amelia Gray I thought Mr Miller's mask was very funny. Elizabeth Playford-Wall Romantic .. Krishna Chan 12 I liked it when Don Quixote was fighting the dragon. Kirk Kaye I thought that the Australian Dance Company were fabulous and their costumes were great. Emma Budge I was really nervous having to perform in front of the whole school. Elena Glen Awesome. Jonathan Bui I liked it when the boys gave roses to the girls. Elizabeth Haun I thought Mr Miller was really __ _ funny and the 6's did really well. Jamie Anderson My favourite part was when they killed the dragon. Oliver Walsh Mr Miller was cool. Kayleigh Blackburn Absolutely superb. Amelia Young Mega funny. Rory Feely Super cool. Kevin Mallen I really liked the dancing - especially the bull-fight. I loved their costumes and their props. Laura Mullarkey I liked the flower girl. Camilla Nevin I thought it was funny when my brother kicked the man. Louise Cribbin kelldt 5c?.co-l 9f!, )001 199 7 I thought they were great, talented and fun. Thomas Walker I really enjoyed it. I hope they come back again. Louise Roden I liked watching Mr Miller pretend to be a kangaroo. Sarah Crozer I was really pleased to be chosen to be in it. I particularly enjoyed being in the dances. Ashley-Liv Jamieson I enjoyed watching the castanet dance. Natasha Houghton I enjoyed watching the bullfight. Morgan Ferrier 13 15 :: ·· . .. - _ .. ... ·-· . HEE ERALDCRQ TI l u lililTIJ u l l u I llJil fu]IlITTIIlilliH l l'' I H ITTITHTI '' lllIIlllHl u n.n rm m-u l H I ~ u l u l,~~ . .. Can you identify our instruments? . . Xylophone Maracas Tambourine Cymbals Claves Guiro Two Tone Tambour Glockenspeil Wood Block ~l ~HI U HD[ IilTITUllf rill fl1[ UJITHJ U, I, IT, [DU I, U [U In, I Ull U I U I U ill nm I f[tU w_, n U l tD ~Illli Trumpet Tuba Bagpipes Clarinet-. Xylophone Saxophone ~l U lr,-.,-y-[U y-y--y-y-l [I rmU] [~U I [.---rn~IflmJ I' nrrrrJI trm[ffU I U ! U ill] I U] Q] I fill U ff[□] I , il l U 011 l U l [U [U !JU I] 11,,, I U I U 111' I Utt Back Row Middle Row Bottom Row Reception, Class 1 - Mrs L. Lewis Pippa Dowie, Sam Clements, Callum Wilson, William Delamater, Simon Duck, Jackson Mauze Barnaby Brien, Amy Tortoishell, John Tully, Julia Tobin, Samantha Fox, Caillan Richards, Matthew Shang Isabelle Fraser, Alastair Church, Haruka Koda, Sophie Aston, Richard Andree-Wiltens, Isobel Ransome, Marie Walker-Smith ./ '\1 Alison Robb Genevieve Croley 25 rj) ,,_J I like Supermoo because he fights the Bots. John ~ ~ :_. _ I liked Greta because she's all green. Isabelle d I Ii reta when she got · · when it snowed . .,-,..,- ,.__, , '-"-- Callum L,v snow. Simon - on Daisy's bac 1T0 a'-\.r ~ upermoo becau everywhere. Hanika . I like Supermoo because he flies in · the milk truck. ~ , Sam JJ · I like Supermoo because he pops he bubble . . --ane 'U~ ~ I like Supermoo because he can budge the bees. Caillan ~ ~ J8l~ ( i ,n ' .. ·\ u-i ~rl); ~,~, .. · P ,' . _4-:, ~ I liked the toffee tube in Supermoo. . . () Jack -~ 7 I liked Hendrika because she went to the market. Alison Ji_ ~~~ ~ ~ 28 I liked it when Supermoo was fighting the Bots. Toto ¼.i .0.0\,Ll.JOdns Lu ¼_,,..)~~~.....-<~ E l- I liked Hendrika going on the canal. Amy .-~~v~ ei. I liked Supermoo killing the bugs. ~ ... Matthew """ _) ~ ,,~ cJ) q_, • h ~17J • dt ·> I liked Daisy flying on the aeroplanes1: Pippa ht · . .,, "'D 0:-Ls~j' ~ LA.,, ~~-'lt::.J.~~---------~~~.;~~~~ 30 - ., .., - # ' • • .. . L . • ,I ., I like Daisy in the bubblebath. Julia ~ dk- rjyt_ I like Supermoo becau Sophie I " .. ' ;-i. ~ I liked Daisy flying on an aeroplane. Samantha · ~1~ · ~,(' 4::: ~ Jl I I like Greta because she's green and she changes to white. Jackson ~ Back Row Middle Row Front Row .,./ L Reception, Class 2 - Mrs R. Phillipson Sebastian Clemens, Isabella Cammareri, Willam Brown, Keith Stone, J.P. Stevens, Finean Bullough Bernice Shang, Alexandra Hills, Ana Clements, Fraser Brookhouse, Thomas Bindley, Cathryn Nieveen, Jun Do Ciara Moss, Aneesh Varma, Louise Cribbin, Donald Stewart, Zoe Spurdle, Dale Currell, Sarah Crozer Jennifer Hesketh Lucie Fauchille Hannah Abelow Shelley Rosenblith 31 32 \ V I My mum and I play with my dog Bobby. My brother laughs at me and he loves Bobby. We go to the video shop and the toy shop. Daddy gets sweets for me. We like sausages and noodles. Jennifer ,V,y FamilY My family likes to eat yummy curries that my mummy cooks. Daddy tells me stories and we go for walks. I go running with daddy too and play tickling with mummy. We go to Toys R Us. Aneesh \ We like holidays in summer on the beach. I like playing with daddy on the jungle gym. My twin Sammy plays with Ricky. Mummy likes getting presents from daddy. Daddy likes working and mummy likes the computer. We love going to Ocean Park to see the dolphins and to see the man jumping into the water. Fish is our favourite food and cauliflower. Ana Zoe My brother and I like doing jigsaw puzzles and playing with blocks. We love swimming and going to the playground. Jun In my family there is mummy, daddy, Zac, me and Sam. We like playing dolphins in the pool and eating ice cream. Ciara My family likes going to the Synagogue together and we see some of our friends. My sister Sarah likes playing with her friends and I like coming to school because it's fun at school . Hannah Madeleine is my sister. She likes breaking things especially daddy's things. We go to the beach, the MacDonalds beach. Daddy likes buying orange trees. We've got five of them. Fraser Mummy and I like going to the beach at Stanley to make sandcastles. We all go out for dinner at the L.R.C. I love fried rice. We all read stories. My brother is twelve. Isabella 33 34 My family likes making things, like models. We've made a harbour ship. Our favourite food is curry and we like swimming in the pool. William I like to eat ice cream and play in the garden in France. Lucie In my family there is my mummy, daddy, Andrea and me. We like reading, cutting and I love going shopping with my mummy. At breakfast we eat cereal. Andrea always has marmalade. Bernice Lucas and I like painting and drawing. The twins play in the bedroom with their toys. We like eggs and toast and juice. Dale My family likes going up Ma On Shan. Hugo and I love peanut butter sandwiches. We love reading books and daddy loves going to Lamma and walking on the beach. Louise My mummy and daddy are visiting the Philippines. My brother's name is Wing and he's still little, two years old. We like ice cream and MacDonalds. Shelley We like the circus, the firemen were the best. The firemen went under the fire with a stick. I like doing my work and having a bath . Daddy likes going to work and mummy goes to see my . dad at the office. Sebastian My family likes eating dinner together, especially at Thanksgiving . My sister is called Michaela and she pulls my hair. J.P. My daddy goes to Jakarta and we all go to Japan to see Grandma. I've got a grandma and grandpa in Canada too. Keith 35 36 My family loves riding on our bikes. We like to go swimming and eating chips. We like the swings and the slide. Donald We like going to the park with my dog Mika. My daddy likes going to work. · We're going to buy a new house in the holidays. Alexandra We like going to Ocean Park. Daddy likes the seats that move and the helicopter, it's so scary. Mummy cooks French fries and my sister loves playing on the computer. Sarah Mummy and I like reading books together. We all go for walks and my brother too, he's little. We love~~ noodles, fish and chicken. <'·. .... .il Thomas Back Row Middle Row Front Row Reception, Class 3 - Mrs L. Charlton Chien Wei Lui, Anthony Barker, Rachel Hodgson, Nicky Feely, Sophie de Jong, Thomas Paterson Cameron Mcivor, Kirsten Hantho, Maddie Eden, Lucas Currell, Sarah Cunha, Amanda Budge, James Matters Emily Patterson, Alexander Quant, Eva Steketee, Richard Kennedy, Alexandra Rodrigues, James Roberts, Annabel Snoxall Joshua Sandor Adam Butterfield Jessica Martyn Carolyn Harris Matthew Haslam 37 38 When I go on my junk and I jump in the sea. I like having lunch on the boat. Thomas Paterson When I eat spaghetti and meat sauce. Chien Wei Lui When it's Christmas time because I get presents from Santa. Joshua Sandor When I go to sleep. I have happy dreams about my friends. Rachel Hodgson When I go and see my Nanny and Grandad in England. Alex Quant When I play with a yo yo, it goes up and down. Sophie de Jong When I'm skiing down the mountain, I like going very fast. Adam Butterfield When Mummy gives me a Valentines card. Cameron Mcivor When Mummy hugs and kisses me. Sarah Cunha 39 When my Mum and Dad love me and when I play with friends and I fly kites with them. Kirsten Hantho 40 When my friends come over to my house. We play Woody and Buzz. Anthony Barker I like it when my Mum gives me hot and cold chicken. Matthew Haslam When I play with my friends. I like to play with cars. Eva Steketee When my Mum hugs me. Nicky Feely When I go on top of boats. James Roberts When my Dad comes home and gives me a really big kiss. Jessica Martin When I go to the zoo, I love ponies. My favourite is a white pony. Carolyn Harris 41 42 When I am with my Mummy and Daddy we go for walks on mountains. Richard Kennedy When James Roberts tickles me. James Matters When my Mummy and Daddy love me. Lucas Currell \. When my Mummy gives me a cuddle. Amanda Budge Back Middle Row Front Row Emma-Kate Taylor Primary 1, Class 4 - Mrs V. Anderson Poppy Henderson, Andrew Cunha, Natasha Houghton, Gavin Worsdale, Katrina Duck Elisabeth Haun, James Warren, Billy Fraser, Tom Dunstan, Hugo Wheatman Sophie Snoxall, Kenta Shikasho, Ashley Cox, Nicholas Martin, Grace Merritt, Alex Kim, Carolyn Wong, Joseph Ariwi Joshua Cole Anna Rumpf Mac Ross 43 What's in that egg? ~ L C 1... 0v,d, t h-ctt co_, t Ch, eS f l(,eS °'-l\,cle,LL,rtb5 lr-e.e..5· 'J er S h., Lv Q, _,,,,.--........ ./ -----~-------✓/ J" c:,S hi.A.~ / ----~--------. <¼ ra,e.e.. (1 5 w- a. h,, n s w L h\,S g rCLce f u11 ~ L ~ t ~e Pun.cl. It f lLeS h.Ca~ lh, the s R y. -. .. ~..- .. . ,, . . =- . • l ~ • ~ liz a, reth. • a cru-ca-dL Le. It (, Q ~ e.- o.,\:, j u.,\ 1.~ cq Yv SwL~ \~~ · t \v e. \ \,Ve f 1, XV A J rLcct J. UY\A, f,, 5 cJ,.o,,{ I t. 's ~ f)Jn.o. 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I -'-- 112- Li t1e i 5 I O' c..loct 0 (j/ a.. nd- - J Cvtnic:. Do bscn ·\Jn..L J.or- LvnCh M~ ,nu ,,., JLLL-W la. I V\ ~ V'V"u,-- v- V\ \ n ':'.l ~ JC,\., Vv-\ ~':, L. '-"-- VlV) T -1/ffi_Q_ t~ r to~ / ~(Aµ Jlo.A ~ M ~ ~ vS ~ ~ rn.6rvt/h. E bvn o'~ I rtoVh.>l H~ K~ ~ uiwb t,e-~ a ~ rn,-.v0: ~ Kcn--:1 F · h:t uriii L/2 beet ~- I b l6 b o-' c&c}f__, MB~ t],a/2 CJ1~7/2 ~ c vr-ty tlk;r-P-wj d vwev ~ 1ur-Cq) \qJ fi 172.ff'u::i- K -ePl-f 71 72 T k_ ~ lh 12 er> c1u_ ' I QJYL }%-c, ~ lJ\_ w . M ~ ~ clcq_ ~ tn9' Uf ol_ 7 IP cbci, F VWa-~ ta~ ta ~ . ~~E~~wo./l / L i K ~ .q_ . a, t L h.- j M L h, IL t- ~ ~ hv4, K ~ ~ ~ ""' r ~ I=_" -e. >\J w-,,,.. \C Ls ,i;.,_ vf-.,.J.,.::1s 1., ~l"\JJ.,t-~w Lew L .s 3 ( \. o C K -1:- e.llJ V~ r-J ev_Q(\tf\.g a...t.2. 6 R U- J., L W l ll /'\e 1 Back Row Middle Row Front Row Primary 2, Class 9 - Mrs D. Ennion Nicholas La Rooy, Isabella Rodrigues, Adam Sewerin, Sumitra Appan, Karl Hantho, Hugo Montagne Sophie Teraoka, Austin Simon, Charles Temple, William Yu, Christopher Coleman, Matthew Hood, Joanna Hall Claire Davies, Cameron Brookhouse, Jackie Kaye, Alex Park, Jordan Martin, Zac Moss, Anya Clifford, Jim Cameron 73 74 STORY TIME t , I ;t / 76 s o--r wQS L"- rn ~ clo.d.d, ~s c a., r - rl l o- L d. rn. -t 1 t\- £, BC)-' ~ \v~(},c n wO'-'L . .- . .. -·. ,: 75 .J:- 0- ~ S /-- /j- e 6 c/eQJ_eL er ce o. /Jc- 1 s ~ ~ ,, ' 77 78 Back Row Middle Row Front Row Primary 3, Class 10 - Mrs M. Tracy Luke Hardaker, Philippa Roden, Mathew Nieveen, Adelaide Clemens, Giles Gibson Veronica Pasquini, Richard Henderson, Daniel Mullarkey, Peter Tam, Morgan Underhill, Edwin Loo, Florence Davy Charlotte Austin, Etienne Remy-Yee, Mika Maeda, Robert Hutton, Alice Yam, Jonathan Rigg, Francesca Waldron J ~~I :I Thomas Best Holly Rumpf 79 II I I I 1111 I I 1111 11 1111 I 1 1111 I I 1111 I I I Ill 11 JIJ~ I I 1111 I I 1111 I I 1111 I I J I I . . -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . - -I p,,, - ... - .. ,.. ,.. ... ,.. , .... ---- ... ----- ,.. -... ,.. ... - . -.,__..,._-_J . -. - I I I ' ' ---.. --... ... I I I I I I I I I I I I t I I I I I I I I J t I If only Sarah had something magic. Every time she wrote a good story Susan, the girl next to her always rubbed it out. When she got into trouble with Mrs Gulch she could never think of her ideas again. Then when she was in her bedroom a key flew in her window. Then she waited for something to come in the window. Then she remembered the box that nobody could open because of the key. Sarah tried the key and it fitted. The box was a colourful pencil case. It was striped with bright rainbow colours. She turned the key and lifted the top. Inside was a golden pencil and a silver rubber. On the pencil marked in silver was: The magic pencil, and on the rubber marked in gold was: The magic rubber. Then when she lifted the pencil and the rubber she found a note. The note said: This pencil and rubber are magic. When you write with this pencil no rubber can rub out any marks except the magic rubber. Suddenly there was a giggle. Susan was outside watching the whole thing . But Sarah didn't notice. She was too excited about the pencil and rubber for tomorrow was the day for writing stories! She opened the box and put the pencil and rubber in the box but forgot to close the window! Then she fell asleep. It was morning and the sun was shining so brightly that it woke up Sarah and she ran to the window to find the box. It was gone! Sarah got changed quickly and ran out of the door. Then she saw Susan running to school. Sarah ran after her until her friend Tim stopped her. Tim said, "What are you doing." "Catching my magic box," Sarah replied. "I'll help," said Tim and they ran together. Then when they were in the playground Susan tripped over a log and dropped the box. Sarah and Tim ran to get the box. Mrs Gulch came out and said, "Why are you making Susan cry?" Tim and Susan said , "We're not." Then Tim said, "What's so magic about that box?" Sarah opened the box and showed Tim the note. Tim said, "Wow!" Then the bell rang and they went to class. Charlotte Austin - I I I I I I I I II . I J fllJ JI J ■ lt I I The prince found a box. The box was like metal. She asked the witch . The witch said to him I don't know . She asked the prince where it was. I know it is in the castle. Thank you said the prince. The prince was happy. He went back home. He opened the box. He went to a beautiful island. There was a boat. He sailed away to the island to see the princess in the castle. It was cold and dark. He was shaking. Suddenly he heard a bark. He asked the dog to go through . They went on the boat. Alice Yam -- - -- -- -- -- ---- -- -- -- ... - '"' ,.. I"' .. I"' I"' ... ,- .. ,.. r ,.. - -- -- ---- .... - Jim and Isabel lived in a house in a little town. It was : : Jim's birthday and his granny gave him a box. It was blue .-i---1..,._1 and red and it was dusty. A few days later Jim and Isabel -.... -...-..... ,.. were bored. Jim said let's put some of my toys in my box. - Suddenly Jim was being pulled into the box. Isabel ·_,._..,,.,. grabbed Jim's hand. Suddenly everything went black! : : Then they were standing on a hill. Jim spotted some .:=...-...._,._. vultures chasing them. Run, run said Jim. Suddenly a ·-,.-...-"'-. man jumped out of a bush and chased the vultures away. - The man grabbed Isabel and Jim and took them to a --,.--..'"",. ,.. cave. Then he put them down. Who are you? said Jim. -- ... Oow said the man. Quickly some rats ran across the _::::,--...._.,._. ,.. floor. Isabel screamed. Jim said they're only rats . Let's go - and get some food said Oow. Can we have hot dogs said _-..-...-,_-. Jim. What are hot dogs said Oow. Come on said Oow. I -_,._..,,-,. can hear something. Sh said Oow. Quickly a venomous - ,.. snake jumped out a bush and bit Oow on the arm. ::::i---c::i Suddenly everything went black and again they were - - back in their home. -~-...-... -. . I ,.. - I Giles Gibson Magic Boxes ; ; ' ,.. ... Ill I I II ll I I 1111 II II~~ I I I M I I I I I I I ! . I l I -• I I I j I I • I II 1111 II 1111 I I _J _J .J. 80 1111 I I II II I I I I 11 I I JJ II I I II II I I II II J I I II I I 11 I I I l II II I I II II I I ~ J ~ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I' I - r -1- fl I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I I I I I I I I I II II I I 1111 I I I I II I I II II I I 1111 I I 1111 I I - ,.. - - ..,,.. ... -~_'"'l Mr Bob the robot lived in an old castle. Mr Ghost lived in r - the South tower in Mr Bobs castle. Mr Cat Man Moo lived ~r~.__..__-f nowhere! One day Mr Bob went for a walk. Mr Ghost was cl""~-..c•::i guarding the old castle. Two men went through the back : : door which was not guarded. Those men were Mr Cat Man Moo and Mr Pepino! They put Mr Ghost in a - -... dungeon. They hid. What they wanted was a box of i-ai-■--,-1 chocolates. Then Mr Bob came, he saw Mr Cat Man Moo. .. ""' c::""'1--..c-::i Inside the dooway he used his colour changer to search ,.. ,... for him. Mr Bob went inside. He saw Mr Ghost in the .. ""' dungeon. Mr Bob released Mr Ghost. Then he went to : work. He saw Mr. Pepino on the roof. Mr Bob went into ~--■t--4 the cellar and got the box of chocolates and ate it. --- -L: ........... :_J Edwin Loo M a S 1 C : It was a sunny day. A girl and her morn went to a store. i--11--t-f The girl saw a box. It had beads put on it. It was a brown "" -.. ""' • • box. And the beads were blue. The girl said can I have it. L __ ,---4_..J Her morn said no. She said to the storekeeper will you get - - that down for me. He said yes. Her morn said no. Why - not? I will get it down for her. She doesn't need it. I just --- want to hold it. When the storekeep.er gave her it to hold : : she opened it. It started to play music. c:: .. -----t,..._J Next she said where is that music coming from? I ..... ..,. _ _,....... don't know said the storekeeper. Come_ on said her morn. .. ... No she said. I want to find out what that noise is. I want ... ,... that box. She said no you have lots of boxes at home. I - ""' like that one best. Let's go home now. No I don't want to . - -L_J--"4 _ _J That box is delicate you might drop it. I won't drop it. - - Come on let's go home. No I want that box and I want to t-_,.__.,_""'I find out where that music is from. I don't know where the 1--...,._..._-~ music is coming from but I don't want to spend all day • • trying to find out where that music is coming from. I need L:Jioo---4:..J to go home. Well you can go home and I'll stay here. If I "" • come home will you give me some money to buy that ......... - 11111 _-, box? No. I said no already. Please. No. If I only had .. -_.._..., ... -i· something magic. Why do you want something magic? - - · Because if I had a magic thing I could maybe make a r:::i---o: wish and I might get that box. Stop thinking about that - - box. When you really want something you can't stop t_.,.. _ _,_-, thinking about it. I think I know what the music is coming 1-'"".a--i■1""'-1 from. What. The box. Why. Listen to the box. Oh. Yes. It .. ... is, let's go home. Yes come on. c:::J--◄::..J Holly Rumpf - I I I I I I I 1111 11 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I It was James' birthday. He got an unusual box. He opened the box. James and his sister, Anne, got sucked into the box in his bedroom. They were swimming in the sea, a dolphin saw them. His name was Toby. Toby played with James and Anne. Toby brought them to the island. It had dinosaurs there. They were nice Dinosaurs. They were big and small. James said we'd better go into a cave. It was dark. I hope that Toby comes back soon. The island had one tree and it was covered in sand. Toby came back. He was covered with seaweed. Then a boat came. It was green and red. James opened the box. His sister said no. He and his sister and Toby were never seen again. The box was blue and white. It said do not open me now. It was too late. James had opened the box. At once this strong wind came out of the box. Then his sister said help. Toby said I want to go home. James said Ah, Ah, Ah. They saw lots of butterflies. James was running about on the field . He was playing football with Toby. He said I'm winning. You can't get me said Toby. Yes I can get you . Look out. This big butterfly came and picked James up. It was green and red. And it was rough. It ate James Up. la Luke Hardaker ._ ... ~~ ~ ~~ Ma$ i C rr..~ -~tv ~ Stop it Sophie said her mummy and her daddy. Don't open that box. But before they could say it. She zoomed into the box. Then suddenly her mummy and her daddy zoomed in also. When they were out of their main world they saw that they didn't have any shoes on. Then they saw a witch. She was a nice witch. One day when they were walking they also saw that the grass was all dead. So they asked a witch to make the grass alive. She said she would only do it if they gave her a clock. So they gave her a clock when she had done it. It was the most beautiful grass they had ever seen. Then they saw a donkey. They wanted to give it the witch. But the witch had a cat so they had it instead. Suddenly they saw that the witch had given them a house near the woods. So they lived in it until it was the morning when they had to go back to their real world. Francesca Waldron 1111 II 1111 II 1111 I I I I I I I I I I I I ---- -- .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... I- - C I t: t i -- ~ -I -- -----.. - I I 81 I I I "" .. - ... ... .. ... -... '"" -... .. -- -- -.. -.. .... ---- -- ---- -- - I I I 1 .. J~II II 1111 II 1111 II 1111 II illl II flll WI 1111 11 1111 II 1111 II 1111 II 1111 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I '-. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J I I I I I I I l -. --. T I ,I I I I J I I I I I I J ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 11 I I I I I I l. J -• _l .. L . .I ■ 1111 "" .. - ... .. - II■ • - .... It happened one foggy day. A dog called Scruffy was - ~ "" - ; lying in a box next to a train track. He waited a long time It happened like this. A little girl went with her mother. . ~ for his tea. In fact he waited so long he fell asleep. As They were looking for a box. They just stepped outside ... ~ - .... ... ... ■ • soon as he started to dream . he heard a noise that woke the door. The girl said let's open it. No cried the mother. . i- him up. He looked all around and then he saw a tunnel. Then they picked it up and took it home and kept it safe . .. .. ... ... - .. He started to go through it. It was a very gloomy tunnel. Then daddy said bye bye. I have to go on a secret ""' • - ... Soon he saw a light at the end of the tunnel so he carried mission in Canada. You didn't tell me about this said .. .. . ... on. When he got to the end he saw that it was a pretty mother. It's a secret said father and off he went to the ~ .. . .. ... .. . - garden where all the animals could talk. Even Scruffy airport and on the aeroplane. I think father's off to find the . ... could talk. He played a long time. He met two birds and box that we found when we stepped outside. Maybe it's ... ... .. ... - I- two butterflies and then he thought he'd better go home. magic said mother. Yes said the mother. Look said the "" .. - .. He went back through the tunnel. His tea was waiting for girl. They saw a nest with eggs and a rabbit in the forest .. I,,, . i-, him and so was his owner Oliver. Oliver said where have and a girl writing a story. Look a little closer. You will see .. - - ... I- - • - you been? As if he knew Scruffy could speak. So Scruffy a little puppy with a bone and Santa's elves with lots of . .. said I've been through the tunnel in the box. You know toys and machines. I see a pet shop. It must be magic! I .. .. - L. - ... the brown wooden one. Did I hear you speak said Oliver. think they might have come out of the box. They are all ""' -. .. I'd better tell you my good news. Well, the company have outside. No they're not said the girl. They've gone back ... .. . .. bought me a new house. By the way, I forgot to ask you into the box. Good. They stayed there but now they are I- ~ - .. .. .. . .. what you want for a special treat. I want a friend said different things! They saw a girl running away from a boy . .. Scruffy. OK said Oliver. Now just wait for your birthday. and a puppy that had just been born and Santa's going .. .. ... ... . ... Daniel Mullarkey down the chimney. Daddy is coming back. Did you find it. .. .. - ... n 5 No. Father looked up and said hey you've got it in your .. .. - .. 0 X e hands. Can we share it. OK! said mother. Look said ... ... - ... father. A girl is roller-blading and the elf is making a pile ... ... ■ • - .. . of toys and a reindeer! I love this box said the girl. I do .. .. - ... too said father and mother. It's sometimes scary. I think .. • -. ... 0 {)f~ so too said mother. - - . ... Adelaide Clemens M~sic lloxes ~ ... . ~ - i- II • ~1L~ \ \ . i- ' "" .. ... ... - .. r/ It was snowing in the town. Ogg lived in a little cottage II■ II■ - ~ ~ II with Smell. Smell and Adam and Time and Willy lived "" .. ' together. One day Smell locked the door so Ogg couldn't . ... ~ ... ... . .. •!~ 1' 1i: ~-- get in. You know Ogg was greedy and he found a box ,_ L. . - H, . ... and opened the box. It made noises and it made a ... I,,, ~ ~ 1 - crackle and a rumble. Ogg was not sure if he should open .. ... - ... \r "" I,,, - .. - it. He quickly shut the box, then he opened the box again. "" I,,, - 9 Y 9~. . "" ?1~~ It made a crackle. He shut the box. He opened the box .. .. . ... again. It made a rumble. He quickly shut the box again I- I- I -. .. I then he opened the box again but this time the box blew .. ... up. The house and the box blew up. You know Smell did ... ~ - .. -< '8 Q ·a, i ~ 88 'lhe Magic Box The Wishing Box Once upon a time there lived a little boy and a little girl. They were named Jamie and Jessy and they lived in a house in a small place in Scotland. It was called Barlanark and one day Jessy invited her three friends called Madeleine and Thalia and Esme and so they came. They decided to play hide and seek in a very large room upstairs. Jessy saw a wardrobe to hide in that she didn't go in often. When she opened it she saw a box with lovely patterns of mixed marbling and glitter mixed with it as well. She called her friends to come and look at it. The four friends stared and they could just tell it was a magic box that gave wishes. So the oldest one of them, Madeleine, made a wish that she had 400 guinea pigs and her wish came true and the 400 guinea pigs lived in luxury. They got a huge cage and food and water and a really cosy towel and a stool as a house and a tube and they made great friends. Then Thalia made her wish and she wished that when she got home she would have the same as Madeleine wished and it came true and Esme wished the same and Jessy as well. And after that a lion came out of the box and it was friendly and the next day they brought the lion to school and the box as well and for show and tell they came out together and said we found this lion and this magic box and the lion came out of the box so you can tell it is magic. All the children clapped loudly and Mrs Nevin said great news I'm very impressed. The children weighed the box and measured the box as well and it was 3 feet tall and it weighed 6 pounds and it got away up the stairs and Jamie was up the stairs and he was shocked by this and the head teacher screeeeeeeeeamed and the box reached the top of the tiring stairs and messed everything up but the children were coming up the stairs so the box quickly tidied everything up very neatly because the children would be mad. Camilla Nevin V 'lhe Magic Box The Girls Adventure Once upon a time there lived two girls. One was called Stephanie, one was called Joanna. They were very clever. One day the king said you have to take the bad old man prisoner. I will tell you why I want you to catch him, he stole my magic box. The king said I want you to catch the man because the man has the box that has magic. If you did not catch the man everybody will be not happy. You will go today. OK said the girls. The king said again I will have something to give to you. When it was time to go the king gave some horses to give the girls to ride on. Goodbye said the king. Goodbye said the girls. At night-time the girls found a hall in the woods. The girls went in. It was very dark. The girls could not see. The girls found a bit of light. They saw the bad old man! The girls said we will catch you! The man said you will catch me ha ha ha. The girls were mad. The girls ran after him. We are going to catch you said the girls. You will not catch me said the man. We will said the girls. So they did. When they came back to the king the king said I have something to give you. It is $90,000,000,000,000. Wee said the girls. And they lived happily every day. The End Stephanie Lau The Birthday Box I got a box for my birthday. It was a magic box. I hid it under my bed to keep it safe. My friend called Ayden gave it to me. He got it from a magic shop owned by a person called Jim. The magic box had a star on each side. It was about 10cm long and 10cm wide. It was made out of wood. It did not look like it had anything inside it but it had magic dust inside it. The dust was invisible. It can take you to another place. When Ayden was carrying the box he dropped it and Michael caught it. Luckily it didn't break. Robbie came along and opened it and saw magic dust and when you put your hand in it you turn magic and he went to Spain and went to a ball. After that Michael went to a hotel and had dinner. People came. He was looking for a job and he found one. It was being a cook. He liked the job so he went back to be a cook at home. He kept the box of magic dust so if he wanted to make a wish he could always make one. Patrick Morgan 'lhe Magic Box The Box fl o i'.se p~I (' h ;~-"-·-- rn a 3,:- box Once upon a time there was a girl called Camilla. She was walking her dog in the wood when she saw a box in the middle of the path but she was not alone. Her friend Thalia was with her. They picked it up and they wondered how to open it. It was a long narrow box. They saw a key. It was stuck but they could get it. The key looked light. They lifted it but it was heavy. They put it through the hole and the box opened and dust came out. Camilla touched the dust, her hand turned yellow and the box took her to England and she was in the water and she saw beautiful fish . There was something in the shadows. Camilla went closer to it and it was a shark. She quickly opened the box and her hand turned yellow. She went to New Guinea and Camilla went to buy 2 guinea pigs 1 parrot 4 goldfish. But they all bit her so she opened the box and once again her hand turned yellow and she wished to go back to her house. She was very sad because she lost her 2 guinea pigs her 4 goldfish and the parrot. Madeleine Booth 'lhe Magic Box The Time Box and the Boy Once there was a boy he was called James. One day James found a box. He said what is a box doing in the front of my home. Then James put it in the attic. When he got home he looked at it. He saw it said you can have three wishes. He wished to go to the past in America. It was the start of the war. There was a captain from the aircraft carrier. He was worried they would get blown up because there was no one to fly the B52 bomber. He found James standing there and he thought he was a soldier so the captain went over to James and . talked to him and said can you fly the B52. James made a wish that he could fly the B52. Then the captain and the soldiers got on the B52 and James flew it to Washington DC. They got off and the captain told the President James was a clever boy. The President invited him to go to a party. James said no because my time is running out. James wished to go home but the box went wrong and brought him to the future . He arrived at a space shuttle launch. The pilot was sick and the captain of the space shuttle saw James and called him over. He said will you join our space operation. James said I can only join for a little while because I have to go home. So James made another wish and flew the space shuttle but on the way he tricked the captain of the space shuttle and went home. He brought the wishing box home with him and kept it safe so his mum and dad wouldn't know. James To 89 90 'lhe Magic Box The Magic Box One night Edward and I found a box in a forest. We found it in the branches of a tree. We were walking home with our torches when we saw the box shining in the torchlight. Edward climbed up the tree and took the box down and we took it home and we showed it to my mum and dad. When we tried to open it, it wouldn't open but I saw a key stuck on the box and took it off and I opened it and we found lots of toys inside the box and a big book with all the instructions in it to make the toys work. The box had 4 eyes and it had ten fingers and I found out that it was a toy box. We were scared at first because when we got it down the eyes and the arms popped out. We guessed it was a toy box. There was no name on the box so we started to play with all the toys inside it. One of the toys, a car dropped down the stairs and it broke. It was a glass car and very precious . It was my dad's car and when he came home he was very angry, but-he got a new one. Anthony Haynes The Wishing Box One sunny day there was a little boy whose name was Jim and he asked his mother if he could go to the forest and his mum said Yes you may. Goodbye said Jim and Jim set off singing a nice song. Suddenly he saw a pretty box lying on the floor and he picked it up. He tried to open it but it was locked so he got a stick and stuck it in the lock and turned it around. Inside the box he saw a wishing kitten and he wished he was in England and he found himself in a school and there was a teacher but not any teacher, a green dragon. The dragon was very mean. Jim didn't like the dragon. The dragon taught the children naughty things and Jim could not stand it so he had his second wish to teach the dragon a lesson. So he wished the dragon was crazy and then he hit himself on the head and then Jim had his last wish which was can I go home! and his wish came true. Emily Blackburn 'lhe Magic Box ffl . c5 F--¥=----1 The Magic Box One day there were two girls. They had finished school. They went to the woods because they wanted to play Hide and Seek. So they did. When I was hiding in the bushes I found a box. I found the key next to the box. The box was small. And it had patterns. And pretty markings on it. It was very heavy. I said to Stephanie. I'm going to open it. I put my hand in it. And I found a letter and it said the box will give you 4 wishes every day. I quickly went to show my Mum and Dad. And then they said use it quickly. So I did. I wished for a car with 8 seats. And then it was right in front of me. Then I wished for 4 puppies. The puppies looked kind and cuddly. They were brown and they had white spots. I played with them for a while then I made another wish . I wished to go to Canada. Then I did. I arrived in Toronto to visit my Grandma and Grandfather. They were very surprised. I stayed there for 10 days. I wished to go home after that to see my family. Joanna Ng Back Row Middle Row Front Row Primary 3, Class 12 - Mrs M. Finnie Robert Carter, Frances Teraoka, Julien Richards, Amelia Young, Freddie Coleridge-Cole, Carlyle Crozer Brandon Acton-Bond, Nicolina Hakansson, Francesca Duck, Oliver Walsh, Georgina Morton, Annika Hantho, Christopher Trenchard Olivia Lange, Adam Rolston, Sarah Cox, Philip Andersson, Reina Funayama, Morgan Ferrier, Tave Magnusson Oliver Ignatius 91 Boxes, Boxes, Boxes! Birthday Sox On my birthday, Adam Ben Oliver Olivia me Mum and Dad went to the beach. We left Mum and Dad and went exploring . I saw a cross on the ground. I said Halt! Everyone stopped. Adam came to see what was the matter. I had a spade so I dug. I found a pirate's treasure box. Ben and me pulled it out. Oliver smashed the lock with an axe. Adam fainted because there was so much gold. We took the gold with us. It got dark. We headed towards five trees. Blackbeard and his men captured us and took us to his ship. But we had hidden the gold. Let me go I said . Adam swung and kicked Blackbeard over the deck. He fell into the water. We ran over him and squashed him. We pulled down the dinghy and rowed to shore. We ran back to the five trees where we had been captured. Leaves had fallen and covered the gold. We picked up leaves. I picked up a big leaf and found the gold. We ran to Stanley and took a taxi home. Freddie Coleridge-Cole 92 The Monkey I found the box at home. I felt on the lid . It was locked. I looked for the key all over the house. At last I found it. It was glowing. I opened the box and I fell into it! I was on an island. I saw a big palm tree and suddenly a monkey jumped onto my shoulder. He was so cute! I wished on my ring and suddenly we were home. The next day I put the monkey in my school bag and I went to school. I opened my bag so I could get my reading book out and my monkey jumped up on my teacher. My best friend laughed, then everybody started laughing at her, then everyone got to pet him. It was playtime. I took my monkey with me. He could do the monkey bars! The bell rang and we went home. I opened the box again. I wished on my ring. I went on my island. I climbed up the big palm tree. I said goodbye to my monkey. I wished on my ring to go home. Nicolina Hakansson 0 The Sea Box Near to my house we found a box. Adam and Freddie were round to play. We climbed into the box. We found the sea! We saw a shark attacking a dolphin. We had to do something. Luckily we had knives to kill the shark so we dived in. We had a fight. We did kill the shark. The dolphin was OK. There was a ladder at the side of the box. We climbed up and got out of the box. Morgan Ferrier The Tiger Adventure I was on the plane. I went to the toilet. I saw a little box in the toilet roll. I picked it up. In a flash suddenly I disappeared! I found myself in a jungle. I was riding on a elephant and the elephant dropped me off. The elephant said BEWARE! of the tigers. Oh oh I said and then I saw some footprints . I took my magnifying glass out and looked at the footprints. They were tiger prints. I followed them. The footprints started to fade away and I said poo. Roar! WHO IS IT. I shivered. It is me, the Tiger. Oops! I said. Just then there was a rattling noise. My Mum said you've been in that toilet for half an hour! Adam Rolston The Ballerina I was going to The Nutcracker. When I got there I found a box under my seat. All of a sudden out from the box came a ballerina! She was twirling around. She was a ballerina from The Nutcracker. She wore a pink tu-tu and she was very beautiful too! She talked in a small voice. Come closer come closer. She threw some magi~ dust. I felt like I was shrinking. I was only 8cm. I can't believe it! I seem to be a ballerina. I'm in the third ballerina part. The ballerina said I'll guide you . It's like this 1 2 3 1 2 3 step together. OK we're on '. I wa~ chased by the rats . Ugh! We danced off. It was my turn to dance with the Nutcracker. He lifted me up high in the air. I had such a good time on stage. The ballerina said I'll give you the nut. It will make you grow bigger again. We'll see you next year I hope. You won't forget me I said. Never! What is your name? Velvetine she said. Bye! I ate the nut. I was back in my seat. Sarah Cox The Land in the Box When I was in the attic to put my baby stuff away I saw a wooden box all covered with spiders webs. It said Do not open the box unless you have the key. I tried lots of keys but still I couldn't open it. But when my Mum came home I took her keys and went into the attic and tried them. The last key was perfect. So I packed my things and went to the kitchen and got lots of food. Then I called my friends and said to meet at the garden gate. Then I rushed out to the garden gate. Everyone came and we went to the attic. We opened the box and found a little land. We found some little buildings. We went slowly. My friends followed me. I could not believe my eyes. Then the lid closed suddenly. We shrank and we fell into the swimming pool! We swam out of it and we saw little people. I was embarrassed. I ran and paid for a room in .the hotel. We went to sleep nicely. When we woke up we were in our beds not shrunken. Then I went to school and I worked hard. We went to the playground and we laughed. Reina Funayama The Magic Box I was at home in Hong Kong. My school bag was beside my bed. I was going to do my homework. I opened my bag and I found a box. It was bigger than my lunchbox. It was made of wood and it was very heavy. I tried to open it but it was locked. The key was in the bag. I opened the box. Aah! There was lots of magic money inside the box. Gold and silver! What shall I do with it? Tove Magnusson My Cirque Du Soleil Career I was watching the fast track. Yes! You guessed it! I'm watching Alegria! Now it is the comic act. Here's the snow coming down. But what's happening? It's turning into a big box! And it's going to land on ... Me! I'm curious. I thought I'd look. There was a sign which said Live from Canada! I suddenly screamed out, "That means Cirque Du Soleil!!!!!?" I started singing out loud "Alegria". And the pictures of all the logos flashed in my mind. I began to feel all dizzy and suddenly I fainted. Chapter 2 Suddenly I was climbing a pole. Now I am being spun around in the air by somebody else! I realised I was performing in the Cirque Du Soleil show Saltimbanco! I ran off stage. But I was homesick. It took me days and days and days to think of a way to escape. I thought. Then on the last performance I climbed on the amusement ship, jumped up, flew through the air and landed back home. Then ... I woke up! But I found out that I was still wearing my costume ....... . Epilogue I will always remember the time I performed in Cirque Du Soleil. And sometimes I can still hear the wonderful music of .... Saltimbanco. Oo na ne quer ne na ...... . Oliver Ignatius 93 More (,oxes! The Missing Box When I was in the attic I found a box. It was covered with spiders webs. It opened with a key and there was money in the box. There was $100. I tried lots of keys but only one worked and the key that opened the box was the car key. I hid the box. I put it under my bed. It is still there and so is the $100. Carlyle Crozer Rip I remember when I found a box. It was one school day. I was with Oliver Walsh. He was a friend . When we got to school a vampire came out of the Principal's office. It transformed the school to a city an old fashioned city. I saw a castle. We went up to 94 the top of the castle ...... and we saw a witch's room. It was full of spiders and cobwebs. Under the table was a big box. It looked like a dice. It was a magic box and we tried to open it with a golf club. It worked . Then Oliver Walsh saw a half witch and a half bird creature and it went out of the window and killed people. The genie made the people alive again and made the half bird half witch nicer. Philip Andersson The Magic Key Adventure I was bowling at the Marina Club. When I was playing I saw a really really big box, bigger than my Mummy and Daddy. It's a magic box I said to my sister. But no one believed me. I saw a key. It was a magic key. It glowed. I'm scared I said. My sister said it looks like this book, The Magic Key Adventure. The key took us to the North Pole. We took off our clothes. It was a bit chilly. We saw Santa Claus. We asked if we could have a jumper from his sack. Of course he said but . . . but have you two been good this year? We both looked at each other. Ye ... s. Are you sure? Yes, yes, yes we said. Say it one hundred times in case you are fibbing. All right said Santa tiredly. Then we asked Santa what year it was. 1897 he said. Are you kidding? I was born in 1989 and it should be 1997! Santa took us home. He said we could have the Magic box and the key. He took us home in his sleigh. Frances Teraoka An Egyptian Box I found it by the Nile river in Egypt, when I was with my Mummy, Daddy, brother and Spike the dog. I climbed the palm tree to get dates and I found it. It was amongst the leaves. It was made of glass and coloured pink. It was too big to lift. It had a diamond shape on the front. Next to the box was a ring. The shape of the ring fitted the shape on the diamond. I counted to five . The box opened. Inside the box was an eagle's foot. It was pink, green, blue, red and yellow. The eagle's foot made me invisible. Only my dog could see me. My Mummy and daddy couldn't see me. I was really scared. Inside the box was a picture of a witch and a castle. I know that castle. It's beside the River Nile. Spike and me went to the River Nile and crept into the castle. We were searching for the cure. Luckily the witch could not see me but she could hear me. We searched for the Spell Room. We went upstairs but there was no Spell Room there. I saw a fireplace. I went and warmed my hands and! THE FIREPLACE TURNED AROUND. I saw some stairs, I walked up the stairs and I came to a corridor. I walked down the corridor and I saw a door that said Spell Room. I halted and I listened. No noise. I peeked around the door, no one there. I walked in and saw bottles on a shelf. One said Cure for Eagle's Foot. I picked it up and drank it. I'm MYSELF AGAIN . Oh no I can't go home. What will I do? I know the witch has gone. I can run back to my family. Hu, hu, hu! I'm back at last. Hello Mum and Dad!. Amelia Young Lost Jewellery Once upon a time there was a little girl. Her name was Nicolina. She had lots of gold and silver. She kept it in a big metal box. But one night a witch came. Her name was Reina. She saw the box was open. She saw all the silver and gold. She loved it. So she got her sack out of her pocket and stole all the gold and silver and went away. In the morning Nicolina woke up and saw that all her jewellery was gone because she forgot to close the box. Also the key was gone . . She had to find it. She looked in the forest. It wasn't there. Nicolina was so worried. She needed it for her party. Annika came over. She helped her to look. Then Nicolina saw a wicked cat. It had one of her rings. She followed the cat to the witch's house. The cat went Meow! The witch woke up and saw Nicolina. She ran away. It was nearly eight o'clock. Her friends were coming. She had to get her jewellery back otherwise she would look awful tonight. She had one more place to look. It was a big cave. She saw a bear and it growled at her. She ran away. The next day she was looking for her jewellery again. She came to a spooky house. She opened the door and went inside. She saw a cupboard. There was a box in the cupboard. She opened it. It had all her gold. She took it but she had still lost the key. She saw another room. She went inside and saw the key. She took it and went home and never lost her gold and silver again. She always closed the box. Francesca Duck Around the World One day I was looking around in my Uncle's house with my friend Philip. I walked up a flight of stairs. It led to the attic. Both of us peered through the door. We opened the door. It made a creaking noise. It was very dark and dusty. There was old furniture. We pushed away the furniture . There was a spider guarding a box. The box had maps of the world on it. We ran down as fast as our legs could carry us to the army base. They gave us some bows and arrows. We killed the spider. (We had to say a password which was dark spider. We knew it at once because the spider was dark.). The box took us all around the world. One time it took us to the Atlantic Ocean. We saw icebergs and sea lions, baby seals and narwhals. Another time it took us to the Sahara desert. It was really hot.!! We saw African people on camels. We were very thirsty. In the last trip when we were too old we went to Kellett School and here I am writing this story. Brandon Acton-Bond In my Grandma's Attic I found it in the attic in my grandma's house. It was all dusty. In it were two cowboys and two dolls and a necklace and a little box. I took them into my bedroom. When I opened the little box a fairy came out. The fairy said when there is a bad guy open the box and take me out and then I'll hold your hand and take you to a better place. Look, look there's someone coming. Remember what I said? Yes! Then do it. Hold my hand now. Oh. We're at a better place. Good. Now can I go home? Yes, are you ready? We're near. I'll put you back in the box. OK I'll ring the doorbell. Finally I am in my bedroom. I put the things back in the box. Annika Hantho The Box One day Philip and Brandon came to play. My mum said to us Can you water the flowers? Yes I said . So I did and as I was watering the flowers the garden shrank. Philip and Brandon saw a box. It was gigantic! Lets get in! Ye aaaaaaaaa bump aaaaaaaaaa help bump aaaaaaaaa! It was a very deep box. We fell down a long way! I say that was fun! Yes. It's so big I can't see the top! I'm hungry said Philip. Look a lunch box! It's got food in it. Crisps. Mmm. Yum. Ham and cheese sandwiches. My favourite! I'm full . Me too said Brandon. It's not too bac;i is it in this box? Hey, let's play I SPY. I spy with my little eye something beginning with c. b. I know, crisp bag. Look over there in the corner there's my Mum and Dad! There's my house! Let's live here! OK Christopher Trenchard 95 The Fantastic Box I found it in the attic. I'm usually scared. The box was very old. The sides were 20cm. tall. I figured a way to open it by pushing and pulling . What was in it? LOADS! A trophy, money, a magic holly berry, . ballet slippers, jewellery, diamonds, Fred's sword, sweets, magic sequins, fir cones, magic pebbles, shells, a dragon, a magic stick and beads. All my friends are with me, Sarah, Carly, Amelia, Francesca, Fred, Nicolina, Annika. Somehow we found ourselves swimming with NO trouble at all, to the beach. Then terrific things began to happen to us there. We had to use the things we got in the box. We played on the beach. We went to the market. Loads of things so cheap. One cent for a funfax. Nicolina and I bought the whole club! Then we went wandering round the beach. What was that? A HOTEL with a swimming pool. Our Mums are swimming in it. MUMMY! We stayed there forever! Olivia Lange 96 The Fascinating Adventure I was at home and the mailman put a big parcel in my mailbox. I ran outside. I picked up the parcel and ran inside. I looked on the label and it was for me so I opened the box. There was a kind of ancient statue. I carried it into my bedroom. I accidentally dropped it. It smashed. I found a magic cap inside it. I put it on. I started to go into the past. I found myself in a graveyard. I looked around. Something popped up. It was a duck. The duck said, come and see my friends. There was a dragon and a bird. That's all my friends. It's time for me to go I said. I took off the cap. I was back at home in my bedroom. Julien Richards A Ghost's Story One day I went to sea in a boat. I saw a big box in the water. I threw a rope. It got caught on a hook. I towed it behind the boat to an island called Bali. It had a key hanging on it so I climbed on to the box and opened it. Inside was a desert. Adam and I went in. We were so thirsty we nearly died. We tried to find a box to go through but there was no box. We found a frill necked lizard. It tried to help but it was no use. Then we found a gecko, but he said sorry everyone keeps on asking me, now shoo off! Then we followed a cobra. Ssssssss what do you want? We want you to help. OK. It took a long time. It was so hot! We found the box, but it was too late. Before we got in we died. Robert Carter The Magic Rings My Dad shouted, "We're going to the beach today." "Goody" I said loudly. When we were at the beach I tripped over something. It was a box. I tried to open it but I couldn't so I asked my Dad to hold it while I went to find shells. After I had picked up quite a lot of shells, I came upon a key. I tried the key on the box. It fitted! I opened the box. There was a ring inside it. I put it on. Suddenly I vanished. I landed just outside a castle. The drawbridge was down. I went inside. Suddenly I heard some soldiers. I quickly ran downstairs. I kicked something. It was a ring and the ring actually spoke. It said, "Please don't kick me. Put me on and I shall take you home. So I did and I landed slap bang in my house, then everything carried on normally. Then I vanished again. I landed in exactly the same place. I thought it was a bit silly to leave the drawbridge down but I didn't mind because otherwise I wouldn't be able to get in. Suddenly the drawbridge closed on me. I tried to run out but it was too quick. Then I heard some laughing. I felt a bit scared but I tried not to look it. I heard the laughing coming closer. I ran and ran. I was puffing and puffing. I had to stop. I sat down. I sat on something. It was another ring. I put it on and rubbed it. A genie appeared and said, "you are granted three wishes." I thought for a while. I want that laughing to stop. It stopped. I want the drawbridge to open. It opened. I want to go home. In a puff I was back in my own time again. Oliver Walsh No more boxes! Back Row Middle Row Front Row Melissa Bui, Primary 4, Class 13 - Mrs T. James Thomas Kemp, Florentine Snouckaert, Benjy Litherland, Marina lgnarski, Trevor Henderson, Josephine Burness Krishna Chan, Chris Chun, Katie Jackson, Thomas Charlton, Helen Robertson, Chris Pedersen Kate Addis, Eden Cottee-Jones, Melissa Man, Martin O'Shea, Andrea Shang, Alexander Cribbin, Lyndsay Byres, Jamie Mcivor Kirkland Kaye, Conor Cole Pieter Steketee 97 Brothers and Sisters Me and My Brother I was playing in my room just like that. When who should come along but Melvin and his B. B. gun. Then came Harrison. He has one too I said "get out." They say "No." Melvin says "Shoot the chinchilla ." He does it. I scream "Mum." She comes running . She looks at Melvin. She looks at Harrison. They don't look honest. I tell her what happened. Now the B. B. guns are in the bucket. Lyndsay Byres Simon I was annoyed when my brother said "Quick you better get into the study to watch me play the computer" as he runs in locks the door behind him then I have to go downstairs and ask my Dad to have the keys ' . ~· . ~: ' . ~~ ::,~~- ~~ ~ but he opens the door when I'm halfway down the stairs 98 and I go "SIMON!" Jamie Mcivor Playing with James James and I went to get Martin my brother's friend. When we went up Brewin Path we walked up the hill. When we got to the park we went down the slide. Martin goes down, James goes down, then I go down, and I always make Martin and James fall off the slide! We always keep going up and then down until we are thirsty. Martin O'Shea The Big Fight When my brothers came back for the Christmas holiday James and Mathew were walking down the hallway. Mat was shouting to James "Hey fat jaber," and I could see James was going red in the face. I knew James was going to pay him back. So as soon as we got in the house the fight began. Then I joined in. "James loves Nicola" I shouted. Now all this was too much for James. He leaped on me and brought me down. Mat jumped on James. "Let go of him" Mat shouted. Then the door opened. "Stop it at once" Mum said. We were in for it now. Tom Charlton Richard The only time when my brother chats with me is at bed time when my Dad turns out the light. In the morning he brings in toys and puts them onto my bed while I'm still asleep. When I wake up I find toys covering me. I push the toys off my bed. I roar at Richard very loudly. He runs away quickly screaming "Help, help." Then I get told off for scaring him and that makes us very late for school. When I'm at school Richard can play and play. Then he's safe from me. But when I come home he's NOT safe any more! Thomas Kemp My Sister I like it when my sister and me build bunkbeds and tents because she knows how to keep them stable and how to make them look good. Sometimes we put up the hammock and pretend its a boat and we rock it from side to side as if we were in a storm. We sometimes get the cat and make him play the guitar and use a hairbrush as a microphone. What I like most is when we used to share a room because she'd switch on her radio and we can listen to music all night! Helen Robertson My Little Sister I like my little sister because she is 9 months old, and she can't speak. Everybody says she's quite cute. Even I do, But sometimes she squeals And that hurts my ears . She's just learning how to walk now, It's fun to play games with her. I usually chase her and say "I'm going to get you." I That's really fun for her and for me. Sometimes she sticks her tongue at me, Now that's very funny. ... :-_..-t-'"~/t:i,~ i:\'.'.lri ~,,.,. I really think my little sister's nice. Conor Cole Valentine's Day It was Valentines day and I was very happy. I ate the chocolate and it was delicious. Then I made a Valentines day card and I gave it to my maid She was happy to have a Valentines day card. But my brother was mad with me because I copied his handwriting. My brother ripped the card and I was upset, cross and mad. I cried at the end when he ran to his room. He was in trouble!! But I made another card. Melissa Bui The Nickname Once my big brother came into my room when Kate was over playing with me We were changing and we got so annoyed We called him Rose But then I remembered that Rose was one of The characters in Redwall So we changed it to Flower Which made HIM very annoyed! He swore and made faces He threatened to tell mum But he didn't! Josephine Burness , ,_ . . -j:::~~ ~; Playmobile It was a Sunday early in the morning My sister Anna was playing with my favourite playmobile man, I said "Stop playing with him to the count of three." But she didn't. So I attacked her. I tried to punch her But she ducked. I fell over the stairs I landed on the next floor and stood up saying "ouch." I ran upstairs and loaded my pistol. She found Piers who had my cricket bat I came out and shot Anna ' Then Piers hit me. I got SO angry! I said "O.K. Let's have a street shark war" And I won! ' So Piers chased Anna all round the house. I win!! I win!! Eden Cottee Jones 99 I don't like my sister when In China When I went to China I was playing with my cousin's brother. He said "Do you want to step on this plastic ball?" I said "OK" so I stepped on it and it smashed a bit. Then my cousin's brother said "You shouldn't have done that Krishna." Then the trouble started. My cousin's brother told his Granpa about it. And his Granpa was cross and he took the ball in his hand and used boiled water to fix it back again. After that I stepped on it again and his Granpa became mad with anger so he used the boiled water again and fixed it back and I got told off. The next day when it was already late at night, me and my cousin's brother played stuffing the pillow in our clothes. And my cousin's brother said "you have a baby under your clothes." My cousin's brother was laughing his head off. Then I started to get angry but after a while I laughed so much that I knocked down a chair and I had to pick it back up. Krishna Chan Fights I hate it when we go on ski vacations with my sister All she does is scream and cry. And she throws things in my face. I get real mad! I see her grinning face. I think of a way to scare her So when I go to bed I take a torch with me. Big Trouble I remember when my big brother William had a fight with me, and that was when I was 7. We had a fight of wrestling, He was Shawn Michael and I was Ahmed Johnson. He did a head lock and a sharp shooter, And it really hurt. Then he twisted my arm and punched me, But that didn't really hurt. Then it was halftime but in a real game there isn't half times. We had lunch, We had bread. Then we went back for the match. He did another sharp shooter. Then I was MAD! I punched him back and kicked him back. Then he opened his legs and I butted my head Between his legs And then he tripped over. Then he squashed me. Then he went 123 ding ding ding, Then my mum came in and we got in BIG TROUBLE! Christopher Chun My brother is annoying ..... After lights out I turn on the torch and make scary faces on the wall. I see her scream and now the grins on my face. Ice Hockey When I went to get my ice hockey equipment, I saw one of the ice hockey players and he wrote his autograph on my puck, Now she's furious She gets her pillow and tries to wack me in the mouth Instead it hits my head Now the grins on her face. I kick her and make a fort under the covers. But I can see out So the next time she wacks me with her pillow I grab it from her hand and keep it. She tries to get a good grip but she knows I've won. So she gives up and I celebrate! Kirk Kaye 100 I was happy! Then I got home and then my brother scribbled all over my puck. I was furious! I told my Mom then she said that It was probably just an accident. I vowed that I would get him back (I'm still thinking about it!!!) Chris Pedersen ---------L--::...-----.::...... -~ " .. -( -· .... ., 0 -----·----~---?.~~·~ Sometimes I really like her .... . ( O 1 • When my Brother Lost my Hammerhead Shark Well it all started when I was at cubs. And Hugo was at home. Who Stole the Cookies? One day I was playing with my sister and I was so hungry So I went to the kitchen I was looking for something to eat, When something caught my eye. COOKIES! I got the chair because I was too small to reach them and I ate all the cookies! Then I told my sister Then after lunch Annamarie said "Lets have some cookies," Then I was mad, really mad. "OK" said my Mom, And he was about to go to the playground, AND he took my hammerhead shark (toy) (now to get back to the story) . Well he was playing tag, So he hid my hammerhead shark in the bushes. Then came the KID ROBBER and he saw my Hammerhead shark in the bushes and he stole it. (He's also stolen my American Football once but that's another story.) Well when it was time to go he went to get my hammerhead shark from the bushes but it wasn't there. And when she went out to get the cookies she saw the empty packet. She said who ate the cookies? "I don't know" I said. So then he went back upstairs. When I came home from cubs he told me what happened about my hammerhead shark. Well I was really angry, that I made Katie Jackson Sam him go down to look for it. But he couldn't find it. So the next day he had to go and buy a new one from TOYS R US and it cost him $95. When I did my Brownie promise Sam was there. I took off my sash and hat. Now I've got a new one but the problem is he's now got a tiger shark (toy) Priscilla Sam put them on and said : "I am a Brownie," over and over again . Then Florentine asked him: "How old are you?" "Three," said Sam "No," I said, "You are two." "Where do you live?" said Florentine "Me live Branksome," said Sam Sometimes he can be very naughty and he makes me watch Fireman Sam. He thinks he IS Sam. But he is cute! Kate Addis I like my sister because she always shares toys with me when she doesn't like them any more. I also like it when my sister and I get into fights that I start by teasing her. Then when my Mom my or Daddy come to stop us I get away with it because my sister Priscilla is older than me! Melissa Man but luckily I've got a whale shark (toy) . The End Alex Cribbin When We Played War It was time for lights out so I went to the light switch and turned out the light. Then my Dad came in to say goodnight to us. After he went away we turned on our torches and made a fort (we both made different ones) and we decided to choose one small stuffed toy to throw at each other! We chose a small hedgehog (stuffed of course) and we had to throw it at each other. When I threw the hedgehog my sister waited ten seconds before she threw it back. (She waited ten seconds because I had to hide under my fort then she would try to hit me.) It was fun. Benjy Litherland 101 Brothers and Sisters Michael I don't play with Michael because he's annoying when my friends are with me. Once when we were playing on the computer he threw tennis balls at us. Then I called my Mummy, and she sent him down to the playground. Trevor Henderson Kangaroos I remember when we went to a hotel in Australia. Me and my sister were jumping on the bed one to another "We are kangaroos" she said . Then we played crocodiles Whoever fell onto the floor was out. She was out the first time and I was nearly out the second time And we had a lot of fun till bedtime. Andrea Shang 102 y Sisters . Sometimes when we eat our dinner I say something to my sisters. We always start to laugh. Then my Mummy gets angry. Sometimes I go in my sister's bedroom and my little sister tells my funny things. Pieter Steketee When I am doing my homework my sister comes in And says "What's four and four?" in a baby voice. I tease her back and throw her Barbies down the stairs! My brother annoys me when I am reading He snatches a book and runs off with it. I pay him back by taking away his toys. But I like my sister when she shares with me When I don't like what I get. It's fun when we play princesses in the garden And we bounce up and down on the seesaw. Florentine Snouckaert Back Row Middle Row Front Row Primary 4, Class 14 - Mr S. Marshall Justin Hills, Alice Stewart, Oliver Martin-Robinson, Radhika Ahuja, Hiroaki Saito, Katherine Peirce, Bernard Fung Vita Litherland, Fraser Chapman, Cruzanne Macalister, Ben Sawyer, Matilda Cripps, Graham Simon, Lydia Buss, Chris Murphy India Jaques, Patrick Hall, Eleanor Bath, Marcus Yeatts, Victoria Mann, Nicholas Beesley, Tamsin Andrews, Joshua Merritt, Winston Headford 103 ~ Primary 5, Class 15 - Mrs B. Anglesey Perceptiie Poets: Oliver Blake, Edward Haynes, Hannah Beesley, Thomas Playtprd-Wall, Charlotte Waldron, Leo Greenaway, Kieran Rogers, Gareth Davies, David Muir, Jennifer O'Neill, Cordelia Witten, Maya Chan, James Abraham, Daniel Lewis, Nicholas Keong, HenryTemple, Sarah Simpson, Madelein,e Ellis, Lauren Haslam, Nicholas Owen, Timothy Cooper 109 Colourful Kites Soar ... 110 Below me I see lots of people All looking at me. Their eyes following Every move I make. "Look at me!" I call As I soar high And low. I dance on the gusts Of wind. But they can't hear me, of course. "Why can't I have a go?" says a boy below To my owner. "Not that hard!" I shout. But it's too late. I crash to the ground. Leo Greenaway I've tied the string to my kite. All I'm waiting for is some wind. Suddenly a gust of wind comes And I throw my kite into the air. As it gets higher I let more string out. As it climbs even higher It looks more and more real Like a real bird in the sky. Suddenly the, wind drops And my kite , Falls to the ground. Gareth Davies I see my kite Soaring high In the air Dancing across The sky So pretty it is Up there in the atmosphere Looking down At me. Oliver Blake I'm rising higher and higher I'm speeding faster and faster I swoop I soar The wind tosses me From side to side I hover over people's heads I gracefully dance on the flowing breeze Then the wind dies And I slowly drop To The Ground. Lauren Haslam I can fly! I am a kite Up in the air. The wind blows me From side to side. I go higher and higher up Into the sky. Just then I feel a slight tug. Back down again. I fall on the ground. No more flying today. Hannah Beesley I throw my kite In the air. I watch it soar Into the blue sky. It twists and turns In the wind. It is gliding so brilliantly When suddenly the string snaps It drifts swiftly up into the sky. And in the end All I can see Is a little dot. Nicholas Keong Swiftly soaring in the sky, Gliding down then up again, Advancing up to the heavens, Departing from the earth, Embarking on an adventure, This is the beauty of being a kite. To go among the clouds, To dance in the sun, I love to get away for a minute Or a day, Seeing the beauty of others, And begin again when I go down. All this happens when the wind blows And the child lets go. Cordelia Witton I tied a string to my kite Then I ran as fast as my legs Could take me. I watched as my kite Glided swiftly into the air. I saw it dart up And down in the breeze. It soared up into the sky. As I watched it twist and turn In the air It gave a big tug And the string snapped. It drifted further And further up Until, finally, I couldn't see it Anymore. Edward Haynes 111 ... Dangerous Dragons Roar ... 112 Flame of the dragon Fire all around Ruining the crops Burning all the ground. His eyes gleaming hatred In the moonlit sky Wings flapping furiously But, Why? Why? Why? Smouldering the rice plants Scorching the bamboo Sizzling the bushes What shall we do? Sharp claws scratching madly Deep into the night Lighting up the sky What a horrid sight! Charlotte Waldron Kong Sang, the strongest dragon on earth We are begging for our lives Our suffering is great Our children are crying with pain. There is no fish or rice to eat Our wells are dry And we are thirsty. Oh Kong Sang what have we done To deserve this? Please forgive us for doing wrong! Nicholas Owen Swooping down to the mountain Into his cave to sleep. Resting upon a pile of bones The remains of many a meal. The clanging of metal wakes him up. Peering outside his cosy cave Spotting two brave knights Come to kill him. He steps outside. The fight begins, he's badly hurt But a deadly blow from the dragon Strikes them down. Another meal, he's earned himself. Maya Chan Deep in a dark cave lurking in a corner Fire breathing mighty monster With sharp claws and knifelike teeth. Its huge mouth opens wide. Flames ablaze. A ferocious roar Makes me shiver with fear. I wake up. Surrounded by darkness Heart beating fast Body sticky With sweat. Kieran Rogers Large beast With many a scale in Shining red and green Enveloped by smoke From fiery nostrils To pointy tail. Flies around on mangy wings Swooping down Catching defenceless prey With grabbing claws Creating panic wherever It appears. Daniel Lewis Dragon's nostrils red with flame Ready to blow his fire. Already beating his wings in rage, His eyes glaring as he lands. Orange mouth about to attack With blazing anger. I scream And wake up shivering with fear. David Muir Fierce dragon with sharp teeth And glittering scales Fighting a gallant knight. Sword reflecting the bright sun As the hero swings it. The dragon hits him With a violent attack With his mighty tail Blows him off his horse. But the brave, unstoppable knight Gets up and stabs the beast In his heart. Henry Temple The drums start beating as the Head appears. Everybody is watching the dragon. Drums are getting louder, the gongs are Ringing with noise. Along comes the body through the Gate for all the girls and boys. On and on the dragon dances Now comes the tail Dazzling scales All over reflecting the sun. Noisily the dragon reveals Claws as sharp as knives when finally the Entertainment ends. James Abraham Kong Sang! Oh powerful Kong Sang! Why have you deserted us? This constant blazing sun From your glaring eye Is killing us. We are desperate for rain . Kong Sang! Oh powerful one! What have we done to deserve this? Please forgive us. Save us from death And we will praise you forever, Mighty dragon of the sun. Thomas Playford-Wall 113 ... as Brightly Lit Lanterns Hang by the Door. 114 Lanterns glowing The moon shining. People celebrating All over town. Homes decorated Women and children In bright new clothing . Glass beads And coloured lights On shop doors Honouring the full moon. Lanterns shining. Moon cakes handed out. People raising their arms In the light of the moon. Timothy Cooper Black and white pandas Hanging from the wire Swaying gently in the wind Light glowing inside. I stop and watch them Play happily In the mild breeze. Madeleine Ellis Children marching down the street With coloured lanterns in their hands Some round And some square Others shaped like butterflies Or panda bears. Off to the park Where they shout and laugh Celebrating through the night. It's the Lantern Festival Again. Sarah Simpson Large red globes Hanging all along The front of the shop. It looks as if fire is glowing Through the shiny silk. Decorated with golden patterns Reflected in the shop windows. Tassels swaying Slowly from side to side. Jennifer O'Neill 1//'I Back Row Middle Row Front Row Primary 5, Class 16 - Mrs Mrs H. Hine Louise Roden, Edward Andree-Wiltens, Laura Mullarkey, Christopher Fulton, Katie Austin, Daniel Brooks-Reid Olivia Lewis, Oliver Cantwell, Ebba Magnusson, Daniel Morgan, Linoy Udalevich, Alexander Sewerin, Charlotte Trenchard Emma Budge, Matthew Paterson, James Forster, Jamie Anderson, Thomas Walker, Christopher Lau, Camilla Patterson l Nicholas Cole 115 You can make a boring thing into something interesting with a poem. Daniel M. My dad has a book of poetry written by Robert Burns and I don't understand it one bit! Jamie I think poetry is difficult because I need to think about poems. I think stories are better, I like to listen to stories. Chris L. - p ' PI i~:h \ 1• 1._lllllilllilU!l\llllllllll!!!/1!1/I. lfllllalUIUI-JlliU/ilf!NiWil/!5:llllllt1/;.a--i I think that poetry is fantastic. Without poetry there would be nothing; poetry is the key to every door. Emma Poems can make everyone cry, groan, giggle or burst out laughing but I think all poems are good. Daniel B.R. When I was three, my mum made a blanket with four 0 poems on it. Now I make my own poems and they are not babyish like the ones on my blanket. James Some poetry is sad, some happy, some even silly. I like silly poems because they make me laugh. Nicholas Poetry makes me happy because when I was little, I laughed a lot. One poem made me cry, it was Humpty I think poetry uses good language and doesn't repeat the same words over and over again. Katie I think poetry [well all the poetry I've read] is very soppy and sad, apart from Roald Dahl. I, personally, always enjoy him. Chris F. I enjoy reading poetry because it makes me you feel as if you're in the place the poet's talking about. Olivi --- When I hear a poem, it makes pictures come into my head. Ebba I think people who write poetry are very clever because I'm not good at it. Alex. When I hear poetry, it makes me feel either very sad or very happy, depending on what kind of poem it is. Matthew 116 E T Dumpty! Oliver In poetry you can express your feelings and ideas. When R you read poetry, you're in another world seeing what you're reading. Laura When I read poetry, it gives me pictures in my head so that when I have finished, I have a beautiful picture, full of the things I have read. Charlotte One of my favourite poems is "From a Railway Carriage" because it feels like you're in a carriage in a train. Louise When I hear poetry I think of scary movies and some other times I think of friendship. Linoy I like writing poetry and my best poem is called "Kites." I also like listening to poetry and reading poetry too. Camilla _ I have written four poems and I think they are super! Thomas Jl petfec~?' pulsating, ~ Kites Kites Kites are swooping, diving, twirling. The sky is filled with magnificently floating kites. Plunging in mist and flying in the shadows. The wind in its mindless ways Fierce, then as gentle as a butterfly. The kite comes crashing down. But then a gust of wind Lifts it all the way up again, Blowing all the kites here and there. But the sun sets and the wind dies. This day's kite flight ends. Christopher Fulton Kites Swooping, diving, the kites go, Kites gliding, swooping.soaring; high up in the sky, Beautiful coloured patterns go zooming by. Twisting, turning, diving, my kite pulls on the string. Looping, drifting, hovering, what an amazing thing. The wind is getting gusty now, To control my kite I don't know how. My poor little kite is tattered and torn~' I¼} But it's still flying, it is still airborne. ~ c:;7" Then suddenly the wind dies down. ~ LJ::> Now my kite comes floating down, ~~ -~0 o. Ripped, ragged, torn and tattered, Worn out, frayed, shabby and battered. My kite lies in ruin . Charlotte Trenchard Kites Twirling, floating through the air, Like magnificent colours in the air, glinting in the sun. Swooping down so fast, it screeches when it is near Struggling to get further. Triangles, diving like a bird, Swooping and swishing in the sky. The kite goes diving like a dart, And with the very point of the kite It nips a bit of sand into my brother's face And swoops back up again. Trying to go on but a strong wind pulls it. It soon comes out of its spin So high it goes that it looks like a speck in the sky. And it can carry on with its journey. Then the wind slows down, -;,, • J ~ ~The sun shines on the kite then a big gust of wind comes The kite starts falling And blows it to the ground. It lands on a rock and the poor kite rips into threads And lands softly on the sand. Dad says Daniel Morgan Kites Up, up the kites go, drifting up into the air. Hovering and gliding, swooping down again. Twisting and turning like a cog in the sky. Now there is a sea of colours like a butterfly floating. Sweeping, looping in the air. Now the wind dies down. Kites float down Like a snowflake, drifting and melting, Down, down to the ground. Camilla Patterson We'll have to fly it some other time. Alexander Sewerin ~~overliead swooping and hovering. Some are upside down and some are diving down. ~ · Some kites are camouflaged and others nice pretty colours. A couple of birds fly beside a couple of kites. Wind, as fast as a cheetah, fills our kites hour after hour Then the wind dies down. Suddenly, my kite is right in front of me And falls lightly to the ground. Oliver Cantwell 117 po'Weifully pict:ures que, Evacuation Evacuation Depressed I got on the train. It was filled with gloomy children, Waving to their parents. I'm sitting on a bench with my big sister. As my mum and dad say goodbye, Tears fall down their cheeks. I ~as doing the same. Then the whistle blew and we were off. The train was slow at first then faster. Tears fall down mine, wishing that I would see them again some day. The whistle blows and my mind goes blank. I could see the platform getting smaller and smaller, Then it was gone. I can't hear a thing except my mum and dad talking. My sister gets on the train. My eyes stung and then I started to cry. My mum and dad force me to get on. I finally give in. All I could hear was the noise of children weeping And all I could see was the blurred back I look out of the window with sadness in my body As I wave goodbye. Of the seat in front of me. For the rest of the journey I was silent. Finally, we reached the country. The family that looked after me were caring But I knew it would never be the same. Olivia Lewis OL Lh. =· Thomas Walker Leaving Home Tears rolled down my cheek I could not believe this was happening to me And why did this have to be? I heard the whistle blow I tried not to cry a lot. I tried to run back but could not. I kissed my mum and dad goodbye. Evacuation Now I had to go on the train. Chug Chug Chug the train arrives at the station. The train started moving, I was so sad. A tear runs down my face I kept on waving Like the rain when it trickles down a window. Until I could not see them I feel lost, frightened, scared. In the distance. My eyes sting as I blink away the tears. Linoy Udalevich I have a label and a bag full of clothes And a teddy in my arms. I hold my mummy's hand, I don't want to let her go. The whistle blows as I bucket down my tears. A horrible thought hits me like a ball hits you J,· j~ ... : And you fall over backwards. 1 !rl · Evacuation Waiting for the train to go, Tears start to fall out of my eyes. The train starts moving, I wave to my mum. I get further away from her. I get butterflies in my tummy. Holding a photo of my mum, What could happen to her? Will I ever see her again? Now tears start pouring out. As I get on the train I wave back at my mum and dad, l /.~ · My handkerchief is wet. .. ' 1 J:J◄~I feel so angry at Hitler I still have my teddy in my arms. I sit down, the horrible thought comes back. Will I ever see my mum and dad again? The train starts Chug Chug Chug. Louise Roden 118 -·-- ---.- ---·-- For separating my family. But somewhere in my heart It tells me it will be alright. Daniel Brooks-Reid and particurarry pafata6 e Chinatown Dragon Wandering and waving Down the street, With bulging eyes, red with flame. Fury waving with his swishing tail. Don't run! Don't hide! Don't feed his appetite! All the people scream, excitement fills the air. Chinatown Dragon comes out to fight, And saves New Year's Day. Jamie Anderson Dragon Dance Here comes the Chinese dragon, With his Chinese dancing feet. His swishing tail wiggles and waggles Like the sea. Loud bangs from the drum, Bright colours, huge head and moving eyes. Circling and jumping, The Chinese dragon comes. Ebba Magnusson IC I Chinese "Dragon Chinese dragon comes swerving along, To the playful rhythm of the banging loud gong. Dancing around the dragon goes, With red flame rushing from his nose. The dragon wiggles down the street, With his twenty pairs of dancing feet! In the crowd the children laughing, People talking and even screaming. Excitement everywhere, with this fierce proud dragon Matthew Paterson Dragon Dance At Chinese New Year I saw dragons Dancing through the street, With eyes red with flames And its enormous tail. With the sound of gongs and cymbals And the playful beat of drums. One of the dragons comes in a wiggle waggle way. The dance is over But I still have loud sounds in my head. Christopher Lau 119 Changes Time, always changing, Minutes to minutes, Hours to hours, Days to days. Tadpoles wriggle out of frogspawn, Growing arms and legs, Losing tails, Knowing that they'll soon become a frog. A hungry caterpillar, to a sleepy caterpillar, To a chrysalis , to a beautiful butterfly, flying low. Running a race. From the start you're trying as hard as you can, Running, hopping, jumping, sweating, Till you're out of breath. From a tiny seed, to a little shoot, To an enormous oak. A baby gurgling, laughing, crying, sleeping, To a child running, jumping, playing. To a man working, drinking beer, chatting. To someone very old, sleeping,talking, thinking. To the biggest change of all, Life and death. Laura Mullarkey Changes Raindrops falling on my window, Huge black clouds in the sky. Sun comes out, shining brightly, Happy feelings floating by. Tadpole rushing through the water, Freely darting everywhere. Now jumping to each lilypad, Playing merrily in the air. Driving along in a car, Traffic lights change from green to red. Motors start up, they've switched on again, Soon to reach our journey's end. Katie Austin 120 Changes Changes As the months change, winter becomes darker. As it changes to spring, It is bright and sunny again. Every day, another day, questions and answers Running through my brain. Starts at Monday, finishes at Friday, Days and nights, dark and light. As the years go by, I go from small to tall. I cry when things go bad. I laugh when I am happy. As I travel through my life, Things stop and go. The rain starts to pour down on my happy soul, Makes me sad again. I walk off, dragging my feet behind me. Maybe another day will be happier. Emma Budge You're sleeping, then you wake up. You look outside and it's raining. . You turn around to go back to sleep. ; •· Then you feel a gleam of sunlight on your shoulder. 0 • ~---=• You feel happy, you ring your friends To come out to play. But they don't want to play. Now you feel sad. Nicholas Cole -r ,,....-r-. 0 0 0 0 Changes Baby crawling, crying, pulling, sleeping. Older now, dirty,muddy. Running to the bath, jump in. Bubbles pop as you splash around, Clean now. Running to the kitchen, Walking to the fridge. Take an ice lolly from the freezer. Runny liquid runs down your throat. Happy, your ice lolly is melting. It drops onto the floor, now you're sad. You plant a seed in the garden, It starts to grow. A cocoon wriggles And a beautiful butterfly flies out. James Forster COOL SCMOOL Friends All my friends are really cool, Because they go to Kellett School. PS was when we met, But I thought they were all wet. We would argue, shout, and fight, Kick and punch, spit and bite. As we grew older, more mature, We found fighting was just a bore. We all played some really good games, But then we lost Martin and James. It's not fair we all said, Does this mean our gang is dead? In P6 we made a new beginning, So now our team is still winning . Our teacher's name is Mr. Miller. Guess what? He can do the seguidilla. Matthew Booth Outings I've been on an outing which wasn 't fair, I've been on outings both here and there. But I'll never forget that outing when , I lost my cardigan again! The sky got dark, When Mr. Miller began to bark At me for losing my cardigan. His moustache fell out, And he even started to shout, "NOT AGAIN YOU SILLY DOPE, That's the thirteenth time You've lost your coat!" Alexandra Andersson ltrintary Six Is it Fair? The Principal was droning on, "Blah Blah, Yak Yak." Just as I was about to drop of and die of boredom, there was a bright light and "POOF" they were all gone, children, teachers and all . I felt sorry for the teachers and decided to rescue them. Luckily there was a space ship in the play ground so I commandeered it. Just as I was leaving the atmosphere, I saw everyone who had been kidnapped! I gave the ship a burst of speed and .. ... nuts, the engines conked out. So here I am sitting out in space, but wait a MO, that's Alex. He must have escaped. So we set out for earth. Meanwhile ...... on planet XXXII the kids were having the time of their lives while Alex and I were down on Earth. IS IT FAIR?!!! Danny Armour Camp in the 4's When class p4-14 and p4-13 went to camp at Pak Tam Chung my partner and I were really excited. We were amazed how the room looked. It was OK. In every room there were six children and one teacher. They let us out, "NO!!! Tornado." We ran and ran, the tornado sucked up the bus and the two rooms. Luckily it was not my room. The tornado stopped. We had to go home but there was no bus. We had to stay for one more day. The tornado came back, "No! It is back," I said. "No," it sucked me up. I woke up and found myself on the floor. I'm glad it was not true, it was all a dream. James O'Shea The Assembly Rehearsal Tom, move over there, No! Further to the left my dear, Right, let's start. Charlotte, your sleeves weren't made for wiping your nose! Where's Susan? "At the toilet Miss," Never mind, we'll start anyway, John stay awake lad! "Miss, Miss can I go? Susan's back now." OK, act your parts, let's get moving, Simon I said act, not mumble, "Miss do you think .... .... ......... . ?" Quiet everyone, (God give me strength}. Stop sliding down the benches, Stand still for goodness sake, Look at the audience, Open your mouths wide when you sing, And close them when you don't. Oh, and don't forget to SMILE! I wasn't cut out for this job, Why did I get up this morning? R rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrringgggggggg ! Everyone dismissed, At last. They'll do it right on the night. I HOPE!. ..... ............ .. . . Laura Paterson Teachers I've known many teachers in Kellett School, Some are funny and some are cool. Some make you laugh, others make me shake, And one, I'd like to throw in a lake! I lay bleeding on the playground, With laughing children all around. I needed a cuddle and a plaster, But I've got this mean Schoolmaster. "Get up Sarah, don't make a mess! You've got blood all over your dress." In the classroom later that day, I went up to this teacher to say. "I have a fever and a tummy ache." "Get on with your work, don't try to escape!" "I'm not faking, I really feel sick. Let me go to the first aid room, quick." "Finish your topic book, first." It was too late, I was fit to burst. I vomited all down his clothes, Then blood spurted from my nose. He looked almost ready to kill. "Why didn't you tell me you were feeling ill?" PS this isn't true. Sarah Brooks Kellett Sports Day "Here we are at Kellett Sports Day. The tracks are being laid out and mixed relay teams are getting ready for the races. I'll just hand you over to Jeff since the action hasn't started yet." "Thank you Peter. Well, over here at the announcers desk the cold weather is a boon to Domino's Pizzas but not much help to the Ice-cream sellers. I'm just handing you over to Edward, the guy in the sky, in the RTHK Blimp." "We have a -sss- great view and the races have started. It -sss- looks like the "Warriors" are in the lead, no the "Hurricanes" are catching up. They've crossed the finish line, and the winner is -sssssss-." "Sorry, we've lost contact with the guy in the sky. That's all the time we have for this live broadcast of Kellett Sports Day. Tune in next week for another live broadcast direct from the Rugby Sevens." Edward Burness The Exhausting Walk On the P6 camp at Lantau we had lots of fun - EXCEPT for the exhausting walk from Ngong Ping to Tung Chung. Mr. Miller counted heads, why not arms or feet, I wondered? I smiled happily then marched off. He was soon out of sight. He forgot that his legs are twice the size of ours. We struggled to catch up. Matthew was licked by a lizard and ran off, screaming. Tom became tangled in a gigantic spider's web. Martin sank into a swamp and was never seen again. Alex was attacked by a swarm of bees. Donald was dumped on a cow pat. Suneel was eaten alive by an army of ants. Angela was desperate for the loo but sat in a bush of stinging nettles. Sarah thumbed a lift from a passing car. It was so hot, Chaanah melted into a puddle of sweat. Beverly's water bottle sprung a leak and she died of thirst. Chloe got squashed by a cow. Yuki was busy taking photographs and was left behind. Camilla found a mirror and was busy admiring herself. Kayleigh was fed up waiting for lunch and set off for McDonalds. That left me. Exhausted, I crawled up the hill to meet Mr. Miller, who was sitting on a deck chair singing happily, but horribly. Before I got a chance to eat my lunch, Mr. Miller counted my head then said "Good everyone's here? That was a good safe walk. Let's move on to Tung Chung now!!" Kevin Mallen Sports Day Disaster It was Friday twenty-fourth of January, the day most kids love. Not today, not this Friday. Tomorrow the dreaded sports event. Loved by athletes, hated by couch potatoes. Saturday twenty-fifth of January. People are walking up to the pavilion demanding Domino's pizza. The huge coke can balloon looks like the Leaning Tower Of Pizza, yes pizza. People have been throwing the microwave pizza that Miss McDonald brought just in case Domino's Pizza didn't arrive. "Ahhh, the trophy," Miss Goddard screamed. "It's gone". "Oh no," Miss McDonald groaned, "What are we going to do?" One Dad, who must have been a police officer said, "Someone must have had a reason to steal it." Oh great. So Sports Day has turned into a court case! "OK, stay calm, turn Stanley Fort upside down." "Oh," Miss Goddard said softly, " I know where it is. I put it in a sack for safe keeping." Sure enough, when we looked in the sack there it was! Next time we will have a badge! Sara Darmenia The Performance (not really a performance) Beep, beep, beep. Here we have an amazing story by our reporter, Elena Glen. Hello and welcome, my name is Elena Glen and I am here at Kellett School to report on the Primary 6's performance about their topic "Children in Conflict". The proud teacher is watching her class entering the stage and they are standing nervously in place. There is a loud cracking sound, a chink has appeared tearing through the stage!! Now the floor has started to split. It's coming right apart! People are falling in and children are trying to save themselves, screaming in panic. Smoke is rising from the gaping hole. Teachers are trying to hide behind their registers . In the confusion I can hear sharp gunfire and men shouting fiercely. Someone yells, "It's World War 3!" and everyone starts screaming. Children are running around blindly. Now, hundreds of soldiers with rifles are marching out of the crack in the floor ! Now we've got to go, so see you after the break. Hi, welcome back to Kellett School. While you were away hundreds more soldiers came into the hall and evacuated the children. The hall is now empty except for all the dust and smoke. So that's the end of my report on the 6's performance. What talented actors they have at Kellett School. This is Elena Glen reporting, out. Beeb, beeb, beeb, beeb ..... Elena Glen 123 Football We ran onto the pitch. Our hearts were pounding. It was the finals of the KG5 tournament. Kellett was playing against Football Club. Edward went up for the toss. We lost! Things were looking bad, it could only get better. Elliot passed to Tom, Tom passed to Matthew, who showed great skill dribbling the ball! He shot, it looked like a goal, but he missed. That was a great save by the goalkeeper. We were on the attack again. The Football Club were having problems, Kellett were dominating the fi rst half. We were continually attacking the goal, keeping pressure on the goalie. The whistle went for half-time. We swallowed some water then ran back onto the pitch enthusiastically. Kellett kicked off the second half. I passed to Tom but he lost it! Both teams were desperate to win but the Kellett players were more determined. Kellett shot and shot until finally Matt shot the ball from 40 yards, it curved round the keeper but still didn't go in, so Tom just tapped it in! Yes. 1-0 to Kellett. Again we scored. I shot from 35 yards and it went flying into the roof of the net. 2-0. HKFC pulled one back but that wasn't enough, Tom scored again. 3-1 to Kellett. Football Club raced into the attack, giving Suneel the shakes! He dived for the ball but missed smashing into their centre forward instead. The whistle shrieked and the referee pointed to the penalty spot! Their centre forward relaxed and tapped it passed Suneel. 3-2 . With minutes to go, Football Club rushed onto the attack once more. One of their players smashed one past the stunned Suneel. 3-3. We were awarded a corner. This was Kellett's last chance to score. Tom took the ball and crossed to Matt who headed it straight into the keepers chest. The final whistle blew. We went into 'Golden Goal' time. Kellett kicked off and leapt into the attack, with great determination, I raced up the pitch and rifled the ball past their goalkeeper. It was 4-3. Kellett had won the final. Alex Whitters 124 Excuses, Excuses Oh no! I forgot it's P.E. today. What should I tell her this month? January, I spilled paint on my shorts and they had to go to the dry-cleaners. In February I dropped it in the car-park and Mum reversed over it and I couldn't wear it in that state. In March my little brother was playing hide and seek with it and dropped it down the loo! In April I left it on the bus and couldn't find that bus to get it back again! In May I was playing happily in the playground when suddenly I saw a tornado coming my way, I ran for cover but my bag was gripped by the tornado and swirled up into the sky with my P.E. kit inside! In June a U.F.O. hovered over me on my way home from school. It beamed me up. Inside there were five aliens with big pointed horns, they emptied my school bag and pounced on my P.E. kit then they chattered animatedly that my P.E. kit was just the thing to keep their horns warm on their return journey to Pluto ! They sent me back down again and flew off. So I had all these excuses but I still haven't thought of one for this month. I know, I'll tell her the dog ate it! Angela Cheung Learning to Read Learning to read was easy, so easy that I suddenly realised that I knew how to read. I went to the library in Aberdeen and almost immediately I took out a couple of books. My favourite author was Roald Dahl. The books that I hitched onto were, "The Giraffe the Pelly and Me", "George's Marvellous Medicine", "The B.F.G.", and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Now I'm in the sixes I like the authors John Marsden and Enid Slyton. The John Marsden books are, "Cool School", "Creep Street" and "The Great Gatenby". "The Secret Seven" are my favourites from Enid Slyton. "The Great Gatenby" is about a boy called Erle Gatenby. He is sent to boarding school to have some discipline. There is little chance of him giving up smoking or even drinking. WARNING! This book is only for mature readers! Adrian Li Friend She and I had a fight That lasted day and night, I'll never say sorry or give in 'Cause it wasn't all my fault She got pushed in the bin. At playtime she ignored me And took my boyfriend Lee, Once we were in the classroom I glared with jealousy. My thoughts were going crazy As Lee gave her a daisy, It was obvious that he liked her, "I need to go to the toilet sir." As I walked to the toilet I cried And then I saw her by my side, The girl I hated. In the light she asked, "Would you like to spend the night?" I was really very sad, When I found out That she wasn't that bad. Becky Hanna Remembering Topics We started doing topic work in P3. It was about Victorian times and we did an assembly about it for all the classes. In P4 we covered space and electricity and detectives. My partner and I designed a simple traffic light that Mr. Marshall used on the door for parent interviews. We had the most fun being detectives and earning points. The topics we did in PS were World War II and China. Susan's grandmother came to our classroom and told us what it was like for her as a young girl to be near the war. I think my favourite topic was learning about China and all the fun we had doing the "Willow Pattern" production. The first project we worked on in P6 was bread. We did tests with yeast and made bread in the classroom. It was really like learning about science. We have just finished topic work on Bridges and Lantau. I thought bridges would be boring and it was not going_ to be a treat for the class to visit the Airport Core Center at Christmas when all the other classes were having parties but it turned out to be very interesting. Angela and I built a cable stayed bridge with sticks, string, card and we used the g!ue gun. I found out that a glue gun can burn fingers! Our current topic is, what's in food. I have loved doing topic work. Anna Marie Jackson My Embarrassing Moment I've only had one embarrassing moment all my school life but it happens twice a week!!! For six L-0-N-G years my mum has insisted I wear singlets (vests as you Brits call 'em). I've had to suffer humiliation each time I change into my P.E. kit and back into my school uniform. I would try to huddle in a corner so no one would see. My mum tells me that they keep you warm in winter and absorb the sweat in .; summer but she doesn't have to face the disgrace! I feel ' my face going red and trickles of sweat drip down my nose as the other kids notice, nudge each other, point and snigger. I've tried sneaking off to change in the toilets but Mr. Miller got suspicious of how long I was spending in there. I don't know what he thought I was doing, but now I'm banned. (So when I really need to go I have to cross my legs till playtime). There may be other kids in Kellett who wear weird, white things but we try to suffer in silence!!! Donald Cameron She Forgot Me Why did I have to be sick? I'm probably going to die in here. It's been forever and this thermometer is so annoying under my tongue! I'm so hot it will probably melt. I stare ahead. My eyes run around the room until they spot some books, not very interesting books, but books. I picked one up. "The Caterpillar", sounded interesting. I read it and finished it, very boring. Is someone going to come? I wonder. Maybe she forgot about me! I groaned and my thermometer fell out. I picked it up and put it back in. When the lady came near I stamped my foot hard and she actually noticed me. She took the thermometer out and announced I was sick. She told me to get my bag so I went to get it. I met a little girl coming in. She moaned. "I'm sick." "Sit down," the lady sighed. When she passed I whispered, "Stamp your feet hard and she won't forget you." She looked puzzled but Aodded. Priscilla Man Xue ., x,ae Personally I Hate Toilets I'm walking along the corridor to obtain a photo copy of a test sheet. OH NO! here comes Mr. Nevin. I don't have my football strip. My mind tells me to make a run for it. I run in the nearest door slamming it behind me. A scarlet hue runs across my face then turns bright red. My head starts to boil. I now know what a boiled egg fells like. Ashamed and humiliated, my face glows like a furnace. I'm in the girls toilet! My hands wet with perspiration, I grip the sheet. Quickly I come up with an idea. "Miss McDonald wants, err, err any, err, pupil who, err, gulp hasn't done this, err test to, err, report to her immediately." Suddenly a stampede of girls charge out then I'm left alone. PHEW! Tom Gibson 'Life's Not Fair' It's not fair, I have to write this poem, And I don't know what to write, "Life's not fair," muttered Sir, "Sit down and get on with it." It's not fair, My rubber broke today, I needed to sharpen my pencil, But the sharpener was thrown away, I had to borrow Sarah's. That was okay. It's not fair, My ball was confiscated, The teacher locked it in the cupboard, And said, "You'll get it when you're behaving." But that was yesterday I am glad to say. It's not fair, We're not allowed chocolate at school, They say it makes your teeth rot, But I like it a lot, We sneak it, don't tell. It is fair, I finally finished . Chaanah Crichton. Cheung Chau In Primary S's we went to camp on Cheung Chau. It was the Bun festival. We saw some lovely decorations. There were bun towers and children in different costumes, they were sitting on adults shoulders. The bun towers were tall and the buns were not big and they had Chinese words on them. There were a lot of buns. We saw a parade and there was lion dancing. The people in the houses were watching the parade. Some people bought flowers in the market for decorations. Everybody joined in the celebrations. It was fun. My day time group was Miss Morgan's and my night time group was Mrs. Bull. We had a barbecue for dinner on Tuesday. I ate some sausages, beefburgers and $alad. It was delicious food. Some people were dancing and singing in the theatre which was outdoors. On Wednesday I had dinner at Baccarat. We had some Chinese food. The best thing about the camp was swimming in the pool. Beverly Cheng Gym Club (a disaster) It was a Wednesday afternoon and my friends and I were getting ready for gym club. All the others were out playing when we heard a squeal from Samantha, we all got a shock. We all came running out of the classroom and saw her crying on the floor. Helen asked, "What are you .. .... .. .. ?" She was interrupted by a teacher Mrs Stickle Bottom who shouted, "Why are you not outside playing?" "Sorry, Mrs Stickle Bottom. My friend Sam has, at least I think she has, lost her PE-kit," I cried. "Well she can go in her KNICKERS." "No," Sam wailed, "I won't," and began to cry again. "Well, I'll let you off this once, only this once." "Thank you Mrs Stickle Bottom." "Look I have an extra PE-kit," Laura remembered. Samantha quickly changed and when we got there it was too late. I said to Sam, "Next time it is Gym club DO NOT FORGET YOUR PE-kit!" "I won't, Sophie, I won't". Sophie Walsh Nobody Guessed "Another choir lesson," I grumbled to myself. It was Friday afternoon and the bell had just gone. I could have been doing something interesting. Interesting and exciting if it hadn't been for this ---- choir thing. I mean I do like choir but with seventeen very long, very boring songs to learn in less than two weeks for a big performance ... anybody would hate choir. I picked up my books and started to drag my feet along the corridor. The corridor was very empty and very quiet and I figured if I went extremely slowly, by the time I reached the music room, choir would be over. "Not a bad idea," I started to congratulate myself. Just then I heard some sharp footsteps, I spun around and saw . . . the choir teacher. She had a bright face with a freckled nose and blue eyes. She had long brownish blonde hair tied in a low ponytail. She paused right in front of me and said, "I hope you haven't forgotten about choir today?" she said it rather coldly, as if she had caught people skipping choir already. "Forgotten? Me? Actually I was heading there right now," I lied, very tempted to add, "and I'm not happy about it," but I decided not to. She relaxed a little bit and asked, (well it was more like an order) . "Be a dear and carry these books up for me." Without waiting for an answer, (which I thought was very rude), she dumped the pile of books right on top of me! I struggled to catch all of them as she nodded, turned and walked off briskly. Now I had to go to choir otherwise the choir teacher might get suspicious if her books were missing. "Only one thing to do," I groaned as I almost tripped with the weight of the books and I headed towards the music room. Less than two weeks later, I smiled as I walked off the stage. The big performance had just finished and there was thundering applause in the audience. I could tell the audience loved the songs that we sang. You may wonder how the choir memorised all the seventeen songs. The truth is we didn't. The choir teacher held up the words to the songs throughout the whole performance and nobody, not anybody ever guessed. Melissa Wang 127 Learning the Clarinet I'm really, really nervous walking to the music room. I hear deep, melodic sounds of a clarinet cruising towards me. I get closer and closer. I stop at the door, with a shaky hand I open the heavy door, 'SSQQUUEEAAKK'. I look around cautiously and see the teacher towering over me. "Hello. What's your name?" "My name is Suneel", I stuttered. "Well my name is Mr. Speed and I'm going to teach you how to play the clarinet." He gives me a black box which I slowly open. Inside is this black thing in five pieces. I put it together and blow into what I thought was the mouth piece! SQUAK SQUWAK SQUARK. "No, no. You must tongue like this." "O.K. I'll try again." SQUWARK SQUWARK. "Better, but you need more of a doo sound." "I'll try once more." SQUWARK SQUWARK. "Time really flew it's already the end of the lesson. Bye Suneel see you next week." "Bye". Weeks and weeks of the same thing pass. Finally, one week. "Hi again Suneel" "Hi Mr. Speed." "Let's start practicing". Do, do, Do, do, Do do, Do, Do do, Do, Do, do, do. "Great Suneel you're almost prepared to play a solo in the soiree." "I am? Cool." The day of the soiree comes. "The first piece is to be played by Suneel Appan". Do,do, Do, do, Do, do, Do, do, Do,do, Do, do, Do. CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP. Only ten people leave. After the soiree has finished we have lots of delicious cakes and drinks. To tell you the truth that's the best bit. SuneelAppan 128 . ... Productions About a year ago our year group took part in a production called "The Willow Pattern" for Chinese New Year. At the end of it we were supposed to act like a fire. Everyone held a red plastic shaker, like an ice-cream cone with red spaghetti that looked like fire, except me! Maybe mine had dropped out of the basket but I couldn't find it! So I waved my hands madly and hoped nobody would notice that I didn't have a shaker. Another production that I remember was the "Rain Forest" play when I was a butterfly. That was okay and the songs were lovely but the worst thing about it was the costume I had to wear. They were bright magenta tights and leotard. I didn't look like a butterfly at all and I felt really stupid! Even though sometimes things go wrong with productions I really think they're quite a pleasure to perform. Hannah Cripps ~ ;· .~ · . - . My Embarrassing Moment Every week we had a times-tables test, I wasn't bad at my tables and I wasn't brilliant. I was just OK. It was just one of those awful weeks I remember. After we had marked the test we had to tell what our scores were. Everyone stood up. Most of them had 10/10 or 9, 8, or 7 but no one had less than 6/10 except me. I stood up and a scary tingle went down my spine. "I only got 1/10." The teacher looked up and said, "How many, did you say, 1/10?" "Yes just 1." I could have cried because nearly every one in the class laughed at me, so I ran to the toilets and cried there. The next week I tried even harder and I managed to get 10/10 and I was much happier. Laura Mann Art Excuses I thump the clay down on the table, "Elliott Martin where is your homework?" I squash it and squish it. "I can explain miss." The cool , smooth clay sticks to my fingers . "Go on then." Water drops on the dollop of brown clay "Well it all started like this. As soon as I got home I Which makes it soft and slippery. rushed straight up to my tree house and started doing my I poke it. homework. I was up there for half an hour till it was all I squeeze it. done then I sneezed and the paper fell into my dogs milk Through my fingers dry, clay flakes and splashed into his face and woke him up. So he ran Fall of my sore hands. and put it in the fireplace. Hard gray clay clogged under my fingernails. I quickly ran and got it out of the fire and ran to the Finally my gargoyle is finished. pool as fast as I could with the homework half on fire. At I change the newspaper, last I was safe. I took a deep breath and then I saw my And tip out the water. homework getting sucked in by the filter. My hand was When I go outside it's pouring with rain, close to getting sucked in and I almost drowned trying to So I go up to the classroom, get it back. I looked for it for ages. OH NO! Not maths again! 20 minutes later I gave up on the paper and that's Camilla Temple about it, miss." "But Don't Use Nice!" Mrs Viney insisted. "Write a science report. You can use, fair, neat, fine or fascinating, satisfactory and thoughtful, thorough, praiseworthy and skilful .. .. BUT DON'T USE NICE! Write a camp story. You can use wonderful , excellent or good, superb, helpful and well behaved, enjoyable or delightful .. .. BUT DON'T USE NICE! Write a poem about the Po Lin Monastery. You can use Magnificent or exquisite, picturesque and captivating , holy, scenic and outstanding .... BUT DON'T USE NICE!" "Well done James," remarked, Mrs Viney. "That's very NICE!" Gavin Deeprose "Ok, if you're sorry that's the main thing ." !! !! !! !! Elliott Martin Embarrassing Moments "What are you doing here?" asked the teacher. "Oh, um, ah, I think. .. " "Stop mumbling" the teacher said crossly. So I straightened my head and shouted across the room. "I think I came into the wrong room!" Everyone stared at me open-mouthed as if I was doing an entertaining act. There was silence in the room and then they all started sniggering at me. It was so embarrassing. My hands started to sweat and it felt like there was a rock in my stomach. I ran out of the room and down the corridor and this time into the right room. Next time I needed to go back to that room, even when I was at the door, my hand would shake just to knock. I could feel myself getting hotter and blushing before entering the room. Jennifer Ng Cool School Assembly day. Knees knocking, Hands shaking, Will I mess up? Where's my piece of paper? Have I still got it? Is it in my bag? Is it? Yes, it's in my pocket. Phew! When is it my turn? I think I'm after Chloe and .... .. . Who? Quickly I took my piece of paper Out of my pocket, I'm after Chloe. Sarah's turn , Chaanah, Chloe, Me next, I remembered everything. Hooray! Yuki Shikasho Its Lost!!!!!! "Oh no please let me off with my homework I'll never do it again I promise!" I just had to make up an excuse. "Well miss it's like this I put it ori the table and then it had legs so it just walked off." Yeah, that was a good excuse. She thought about it, I saw her. I could feel the fury in her. Her glasses were steaming hot and she was counting slowly to ten and she was still furious and boy was she like a volcano about to erupt! Finally her glasses stopped steaming and she finished counting to ten. Then she said, "THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!" Next day the teacher's first words were, "HOMEWORK PLEASE!" "Oh nooooooo! Please miss it's like this , my homework book was in my bag, all the time." It was too late, she fainted!!! Maya Udalevich On an Outing We are going on a outing soon, I wish I could go to the moon. One icef e yinlaf e I hope we could go to space And join the alien race. Icy and dark, It would great for a lark, Skating on the planet of Pluto. There's jar of chocolate bars, On the red, rock planet of Mars, For a month and a day I would stay away. Venus is the place to be For a bunch of dweeby dweebs, Where they soak up the rays, And turn into hunky babes. But here I am, Back in school, Where it is so uncool. Ashley-Liv Jamieson Clubs Dear Darling Mrs Viney, Please, please Mrs Viney, can I please get into Pets Club? The forms had arrived and everyone was filling them in. I filled in Pets, Pets and Pets for my three choices. Two weeks later the clubs list arrived and everyone was dying to know what they would be in. The teacher began to read the list. "Pets." I was feeling hot under my dress. "Anna Marie, Maya, Laura P, Laura Mand Becky." I couldn't believe it! I still hadn't got into Pets Club. It just wasn't fair. (PS I did covered area play for my Club instead and it was so much fun! I dressed up as a witch and terrified Mrs Lewis. However, I am still going to try to get into Pets Club, next term. It's my last chance, Mrs Viney (hint hint!) Susan Telfer 'You Beauty Neil' OK here's my problem. I didn't get chosen for the rugby team again last week. It's just not fair! Just because I always kick the ball over the fence and into the sea. It's not my fault my feet have no sense of direction. And just because everyone was laughing at ·my Mickey Mouse slippers! Its not my fault. I couldn't find my rugby boots, my bedroom's so untidy. (Mum says it looks like a dog's breakfast!) And just because Mum made me wear her pretty pink frilly blouse to play in. It wasn't my fault last week's red rugby shirt got in the wash with Dad's shirts and undies and turned them all pink! And just because I couldn't kick the ball for sneezing ....... . doesn't Neil know I'm allergic to mud? I don't care. I don't want to be in their rotten team anyway. What's that? I made this week's team? YES! You beauty, Neil. Martin Smellie It's Lost! "But sir, that boy over there stole my rubber. What shall I do?" He raised his eyes to heaven, "Not again. How many things have you lost this week?" "But Mrs. Speed my baby brother put it down the loo. It's not my fault my recorder is lost." "But Miss Goddard, my dog pulled it off the washing line and ripped it to shreds, it's not my fault I don't have my P.E. kit." "But Mrs. Crowther, I was using clay at home and my art apron was smeared in clay and it went all hard. It's not my fault I don't have my art apron." "But Madame Mason my book fell in the frying pan and got burnt. It's not my fault Madame Mason, but really, truly I'm sorry. " "But Mrs. Price, my pencil and ruler have gone missing. I had them just before playtime! OH NO! Now my scissors have gone! Oh Mrs. Price what shall I do? My library book's been torn to shreds. It's not my fault Mrs. Price, but EVERYTHING goes wrong and EVERYTHING goes missing. Why does it always have to happen to ME?" Chloe Biggs. Camp in the G's Our teacher told us that we had camp tomorrow, so I said, "Cool!" · At 3:00 I ran down the stairs and I got into trouble because Mr Nevin said I was running. Finally I got back home and ran to my room to pack my camp bag. I told my dad to drive me to the ferry but my dad said, "It's not even morning, I think you're too exited." I went back to my bed. "Morning! YES!" I rushed down the stairs. I put on my T-shirt, my shorts, my hat and my camera around my neck. My dad drove Gavin and I to the ferry. When we got there our teacher counted, "37, 38, 39 and 40," but Laura wasn't there. So we left without her. "We're there," yelled Gavin. First we went to Tai 0 . "Eeeeee! Look at all those fish! Yuck!. Smelly fish." I actually had to smell those yucky fish . "Man they stink." My teacher told me to smell those fish so she could take a picture. I did. "Yuck," said James. After that we set of to our YWCA camp and we ate our dinner in "Charlies". We had a biscuit and a milo drink before bed. After camp, when we got back home, I told my Mom everything about our camp. Jonathan Bui 131 Cool School I came to Hong Kong in September. It was very difficult. When we came out of the airport it felt like I was in a sauna. It was so hot, 40 degrees! On the 3rd of September I started school. Dad helped me into the classroom. I was so scared because I couldn't speak any English. I didn't understand anything. Now I have been in school for one term, I have lots of friends and I think Kellett School is better than the Duvnas School where I went before I moved to Hong Kong . I like art, music, PE, IT and Mandarin. On Wednesdays and Fridays I work with Mrs Glenville. Kellett School has got VERY good teachers. I enjoy the fun homework. Sometimes I miss my friends, snow (because I have been skiing from when I was 3 years old) and my relatives. When I move back to Sweden I may go to the International School because I don't want to go back to my old class . I'm happy to be at Kellett School. Fanny Magnusson In the Art Room Here we are in the huge art room finishing the Chinese painting project and working very hard. Children running around trying to get their project finished. Five, minutes to go. We're testing out the colours and working very hard. Four, minutes to go. We can't hold the brush right and want to paint really fast. Three, minutes to go. We're going to go nuts and we still haven't finished yet! Two, minutes to go. We're going to go mad and we better put the colours on now. One, minute to go. We're putting on the details and making it tidy too! At last we did it! Hooray! As we go out of the door we were looking forward to our next interesting topic. Beverley Wong Miss, Miss Miss, Miss I lost my ruler. So what dear; I don't care. Miss, Miss I lost my pencil. Don't worry love, it's in your hair. Miss, Miss I lost my rubber. Look child, it's on your chair. Miss, Miss I lost my lunch. Darling look, it's over there. Miss, Miss I lost my pants. Look, they could be anywhere. Kayleigh Blackburn Sha Tin Survivors 1997 133 A Game of.Bridge! Super Sonic Six: Beverley, Sophie, Sara, Yuki, Priscilla, Melissa. 134 Forever Friends: Fanny, Elena, Kayleigh, Hannah, Alexandra, Ashley-Liv. Le Fran~ais - Mrs C. Mason VRAI OU FAUX jCALu_~ ! J e n)\C>.ftPe,l~e, t.J.ww~. Jw \0 DN-J r"Or"\ OJ\r\; ✓e,r:;J(A.\ft... 1 c.'~5r u_,· ) 7 Je,vr~e,r- 1) L'anniversaire de Chloe est le quinze janvier. 2) Gareth a dix neuf ans. Jw, ~ oot.__.r ~ ~' c.AppJ!e. J~<:A Jh IA; . Bo-,v., 3) Chloe a une soeur. Elle a dix sept ans. 4-) Charlotte a une soeur. 5) Edward a six ans. 6) Edward a une soeur. je ~ chi.ce. . jC:U: II M-5 . t'll1

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