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July 2011 -
issue 2
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CONTRIBUTORS CARDINAL NEWMAN ROMAN CATHOLIC COMPREHENSIVE Aisha Naamani Alex Davies Caitlin Griffiths Caitlin Lavagna Cerys Lovell Eloise Ryland Hayley Jones Helena Poulakis James Grant Joseph Wright Lydia Crowther Rachel Kerslake Rebecca Harvey Rose Longstaff Sam Levy Sophia Crabbe Tom Davies Tom Mansfield
TONYPANDY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Abbie Evans Anwen Moon Bethan Markey Bradley Lewis Bradley Light Briony Morgan Chloe Walker Danni Hayes Darcy Roles Ellen Evans Ellie Privett-Owen Ffion Durston Ffion Evans Georgia Chislett Holly Edwards Jack Rossiter Joseph Ryland Kate Griffiths Katie Hughes Kirsten Owen Kirstyn Evans Lewis Butt Matthew HughesActon Robyn Monaghan Sophie Allen Tia Kidner
BOOKS & BABIES Amy George Charmaine Jakeways Georgia Jackson Jade Noble Joanne Nicholls Kirsty Collinson Melissa Evans Natasha Short Samantha Loveridge
Spring is g reen like the ne w leaves on the tree s Summer is blue like the cle ar cloudle ss sky Autumn is orange like the pu mpkins on Hallow een night Winter is w hite like the fre ezing cold snow laid neatly on the floo r by Amy
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PASE UNIT, BLAENGWAWR COMPREHENSIVE Ashley Evans Alex Sherwood Arron Dudley Daniel Jones Hywel Evans Ieuan Evans John Adams Joshua David Keegan Lloyd Kieran Fletcher Lloyd Pritchard Megan Gibbon
S hiney U p in the sky N ot on the floor S untan’s your b ody H ats must be wo rn I ce-cream for all N eed your sung lasses E verybody’s hap py by Natasha
My baby is cute I love my b aby My daugh ter’s smile makes my day My daugh ter makes everything seem bette r I love her k isses and c uddles She makes me feel aliv e She makes me feel lik ea bottle of p op full of fi zz She’s my li fe! by Jo
A transpa rent figure dancing through th e night, I opened my eyes and screamed with frigh t. It sent a shiver do wn my spine , As this c reature’s eyes met with mine. I hid unde r the cov ers until I co uldn’t he ar, When I lo oked aga in the ghost had just disappea red. by Georg ia
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R W RA A s e le ction o f c rea by t h e g irls att tive w riti n g en Boo k s & Ba bie di n g t h e s Proj e ct dy n es
If I co uld fly I?d soa r in th e sky If I we re a st ar I?d shi ne brig htly If I we re the summer rain I?d mak e rainb o w s If I we re a fl o wer I?d blo ssom in t he sunshin e If I we re a ra inbow I would be colo u r the dul l sky ful in If I we re a bu tterfly I?d flo at over summer meadows by Kirs tie
y dog I like m hite k and w c a l b s i He ps and jum s n u r e s H nd love a l u f y a He is pl etch. f playing y rabbit I like m te and whi k c a l b He is y and furr t f o s s i He likes to d n a l u f ay He is pl of his cage. t u jump o antha by Sam
WELCOME to the second issue of RAWR magazine, to which 65 young people have contributed. There are 16 more pages for you to enjoy, all filled with the fantastic creative writing produced by the young contributors during another series of successful workshops. Taking part in an educational project like this is not only fun for all those involved, but another step on the pathway to learning. Because I believe that it is so important for young people to continue to improve their literacy skills, I have devised the RAWR creative writing workshops so that basic skills are addressed and improved upon. All the work produced by the participants during the course of the seven or eight weekly workshops they attend is assessed. So not only do the young contributors to RAWR get their writing published in the magazine, but gain a nationally accredited qualification for all their hard work. I’m pleased to tell you that the arrival of the first issue of RAWR was a huge hit with the young people who contributed to it – and they and their families attended a special launch event to celebrate the magazine’s arrival. The young people involved were presented with their certificates by Councillor Hanagan Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning and then enjoyed an evening of music and dancing, with performances by Slammo and the Get Fresh Crew and Tom Richards. A good night was had by all! Gail Griffiths Project Co-ordinator & Magazine Editor IWA Educator of the Year
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A m ou n hig h a t a i n is a s s the s ky T h e re ’ s s n ow lik e a wi nt e r’ on top, s da y Y ou ca n wa lk t h e h e t h rou g h a ve n s T h e vi e pe rfe ctw is lik e a pict u re It’s a s gr fre s h ae e n a s a pp l e by Ja d e
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Pupils from Tonypandy Community College Question
Sophie Evans was in the final 20 and saw all t Bradley Light: How is your life different talented girls in that group I ju living in London to living in Tonypandy? Well London moves at 100 milesthought I didn?t have a chance — an hour so I have had to adaptbut to I got through! that, everything?s always a rush, Danni: Are you friends with the other but it also makes life very performers in the show? exciting. Yes, I?ve made really good friendships with a lot of them, Jack: Do you miss Wales? the scarecrow Paul Yes, I do miss Wales a lot. I especially come These are people I?ll be home as often as I can. I missKeating. the friends with for the rest of my l little things like having dinner with my family, or seeing Lewis: What opportunities has working mountains out of my window. with Lord Webber given you? Well, the chance to be Dorothy in Georgia: Is being famous all good or are the West End obviously. But also there bad points? Well I wouldn?t say I?m hugelyI?ve gained lots of confidence having famous yet, but having said that I worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber, which has been an do get recognised if I go amazing experience. shopping in Tonypandy! Sophie: Is it difficult to be a normal girl Anwen: Have you lost any friends since when you’re in a West End show? you left school? It is, I haven?t, no — it?s been harder to but it?s a funny thing. I do the show every day so don?t keep in contact with them, have that routine of working late obviously, as I?m in London now, but I do keep in touch and seeand getting up late the next day, only on a Tuesday! But as I?m in them as often as I can. college most of the time I can be Tia: Do you miss your old school? a normal girl. I do miss school — I used to love school! I miss the security ofKate: How has being in a West End being there and having a set show affected your relationship with your family? routine every day. Obviously I don?t get to see them Robyn: What inspired you to go on the as much, and as I?m really close Dorothy show? to my family that?s hard because I?ve always been interested in do really miss them. But when I musicals and my mother was come back to Tonypandy it?s nice listening to the radio one day and as it makes it all that bit more heard about a competition to be special. in Andrew Lloyd Webber?s new Ffion D: How long did it take you to learn show, so I entered and the script? got lucky. I?m quite lucky that I?ve always Ffion E & Bethan: Did you ever think you’d been good at learning scripts, it get so far in the Dorothy competition? been the confidence thing that?s I really didn?t. At the early held me back in the past. I have auditions I was hoping to get photographic memory which through to the next round, just to comes in useful when I have to give me confidence. Then when I learn a script!
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Bradley Lewis: Do you ever get Katie: Have you ever made a mistake on stage? stage fright? I have, but it?s been with the dog — there?s a I used to, but not any more, I just getpart in the show when I have to run into the nervous. Emerald City and I didn?t know I had to pick the dog up! In one of the early Matthew: Have you made any new friends since being in dress rehearsals I had the dog on the lead London? and started running and the dog couldn’t Yes, I keep in touch with all the girls in keep up! the show and have made lots of friends in college too. Joseph: Are you rich and do you think you are well paid? I?ve never had my own money before now, so Darcy & Chloe: Have you met any famous people along it?s nice to have a job I love that gives me a the way – other than those in the show? good wage — but I have to pay my own rent Yes, Arlene Phillips choreographed the show and buy food, though I also buy new clothes so I?ve got to know her. I?ve also met Michael too! Caine who came to the press night and Barbara Windsor who came to see the show. Ellen & Kirstin: Would you like to do different West End shows after The Wizard Of Oz? Yes I would, there are a few I?d like to do — I?d love to play Glinda in Wicked, Sophie in Mama
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aniel is a typical 15 year old. He’s quite tall with sandy brown hair, but his slate grey eyes seem to stare past people’s expressions. During science in fifth period was the best example. Everything was going well until the teacher decided to choose lab partners. “No!” Daniel and Geoff both thought… But, wait, how did Daniel know what Geoff had thought?
JAMES GRANT
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i, my name is Ianto Rayne. There is someone outside. Standing there. Staring. I’ve decided to start a diary, to record what goes on. They came on the day my father left to flog the bull. He never came back. I can’t leave the house with the man outside, and I don’t want to confront him. Why is he there? What does he want? No vehicles have come past the farmhouse. Only his car is there. I’m in the loft with my sister and my twin brother, huddled in the far corner. I have to protect them. I have my binoculars, occasionally spying the man from the small window. I don’t know much about the man, but he has a black suit, white shirt and a balaclava covering his face, He just stands there, staring, taking in the surroundings, facing the graveyard. Now he gets back into his muscle car. He’s done this before, but it’s behind the bushes so I don't see what he’s doing. He always comes out though. But now he’s been in there for a while. What’s he doing? Wha-what? He’s going? Where? He drives off down the lane, down the mountain, back to civilisation and into the sunset…
SOPHIA CRABBE
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den Forcroft is 15 years old, is currently in high school and lives in a small seaside town in Cornwall. She is tall, has long brown hair, big bright blue eyes, full lips and olive coloured skin. She is a brilliant artist and musician, she plays the guitar, piano and is a fantastic singer – which helps her get through her hard school life. She gets bullied by three girls in her year, but her one and only friend Erica Burns tells her to ignore them. She does this by playing guitar with her boyfriend Henry Thomas, sitting on the rocks by the clear blue ocean.
ELOISE RYLAND
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ob was a very happy man. He had a great job, a great hobby and a great life – but he was different. Bob has white eyes. People stop and stare in the street, but nothing stops Bob. He continued being an astronomer for many years, but one day it all changed. Bob was sipping his tea one morning, the postman came, dropped off a letter and went. Bob opened it and was shocked…it read: “You are required for an urgent matter in London’s ESA. It is top secret so no more shall be said. Please meet me at the following time: 20/04/11 at 11.00am.” Bob dropped the letter. That was today and in an hour – and he hadn’t even dressed yet! After a very dramatic rush to the car he was off, unfortunately today was the day the police decided to close the road. Heading off in a 20 mile detour he got to the ESA just in time. Looking calm he walked in. A man was waiting for him in the lobby. The man directed him to an auditorium. Inside there was a power point with the title: Meteor Apocalypse.
JOSEPH WRIGHT
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he sunlight flickers and dies as I’m thrown into the dark and cold depths. I open my eyes slightly unable to adjust to the murky light, the sound of crushing on top of me. Or is it beneath me? I can’t tell. I’m losing vision of what I’m doing and only one need goes through my head. I need air. I’m slowly dying. Except it’s not slowly any more. I feel something rush towards me. I don’t know what it is, but as we collide I realise it’s life everlasting and life no more.
TOM MANSFIELD
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ethany-Rose Green is a 10-year-old girl who lives in an orphanage in a quiet village. She has golden blonde hair and bright blue eyes with a hint of green. She has a bubbly personality and is very energetic. She never knew her parents because they died in a house fire when she was a baby. She is homeschooled at the orphanage because she used to be bullied in school. She enjoys writing stories about her parents and the adventures they would have taken together. Her dream is to publish books about the events in her life and how they have made her who she is today. Bethany-Rose is hoping for someone out there in the world to adopt her and take care of her like her parents would have done. She visits her parents’ graves every couple of days and tells them how she’s doing. Although her parents may not be with her, they will always be in her heart.
HELENA POULAKIS
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hiner is a 51-year-old Baron who reigns over the tiny East European state of Draboria. His full name is Baron Shiner Adolf Wolfgang Ludwig Frankfurter Drongburg, a name derived from the names of all his forefathers. His mother, Baroness Annyetta, had been a huge burly woman who terrified everyone she met. As a child, Shiner was always told he was weak and feeble and not suitable for the role of monarch. This mistreatment meant that Shiner was always trying a bit too hard to live up to his late mother’s expectations. Shiner lives in a small castle precariously perched on the edge of a cliff, its beautiful furnishings long gone. As Baron, Shiner now presides over a population of only 430 peasants – all of whom believe that because of his troubled childhood their monarch is completely insane.
SAM LEVY
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s I slid down the chimney I had a terrible thought. I know I shouldn’t have thought it. My parents had always told me: “Always keep your eye on the prize. The job is all that matters and nothing else.” Being the daughter of master criminals taught me two things: ‘trust no one’ and ‘never get caught’. But it was my first job and I felt bad. As I reached the end I climbed out of the chimney not conscious of the soot that covered my pale face and clung to my long blonde hair, making only my brown eyes visible and the skull on the side of my black jump suit. But the boy who sat staring at me from the other end of the room recognised me.
RACHEL KERSLAKE
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enry is an old, frail man. He sits alone every night in his rocking chair, gazing into the fireplace. During his youth he was adventurous. He travelled around the world, saw so much, was afraid of nothing. This all changed after his wife died. He loved her so much, he never got over her death, never stopped grieving. After her death he cut himself off from the outside world. He lived alone, the only people he spoke to now were Jane the housekeeper and Samantha his daughter. Samantha lived abroad now, in Spain, but she came to visit three or four times a year. Each time she visited her father had become more distant. The last time Henry had hardly spoken.
TOM DAVIES
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ullulah Lacey is a normal girl with a complicated background. She lives with her mum after her dad died in a tragic car accident just after her brothers were born. She is too scared to tell her friends the real reason she only has a mum, she doesn’t want to be judged or feel like an outcast. She has told everyone that her dad left after her brothers were born because he couldn’t handle family life. She can’t handle the truth enough to tell anyone how she feels. The only reason she has to live is her friends and family. She never shows her true feelings and when around her family and friends she is crazy, outgoing and fun. She is a good friend and very loyal. She is funny and independent and loves going out with her friends at the weekend. Tullulah is lucky with her looks: she has long, naturally black hair which is perfectly straight. She is tanned because her dad was from Spain. She also has massive blue eyes and long lashes. And Tullulah has dreams.
ROSE LONGSTAFF
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ancellot Pendleton is 16 years old and lives with his parents in their country retreat called Pendleton Manor in the county of Lancashire. He is very stuck up and certainly knows his place in society. His father made his millions by being the previous owner of Rolls Royce. He currently attends Langley Park Private School for Boys where he is doing exceptionally well as he is very knowledgable. He has brown hair cut like Prince Charles and blue eyes. Lancellot is tall, well built and keeps himself fit. In his spare time he likes to play croquet with his peers, or polo, and often rides his horses through the 750 acres which his parents own.
ALEX DAVIES
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osephine Tonoli was in the final audition for the Bolshoi Ballet. The audition she had been dreaming of since she was eight. She tightened her doughnut bun and hairsprayed some rich, black, shiny stray hairs into place. Her pointe shoes were squeezing her feet as she lifted her long, slender ankle onto the barre. Others, out of jealousy, gave her dirty and hurtful stares. Josephine took no notice. Her palms were damp as she snuck a glance at the clock. She had to focus, she said to herself. “Please can all auditionees come to the centre please!” called the teacher. Josephine immediately ran to the front of the room. She started off fine until she glanced to her left where a young girl the same age as Josephine stood. “Number 482, come to the front and perform stepping out from 4th, first arabesque,” the teacher said. It was the girl next to Josephine who stepped forward. “Priscilla Gomez, age 16, Barcelona,” she said. Her voice was pure Spanish, sharp but graceful. To others they looked the same, but Josephine could easily see the difference as she performed the arabesque. Her swayback knees, sharp thighs and long swan arms. Not small, like her – big differences. “Thank you. Number 578 please.” Josephine stepped forward.
AISHA NAAMANI
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ith beautiful colours all around me in this clear blue water, I look at the rainbowlike coral just beneath me. Slowly, with my oxygen tank on my back, I dive down to swim with the pretty, multi-coloured fish amongst the coral and pure nature of this underwater world. Black and white fish, pink fish, orange fish, rainbow fish! They all swim alongside me, through the crystal clear sea. Coral, of all different colours and shapes – I stare at it, underneath me as I pass. What a sight! I touch the rainbow fish that is just within my reach and feel the scaly texture of its skin. I startle him by doing this and he swims away. I pick up a sea anemone and it sticks to my hand. I can hold it upside down and it doesn’t move. I drop it and swim on, admiring the sea life. An unforgettable experience.
CAITLIN GRIFFITHS
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arry’s parents divorced when he was three, his dad won’t allow him to have contact with his mum. His dad is strict and doesn’t let Harry make his own decisions. Harry is on a football team, he doesn’t want to be, he wants to play his guitar. His dad thinks music is a waste of time. Harry’s had enough, he’s packed a rucksack and has taken his guitar out of its hiding place under his bed. He’s left his dad a note telling him he’s going to find his mum. This was not his main ambition, he was going to follow his dream – but who knows, maybe his mum would be more supportive of his music than his dad. All he knew was that he wasn’t going back, he was going into the city to follow his dream.
HAYLEY JONES
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ravis has a clean shaven, shiny head and two thick bushy eyebrows like a lion’s tail. He is covered in the scars and bruises he rightly deserves. The hours he puts in at the gym show as his T-shirt pulls over his bulging muscles. He lives in a huge house with happy people around him, surrounded by luxury and comfort. Great happiness – or so it seems. He bounds through the streets, making people fear for their lives. He glares at people with his dark eyes that have seen it all. His phone rings – it is time. He doesn’t want to do it. His heartbeat raises, his breath shortens. It is just as terrifying as the first time he did it. It’ll get easier, they said. In fact, it was harder than the first time. The guilt. The burden. The weight of the world on your shoulders. Nineteen lives, 19 people, all gone because of him. It pays the bills, provides for his kids. He improves lives, let them think that. But is it really worth crushing dozens of others? Travis is a hitman.
REBECCA HARVEY
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gatha is at a party with a group of friends. She is finding this party quite interesting, but it gets boring when people start falling asleep or leaving to go home. She doesn’t want to leave yet. She looks up at the moon. When her eyes are drifting back down to earth she stops and sees a balcony. Her eyes scan lower and she sees a pool. Bingo! She gets to the top floor and sees the door to the balcony. She is standing, leaning. The crowd look up. Quickly her friends shout, “No!” But it’s too late. She is flying for a while. She loves the feeling – her windswept hair, weightless body and… Thump! She has missed the pool completely. On the concrete she lay. Death looms as someone screams.
CAITLIN LAVAGNA
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acey-May Minton is shy, independent and musically creative. She has long brown, curly hair, light brown eyes and pale skin. She used to live in Wales with her brother but has moved to York as she is in university studying music. She lives there with her boyfriend Ed. She hears the clock tower chime, announcing the 12th hour of the day. She can feel the adrenalin passing through her veins and has nervous butterflies invading her stomach. This is it – the time she’s been dreading but which also causes excitement to stir in her mind.
LYDIA CROWTHER
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shleigh Marchetta, a 16-year-old girl was brought up in New York and lived with her mother. Ashleigh’s mother suddenly became very ill with mental health problems and had to be put into a care home. Ashleigh had to move to Albia in Iowa, to live with her dad, step-mother and two stepsisters. Ashleigh often missed her mum. After a few months her mother passed away and Ashleigh went through a really bad time. It didn’t help that her stepsisters bully her because she’s pale and most people in Albia are tanned. Ashleigh feels as if she does not fit in. When she goes to school she meets a small group of friends who enjoy the same things as she does. She also meets a boy named Erik Smith and they become really close friends. But Ashleigh wants to be more as she really feels she can tell him anything. Ashleigh finds an escape when she does art. She hopes one day to move to London and study art. She doesn’t feel as if she has much to keep her in America.
CERYS LOVELL
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A selection of poems written by pupils at Tonypandy Community College ee my tr n i y e onk e sam a ing m w w e o r l l e o h f ne T as go arted t w s e e h H but song! ehind a b g d n i n e I look s, sing Betha a y w B e h There
Ghost ke e an earthqua It’s spooky lik e ages the plants of th s a d ea d s a ’s It the night nightmare in It’s a creeping like a n my shoulder o it el fe ld u I co er shot to a bould nt felony It’s a transpare soul house as a lost It wanders the asses by ivers when it p sh e m es iv g It By Kirstin
Furry, Fluffy, Friendly Cats
I wen t for a wal I saw k one an el day ephan t in t It wa h e par lked And s towa k aid ‘h rds m ello, e how are y ou to day?’ I saw a flam He as ingo ked c one d ould ay I His br come ight p a nd pl in ay in th k feather e s f w lap ay As we play all th at da y
Cuddly, Cute, Caring Cats I love Cats, Cats, Cats By Danni
A vast expanse of moo From Earth, to Jupitens and stars Space, space a mysteri r, to Mars ous place! Is there life out there, are ther How I wish I could go e kids like me? I want to meet one face and see -to-face! Are there rivers, mount ains Can somebody just tell, fields and seas? What is this place calleme please? d space? So many things I wan t to To this place I’d love to know go Will we ever solve this exciting case? By Sophie
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called Sunny My bunny is ay garden all d e th d n u ro a She runs do hat I try to w r e tt a m o N les my shoes She just nibb play nd wants to a ff o s n ru And then By Ellie
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The solar system is sil ent as the sheeted dead The aliens are in bed Planets orbit around the sun. Rockets zooming up an d down Stars glittering all aroun d Floating in space is so much fun. By Ffion D
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Red and yellow, green and blue s Pink and white, it’ oe sh y on m yes I love my colours, . I do Red and yellow, green and blue d Orange, purple an o to s ur lo the other co e Black and white lik ! oo M cows that go By Tia
ent um w M d n Me a o the zoo t illa a gor w a s We ing a poo o hav id Oo um sa oo Hoo m y M said Y Moo! orilla g aid e h T owd s Joseph r c e h By And t
K it-Kat lo ver I mpossib le to unde rstand R ubbish at every s port S tupid in general T obleron e eater Y ellow is my favouri te colour N ice pers on
A platter of a wee k’s dete ntion Served with spelling mist ake s and grav y Garnish ed with che win g gum in the bin A plat e of mis beh avin g Spri nkled with quiet plea se And a side of phones awa y A bowl of no talking In a sau ce of no throwin g pen s in class Topped off with no shouting! By Geo rgia, Lewis, Bra dley, Briony, Matthe w, Chlo e, Kat e & Elle n
In the winter it will snow On the ground it will glow. In the autumn it will rain With raindrops the size of a salt grain. In the summer it’s divine Off to join the ice-cream line!
da I fou nd A big an d cud dly pan in my ga rde n one da y had run It look ed like ma sca ratha t he’ d down its che eks, an d da bee n cry ing all y. him an d I too k a seat next tobig gave him a great hug bru shed Th en he sne ezed anled bug . litt y tin a ay aw I told him not to cry,ywipe his tea rs an d sta the r da y, I sai d com e back ano ay. aw d dle tod as he By Ho lly
Rain is so wet, cold and horrible It causes me pain when it slaps my skin. Sun is glorious, sun is bright Me and my friends have fun day and night. Fog gives me no pleasure It?s hardly like the sunny weather. Thunder storms are big and loud
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in the park one da y But there was an elephant in the w ay He looked really sad and I wonde red if he Would like to co me home for tea with me He screamed an d ran off down th e road Leaping and jum ping like a big gr ey toad I realised then it was silly of me To invite an eleph ant round for tea I walked away be wildered and sad Knowing my ide a was rather mad But on the lawn, eating the grass
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as bold as brass I stared at him as if in a dream As he let off an alm ighty scream And went running back down the ro ad Leaping and jum ping like a big gr ey toad Here’s one thing they don’t teach you at school Listen to me, no w don’t be a fool You should neve r, and take it from me Invite an elephan t round for tea By Ffion Evans
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The p layer s wal Then k on p the t roudl e a y ms s The c i n g loud apta ins sh ly Then ake h they a n d run a s frie They round ndly chas m a e d the b ly They all rap kick t i d ly he ba They ll con tackl fi d ently e eac They h oth attac e r vicio k the usly The c goal f rowd e r ociou cheer sly s wild ly By Ar ron
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sun She flew towards the So I began to run to land To see where she was re she It was the beach whe settled on the sand e sea Then I took a dip in th ser, but And walked a little clo me she flew away from By Megan
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