Welcome to the first edition of our newspaper. Our Talented Kids are not only fabulous story writers, playwrights and poets, they are also professional journalists with a nose for a good story. Enjoy!
The Lantern
By Evie Burns The lantern flickered as the boys sat there in the dark. The wind howled fiercely, and snow fell like feathers. They were on their own now. The lantern was most important to them. It kept them warm …
Who You Really Are
By Sienna Hardy PAGE 1 The wind swirled around the town and whipped Jade’s hair into her face. Her mother was going to be so mad. She nagged Jade day and night to brush her hair and Jade did, but …
The Three Little Pigs (but the big bad wolf is polite and playful)
By Edru Smit Long, long ago, around the time when people believed that the earth was in the middle of the universe and the sun revolved around us, close to a gleaming lake and a dark forest, there lived three …
The Green Amulet
By Marley Krishnan I’ve always marvelled at my pet. But my pet is not a cat or a dog, it’s a red belly black snake. I love how it slithers along the gravel in the cage, winding around anything in …
Once there were dragons
By Isla Connolly PAGE 1/3 I hobbled up the hill, scraping my hands as I hoisted myself onwards. I had almost made it to the top when sparkles swam around me, the hill disappeared from my view, and I was …
On the Run
By Erika Chhabra Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Goes the ice as me walk across it. Me and other me walk across the ice looking for food. Other me is bigger than me. Other me is looking after me and helping me …
The Sea Ruby
By Keira Gurney PAGE1/16 The ocean thundered in my ears, like a monster growling in agony. Waves crashed into our ship, causing me to lose my balance. The deck was underwater. I searched for my father and found him with my …
Haiku 俳句 in Lockdown
Haiku is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases containing a total of 17 syllables in a 5, 7, 5 pattern and a kigo 季語 (seasonal) reference. Our Zoom kids were …
Zombie Apocalypse
By Izabella Piefke I was walking down the wide hallway that leads into the two Grade 6 classrooms. When I peered inside, I saw they were doing math, my worst subject. Then I nervously tiptoed into my new classroom and everybody …