Balmoral Hall School - Optima Anni Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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25- is sd 3 . si -0 GRADE II AT PLAY f There was a pig Wfho went to town He went jig jig And bumped his crown He went to bed Oh Dear, Oh Dear. And soon was dead From drinking beer. Sandy Funnell. Grade II. There was an old woman. She went to the train and just as the conductor said All Aboard , the old woman jumped off because she had left her dog behind. Helen Darby, Grade I. Once upon a time there was a little pig. He had an apple tree and a fox came and ate all the apples. Then he got another apple tree and he made apple pie with the apples. Lois MacLeod, Grade I. The Pig and the Wolf A wolf came out of his house. A little pig came out of his house too. The wolf said, Little Pig would you like to come and have dinner with me? Of course I would, said the pig. We will have a good dinner. But the pig did not have a good dinner, The wolf ate the little pig up. Arroll Miller, Grade II. .ltr I had a little pussy cat It meowed meow-ed all day. He wouldn't stop a-scratching So I put him in the hay. Peggy Butterfield, Grade I. GRADE II AT PLAY The Doll's Tea Party Once upon a time there were two dolls, and Mary, the girl that owned them, was sometimes very very good, and sometimes very very bad but still they had lots of fun. One day Mary said We could have a tea party. So she went running to her Mother and said Can we go into the woods? Why? asked her Mother. Because I'm having a tea party . 'Of course you can , said her Moth- er. So they went into the woods and ate up all the food. They came home happy as happy. jane Moody, Grade II. I had a little mousie Wlio was my pet Then he ran away And got himself all wet. After he was dry He got a piece of cheese And he wanted some more But didn't say please. Susan Bracken Grade I. D

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gpg V g g Wg gg g 27 Flight A flock of birds came flying by, But whither I cannot say, Their bodies graceful 'gainst the sky Were soaring low, then soaring high, Then left me by the way. I glanced again into the air, In hopes to see them still, And wondered if they could be there, In flight so swift, so sure and fair, But they were past the hill! Signe Salzberg, Grade VI. fznzior Literary C om p eliliwz Prize Poem At the Zoo When we were at the zoo in California we saw a zebra with stripes like a nightshirt. Then we saw a baby deer and his mother. The baby deer had spots on his back. We also went to see a bear eating a cupcake. He looked so funny with cake on his face. We saw a giraffe and he had a long neck. Even baby giraffes can reach the top of some trees. We saw a monkey with a funny face. It looked like a little old man, We saw a tiger. He looked very fierce. I loved the baby elephant and we had a wonderful time. Brenda Le Beau, Grade III. Summer I like the spring, I like the fall, But I like summertime best of all, Flowers in bloom, a balmy breeze, Vacation time and a life of ease. H Monica Dowse Grade IV A Little Girl I saw a little girl Climbing up a tree She had a little curl, But she didn't see me. When she came down Then she saw me. She started to frown Then smiled nicely. Linda Leach Grade III My Daddy His eyes are blue, His ears are pink, I love him so I can hardly think. Diane McNaughton Grade IV THE KINDERGARTEN

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gg g gg 29 The Garden Our garden is a lovely place. The sunshine makes the flowers like lace. The grass is green, the birds do sing. I see God's hand in everything. Anne Sellers. Grade IV. Under-Water Visiting Have you ever sat on an Ocean Liner bound for some unknown port and watched the waves hit the side of the boat and bounce back only to try again? Well, as I sat there two days out of port, I began thinking of King Neptune and his king- dom and of all the white sea horses and their riders galloping across the broad Atlantic, up wave and down wave, across still waters and rough. Then slowly I began to feel sleepy, but all of a sudden I was shaken out of my sleep by a voice saying Hurry, the horses are impatientlu For a minute I thought I must be dreaming, then open- ing one eye I had the shock of my life! I was looking into the eyes of a man about six and a half inches tall and dressed in a seaweed suit, Wearing a sea shell hat and with his feet in an old pair of cast off crabs' claws. Gathering courage, I answered and said, Par- don me sir, but you must have the wrong person. Wrong person! I say, my child, do you think old Seaweed Wilson would get the wrong person? Nay! Where is your invitation? Invitation ? I started with surprise. I never got an invitation. And what was it for? Wait . Then, feeling one of his many pockets, he pulled out an envelope with my name on it. Here it is, and sorry I am I forgot to give it to you before, he groaned. Opening the card I read as follows: His Highness King Neptune Would like you to visit his kingdom One day after today. You will be looked after. Signed Sammy Starfish fSecretaryj Soon I was galloping across the Atlantic on a sea horse with the little man, only now I was the size of him. A gaping hole appeared under my horse and the man disappeared from sight, My horse dived under the water and I held my nose in fright. What would happen now? But I had nothing to worry about, for it was a built in air passage from the top down. A bright light ap- peared and soon both horses stopped, Two hsh stood to meet us. The little man lifted his hand and said a word that was like Esalobisania and we were let through to a wonder-land of beauty. Fish, mermaids and little people were everywhere. The houses were like many tall, tall weeds all woven together and the streets were made of coral. Then shaking off thoughts of dreamland, I fol- lowed the little man up a flight of stairs to a wide open door where sword fish stood in straight lines and saluted us. At once a big bass came and took us to a door and said in a very fishy voice: His Highness, King Neptune is ready to see his vis- itor, Miss Martin. King Neptune is indescribable and his castle is too, so I will not spend time on that. But, about my visit there- First, King Neptune took me up and down lines of very important people, I mean fish peo- ple and mermaids and then for a surprise we had a trip to the fish zoo. Here we all had a bag of corned coral which is like our pop-corn and was very good. Then we had a rough ride on fiying fish through their 'jungle', and visited wrecks and examined them. I was introduced to some very important fish people. Soon it was time to go, so I was given some sea shells, a plant and some coral in a bag and was shipped off on a fiying fish. OOps! What happened? Now I know I was down under the sea with King Neptune. Oh what a time I have had Y Shirley Martin, Grade VI. The Man While I was walking down the street I met a man with great big feet. His hat was tall, his face was long, He wasn't weak-he wasn't strong. He wasn't big--he wasn't small, I guess he wasn't there at all! Shonagh Smith, Grade IV. Adventure of a Leaf Once upon a time lived a leaf called Rosemary. She lived in a big oak tree. One day a huge wind came up and Rosemary got blown away, and she fell to the ground with a bump. The wind kept right on blowing her and she came down with another bump, The next thing she knew she was in a school playground being kicked all around by the girls and boys. A man came along with a rake. He raked and he raked until all the leaves were in a pile and then he lit a match and put it to the leaves. Lucky Rosemary escaped, She was under a bush. Soon after she went to sleep for the winter as all little leaves do. Nicky McGibbon, Grade IV.