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

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1 a-.a-.,-ar--r. D aw. .r-..u-u-...2l GRADES I AND II Definitions by Grade I tin-t-a bend in a tin hog-like a 'hognay chest stag-when you stag somebody A Story Once upon a time there lived two little lions. One day 'their mother said to them, Now, we will go down to the riverside and see if we can catch something to eat. Mother got the two babies but they did not want to go much, so Mother spanked them good and hard, and put them to bed. Though they howled their mother did not pay any attention. She went to the riverside and caught something to eat. The 'baby lions had no supper because they were so naughty. Dianne Maloney, Grade I. How ? How big? How small? How wide? How tall? Is the moon, As it hangs like a silver ball? joan Smerchanski, Grade IV. A Fortunate Decision Yippee! I'm going, Helen raced down the stairs, W'hen will Mom be home, Anna? she asked the old cook, who was looking after ther for the afternoon. Well, she is out now, at a meeting, but she ought to be home soon, dear. Is there anything I can do? No thank you, you see Mom promised me that if I got a good school report, C I 'had to have over a seventy-five averiagej, I could go with her to England by way of Ottawa and on a Fren-ch American Air line plane too, and just look at my report! She thrust the paper excitedly into the hands of the old cook. Why Helen dear, that's wonderful, an awfully good try! The cook's face beamed with admira- tion for the young girl. The front door banged shut. Mother, Mother-er, is that you? Helen called as sfhe ran lightly to the door to receive a great bear hug from her mother. Has something happened? Her gaze landed on the letter, but in a few minu'tes mother and daughter were discussing all the exciting future. lk Ik wk Helen laughed -to herself as she opened the big front door of fher home. It was quiet, no one came to greet her. She tip toed softly into the kitchen where Anna was stirring a lovely smelling mixture. '

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26 The Teddy Bearfs Picnic Dong, Dong! It was twelve 0'clock. The big Grandaddy clock in the hall of Mr. Inkendot- ter's toy shop had told all the toys, including Teddy the bear, that it was time for the picnic he had promised them yesterday, Slowly all the toys came to life. It looked like a lot of people in a hotel waking up. Hurry! said Teddy, we must 'hurry if we want to have fun on the picnic I promised you. Picnic! Picnic-Picnic, oh yes, now I remem- ber, said Susan, the walking doll. Picnic! The word came in a puzzled but happy voice from almost every mouth. Now the toys looked like people in a burning hotel hurry- ing to get their 'things and themselves out. Soon, however, all the toys were on the window sill ready to go. But one thing is missing. Here, magic box! Here, magic box! There you are. Now for the magic wand. Ah! And there it is. Ready, everybody, to your places -in the box so we may hurry to Toy Land! said Teddy. Soon all the toys arrived in Toy Land. The first thing the Toy children did was to go into the woods and explore. Meanwhile the Toy mothers prepared the picnic, and the Toy fathers cut wood for the picnic's fire. Then all of a sudden a loud roar came from the forest. Could that be Dandy the Lion coming to scare us and maybe take some of our children for his dinner? said Teddy worriedly. Aill the work stopped. I will go and see! said Misty, one of the Toy horses. All right, and I will ride you there! said johnny the rag doll. When they came back johnny said, Don't fret, it was Dandy all right, but he had stepped on a thorn, and was meek as a baby. I took 'it out for him and he quickly ran off in shame. So your children are safe! johnny was a hero! Then came the picnic dinner. I-t was sawdust sandwiches, green grass and rose petal salad, honey pop and all other assortments of Toys' food. When it was over the Toy mothers and fathers talked while Teddy and his wife and some of the Toy children tidied up and put away all the things that were used for the picnic. Soon they were in the magic box on their way home. The Toy children were asleep and dream- ing on their mothers' and fathers' laps, for it was very late. They were smiling in their dreams. They must be dreaming of the lovely time they had had. Nancy Eaton, Grade VI. The Flowers and the Pop Corn The blossoms drop And the pop corns pop The flowers smell nice And I smelled them twice. jane Moody Grade III The Groundhog There is a naughty groundhog Beneath my house by the lake Each morning as the sun comes up His breakfast he does take. He eats the Howers blooming fair, The leaves, the stalks, the seeds. I wish he would some manners learn And breakfast just on weeds. Monica Dowse Grade V A Poem Connie brought two acorns, To school one day She found them in her garden A long way away. We put them in some water And then in a pot And now they're getting big Because they've grown quite alot. When they are much bigger We'l1 put them ou'tside To grow into two oak trees Very tall and wide. By Transition Wintertime Now the snow is falling fast, Frosty mornings 'here at last. Children in the nursery nooks Reading pretty story-books, Anne Sellers, Grade V Beside the Lake When I was down beside the lake, I saw a little rattle snake And it was eating 'too much cake So it had a tummy ache. Marrie Laing, Grade II.

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Zig . , -. . . Wihere is Mom, Anna? for her mother had said she would be home. Your Mothers head ached so badly I called the doctor. I-Ie thinks she has been doing too much and he doesnt think she is strong enough to go on a long 'trip now.'y Helen raced upstairs, hot burning tears rushed to her eyes. Why, why would her mother have to be sick now? Her mother was lying down in bed, the sh-a-des were drawn, her hair was spread all over 'the pil- low and she held an ice bag on her head. Mother, I wanted to go Jo badly. She stopped as tears spilled over her lovely eyes. Helen, darling, s'he paused, I-we can go, but the doctor said in his opinion, he didn't think it would be very good for my health. The day of their departure arrived and they set off for the airport after several delays. Helen noticed her mother was white as a ghost. Should she have really been so selfish as to urge her mother to go away? No, because after all-, she argued with herself till they came to the airport. Then she saw a big plane taxiing down the field then rising higher and higher, then disappearing from view. It was her plane! Helen did not know how she got through din- ner or lunch, She was cutting out some dolls in her room. The radio was on and she half listened to the news. She got up just about to turn it off when An F.A. Airliner just crashed en route to Ottawa- the words died away. Fate had made her miss the plane. To think she had just about thrown away two lives to please 'herself Alix Palk, Grade VI. Starbright's Visit to Earthland Once upon a time there was a little fairy town high up in the clouds. In this fairy town lived a little pink fairy called Starbright. She was the Fairy Queens ladyein-waiting, called Starbright because of her bright and happy disposition, One day after she had finished her work and had said good-bye to the Fairy Queen, she jumped onto a soft fluffy white cloud and was ready to glide home. The sky was very clear and the sun was shining brightly. Starbright did not have far to go, and she enjoyed the lovely hot sun. As Starbright was gliding along she did not notice the clouds getting darker and darker. Soon there was thundering and lightning. Starbright was a little frightened and then very frightened. The cloud she was on began to swing and sway and go back and forth. Poor Starbright! She wished it was only a dream. Bang! Clouds were bursting and bumping each other. The rain from the upper clouds began to pour down. She felt so uncomfortable, If only she had stayed at the Fairy Queens Palace th-is day. The other fairies would be so worried about her. Suddenly Starbright thought she saw a 'black big cloud coming down to hit her little whifte fluffy cloud. What would she do? Boom! The huge cloud had bumped Starbright off into space. Down and down she fell. S'he was falling very rapidly. W'here was she going? All of a sudden Starbright landed right on a pile of leaves a gardener was raking. S'he thought what a mysterious land this is. Starbright won- dered what it was called. Maybe Earthland? Right then she heard, clang! clang! clangl A bright red fire truck was coming down the street. All -the people ran to see it but poor Starbright. She did not know what it was. She was so fright- ened. Everything looked so big and bright, If only she could be back in Fairyland. Soon she found herself clinging on to a leaf which she 'thought was a brown prickly thing used by devils. It was floating through the air showing Starbright all the awkward creatures called people, She did not think they looked as lovely as fairies. The leaf started to tug and 'turn up-side-down over and over again. Starbright was not enjoying it at all. Finally she fell off into a flower bed and there she spent the night in a sweet-smelling rose. in the morning when she awoke she was very hungry. Starbright had for breakfast some -sweet- tasting pollen from the flower in which s'he had spent the night. The flower gave her warmth and protection through the long dreary evening. Suddenly the wind began to blow and blow. She gripped onto a passing leaf. It began to go up and up. Slowly the wind was blowing the prickly leaf up to Fairyland to deliver Starbright to a cloud. The leaf became level in height with a big, fluffy, white cloud. She jumped on it and floated back to Fairyland. Starbright was so excited to be back in Fairy- land and to see 'the Fairy Queens Palace again and even to see the other fairies. She finally got home at just the time her fairy relatives were going out to look for her. How glad they were to see her. Starbright told the excited fairies about her ad- venturous journey to Earthland. They all ad-mitted that it must have been an exciting and dangerous journey. But Starbright was now back in Fairyland and she had to hurry away so 'that she would not be late for the Fairy Queens errands. Heather Miller, Grade VII.