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

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g - g gg gggg gg 23 fl' 6. fihh afi. ,.,A-2' -.fl W .IUNIORS ON THE VV,-XY HOME Skating A Limerick I love to S0 Skating There was an old lady in Rome, On our river rink, But if the ice cracks I surely would sink. Who wanted a new dome on her home, She did not know whether It should he in leather, DEBBIE D1c1csoN, But finally decided on chrome. Grade I LYNN FoLLioTT, Fluffy and Duffy Gmdew I have Fluffy and Duffy, They're two little kittens, They like to play With all my mittens. My Grandpa ELAINE WILEY' His hair was gray, his eyes were blue, Grade I They showed his kindness through and through. He had a heart, a heart of gold, My Teddy A heart that never would grow old. 1 have 3 little Teddyg And now though he is out of sight, Teddy is his name. I dream I see him every night, I Was glad when Teddy Came- But though dear Grandpa I can't see, And when 1,30 to bed ai mght' I know he's smiling down at me. I hug him with all my might. CATHY PBNNOCKQ LILY SWAFFIELD, Grade II Grade V

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22 Caribbean Holiday Have you ever wanted to visit Haiti, Dominican Republic, and jamaica? Last year I went to all three of these islands. The ship left Miami, Florida, on December seventeenth while the band played and people threw streamers. Sailing down the channel to the South Atlantic was like fairyland with all the city lights shining in the distance under a full moon. Port au Prince in Haiti was our first stop. Here we visited a museum that looked like a little church. The most interesting item in the collection was the anchor from the ship Santa Maria , sailed by Christopher Columbus. Late that day our ship sailed for Guidad Trijello, Dominican Republic. It is a beautiful city and this is where you see the Columbus Tomb . The iron casket is in a white marble tomb. We were in Guidad Trijello for New Year's Eve. At midnight the people always celebrate with firef crackers. The senoritas looked so lovely in their Spanish dresses and mantillas. We docked in Kingston, jamaica, two days later. Kingston is a busy, noisy sea port. Here we rented a car and drove over a big mountain to the north shore where it is very tropical. We also visited Montego Bay and Ocho Rios. On the way to Montego Bay we travelled along the sea, passing the well known Rose Hall sugar plantation. Many years ago, the mistress was known as the White Witch because she was cruel to her slaves. After two weeks we returned to Kingston, then to Port Antonia for a day. The passengers went River Rafting in the Rio Grande and visited the Blue Lagoon . The Blue Lagoon is so deep nobody knows its actual depth. Very late that night when the ship's anchor was lifted, we knew it would not go down until we were back in Florida. BRENDA Ln BEAU, Grade VI In Mars One night, jack was lying in bed thinking about the birthday party he was to have the next day. - Suddenly he found himself in a very strange land full of queer little people who were only two feet tall. They were all very busy planting plants that looked like cabbages. Then, out of a cave came a strange man dressed in a silver robe. He wore a striped hat of gold and silver, and in his hand he had a thing that looked like a metal plate. This, Jack was told, was a flying saucer on which one travelled when in Mars. Behind this queer man came hundreds of little people dancing. The man called out to jack. Who are you, and where do you come from? I am Jack, I come from earth. Who are you, and where am I? asked jack. You are in Mars, and I am the ruler of this country. My name is King Fit, answered the stranger. Would you like to come with me and see my home? Yes, please, answered Jack politely, so they both entered the cave. It seemed a long time before they reached a large room with walls covered with gold plates and a great big light shining through the ceiling. The seats were made of toadstools and the table was a big trunk of a tree painted silver. In the centre of the room was a huge gold throne. Jack and the King sat down and enjoyed a meal of raindrops and star pancakes. After they had finished eating, King Fit took Jack out to see his garden which had the largest and the most beautiful flowers that Jack had ever seen. They were all nine feet tall and all the colours of the rainbow. That night Jack slept in a bed which was so low it almost touched the floor. Next morning, Jack and the King went on a journey over the kingdom and saw where the hundreds of little men made the flying saucers. As they reached the end of their journey, Jack suddenly found himself falling through space, and awoke with a scream to find his trip to Mars had only been a dream. JENNIFER ALEXANDER, Grade VI Wu In China there lived a small boy, Wu, Whose pride and joy was his long black queue. He liked to sit with his bamboo pole, And catch silver fish for his small round bowl. Sometimes their junk he would have to bail, And this he would do with a large, deep pail. Now little Wu is tied to the mast, Though he wiggles and squirms he remains tied fast. While he is there he dreams of Shanghai, The fabulous city where big ships lie. Then he goes to the little hut on their junk, And falls asleep in his cosy bunk. NoRA BAKER, Grade VI

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24 Aunt Martha's Jewel Box Once upon a time long, long ago there lived an old, old lady called Aunt Martha. Now Aunt Martha had two nieces, Helen and Mary Anne. Both were eleven years old, Helen was a girl who liked to get into mischief, while Mary Anne was quiet and easyftofplease. One day, while Helen and Mary Anne were visiting Aunt Martha, she showed them her old, old jewel box. Mary asked where it came from, and Aunt Martha told her it came from her great' greatfgrandmother. Helen said she would love to own such a lovely thing. Then Aunt Martha opened it. Immediately there arose a great Ohfhfh from the girls, for in the box were sixtyfthree diamonds and twentyftwo rubies! What a lovely price they would bring if you were to sell them, said Helen. You could go around the world twentyfnine times over. Yes, I could, but I shall never sell them, said Aunt Martha, because they were willed to me by my greatfgreatfgrandmother. That night, Helen got up very quietly and went into Aunt Martha's room. She saw the jewel box, and tiptoed over to it. Very quietly she lifted the top and took six diamonds and two rubies. She then tiptoed back to her bedroom, put the gems under her pillow and went to sleep. The next morning Aunt Martha looked in her jewel box and discovered the jewels missing. Immediately she notified the police and a search was started. However, after two months Aunt Martha gave up and called off the search. Three months after that Helen decided enough time had elapsed, so she made up her mind to sell the jewels. She picked out a small shop and went in. Directly she entered a small voice said, What can I do for you today? The voice was that ofa small crooked old lady behind the counter. I have some jewels I would like to sell, said Helen. She opened her purse and took out the jewels. Ohfhfh! said the little old lady. May I see one? Certainly, said Helen, and gave her one. The old lady took out a glass and examined them. What! Young lady! she said. 'iThese stones are pure glass! i'But they can't be ! said Helen. L'Oh, but they are, young lady. You see there is a strange legend behind such stones. As soon as they leave the box in which they sit, they turn into glass. Oh, said Helen, in that case I had better go. Yes, you had better go, said the old lady. When Helen got home she told Aunt Martha what she had done and Aunt Martha forgave her. That night, in bed, Helen wondered if the old lady had anything to do with the stones turning into glass. She would never know because Aunt Martha had put her jewels in the bank, and when she tried to find the pawn shop the next day there was nothing but an empty lot in its place! JOAN SMERCHANSKI, Grade VI Spring All birdies sing, All bluebells ring, Merry spring! Flowers gay Come out to play, Merry spring! KAY WILSON, Grade III The First Animal I Named When I was walking in the woods, I met a big creature. It was as big as an elephant but it wasn't an elephant. In fact, it didn't even look a bit like an elephant. It had fire coming out of its mouth and nose, and it looked like a big green monster with a fireplace for a head. It was stomping toward me with its big red eyes flashing. I had seen all the pictures of animals, but none of them looked like this one. It had a huge tail like three lions put together. It was like the animals of long ago. It had a wavy back. I wondered what I should call it. Its tail dragged on and on behind, and I was starting to get an idea. I thought for five minutes, and then I knew what I would call him! I called him a Drag, and then I thought that didn't sound right, so I thought I should put Hon on. I tried that and it sounded like this- Dragon, I thought that was fine. So that is how you hear the stories of dragons. PATRICIA PENNOCK, Grade III The Bears I went upstairs To see some bears. They slept in pairs, Those funny bears. MARGARET AND1soN, Grade III