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

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21 Bed Time Every night at eight o'clock I get undressed for bed, I get into my white nightgown And then lay down my head. I shut my eyes and bow my head Before I say my prayers: Then I'll hear my muminy's steps Coming up the stairs. She'll kiss me gently on my brow, And then she'll say, Goodnight, And I hope that in the morning In school you will be bright. Vicki GRIFFITHS, Grade IV If I Were A Frog IfI were a frog, I'd sit on a log And whistle and croak in the sung For life is a chore and really a bore If you try to get all your work done. IfI were a frog, I'd sit on a log And really enjoy the sung For before you know it or even show it, Life's over before it's begun. GATHERINBQI-IAMILTON, Grade IV Mussy the Mouse Wheii Mussy went to the house ofthe mice, What did her green eyes see? A mouse that was fat, A mouse that was thin, And a mouse that was pudgy like me. LYNNE CATLEY, Grade IV On the Farm Once I lived on a farm. My brother and sisters played with the animals and so did I. We had lots of fun until another pet came. It was a monkey and her name was Polly. Polly was a funny pet. She jumped on to the dogs back, and the dog barked. Once she got a pail of water and poured it on the flowers. Sometimes she jumped on someones back and pretended that he was her horse. She did all sorts of things that made everyf one laugh at her. MARTHA GREATREX, Grade III Funny Kathy I have a little sisterg Her name is Kathy Ann. Her best toy to play with Is mummy's bright new pan. JANE Domoiz, Grade II 4 Q mme .., xi 1. 5 A 1 JI, 'f . . . '- . 1 P, 1 .Q j 'rmalw 5 -, I ip 35' , fi if 52231 f. sffzw an f ,,. A ,Q Q ' , eva M-3' X ..1. .2 IN GRADE ONE WE ARE LEARNING TO WRITE

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The Magic Kettle Once there was a kettle that no one had heard of It was silly it was foolish, and also it was magic Poor kettle Do you know why it was magic? Because it turned yellow and green and blue Wooooo sang the kettle. It boiled tea so hot that Mrs Fund screamed so hard that the house shook The dov had warm milk made out of the kettle He barked and screamed and yelled. Ha H1 Ha' I fooled you! I am too hard on you sang the kettle Yfyfyfyfyes, you are t t ttoo hard Do not stutterf' screamed the A Close Shave Once upon a time there was a man who did not know what shaving cream was, so he took some hand lotion instead He shaved and shaved but he just smelled nice One day he found the right kind of cream Then he needed a razor blade. He put lots and lots of cream on his face. Some of the cream got in his eyes when he shaved his face so he shaved his head It took three months for his hair to grow He was very glad when it did. HUB .IIINIUR A l 4-1 - - ,.,, a, 1 X IN KINDERGARTEN VVE ARE LEARNING T0 DRESS OURSELVES One, two, three, I saw a little bee, Mrs Fund had had enough. She threw the kettle on to the floor It broke into pieces and that was the end of it Mrs. Fund lived happily Four, five, six, He hid behind a tree. Winter It's snowing, it's snowing! Lots of clouds are showingg The trucks plough the snow, So to school we may go. DEBORAH RILEY, Grade II The Bee Then he did some tricks. BEVERLY KNIGHT, Grade I Seven, eight, nine, He came to me, MARTHA PBNNOCK, Grade II Hurry And then he was mine. LORRAINB MURRAY, Grade I Hurry, hurry, don't be slowg Then you'll be first in the row. Run, run, very fastg Then you never will be last. JUDITH GOODMAN, Grade II

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22 GRADE TWO-SINGING I SEE YOU . ' The Further Adventures of Pippi Longstockings One bright morning in Vilia Viliakulia, Pippi awoke, and felt something exciting was going to happen. She woke up Mr. Nelson, her monkey, and dressed him. Then she went to call on Tommy and Annika. They invited her to school to try to add or subtract. She accepted, but she said she wasn't sure whether the teacher would like it because of what she had done the last two times she was at school. After she arrived at school she sat down in an empty desk. When the teacher came in she was horrified to see Pippi. Then Pippi said, Good morning, Miss Hick, in the most polite manner she knew. The teacher got up and said crossly, For the tenth time, my name is not Miss Hick. It is Miss Hickory. Oh, I'm so sorry, said Pippi ashamedly. Then I forgive youf' said Miss Hickory. Now then, is everyone here? Where is Tommy? Here I am, said Tommy. Pippi, you may share with Annika, said Miss Hickory. Oh thank you, Miss Hickf' said Pippi happily. Then the trouble began. Everyone in the whole classroom started quarrelling because they all wanted Pippi to sit beside them. Then Pippi said, I know. Every ten minutes I'll sit with a different person. lt was agreed and every ten minutes Pippi moved. An hour and a half later it was recess and they all went out to play. When the higher grades came out, a big boy named Bingt came too. He was the one all the little children were afraid of. He and his gang started to fight Tommy. This Pippi did not like. So she went over and said, Don't you know it is not fair to fight five against one, and if you don't stop I'll start fighting you. Bingt and his gang paid no attention to Pippi, and so she began to Eght. She picked Bingt up by the hair and twirled him around twice, and then let go. Then she seized two by their shirts and threw them up into the basketball hoops. After that she picked the last two up by their ankles and dragged them along the grass until she got to the garbage cans. Then she opened the lids and dropped the two bullies into the cans. By this time all the teachers and children were gathered around. The principal gave her a medal and the whole school was happy except Bingt and his gang. PATRICIA P1zNNocK, Grade V In The Pool There were two turtles That lived in a pool, With twenty small fish That swam in a school, And millions of beetles That shone like a jewel, In the water so deep So clear and so cool. NANCY SYM, Grade V