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

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GRADE ONE IN THEIR NEW CLASSROOM Purple's Birthday Purple was a dog. It was his birthday. Purple's Mother said, Happy Birthday Purple. Purple said, May I phone my little friends and ask them to come over at one o'clock? Mother said, Fine Seven little dogs came with presents for Purple. He got a bone, an old slipper, a toy ball, some biscuits, a cover for his bed, a pencil and a ruler and an eraser for school, and a book. They had a lovely party and lots to eat. Purple had a birthday cake with six candles on it. They had biscuits and milk to drink. After tea Purple took them all for a walk. They met a cat. They all chased the cat and the birthday dog caught it. The Mother dog said, You naughty dog. Go up to bed. Purple's friends went home and said they would never chase cats again. Purple came downstairs and said, I am sorry. BARBARA Momzrs-Grade I The Magic Mushroom There was a magic mushroom That slept almost all day But woke up in the night time And with its friends did play. PATRICIA YYAREMOVICH-GIHCIC I Kitten Up A Tree Kitten, Kitten, where are you? Here I am up a tree. Kitten, Kitten, I love you. Kitten cries mew, mew mew. D.ARCY MCKEAG-Grade II The Rescue Once upon a time there was a puppy whose name was Scamp. He was brown and he had a white ruff around his neck. His puppy friends were all jumpers but Scamp was the best of all. They all lived on a farm. They loved to play and jump in the field all day. They had a little Mistress called Cathy. One day she was playing on a high wall when suddenly she fell off into the river. Help! Help! she cried. Scamp was in the barn eating his lunch. He heard the cries for help and he knew it was his mistress' voice. He ran out of the barn and over to the high wall. He stopped and stood there for a minute, then he ran and jumped over the high wall, into the river, and saved Cathy. That night Cathy gave Scamp a special dinner because she was very glad Scamp had saved her life. The next day Cathy went to school and told the teacher and all her friends how Scamp had saved her life. They all thought that it was a miracle that Scamp could jump such a high Wall and save her. DEBRA GRIFFITHS-Grade III A Friend I have a friend, Velvet is her name, She's not on television, she has no fame. With pointed ears, and a silky mane, She prances with a circus train. She can do a lot of tricks, When the trainer points the sticks. Can you guess who my Velvet can be? A circus horse, all for mel CATHERINE THOMAS-Grade III

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23 ,Q V, MV ' ,,,. GRADES TWO AND THREE Circus Train I see the circus train, Riding through the plain. I like the pretty cages, With lions in great rages. The circus train has seals, Who balance little wheels. It has a kangaroo who jumps, And a camel with two humps. The train has animals large and small, And also animals short and tall. The train has many colours bright, Taking the animals through the night. ELIZABETH HAWORTH-GFHCIS III The Happy Swans Once there was a baby swan who liked to swim. But he liked best of all to fly. One day he flew over a big field by a little pond. Just then he saw something moving in the grass. It was a big lady swan. She was a beautiful blue colour. Then the baby swan looked down at himself and he thought that he was a baby. But he saw that he was no longer a baby. He flew down to see what was the matter. The lady swan was running away from an old lady. She had a gun and wanted to kill her but she flew too fast for her. Just then the Blue Swan saw a nice place to go to sleep. In the night the lady swan felt something bumpy under her. She got up and looked under her. She found some eggs. They counted the eggs. Now they had a family and lived happily forever. SUSAN DANIELS-Grade II What I'd Do If I had a horn I'd blow, blow, blow, If I had a drum I'd beat, beat, beat. If I had some cymbals I'd clash, clash, clash. If I had a triangle I'd tap, tap, tap. If I had a piano I would play, play, play, If I hadlmy way. FRANCES EGERTON-GPILCIB II The Parade of The Fairies Once there was a queen fairy who was going to have a parade. In the parade she was going to have beautiful floats. On the last float she was going to sit on a throne and wave to all. She had one trouble. She could not find a fairy to lead the parade. One day she called on the smallest fairy in the kingdom. She was so beautiful and good the queen decided she would ask this fairy to lead the parade. The day of the parade came. Some of the fairies were on floats and some marched in the streets with beautiful clothes on. Some fairies were dressed like flowers and some like birds and other things. It was a beautiful parade. After the parade was over the queen gave a party for the fairies with lovely things to eat and drink. IVhen the party was over the queen wished at the wishing well. She wished the little fairy would some day become queen because she was so kind and good. Doxtu Rooizns-Grade III

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25 The Magic Mushroom There was once a little girl named Rebecca. Rebecca had hair as golden as the sun. Her eyes were as blue as the sky above. Rebecca lived in the faraway country of England. One day Rebecca's mother sent her out to gather mushrooms. Rebecca adored to go out on the soft, downy meadows and pick mushrooms. The sun had just come over the hills when Rebecca set out. She skipped along to where the mushrooms grew, and started to pick some. Soon her basket was full, but as she was leaving she saw an enormous mushroom. She stooped to pick it up, and was astonished to hear the mush- room cry out. The mushroom told her that he was a mushroom that the fairies danced under. Then he told her that if she let him go, she could come back tomorrow at midnight to see the fairies. Rebecca agreed heartily to this. She thanked the mushroom and ran all the way home. The next day passed slowly and drearily for Rebecca. Her mind always wandered from what she was doing. That night Rebecca stayed awake thinking of the fairies. At last she heard the clock strike twelve. She jumped out of bed and put her clothes on. She was so excited that she was trembling. When she reached the field she saw the glimmer of hundreds of lights. She ran on her tiptoes towards the shining circle. The whole place was a mass of coloured lights. The inside of the mushroom looked like a rainbow. Rebecca was puzzled. She had thought the mushroom large before but now it was several times its size. Rebecca didn't puzzle over this much, as there was so much more to see. Stand- ing beside the stem of the mushroom was a lady dressed in a gown of shimmering silver. On her head she wore a golden crown with sparkling jewels. Everyone was dressed in lovely clothes. Rebecca was overjoyed when a fairy prince came over and asked her to dance. She found, when she entered the fairy ring, she became as small as the fairies. What a lovely time Rebecca had at the fairy ball! She was sorry when she had to leave. She politely thanked the mushroom and the fairy queen. Then she returned home. The next day when Rebecca went to see the mushroom it had disappeared. DIANA MAJ URY-Grade V Lucky Robin A robin wakes up early And eats and doesn't care He doesn't have to put on shoes Or comb his snarly hair. Joi' K1-ZATING-Grade II The Magic of Frost One cold wintry morning, As I got out of bed, I peered through the window And just stopped dead! For I saw not the trees and grass As from view they were lost, But glistening figures in the sun- The magic of frost! Little tiny mountains All in a band, Surrounded by castlesee Oh! This must be fairyland! But suddenly the sun came out And warm sunbeams did pour, They melted all the magic-and It was fairyland no more! The Golden Flute Once there lived a very rich king whose name was John. He was very mean and he always kept his money locked up in a safe place. One day while he was riding on his horse he saw a peddler with a beautiful golden flute. Now he was wondering why a poor man should have a golden flute and he asked the man if he was Willing to sell. The peddler sold it and received a fair price. When John got back to the palace he ordered one of his servants to play the flute for him while he ate his dinner. When the servant started to play a great pack of rats came swarming out. King John was furious. He ordered the servants to take the rats out but more and more came. They started to eat the king's dinner. King John was very angry and he called for his horse. He rode down to the place where he had seen the peddler and asked him if he would buy back the flute and try to get rid of all the rats. He ordered the peddler back to his palace and showed him all the rats. The peddler burst out laughing and said that the servant had played the wrong tune. Then the peddler played a tune and a lot of cats came out and killed all the rats. But the peddler said he could not take away the cats. So from that day on King John lived with cats everywhere and he spent most of his money buying cat food. IJEBORAH Fi-3RGUsoN-Grade V