Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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SAMARA 17 The Big House Once upon a time there was a terrible witch, and she lived in a big house. She loved to catch children. Children did not like that terrible witch at all. Children were afraid of that witch. All at once she saw a child go past the house and she ran out to try and catch the child. But the child ran and ran. Sheila Embleton, Age 5, Transition The Fairies The Fairies are such pretty things. They dance and, sing all day. Thev have such lovely, silver wings. Oh! how I ' d love to see them play! Carolyn Smart A Day at Camp Fortune Camp Fortune is a very nice place to ski. The hills have just the right amount of snow to ski on. Some of the hills are steep, so they have tows to pull you up. The hills for tiny tots don ' t have tows as they can easily get up themselves. Every Saturday I go there with my father. At one-thirty I have my ski lesson. I hate having my ski lesson as I get cold so quickly. This is because I have to wait for the others to have their turns. Sometimes the ski teacher won ' t let me go to the lodge to warm up. At the ski lesson I learn things like the kick turn and the snow plough and how to stop. After the ski lesson we say good-bye to our teacher and wait until the next Satur- day. The subjects in the ski lesson may be familiar to you but they are not to me. I am hoping that some day I will learn all the cor- rect thinks to do and so be a good skier. Cathy A IacLaren, Form III The Things I Dislike I don ' t like apple pie. I do not like apples or cooked carrots, fish or mushrooms. I can ' t bear to hear about them as they are so ter- rible. I dcn ' t like cake or ice cream. Some things I do not like at all and some I just dis- like a little. One day when I came home from school I asked, What ' s for supper? The answer was one of the things I hated the most, apple pie. Sometimes I have to go to bed early and that is one of the things I dislike more than anything. I do not like it when my father says I can not watch television. Some- times when I want to go to my friend ' s house the answer is no. These are a few things I dislike. Vesna Milatovic, Form II The New Dress One day Aiummy took me to the store. She knew I needed a new party dress. And there was going to be a party. We went to the dress floor and A4ummy looked at the dresses. Then she saw a beautiful dress. She asked the lady how much it cost. But she said it was already sold. I was very disappointed because I did like the dress. At two o ' clock the telephone rang. It was the lady at the store. She said we could have the dress. I was so happy. At six o ' clock the dress came. I got dressed and did my hair. At eight o ' clock the guests came. Everyone said it was the nicest dress they had ever seen. And I had worn my dress for the first time. Carolyn Smart, Form III The Concert We went to a concert at Rockcliffe Public School. We had lots of fun listening to the nice music. All the pieces were very good, but we liked the march about the soldiers best. The instruments were all very interest- ing, and the conductor told us about them. He also told us about the composers who wrote the music we were to hear. We sat near the front and wondered if the people in the back could see because there was such a big- audience. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. After the concert was over we went home. We talked about the music nearly all the time we were walking home. We hope we will hear it again next year. Cathy MacLaren, Vesna A-Iilatovic, Carolyn Smart.

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16 S A jM A R A jCiteraryi Section T and L She came from Yugoslavia, Unto our nativ e clime. You may think her a foreigner, But folks — give Vesna time. rite Sheila can be naughty, Sheila can be bright, The youngest in our class She should have been a sp: A Iarie is like another one, They both had claim to France, The Antoinette did lose her head, But ours leads us a dance. Alinding other people ' s business. Is said to be a shame. But iMarkie ' s so good-natured. She can ' t be held to blame. Kathy is good with others and kind, ' Specially when given our monkeys to mind. It ' s usual in class for her answer to wait. But she often comes through— at some later date. Smart in name and smart in school, Carolyn is no one ' s fool. Winning a national poster prize Is quite a feat for one her size. Undeniable, reliable. To look on very fair; If Kathy were any quieter. You wouldn ' t know she was there. Harried, harrassed. Heckled and hurried, Despite all the bustle. Enjoying the tussle Of trying to teach And striving to reach The various levels. One through four — guess who?

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18 S A Al A R A 4B Moments we have enjoyed: . . . . Foregathering at the beginning of the new school year, bagging desks, swapping news, discovering new girls, new staff, new hair styles. . . . . the thought of the Long Weekend. (How long is Long?) .... the first signs of snow, — when thoughts turned to skating and skiing. . . . . Putting together our Hallowe ' en skit, which involved much mirth; — Audrey ' s bur- lesque as a Lady News Reporter, Dorian get- ting into a Beatnik mood, Lynn as a Jungle Hunter. And then on The Night, — the staff skit. Mrs. Eddleston and her bugle had us in stitches! . . . . Our visit to the Design Centre. . . . . Free Day: — particularly the Treasure Hunt with cunningly-hidden rhyming clues. And the party afterwards. . . . . The Children ' s Concert we attended at Rockcliffe Public School gi ven by the Ottawa Philharmonic Orchestra. . 4r. Mayer ' s quips delighted us; the music too. . . . . Chores in the Art Room. Discussing da V inci and Picasso, — not forgetting the com- ments on our own efforts. . . . . Dressing up for the Christmas Tableau: the black-greased faces of Claire as the Orien- tal King and Susan as his slave; and the fun the shepherds had sticking on their beards! . . . . April 1st! The chalk and board-duster bound in Scotch tape. iVIrs. Povey ' s perplexed expression! . . . . Collecting Proverbs and Idioms. Dis- covering Spoonerisms — (Kathy was the cause of the latter!) . . . . Putting on our play — The Knave of Hearts , — and enjoying those treats after the performance! . . . . Horse Talk amongst members of the 4B Horse Club. (They talk about horses, look at horse pictures, draw horses, dream horses, — and even ride them, too!) .... The Gym Display — looking back now, those butterflies seem quite beautiful! .... Signs of Spring. And so baseball in the lunch hour. . . . . Making the Lollipop Tree and Rice Pudding Tree for our last play. There are to be real lollipops on the tree for the Final Per- formance, but they are too distracting for rehearsals. . . . . Dorian ' s lecture on Russia, — and see- ing the lovely photographs given by the Embassy. . . . . Our Current Events Discussions. . . . . And let ' s admit it: — even lessons some- times! Our Visit to the Design Centre On February ninth, the class visited the Design Centre on Rideau Street where there was an exhibition of English children ' s paint- ings. It was snowing and very cold that day, so we went in two taxis instead of by bus as originally planned. On our arrival, a member of the staff there spoke to us about the work of the Design Centre. She showed us some pictures of modei-n home equipment and indicated good and bad features in their design. After the talk, we wandered about and viewed the paintings. The artists ' ages varied from five to eighteen years. Some of the paintings were very amusing, others provoked much discussion, and most of them showed much talent and imagination. The time came for us to return to school, so we thanked the Design Centre staff and all agreed it had been an enjoyable visit. Claire AIarler, Lynn Williamson