Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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MRS. THOMPSON ' S 3T The Sea Venture - Michael Starling. The Cave One day when I was snorkeling I saw a dark opening so I went back home and got all the equipment I needed. I went back to the cave and went in. It was very spooky. I kept on swimming until I could stand on land. When I got in I saw some gold. I ' m rich I shouted and then the walls began to move. I rushed to a little opening and swam out and never went back. — Andrew Butterworth Pete Strudwick Yesterday Pete Strudwick came to Saltus Cavendish, pete was bom in Germany. Germany was at war so they moved up to France. Soon France was in the war, so they moved into America and stayed there. He is Physically handicapped, he ran in Bermuda in 1979. He has run 26 miles! Do you know why he runs? If you don ' t know this is the answer. He runs for other handicapped people. By running he raises money. Please try to help them too. - David Dodwell The Lost Dog One day a boy named Chris took his dog Snooky for a walk to the park. When Chris got to the park he let Snooky off the leash and let him run a round. Then he whistled. The dog did not come. Chris looked every where then he sat down. Suddenly he remembered Snooky went in a plastic tunnel so he looked there and he saw Snooky. - Brian Yuile The Lost Kitten One day I bought a kitten. I let him roam around and explore but he got lost. I could not find him. I was worried and then I went to the beach. Then I went home. Then I went to bed and I had a funny feeling. Then I felt something and it scratched me. I jumped. Then I knew what it was. Then I went to bed. - Michael Hayward The Alien Planet One day I was walking doen the road when I saw a sort of spaceship. It had writing on it but I couldn ' t read it for it was alien language. I peered inside. There were so many buttons I got inside. But, as soon as I got inside the door shut. I tried to open it but it wouldn ' t open. Then suddenly the door opened and I fell out. When I looked out I saw a big crowd of funny people coming towards me. I thought what do they want. Then, I saw what they wanted, they wanted me. I started to run but when I turned round I saw another group of aliens coming toward me. I was surrounded by aliens. Then suddenly the crowd stepped back and the queen of the aliens stepped up and spoke. I couldn ' t understand, then she ordered her guards to take me away. One day I woke up, and found myself in an alien bed. I woke up. I fed meself and then I went outside to play. For many, many years. Then, one day I said that I had to go home but I will stay one more day. So the next day we went on a big walk. When we were almost home I saw five moon hoppers, three coaler-coachers and two long tails. When we got back I got in the space ship and went back home. - Robert Melotti A Mystery Story One day three people and a dog went for a picnic. When they saw something shining in the grass. They picked it up in a tissue just in case and took it to the police. They saw the Governors face in the diamond and the police said that Billy Jones had murdered the governor and had stolen the most valuable treasure in the world. The people went back to the truck and when they got back to the place where they had parked it, it wasn ' t there. So they went back to the police station and told them what had happened. They said that they would do the best to find out who stole the truck. Mean while Billy JOnes was getting away with the truck and the money and was ready to rob the bank. So thats what he planned. He planned to rob the City Bank. But when he was robbing the bank he was caught and the stolen truck was given back to the people. - Kent Sinith 12

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We studied transport and. » 1 j made different kinds of vehicles. Easter is exciting. Once upon a time on a fine sunny day a little bunny was hoping through the forest when a big bunny came along, the big bunny said what a nice little bunny for the Easter bunny, the little bunny was very happy, the big bunny took the little bunny to the palace of the bunnys for he was the king of the bunny s. the palace was filled with Easter eggs. When the night came the big bunny gave her the best Easter egg. it was half silver half gold half green, and a bag of other Easter eggs. Then in one jump she was gone. When she had delivered all the Easter eggs exept the best she delivered it and went home. - Jeremy Hammond Wun day Easter Bunny had to get sumbody to giv his Easter eggs to pepol. He fownd sumbody but he was bad. Easter Bunny did not no he ate all of the eggs and all of the pepol were sad and then Easter Bunny came back and he fitid him and then he went out and got mor eggs and he gave them to pepol and they were all hapey and so was he and then he livd haply ever after. - Daniel Greenslade One day a man was helping the Aster Bunny find his eggs. The bad Easter Bunny had g(jt them. I saw the bad taster Bunny peek out from behind a tree. I told the gcxxl Easter Bunny he had got them. I ran after the bad Bunny but he got away. The bad Easter Bunny threw the Easter eggs into the pond. I tied him up and jumped into the pond and got the eggs. Then we went to the good Easter Bunny ' s hut and I took the bad Easter Bunny ' s mask off. It was a man that was helping the Easter Bunny find his eggs, he wa.s put in the cellar. I helped the Easter Bunny give out the eggs to boys and girls. They left five carrots for the Easter Bunny and we left 4 Easter eggs for all the boys and girls i n the world . - Mark Lomas We use our imagination. One Saturday my mummy took me to a shop we had to buy a carpet for my room. I wanted a black one so my mom got it for me. then we went home and I went to my room and shut the door and laid the carpet on the flfxir. Then 1 laid on top of it and said its just like a magic carpet, then the carpet flew out the window and then 1 knew it was now a real magic carpet and I commanded that I shood go to some woods at once I was in the woods at first I saw chipmunk crunching away a tree then I walked along then i looked down a slowp where a monkey had a banana in his hand and was climbing down the tree. When he got to the bottom he peeled off the skin then I came to a pond then I saw five frogs in the pond then a snake swam after the frogs. Then with a splash one of the frogs was gone. Then in my head I could hear my mother saying my name so I got on my carpet and set off bach home I would never again lay down on the black carpet. - Niel Jones I bought a carpet at a store. Then I laid it out and then I sat on it and said Abracadabra. And then the carpet lifted off in the air. Then I said go to New York and the carpet did it. I flyed to New York for real man, and I spent ten weeks and when ten weeks were over I got my bag and unpacked the carpet and then I said the magic word and then it started home and when 1 got home 1 hid the carpet. I may go to New York again. I or you probly do not know. - Noel Ashford One day me and my mummy went to the stor we saw a carpet. It was a magic carpet. When I got home 1 sat on it. I said abracadabra. 1 floated up in the air al the way to Brazil and watched one football game and floated all the way back hom. I watched T.V. and then I went to sleep. I dream about a genie flying on a magic carpet. He flew all around the world. He would not stop floating about and then he landed in a cave. He came out the cave with lots of jewels. The jewels were as sparkly as gold. The jewels were fake. He stole the real jewels. He put the fake jewels in the store and sold them. - Thomas Steinhoff I am going to space It was fun in space. I saw space men in a space car and I saw the space Shuttl. It was fun on the planat and I got to go in the space shuttl. It was so fun in space I wonted to stay in space but 1 cood not stay because my mummy was wurrid. When I was back my mummy gave me cakes. - Kyle Constable A Red Indian - James Collie son A Horse and Carriage - Ricky May bury 11

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Saturday Soccer - Michael Wallace. Lost One day I was flying to England on British Airways. I landed in Heathrow. Then I took a cab to the Tower of London. Then I went to the crown jewels and I saw the medals first. But when I went to see the crown jewels were missing. So then I went to ask a Beefeater and he said he didn ' t know who took them. So then I went to Newcastle and I watched a football game against West Ham. Then I saw somebody with a big bag. Then I went to him and asked him what he had in the bag. He told me that he had robbed the Tower of London. Then the football game was finished. Newcastle had won three goals to one. Then I took him to a police man. He gave me a reward for finding the crown jewels. Then I flew back to Bermuda. The next week I told my parents my adventure. - Colm Singleton The Umbrella Players Yesterday we went to see the Umbrealla Players at Elliott School. John said I wonder how this button works? So John pushed it and they were all sucked into the T.V. I liked when they were sucked into the T.V. because they had lots of adventures. They were on W.B.B.B.B.W.B. News and they were kites in a kite flying contest. They had a game show called What Makes Me Angry? One contestant said that she came thirteenth and she was glad. The buzzer went. Sorry you told us something happy. Now our second contestant. What makes me really angry is when my brother breaks up my things. Your our new winner. Now this is a silly show its rediculous. Its a tie folks. The prize is millions and millions of home work. - Robin Simmons Lost One day in Liverpool there was an otter. He was lost in a forest. The otter swam to Scotland to see if it was a better life. It was not a good life there. It was almost like living in Liverpool. He went back to Liverpool. But on his way he stopped at a beach. He found an otter to play with. He and the other otter went after crabs to eat. The two otters dug a hole in the sand. The otter stayed with the other otter. - Ashley Finnigan Steven ' s baby - Steven Cardwell. The Go Boat On Wednesday afternoon after having the truck break down, we stalled at the Gate Dump Truck Mechanic Shop. Edward and I got out and went in the dump. After looking at a cruise ship ' s anchor we found a little bike and a man said we could have it. That night 1 went to my Grandpa ' s house and he gave me an old boat slip. It has three wheels on it two at the back and one at the front. 1 took one of the two front wheels off and put it on a piece of wood. I put a hole in each end of the wood and a rope in the holes and put six life preserves in the middle of the Go Boat. The next day I went to my Grandpa ' s house but had to jump the cliff into the water . SPLASH! - Jay S. Avery The Lost Cow One day I went to milk my cow but all I saw was a chain where I tied my cow up. So I went to get my dog. She is called Paddy. I saw a mans foot prints. Paddy growled. Then I knew. I had to track him down. There were too many dingers in the forest but I had to face it. Paddy came with me. Then I saw the cow trapped. I got her out and we were lost. We had to got to sleep in the forest. The next day came. When all of us woke we went home. Then 1 had a drink and my dog got a nice bowl of meat. - Andrew Smith The Lost Pearl Once I went to a jewelery shop and 1 bought a pearl necklace for my mom. She was ver - pleased at me for buying it. One night when we were going to go out I heard my mom scream. I ran to her room and she told me that the necklas was lost. I looked ever where I could think of. Then I went to the police station and a policeman asked me if it was my moms. I said yes and I went hom. - Nicholas Fagundo 13