Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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Turtle Stories I am a turtle and I just hatched from my eeg when a ghost crab tried to eat me, but I was too fast for him. One of my brothers got eaten. The rest of us made it. When I went behind a rock, there was a shark. It chased me, but I lost him. Then I met a friend. His name was Fred. We went up for a breath of air. When a bird saw us, we hurried back under water. Then a bird tried to get us. As the month went past I got bigger and my shell got harder and harder. Then I went to Fred ' s house to get food. I saw a fat jellyfish. I took one mouthful and it was gone. Fred saw one too, and he ate it. It wasn ' t as big as mine. Richard King In the beginning I was a baby turtle in an egg. Then finally one day I hatched. I started my way down the beach, but a ghost crab saw me and started chasing me. It almost got me, but I made it to the sea. In one month my shell was getting very big and hard, so birds could not eat me. One day I saw a fisherman and he saw me. He started coming after me. I swam as fast as I could. After a long time he caught up with me. He took hold of me, but I was so heavy he fell in the ocean. I swam as fast as I could and got away — very, very far away. Under The Sea Turtle Dean Moniz Wishes Once upon a time I was walking through my garden and I caught a leprechaun who gave me three wishes if I would let him free. So I let him go and I wished I was the fastest runner. Then I went to Jamie ' s house and I said Let ' s have a race. He said, You know I always beat you. I said, Come on. He agreed. I beat him by a mile and he was still at the starting line. After that I went home and wished for gold so I could give it to the poor. Then I walked to all the poor people to give them money. I went home and wished for a sports car so I could win all the races. Justin Barritt Jamie Cattermole One day, I was on the beach going to the water, and a ghost crab saw me. I ran for my life. I was so scared. Finally, I reached the water, and I was safe. I was so hungry, so I looked and looked for some sea grass. I found some and I began to eat. Then I heard something, so I went to the surface. It was a boat. As it came closer and closer a man caught me and put me in his boat. When he wasn ' t looking I jumped into the water and swam and swam. When I was safe I saw a jellyfish. I went up to eat it. In one gulp it was gone. Then I met a friend. His name is Jacques. When we were swimming, a big fish came by and tried to eat us. So we swam behind a rock until it was gone. John Casling Five headed sea monster - Matthew Hammond My beautiful yacht - Jacques Auriol Alexander Wilks My house - Kris Hedges Mark Tibbies When I grow up I want to be a sailor, so I can sail the seven seas. I will take six mates to help me. I will race in the races that go from America to Bermuda. I will go if the waves are big or small, wind is wild or not. I don ' t m.ind if it is all of them together. My boat will be very big. It will go very fast. When I get to Bermuda if people want my autograph I ' ll give them it. I will explore islands and find stuff that is precious, and take it to the museum. I would find mines in the gulf stream. I would anchor one day for a week, and go diving and pick up treasure from the bottom of the sea. I ' d find sunken ships. I would go in caves and explore them under water. I would camp on islands for sixteen days. I would have a rubber speed boat, so I could speed very fast back to my big boat, and make a map of the islands I liked. I would surf on wave?. I would have lots of fun with my boat. It would be fun to take people for rides on the boat, and swim round reefs. Nigel Pollard 27

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3D IS OFF ON THE SEA VENTURE Finding the Sea Venture - Nicholas Lawrence I was on the Sea Venture. We were going to Virginia but a storm came up and the Sea Venture sprung a leak. The men had to pump the water out of the boat. I asked and asked if I could help but the men said No, you can not help. You are too young. I kept asking and finally they let me help. Ben told the men to clog up the holes and I started to clog up the holes too. Then Ben said that I should go to the front of the Sea Venture and clog up the holes in the front. The next morning rain was falling and the wind was still blowing. Everybody was tired. Then all the men started to get into the small boats and finally we got to land. First we had a rest and then we caught wild pigs. Craig Panchaud A long, long time ago in England a ship called the Sea Venture Left, and I went on it. And it was going to Virginia. I loved the first three days but one day a horrible gale came. Everyone was sea sick and I was too. Then a message came that it was a bad hurri cane. I was very scared and the people were scared. We spent three days pumping and we threw all the stuff we could over. The women were shouting don ' t throw over my dresses. Then the storm calmed down. Sir George shouted land, land. We all sailed in but a reef caught us. We got on the rowboats and rowed in. We all rested for an hour. Then we went back to the ship and took all the things off before it sank. Alexander Cabrall This morning Mr. Wingood and Mr. Adams came for a visit at Saltus Cavendish. First Mr. Wingood started talking. He talked about how much air is in an air tank. He said that with one tank you could stay down there for an hour and a half. He said that with two tanks you could stay three hours. Then Mr. Adams told us about the Mary Rose, and how they had to bring their boats together and fight. Then they wanted to make it faster, and to have cannons on it. So they made a ship with hundreds of oars, but there was no room for cannons. So they made a smaller ship that had cannons on it. It was faster. They made little doors that the cannons could peek through. When there was a storm, they could shut the door and the water would not get in. Then in 1609, The Sea Venture set sail for Virginia. It was lost in a storm and was wrecked on the reefs. Next morning someone said Land HO! and some men went ashore. For many years the Sea Venture lay under water full of sand. This summer Mr. Wingood and Mr. Adams are going to dive down to the Sea Venture. The items they find will be put in the Maritime Museum for everyone to see. Nicholas Lawrence We stood with Sir. George Somers Our Visit To Spittal Pond The DeUverance - Bryan Haworth On Monday 28th we went to Spittal Pond. We left school at one fifteen in the afternoon. When we got there we started to walk. We went to see the longtails nesting place. We had to count crab holes. We saw a White Heron. We saw a Portuguese Man of War. We walked on and we saw TF. Then we went on and saw the three endemic plants. They are cedar tree, palmetto and olivewood. Then we went back. We had to pick a leaf from the flopper plant. There were lots of them. Then we went to the parking lot and got drinks and cookies. Mark Henderson We went to Spittal Pond, and we saw a white Heron in the tree, and a Yellow Crowned Night Heron. He eats the meat in the crab. We saw TF 1543, and we passed cedar trees, olive wood, and palmetto trees. I found 301 crab holes. Devin Stowe 26

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3T REPORTING FROM THE ROOM AT THE TOP Sea Venture by Alex Chapman Early Bermuda Scenes, circa 1609 The whole class contributed to these pictures. Voting 1988 3T had to decide whether we prefer hving in Bermuda now, or would we rather have arrived here on the Sea Venture. 14 boys voted for 1609. 11 boys voted for 1988 1609 I would want to be in 1609 because I would not go to school. I would see cahow birds and go hunting for wild hogs. I could fish every day and I would see Sir George Somers. I would see Michael and Bruno. I would see the Deliverance being built and the Patience being built too. I would see all the huts and all the gardens with all the vegetables and all the other things that grow in gardens. Simon Franklin If I was in 1609 I would be able to go fishing every day. I could go out in a little boat by myself and bring a net and a line to fish with. I could catch pretty fish and crabs, lobster, shellfish and clams and other things. I could collect driftwood and pretty shells. I could collect the driftwood for the fire. I could go swimming every day. I would be able to go fishing with the other men. I would go out in my little boat and look at the strange fish in the water. I could have fish for supper and crab meat. I could watch turtles crawl along the bay. Edward Walgate I ' d choose to be here in 1988 because I can go riding on my bike and I can watch T.V. If I lived in 1609 I couldn ' t do any of those things. In 1988 you could go on a trip to Holland, you could go to Paris and you could go to England. In 1609 there were no planes. You could go diving with an aqualung in 1988. In 1609 there were no aqualungs. In 1988 you could stay on time because there are clocks in 1988. In 1609 there were no clocks. Ewan Sampson I like 1988 so I can be with Miss Thompson and I will do lots and lots of work so I can go to the Junior School. I would do math and English and art and swim in the pool. I just can ' t wait until I get to the Junior School. Jordan Daniels I like it in 1988 because I can see Cleo and Guiness because they like me and I like them. I like animals as well but best of all I like kittens chipmunks and pandas. When I went to the London Zoo I saw chimpanzees and when I came back with candy cane, the chimpanzee wanted the candy cane and the chimpanzee was jumping up and down. John Singleton We do enjoy our field trips!