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M o n t e s s o r i B y T h e S e a ’ s l i t e r a r y m a g a z i n e b y y o u n g w r i t e r s a g e d 5 t o 14
In this issue:
L o t s o f c o o l p o e t r y, f u n s t o r i e s , i m p r e s s i v e
ar twork, interesting essays, loving descriptions
of the school, and a recipe for g reat cookies!
Issue 1, December 2009. Digital version free. Printed version CI$ 3.50 to cover printing.
Welcome to T ur tle Stew, Montessori By The Sea’s own literar y magazine.
We hope you will enjoy your children’s stories, poetr y, essays, recipes and drawings
and we look for ward to receiving their stories for the next issues.
Please note that we copied the texts as the children have written them, without
corrections, out of respect for their work. If your younger child’s work seems hard
to comprehend, ask her to read it out to you. NB: Some of the stories are dictations.
A special thanks to the teachers for helping to raise the children’s interest
and for transcribing the stories of some of our youngest writers.
We plan to issue the next magazine in April 2010.
THE MONTESSORI BY THE SEA PARENT GUILD
Illustration by: Marianne McMurdo, g rade 5, age 9:
“It’s meant to be a picture of a tur tle making stew. I know it’s not a tur tle stew
but it’s a bit different”
Illustration on front cover page by: Jarod Facineroso, g rade 3, age 7.
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Turtle Stew 1/December 2009
Index
The Magic Horse
Marleigh Smith
page 5
Hair y Man
Noah Booker
page 6
The Pesky T ur tle
Emma Handal
page 6
The Jung le Stor y
Teaghan Moon
page 7
Rosie has a Friend
Tahiti Seymour
page 7
The Colors
Jarod Facineroso
page 8
The T urkey
Ryan Godwin
page 9
Bella
Emma Bennett
page 9
What I Like About my School
Oriela Dzaghgouni
page 10
Pirates
Aleks Taffe Ebanks
page 11
Race Cars
Connor Childs
page 11
Hipp-opar tymus
Dagon Taffe Ebanks
page 12
The Shoemaker’s Nightmare
Megan Thompson and Samantha Clarke
page 13
Sunset
Vanessa F uller ton and Skylar Smith
page 14
The Magic Pelican
Kayla Godwin
page 15
My Little Classroom by the Sea
Zoë Conolly Basdeo
page 16
A New Life for Joey and Moey Miralda Dzaghgouni
page 17
Wilson’s Storm Petrel Anja van Genderen
page 19
David Bo Bavid
David Pitcairn
page 20
The Three Sisters
Marleigh Smith
page 21
Snakes that eat cakes
Sophia Bacon
page 22
The Giving Girl
Maia Thompson
page 23
Outside
Jade Pitcairn
page 24
Fluffy
Alivia Bellany
page 25
In the Sea
Jordan Trickett
page 26
The Prince Saved the Princess
Cammy Cansell
page 27
Toys
Nicolas Thompson
page 28
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Index
Ghost Stor y
Lucas Car ter
page 29
Red-eyed Dragon
Ava Katsaros
page 29
From the Nor th Pole
Sophia Hanson
page 30
The Sea
Patrick Frawley
page 30
The Dog
Lauren F uller ton
page 31
My Dad
Brandon Jackson
page 32
The Little Mermaid
Romy Stomps
page 33
My Little Classroom by the Sea
Gianna Champoux
page 34
The Monkey
Jake Booker
page 35
This is Jan
Kai Bacon
page 35
Canada’s Cool
Garrett Thompson
page 36
My Daddy
Brant Joseph
page 36
Foxy and I Go into Outer Space
Ben Boyd
page 37
The Butterf ly
Lucas Tibbetts
page 38
The Prinseses
Emelie Freeman
page 39
The Moon Car
Lewis McMurdo
page 40
The Bionicles
Dylan Chesnut
page 41
Chocolate Mint Cookies
Emily Boyd
page 42
The Park
Gianna Champoux
page 43
Race
Ben Taylor Payne
page 44
Our Little Classroom by the Sea
Anja van Genderen
page 45
The Wild Boy
Emelie Freeman
page 46
Keevan
Keevan Krishn
page 47
The T ur tle
Marissa Harrison and Maia Thompson
page 48
Snow
Abiu Walton
page 49
Canada
Dylan Popo
page 49
Connor and Josh Go to the Museum
William Gardner
page 50
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S h o r t St o r y
The magic horse
Ones a time ther was a horse that was a magic horse
and its name was Kayla and its ohre name was mas
By Marleigh Smith, grade 1, age 6
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P o eSt r y
Hairy Man
Noah-bo-boah had something on his thumb
and this is what it was a hairy man with also a thumb
The End
By: Noah Booker, grade 2, age 7
The pesky turtle
I saw a pesky turtle
His name is Teeny Tom
My dog chased the turtle
He swam in the water
The dog barked and barked
until the turtle came back
By Emma Handal, grade 1, age 6
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S h o r t St o r y
The Jungle Story
Once upon a time in a little village lived a little girl. Her name was Sidney. She played in the jungle. She met a talking bear and became friends forever and forever. She lived in the jungle forever. By: Teaghan Moon, grade 1, age 6
Rosie has a friend
My name is Rosie. I live in fairy tale land. I play with my favorite friends at night. So I play at night. So bye!
By Tahiti Seymour, grade 1, age 6
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P o eSt r y
The Colors
My hair is yellow,
My eyes are blue,
My ears are orange,
My nose is red,
My mouth is green,
My nails are pink,
My legs are purple,
My arms are gray,
Wizzy cook of paper
My hands are brown,
My feet are black,
And the rest of my body is white.
by Jarod Facineroso, grade 3, age 7
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S h o r t St o r y
The Turkey
When it was Thanksgiving, the turkey jumped
off the table and he ran away.
He ran to his mommy naked.
By Ryan Godwin, grade 1, age 6
Bella
My cat is named Bella. She lix to cuddly with me
By Emma Bennett, grade 1, age 6
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Essay
What I like about my school
I get to have snacks whenever I want.
I get to do different kinds of work
I get a visit from pirates.
I get to do fun work.
I get to visit other classes.
I get to wear whatever I want.
I get to read books whenever I want.
By Oriela Dzaghgouni, grade K, age 5
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S h o r t St o r y
Pirates
this is pirets fiting in the sea
wen the fight is happenig in the water
By Aleks Taffe Ebanks, grade 1, age 7
Race cars
The car is fast and
is bloing a lot of smok
By Connor Childs, grade 2, age 7
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P o eSt r y
Hipp-opartymus
I have a hipp-opartymus
he’s all the party colors
But it seems to me
what ever he does
it always scares my brothers!
He’s bouncy, he’s squishy
oh how he loves his spinach
ach oh no I guess it’s time to go
he blew up into bits!
“it’s
funn
y!”
By: Dagon Taffe Ebanks, grade 3, age 9
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S h o r t St o r y
The Shoemaker’s Nightmare
Once upon a time there was a Shoemaker.
Errrrrrrrr!!! Wait–let’s see the elves point of view.
Ok here we go.
Once upon a time there lived two elves who loved
to help out. They would sew, they would wash, but
never let anyone know they were there. One day,
they got a message that said a shoemaker needed
help, so they set off the next day. When they got
there they saw a little hut on the map.
“Ok the house should be this way, right?” asked the
boy elf.
“I think so,” said the girl elf.
So they set off again. They got about two miles in
elf measurement, but for us it was two steps. They
walked five miles and they were so tired they
collapsed.
“Come on!” the girl elf shouted, “It’s right there!”
“Oh,” the boy elf whispered.
They went under the door frame and saw the stuff
ready to be sewn. They stitched and sewed until
they finally finished. After, they made a house in
the side of the wall. The Elves woke up the next
morning to the sound of joy in the next room.
The next night, they peeked out of the wall and saw
two pairs of felt to be sewn.
“Wow now there’s a pair for both of us!” the boy elf
exclaimed. So they went to work. Two weeks pass.
“I have never been so tired!” the boy elf
complained.
“Ya,” the girl elf agreed.
Two months pass.
“Oh come on!” the girl elf shouted.
“We have been here two months and guess what?
No appreciation!” shouted the boy elf.
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They had now been there for a year. “You know
what? I quit!!!” The girl elf shouted.
“Ya me too!” yelled the boy elf.
So, they packed their bags. “Now we can finally go
on that cruise!”, they cheered.
That morning, the shoe maker woke up to a big
surprise. The felt that he had left out the night
before was still sitting there, un-touched.
“Wake up! Wake up!”
“What?” The lady asked.
“The elves–they’re gone!”
“Well, write them a letter,” the lady suggested.
“Good idea!” the shoemaker answered.
Dear Elves,
Please come back. We miss you very much.
From: The Shoemaker
He went to the post office that day and within a day
it got there.
“This is for us,” the boy elf told the girl elf.
“Oh,” the girl elf moaned.
“Well, open it!” the boy elf shouted.
“Ok, ok,” the girl elf exclaimed. So she opened it.
“Oh please, we just want to relax!” the girl elf
complained.
“What? He wants us to come back doesn’t he?” the
boy elf said.
“Well, let’s write back,” the girl elf suggested.
Dear Shoemaker,
NO WAY!
The Elves
When the letter arrived, the shoe maker read it.
“NOOOO!! Ahhh!!!” screamed the shoemaker as he
woke up. “Oh good, it was just a nightmare.”
By Megan Thompson, grade 4, age 9 and
Samantha Clarke, grade 5, age 10
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P o eSt r y
Sunset
I love the sunset it’s so sweet
so I eat meat
and I don’t have a seat.
I try to say bye to the sunset.
I fell overboard saying choo choo for you
and I heard a cow say moo moo.
I saved the cow from drowning.
I found a cat that was laying on a mat.
The End
By: Vanessa Fullerton and Skylar Ryanne Smith, grade 3, age 8
“Skylar
and Vanessa are
BFF’s. We did this
together and
it was fun”
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S h o r t St o r y
The magic pelican
There wunts wus a pelican and she wur magic. She
had a long bic it wus oringe culr she had a yellowe
culr hed a white nece and gray bode. She wus the
onle pelican no bute now that she wus magic she
wus the most buotefulist pelican evr evre day to go
to the lac. Oun day the sam pepl cam to feed the
pelican she turnd them into a fish she aet them.
By Kayla Godwin, grade 3, age 8
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Essay
My Little Classroom By The Sea
Hello! I’m here to tell you about my fun
classroom by the sea! I like my classroom
because my teachers make learning fun. For
instance, Ms. Victoria uses M and Ms for
examples in lessons to make them fun! Ms.
Lesley thinks up fun ways to help us learn and
Ms. Karen gives us neat art projects and is
very creative. My friends help me when I’m
stuck on a piece of work, i.e. math problem,
and I help them in return. I sometimes bring in
little gifts for my teachers to make them feel
good.
My fifth grade activities are fun too! In I.C.T.,
Mr. Brent has us go on a fabulous program
called Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. It’s really
fun and I love it!
In P.E., every month Ms. Karen changes the
sport we’re doing, and right now we’re doing
squash (the sport, not the veggie!) Now that
gets your reflexes going!
In Music Class, Ms. Allie has us sing songs for
the Christmas concert: “Love My Slippers”, “Il
es Ne” and “Light a Candle”. We also play the
recorder (please don’t bite!).
In French, Ms. Wendy helps us with “Il es Ne”
and we learn more French vocabulary.
At playtime, some of us have this trading
process, where we trade gems, rocks, shells,
tiles and sea glass. People have really good
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stuff, like Kali, Gabby and others. Ms. Victoria has
a cute little dog named Brindle, and she can get
extremely crazy sometimes. We like to play with
her when she’s not hyperactive, that is.
At lunch, we get to sit with whoever we want,
but no saving spots and no feet on chairs!
My favorite subjects are Science and Language
Arts. Math and Art are okay but I don’t really
like Geography. I like to watch the sparkling
blue sea through the sunroom windows. Oh,
here is a little poem about our wonderful beach.
The air is salty and refreshing,
the sea is sparkling blue,
I think I’d like to stay there,
just me and you.
The water’s cold and getting colder,
thank goodness there’s no boulder!
The waves are lapping on the shore,
it’s really not a bore!
Taa-daaaa! (It’s true!)
My school is very cool and eco-friendly, and the
teachers are nice. I would recommend
Montessori By The Sea to anyone who doesn’t
have a school to go to. That is My Little
Classroom By The Sea. (Arf! Sorry, and Brindle
too)
By Zoë Conolly Basdeo, grade 5, age 8
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S h o r t St o r y
A new life for Joey and Moey
Chapter 1
One day there were two girls called Joey
and Moey. They were neighbors but they
werent friends.
One day Joey went out. She told her mom
why don’t our neighbors come out and join
us?
I don’t know said Joeys mom. Why don’t
we ask them, said Joey.
We can’t cause we don’t know them.
Joey thought for a moment and got an
idea! One day when they are out can we
go and join them?
Sure.
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Chapter 2
The next day Joey watched tv and plaed.
When she looked out she saw Moey
outside and went outside. At first she was
shy and slowly she got used to it and made
friends with her. They played games and
had fun. Joey and Moey had to go to school
the next day. They met their new teacher
and made new freinds Joey had lots of
freinds their names are Chloe, Josh and
Moey. Moeys frends names are Madeline,
Lucy and Joey. On friday the techer Ann
lise told them that they had to write a letter
to someone. Joey wanted to write a letter to
Moey and Moey wanted to write a letter to
Joey. They both started writing. On monday
they were finished. They handed them in
and went to work.
On wednesday they went for a field trip to
the post office.
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S h o r t St o r y
A new life for Joey and Moey part 2
Chapter 3
On friday a strange thing happened! An
orphan girl was walking on the street. Her
name was Ann. She was a very kind little
girl. When she walked by the post office she
saw the mail truck getting letters from the
post office but one of the mail fell! Ann
picked it up. She didn’t know what to do with
it so she read it. Here is what it said.
“Dear: Moey I love being your freind. But I
want to be freinds with your freinds. This is
how I think I should make freinds. First ask
their name. Then ask how old you are. Do
you think we could have a play date?
Love: Joey.
Ann thought that she should do the same
thing. On sunday she went to the park. She
saw two boys called Josh and Nick. Ann
went up to them and said Hi my name is Ann
whats yours? They both said their names.
Where do you come from? Josh and Nick
said where they came from. Ann showed
them the letter. Josh said that he was in
Moeys and Joeys class! Ann asked him if he
could give it to her he said yes so on
monday he went to school to give the letter
but Moey was sick! He just gave it to Joey.
On tusday Joey gave it to Moey. Moey read
it and was happy to get it. Moey went to her
cubby and gave her letter to Joey and they
were both happy.
By Miralda Dzaghgouni, grade 3, age 8
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Essay
Wilson’s Storm Petrel
(Oceanites oceanus)
This small jet black bird with a white rump is one of the
world’s most numerous seabirds. It’s population is into the
millions. It breeds in Antartica and in the winter it flies
north. It catches small fish by pattering on the surface of
the water with it’s yellow-webbed feet that atract it’s prey.
It’s defence is to squeak and eject stomach oil.
By Anja van Genderen, grade 4
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P o eSt r y
David bo bavid
David bo bavid fell down a hill,
bonked his head on a little pill.
Went to the grocery with a big lump in his head
then an old man said
what’s that lump in your head?
I fell down a hill
ok ok said the old man.
By: David Pitcairn, grade 2, age 7
“it is very
funny!”
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S h o r t St o r y
The Three sisters
Was ther was three sisters and tha livd in a
byoatifl hous tha basst and it was a three
stoory hous
By Marleigh Smith, grade 1, age 6
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P o eSt r y
Snakes that eat cake
Oh that silly old snake
he is eating my cake
On my birthday I had none to eat
oh he even ate my cupcake
and I named him snatcher
because hey that’s a great name for him.
By Sophia Bacon, grade 2, age 7
“Your going to
enjoy this poetry”
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S h o r t St o r y
The giving girl
One day there was a girl her name was Miralda she was
extremely nice she card for people one day by the way she gave
away some of her stuf. And everyone appreciated what they got.
But one day when Miralda gave a girl a gift she did not
appreciate it she siad she whanted a fish but Miralda siad she
did not have a fish so the girl siad then I whant a dog. But then
Miralda siad “If you don’t appreciate it then you should go.”
The end
By Maia Simone Thompson, grade 3, age 8
“It is nice.
I think you
would
like it”
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P o eSt r y
Outside
The wind is never seen,
the grass is somtimes green
Clouds are in the sky
and birds fly high high high
By Jade Pitcairn, grade 2, age 7
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S h o r t St o r y
Fluffy
Ones apone of time their was a puppy called flu.
She was a Shi Tsu. She was kind and she was funny.
She was small. I like to play wihe her.
By Alivia Bellany, grade 2, age 7
Turtle Stew 1/December 2009
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Essay
In the sea
Deep down in the sea there are so many mysteries. Like
Gulper Eels and other things that are interesting it will
blow your mind. I have a science teacher named Mr. Guy
he teaches my class and tells amazing thing like when
the dinosaurs were here and black holes and worm
holes. He is the best science teacher in the world.
By Jordan Trickett, grade 3, age 9
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S h o r t St o r y
The Prince saved the Princess
Once upon a time there was four more days before the wedding. But a dragon came and no one wanted to stop the dragon. But then the prince took out his sword and the dragon was scared. Rosetta was proud of the prince and everyone was safe. The prince and the princess got married and everyone lived happily ever after. The prince and the princess were happy.
By Cammy Cansell, grade 1, age 6
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P o eSt r y
Toys
Once upon a time there was a boy, his name was Roy.
And everyday he had a brand new toy,
One for each little friend be it boy or girl,
He’d give his pocket a whirl,
And there would be a toy to the child’s delight.
The only problem is that these toys only lasted one night.
So the girls thought twirling their curls,
whilst the guys gave each other high fives,
As they talked about knives
(why, the girls may never know but it’s just a guy thing.)
But when no decisions could be made they packed in for the day,
Pondering what Roy might have on Monday.
By Nicolas Thompson, grade 7, age 12
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S h o r t St o r y
Ghost story
wons aponatim the er was a sceree gost
in a hontid hows withe bats and a seri gost.
By Lucas Carter, grade K, age 5
Red eyed dragon
once there was a big dragon who had red eyes
By Ava Katsaros, grade K, age 5
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D rawin gs
From the North Pole
By Sophia Hanson,
grade preK, age 4
The Sea
By Patrick Frawley,
grade preK, age 5
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S h o r t St o r y
Ther is one dog in my coplez.
He is name is areufste.
He is sgard uv hoomis.
By Lauren Fullerton, grade 1, age 6
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Essay
My dad
My dad play with my all of the tim
My dad love my all of the tim
By Brandon Jackson, grade K, age 5
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S h o r t St o r y
The little mermaid
Mermaids are a kind of fish they live in the
ocean they are kind and pretty.
I want to be a mermaid
By Romy Stomps, grade 1, age 6
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P o eSt r y
My Little Classroom By The Sea!
My Little Classroom By The Sea!
It is as pretty as pretty can be.
I love Ms. Lesley and I love Ms. V!
I love Ms. Karen and I love me!
My little classroom by the sea!
I love my math and I always take a bath.
I don’t like science and my brain is balanced!
My little classroom by the sea!
I love Ms. Lesley and I love Ms. V
Where are the bathrooms?
Well sone you’ll see, I will show you!
Now you know how my classroom goes!
So “you” are the guy who’ll decide were to go!
My little classroom by the sea!
I love Ms. Lesley and I love Ms. V!
I love Ms. Karen and I love Ms. Me!
My Little Classroom By The Sea!
I Love My Classroom By The Sea!
By Gianna Champoux, grade 4
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S h o r t St o r y
The Monkey
oince thene was a monkej in a tran
By Jake Booker, grade K, age 5
This is Jan
wuns ther wuz a boy with a girl called jan.
By Kai Bacon, grade K, age 5
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Essay
Canada’s cool
I love Canada.
It’s my favorite place
By Garrett Thompson, grade 1, age 6
Drawing “My Daddy”
by: Brant Joseph, grade preK, age 4
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S h o r t St o r y
Foxy and I go into outer space
One day, Foxy and me saw a spaceship blast
into outer space and we had the same idea of
going into outer space when we are older.
So one day Foxy and me sneaked into the Space Centre
and then we sneaked on a space man sute and then we sneaked
into the Space Ship and the guy counted us down three... two...
one.... paws off and we blasted off into Outer Space and then we
arrived on the moon. Foxy took a picture and Foxy was the first
cat to walk on the moon and that is the end of Foxy and I go into
outer space.
The End
By Ben Boyd, grade 4, age 8
“This is a
good read”
Turtle Stew 1/December 2009
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P o eSt r y
The Butterfly
caterpillar, caterpillar
in the grass.
It turns into a cocoon
and then it turns into a butterfly.
butterfly, butterfly
in the sky
flying through the clouds
pretend it was flying in space
By Lucas Tibbetts, grade preK, age 4
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S h o r t St o r y
The prinseses
Once ther whas two prinseses
who lived ing beatyfull castle.
And they liked the whater fall.
By Emelie Freeman, grade 2, age 7
Turtle Stew 1/December 2009
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Essay
The moon car
I like cars. They are so fast and cool
in spshly the rasin cars
cars are so cool
By Lewis McMurdo, grade 2, age 7
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S h o r t St o r y
The Bionicles
Once upon a time there was a Bionicle named Matanooe. He
crash landed on a remote planet. He looked at a bug, putting it
near his mask and it turned into a shield that could blink. Then a
scorpion came and tried to attack him. He fought back and then a
man driving his car picked up Matanooe. They went to the city and
watched a match. The challenger won the match, but the other
guy tried to cheat. Matanooe tried to help the challenger. They met
another Bionicle in the challenger’s room.
The next day, all three of them went to the water tight Bionicle city.
As they were going to cross, a big monster stopped them. They
fought back, tried to go the other way but were stopped by
another group of Bionicles. Matanooe and his friends won the
battle.
Then Matanooe and his friends saw that the Bionicle City was
destroyed. They went to the city and there was bad guys in the city.
They met another Bionicle. They completed their journey and went
back to the city.
By Dylan Chesnut, grade 1, age 6
Turtle Stew 1/December 2009
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R e c i pe
Chocolate Mint Cookies
Steps:
1.Preheat the oven to 350º F
By Emily Boyd, grade 7
2.Cream the sugar and butter (Instead
of creaming you can use a
freestanding mixer), then beat in the
egg and vanilla.
3.Mix the flour, cocoa and baking
Ingredients:
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stuck) soft butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
Glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons boiling water
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa,
sifted
1/4 teaspoon peppermint
flavoring
Makes 24
“These are
yummy and don’t
take long to make
up or bake.”
powder in a bowl. Now gradually
beat into the creamed mixture.
Finally fold in the chocolate chips.
4.Using a rounded tablespoon
measure, spoon out scoops of the
cookie dough and place on baking
sheets lined with baking parchment
or Silpat, leaving a little space
between each one.
5.Bake for 12 minutes and then let
them sit on the baking sheet for a
few minutes before moving them to
a cooling rack, with some newspaper
on the surface underneath.
6.Put the glaze ingredients into a
saucepan and heat until combined
together. Let the glaze cool
completely before using.
7.Using a teaspoon, zigzag the glaze
over each cooling cookie.
8. EAT and enjoy.
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S h o r t St o r y
The Park
My name is Holly Carisy Jackson. I went to the park with my friends
Ammy, Samanta, Kaissaday and Megan. When we got there my cousins
were already there. My other friends were coming later. When we went
down this big hill we had a race on who has the best running skills. Luc
and Ammy were raceing against each other so Ammy pasted and
Samanta, Luc and Megan were raceing now. After that we went in the
maze. Then our other friends showed up Sarah and Allie. After they got
here we had lunch and then played tag. Samantha was it and Megan got
caught. After that we went hom had dinner and went to bed.
Gianna Champoux, grade 4
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Essay
Race
report by Ben
The cars are racing to the finish line.
No one knows how will win. It’s a close finish
we have a winner
By Ben Taylor Payne, grade 2, age 7
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P o eSt r y
Our little classroom by the sea
Our little classroom by the sea
is as perfect as perfect can be.
We work hard every day
and when worktime is done we go out to play.
The sea is blue, the sand is white,
everything is beautiful within my sight.
We have fun every day
and when work time is done, we go out to play.
That’s why I say,
our little school by the sea
is as perfect as perfect can be.
By Anja van Genderen, grade 4
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S h o r t St o r y
The wild boy
Wuns ther whas three girls who lived in
the whoods they wher sisters and they
wher lost in the whoods they wher skerd
then they heard something in the
booshes and it whas a boy who whas
born in the whoods he said who are you
and why are you here one girl said we
are lost do you have shelter he said yes
ok then they whent to the house then
he said why he is alon her then they
whent to bed.
Emelie Freeman, grade 2, age 7
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Essay
Keevan my school is
Montsori by teh see
My name is Keevan
By Keevan Krishn, grade K, age 5
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S h o r t St o r y
The turtle
I saw a turtle tell you why to feed the turtle a big
sipris. It swam threw the ocean blue and sow a
crew. The crew shouted hey whats up.
the turtle swam right by till the crew shouted one
more time the turtle stop and turned around
yo all I want to do is eat you.
The End
By Marissa Harrison and Maia Thompson, grade 3, age 8
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D rawin gs
Snow
By Abiu Walton,
grade Casa, age 3
Canada
By Dylan Popo,
grade preK, age 4
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S h o r t St o r y
Co nner and J o sh g o to th e mu s e u m
Once, Jo sh a n d C on n e r w e r e g o i n g to the museum. C o nner g o t i n the car.
Jos h go t i n t h e ca r a n d tu r n e d i t on .
“The c a r d o e s n o t w o r k ” s a i d J o s h.
“B ut ho w? u m m m m m m ? I k n o w ? ! J osh sai d. C o nner we c an walk, o k?”
“o k” s ai d Co n n e r.
So t hey w a l ked . O n th e w a y , th e y pa ssed the beac h.
“C ould we p l a y C on n e r ” s a i d J o s h.
“Soun d s f u n , ” s a id C o n n e r .
So t hey d i d , b u t t h e r e w e r e ca r s p ar ked.
“Look ! ” J o sh sa i d, “ C o n n e r th e r e ar e c ars here.”
“Do th e y w o r k? ” s ai d C o n n e r .
“I do no t kn o w , ” s a i d J o s h .
“Try o n e, ” sa i d Co n n e r .
“Ok ,” sai d Jo sh .
So he g o t in o n e.
“It w o r ks, ” sa i d J o s h .
Con ne r g o t i n o n e an d J o s h dr o v e i t into the sea.
B y Will ia m Ga r d ne r , gr a de 2 , a ge 7 ( see hi s i llustrati o n o n pag e 51 )
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Illustration by: William Gardner, grade 2, age 7. Read his story on page 50
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Illustration by: Miralda Dzaghgouni, grade 3, age 8. Read her story on page 17/18
© 2009, the individual authors.
Edited and published by MBTS Parent Guild
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