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The Interview – By Ella (aged 9)

Young girl screamingThe young girl lived in a cottage and today she was thinking how to impress the managers who looked completely friendly but were doing something rude with their hands which they placed over their ears as she tried to persuade them of her perfection.  Jenny was cross and she stamped her feet and shouted “I have had enough of this!”. The skinny man with thick eyebrows was smiling, the chubby male with attitude was thrilled and the woman with pointy heels said “You’re in!”. They all stood up and yelled “Welcome to Yelling school!”

Ella (aged 9)

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The Golden Touch – Geoffrey (aged 10)

White Christmas decorationIn 2017 at the Calopudib Sanctuary, a boy started glancing at a unique plant that looked like gold. The little boy was a curious botanist and when he gazed at the plant he said, “Amazing, what is it?” He looked in his plant book and whispered, “Nothing? That is preposterous” and then he gently harvested a petal for studying. It turned into a bar of solid gold and the petal grew back which made him confused but now very rich. The gold plant from Calopudib Sanctuary made that diminutive boy the man he is today-Bill Gates.

Geoffrey (aged 10)

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Students’ Stories – The Missing Magic

MagicianI didn’t not know my dad could do magic until he made chickens appear and he could make stick insects talk.  One day his magic was gone.  He told everybody but no one believed him.  Luckily my stick insect could still talk.  But then he remembered that he left his magic in a muddy puddle.  The next day he got his magic back.

By Dardo (aged 8)

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Student’s Story – My Dad is a Warlock – by Jemima (aged 9)

MagicianI didn’t know that my dad was a man who was a witch.  I was scared when I found out my dad was a warlock but I still loved him because he is my compassionate gentle dad.  My dad does good magic like making poor people get money and gives people wishes and they come true but sometimes he can be fierce and ferocious at the same time and he does bad magic when that happens.  After I come home from school my dad does some good magic before I go to bed.  I love my warlock dad and he loves me.

Jemima (aged 9)

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Childrens’ Stories – The Jewels of Mermaid City – Sarah (aged 9)

mermaidIn the morning when it was very cold, Sunday-Sarah, the mermaid, was swimming happily in the blue water deep under the sea.  She had just remembered her evil sister was coming with an army of strong mermaids to take the very powerful jewel from her.  Sunday-Sarah had a plan to shut down Mermaid City to prevent Wilhema-Beth and her group of fighting mermaids from attacking.  Sunday-Sarah pressed the lock down bell so the sharks swam up to the very top where the army gathered.  As Wilhema-Beth went down to get the jewel, she saw sharks, her worst fear.  She led the army away from Mermaid City.

By Sarah (aged 9)

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The Rainbow Fish – Jack (aged 10)

Rainbow FishAt dawn deep in the ocean a submarine and ship collided attracting all the fish, especially the rainbow fish.  This curious fish swam up to the submarine and looked for an entrance.  He found a small crack and swam in.  He heard noises from inside a vault.  The noises startled him so he swam away quickly, accidentally bumping a lever.  To the sound of air rising, he realized that the submarine was resurfacing so he swam away.  Early in the morning the ocean was filled with cheers of relief.

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TUITION TIPS – CREATIVE WRITING WITH WORD GAMES

If your child hates to write, try this.

Ask them to write a simple sentence about a cat: “My cat is fat.” Don’t worry about spelling unless you cannot work out what they meant to write.  In that case ask them to rewrite it with the spelling corrected.

Then ask them to make that sentence one word longer: “My cat is very fat.”

  • Try again, “My cat Biffy is very fat.”
  • Try again, “My old cat Biffy is very fat.”

Then use another word for fat.

  • “My old cat Biffy is very large.”

Now for a prize …. extend this sentence using the word ‘and’ somewhere.

  • “My old cat Biffy is very large and lazy.”

There you are – from four words to nine.

Do it just before dinner, make the prize “You decide what we are having for desert” and it’s all fun.

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The Photographer – Callum (Aged 11)

BurglarLate at night as the wind howled, the amateur photographer remained silent in the garden. Even though he was frightened he scraped through the opened window, crept down the dark corridor and found the combination safe where he knew his equipment was being stored. Hastily he considered his options. Last year he practised in the gym and he was strong. He picked up the safe and sprinted with a big grin on his face.

Callum (Aged 11)

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Sparrow – Dardo (aged 8)

SparrowOnce there was a bird in the Amazon Forest.  He was a sparrow who had very big wings so he could glide three miles. One day when he was chasing an electric eel he got stuck in an underwater cave and couldn’t breathe until he swam up to the dry land.  He began to explore the amazing cave system but soon he got completely lost and began to cry miserably for help.  A vampire bat flying out of the cave rescued the relieved sparrow.

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The Very Cheeky Mouse – Jemima (aged 7)

mouseIn the morning the mouse was in a dark, dark forest. She had pretty pink ears and she wore a black t-shirt, a red bow and black and red pants. When she woke up she had cheese for breakfast. After eating she put on her cheeky clothes and went outside and poked her tongue out at the teachers at school. At night she put on her pyjamas and slept in the very, very dark forest.

Jemima (aged 7)

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