Endangered Species word search - By Amy Collins and Phoebe Andonopoulos

WORDS!

• Tiger 
• Dolphin 
• Snow Leopard
• Panda
• Elephant 
• Sea Otter 
• Rhino
• Wild Dog
• Arctic Fox
• Whale 
• Koala
• Gorilla

If my house was made from chocolate - a poem by Lunathi Maseko

If my house was made from chocolate
I wouldn’t have a home
I would eat it all alone
licking my fingers with joy
my tummy will be filled with chocolate
But then we would cry "Oh no!"
Now we have to buy another home
Ant it better not be made of chocolate!

The best trip of my life - by Aamani Chetty

Last year my family and I went to Thailand. We had lots of fun when we were there. On our way to Thailand in the plane I had to sit next to my brother and my brother is like the last person you want to sit next to. My brother did all sorts of things like he made mumbling sounds he even shouted and screamed. One of the ladies sitting in front of us turned back to my brother and said "Shush!" After that he didn’t make a single noise he kept quiet. We had to stay in the plane for 24 hours which is a very long time and when it was night time we had to sleep in the plane and it wasn’t very nice sleeping in the plane. Then after a while it became morning, my mom ordered breakfast for us and we got pancakes and coffee. I watched TV on the plane until lunch time. At lunch we ate chicken and chips with some coke and that was nice. At last we landed in Thailand - the holiday finally begins! We arrive at the hotel at lunch time and it is so hot outside - it is like you are walking into an oven. We were going to stay in Thailand for 1 week. The first 3 days we went to the beach, we went on all the water rides and it was so much of fun. The next day we went exploring and we found so many things, for example we found a dolphin aquarium and we went there the one day. The next was the best day ever - we went to go and see islands on a boat, and I got a little sea sick, but it was still fun. We only had two more days left and for those two days we just stayed at the hotel, watched movies and swam at the hotel's pool. And then it was time to come from Thailand back to South Africa. 

I really enjoyed my trip to Thailand!

If school was a carnival - a poem by Lunathi Maseko

If school was like a carnival
I'd never miss a day
And even if I was sick
I'd get up and say 'Hooray!'

I wouldn’t ever want it closed
And neither would my friends
All waiting at the petting zoo
And playing in the hay.

Yay, I see a roller coaster
And now I wait in the line
It's not like it's a line up,
These classes are super-fine!

A QUIZ by Amy Collins

Q1: What’s the human body’s biggest organ?

A.  Lungs

B.    Brain

C.    Skin

D.   Heart

Q2: How does South Africa’s flag look?

A.

B.

C.

D.

 

Q3: Which body part did Vincent van Gogh cut off?

        A. finger

        B. nose

        C. toe

        D. ear

 Q4: Who invented the moonwalk?

A. George Michael

B. Dwayne Johnson

C. Michael Jackson

D. Chris Rock

Q5: Which sport can you score a birdie and an eagle?

A. Soccer

B.   Tennis

C.   Golf

D.  Basketball

Answers

A1: C

A2: A

A3: D

A4: C

A5: C

My pet Ball Python - by Lisa Calitz

“Snakes are creatures with a grace none other animal can achieve”

~Gerrald Durrell~

Her name is Leia and I think she is the BEST! She was born on 5 Feb 2018. There are over 2000 Ball Python morphs and she is a Spider morph. Spider morphs have a Neurological disorder and some Spider morphs tend to “star-gaze”. When they get exited they lift up their head, but their balance seems to be switched off and they “wobble”. Luckily my Leia does not have it, but even if she did I would still love her!

Many people are afraid of snakes. My friend was scared of them too, but when I showed Leia to him, he changed his mind and thought she was kind of cute. He even wanted his own pet Ball Python!

Leia eats live mice and I feed her once or twice a week. She lives in a tropical themed tank with a water bowl, a heating pad, a hideaway place and a few plastic plants. Snakes are known to be escape artists, so I have a clip-on lid that can only opens from the outside. Keeping her is fun. She doesn't drool or shed hair, or bark at the moon or claw the furniture. Best pet ever!

www.worldofballpythons.com

We All Have a Dark Side - A Poem By Lunathi Maseko

We may be all sunny, bright, happy and cool
But we all have a dark side with horns like a gool
We could steal snacks and jewelry 
Or sneak in a sweet, when they tell us we can't!
and it can also get worse... say kill, murder...
No. Not that. I will stop before the world gets dark.

Monsters under the bed - By Gemma Penning and Nina Olivier

This is only a thought but I think there are monsters under the bed. 

And they are ugly and stinky but I keep them well fed. 

I don’t know if not they are ugly but I know they are stinky I smell them every night. 

That’s why I always make sure I’m wrapped up tight. 

As for their feedings I make sure I steal them some food. 

I make sure it’s the best to keep them in a good enough mood. 

And I’m sacred that if I don’t feed them some of my dinner. 

We will get in a fight and I won’t be the WINNER. 

I always wonder what the horrid creatures look like. 

But I stop and remember that I might be their next victim to strike. 

I think there are monsters under my bed, they will always be in a nightmare. 

But the fact that they don’t get my brother is really unfair. 

Lucky Life! - By Inatsi Ndlovu

Have you ever experienced this thing called life? It has its ups and downs. It has its happy times and bad times. Have you had that bad day? Like, first, when you wear two different socks, then you tie your shoelaces together by mistake... Then you forget your lunch, and then you find out that you forgot to pack your Maths, LO, and English files! To make it worse you are three bad choices from getting a debit. Luckily the good thing is that you are a teacher's pet. That's what I call lucky!

"The last two minutes of school" - By Amy Collins

These are the two last minutes of school,
Some kids doze off and start to drool,
And as i dream of the cool pool,
Oh wait, there're two minute left of school!

My eyes keep wondering around the class,
As i see juniors peeking through glass,
I watch them run around and play
I wish that It was me all day!

They tell me to keep focusing,
I tell them to stop noticing,
Hang in, there's one min left to spare,
"Oh hurry up!" - I'm tearing out hair!

So finally the bell has rang
And school is finally over!
Oh no, just wait a second there,
I have this Maths left over!

Stationery – a poem by Motheo Motuku

A lot of things you have to bring

To help you learn at school!

A pencil, pens and other stuff

To write and colour paragraphs

May be an eraser too,

If you choose to snooze in class.

Hmmm… I haven’t got a sharpener,

Let’s borrow: “Can I have one…?”

“Ooops! Too loud!”

Tick-tock goes the clock

I have to find my scissors…

And suddenly I get a fright!

“Do your work!!” shouts teacher.

Books in Class - a poem by Motheo Motuku

"Hello Mr Book, how do you do?
I hope to see you very soon!"
I call your name: “Open your cover!”
“No reading in this class!” says ma’am.
Ok, may be i will just open it…?
You push and pull, it just keeps closing
Hey, how do you open this book?
I want to read but I can’t look.

The Klatch Islands Riddle - by Luan Reyneke

Try solving this one!

Klatch islands are a group of islands formed by volcanic activity. Most of the islands are cooled down, but some are sill seething bowls of lava.

The islands are currently unconnected but you as mayor are going to build bridges so that one can go from one island to any other without flying or swimming. 

The different islands have enough materials for the number of bridges written on them. All of the material must be used. 

Bridges cannot turn corners or be over red lava pits. 

Only one bridge per block. 

Bridges can be any length but each block costs R150 but bridges connecting islands immediately next to each do not cost anything. 

Your funding is only R6000.