Saturday 24 March 2018

...But how did he get up there? by Ben

Josh had waited all year to go to rock climbing with his friends. When he got there one of his friends was waiting for him with a present in his hands and it looked big, but he couldn’t open it until the end. When everyone had finally arrived, Josh wanted to be the first one to have a go (since it was his birthday.) just as he started climbing his mum rushed to get her camera, she was confused to see that he was already up at the top. "...But how did he get up there?" she asked herself.... Josh smiled.

But how did she get up there? by Lexi

“Help!” screamed a voice as it echoed into the distance.
“Who’s there?” I whispered. As I stood in the desolate forest I began to tremble in fear.  Nervous, I slowly twisted my head back and forth searching for an answer as to where this voice was coming from. “Hello,” I murmured.
“Help! I’m up here!” Suddenly, I spotted a young girl hanging loosely onto a skinny, crooked tree branch. But how did she get up there? And how could I get her down? “Stay there I’ll get you down!” But how could I? There was nobody around for miles!

But how did she get up there? by Grace B


“Hello is anybody here?” echoed Sophie. Sophie’s friends dared her to play hide and seek with the shyest person in their class in a haunted house. She was really scared - Sophie’s heart was pounding very fast. “But how did she get up there?” thought Sophie. Suddenly, she found her hider Jennifer Black, a most annoying person who you wouldn’t want to meet. Quickly Sophie ran upstairs; Jennifer ran off. Sophie followed her but quickly ran out of breath. Sophie could not take this anymore, so she rang her friends and told them about forfeiting the dare. Suddenly both girls …

But how did he get up there? by Clara


A crowd stood before me. Cameras clicked, and people mumbled, but I could barely hear them. All I could focus on was my brother. On top of that building. On the edge of that building. Millimetres from plummeting to his death. “But how did he get up there?” I asked myself. The only way up to the roof was up a ladder. My brother hated ladders. I slipped through the police tape, past the guards, I didn’t care anymore. I had to get to him. My sweaty palms slipped on the cool metal bars as I climbed up to him…

Saturday 17 March 2018

The Giant Teacup by Ben

This tea cup is from the giants that lived long, long before the cavemen. No one knows how it stayed in such perfect condition, but oh well... it stands, guarded at West Park in Southwesters. Lots of tourist come to see it because they want to see what their great, great, great and more great grandparents had, because it’s the only one in the world that is still intact. In fact one million people have visited it in a whole year and it roughly gets 2000 people hourly.

Thank you John for that great explanation about the tea cup that was amazing.

The Giant Teacup by Jakub

Time and time before, a giant used to have a tea party alone.  

Before humans found this place, it was calm and peaceful until... people made loud noises and that disturbed the giant. He didn't like it so when they were sleeping he would destroy some buildings every night, until there were no more buildings left. Then he could have all the picnics he wanted.  

The people went to him and asked him why he was destroying their buildings but he did not want to talk about it. So, they got all the help possible and pushed him in to a river and he died.  

Biggest Teacup in the World by Clara

"I don't care! screamed the giant, throwing the cup from his cloudy garden. It fell down, down, down, till it disappeared from sight, eventually landing with the softest "clunk."


Locals have been flocking to see the "Biggest Teacup in the World" after it mysteriously appeared during last night's thunderstorm. A farmer, who owns the land it was found on, said when asked for a report, "I have no idea where it came from. One day it wasn't there, the next there it was!" Conspiracy theorists have claimed the teacup belongs to a giant who lives above us in the clouds.

The Giant Teacup by Lexi

Do you like tea? Or are you more of a coffee person? Either way, NEVER drink it out of a small china cup! Here's why...

"I've got  present for you!” whispered Sally. Out of her pocket, she slowly revealed a shiny, white china cup embellished with gold. Excited, Teddy’s  arms shot up faster than a rocket as she attempted to reach the cup, however, as soon as the tips of her fingers touched it there was a huge bang and Sally had disappeared leaving only the cup which had suddenly grown and merged with the ground! What could Sally do?

The giant cup by Tegan

"How did it get there?" I asked my sister as we both circled the mysterious object in the ground. I wondered  how'd it get stuck in the ground? Why's it there? Sofia told me to run back home and get a spade to dig it out so I did. I came back, Sofia started to dig a hole.
Finally, we managed to get the cup out of the hole and on the side it said the person who manages to find this and dig it out must bring it to house ## Burgh Road so we did and we left with an amazingly big prize.

The Mad Hatter's tea cup by Grace B

Oh No! Mad Hatter’s tea cup is blocking my escape from Wonderland! What am I expected to do while I am down here? Last time it was just a dream but this time it is not a dream. I tried banging the blockage but it was heavy as a big rock. The white rabbit wasn’t anywhere to be found, it was just me (Alice), the Cheshire cat, and the Mad Hatter. What happens if I am late to tea? What happens if I don’t see my sister or my mum again? What happens if I am trapped in Wonderland forever?

Saturday 10 March 2018

…but what if I was in charge?… by Maddie

One day at school, Maria and Georgie were talking about wanting to create a school but who would be in charge? Georgie said, "I could be in charge of our school and you can be deputy head!" 
However, Maria didn’t want her to be it so she answered, "But, what if I was in charge? What about that!" Georgie had other plans she told Maria, "Why don’t I be a head teacher and you be a head teacher!"  
"How is that going to work Georgie, I thought we were doing it together!" 
"No, we are, two friends together always together!"... 

…but what if I was in charge?… by Jessica


3,2,1. I turned around to Sarah and we had landed in a classroom full of sweet little innocent children. They just looked at us as if they had no idea what was going on just like us. Sarah whispered to me, “It looks like they don't have a teacher.”
 I replied, “But what if I was in charge? I wouldn't be able to cope. So,” I questioned, why don't you be the teacher?”
 We both had no chance! 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.
BOOM! The teacher came back and there's no one in the classroom!

…but what if I was in charge?… by Daisy

 Jack always wanted to be a head teacher. Now he was older, it was one normal school day. He could hear the other boys whispering how awful Jack would be if he ever became head teacher. He got really angry, “But what if I was in charge?” he thought, making him more determined.  
Years passed, and Jack became head of the local high school. Now he WAS in chargehe made a rule to punish anyone who didn’t believe in other people's dreams and encourage everyone, including those hardly noticed, to never give up and be sure they got were heard!  

…but what if I was in charge?… by Clara

The world lay in ruins, and it was all my brother's fault. He had led the rebellion against the world's leaders, that had subsequently led to a nuclear war... which led to us now. As I lay dying in a ditch, I wondered, "But what if I was in charge?" I was always the one better at debating, my brother solved everything with brute force. Who knows, maybe my plan would've worked, maybe my plan wouldn't've killed everything on the planet. Mind you, there's no point contemplating decisions and "what if's" in the last few seconds of my life...

School Hours by Tyler S


The Government decided that we have to go to school six and a half hours five times a week. This is not fair because we only get two days off, but what if I was in charge? I would definitely change all the rules. The most important one being different school hours. I think we should only go to school four days for only six hours. School would start exactly at nine in the morning and finish at three in the afternoon. Snack time would be a little bit longer and PE wouldn't take place outside because of recent weather.

…but what if I was in charge?… by Tegan


This morning I watched the news with my family then the prime minister came on. I thought, 'This is BORING.' Then I wondered ‘...but what if I was charge?... this place would be very different. I would let the schools finish early or in fact no school no homework bonus, kids would be in charge of money. The adults would be in work 24/7 and people would learn to drive at the age of 13.’ I told my mum about my plan, she said that the Prime Minister or Queen make those decisions, ever since I have been trying to become the king.

…but what if I was in charge?…by Estera

My name is Elizabeth and when I was about 9 I wanted to be in charge of everything. Everything I didn't like I wished I could change. I always wanted to change things that would make the country better. I always thought I couldn't be in charge. One day I said to myself but what if I was in charge? Then it hit me I could be in charge! I started making serious choices and at the age of 38 I became president. Now I always tell myself that dreams really do come true; if you push them forward. 

…but what if I was in charge?… by Lexi

In a duel between good and bad, Mr Evil and his sidekick are about to brainwash the world by using a red button. The he will finally rule the world...
“Bobby, bring me the button!” demanded Mr Evil
“Ugghhhh,” I moaned, “Why, you're sitting right next to it?”
“Don't answer me back!” barked Mr Evil.
“Sorry, shall I start the countdown?”
“Yes!” he replied. 
“5,4,3,2” Wait... but what if I was in charge? I could rule the world!”
“Bobby!” bellowed Mr Evil.
“Yes.”
“Start the countdown!”
“No!”

Saturday 3 March 2018

Ladder Goldfish Flew Brown Slowly by Estera

I was walking to the shops with my friend, when I saw a small brown cat on the edge of the roof of a small red building. Me and my friend ran home and got a metal ladder. We slowly climbed up the metal ladder and gently took the cat off the roof, but as we were taking the not very terrified cat we saw something that caught our eye. It was like a zoo. There were about 100 animals on the roof. All of which looked different than normal. We were amazed. A big goldfish slowly flew towards us...

Ladder Goldfish Flew Brown Slowly by Maddie

A goldfish was slowly swimming around its bowl when it thought about why it couldn’t fly. So, this goldfish decided to try it. It spotted a ladder nearby and tried to jump onto it; as soon as it did, the goldfish realised that it had three seconds until it was going to fall off. Which meant it had to be quick. It flew across the room from the ladder to the brown kitchen worktop. It managed to land successfully. But, when its human owner walked in she witnessed the goldfish dying in front of her. The owner burst into tears.

Ladder Goldfish Flew Brown Slowly by Ella

It was Wednesday. Slowly, the week seemed to pass by. "There is nothing to do!" I sighed as I turned to look out of the window. There was a small brown bird, it flew on to the rooftop. I decided it might be fun to follow it. As quick as I could, I got my coat and snow boots on and scrambled to the door. The bird landed on a frozen pond. In it was a goldfish, its metallic scales shimmered in the light. I followed it again, it stopped at the garden ladder that was covered in snow.

Thursday 1 March 2018

Ladder Goldfish Flew Brown Slowly by Clara

I flew around my bowl while my owner, a brown-haired girl with brown eyes as murky as a day-old puddle, slowly climbed into bed and fell asleep. I may have only been a goldfish, but I had a very important job: to keep children safe from nightmares. I pressed a button on a decoration, and the ground slid open to reveal a ladder. Swimming downwards, I came to the office of the Nightmare-Preventers. A variety of fish sat at desks, typing on waterproof computers. "Ready boss?" my assistant, a guppy, asked.
"Ready," I replied, slipping into the children's dream world...

The Demon Goldfish by Tyler S

The rough wind flew the green sparkly dust all around. It blew into the freezing water and was swallowed by a goldfish. However the unnatural dust was not supposed to be in water and turned the unlucky goldfish into a brown demented monster.
It slowly emerged from the water using the nearby ladder. The angry goldfish was filled with rage and was about to begin its path of destruction. It was heading for the nearest crowded place it could find. Its target......to destroy the world without hesitation, ruthlessly using its newly gained power. How can we stop this monstrosity from happening....?

Ladder Goldfish Flew Brown Slowly by Olivia W

My mum told me to clean the attic in our house, I grabbed the ladder out of the garage and ran back inside. Before I went upstairs I decided to feed our goldfish called Brown, he always moved really slowly, I never knew why. As I was feeding him I looked through the window, I saw a bird, it flew across the sky. I walked out of the room and went up to the attic, it was cold, dark, scary and deep, there were a lot of cobwebs too, I looked around to find a torch, I couldn’t find one....

Ladder Goldfish Flew Brown Slowly by Daisy

A young boy called James was going to the fair with his mum. They were moving very slowly. Hooray! They finally got there. The fair was called 'Thrill Seekers' because of all of its good rides. James went on the daring catapult ride; where every time you flew into the air you won a brown goldfish. Then he went on the obstacle course, then the ladder but he kept on falling offHe was having so much fun but then he lost his mum He tried to look for herThere she was in the distance, queuing up for the catapult ride! 

Ladder Goldfish Flew Brown Slowly by Millie


I slowly climbed up my brown old ladder, while I saw my goldfish in the window playing about. Immediately, everything went into slow motion. I felt like a god! I reached to go down the ladder when everything went fast, and a bird flew by and hit a tree, hard. I looked down at my hand and saw fire, then water? It turned into dirt, then stone. I knew they were the 4 elements, but what could it mean? I started to think, what if I was a chosen one? I looked up at the grass, and there he was.

Ladder Goldfish Flew Brown Slowly by Tegan

"WAAAHHHHHH," cried the goldfish as his mum took his new Xbox away from him. 
"Maybe you should try behaving yourself more often the you won't lose your stuff," his mother said slowly to her son as he flew out the door in tears. He swam to the local newsagent without a stop; he was gasping for breath as he spoke to the newsagent. Raj turned his head from the top of the ladder with shock, "What's wrong, young Mr Brown?" exclaimed Raj. 
"M....my mum has taken away my XBOX," he replied wearily.
 "You should try behaving better." 
Ever since then he's behaved.

Ladder Goldfish Flew Brown Slowly by Alexander,

The unusually brown goldfish flew up the ladder, from his point of view anyway, really, he was going rather slowly. "You alright down there?" shouted Lincoln, who was at the top of the ladder, waiting on the roof. "Well?" he shouted again. 
"Yes, YES!", he shouted back. 
"Well then hurry up!" 
They were trying to get to roof for the school competition, but it was going badly, as fish can not climb ladders, even the dumbest of people know that, so Lincoln must be pretty dumb. 
"AAAHHH!" the goldfish fell off. 
"OH MY GOD, ARE YOU OKAY?" No reply. "WELL?"

The Fish Olympics by Ben

Today was the day of the fish Olympics. Our Olympians are Malcolm and Jeff, they are goldfish and they've signed up for diving. 


Malcolm climbed the ladder and slowly posed for his dive. 'Boing,' he jumped and he flew landing in the pool. Everyone clapped, the judges voted, a man wearing a brown suit finished with a ten. That was Malcolm's go, now it is Jeff's turn. When he landed he also got a clap and like magic he got the same as Malcolm and they won just by a few points ahead of Spain, and the next event is ...