Story Writing in Senior Infants: Well Done Kyle

At the beginning of the month

Kyle was writing good stories:

Once upon a time, there lived a teddy

who was talking,

who lived in a toy box.

He was hyper and was always helpful.

One day this teddy met a penguin.

They went to the North Pole.

They had a happy time.

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He worked hard all month and now is writing great stories.

Once upon a time there lived Miss Sunshine.

She was stacking boxes on her shelves.

Just then a robber stole all the shelves.

So she called the police

but when the police got there

the police couldn’t see anything.

Then Miss Sunshine saw burglars.

Speaking of that…

some other things were missing.

As well Mr Happy’s pet was gone

and Miss Scary’s bed was gone

and they called the police,

the fire brigade

and the rescue helicopter 

and they did it.

 

Once upon a time Mr Mo went to get a job.

He tried a fireman,

bus driver,

teacher,

police

but they were no use,

so he went back home

and that was Nonsense Land

to ask Mr Silly.  

‘Be a garden,’ said Mr Silly.

So he had flowers on his shoulder

and blue bells on his head

and banana flowers of his nose.

Who ever heard of banana flowers?

They’re in Nonsense Land

and you can eat them.

 

Once upon a time there lived some bread

that was being sliced.

Mr Tickle and Miss Magic they didnn’t need a knife.

Miss Magic wayed her magic wand …

and presto it was sliced

but the magic went right down the stairs

and out the door.

It sliced jam on Mr Small but he didn’t mind

he was red all ready.

Then it spread.

Mr Happy had butter on his head.

Mr Strong had egg on his eggs.

If even dropped a toaster on Mr Jelly’s house

and did you know Mr Tickle

and Little Miss Magic didn’t know

but they didn’t not know that for long

because finally the magic

sliced an egg on Mr Tickle’s arms.

 

Once upon a time there lived Mr Skinny.

One day someone was knocking at his door.

He opened the door…

and there stood two loaves of bread.

They had eyes,

a nose,

and even mouth.

They walked straight in

but Mr Skinny’s wasn’t a house,

he was in a hotel

so if the bread walked in

then it will be a disaster.

Mr Greedy gobbled them up.

Well done Kyle. Keep up the good work. 

Story Writing in Senior Infants: Well Done Tom

At the beginning of this month Tom was writing good stories:

‘Once upon a time there lived a nice butterfly,

who lived in a gingerbread house.

He was happy and was always smiling.

One day this happy bee met the butterfly.

They went fishing. They had a funny time.’

 

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This week he is writing great stories:

‘Once upon a time there lived a friendly dragon.

He lived in a dark cave.

When he hiccuped he burnt everything.

One day he met a happy witch,

who gave him a potion to stop hiccups.

 

A big dinosaur eats a baby dinosaur.

The dinosaur had big big teeth.

His grandpa saved him.

 

Once upon a time there was a shy hedgehog 

who lived in a hedge.

He met a black and white badger,

who lived in a forest.

 

Once upon a time there was a bold cat.

He is bold because he sneaks into our garden

to get the bread for the birds.

 

Once upon a time there lived an uncle.

His name was Tom.

He was happy and was always joking.

He had a friend whose name was Tom as well.

They went to the shop together 

to buy chips and lucozade.

 

Well done Tom 😀

Story Writing in Senior Infants: Well Done Ben.

At the beginning of February Ben was writing good stories. 

Once upon a time there lived a giant,

who lived in a castle.

He was grumpy and was always busy.

One day this giant met a wizard.

They went fishing. They had a happy time.

By the end of the month he was writing great stories:

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Once upon a time there lived a red deer

who lived in a forest.

He was wild

and was always ripping the leaves off the trees.

One day the deer met a clever fox.

 

Once upon a time there lived a grey mouse

who lived in a hole.

Once upon a time, there lived a red squirrel

who lived in a hole in a tree.

 

Once upon a time there lived

a black and white badger who lived in a forest.

One day this badger met a deer who lived in the forest as well,

but the badger lived in a bush.

 

Once upon a time there lived a brown rat

who lived in a rubbish dump.

One day this rat met a mouse who lived in a hole in a house.

He met a mouse who lived in a hole in a house.

 

Once upon a time there lived a clever fox.

He was so clever that he could jump and and grab a bird from the sky.

Keep up the good work Ben.

Story Writing in Senior Infants: Well Done Andrew

During the first week in February,

was writing good stories:

Once upon a time, there lived a robot,

who lived in a robot house.

He was hungry and thirsty and was always tired.

One day this robot, met another robot.

They went to the robot restaurant.

They had a nice day.

By the end of the month, 

Andrew story writing was even better:

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Once upon a time there lived a bird.

The bird was building a nest.

The bird laid three eggs.

The eggs started to crack.

In the eggs there were three baby birds.

 

Once upon a time, there lived a tiger.

The tiger lived in the ground in a hole.

The tiger met another tiger.

They had a nice day.

 

Once upon a time there lived a lego dragon.

The lego dragon was hungry.

The lego dragon eats fish,

shark,

whales

and icecream.

He eats big burgers,

big hot dogs

and big meat.

He drinks water.

 

Once upon a time there lived Emmet.

Emmet met a lego dinosaur.

Emmet was brave.

He climbed up on the dinosaur’s back.

Well done Andrew. Keep up the good work.

Story Writing in Senior Infants: Well Done Shannon

In the first week of February,

Shannon wrote some very good stories:

Once upon a time, there lived a fairy,

who lived in a tree.

She was magic and was always happy.

One day the fairy met a little elf.

They went to the forest.

They had a picnic together.

After a month of story writing

her stories were even better:

Octopussy / Haeckel serie (repost)
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Once upon a time there lived an happy octopus

deep in the bottom of the blue

and she had so much fun under the sea

and swam all day in the sea.

She had to swim all day and loved it so much.

 

Once upon a time lived a nice king.

He was so happy

for his queen

she was a happy queen

of all the earth

 

Once upon a time there lived a bunny.

He met another rabbit.

He asked would you go on a date with me.

So they went on a date with each other

and they lived happily ever 

 

Once upon a time there lived a tiger.

He was not a nice tiger.

He never tried to be nice to anybody,

but one day he became a nice tiger.

Well done Shannon. Keep up the good work.

Story Writing from Senior Infants: Well Done Lauren

Lauren wrote a good story in the first week of February:

Once upon a time, there lived a happy dog,

who lived in a kennel, with his Mammy.

He was happy and was always playing.

He had a friend who was a laughing cat.

They went to a party together. They had fun.

She practised her story writing all month 

and her story writing got better and better:

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Once upon a time there was a magic swan.

She was called Elizabeth.

She lived in a big pond,

with her Mummy and her Daddy

and her baby sister Emily

and her big sister Eliza.

One day Elizabeth and her Mum

and Emily and Elisa went to Zoom.

(Zoom is a play centre).

 

Elizabeth met her friend Ben

the red squirrel in Zoom.

Then Ben said ask your Mum

can we have a play date

Elizabeth’s Mum said ‘Yes’.

‘Yippee,’ said Ben.

Emily started to cry.

They went home to feed Emily her bottle.

It was nap time for Emily.

When Emilly had her nap,

Eliza and Elizabeth did their homework.

Elisa had a project to do for college.

Well done Lauren. Keep up the good work.

Story Writing in Senior Infants: Well Done Beth

At the beginning of this month

Beth was writing good stories:

Once upon a time there lived a nice king and queen.

They were called Anna and Jack.

They lived in the forest where the grass was long.

There were butterflies.

There lived an elf, who lived in a castle.

He was crazy and was always rushing and forgetting things.

By the end of the month her story writing was even better:

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Once upon a time there lived a clever fox,

who lived in a den in the snow.

The mother fox had a baby girl.

It was gorgeous.

The Mom married a Dad Fox.

They went out for dinner.

 

Once upon a time there lived a red deer,

who lived on a hillside.

He met a reindeer.

He was delivering the presents with Santa.

One girl got a gingerbread house with a teddy inside.

She was amazed.

Her Mom and her Dad they thought it was very good.

She played and played with it.

 

Once upon a time there lived a quiet King.

He married the selfish queen.

They had a big party.

Everyone went to the party.

There was

a bossy giant,

a busy goblin,

a funny unicorn,

a bouncy alien,

a cool spaceman,

a sleeping starfish

and a friendly octopus.

There was lovely food.

Then they went home

and went to bed.

Story Writing in Senior Infants – Well Done Lucy

At the beginning of February,

Lucy was writing good stories like this one:

Once upon a time there lived a bumble bee.

She lived in a big hive. Her name was Lucy.

She was always busy making honey.

One day she met a butterfly.

The butterfly lived in a garden.

They both lived happy ever after.

By the end of February

her stories were even better:

Monster #1
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Once upon a time there lived a happy whale.

Her name was Lucy.

She lived in the sea.

One day she met a giddy octopus.

The name of the octopus was Daniel.

They both played all day.

 

Once upon a time there was a lonely bear.

He lived in a cave behind a waterfall.

One day he met a girl bear, while he was fishing.

They swam in the river together.

The bear was really happy.

 

Once upon a time there was a bubblegum princess.

She lived in Candy Land.

One day she went to a Marshmallow mall

and met a marshmallow friend.

They went shopping.

Story Writing in Senior Infants: Well Done Daniel

At the beginning of February

Daniel was doing well writing stories:

Once upon a time there lived a crocodile,

who lived in the Amazon river.

He was very nasty

and was always snapping at all the fish.

One day this crocodile met a friendly pelican.

They went to eat fish and had a very nice time.

By the end of the month,

Daniel was writing even better stories:

Love Potion Number 9 & 3/4
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Once upon a time there was a witch.

The witch met a dragon.

He had the hiccups.

The witch made a potion

to make the hiccups go away.

 

Once upon a time there was a kind princess.

She met a magical unicorn.

They loved playing Monopoly

and Snakes and Ladders.

 

Once upon a time there was an Easter Bunny.

She gives all the chocolate eggs

in the whole wide world.

 

Once upon a time there was a hedgehog.

He was very shy.

He never ever spoke to anybody.

Once upon a time there was a young wizard.

He loved to build stuff.

One day he made a Lego car.

He used his want to make it real.

 

One day my tooth fell out.

That night I put it under my pillow for the tooth fairy.

When I woke up there was money. I was so happy.

Well done Daniel. Keep up the good work.

Children’s Work: Even More Stories from Senior Infants

A True Story by Beth

Trampoline-Jump-Ed
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Once upon a time there lived a trampoline, who lived in the garden. He blew down in the storm. He hurt his bars. We are getting new bars on the weekend. We are getting someone to help my Dad pick it up and we will be getting new bars.

A Story by Daniel

Heart Like a Lion
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Once upon a time there lived a lazy lion called Larry. He lived in Dublin Zoo. One day this lion met a tired tiger named Tim. The zoo keeper made them exercise together.

Once upon a time there was a greedy goblin who lived in a mushroom house. All the children were very sad, because he stole all their sweets.

Stories by Lucy


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Once upon a time, there lived a happy penguin. He met a nice starfish. They lived in the ocean. They had a great time in the sea.

Once upon a time there lived a pretty princess who lived in a pink castle. She had a magical unicorn as a pet. They could fly through the sky for fun.

A Story by Andrew

Three Wise Men
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Once upon a time there lived a bird. The bird was building a nest. The bird laid three eggs. The eggs started to crack. In the eggs there was three baby birds.

More Stories from Tom

God's Opinion That The World Should Go On
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Once upon a time there lived a baby, who lived in a rock. He was happy and was always crying. He went to school and he was screaming. Teacher was mean in the story.

Once upon a time, there lived Mr.Happy in a cottage. He was happy. He met Mr.Strong. They went for a coffee. They had a happy time.

Stories by Ben

Pixie Snip
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Once upon a time there lived an elf. He lived in Greystones. He was lonely.

Once upon a time, there lived an elf, who lived in a teapot. He was funny.

Once upon a time there lived a witch who lived in a cottage. She was grumpy.

Once upon a time there lived a goblin who gobbled every one up. He was shy.

 

Kyle wrote so much, it would have made this post very long, so I put

Kyle’s stories on another post, which you can find here.

Children’s Work: More stories from Senior Infants

Wizard, Elf Queen, Burglar Nov12
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Ben’s Story

Once upon a time there lived a wizard who lived in a cottage.

He was happy and was always smiling.

He went flying.

One day this wizard met a giant.

They went fishing.

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Tom’s Story

Once upon a time there lived a boy who lived in a swamp.

He was sad and were always sleeping.

One day this ant came.

They went on holidays.

Once upon a time there lived a boy who lived in a boat.

He was happy.

One day the boy went for a walk.

He met a fly.

They went to the pub.

They had a happy time.

The Little Things in Life
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Ciara’s Story

Once upon a time there lived a tooth fairy

who lived outside and met a butterfly.

They went to the shop and then she said a magic word.

Once upon a time there lived a shop.

He was happy and always fun. He was a sweet shop.

Rainbow Monkeys
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Daniel’s Story

Once upon a time there lived two monkeys called Mario and Luigi.

They were always naughty and throwing bananas and coconuts

at the other animals.

Disney - Magic
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Shannon’s Story

Once upon a time there lived a princess.

She lived in a magic castle.

At night the castle began to lift off the ground by magic powers.

The castle flew through the clouds to a faraway land and had so much fun in the castle.

Toucan
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Lucy’s Story

Once upon a time there lived a parrot who lived in a rainforest.

She met a toucan. He also lived in the rainforest.

Once upon a time there lived a snail. He met a worm.

They lived in the trees. They both loved eating leaves.

Once upon a time there lived a spider.

She met a lady bird. They both loved eating grass.

They lived underground.

Golden Dragon
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Andrew’s Story

Once upon a time there lived a dragon

with 100 heads and 300 wings and 500 legs.

The dragon had powers.

Tornado power and lava power and ice power.

Once upon a time there lived a snake fish.

The snake fish had wings and legs and electric wings.

He had powers too.


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Kyle’s Story

Once upon a time there lived Mr Cheerful.

He went fishing. He decided he was a bit lonely,

so he called his friend Mr. Small,

but he was out,

so he called Mr.Happy but he was sick,

so he called Mr. Tickle and he was able to come.

Once upon a time there lived Mr. Fussy.

He made a Gingerbread Man.

When Mr. Fussy put him in the oven,

he jumped out and went outside

and he met Mr. Happy

and he sang

‘Ha ha you can’t catch me’.

Mr. Happy chased him.

Mr Bump was getting a pail of water.

Then the Gingerbread man was bumped.

Mr. Bump had squashed him,

but he was still alive.

He had a nap then.

Some one picked him up.

It was Mr Rush.

He ate him all up.

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Beth’s Story

Once upon a time there lived a pencil

who stole Ms. B’s crayons.

The pencil got put in the bin,

because he wouldn’t get sharpened.

The crayons got put in the bin.

They wouldn’t do what they were told.

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Sofia’s Story

Once upon a time there lived a happy princess she lived in a big castle.

Everyday the happy princess met a fairy. They went to live in a zoo

with the funny monkeys.

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Lauren’s Story

Once upon a time there lived a snow leopard, who lived in the snow. 

His name is Quiemo.

One day Quiemo went to the shops with his Mummy.

They got ham, apples and pears.

They paid for it. It was 10 euro.

He went to the swimming pool with with his Daddy.

He did lots of things in the pool.

He did a flip in the pool and a back flip.

Then he was sopping wet when he got out.

Then he had dinner.

He went to bed after.

‘Wake up Quiemo,’ said his Mum.

He woke up.

Quiemo got dressed.

He went down stairs.

Then he went to school.

He learned lots of things in school.

It was big break.

He played with Sam and Jack.

They were playing pirates.

The bell rang.

They lined up.

They went inside.

Quiemo finished his homework.

It was tidy up time.

Senior Infants hope you enjoyed their stories.

You can read earlier stories from Senior Infants here.

Children’s Work: Stories by Senior Infants

A Story by Tom

Once upon a time there lived a nice butterfly,

who lived in a gingerbread house.

He was happy and was always smiling.

One day this happy bee met the butterfly.

They went fishing. They had a funny time.

Miniature Gingerbread Houses
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A Story by Ben

Once upon a time there lived a giant,

who lived in a castle.

He was grumpy and was always busy.

One day this giant met a wizard.

They went fishing. They had a happy time.

The Machines Attack!
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A Story by Sofia

Once upon a time, there lived a family of butterflies,

who lived in a forest.

They were happy and were always smiling.

One day this family of butterflies met a fairy.

They went to live in a castle. They had a fun time.

A glimpse of orange
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A Story by Andrew

Once upon a time, there lived a robot,

who lived in a robot house.

He was hungry and thirsty and was always tired.

One day this robot, met another robot.

They went to the robot restaurant.

They had a nice day.

PanMietek
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A Story by Daniel

Once upon a time there lived a crocodile,

who lived in the Amazon river.

He was very nasty

and was always snapping at all the fish.

One day this crocodile met a friendly pelican.

They went to eat fish and had a very nice time.

On the log
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A Story by Ciara

Once upon a time, there lived  a witch,

who lived in a cave.

She was happy and was always joking.

One day this witch met a rainbow.

They went dancing.

They had a funny time.

umbrella... shadow... rainbow... field of wheat...
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A Story by Kyle

Once upon a time, there lived a teddy

who was talking,

who lived in a toy box.

He was hyper and was always helpful.

One day this teddy met a penguin.

They went to the North Pole.

They had a happy time.

The Journey of Harry the Teddy Bear
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A Story by Shannon

Once upon a time, there lived a fairy,

who lived in a tree.

She was magic and was always happy.

One day the fairy met a little elf.

They went to the forest.

They had a picnic together.

i call this elf ralphie
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A Story by Lauren

Once upon a time, there lived a happy dog,

who lived in a kennel, with his Mammy.

He was happy and was always playing.

He had a friend who was a laughing cat.

They went to a party together. They had fun.

Cat VS. Dog
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A Story by Beth

Once upon a time there lived a nice king and queen.

They were called Anna and Jack.

They lived in the forest where the grass was long.

There were butterflies.

There lived an elf, who lived in a castle.

He was crazy and was always rushing and forgetting things.

Disney - Magic Kingdom (Explored)
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A Story by Lucy

Once upon a time there lived a bumble bee.

She lived in a big hive. Her name was Lucy.

She was always busy making honey.

One day she met a butterfly.

The butterfly lived in a garden.

They both lived happy ever after.

Flowers in Fog
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 You can read more stories from Senior Infants here.

Granny’s Garden – FINAL Follow Up Activity – The Diaries

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Click on this link to read about ‘Granny’s Garden’.

 

Witch’s Diary

Monday:

Fly to shops for mice and frog spawn.

Tuesday:

Pick up kids from fire breathing class.

Wednesday:

Cup of tea with Witches on Wednesday

Thursday:

Broomstick Yoga.

Friday:

Take cat to vet. He fell off the broomstick.

 Enchanted Garden
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Granny’s Diary

Monday: Gardening

Tuesday: Weed the vegetable patch.

Wednesday: Flower arranging.

Thursday: Shopping for goodies and weedkiller.

Friday: Baking in the morning

Children coming to tea.

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Tara’s Witch seems to live a very full life 😉

Monday:

Appointment at Grizzly Groomers for Fluffy. Buy more toads in Polly’s Petshop.

Meet Hetty for lunch in the Evil Kettle.

Tuesday:

Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Plan the destruction of this town. Book plane tickets.

Annual Book Club Dinner.

Wednesday:

The eggs finally hatched. Six adorable baby dragons. Pack suitcase.

Graduate Witch Meeting.

Thursday:

Pippa’s daughter coming for a play date. Teach her to cause havoc.

Shop for disguises.

Friday:

Put my evil plan into action for destruction of town. Unleash dragons, toads

and Pippa’s daughter. Book taxi to airport.

Saturday:

Meet Lulu in Volutera and plan our return to the Kingdom of the Mountains.

Mordiford Loop, dragons house? #dailyshoot # herefordshire
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‘Granny’s Garden’ – Follow Up Activities – Responses to the Story 2

Erin’s Story:

I enjoyed going to the Kingdom of the Mountains. We were trying to rescue six children from a witch. The witch was ugly with a long nose, but otherwise I didn’t think she was very witchy. Luckily when she gave us her cake, it didn’t have any poison in it. There was two goblins by the lake. One was called Redhorn. We went to the Castle of Dreams and met Daniel. We saw Jessica in a secret tower in the forest where pompom trees grow. There was also a Giant on the hill. he asked if he could eat us. We said Yes, but the giant didn’t eat us. He gave us a stone. I really enjoyed the adventure.

Cuddle
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Mia said:

This was a great fun adventure. The witch was scary at times. The children were fun to find and not too easy. They were hidden very well. The City of Dragons was a part that you needed to think about. When I went to the Castle of Dreams I met Daniel. In the tower we met Esther. We went to the forest but there was a fire. We met a Giant. He asked us if we wanted to be eaten. We said yes, but he did not eat us. I really enjoyed this adventure.

Bartestree Cottage #dailyshoot
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Caoimhe’s Story:

I’m here in Granny’s Garden. I followed the raven to an old cottage. I get a funny feeling as I walk in and find Anna. She is very annoying so I am trying to find the others as fast as I can. When I get to the Giant’s hill. I was very scared when he tells me he is going to eat me. Then I went to the Dragon Farm, where we had to tame all the baby dragons. We had to feed the dragons to get Clare back. I found all the other kids and then we went back to Granny’s garden for some tea.

Imagination of a little boy
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Alex’s Story:

I had so much fun saving all six children. But I have to admit, it was really hard, trying not to meet the wicked witch. But when I had to, she gave me the fright of my life, with her big green nose popping out of her face, with that big, black mole on her face. Anyway, when I found the first child Anna, I think, she said that I was family, that I was related to her, and to her brothers and sister.

Fairy Tale
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Hayley wrote:

When I walked into the witch’s cottage, I heard her talking on her  iPhone 5.

‘I don’t want to eat the child’ she moaned and hung up.

She came out and offered me some cake.

I took it and left.

I rescued all the children but they were terribly annoying.

I was glad to give them back to their parents

and to have a cup of tea with Granny.

 Seljalandsfoss waterfall
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This is what Michelle had to say:

I loved the trip to the hill where the giant was

but my favourite part was

where the Giant says

‘Shall I eat you?’

but you have say yes

so you can trick him.

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Isabella said:

As I walked into the cottage, I could sense the witch.

It wasn’t just me being a baby.

There WAS a witch and she offered me a big slice of cake.

I asked her could I have it and suprisingly she gave it to me.

I Love October
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Ciaran’s response:

That was a dreadful day. To be honest the Witch scared the living daylights out of me. I fell neck deep into the swamp and I still can’t wash out the smell. The children that I rescued were so annoying. The wood was as dreadful. I can’t tell you how many times I was ambushed by a blood thirsty bear. We set up camp. In the middle of the night the tent blew away. Man, that’s the last time I am doing that.

The Journey of Harry the Teddy Bear
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However we did enjoy playing Granny’s Garden.

You can read our other responses here.

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Granny’s Garden – Follow Up Activities – Headlines from ‘The Daily News’

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Breaking News: Giant won’t eat humans.

A local Giant has admitted that he refuses to eat humans.

The big sissy says he is a vegetarian.

The  Witch says ‘He is not worth hiring’.

The children say ‘He gives free piggy back rides’.

Whose side are you on?

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Other news inside:

The King and Queen are kidnapped.

 

Baby Dragon Apocalypse.

 

Granny gets married.

 

Dragon drinks too much Fire Aid

Non stop fire breathing. Not good.

 

The Talking Toadstool

auditions for X Factor.

 

Redhorn gets plastic surgery.

 

Baby Dragon goes missing.

Looking for witnesses.

 

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‘Granny’s Garden’ – Follow Up Activities – Responses to the Story 1

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Sive’s story:

Never have I been scared of witches but the one in ‘Granny’s Garden’.  was scary. This witch was ugly and her hair was knotted and greasy. Her clothes were torn and dirty. She looked as if she had worn the same clothes for her whole life. I am really tired right now, because looking after that little girl, Claire was painful. All she ever did was moan. When I first rescued Claire, she didn’t even say ‘Thank you’. She just kept on hitting me so I would give her the cake. I did make a few friends though, like the Raven, the Spider, the Worm, the Snail, the Bee and the Butterfly. I even got a slice of non poisonous cake from the Witch. I had a very outlandish day and I REALLY enjoyed it.

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Katie’s Story:

Going on that adventure was brilliant. Most of the kids were good but Daniel wasn’t very grateful. I found the witch’s eyes scary, the way they rolled around. The dragons were freaky and overweight. Most of it (especially the dragons) was funny. In place, it was especially difficult. That the Giant was not eating people. I have to admit, was strange for me. I would give this adventure nine out of ten.

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Ciaran’s Story:

I hated that day. The Witch scared the living daylight out of me, but luckily I had an axe on my back. The swamp was so annoying. I fell neck deep and I still can’t wash out the smell. The children I rescued were so annoying that I decided to cook them in a stew pot 🙂 The wood was just as bad. I can’t tell you how many times I was ambushed by a blood thirsty bear and when we set up camp, in the middle of the night, the tent blew away. Man, that is the last time, I am doing that.

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John said:

I loved the day when I went to the Kingdom of the Mountains. The witch was terribly funny and the Daniel person was so bold that he jumped out of the castle window and broke his leg. Anna had to bring him to the hospital. That Redhorn person really freaked me out. When the Giant asked me if I wanted to be eaten and I said Yes, the funny thing is that he didn’t eat me. That day was EPIC!

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Tommy said:

I loved the Witch, her wrinkles and her yellow eyes were so nice. The snake in the cottage scared the living daylights out of me, but luckily I had an apple and I threw it at it. The baby dragons at the village were kinda cute, but the Red Dragon was annoying, but not as annoying as Tom and Anna were. They were always moaning about how they were hungry. Anna was always saying her nails were messed up and her hair was not straight. She was so annoying. Tom kept saying that I could not take care of children and I should give up. I think the Giant was very nice not to eat me and the dwarf in the lake was foolish to tell a stranger his name like that.

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Evan said:

I liked the Witch. I thought she was really kind because she gave me her cake. I didn’t like the way the Giant was a sissy and didn’t eat me. I think Redhorn was very stupid to give his name away to randomers.

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Tara said:

I really enjoyed the adventure, even though some of it was just silly. I felt very uneasy when I met the witch in her cottage. She seriously scared my socks off. You sent me on a  quest when all I did was come for a holiday in the Kingdom of the Mountains. It was well worth it though. Your giant was awesome. He doesn’t eat people which is good. Your facilities are good. I especially loved the lake. The children were very well behaved, especially Claire. She ‘s a credit to you. You really shouldn’t have let me into the marsh though. It’s a death trap. The dragon bit of the quest was silly. Why would you have to get them out singly. Dragons don’t eat buns, lollies, oranges and chips you know. During Level Four the things that were blocking the paths were weird but super friendly. Overall I thought everything was ok. The only thing is you should give that witch some immediate plastic surgery.

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More stories and some artwork from Fifth class, Room 12 to follow, on this theme.

You can read other student responses to the game

‘Granny’s Garden’ – Follow up activities: Reasons you would like to be a bad witch (or wizard)

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I would like to be a bad witch (or wizard) because…

I could do what I want.

I would be my own boss.

I could do things my own way

 

Because I could have a secret lair

with hostages and slaves

 

I would wear black.

I could have a black cat

 

I could have weird pets

I could live in unusual places.

 

I wouldn’t have to be nice to people.

I could zap people into whatever I want.

 

I could change the rules

and destroy pop music.

 

I could turn the world into a desert

and blow up the school.

 

I could stop all the fun subjects in school.

I could put a stop to homework

 

I could banish cheese sauce

and long queues for water slides.

 

I could steal Christmas,

melt snow

or  turn snow into ice.

 

I could practice my evil laugh:

he! he! he!

 

I would find it hard to be bad:

at a funeral, a wedding,

football or rugby training

on my birthday

When someone gives me a hug

or a present

or boosts my confidence.

 

These ideas from Fifth Class, Room 12.

 

 

 

‘Granny’s Garden’ – Follow up activities: Reasons you would like to be a good witch (or wizard)

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I would like to be a good witch (or wizard) because…

 

I could use my magic for good and do good spells.

I could go back in time and prevent evil

If I went back in time I could save the dinosaurs.

 

Everyone would like you

and would defend you.

You could make everyone like you.

No one would be scared of you.

 

I like to help people with every day problems

I could make the world a better place.

 

I could heal people with powders and spices.

 

I would like to save the world and endangered animals

 

I could change everyone that is bad

and rescue people who are in danger.

 

There would be no crime and no war.

 

Ireland would be sunny and warm.

 

If I forgot someone’s birthday

or forgot to get someone a present

I could solve this problem by magic.

 

I could apparate instead of walking

or teleport somewhere.

 

I could use magic to change my clothes

and to do my homework.

I could cook dinner with magic.

 

I could fly to school,

stop time

and have an infinity of my favourite food.

 

I’d make things that I want out of thin air.

 

Sometimes I find it hard to be good:

At school,

at home,

at Granny’s,

if someone is annoying me

or no one listens to you.

or when someone is being unfair

 

I think it would be a good idea

to keep my powers a secret so…

people don’t know you are a witch.

so others can’t defeat you.

 

People would ask you for stuff

that they really don’t need

 

If I kept my powers a secret

I wouldn’t be asked to change people’s lives,

which could be a risky thing to do

 

These ideas from Fifth Class, Room 12.

 

 

‘Granny’s Garden’ – Follow up activities: A review of the game by Sean

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I enjoyed my visit to ‘The Kingdom of The Mountains’

and  ‘Granny’s Garden’.

I liked the way that you had to remember a password.

 

I also like that a bird helped you on your quest.

What I did’t like was that the graphics were not very modern.

I would have liked if there had been more levels.

I would have liked if each level was longer.

I think that would have made for

an even better experience of the game.

Sean

A Trip down Memory Lane … to ‘Granny’s Garden’.

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Today I worked with some past pupils.

When they had worked with me before,

we had used the educational, adventure game; ‘Granny’s Garden’ 

and we thought that it would be interesting to revisit it.

 

‘Granny’s Garden’ is considered a classic.

It has been educating and entertaining children since 1983.

Many grown ups are quite nostalgic about it.

 

The aim of ‘Granny’s Garden’ is to find

Esther, Tom, Clare, Anna, Jessica, and Daniel, 

the six missing children of the King and Queen

of the Kingdom of the Mountains

who have been kidnapped by the Wicked Witch

 

Granny’s Garden, involves problem solving

as the children visit ‘The Giant’s Garden’,

The City of Dragons and the Land of Mystery.

 

The students today succeeded in rescuing the children.

We also did some written work and art based on the game.

Teacher plans to upload some of this work

in the next few days, so keep your eye out for it.

‘Pest Control’&Other Stories by Cillian F

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Did anyone tell you that a mouse

came into the classroom two months ago?

When it came in everyone freaked out.

In the end, we left the room.

Luckily, Room Ten was off on a hike,

so we borrowed their room.

And a week ago I saw a pest control van in the grounds.

There haven’t been any mice seen since.

 

23rd January 2013

 

Cartoon by Cillian:

Cillian is currently learning about fractions in school.

He drew a cartoon from which you can probably guess

what he thinks about them! 

 

Cillian's Cartoon!.

Procedural Writing; ‘Explain How to be Teacher for a Day’.

We worked on Procedural Writing.

We were doing this exercise:

“Supposing you had a substitute teacher,

what would you tell her that you do in school each day”.


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JC wrote:

First we write down our homework.

Then we do our Mental Maths.

Then we do our Modern Handwriting.

Then we say our morning prayer and Teacher calls the roll on Aladdin.

Then we do Maths and English.

At 10.35 we go out for a break.

After break we do Irish.

At 12 we say The Angelus.

Then we do Religion.

At the moment we are preparing for our First Communion.

At 12.30 we have another break.

 

So far so good 🙂

However this is one of our favourite poems

from the book ‘Please Mrs Butler’ by Allan Ahlberg.

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“Here’s the rule for what to do

If ever your teacher has the flu

Or for some other reason takes to her bed

And a different teacher comes instead

When the visiting teacher hangs up her hat

Writes the date on the board, does this or that

Always remember, you have to say this,

OUR teacher never does that, Miss!

When you want to change places or wander about

Or feel like getting the guinea pig out

Never forget, the message is this,

OUR teacher always lets us, Miss!

Then, when your teacher returns next day

And complains about the paint or clay

Remember these words, you just say this:

That OTHER teacher told us to, Miss!”

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Senan began:

‘My Teacher was out and we had a substitute teacher.

She said to me,

‘Can you be my helper?’

She asked me if I can tell her what our teacher does normally.

So I thought it was time to have a little fun…’

 

Alice wrote:

1. Ella: She loves art and hates Maths!

So Ella says’Miss, we REALLY want to do Maths,

but our Teacher always says to do Art instead’

Substitute Teacher:

‘Oh really … Well for a treat we will do Maths …for a BIG treat’.

So Ella didn’t fool the Teacher.

 

2. Sam: He loves PE but hates spelling!

‘Miss, we do PE all day so

where did you get the idea we do spelling?’

Teacher: ‘Well…I…always do spelling.’

Children: ‘It is completely up to you Teacher.

You have two choices Miss.

One: Don’t do PE and don’t be our Teacher’s friend.

Two: Is the other way round.

Teacher: Alright then, we will do PE…

Are you sure about this Sam?’

Sam: ‘Yes, definitely.’

So Sam was more successful.

 

The class had other ideas too:

‘We’d tell the teacher that we go to the playground everyday

and buy sweets on the way,

that Teacher brings us to the cinema every Friday

and the swimming pool every Monday.

On Tuesdays we go on a nature walk

and on Wednesday, we watch videos and have a half day,

That only leaves Thursday, when we do art all day’.

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This exercise didn’t turn out as Teacher had planned,

but we had good fun.

 

Children’s Writing: ‘The Further Adventures of Scarlet’ by Nicole

On the 18th June Nicole started writing a story.

You can read it HERE.

The main character in her story was called Scarlet.

Over the Summer, Nicole wrote a further instalment

and here it is ….

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Scarlet went back home.

Then when she said good night, she fell fast asleep.

The book was on her head trying to tell her something.

She had a dream about The Spirits.

She woke up and saw the book.

She saw something about The Spirits.

It said ‘Three kids have been taken by The Spirits and…

YOU are …

NEXT!

 

Scarlet closed the book

but her hand got stuck

then she got sucked in the book.

Fire was there.

Pages were flying everywhere.

It was magic.

 

Scarlet was able to grab a branch.

Then she climbed up the branch,

and there was was a little door.

She went through the door and …

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Oh wait there were two doors.

They both said:

‘Pick me! Pick me!’

Aaaah! said Scarlet.

She nearly had a heart attack.

 

But which one should I pick?

‘Wait’ she said to the doors.

‘Where will I go?’

 The first door said

‘Home’.

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Door Number Two whispered…

‘Come closer …

Pass through me

and you will find The Spirits’.

‘Ok,’ said Scarlet.

‘I pick Door Number Two’.

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She opened the door

and she was not at home.

She was ONE step closer

to finding The Spirits.

 

‘YES finally I can find The Spirits

and make this thing stop for once

and for all’.

 

‘Now where should I go? ‘

Right, I think’.

 

Off she went.

‘Oh no, a river.

How can I get across?

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Then a Spirit passed her way.

‘Come with me,’ he demanded.

‘No,’ said Scarlet.

‘I insist’, said The Spirit.

 

‘Ok fine.

I will come with you’.

The Spirit took her to a dark and gloomy place.

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‘Give me your soul,’ The Spirit said.

‘Never. I won’t,’ said Scarlet

‘Why do you want it?’

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‘So I can be alive’, The Spirit replied

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Then out of nowhere a girl came.

‘Here is MY soul’, she said.

 

‘No don’t do it,’ cried out Scarlet

but it was too late, The Spirit

took her spirit and the little girl

fell to the ground.

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‘You are so mean,’ said Scarlet.

‘I am sorry,’ said The Spirit.

I do not control myself.

My oldest brother does.

 

‘Wait said Scarlet.

You must be that kid…

who got lost’.

‘Yes I am’, replied The Spirit.

 

‘I’m not sure if I believe you’.

‘Well I am not lying.’

‘What……..? I can’t hear you……’ answered Scarlet.

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Then Scarlet fell out of that dark place

and landed in the river.

 

Meanwhile back in the dark cave …

little did Scarlet know

but the little  girl was

The Spirit’s middle child.

‘Good work Sis,’ said The Spirit.

‘Thank you Bro, answered the girl.

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‘Wait, we have not got her soul yet.

It is our job to get kids’ souls.

It has been our job for the last thousand years’…

To be continued.

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The other students in 2nd Class Room 6

found Nicole’s heroine very inspiring.

More stories that they wrote about her

can be found HERE and HERE