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GRADE 1A

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First Row (left to right): Christine Cadle, Patrick Feng, Nathan Githiari, Alison Fouche
Second Row (left to right): Vartika Gobrie, Tareena Govind, Simon Hanauer, Milana Kuni, Cara Le Grange
Third Row (left to right): Idzomina Luminzu, Shaun Lutzke, Ariana Mugnaioni, Thaven Naidoo, Ryan Nieuwoudt
Fourth Row (left to right): Keshav Singh, Zimasa Sisulu, Matthew Smit, Jake Strack van Schyndel, Emily Tudor-Owen

Fifth Row (left to right): Amelia Williams, Daniel Flammer, Marizel Victor

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GRADE 1B

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First Row (left to right): Sara Akole, Mia Dos Reis Gil, Eli Dyers, Victoria Edwards, Daniel Falkson
Second Row (left to right): Michaela Grimley, Yusha Hargey, Ethan Hart, Imogen Howard, Allegra KohlÖffel
Third Row (left to right): Patrick McCausland, Libongwe Ntlangula, Selina Ochola, Aarya Omar, Kate Picton

Fourth Row (left to right): Evan Saunders, Chloë Tao, Motheo Tuoane, Greg Veliades, Kerri Ginsburg

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GRADE 1C

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First Row (left to right): Danyal Akoojee, Veer Gobrie, Daniel Gray, Emily Gwilt, Kaid Twersky
Second Row (left to right): Caleb Jordaan, Lindokuhle Khanyi, Christie Kilpatrick, Khotso Mohlabane, Nashe Mudzengi

Third Row (left to right): Carina Murphy, Mwakawashe Mushaya, Tayen Naicker, Amiri Naidoo, Luna Ren
Fourth Row (left to right): Jacob van Tonder, Zac Baptiste, Jacob Silbermann, Marianne Lachenicht

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Milana Kuni

Jacob Silbermann

Daniel Gray

Emily Gwilt

ONCE UPON A TIME WHERE THE WHERE DO DRAGONFLIES
Once a little click beetle climbed up GRASSHOPPER GOES LAY THEIR EGGS?
a tree. It fell down. The click beetle One day there was a grasshopper and When a dragonfly hatches from an
saw an earthworm. The click beetle he tried to play but then he spotted egg, a tiny dragonfly comes out of an
saw a snail. The click beetle saw a boy, a butterfly. Then the grasshopper egg. But where does it come from?
did three graceful somersaults and spotted a lion and a frog. The I got out my magnifying glass and
landed on his feet. grasshopper also spotted a bird and I looked at the leaf. There were four
Daniel Gray an apple tree. Then it was night and eggs on the leaf. When one of the
the grasshopper was looking at the eggs hatched, a dragonfly flew out. It
THE SELFISH GIANT night sky. flew on and on and on and on and on.
First, the giant chased the children Ryan Nieuwoudt Cara Le Grange
out of the garden. Then the children
blew bubbles to the giant to make GUESS WHAT IT IS MY HOLIDAY
friends. After that, the giant’s garden This is a type of transport. It goes on First, I packed my suitcase for Durban.
was ruined by winter for a long, long water. It is small. It carries people. It Then, I landed in Durban and I went
time. Finally, the giant became nice has a sail. It is fun to go on. to my Granny’s house. After that, I
and helped a crying boy. went to the beach. Finally, I flew back
Nashe Mudzengi What is it? home.
Tareena Govind Imogen Howard

GRADE 1 CREATIVE WRITING & ART

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Veer Gobrie

Thaven Naidoo

Cara le Grange

Danyal Akoojee

AMY THE CATERPILLAR WHEN I GROW UP THE ROCKSTAR
One day there was an egg. It hatched I will have a sports car because it is I don’t want to be a butterfly. I want
and there was a caterpillar. Its name very fast. to be a caterpillar forever. But it is too
was Amy. She started to eat. Yum! Nathan Githiari late. I am turning into a butterfly.
This is delicious, said Amy. Then she Christine Cadle
turned into a cocoon and went to I will have a Red Bull Formula 1 car
sleep. When she woke up, she was a because it is the fastest car. THE DRAGONFLY
beautiful butterfly. Simon Hanauer There was a dragonfly and she flew
Idzomina Luminzu home. She met a new friend. They
I will have a Combi because it is big became best friends.
THE AMAZING DRAGONFLY and long and my Dad drives one. Zimasa Sisulu
One day the amazing dragonfly Alison Fouche
came to drink some delicious nectar, MY ADVENTURE
but a greedy frog was there and she THE BEST TRIP First, I packed my bag. Then I hit the
zoomed away. She went back home First, we went in the car. Then we road. After that, I saw many things.
to lay on her bed. No nectar for me, drove. After that, we were driving and Finally, I arrived in Port Elizabeth.
she said. driving. Finally, we were at Sun City. Amelia Williams
Emily Tudor-Owen Keshav Singh
THE CLUMSY CLICK BEETLE
PLANTS, PLANTS, PLANTS THE GIANT AND THE CHILDREN Once there was a click beetle. That
The flower begins to grow. Cauliflower The kids were playing in the giant’s click beetle was tired so he lay down.
is a flower that we eat. Some plants garden. When the giant got home, he But then he couldn’t flip back on his
lose all their leaves in winter. The bark shooed the kids away. Then the kids legs. He was scared! Help! He tried to
protects the plants from animals. came back and the giant became click but he couldn’t. Finally, he did
When the soil washes away, it is called kind. click and gave a graceful leap. He
soil erosion. Ariana Mugnaioni made a big CLICK!
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Sara Akole

Luna Ren

Zimasa Sisulu

Shaun Lutzke

Eli Dyers
Nathan Githiari

Vartika Gobrie

Ryan Nieuwoudt
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Keshav Singh

Daniel Falkson

Matthew Smit

Ethan Hart

Chloe Tao
Victoria Edwards
Yusha Hargey
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Patrick Feng

Michaela Grimley

Khotso Mohlabane

Tayen Naicker

IF I COULD GIANT DOS AND DON’TS WHAT IF?
I would have wings from a bird The giant should be kind to people. If the three bears came to my house,
because I could fly up high and not be I would teach baby bear how to
caught when playing tag. It would be The giant should not climb trees. play golf.
good because I would be able to see Vartika Grobrie Daniel Falkson
everything when I fly up high, but I
would get tired from flying. The giant should listen to the teacher. WHAT IS IT?
Victoria Edwards This is a type of transport. It goes in
The giant should not step on the the air. It is big and fast. It carries
THE GIANT children. passengers. It has wings. What is it?
The villagers thought the castle was Shaun Lutzke Eli Dyers
abandoned. In the garden, children
were playing. When the giant found The giant should not sit on the desks. AMAZING OSTRICHES
the children, he got very angry. I learnt that they are special birds.
Patrick Feng The giant should not let children get Ostriches have long necks. Their kick
into his pocket. can kill a lion.
WHAT IF? Milana Kuni Matthew Smit
If the three bears came to my house, I
would trap the bears and run away. ALL ABOUT KOMODO DRAGONS MEET LINDO
Sara Akole Komodo Dragons are the biggest My name is Lindo. It has five letters.
lizards in the world. They have a My birthday is on 15 September. I am
WHAT IS IT? forked tongue. They are bigger than six years old. I have a beautiful family.
This is a type of transport. It goes in two bathtubs. My favourite colour is pink and my
the air. It is a little bit small. It carries a favourite food is a burger. My friend’s
few people. It has booster engines. The baby dragons stay in the trees name is Amelia. When I grow up, I will
for two years. They smell with their be a tennis player.
Can you guess what it is? tongues. They have plates over their Lindokhule Khanyi
Jake Strack van Schyndel bodies.
Christie Kilpatrick and Tayen
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Lindokuhle Khanyi

Jacob van Tonder

Libongwe Ntlangula

Christie Kilpatrick

Imogen Howard

HOW TO GET A SPIDER OUT THE CENTIPEDE WHAT AM I?
OF THE HOUSE The centipede always goes outside I am a giant. I am a real giant. I live in
First, calm down! Then, creep slowly to eat the dead leaves. You can find the polar habitat. I can swim. I will eat
towards the spider. After that, make them everywhere, also at night. You you. I have white fur. What am I?
friends with the spider and put your can see them under trees and outside. Allegra Kohlöffel
hand next to it so it crawls onto your Thaven Naidoo
hand. Finally, take it outside. HOW TO GET A SPIDER OUT
JUST IMAGINE OF THE HOUSE
Motheo Tuoane If I had a lion’s mane, it would keep First, get a jar and a piece of paper.
me warm but mom would be scared. Then, put the paper underneath the
PLANTS Danyal Akoojee spider. After that, put the jar on top.
The roots suck up water. A tree has a Finally, let the spider out of the jar
taproot. The roots hold up the plant. If I had a long neck like a giraffe, outside.
The stem brings the water up and I could see far but I would not fit in Selina Ochola
brings the food down. Some stems the car!
have spikes to protect them. The tree’s Khotso Mohlabane WHAT IS IT?
stem is called a trunk. Leaves make This is a type of transport. It goes in
food for the plant. Leaves come in If I had a dog’s nose, I could smell the air. It is slow. It carries passengers.
different shapes, sizes and colours. everything but it would not be It has no wheels. It has a basket.
Some trees lose all their leaves in comfortable because it is always wet. What is it?
winter and some trees lose some of Mwakawashe Mushaya Michaela Grimley
their leaves. That’s called an evergreen
tree. Some flowers have bright colours A SHARK WHAT AM I?
and good smells. The flowers make A shark is a wild animal. It lives in the I am an animal. I live in an ocean
seeds to make another plant. The ocean. It eats meat. Its skin is grey. It habitat. I eat fish and meat. My skin is
fruit grows where the flower was. The can swim fast. grey. I swim slowly. What am I?
fruit protects the seeds. If there was Veer Gobrie Yusha Hargey
no fruit, there would be no seeds and
then no life!

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Alison Fouche

Zac Baptiste

Selina Ochola

Emily Tudor-Owen

Tareena Govind

Carina Murphy

Aarya Omar Evan Saunders
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Isabela Webber

Patrick McCausland Simon Hanauer
Mwakawashe Mushaya

Amiri Naidoo

Motheo Tuoane Idzomina Luminzu

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Mia Dos Reis Gil

Kate Picton

Christine Cadle

MY HOLIDAY HOW TO CATCH A SNAKE WHAT IS IT?
First, we drove to Haga Haga. Then, This is a type of transport. It carries
we had supper. The next day, it was First, you find a mouse. Then, you get people. It is big and slow. It has
Christmas and I met my cousins. a box and trap the snake using the wheels. It is in the game reserve.
Finally, we went home. mouse and box. After that, you get ink What is it? (Game viewing vehicle)
Ethan Hart and blind it. Finally, you take it outside Emily Gwilt
and wave goodbye!
WHAT AM I? Patrick McCausland IF I COULD
I am a wild animal. I live in the I would have leopard feet so I could
grasslands. I eat leaves and grass. My ALL ABOUT CHAMELEONS run fast. It would be good because
skin is floppy. I can suck up water with Chameleons have two body parts, four I would be able to run so fast that
my nose. What am I? legs, no wings and an inside skeleton. nobody could catch me, but I would
Jacob van Tonder They like the sun and live on trees. have to take naps during the day.
They eat insects and grasshoppers. Aarya Omar
MY HOLIDAY Chameleons lay brown eggs. They can
First, we went on an aeroplane to change colour to be safe. HOOPOES
Umhlanga. Then I saw a shark. After Carina Murphy A hoopoe is a wild bird. It lives in
that, I had some doughnuts. Finally, I the grasslands. It eats insects. It has
felt sad because I was going home. HOW TO GET A SPIDER OUT orange and black feathers. It can fly. It
Zac Baptiste OF THE HOUSE has a mo-hawk.
First, get a broom and bin. Then, use Kaid Twersky
WHAT AM I? the broom to move the spider into the
I am an animal. I live in the grassland bin. After that, put a piece of plastic FACTS ABOUT WHALE SHARKS
habitat. I eat grass. My skin is brown over the bin. Finally, let the spider out Whale sharks eat plankton and small
and I have small ears. I love to lie in in the backyard. squid. They are as big as a school bus.
the water. What am I? Mia Dos Reis Gil Whale sharks have very big mouths.
Evan Saunders They live in warm seas.
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Nashe Mudzengi Jake Strack van Schyndel

Kaid Twersky Ariana Mugnaioni
Amelia Williams

IF I COULD ALL ABOUT ME Caleb Jordaan
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nobody would be able to catch me. It My birthday is on 29 July. I am six
would be good because I could pull years old. I have my mom. My favourite
my friends along to fly up high with colour is blue. My favourite food is
me, but I might lose my strength. spaghetti. When I grow up, I will be a
Chloë Tao dog trainer.
Caleb Jordaan
HOW TO GET A SLUG OUT
OF THE HOUSE Allegra KohlÖffel
First, calm down and don’t panic!
Then, go to the kitchen. After that, get
a broom and dustpan. Finally, sweep
it up and show an adult.
Libongwe Ntlangula

IF I COULD
I would have a long neck because I
could fetch things up high. It would
be good because I could look up high
and see the world, but I would not fit
into a bus.

Kate Picton

MY HOLIDAY
First, we drove to Madikwe River
Lodge. Then, we saw a cheetah that
was hunting a buck. After that, we
saw a lion that was eating a zebra.
Finally, we drove back home.

Greg Veliades

GRADE 2A

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First Row (left to right): Sienna Allen, Rayhaan Abdool-Gaffar, Kireev Chetty, Nikhil Daya
Second Row (left to right): Layla Hendricks, Matilde Henriquez-Munizaga, Allegra Martin, Lukhona Mdledle, Vihaan Mistry
Third Row (left to right): Seyhara Moodley, Tshegofatso Mothemane, Lindiwe Mothobi, Sebastiano Murabito, Raayu Nathalal

Fourth Row (left to right): Sofia Ruscic, Zara Russell, Liam Stoltz, James Tagg, Alex Van Der Ross
Fifth Row (left to right): Gabriel Webb, Sienna Wilson, Ella Arnold, Megan Geldart

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GRADE 2B

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First Row (left to right): Trinidad Baudrand, Hayley Chengiah, Eza Dwayi, Calyssa Fauré
Second Row (left to right): Kefentse Gololo, Akul Gupta, Caitlyn Hauser, Thomas Jackson, Muhammad Moorad

Third Row (left to right): Sania Moosa, Nuvania Naidoo, Connor Page, Alexander Papazian, Hamzah Paruk
Fourth Row (left to right): Sienna Pestana, Alex Stead, Lekahn Vemula, Josiah Wanda, Lexi Westgate
Fifth Row (left to right): Liam Yaldwyn, Tawananyasha Choto, Sarah Thompson

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GRADE 2C

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First Row (left to right): Caitlyn Alexander, Gabriel Bossenger, Seth Day, Arya Fenwick
Second Row (left to right): Lwethu Frans, Oratile Gumede, Unnabh Jain, Harry Knight, Anashe Murimba

Third Row (left to right): Vishay Nathoo, Nandi Ngcobo, Maryam Patel, Annah Pillay, Sasha Quinan
Fourth Row (left to right): Mutende Siakachoma, Calla Sing, Amber Smit, Cooper Smith, Thomas Tudor-Owen

Fifth Row (left to right): Mohamed Vally, Mikayla Bailey, Chantall Keen

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Maryam Pillay

Alex Stead

Caitlyn Hauser

Alexander Papazian

ANIMAL ANTICS STARFISH STINGRAY
Cheetahs can run very fast
If a lion raced a cheetah, Superstars. Slimy skin.
he’d come last. Tiny stars. Tail is where the sting is.
An elephant is so big Amazing at sticking to rocks. Interesting animals to learn about.
And aardvarks love to dig. Rough skin. Naughty when they are babies.
Eagles soar way up high Friendly stars. Great at catching fish.
While lapwings fly beneath the sky. Incredible stars. Razor-sharp tails.
Harry Knight Super at hiding. Attack fish.
Harmless.
THE POWER OF LEMONS Young stingrays are also dangerous.
Lemons are sour Calyssa Fauré Alex Stead
Lemons are juicy
Lemons give you power ON A HOT SUMMERS DAY TURTLE
And they are healthy On a hot summers day, I drink a
Lemons are yellow like the sun canyon of blueberry and apple slush, Tiny turtles think seaweed is tasty.
Make some lemonade a pool of fizzy cherry coke, a tank of Underwater creatures.
So we can have fun delicious ice tea, a river of healthy Razor-sharp beak.
Calla Sing orange juice, a tub of icy Freezo and a Turtles are very territorial.
fridge of cold lemonade. Love learning about turtles.
Everyone thinks they are cool!
Kefentse Gololo
Alexander Papazian

GRADE 2 CREATIVE WRITING & ART

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Sebastiano Murabito

Annah Pillay

Mohamed Vally

Akul Gupta

Trinidad Baudrand

FRUITY DELIGHT A SPECIAL PLACE I CALL HOME REASONS I LOVE SOUTH AFRICA
Grapes come in many shapes. I love South Africa because I love I love my country because it has
I once saw a bear who was juggling the food. beautiful animals such as the Big Five.
a pear I love South Africa because I love I also love to see zebras in the wild.
And tossing a few nuts to a squirrel hats and masks.
in a chair. I love South Africa because I love I love my country because it has
Seth Day our toys. beautiful schools and lovely teachers.
I love South Africa because I love
THE MIXED-UP FOX the cool names. I love my country because it has lovely
Once upon a time, a fox was all alone. I love South Africa because I love beaches where we can play and
He wanted to make friends. the surprise books. beautiful seas to dip our feet.
Nandi Ngcobo
One day he saw a zoo. He saw all the I love my country because it has
beautiful animals. TONGUE TWISTERS places where you can try different
Lazy lobsters laughed loudly. foods.
He said, “I wish to be colourful like a Trinidad Baudrand
lizard.” His wish came true. Tiny turtles talked about taking
terrible taxis. MY LOVE FOR MY COUNTRY
“I wish I could be as spotty as a cow”, Thomas Jackson I love South Africa because there are
and his wish came true. so many animals.
MY JUICY ADVENTURE I love South Africa because of the
“I wish I could be as thin as a snake”, I am so thirsty that I could drink weather.
and his wish came true. a huge swimming pool of I love South Africa because of the
chocolate milk scrumptious food.
He saw another fox. The fix was scared A deep ocean of white, fizzy Sprite I love South Africa because of the
of him because he was so mixed A giant lake of cold, cool Coke friendly people.
up. He said, “I wish I could be myself A deep pond of fizzy Fanta and I love South Africa because of the
again.” So he did. The two foxes All the water in the world! colourful flag.
became friends and lived happily Rayhaan Abdool-Gaffar Amber Smit
ever after.
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Sasha Quinan

Mikayla Bailey

Mutende Siakachoma

Layla Hendricks

TONGUE TWISTERS THE MAGIC MOOR ANIMAL RHYMES
Jumping jellyfish jogged in jelly Once upon a sunny day, I was walking We like to see the birds up high
in July. through a green field when I noticed Flying gently in the sky.
a HUGE brown door. I decided to Leopard hunts into the night
Silly seals sing sad songs. see what was on the other side, so I Giving animals a big fright.
Josiah Wanda turned the handle and saw… In the morning, when the sun
comes out
I LOVE SOUTH AFRICA A huge aquarium with walking fish The lion likes to laze about.
I love South Africa because it has and an octopus juggling whales with Ella Arnold
cookies. his eight arms. I had so much fun
I love South Africa because it has wandering around I forgot the time. MY BIG HOUSE
milk tart. When I checked the time, it was eight In my small bedroom, I have a
I love South Africa because you can o’clock already, and I rushed home small light, a light grey desk, space
be free no matter who you are. to tell my mom and dad everything I wallpaper and my big Legos.
I love South Africa because it has had seen that day.
many different foods and cultures. Hamzah Paruk In my little TV room, I have a big TV, a
I love South Africa because it has drawer full of toys, a storeroom and a
a lot of wild animals. DARING DOLPHIN brown couch.
I love South Africa because I was There once was a dolphin
born here. Who committed a sin. In my mom’s room, she has a small
Zara Russell He was caught littering a tin TV, a white lamp, a king-size bed and
So Officer Lynne a small bathroom.
WHALE Put him in a dungeon.
Water animal. He realised he couldn’t win In my sister’s room, she has a little
Hugest mammal on earth. So he picked up the tin lamp, a toy kitchen, a big cupboard
Always active. And put it in the bin. and a big bed.
Loves eating krill. Seyhara Moodley
Exciting to watch when on a boat. In my big study, I have a small desk,
Akul Gupta a big bed, a small bathroom and
two doors.
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Seth Day

James Tagg

Raayu Nathalal

Rayhaan Abdool-Gaffar

Lukhona Mdledle

THE MIXED-UP MOUSE not eat his cheese. So the mouse CELEBRATING SOUTH AFRICA
Once upon a hot day, there was a wished to be himself again. Boom! He I love South Africa because of the
mouse. turned back into the tiny mouse. lovely food.
James Tagg I love South Africa because of the
Suddenly the mouse saw… wonderful weather.
ON A HOT SUMMERS DAY I love South Africa because of the
A snake! I wish I could slither like On a hot summers day, I drink a can different cultures.
a snake. Boom! Suddenly he had a of cold fizzy Coke, a pool of creamy I love South Africa because of the
slithery tail. milk, a tin of peach ice tea, a glass scary animals.
of strawberry milkshake, a case of I love South Africa’s flag because of
Then he saw… juicy fizzy Fanta, and a pool of cool the colours.
lemonade. Maryam Patel
A giraffe! I wish I could have a long Lexi Westgate
neck like a giraffe. Boom! Suddenly he TONGUE TWISTERS
had a long neck. WHO AM I? Flash, the fine fish, fished for fancy
I have four legs and a strong tail. fish food.
Then he saw… I have been alive for many,
many years. Eva, the enormous eel, eats eighty
A fish! I wish I could swim like a fish. I am not a pet. entire evil eggs.
Boom! Suddenly he was swimming I eat zebras, birds and even people. Sienna Pestana
faster than ever! I have sharp teeth.
I can drown animals. I am a carnivore MAGICAL DRINKS
Then he saw… and I hunt my prey. I am so thirsty that I could drink
I swim in oceans, lakes and rivers but I A slow stream of green apple juice
An elephant! I wish I could be strong can also live on land. A deep pond of chocolate milk
like an elephant. Boom! Suddenly he I lay my eggs in the sand. A wide ocean of salty water
had a long trunk. Who am I? A big pool of cold ice tea and
Lindiwe Mothobi A flowing river of warm milk.
Then he saw… Sienna Wilson

A flamingo! I wish I could have wings
like a flamingo. Boom! Suddenly he
had pink wings like a flamingo!

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Eza Dwayi
Sienna Pestana

Thomas Jackson

Lindiwe Mothobi

Anashe Murimba

PINEAPPLES FUNNY RHYMES THE MIXED-UP LEOPARD
Pineapples are yummy. Imagine a pig wearing a wig Once upon a time, there was a
Pineapples are scrummy. That saw a rabbit eating a carrot? leopard. The leopard really needed a
Pineapples fill your tummy And a bird chasing a herd new home. So the leopard started to
And pineapple juice is runny. That saw a bee the size of a tree? walk and walk. Then the leopard
Liam Yaldwyn Imagine a deer that looked like an ear saw a zoo.
That passed a bug on a rug
STRAWBERRIES Then saw a cat chasing a bat? In the zoo, there was an orange fox. I
Strawberries are yummy and sweet What a fun day, I must say! wish I could be a fox. The leopard got
as honey. Sienna Allen a bushy tail.
I eat them outside where it is warm
and sunny. I STEPPED THROUGH Then the leopard saw a strong
Connor Page A MAGIC DOOR elephant. I wish I could be strong like
Once upon a sunny day, I was walking the elephant. The leopard got a thick
MY EGG “SANDWISH” through a green field when I noticed a hard body.
Once there was a boy named Nick HUGE brown door, so I decided to see
and all the sandwiches he was eating that was on the other side. I turned Then the leopard saw a stripy zebra. I
were boring. Nick wished for his own the door handle and saw… wish I could be stripy like that zebra.
sandwich. He got a giant bun and The leopard got zebra stripes.
spread delicious butter and gooey, A cave with wolves! I was so scared.
chewy cheese on it. Then he put two I tried to get out but it was too dark Then the leopard saw a fluffy lion. I
fried eggs and red hot chilli spice on and I couldn’t find the key to open wish I could have a mane like that
the fluffy bun. Nick added tasty bacon the door. I was walking up and down lion. The leopard got the mane and it
and crispy chips on the side. But it trying to find the key when I stood on was so fluffy.
was too big to eat, so Nick wished for something sharp. It was the KEY!
a giant knife to cut the bun. He cut Now I had to look for the door. But then he looked in a pond and saw
the sandwich and gobbled it all up! It appeared out of nowhere, and he was all mixed up. He wished he
Raayu Nathalal I finally went home. could be himself again!
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Tshegofatso Mothemane

Nikhil Daya

Kireev Chetty

Liam Stoltz

MY AMAZING HOUSE MY DREAM SANDWICH THE MIXED-UP LEOPARD
In my comfortable lounge, I have a On my delicious sandwich, I have Once upon a sunny day, there was a
small coffee table, two big couches, happy, healthy ham, sweet scrambled leopard. Suddenly the leopard saw…
two small chairs and a warm fireplace. sausage, tasty, tangy tomatoes,
crunchy cool cucumber, long leafy A mouse! I wish I could have big ears
In my mom’s room, she has a double lettuce and cheesy cheese spread. like a mouse. Suddenly he had big
bed, a glass sliding door, a chest of Tawananyasha Choto ears like a mouse. Then he saw…
drawers and two bedside tables.
CRAZY CRAB A cheetah! I wish I could have fast legs
In my small bedroom, I have a green There once was a crab like a cheetah. Suddenly he had fast
beanbag, a stripy chair, a fancy fan, a Who had lots of flab. legs like a cheetah. Then he saw…
neat bookshelf and a satisfying lamp. He got a jab
In his ab A meerkat! I wish I could eat and
In my medium-sized kitchen, I have Which felt like a stab catch snakes like a meerkat. Suddenly
a silver stove, a large grey fridge, a In his underwater lab he had sharp teeth like a meerkat.
Kenwood Mixer and three sinks. And afterwards, he grabbed a kebab! Then he saw…
Layla Hendricks
In my amazing garden, I have two A bird! I wish I could fly like a bird.
lemon trees, a round tree, three rose THE LIQUID ADVENTURE Suddenly he had mouse ears, cheetah
bushes and a luscious vegetable I am so thirsty that I could drink legs, sharp teeth and wings like a bird.
garden. A huge six-litre bottle of orange juice. Then he saw…
Alex Van Der Ross A deep pool of green Coke.
A red pond filled with tangy An elephant! I wish I could be strong
DELICIOUS DRINKS apple juice. like an elephant. Suddenly he had a
I am so thirsty I could drink A flowing river of yellow, fizzy trunk like an elephant.
A tap of freezing Coke Sprite and
A dam of cold water A waterfall of bubbly purple Fanta. Finally, he saw a buck but he had
A river of creamy milkshake Tshegofatso Mothemane too many body parts to run. So he
A sea of tasty Sprite decided to wish himself back and he
A well of fizzy cola-tonic lived happily ever after.
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Vihaan Mistry

Seyhara Moodley

Zara Russell

Sofia Ruscic

MY WONDERFUL SENSES trunk so I can get things with it.” I AM SO THIRSTY
I can see the big brown mountains. So he did. I am so thirsty that I could drink
My ears can hear the big fountain. A huge pool of chocolate freezo
I can smell the yellow, yucky cheese. Then he wanted to be a cheetah so A giant ocean full of strawberry slushy
I can feel a cute fluffy kitten. he could camouflage and a gorilla to A huge dam of fizzy Fanta
I can taste a red cherry. climb trees. He became those too. A gushing stream of creamy
Mohamed Vally milkshakes and
The lion came back from his walk and A long river of green Creme Soda.
MY FAVOURITE FRUIT saw all the other animals. They were Vihaan Mistry
All day I think about strawberries so scared of him they all ran away, so
and cream. he wished to be himself again. AN ADVENTURE THROUGH
They even appear in my dream. Lekhan Vemula MY SENSES
When mum makes them, I scream! My tongue loves jam
Muhammad Moorad I LOVE MY COUNTRY And so does Sam.
I love South Africa because very cool My nose smells flowers
THE MIXED-UP LION animals live here. And things that have power.
Once there was a lion who was always My eyes help me read
eating and telling other animals in the South Africa is awesome because And are as small as a seed.
jungle what to do. One day he went so there are very nice friends to play My ears help me to hear a deer.
far and saw a zoo. with me. My hands help me to touch a deer.
Unnabh Jain
He saw a bird. He said, “I wish to have I love South Africa because I can go
wings like a bird.” So he did. on fun safaris. A SWEET STRAWBERRY FAIRY
I am a strawberry fairy
Then he saw a rhino and said, “I wish South Africa is awesome because My name is Mary.
to be a rhino so I can be stronger.” So it has the most colourful flag in I am not scary
he did. the world. But always cheery.
Mikayla Bailey
The lion then saw an elephant and I love South Africa because there are
said, “I wish I could have an elephant’s very kind teachers.
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Vishay Nathoo

Sania Moosa Sienna Wilson
Gabriel Webb

Harry Knight

PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN AN UNQUENCHABLE THIRST THE SANDWICH OF MY DREAMS
I love South Africa because we have I am so thirsty I could drink I was very unhappy with my food. I
the freedom to believe in whichever A fountain of warm hot chocolate didn’t want the same food every day.
God we want. A waterfall of creamy chocolate
milkshake I don’t like oats, jam and bread. I
I love my country because we won the A well of cold water wanted a sandwich that was never
World Cup. A river of cold chocolate milk seen before.
And a tap of fruity smoothie.
I love my country because we can pick Sasha Quinan A slice of bread with lots and lots of
our president whereas in Japan you cheese. Then I would add burgers and
do not get to pick a president. REASONS I LOVE SOUTH AFRICA macaroni.
I love my county because it has
I love South Africa because we have amazing beautiful oceans that I can Then I would add sharks, chicken, fish
laws for people to obey. swim in. and hotdogs. Then I would add sushi.

I love my country because we have I love my country because of all I would also add spaghetti, doughnuts
an army to protect us from other the different delicious foods from and ham! Finally, I would eat it.
countries. different cultures. Oratile Gumede
Gabriel Webb
I love my country because we have MY TASTY FRUIT BASKET
MY EXTREME THIRST animals like the Big Five, the Small In my amazing fruit basket, I have
I am so thirsty I could drink Five and the Ugly Five. A hand of sweet yellow bananas
A canal of fizzy Coke A patch of shiny red strawberries
A stream of fresh orange juice I love my country because all the A bushel of smooth green apples
A river of melted sweet chocolate people are wonderful and kind. A bunch of pointy orange carrots
A well of perfect strawberry milkshake A bundle of leafy dark green spinach
And a waterfall of brown cola-tonic I love my country because my family And a troop of creamy white
and water. and friends care for each other. mushrooms.
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Amber Smit

Allegra Martin

Gabriel Bossenger

Alex Van Der Ross

REASONS I LOVE SOUTH AFRICA WHO AM I? PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN
I love my country because we can all I live in the sea. I love South Africa because of the
go to wonderful schools like Grayston. I have a white tip on my fin. wildlife.
I have five fins.
I love my country because we can go I eat fish and sometimes people. I love South Africa because of the
on holiday to the beach to relax. I have gills. beautiful beaches.
I am a hunter.
I love my country because there are Who am I? I love my country because of its
many colours in our flag. Sebastiano Murabito colourful flag.

I love my country because you can CELEBRATING I love South Africa because of the
have fun everywhere you go. THE HUMBLE PEAR national animals.
Pears are round
I love my country because there are Pears are tasty I love South Africa because of our
many different people who are loved Pears are fruits national tree and flower.
by everyone. Pears are healthy Kireev Chetty
Sania Moosa Anashe Murimba
I LOVE MY COUNTRY
A COUNTRY CLOSE TO MY YUMMY SCRUMMY I love South Africa because we won
MY HEART SANDWICH the World Cup three times in a row.
I love South Africa because girls and On my yummy scrummy sandwich,
boys get to go to school. I have I love South Africa because it makes
I love South Africa because we have Munchy, marvellous mince me special.
clean water. Chunky, choppy cheese
I love South Africa because the Elegant, exciting egg I love South Africa because we have
weather is hot. Crispy, crunchy carrot and kind teammates who play rugby.
I love South Africa because it has lots Brilliant, buttery bacon.
of animals. Lukhona Mdledle I love my country because we have
I love South Africa because it has the beautiful flowers.
most colourful flag in the world.
Gabriel Bossenger I love South Africa because we have
the most colourful flag.
Liam Stoltz

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Sienna Allen

Nandi Ngcobo

Ella Arnold

Cooper Smith

Oratile Gumede

Muhammad Moorad

THE MIXED-UP FISH THE WORLD THROUGH MY CHOICE OF DRINK WHEN
Once upon a rainy day, there was a MY SENSES I AM THIRSTY
fish. Suddenly the fish saw a zebra. I can see my friends with I am so thirsty I could drink
“I wish I lived on land”, and her wish colourful fans. A waterfall of milkshake
came true. She grew some legs and I am playing loud music with A loch of fizzy Coke
swam up. my band. A lake of green Crème Soda
I am playing outside with A sea of strawberry ice tea
“Oh no”, she said. “I can’t breathe on my joyful friends. And a pond of ice tea.
land. I wish I could breathe on land”. I do my work right for my teacher.
Suddenly she saw a leopard. “I wish I will watch a funny film with Vishay Nathoo
I had a nose so I could breathe like a my family.
leopard”, and her wish came true. Annah Pillay THE MIXED-UP BABY RABBIT
I wish I could be as white as
Suddenly she saw a caterpillar. “I wish A DELICIOUS PEAR a polar bear.
I had as many legs as that!” Her wish I am a pear I wish I could be as handsome as
came true and she grew one hundred I have no ears. a flamingo.
legs. “I’m moving too fast,” she said. I am round I wish I could swim and have gills
I roll on the ground. like a fish.
Suddenly she saw a turtle. “I wish I Lwethu Frans I wish I could see far away like
was as slow as that turtle”, and she a giraffe.
became slow. MY DELICIOUS FRUIT BASKET I wish I could be strong like
In my amazing fruit basket, I have an elephant.
Finally, she said, “I’m going for a A hand of long, yellow bananas I wish I could be sneaky like a snake.
swim,” but she could not swim. I wish A herd of sour, yellow lemons Oh! A carrot. I want to eat it but I can’t
I was a fish again and so she became A pocketful of juicy, orange oranges reach it.
a fish. And lastly, a pie full of crunchy, I wish to be myself!
Allegra Martin green apples.
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Thomas Tudor-Owen Calyssa Fauré

Nuvania Naidoo

Arya Fenwick

Lwethu Frans Connor Page

Liam Yaldwyn

Unnabh Jain

Lekhan Vemula
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Hayley Chengiah

Tawanayasha Choto Kefentse Gololo
Josiah Wanda
Lexi Westgate

Matilde Henriquez-Munizaga

Calla Sing

Caitlyn Alexander

Hamzah Paruk

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First Row (left to right): Nusaybah Amod, Anaya Ayodi, Suleiman Badsha, Francisco Baudrand
Second Row (left to right): Justin Cochran, Amy Crosby, Spencer Cutter, Connor Dry, Liso Engler
Third Row (left to right): Declan Gaylard, Joshua Githiari, Laura Hardy, Abigail Kilpatrick, Evan Nair
Fourth Row (left to right): Zoe Nieuwoudt, Olivia Nuen, Ariel Nyasulu, Jessica Osborne, Lilia Paidas
Fifth Row (left to right): Gabriella Pearse, Shivank Seethiraju, Kaia Shaw, Siara Singh, Aaradhya Suresh

Sixth Row (left to right): Otis van Praet, Luke Veliades, Christian Azar, Lynda Johnson

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GRADE 3B

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