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Grade
1A

From left to right - First Row: Abigail Sta-Ana, Ahmad
Simjee, Amelia Visagie, Ayana Seretse, Blake Woolnough
Second Row: Charlotte Gillham, Grayson Ownhouse,
Hayley Riphagen, Jack Royston, Liam Comninos Third
Row: Luke Hatfield, Mia Marlborough, Muhammed
Hassim, Nuha Amod, Oliver Johnson Fourth Row: Ryan
Chonyera, Savir Sukai, Shane Kasyata, Thiraiyan Moodley,
Wanele Mokabela Fifth Row: Zingisa Dwayi, Miss Marizel
Victor
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Grade
1B

From left to right - First Row: Aahana Ramkirpal,
Anastasia Christoforou, Ashay Girdharlal, Ava Murray,
Bokang Phasha Second Row: Bongani Modisana,
Brendon Chigunwe, Christian Ntumba, Dhruv Fakir, Isla
Tew Third Row: Joshua Fick, Josiah Mwewa, Kwanda
Mbanga, Liya Goolab, Luke Whitfield Fourth Row: Mila
Silverman, Nicolai Fernandes, Oliver Terblanche, Samuel
Laughton, Tatum Tagg Fifth Row: Thai Julius, Ms Kerri
Ginsburg
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Grade
1C

From left to right - First Row: Aaliyah Ismail, Alexia
Hauser, Amal Dawood, Benton Ross, Daniel Bunkell
Second Row: Flo Van Praet, Ixia Nunn, Keira Pietersen,
Liam Fanning, Luke de Souza Third Row: Mason
Waterson, Matteo Ruscic, Nathaniel Mwewa, Nicolas
Torres-Pottas, Owen Bruce Fourth Row: Reratilwe
Ranyane, Santiago Baudrand, Tawananyasha Timbe,
Yushaan Kuni, Zoe Mabalane Fifth Row: Mrs Marianne
Lachenicht Absent: Mathabo Khumalo, Enhle Zikhali
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Grade 1 1. Aaliyah Ismail
2. Flo Van Praet
Creative 3. Alexia Hauser
Writing & 4. Joshua Fick
Art Gallery 5. Zoe Mabalane
6. Aahana Ramkirpal
1 7. Abigail Sta-Ana
8. Santiago Baudrand
23 9. Kwanda Mbanga
10. Matteo Ruscic
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74 MY TRIP
TO CAPE TOWN

First we went to the airport
in my car. Then we got on
the plane and went to
Cape Town. After that we
took a taxi to our hotel.
Finally we returned and
we went to bed.
Flo Van Praet

ON THE WAY
TO SCHOOL I SAW...

On the way to school, when
I saw a 10c coin and went
to pick it up, I saw a spider!
I put it in my water bottle
and it crawled out. Then it
followed me to class and it
sat on Tatum’s desk. I called
him Dan and we became
best friends for ever.
Christian Ntumba

TURKEYS GOBBLE

Turkeys have big feathers.
They also have a snood. They
hatch from eggs. Turkeys
eat seeds and nuts. They live
in North America. Coyotes
like to eat turkeys.
Luke de Souza

WHAT AM I?

I am a type of transport.
I go on the sea. I have no
engine. I have a big sail.
What am I? (Sail boat)
Yushaan Kuni

THE SELFISH GIANT

The children played in the
giant’s garden. The giant
came back and scared the
children away. When he
scared the children away
it turned to winter in his
garden. Then the giant
thought about the boy he
wanted to help. Then spring
came back to his garden.

Ixia Nunn

WHAT AM I? 6

I am a giant. I am a real
giant. I can swim. I live in
rivers. I have sharp teeth.
I am green or black
and have a tail.
What am I?

Thai Julius

WHAT PLANTS 7
NEED TO GROW
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important.
Matteo Ruscic

CAN YOU GUESS?

I am a mini beast. I live in
caves. I eat bugs. I have
black skin. I have pincers.
I have a sting on my tail.
What am I? (Scorpion)
Mathabo Khumalo

MY NEW FRIEND,
SPIDER

On the way to school, I saw
a spider. I picked it up and
took it to its home in the
tree. But it followed me
home. I kept it as my pet
and we played until it was
nighttime. In the morning it
was gone, but then I found
it in my bed. I was
very happy.

Shane Kasyata

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12 1. Josiah Mwewa
2. Yushaan Kuni
34 3. Amelia Visagie
4. Ayana Seretse
5 5. Liam Fanning
76 6. Bongani Modisana
7. Amal Dawood
8. Ryan Chonyera
9. Mason Waterson

ON THE WAY
TO SCHOOL I SAW...

On the way to school I saw a
butterfly in the car. I got out
when the car stopped. The
butterfly followed me into
school. The butterfly sat on
my hand. Then it crawled
up my hand up to my cheek
and we became friends.
Liya Goolab

WHAT AM I?

I am an animal. I am a sea
animal. I live in the ocean
habitat. I am a dark brown
colour. I am a carnivore. I
have eight tentacles and
three hearts.
What am I?
Kwanda Mbanga

AAAAGGGHHH,
SPIDER!

At first the spider wanted to
be a family pet. He showed
them he could dance and
they said... aaaggghhh
spider! Then he showed
them how he could wash
in the bath. Mom said...
aaaggghhh spider! Then
they found out he could
be a pet. Finally he showed
them all his friends then
they said ...aaaggghhh
spiders.
Aaliyah Ismail

HOW TO CATCH RULES FOR GIANTS 6
A SCORPION
Don’t play in the pool. There
First, calm down and come will be no water left!
out from hiding in the Tawananyashe Timbe
cupboard. Then, get a jar
and a piece of paper. After Do not stomp on the
that, slip the piece of paper children!
under the scorpion and Mason Waterson
put the jar on top of the
scorpion and piece of paper. Don’t sit on the building!
Then, run into your garden Santiago Baudrand
and let the scorpion free.
Finally, let the scorpion live HOW TO CATCH A BEE
its life how it wants to.
Samuel Laughton First you need to calm
down! Then you need a jar
MY FAVOURITE and slide the bee into the
ANIMAL jar. After that, you need to
close the jar. Then take the
My favourite animal is a jar outside. Finally, you need
snake. It has no bones. to free the bee.
It eats meat. It likes to be Josiah Mwewa
sneaky. It can climb
up trees. ON THE WAY 7
Bokang Phasha TO SCHOOL I SAW...

WHAT AM I? On the way to school I saw
a dragon fly on my head.
I am a type of transport. I didn’t scream! I took it
I go in the air. I have an home and told the class
engine. Two or four people about it the next day. I
can go in me. I have a named the dragon fly Cara.
spinning blade on top. When I got home, I played
What am I? (Helicopter) with it the whole day. The
Liam Fanning next day, I woke up and I
couldn’t see it anywhere!
ELEPHANTS But then, luckily I found it
under my bed.
Elephants have tusks and
trunks. Baby elephants Ava Murray
are born every five years.
Elephants eat plants and HOW TO MAKE HOT 8
grass. They live in Africa and CHOCOLATE 9
Asia. Elephants have no
predators except humans. You will need:
Alexia Hauser
A teaspoon, a kettle, a mug,
IF THE THREE BEARS marshmallows and some
CAME TO VISIT MY chocolate powder.
HOUSE...
What to do:
If the three bears came to
visit my house I would Boil the kettle. Put two
have a braai. teaspoonsful of chocolate
Ashay Girdharlal powder into the mug. Add
hot water and mix. Put
some marshmallows on top.
Enjoy the hot chocolate.
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1 23 1. Bokang Phasha
2. Blake Woolnough
4 3. Ava Murray
56 4. Christian Ntumba
5. Thiraiyan Moodley
7 6. Savir Sukai
78 7. Dhruv Fakir
8. Mathabo Khumalo

and Enhle Zikhali
9. Brendon Chigunwe
10. Charlotte Gillham
11. Ahmad Simjee
12. Ixia Nunn
13. Wanele Mokabela
14. Hayley Riphagen

ALL ABOUT
OCTOPUSES

An octopus has spots,
suckers, tentacles and ink.
They eat shrimp, crabs and
fish. They are born from
eggs. They live in most
oceans. Sharks, humans and
seals eat octopuses.
Benton Ross

WHAT AM I?

I am a type of transport.
I go in the air. I have an
engine. I can go very fast. I
carry people and fighting
materials.
What am I?
Bongani Modisana

WOULD YOU LIVE
IN ME?

I am a type of transport. I go
on water. I have no wheels.
I carry about four people.
You can live in me.
What am I? (A houseboat)
Reratilwe Ranyane

A TRIP ON MY
SCOOTER

First we went on my scooter
to Old Parks. When we
arrived at Old Parks, I played
on the jungle gym. Finally I
rode home on my scooter.
Daniel Bunkell

AMAZING PLANTS

The job of the leaves is to
make food for the plant. The
leaves also get some energy
from the sun.

Keira Pietersen

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ANIMAL

My favourite animal is an
elephant. It has a long trunk.
It eats leaves and grass. It
likes to spray water. It can
fight with its tusks.

Mila Silverman

ON THE WAY 9 10
TO SCHOOL I SAW...

On the way to school I saw
a big black scorpion in the
car! Then, the black scorpion
crawled on my hand. I
made a new friend and his
name is Freddy. When we
got back into the car after
school, Freddy was sad
because he didn’t want to
go home.

Dhruv Fakir

THE STORY ABOUT 11 12
A GIANT

The giant lived in an
abandoned castle. The
children were blowing
bubbles at the giant. The
giant went to bed and he
felt scared.

Amelia Visagie

MAKING HOT
CHOCOLATE

Boil the water. Put two
scoops of hot chocolate
powder in the cup and put
boiling water in. Then mix
the hot chocolate powder
and the water. Then put
some marshmallows on top
and you can drink it.

Savir Sukai

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2 1. Jack Royston
1 2. Liam Comninos
3. Bongani Modisana
34 4. Tatum Tagg
5. Muhammed Hassim
5 6. Anastasia Christoforou
7. Nicolai Fernandes
67 8. Mia Marlborough
80 9. Samuel Laughton
10. Tawananyasha Timbe
11. Nuha Amod

CAN YOU GUESS?

I live in flowers and I can fly.
I have blue wings and I am
black and yellow. I have one
head and I live in a hive. I
have six legs. I drink from
flowers every day.
What am I?
Enhle Zikhali

MY EXERCISE DIARY

On Monday I went
skateboarding. On Tuesday
I ran around the block. On
Wednesday I played rugby.
Thursday I ran races at
home. On Friday I played
with Honor. On Saturday
I did pushups. On Sunday
I played with my Dad.
Jack Royston

GIANT RIDDLE

I am a giant.
I am real.
I live in the grasslands.
I don’t like being disturbed.
I have tusks.
What am I?
Charlotte Gillham

MY FIRETRUCK

When I grow up I will have a
firetruck, because I want to
help people. I also want to
be a firefighter.
Mia Marlborough

IF THE THREE BEARS
CAME TO VISIT MY
HOUSE...

If the three bears came to
visit my house, I would have
a sleepover with Baby Bear.

Luke Whitfield

SPOTTY 8

On my way to school, I saw
a ladybug and I put it on my
shoulder. I took it home in
May and it didn’t move an
inch. It is now September
and it hasn’t moved an inch.
I decided to name it Spotty!

Blake Woolnough

THE BUTTERFLY

On the way to school, I saw
a butterfly. I took it home
and then I gave it food
and water. It is nighttime
now and I’m tired. In the
morning I had to go to
school again and left the
butterfly at home.

Abigail Sta-Ana

HOW TO GET A SPIDER 9 10
OUT OF THE HOUSE

First, calm down! Then get a
container with holes on the
lid. After that, put the spider
in the container. Then, carry
the container with the
spider inside and go to the
neighbour’s house. Finally,
put the container in the
neighbour’s garden and
free the spider.

Tatum Tagg

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On my way to school, I saw a
spider. I stopped and shared
my lunch with him. Then I
took it to my home. I played
with him. Then I put him on
the grass.

Oliver Johnson

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1 1. Grayson Ownhouse
2. Zingisa Dwayi
3 3. Luke Hatfield
2 4. Liya Goolab
5. Benton Ross
45 6. Thai Julius
82 7. Nathaniel Mwewa
8. Keira Pietersen
9. Reratilwe Ranyane
10. Daniel Bunkell

WHICH TRANSPORT
AM I?

This is a type of transport.
It goes in the air.
It is small and fast.
It carries one passenger.
It has an engine and wings.
Can you guess what I am?
Zingisa Dwayi

THE SELFISH GIANT

The children played in the
castle. The giant said, get
out of here! The children
said, let’s get weapons out
to defeat the giant. The
children said, we have an
idea and the children blew
bubbles. The giant said,
go away!
Hayley Riphagen

MAKING HOT
CHOCOLATE

Boil the kettle. Put two
teaspoons of hot chocolate
powder in the cup and stir.
Put marshmallows on top.
Enjoy the hot chocolate.
Nuha Amod

A FIGHTER JET

This is a fighter jet. It has
wings. It carries bombs.
It can fly. I like it because
it fights.
Ahmad Simjee

WHAT AM I?

I am an animal. I am a sea
animal. I live in the ocean
habitat. I am colourful.
I am a herbivore. I can
camouflage in seaweed.
What am I?

Aahana Ramkirpal

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different colours. Flowers
need bees to make seeds.
The seeds grow where the
flowers were.

Nathaniel Mwewa

DREAM TRANSPORT

When I grow up I will have
a bus because I can sing
songs with my friends and
we can sing, “The wheels on
the bus.”

Wanele Mokabela

AMAZING PLANTS 8

The job of the stem is to
hold the plant up. It also
carries the water up to the
leaves and food down to
the roots.

Nicolas Torres-Pottas

I AM A…

This is a type of transport.
It goes in the air.
It is huge and slow.
It carries passengers.
It can go over the sea.

Grayson Ownhouse

WHAT GIANT AM I?

I am a giant.
I am real.
I live in the sea.
I have a tail and flippers.
I don’t like people polluting
the ocean.
What am I?

Luke Hatfield

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1 1. Ashay Girdharlal
2. Mila Silverman
23 3. Oliver Terblanche
4. Nicolas Torres-Pottas
4 5. Luke Whitfield
84 6. Oliver Johnson
7. Shane Kasyata
8. Luke de Souza

FOXES

Foxes have fur and a pointy
tail. They live in the Northen
Hermisphere. They eat
rodents. They are born alive
and blind.
Liam Comninos

WHAT AM I?

I am a minibeast. I live near
water. I eat other minibeasts
while I fly. I have four wings.
I can fly fast.
What am I?
Nicolai Fernandes

WHICH GIANT AM I?

I am a giant.
I am from a storybook.
I live in a storybook.
I have a chicken that lays
golden eggs.
Who am I?
Ryan Chonyera

WHAT AM I?

I am a minibeast. I live
under rocks and logs. I eat
insects and spiders. I have
eight legs. I can sting.
What am I?
Brendon Chigunwe

A RULE FOR GIANTS

All giants must not jump on
trampolines.
Ayana Seretse

A MERCEDES VAN

This is a Mercedes van. It
has wheels for driving. It
carries people and bags. It
can drive to different places.
I like it because it is
a Mercedes.

Muhammed Hassim

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I am an animal. I am a sea
animal. I live in the ocean
habitat. I am black and
white. I am a carnivore. I am
top of the food chain.
What am I?

Joshua Fick

WHAT AM I?

I am a minibeast. I live
all around the world. I eat
fresh blood. I have strong
legs and I can jump seven
metres. I can make
people itchy.
What am I?

Oliver Terblanche

THE SPIDER 7

On my way to school, I saw
a spider and I put it in my
school bag. I showed it to
my friends and Muhammed.
After school, I showed it to
my family.

Thiraiyan Moodley

AMAZING PLANTS

The roots get water for the
plant. They make the soil
stay in place. They help the
plants stand up.

Amal Dawood

WHAT AM I? 8

I am a giant. I am a fantasy
giant. I live in the forest
habitat. I can fly. I have
small feet.
What am I?

Anastasia Christoforou

Grade
2A

From left to right - First Row: Aarya Omar, Carina
Murphy, Christie Kilpatrick, Daniel Falkson, Daniel Gray
Second Row: Evan Saunders, Imogen Howard, Jacob Van
Tonder, Jake Strack van Schyndel, Kate Picton Third Row:
Keshav Singh, Milana Kuni, Nashe Mudzengi, Nathan
Githiari, Patrick McCausland Fourth Row: Shaun Lutzke,
Tareena Govind, Tinyiko Maringa, Veer Gobrie, Victoria
Edwards Fifth Row: Mrs Megan Geldart
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Grade
2B

From left to right - First Row: Caleb Jordaan, Christine
Cadle, Daniel Flammer, Danyal Akoojee, Ella Yaari Second
Row: Emily Gwilt, Ethan Hart, Greg Veliades, Khotso
Mohlabane, Lindokuhle Khanyi Third Row: Luna Ren,
Madison Tommy, Mia Dos Reis Gil, Patrick Feng, Sara
Akole Fourth Row: Selina Ochola, Vartika Gobrie, Wataru
Hoshino, Mrs Sarah Thompson
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Grade
2C

From left to right - First Row: Alison Fouché, Allegra
Kohlöffel, Amelia Williams, Amiri Naidoo, Ariana
Mugnaioni Second Row: Cara Le Grange, Chloë Tao, Emily
Tudor-Owen, Jacob Silbermann, Kaid Twersky Third Row:
Libongwe Ntlangula, Lokulunga Nombewu, Michaela
Grimley, Motheo Tuoane, Mwakawashe Mushaya Fourth
Row: Simon Hanauer, Tasuku Hoshino, Tayen Naicker,
Thaven Naidoo, Yusha Hargey Fifth Row: Mrs Chantall
Keen
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Grade 2 1. Patrick Feng
2. Christine Cadle
Creative 3. Amelia Williams
Writing & 4. Ariana Mugnaioni
Art Gallery 5. Imogen Howard
6. Sara Akole
1 7. Yusha Hargey
8. Daniel Gray
23 9. Shaun Lutzke Reddi

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In my colourful fruit basket,
I have a packet of oval
orange oranges, a box
of big bananas, a bunch
of marvellous mangoes,
a punnet of silly sweet
strawberries and a handful
of delicious dragon fruit.
Khotso Mohlabane

I WANT TO BE A
HAIRDRESSER

She is very cheerful and is
very helpful.

She chats a lot and she’s
very smart.

She needs her imagination
so she can make her
creation.

She thinks it fun to make a
hair bun.

She is very pretty and must
be very witty.

She is very clever and she
won’t stop, no not ever!
Selina Ochola

ON MY SANDWICH

On my yummy sandwich, I
have tasty tangy topsy-terby
tomatoes, lemony leapy
lettuce, cheesy cheddar
cheese, juicy jiggly jelly and
perky pickle pickles.
Ella Yaari

JACOB AND THE MY AMAZING 6
TREASURE COUNTRY 7
8
Jacob was riding his horse I love the tasty food. 9
to find some treasure. Jacob I love the beautiful beaches.
was using a map. He came I love the Springboks
to the end of the map. There because they are amazing.
was a crevice in the sand. We have the most
He dug and dug and he colourful flag.
saw a snake! He killed the Ariana Mugnaioni
snake and got the treasure.
Bu, he couldn’t open it even ONE DAY
though he tried to pick
the lock! Then he went to a One day when I grow up
goldsmith and asked if he
could melt it. The goldsmith I want to be a doctor
tried but he couldn’t do it. or a singer
Then Jacob decided to put
the treasure back. As a doctor I would have to
wake up when I hear my
The next day he was ringer
walking his horse and he
heard a clunk and another As a singer I would have
clunk. Jacob thought - a lot fans
what was that? He looked
at the place it came from… For my band
There was a trapdoor. He
opened it and climbed As a doctor I would need
down. He saw a light and he a partner
walked closer. It was a trick!
Something was pulling him As a singer I would need
up! Suddenly he was back in a drummer
his house and he never tried
to find treasure again! As a doctor I would need
a nurse
Jacob Van Tonder
To get my purse
MOUTH-WATERING
FRUIT As a singer I would need
a microphone
Strawberries are sweet
Bananas are soft To get my singing on
Oranges are juicy
Apples are crunchy Being a singer and a doctor
Pineapples are sweet might be tough
Cherries are sweet
But the love of the people
Amelia Williams would be enough
Tinyiko Maringa
ON MY SANDWICH
MY MAGICAL GARDEN
On my tiny sandwich I have
chewy cheddar cheese, tiny My rainbow flowers have
tasty tomatoes, brown brave magical powers.
boerewors and humungous
happy ham. My delicious plant can grant
a wish while eating from a
Caleb Jordaan diamond dish.

My colourful spade can dig
a big hole to shoo away the
destructive moles.
Jacob Silbermann

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12 1. Aarya Omar
2. Jake Strack van Schyndel
3 3. Cara Le Grange
4. Danyal Akojee
4 5. Christie Kilpatrick
94 6. Jacob Van Tonder
7. Tareena Govind

A SAFARI TO
REMEMBER

On my safari I saw…
A chameleon climbing
a bright green tree
A golden lion eating dark
red meat
A golden giraffe walked
passed us
A python slithering away
And a bright green tortoise
Kaid Twersky

MY DREAM JOB

I paint until I faint
Using a paintbrush
Until I get a brain rush
I draw and explore
Putting art in a cart
I draw a hen using a pen
My hen’s name is Ben.
Emily Tudor-Owen

THE MOST DELICIOUS
FRUIT BASKET

In my fruit basket I have…
A clutch of tomatoes
A fleet of cherries
A patch of melons
A pocket of oranges
A bunch of bananas
A blush of peaches
A basket of plums
A bunch of coconuts
A cluster of grapes
A punnet of strawberries
And a bushel of apples.
Motheo Tuoane

THE WONDERS SIMILES ABOUT ME! 5
OF A HIPPO 6
I am loud like a lion. 7
Hides in water I am growing hair like
Impossible to beat in a fight a monkey!
Please do not kill I am smart like an
endangered hippos orangutan.
Piles of them sometimes I love trees like a giraffe.
Outside all the time Monkeys like bananas,
Thaven Naidoo just like me.
I like hopping like a frog!
ALWAYS HOPEFUL Shaun Lutzke Reddi

Hope you are okay WALKING
Open to new things IN THE KRUGER
Positive things for you
Excited Patrick and Daniel were
Full of energy walking in the Kruger and
Useful stuff they saw a lion playing with
Lose stuff and find it a kitten. They were jumping
Tayen Naicker up and down and they
fell because it was so hot.
I WANT TO BE A Patrick and Daniel tamed
GAMER them and took them home.
They all played fisherman
I need wifi but when it is off and went fishing. They went
I sigh! on a boat and caught a
catfish! Patrick and Daniel
I need a camera and I made took the lion and kitten
an app called Samera home but they didn’t want
to go home so they came
I need an assistant and back with the boys. They
Emily is the one and it will lived together forever
be lots of fun! and ever.
Patrick McCausland
I log on the laptop and it
went pop. MY WORST FRUIT

I need sound and the My worst fruit is a banana.
speakers are round.
I dislike bananas because
I might not get money and of the texture.
that is not funny.
Bananas feel mushy when
I love to play games with my I touch them.
friend James.
They do not make a sound
I can’t wait to work it will be when I chew them.
a great perk.
Lindokuhle Khanyi Bananas taste bland and
boring.
A HEARTFELT SORRY
Bananas look like a phone.
Sad
Offer to help Bananas smell fresh.
Ready to apologise
Ready to run When I see a banana I
You feel bad want to run away.
Yusha Hargey Emily Gwilt

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1 1. Wataru Hoshino
2. Ella Yaari
23 3. Emily Tudor-Owen
45 4. Daniel Falkson
5. Tinyiko Maringa
6 6. Motheo Tuoane
4 7. Jacob Silbermann
96 8. Nathan Githiari

TANTALISING KIWI

Kiwi, kiwi
You taste so sweet
You’re something that I
always want to eat
Kiwi, kiwi
You’re better than a berry
Maybe even better than
a cherry
Mwakawashe Mushaya

MY SPECIAL FAMILY

My nanny is as fast
as a cheetah.
My dad is as strong as an ox.
My mom is as tall
as a giraffe.
My brother is as clever
as a cat.
I am as fast as a cheetah.
Michaela Grimley

A COUNTRY LIKE
NO OTHER

I love going to very big
mountains.
I love the big Kruger Park
with the long grass.
I love our different
languages.
I love eating the tasty maize.
Simon Hanauer

ONE DAY ANIMALS LIKE ME 5
6
One day, when I grow up, I am as tall as a giraffe. 7
I want to be an engineer. I am as sly as a fox. 8
I am as free as a bird.
It’s cars I would like to I am as fast as a cheetah.
be near. I am as quiet as a mouse.
Amiri Naidoo
Cars of the future will get
me inspired A PASSION FOR
RUGBY
Driving them on tracks and
checking their tyres. When I toss my rugby
ball far
I will need to be kind to
other engineers It flies past my blue car

While working together on I need a great kit
the gears.
With no green spit
I will design cars that can
fly in the sky I catch a green and
white ball
And practise my talk on
the cars I design. I can kick far because
I am tall
I will make my car walk Allegra Kohlöffel

I will make my car talk SPOTTING ANIMALS

The other engineers might On my safari I saw…
drive me crazy
A beautiful peacock
When they are being lazy. walking proudly

Being an engineer is A tall giraffe eating leaves
my passion from a little tree

And I don’t really care A happy turtle in his shell
for fashion!
Aarya Omar A tiny lion eating in
the pride
A SOCCER CHAMPION
And a sad little deer, crying
I am super small with salty tears
I kick a black and white ball Chloë Tao
I sometimes fall
When I tackle a person for I LOVE MY COUNTRY
the ball
I love to catch I love South African because
Saving goals in a match. we have the big five.
Cara le Grange
I love my new school in
THE ANIMAL my new country.
INSIDE ME
I love my new house in
I am as brave as a lion. my new country.
I am as strong as an
elephant. I love South Africa because
I am as quiet as a bunny. of the safaris we can go on.
I am as fierce as a tiger.
I am as cross as a rhino. I love shopping at
Tasuku Hoshino Sandton City.
Wataru Hoshino

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2. Selina Ochola
2 3. Libongwe Ntlangula
4. Michaela Grimley
34 5. Mia Dos Reis Gil
98 6. Simon Hanauer
7. Milana Kuni
8. Thaven Naidoo

I LOVE MY COUNTRY

I love South African because
we have the most beautiful
animals.

I love South Africa because
we have a very colourful
flag.

I love South Africa because
we have the best food like
biltong!

I love South Africa because
we have breathtaking
sunsets.

I love South Africa because
we have some of the most
beautiful birds. The blue
crane is our national bird.
Mia Gil

I LOVE MY COUNTRY

I love that we are the
rainbow nation and we have
the most beautiful proteas.

I love that we have some of
the most beautiful safaris in
the world.

I love that after a long
day we can finally see the
stunning sunset.

I love that we have eleven
official languages.

I love that we have some of
the craziest and funniest
teachers.
Luna Ren

SCOUTS A PEAR TO 5
REMEMBER 6
Scouts have guts and 7
Pear I love you 8
Carefully deal with animals
You are in my heart today
Out in the wild
And I will remember you
Unlike cubs which is a lower forever
version of scouts Libongwe Ntlangula

Tugging and balancing on I WANT TO BE
rope and making fires in A FIREFIGHTER
the wilderness
We put out fires with
Sometimes it can be a hose and they are not
dangerous and your average Joes.
sometimes not
Daniel Gray Firefighters are strong and
nothing ever goes wrong.
LEOPARD
They have lots of fun
Lovely beautiful animals and they always get
the job done!
Extraordinary Danyal Akoojee

Observe their prey MY FUTURE
CAREER
Protective animals
A waiter, an instructor,
Active cubs a dancer or a designer

Ready to hunt their prey I couldn’t think of being
anything finer.
Dangerous and deadly
Greg Veliades A waiter needs balance

LUSCIOUS A dancer needs talents
LITCHI
A designer has hats
Litchi you are so juicy
A dancer needs mats
Even though you have a pip
I still like you An instructor needs a ball

You have a hard skin on the A waiter carries glasses
outside that are tall

Inside you are so soft A designer draws with
Alison Fouché fine liner

TIGER A dancer can dance at
a diner
Terrific tigers are very
terrifying All of them wear
different hats
Interesting fact, tigers have
different stripes But they’re all awesome
jobs and that is that!
Glorious tigers roar loudly Imogen Howard

Exploring and finding out
about tigers is fun!

Respectful animals
Sara Akole

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2. Patrick McCausland
34 3. Khotso Mohlabane
4. Alison Fouché
5 5. Luna Ren
100 6. Lindokuhle Khanyi
7. Kaid Twersky
8. Keshav Singh

I LOVE MY COUNTRY

I love South Africa because
it is a wonderful place.
I love to learn new cultures
like Zulu, Sotho and French.
I love our country for its
beautiful animals
I love our country because
our flag has six colours.
I love South Africa because
we are the rainbow nation.
Tareena Govind

I LOVE MY COUNTRY

I love South Africa because I
love the languages.
I love South Africa because
of the beautiful life we have.
I love South Africa because
we have a lot of sport.
I love South Africa because
of all the animals and
wildlife.
Daniel Falkson

IN MY FRUIT BASKET

In my fizzing fruit basket
I have a bag of poking
pineapples, a bunch of
bumpy blueberries, a
punnet of rosy raspberries,
a group of purple grapes
and a box of watery
watermelons.
Patrick Feng