Catastrophe On Christmas

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by Jemima:) aged 10

Christmas Eve is a happy time
Kids running and jumping around
Waiting for presents on Christmas day
Put out a mince pie for Santa

Some reindeer food for Rudolph
Sadly though, not the other reindeers
Well you know, it doesn’t really matter
All that ‘reindeer food’ is….

I don’t mean to be a scrooge
Or anything like that
But reindeer food is just glitter and oats
Which makes the reindeer fat

One Christmas Eve they landed on a street
A street that held a competition
To see who could buy the most lights
They landed on the roof of the winner

Layered with lights that night
A runway was cleared the week before
For Santa and his sleigh
So they could deliver the presents

Ready for Christmas Day
Santa said to Rudolph
“Please don’t run away.”
He jumped down into the chimney

Far, far away
Something quite odd happens
When the word ‘don’t’ is said
You really want to do that thing

It messes with your head
Or in Rudolph’s case
It messes with his antlers
Rudolph charged like lightning

Majestically, he flew off the roof
At least, that was the image in his head
This is what really happened:
He ran to the edge of runway

Ready to take off for flight
Reaching the stars on that festive night
But the stars remained a long way away
And Rudolph got a fright

His antlers had gotten tangled
In all the flashing lights
The other reindeers began to panic
Santa would be EXTREMELY mad

They tried cutting the lights
Started a fire
Bashing his antlers on houses
Crumbled a lot of walls

Blixen even tried to untie them
Obviously, that idea was crazy
Since reindeers don’t have thumbs
If you think about it, thumbs are the only reason that humans rule the world

Santa was heard thudding back up the chimney
And the reindeers all hung their heads in shame
When Santa asked who’s fault it was
Comet gave Rudolph the blame

Santa gave Rudolph a good telling off
Then called Mrs Claus on his phone
She has very nimble fingers you know
Mrs Claus arrived in a jiffy

And untied the gigantic knot
They all sped away in Santa’s sleigh
Knowing they would be pursued
The whole street was wrecked, thanks to them

Back in the North Pole feeling comfy
They heard a knock on the door
Police were stood outside
This is what they said:

“We are here for you and the reindeer
For the damage you caused on Christmas night.”
So Santa squished in the police car
With Rudolph and Blixen and more

They were taken away
For six months and a day
For the crime they accidentally committed
Six boring months stuck in a cell

With eight reindeers and a woman called Tess
She was in for stealing a beautiful dress
So Santa and Rudolph are no longer friends
And none of it would have happened

If Rudolph had just behaved
Or if Santa had not said ‘don’t’
So if you don’t want to end up in prison
Please just follow this rule

If you’re in dismay
Then don’t disobey
Santa and his golden rules
And if you do then Tess might come
In the black of night and steal you’re beautiful dress:):):)

Loneliness

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by Riley Vines aged 9

Loneliness is a deep dangerous purple
it smells like overdue milk.
It tastes like mouldy green cheese
and looks like a tiny locked cupboard.
Loneliness is man marooned on a desert island.

The Manic Stone

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by Riley Vines aged 9

I picked up a shining stone
when I got home it started to moan.
It woke me up in the night
and gave me a terrible fright.
Next day when I went to school
I dropped it in the swimming pool.
Then it turned into a man
who chased me with a pot of jam.
When you are walking all alone
DO NOT pick up a shining stone.

Hoots

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by Harshita Das aged 11

Camping by myself
I decide to take a walk
In the friendly woods
On a moonless night
All the trees have drooped down
All the birds asleep
Cuddled up in their little nests

As I walk by
A hollow tree
I see
A squirrel snoring silently
Hugging its acorns
The woods asleep
The silent lake
Makes huge ripples
When I touch them
Unlike at dawn
When the waters are lively

The silver stars gleam
On the coat of the sky
And then I see a figure
By the light of the stars
Flying in the night
Who is it, I wonder
And I race after it
Disturbing the silence of the woods
On the moonless night

It hoots
A violent shriek
And swoops down
Comes back
With mice in its claws
And as the Sun rises up again
Spreading its light
The creature flies back to its tree
Settles down
And starts to sleep

On the Way to the North Pole

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by Kiera Garrett aged 10

On the way to the North Pole I saw Santa

On the way to the North Pole I saw Santa and his elves

On the way to the North Pole I saw Santa and his elves and Rudolf the red nosed reindeer

On the way to the North Pole I saw Santa and his elves and Rudolf the red nosed reindeer and lots of presents

On the way to the North Pole I saw Santa and his elves and Rudolf the red nosed reindeer and lots of presents and the naughty and nice list

Maths

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by Elliott and Roger Stevens aged 7 and 103

Mrs Carr, Mrs Carr
why do we do maths?
Why do we do it?
Everyone knows 1 plus 1!

It’s not just that Elliott!
There’s a lot more to know!
Now… I have a hundred maths questions for you.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

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by Harvinder aged 11

I had a ball
Which made me fall
In a puddle I got wet
Slipping into the net
Everyone laughed
And I had to go home and have a bath
Nice and clean
Sparkling like Mr Sheen

The Dewdrop

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by Harshita Das aged 11

It shone in the sunlight
Gleaming like glitter
Resting on the leaf blade
Slowly sliding down
Falling on the ground
Another one
Took its place
The garden’s plants
Covered in them
All gleaming like silver
And shining in the Sun
The fragments of the
Thrown away water
Which purified itself
In the presence of wind
Now slide down
The blades of leaves
As new ones
Take their place

Me and My Brother

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by Kyle aged 7

I have a baby brother
He lives with me and my mother
We play in a tent
Which is a little bit bent
But we really love each other

Snow

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by Ava Ballard and Roger Stevens aged 7 and 103

Mum what’s snow?
Why?
Because I’ve never seen it.

Mum, what’s a tree or a bee?
A bee is an animal and a tree is nature.

Mum why is the sky blue?
Why?
Because it would look better if it were green

Mum, why are spiders wriggly?
Why?
Because there’s one crawling up your leg.

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