War letters - Kareena

Life in the trenches Gallipoli 9/5/1915 Dear Ma It's winter now!Many things are frozen, when we sleep our blankets,hands, legs and pillows are frozen.And our rifle guns are frozen and we can't trigger them. 1,000 people had been evacuated and many more are injured and killed. There was a raging storm a few nights back . It lasted a terrible 2 days. It was viciously cold like a person trapped in an iceberg, the turks kept firing but we survived. We could only eat frozen things, soldier biscuits you couldn't eat they were even more solid rock than ever. My mouth, my tastebuds were gone it was like I had never eaten before! I hope I survive this vicious war. Love Kareena

Chelsey - Daydream

The hot summer day It was a hot summer day and you could see all the calm water. You can hear the screaming of the seagals(Gulls). You can feel the salty sand on my feet. You can see all the boats out in the harbour. There was a kid tipping sand on people I went into a daydream I heard someone call my name Chelsey, Chelsey, Chelsey. Was it the seagulls?

Matthew -The Adventure - starring Dane, Jethro and Matthew - Guest appearances from a Mr Kyne hologram

THE ADVENTURE It was a nice morning, you know the morning when you wake and have super powers and stuff. Well that’s what this morning was like. So this morning I got to school and my mate Dane was already waiting there for me. “Hey Dane.”I said cheerfully (Because remember I have super powers this morning). Dane said hey and then asked to have a chat with me. I said okay and put my bag on a hook. “Mr Kyne isn't here and he is usually here first and…” Dane was over reacting. ”It’s alright, it’s alright Dane he’s probably just late. I’ll just look on his desk for any clues.”then I touched something,and a hologram of Mr Kyne’s face flashed up and started talking “Turn up the volume.” said Dane but just before I could turn up the volume Kareem bursted through the door. “HELP!!!!” My little sister is chasing me around the school and trying to hug me and it’s starting to bug me! Kareem was running around the classroom like a headless chicken.With my my super quick reacting brain I knew what to do,I put my foot right next to a desk near Kareem and he tripped up on my leg. ”Eeeeeeeeeekkkk “ Kareem squealed as he fell to the ground. I sighed,then I got back to listening to Mr Kyne’s hologram I turned up the volume....Suddenly Mr Kyne’s voice shot up! “Eeeeekkk “ squealed Dane. Mr Kyne sounded stern, so I listened. “Who ever’s here listen, as you know I’m your teacher, but what you don’t know is that 50 years ago I served in an agency called the H.E.T.S.S. It stands for Helping Everyone To Stay Safe. Well it was safe, until someone broke the code. Jethro was his name. He hated that rule. On a blustery cold day he gathered some associates and took off to an unknown destination to seek some unwarranted revenge. It looks like he took the code by force.

The Sea Poem - By Bella

The howling wind swooped through the crashing sea.

As the wind had swept, the sea into crashes and bashes.

I watched the angry waves smash onto the rocks.

The sky was dark and misty, but the sea roared through the night.

Ronnie

Ronnie

The red headed devil who loves swimming like a fish.

His flashing smile lights up the room when he enters,

the cheeky grin spreads widely across his face,

as he thinks of another prank to play.

Surrounded by his annoying younger sisters,

Ronnie is the leader of the pack,

Mum works tirelessly to keep all the kids on track

while dad gets the beer and drinks it all,

Dash the canary is yellow and black

he squawks at Ronnie all day long,

Twigs the budgie is making a big ding dong.

War letters - Holly

Hello Ma

It’s summer, there are a lot of flies and lice and also the food is horrible. People have died,there is also people lying dead in our trench.

In winter our guns froze so we could not use them. We enjoyed having snowball fights.The trenches were knee deep in mud and slush and sometimes there are spots that you could fall into.

From

Holly    

War Letter - Mila

Gallipoli 1916

Hi Ma                                                                                                           

It's winter here and the cold is almost unbearable.A large proportion of our men are either sick or already dead. We can't even fire our guns for the triggers have jammed and our hands are too numb.

Many of the trenches are filled with icy water including ours,sometimes it will start snowing in the night and you will end up buried under a thick layer of the pure white flakes that has wiped out a great number of our soldiers. It's not all bad though we all try to have a laugh now and then. One day a group of men from my trench pulled a prank on my friend Corrie,we all laughed when she woke up with bits of hard tak frozen all over her face.

My hand is getting numb and sore so I can't write anymore, but will send a note to you soon.

Love Mila