Hand Puppet.

Miss Tanzi and I had fun making our first hand puppet.

Ain't she bee-at-afull? lolI did most of the sewing and Miss Tanzi created her earings,hair bow and necklace. She used a needle for the first time and was so impressed with herself.... "Look Mom, NO blooded fingers!"The boys also attempted this craft...... Cooldude bailed after 15 minutes and Wizzkids attempt is not worthy of a pic! hahaWe all had such a laugh as Wizzkid sewed for the first time and Cooldude stapled his felt to the sock!

WizzKId's arch bridge ... Grade 9.

Update: 10 June ...... met with WizzLkid's Tech teacher(Mr Moodley) yesterday. He said that WizzKidd got the top mark in the grade for his bridge design!!

Grade 9 Science Expo Poster

My Mothers Day Card !

I love it !!! It is SO original and definitely a Gibbons card, as it is all done on the computer!!The three of them stayed up late (I had already gone to sleep) and created this together!

WizzKid's latest poem......

The Race.

Nervously I stand behind the block
One whistle, two whistles and I’m on top
For a moment the world seems to freeze
Then the 3rd whistle causes the silence to cease

High over the glass water I soar
For a second it’s still and nothing more
With a minute splash I’m engulfed in
Under the water I stay as straight as a pin

As fast as I can, I race to the end
The crowd goes wild as I writhe and bend
Closer and closer to the wall I come
My legs and my arms start to go numb

The checkered flags rush up to greet me
Victory in my mouth tastes sweetly
I touch the wall and I cant swim on
But I don’t have to because I’VE WON.

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(I gave him the choice to write a short story or a poem ..... he immediately said he would do a poem...... and within 15 minutes he was complete!)

Read all about it !!!!

WizzKid's History challenge for the last three weeks has been to "publish" a newspaper. The format of the paper could be modern, but the content had to be about life in the Americas during the mid-18th Century. I did hear a few ..... "This is ALOT of work Mom!" and "Finding the right info is really hard!"

WizzKid sourced all the info and wrote all the articles. He included News, Entertainment, Sport, Classifieds, Weather, Obituaries and Cartoons. When it was all done WizzKid said he had enjoyed the whole process but was glad it was complete! Hope you all enjoy his first publication!

A Place to belong (by WizzKid-13 yrs)

In 8th grade I learnt that high school was not what I thought it would be. My head was filled with dreams, like choosing only my favourite subjects, having all my friends around me and not doing much work.

Well, these last four weeks have been a vicious wake up call. All our subjects are pre-chosen until grade 10. There is an unbelievable amount of work and my friends are all in different classes. These are not the worst parts, many of the boys at the school are just plain disgusting. They talk horrendously about girls and the swearing is unbearable. Coming from a Christian family, I can’t identify with most of them. The ones who have been to church and claim to be Christians, are the ones who have the worst morals! They live like the rest of the world and try to be Christians at the same time. I am struggling to maintain my own morals. I feel that the only thing the boys are interested in doing is bringing each other down.

My attitude will remain positive and I’ll push through. I refuse to live like them. I refuse to live like the world. For in James 4:4 it says “Whoever makes himself a friend of the world, makes himself an enemy of God.”
God wants me here, to be a good influence in this school. So in a way, God has shown me……….A place to belong.

Blue.

Blue is a pool on a hot summer's day,
Blue is the sky that steals your breath away.
Blue is for when you're down and sad,
Blue can cheer you up and make you glad.
Blue is for emotion , filled with bliss,
Blue reminds about friends you miss.
Blue stands for love, joy and trust,
Blue is something that's in all of us.

By WizzKid (13 yrs)

Creative laundry handling!

The other day WizzKid presented himself as the walking laundry basket!! He brought down his dirty laundry in such a creative way, that I decided to run for my camera and capture the funny moment!!

Oh, how this pics will be laughed at when he celebrates his 21st!!!!

Science Expo Poster.

What am I gonna do Mom?

WizzKid is good at many things but at art he is bad, an' I mean really bad!!!!
This last week he was asked to draw a poster informing people what to do in the event of any natural disaster. He chose to do it on Tsunamis.
He came walking to the car with a very worried look upon his mug. "Mom, I don't know what I'm gonna do. I have to draw a poster and I don't think I can do it!"
As we drove home from school I reassured him that I would teach him how to create a poster that required very little drawing at all.
We spoke about the 3 elements(wave, buildings, hills) that were needed in the poster, and he assigned the colours. All he needed to draw were the rectangular windows. I wrote the heading, and he inked it in.

Summer

Summer always comes glistening and hot. It brings with it joy and happiness. Everyone is always waiting...... waiting for the first sign of Summer. It is like an elegant cloud, it comes and goes as it pleases, but always at the right time. It brings with it rain and waters weary plants. It can be harsh and whither them too. When we are experiencing warm sunny weather, other countries are freezing cold. When Summer leaves, there comes drier weather, but the scorching air goes with it. Though we may be sorry to see Summer go, the next place is filled with joy!

(By WizzKid)
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An Ode to a Breadcrumb.

Why waste paper on a breadcrumb you ask
Ah-ha but take off that mask.

I know that you are curious
and if I don't carry on you'll be furious!

A breadcrumb looks like a bold bright cloud
If you knew it's value you would shout it aloud!

A breadcrumb may seem so utterly minute
but I'll tell you why the breadcrumbs a hoot!

It can be puffy and brown like the bark of the oak.
Steady yourself now you don't want to choke!

I'll tell you it's value without a glitch
the breadcrumb is part of the famous sandwich!


by WizzKid (almost 12)

A bit of silly-ness!

Two of WizzKids Limericks.......................

There was an old man from Mars
Who loved to sell beautiful cars
He jumped on a bus
And made quite a fuss
'Cause it was a mission to find earth's bars!

There once was a cat named Dash
Who was scared of a very cold splash!
The day was cool
He fell in the pool
And developed a terrible rash!

He enjoyed this!

Totem Pole Masterpieces!

In creative hour last Friday, the boys made Totem poles out of 'Sunlight' soap. If you attempt this..... here's a little tip. Let the soap dry out for a week so that it not too wet when carving begins.

Look,.....I don't think I'll send them off to be apprentices to some larny sculptor, but they had fun and were very proud of their *masterpieces!*

Love Fifi

Mom & Dad

WizzKid had a bit of time to waste on whatever he pleased so he drew us two....... soooooo in love!!!

I look bigger than Hubby..... maybe that's because I am!!!!! Fatty-boomboom!

Love Fifi

Autumn

The trees have all turned gold
and so summer grows cold.
They are all losing their leaves
and winter grows near says the breeze.
I walk over leaves that crack
and then suddenly WHACK!
A tree has fallen over
and crushed nearby clover.

Why is it that summer has an end?
Sometimes it sends me round the bend!
Outside things seem mildly cold
everything is starting to look old.
Bolder and bolder Autumn becomes
sometimes I am bored enough to twiddle my thumbs.
But there's one thought that makes me sing
here's what it is....... spring, spring SPRING!

by WizzKid - 11 years

Creative Class

On Fridays we don't do History and Science, instead,we do something called "CREATIVE CLASS". After a hard week of work, the boys always look forward to the 2 hours of this class.


Today I presented them with an A2 size paper. The instructions were................. They had to work as a team, they had to fill the whole paper, no scissors were allowed...only glue, and they had to depict a scenery.


I explained what a scenery was, put Beethoven on and VOILA...............................

To be honest, neither of my boys are gifted in the art department, but I was pleasantly surprised at their team effort! It's a castle!

Love Fee

The Wave.

WizzKid's creative task for this week was to write a poem. The only requirements were that the poem was not allowed to rhyme and it was to be about him being stranded on an island. This is what he wrote today ...........in 15 minutes!


THE WAVE!

The sky was bright and blue.
The sea was oh so calm.
Everyone went about their business on this wonderful morning.

The seagulls flocked in the air like confetti,
a sign that we were close to land.
When along came this big blue wave!

So mighty and powerful,
as it got closer it looked silver in the daytime sun.
It touched our boat and there we went,
it had us in it's mighty grip!

It blasted to the land, along with us.
We hit land with a mighty CRASH!
And the wave surged around us.
People were screaming,we have survived.......
but now we fight survival itself, as we are STRANDED!

When I Grow Up!

When I Grow Up - by Jamie (11)

I had done it!
I had finally passed my test.
Now I was an OFFICIAL salesman!
I am going to sell many more computors.

I drive home in my beautiful new car.
It's been a hard day.
I've had to do exam after exam
But I finally passed!

I cruise into my big driveway
and park my car.
Boy, this house is huge.
It has a giant, colourful garden,
and the inside is so big you could get lost!

I jump onto the leather couch,
turn on the 52 inch flat screen TV and watch Star Wars.
My life is GREAT!
but right now, I'am just a young boy who loves life!