Author's Corner

I have been most impressed the progress the students have made in writing this year! The VCOP Big Write topic for this week was Christmas themed. There were lots of brilliant, entertaining narratives produced but Room 12 agreed that Lilly's was one of the best. Below is her work for your enjoyment.

The Wake Up on Christmas Eve ~ Lilly (Year 2)

"Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!" yelled Santa, in his jolly voice.  He was just about to land on the roof tops in Brook Road. But then, all of a sudden... Crash! The sleigh went down into the middle of the street. Jemma and Emma, Carly and Jake, Anna and Stella all woke up from the crash. Even the pets woke up! They all rushed out to the middle of the street. "Santa!: they called out, surprised and excited. "Oh dear. Oh dear. Why do these reigns always get tied up?" muttered Santa. "Oh no! Children!" Never mind, their parents will never believe them.

Santa, today  (or should I say tonight) was no longer jolly. He still had his big, red, fluffy coat and hat but his face had fallen. Presents had gone everywhere (which the elves were trying to clean up) and the reign were tangled (which had caused the crash). "We'll help you!" cried the kids, more excited now. All the girls' hair was messy and they were all in their favourite pjs. "Oh all right," replied Santa, a little while later.

It was a hot, Aussie night and the flying cows were tired. It smelled of fresh air and you could hear the fans from inside the bedrooms because the windows were open. All you could see was the bright, silver moon hung over a pillow of fluffy clouds.

"So what can we do Santa?" the kids asked.
"Well," he hesitated, "You can give the flying cows some hay while the elves get the reigns untied." But then, the flying cows took off!

They went whizzing through the sky. "Woo hoo! Yeah!" they mooed. But then, "Arghhh! We're falling!" they mooed again. They could talk? The kdis burst out laughing. They hadn't got very far. They raced a street and found them....in the middle of the street!

And just in case you're wondering, the cows were fine! Also, the children get extra presents from Santa. And Santa was right, their parents didn't believe them.

The end.