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Competition Winners 2005
Winner - Acrostic Poem 4-7 years age group
Animals in the forest
Come and see
Over in the grass
Run and see
Night is very dark
Children look and see
Lots of acorns on the trees
Up run the squirrels
Bats fly in the dark
By Adam Cook Age 5
Winner - Picture 4-7 years age group
By Rosie Perrett Age 7
Winner - Acrostic Poem 8-12 years age group
By Emily Powell Age 8
Winner - Picture 8-12 years age group
By Marcus Day Age 9
Special Mention - we really liked this poem and picture together.
By Jessica Pask
Competition Winners 2004
The Bat Walk
Yesterday I went to see some bats flying round a tree,
It was dark and getting late,
The moon was like a big round plate,
Vicky held a bat machine,
To hear the bats before they're seen,
Then the bats went whizzing past,
We nearly missed then they went so fast,
At ten o'clock mum said "lets go",
But I replied "No, no, no!".
By Harry Stanley (age 7)
by Harlen Sillett (age 7)
by Joanna Turkentine (age 10)
Kelling Heath
I've been to Universal,
I've seen jaws with all his teeth,
But I'd rather see the wildlife,
Because it's real at Kelling Heath!
I've swam in crystal waters,
I've snorkeled the coral reef,
But I'd go to Bottom Pond,
And fish at Kelling Heath!
There are many hectic things in life,
Like school and work & grief,
I'll always treasure our family times,
Spent here at Kelling Heath!
By Ruari Shand (age 12)
Kelling Heath
10 super sparrows, pecking around for food,
9 naughty nightjars being very rude,
8 saucy cyclists in their super gear,
7 dads in the pub, drinking lots of beer,
6 calm caravans, sitting in a row,
5 confused cars, don't know where to go,
4 red squirrels, acorns everywhere,
3 table tennis tables, in the Village Square,
2 sleepy children, in their sleeping bags,
1 great holiday, what a time we've had!
by Madeleine Scates (age 8)
A Rich Rodent
One fine sunny morning Nutty the squirrel was collecting nuts for the winter, when suddenly he tripped over a nut and tumbled down a deep dark hole. When he woke from his fall he couldn’t see a thing. He got up and felt his way around, placing his paws in front of him so he didn’t hit his head against a wall. After a few minutes of wandering he felt something very prickly in front of him, “Do you mind!” said a loud and stern voice.
“Oh I am sorry, I couldn’t see” quivered Nutty.
“Well I suppose I could forgive you, by the way what’s your name?” asked the voice.
“Nutty” said Nutty, “What’s yours?”
“Prickly, and don’t make jokes about it, I’ve heard them all!” sighed Prickly.
“You’re a hedgehog aren’t you!” said Nutty.
“Yes, didn’t you notice?” replied Prickly.
“Couldn’t see!” replied Nutty, “Well I’d better be going back now” said Nutty.
“Goodbye!” shouted Prickly.
When Nutty arrived home he saw, his wife, Applecore, standing outside the door with her hands round her waist, “Where in the nut have you been?” shrieked Applecore.
“Sorry, lost track of the time” lied Nutty, he wouldn’t dare tell her about meeting Prickly.
“Goodnight then Nutty!”
“Goodnight Applecore!”
Nutty couldn’t sleep that night, he kept thinking about Prickly and the cave.
He couldn’t stand it so he got up, got his waistcoat on and went outside.
It was quite hard finding the hole like it was before but he slipped down it and landed with a bump.
“Prickly, it’s me Nutty, hello!” called Nutty, but there was no one there so Nutty decided to explore the cave. At the end of the passage he saw a light as bright as the sun, it was a candle. Inside were hundreds and hundreds of nuts and acorns, Nutty couldn’t believe his eyes. Because he was feeling peckish he had a nibble. Then he gathered them all up in his jacket and ran home. When he showed Applecore she couldn’t believe it either.
So they lived happily through many winters, but no one knew what happened to Prickly?
By Zoe Mitchell, age 10.
Competition Winners 2003
Kelling Heath
The woods are silent,
The stars so bright,
Nightjars flying by moonlight.
Tainted whispers,
Of silent trees,
Sway together in the breeze.
Rabbits running,
To the burrow,
Hiding from the fox’s glare.
People watching,
The animals playing,
With each other everyday.
By Zoe Glanville Age 12
By Thomas Patterson Age 11
By Oliver Horne Age 6
Wet Weekend
The wind’s blowing,
The rains falling,
People are splashing,
Everyday.
People sigh loudly,
Because they can’t play,
Out in the rain,
Today.
The grass is wet,
The trees are dripping,
The countryside is wet and cold.
By Daniel Patterson Age 8
The Brown Squirrel
Once in a wood called whispering wood there lived lots of creatures like, foxes, deer, bears, owls, hedgehogs, rabbits and also squirrels but there were lots more animals and they were all very friendly. Now there was one squirrel that wasn’t grey or red it was brown?! Now this squirrel (a most peculiar squirrel) was always working. Either he was sweeping or dusting, polishing or collecting nuts for the winter! One day the red squirrels came to his house and asked:
“Would you like to play with us?”
“Sorry but I’ve got to work!” was the answer.
“But you’re always working!” complained the red squirrels.
“Sorry but there’s always something to be done!” replied the brown squirrel.The birds twittered “Tweet tweet”.
Then there was another knock at the door!
“Yes” shouted the brown squirrel!
The grey squirrels opened the door and asked:
“Would you like to come to our tree house for tea?”
“Sorry but there’s work to be done!” replied the brown squirrel!
The woodpecker pecked at his tree! The grey and red squirrels went to the animal council and complained politely to the bear.
“The brown squirrel should have some time off” said the oldest squirrel.
“He’s losing money because he’s not getting paid to go to our meeting!” complained the youngest squirrel!
“I know!” the baby owl said unexpectedly, “He could put up a sign saying: WORK IN YOUR HOUSES FOR LITTLE MONEY”.
“I’m sure he’ll get lots of replies!”
“Then he’ll get money and we can work in his house, if that’s ok!”.
“OK?” shouted everyone!
“It’s brilliant! Shouted the animal council again. The birds came to see what the noise was about! The squirrels told the birds to go and tell the brown squirrel the news.
The brown squirrel was delighted! He set to WORK straight away! And of course he got loads of replies! And he found a cute, single, lady squirrel and he had squirrel babies so he stopped working so much and looked after them!
By Rebecca Leers Age 9 |
