What we liked about the writers festival – Yr 1 Rm 9

I liked the pictures that Wendy Binks drew. I would like to be an artist when I grow up.- Genevieve

Mark Greenwood told us about his adventure. He found Lasseter’s Diary and a box saying keep the box closed. He gave us clues.

  1. Dig in campfire
  2. Dig under fire
  3. Dig in floor top end – Nick

I liked Mike Lefroy. He showed us the depth measurer and my mum was there. Mike helped us sing a sea shanty. We sang it as we pulled the rope for the sails. I liked him very much.- Rosie

Mike Lefroy showed our class and the other year one class about stuff and he sung a song about six sailors who were prisoners of Fremantle prison. He sung a Sea Shanty and he taught us about a ship.- Laura

Wendy had a book about emus and she brought her pottery with pictures of birds on it. She brought in her books.- Pearl

Mark Greenwood was interesting. He had books. He had gold nuggets in a box.- James

I liked Mike because he told us really interesting things. He also told us about the depth measurer and he told us about the cat of 9 tails. I really like Mike. He is really cool and we sang sea shanties and we sang Fifteen Pigs on a Pirate Ship Yo Ho Ho and a Packet of Chips.- Kate

Dear Wendy. I liked your pictures and I liked the emu pictures. It was funny when the dad emu had to find the baby.- Anton

I like Wendy’s pictures of emus because they do funny things.- Lars

I like the colours that Wendy had on her pictures. I like drawing castles.- Xue-Lin

Mike Lefroy, I liked your cat that was in the red bag and I like your rope.- Olivia

I like Wendy’s cup with a picture of an emu looking between his legs backwards. When I grow up I want to be an artist too.- Sean

I liked Wendy Binks because she made pots out of clay and she painted birds and koalas on them.- Ted

Mark Greenwood I liked your story about Lasseter and I liked when you showed us the gold.- Cameron

Mike Lefroy had the cat of 9 tails in a red bag. Kate whacked him with it.- Misha

Mark Greenwood told us about when Lasseter was 17 years old and went searching for gold and I liked it how he found gold.- Dom

Mark Greenwood found Lasseter’s diary and he also had a box that said do not open the box. He opened the box and there was gold in it.- Lauren

I like Mark Greenwood. I liked when he showed us the gold from Lasseter’s Reef.- Cambell

Mark Greenwood had gold he found and Lasseter’s diary that had the map to the gold.- Rebecca

I liked the bowls Wendy made and her funny pictures of emus. One was wearing sunglasses.- Hugo

Mike Lefroy told us about the spices from different countries because they wanted pepper on their food.- Lachlan

Mark Greenwood wrote books about stuff like gold and silver and spooky stories.- Ben