Late For School

It was the ticking of the alarm clock that finally wakened me. I glanced in horror at the time. It was nine o' clock. As quickly as a cheetah I rushed downstairs. I gulped down my breakfast. Surprisingly enough no one else in my family was up. I ran upstairs to wake them up then I grabbed my bag and my jacket and tore out the door. No one else was walking down to school. When I got to the yard there was no one else there. Probably gone into class I thought. Suddenly a voice said to me, "you are very early". It was the caretaker of the school. I looked at my watch. It was 9.10. "ten past eight is a bit early, don't you think". Just then I remembered that I had forgotten to put the clock back. I went as red as a rose. The caretaker just smiled and laughed.

Aaron Devlin (6th Class)

The Voyage

Once again my parents looked very happy at dinner. It had been going on for a while and my sister and I were getting curious. It went on for another few days until one evening they told us that we were going on a Caribbean Cruise. We were all really excited and finally the day came. The huge liner was waiting at the quay. Our departure time was 2.30 p.m. so we had two hours to spare. We finally boarded the liner and started to explore the ship. We were amazed. It had three swimming pools, four tennis courts and five gyms. We had a really nice cabin with satellite TV and lovely carpets. At 2.40 p.m. we set sail. That evening we were given a complimentary dinner. Later on we were introduced to the captain who bought us drinks. I really enjoyed my trip and would dearly love to go back again

John Deane (6th Class)

The Rescue

My friend and I set off from the harbour at sunrise. We brought life jackets and food with us on our sailing trip. There was a light breeze blowing and it set the sails fluttering gently. We were skimming over the waves at a fair pace and soon we were far out to sea. Suddenly, without warning, dark threatening clouds appeared above us and it seemed like there would be a bad storm coming. We decided to go below deck as the howling wind was blowing us around like feathers. The driving rain was hitting the deck above so hard that drops of rain seeped through the ceiling. The boat started to lean to one side. I radioed to shore for help. The coast guard said he would be there as quickly as possible. The waves were hitting us on all sides and my friend started praying that we would not die. A huge wave hit us and the boat capsized. We opened the hatch and swam towards the surface. I could just about make out a red object approaching. Fortunately it was the coast guard. They lifted us on board and wrapped us in blankets. Our parents greeted us at the quayside and they were relieved as was everyone else that we were safe.

Vincent Shaughnessy (6th Class)