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The Impossible Bridge

We had to make a bridge using blocks and other equipment. The bridge had to go from one side of the mat to the other side (to avoid the car eating monsters that lived on the mat!), and cars had to be able to travel from one side to the other.





The Great Grumbler and the Wonder Tree Retold by the Puppies Reading Group

The Great Grumbler and the Wonder Tree Once upon a time, there was a grumbler. His name was Mr Finch. He didn’t want to eat the food that was put in front of him. Mrs Finch got a seed from the witch and it had golden writing on it that was poem. The seed grew into a wonder tree. When Mr Finch had food put in front of him, he changed his mind. Mrs Finch went and got what he wanted from the wonder tree. This happened a couple more times. The food started talking and told Mr Finch to eat them so he did. He felt full. He never grumbled again. By Xavier The Great Grumbler and the Wonder Tree First Mr Finch didn’t like his tea. One day, Mrs Finch talked to Gretel. Gretel said she was going to give her a seed at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Mrs Finch planted the seed. It grew into a tree. It had a tap and an oven door. Mrs Finch got pumpkin soup for Mr Finch but he grumbled so she got him something else. Then the pumpkin soup got a voice and said “Eat me first”. Then the cabbage said “Eat me next” and the silver beet said “Eat me last”. Mr Finch felt happy. By Charles. The Great Grumbler and the Wonder Tree Once upon a time, there was a woman called Mrs Finch and a man called Mr Finch. He was a great grumbler and he wouldn’t eat what was in front of him. Mrs Finch went to the witch’s house to get a wonder tree seed and it grew into a wonder tree. Whenever Mrs Finch put something in front of Mr Finch, he would eat it because it was cooked in the wonder tree. Mr Finch learned to eat his food. By Maiya The Great Grumbler and the Wonder Tree Once upon a time, there was a lady called Mrs Finch who was a great gardener. Her husband, Mr Finch was a great grumbler that complained about his food. One day Mrs Finch went to Gretel’s garden and she paid for a seed called the wonder tree seed. She paid for it with turnips. Then she saw gold writing on it. She planted it and it grew into a big tree. When Mrs Finch came inside with potatoes and gravy, he said wanted some pumpkin soup and when she took pumpkin in, he wanted some silver beet. When Mrs Finch took the silver beet in, he wanted to have beef stew and then the pumpkin soup and the silver beet started to talk to him. They wanted him to eat them. Then the beef stew said “You left me behind, you have to eat me and then you have to do the dishes”. Mr Finch felt full; he learnt to eat what was in front of him. By Tyla The Great Grumbler and the Wonder Tree Once upon a time, there was a great grumbler and a great gardener and their names were Mr Finch and Mrs Finch. Whenever Mrs Finch put something on Mr Finch’s plate he always grumbled. That’s why Mrs Finch went to Gretel the garden witch and she gave Mrs Finch a magic wonder tree seed. Then Mrs Finch watered and weeded the wonder tree and fed it and then it grew into a wonder tree that red flowers and blue leaves and saucepans hanging from the vines. At Mr Finch’s dinner time, Mrs Finch cooked potato and gravy but Mr Finch wanted pumpkin soup instead. Mrs Finch got the pumpkin soup from the wonder tree. When she put it on the table, Mr Finch grumbled “I thought about having some beef stew”. Mrs Finch went back to the wonder tree and asked it for some beef stew. When she put that on the table, the food began talking to Mr Finch and telling him to eat them up and then Mr Finch was so surprised that he ate them up. One of the foods said “When you finish eating me up, you have to do the dishes”. Then he ate the food up and then he did the dishes and then he never grumbled again. By Cheyanne