Primary 3 awarded pieces* (2nd place, 3rd place and merits)
Water SECOND PLACE
Samuel Lau 3A
Water occurs in three states,
Liquid, solid or gas.
Let me see, Let me see,
Water goes to the big blue sea.
Liquid water likes the sunshine and the beach,
He swims in the sea and sees many fish.
He slides down a drain,
He rushes very fast so he gets a pain.
Ice is frozen water,
It is lighter than other states of water.
It hides in a refrigerator,
We always put some in a cup of cola.
Gas water rises and meets the sun.
It becomes vapor and has a lot of fun,
The Sun burns it into a yummy bun,
The cloud shoots down the' rain 'as a gun.
Water is our best friends,
So don't waste our dear friend.
Save water, save nature,
Let us build the beautiful Earth.
Samuel Lau 3A
Water occurs in three states,
Liquid, solid or gas.
Let me see, Let me see,
Water goes to the big blue sea.
Liquid water likes the sunshine and the beach,
He swims in the sea and sees many fish.
He slides down a drain,
He rushes very fast so he gets a pain.
Ice is frozen water,
It is lighter than other states of water.
It hides in a refrigerator,
We always put some in a cup of cola.
Gas water rises and meets the sun.
It becomes vapor and has a lot of fun,
The Sun burns it into a yummy bun,
The cloud shoots down the' rain 'as a gun.
Water is our best friends,
So don't waste our dear friend.
Save water, save nature,
Let us build the beautiful Earth.
The Greedy Merchant THIRD PLACE
Roderick Yuen 3B
I was only a simple student, until the mysterious 5 June last year. I learnt that magic existed in the world.
"Scrunch." A sound changed my life. I was walking to school. suddenly, my index finger tingled. I stepped back out of curiosity. It was a scroll of paper labelled "How to have a magic finger". I was intrigued. I followed the instructions at recess alone.
My index finger immediately started to glow. I stared at it, wide-eyed. The end of the paper said: Now you have a magic finger, But beware.
It can only be used for a selfless purpose, I thought, "I want the lights to turn on," The room became bright. I stared at my finger in surprise.
“The magic finger is a miracle! Now I can wish for anything I want!" I exclaimed deafeningly. My neighbors heard my exclamation.
I had two neighbors. One is a selfless police officer and he was a humble gentleman. Another was a rich man who was abandoned at age 8. He earned a living by pick-pocketing during childhood and became a Jewelry merchant. He was as greedy as a wolf and bribed his customers.
The merchant, upon hearing my shout jumped up and down with and started planning; while the officer clearly found no interest in it "Good life must be earned by being diligent," he remarked.
A day later, I bumped into the merchant, "Sorry, but I overheard that you have a magic finger! Would you do me a favor?" he asked sincerely.
Being a helpful child, I was always ready to help.
The merchant whispered with greed in his eyes: "Magic Finger please grant me superpowers!"
To my astonishment on his absurd request, the magic finger glowed and the merchant became nothing but patches of color. I blacked out. When I woke up, the merchant was long gone.
The merchant had gone too far, I thought. A month later, I met the merchant again, He was levitating and his eyes were glowing blue. I almost didn't realize the man.
"I want to be the wealthiest man in the world!" the merchant commanded. He filled his cup of desire with as much water as he could, but it never seemed to be full.
"But -"
The merchant scowled, I felt an invisible force choking me. Unwilling to experience any more of this pain I nodded. The merchant disappeared again.
The last time I saw the merchant was in August. He looked kind in appearance, However, his eyes betrayed him. I could feel his evil aura as he stared at me like an emperor gazing a lowly slave. He read my mind and grinned. "You give me an idea. I want to take over the world!" he ordered me with a crooked smile. His aggressiveness grew tremendously and his desire was unlimited.
"But the scroll mentioned ..." I began, but the merchant cut me short violently. I felt the force choking me again.
Two weeks later, he moved to an extraordinary palace in Florence and I had to work in his basement day and night. He became the lord of the world. Lots of people entertained him for privileges. Nobody dared to utter a word, even me, because the ones who did were taken as prisoner. Thanks to my curiosity. I wish I could turn back the clock.
I only told my other neighbor, the police officer, the story. The officer, who was also rebellious wanted to make a wish, “I want to undo the past three wishes the merchant did," he said with a voice trembling with anger.
The merchant was browsing online for his asset when the officer made the wish. The next thing that happened was the most hilarious I had ever seen.
The merchant's eyes stopped glowing, and his expression was priceless. He screamed in rage when a booming noise came. He fell to the ground, clutching his back. Shards of marble from the great palace fell and it collapsed. The merchant, screaming his head off, barely escaped a live. Everything was back to its Track once again.
The story of the merchant was spread out like jam on a piece of bread. Everybody boycotted his stores. The merchant claimed to have left for India for "better business". I never saw him again,
Sometimes I looked at my powerless index finger. I looked out of the window and thought about the greedy merchant and his deeds. Margaret Thatcher once said, "I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work." Neither do I. There is, and will be, no success without hard work and failure. If only the merchant had known that...
Roderick Yuen 3B
I was only a simple student, until the mysterious 5 June last year. I learnt that magic existed in the world.
"Scrunch." A sound changed my life. I was walking to school. suddenly, my index finger tingled. I stepped back out of curiosity. It was a scroll of paper labelled "How to have a magic finger". I was intrigued. I followed the instructions at recess alone.
My index finger immediately started to glow. I stared at it, wide-eyed. The end of the paper said: Now you have a magic finger, But beware.
It can only be used for a selfless purpose, I thought, "I want the lights to turn on," The room became bright. I stared at my finger in surprise.
“The magic finger is a miracle! Now I can wish for anything I want!" I exclaimed deafeningly. My neighbors heard my exclamation.
I had two neighbors. One is a selfless police officer and he was a humble gentleman. Another was a rich man who was abandoned at age 8. He earned a living by pick-pocketing during childhood and became a Jewelry merchant. He was as greedy as a wolf and bribed his customers.
The merchant, upon hearing my shout jumped up and down with and started planning; while the officer clearly found no interest in it "Good life must be earned by being diligent," he remarked.
A day later, I bumped into the merchant, "Sorry, but I overheard that you have a magic finger! Would you do me a favor?" he asked sincerely.
Being a helpful child, I was always ready to help.
The merchant whispered with greed in his eyes: "Magic Finger please grant me superpowers!"
To my astonishment on his absurd request, the magic finger glowed and the merchant became nothing but patches of color. I blacked out. When I woke up, the merchant was long gone.
The merchant had gone too far, I thought. A month later, I met the merchant again, He was levitating and his eyes were glowing blue. I almost didn't realize the man.
"I want to be the wealthiest man in the world!" the merchant commanded. He filled his cup of desire with as much water as he could, but it never seemed to be full.
"But -"
The merchant scowled, I felt an invisible force choking me. Unwilling to experience any more of this pain I nodded. The merchant disappeared again.
The last time I saw the merchant was in August. He looked kind in appearance, However, his eyes betrayed him. I could feel his evil aura as he stared at me like an emperor gazing a lowly slave. He read my mind and grinned. "You give me an idea. I want to take over the world!" he ordered me with a crooked smile. His aggressiveness grew tremendously and his desire was unlimited.
"But the scroll mentioned ..." I began, but the merchant cut me short violently. I felt the force choking me again.
Two weeks later, he moved to an extraordinary palace in Florence and I had to work in his basement day and night. He became the lord of the world. Lots of people entertained him for privileges. Nobody dared to utter a word, even me, because the ones who did were taken as prisoner. Thanks to my curiosity. I wish I could turn back the clock.
I only told my other neighbor, the police officer, the story. The officer, who was also rebellious wanted to make a wish, “I want to undo the past three wishes the merchant did," he said with a voice trembling with anger.
The merchant was browsing online for his asset when the officer made the wish. The next thing that happened was the most hilarious I had ever seen.
The merchant's eyes stopped glowing, and his expression was priceless. He screamed in rage when a booming noise came. He fell to the ground, clutching his back. Shards of marble from the great palace fell and it collapsed. The merchant, screaming his head off, barely escaped a live. Everything was back to its Track once again.
The story of the merchant was spread out like jam on a piece of bread. Everybody boycotted his stores. The merchant claimed to have left for India for "better business". I never saw him again,
Sometimes I looked at my powerless index finger. I looked out of the window and thought about the greedy merchant and his deeds. Margaret Thatcher once said, "I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work." Neither do I. There is, and will be, no success without hard work and failure. If only the merchant had known that...
My Dream School MERIT
Milton Chan 3A
My dream school is called Mainalien Milton School, which is on Miltondreammain Road. I built it last Wednesday, and all of the students and teachers are aliens. It has thirty-six floors, even higher than you can imagine.
Why has it so many floors? It is because it has a lot of functional rooms, such as the indoor farm, the sports center, the hostel etc, so the alien students can learn about animals, plants, sport or what they want to learn. I think this school is very free and it is the students’ choice to learn anything.
For the hostel, aliens from different planets can have a different design, so we can sleep there and also learn about design in the hostel. For the extra-curricular activities, we can learn about languages, including the languages of the aliens, so when the students are older, they can go to different planets to talk with the aliens.
This school is a private school, but the school fee is free because the rich people donated a lot of money to the principal. Can you guess who is the principal of this school?
Milton Chan 3A
My dream school is called Mainalien Milton School, which is on Miltondreammain Road. I built it last Wednesday, and all of the students and teachers are aliens. It has thirty-six floors, even higher than you can imagine.
Why has it so many floors? It is because it has a lot of functional rooms, such as the indoor farm, the sports center, the hostel etc, so the alien students can learn about animals, plants, sport or what they want to learn. I think this school is very free and it is the students’ choice to learn anything.
For the hostel, aliens from different planets can have a different design, so we can sleep there and also learn about design in the hostel. For the extra-curricular activities, we can learn about languages, including the languages of the aliens, so when the students are older, they can go to different planets to talk with the aliens.
This school is a private school, but the school fee is free because the rich people donated a lot of money to the principal. Can you guess who is the principal of this school?
Happy Family – Letter to Mum and Dad MERIT
Morgan Chan 3A
Dear Mum and Dad,
I don’t usually see you because you get back home very late. How are you? Are you tired after working?
Dad, thank you. Thank you for checking my homework even you are very tired. And thank you for bringing me to many Competitions. And at last, thank you for chatting with me.
Mum, thank you. Thank you for buying me many toys. Although you may punish me when I did wrong, this makes me be a better person.
The weather is getting cold. Please stay warm. I love you!
Love,
Morgan
Morgan Chan 3A
Dear Mum and Dad,
I don’t usually see you because you get back home very late. How are you? Are you tired after working?
Dad, thank you. Thank you for checking my homework even you are very tired. And thank you for bringing me to many Competitions. And at last, thank you for chatting with me.
Mum, thank you. Thank you for buying me many toys. Although you may punish me when I did wrong, this makes me be a better person.
The weather is getting cold. Please stay warm. I love you!
Love,
Morgan
My Magic Finger MERIT
Ethan Ngai 3B
One morning, when I woke up and went to school, I was having a funny feeling. When we got there, the first class was Maths. I sighed and went to my seat. After fifteen minutes into Maths, it was starting to get boring. Just then, my forefinger shot out a stream of sparks. After it stopped, my Maths teacher was a talking dinosaur! The whole class laughed so loudly, the whole classroom shook! The teacher wanted to say ”quiet”, but all we heard was “Roar”. The teacher chased us quickly, jaws wide, ready to eat us.
We were still being chased when we spotted a school bus. We hopped on, and Tim was the driver. He drove on the open road, and behind, we saw the teacher driving her res car. Tim was scared, so he drove on the highway at top speed. A truck honked its horn at us, to remind Tim he was driving too fast. He slowed down, and when he looked in the rear mirror, the teacher was behind us! The teacher chased us, and the school bus fell into the deep blue sea! The bus floated up and down, up and down. Just then, when our bus sank into the sea, my forefinger shot out a stream of sparks. The teacher was back to usual! She dialed the rescue team, and a few moments, our bus was out of the water and we were safe.
Thankfully, she couldn’t remember what happened so she didn’t scold us. I learned a super valuable lesson today: Never use your Magic Finger on anybody.
Ethan Ngai 3B
One morning, when I woke up and went to school, I was having a funny feeling. When we got there, the first class was Maths. I sighed and went to my seat. After fifteen minutes into Maths, it was starting to get boring. Just then, my forefinger shot out a stream of sparks. After it stopped, my Maths teacher was a talking dinosaur! The whole class laughed so loudly, the whole classroom shook! The teacher wanted to say ”quiet”, but all we heard was “Roar”. The teacher chased us quickly, jaws wide, ready to eat us.
We were still being chased when we spotted a school bus. We hopped on, and Tim was the driver. He drove on the open road, and behind, we saw the teacher driving her res car. Tim was scared, so he drove on the highway at top speed. A truck honked its horn at us, to remind Tim he was driving too fast. He slowed down, and when he looked in the rear mirror, the teacher was behind us! The teacher chased us, and the school bus fell into the deep blue sea! The bus floated up and down, up and down. Just then, when our bus sank into the sea, my forefinger shot out a stream of sparks. The teacher was back to usual! She dialed the rescue team, and a few moments, our bus was out of the water and we were safe.
Thankfully, she couldn’t remember what happened so she didn’t scold us. I learned a super valuable lesson today: Never use your Magic Finger on anybody.
My Magic Finger MERIT
Jaden Leung 3C
My name is Jaden. I was born with a magic finger, but I’m not sure if it is a good thing or not.
Sometimes, I lose control of my powers. One time, I tried to help and transport an old lady to the other side of the road but accidentally transported her to a swimming pool. The old lady was still puzzled on what happened. I was so embarrassed and ran away immediately. Another time, I tried to help my mother cook some bacon for my breakfast but finally made it caught on fire, which made my mother super mad. The last time I used my magic finger was when I was playing video games with my friend and when he won for the fifth time. I was so angry that I turned him into a cow which made me so regretful and ashamed for what I had done to my friend.
People always think having a magic finger is a good thing, but actually it is not because I always have to make some difficult choices like which hand is the magic hand or how to control the magic without having to wrap around my hand so I can never hurt anybody again.
Jaden Leung 3C
My name is Jaden. I was born with a magic finger, but I’m not sure if it is a good thing or not.
Sometimes, I lose control of my powers. One time, I tried to help and transport an old lady to the other side of the road but accidentally transported her to a swimming pool. The old lady was still puzzled on what happened. I was so embarrassed and ran away immediately. Another time, I tried to help my mother cook some bacon for my breakfast but finally made it caught on fire, which made my mother super mad. The last time I used my magic finger was when I was playing video games with my friend and when he won for the fifth time. I was so angry that I turned him into a cow which made me so regretful and ashamed for what I had done to my friend.
People always think having a magic finger is a good thing, but actually it is not because I always have to make some difficult choices like which hand is the magic hand or how to control the magic without having to wrap around my hand so I can never hurt anybody again.
I have a magic finger, but I don’t want it! MERIT
Max Wong 3C
I’ve always dreamed of having a magic finger, so I can get whatever I want. Food, toys, video games are the things I’ve always desired.
One day, I woke up early, wishing food would appear on my bed. But of course this was impossible. I pretended I knew magic and pointed to the book on the table. “Acabradabra!” I said. There was a “pop” sound and the book became a piece of bread! This was awesome! I couldn’t believe I had a magic finger!
I squealed happily and thought, “Ah! I need money!” I lifted up my finger again and “zap”, a pile of money appeared on my hand. I was so excited and ran to the toy shop at once. I bought two toy guns and five robots.
On my way back home, some villains grabbed me into a dark alley. The leader wanted me to help him rob the bank. I felt so scared and tried to break away from the villains. I screamed as loudly as I could…
Suddenly, I woke up in fright and found that it was only a dream. I don’t want to have a magic finger anymore!
Max Wong 3C
I’ve always dreamed of having a magic finger, so I can get whatever I want. Food, toys, video games are the things I’ve always desired.
One day, I woke up early, wishing food would appear on my bed. But of course this was impossible. I pretended I knew magic and pointed to the book on the table. “Acabradabra!” I said. There was a “pop” sound and the book became a piece of bread! This was awesome! I couldn’t believe I had a magic finger!
I squealed happily and thought, “Ah! I need money!” I lifted up my finger again and “zap”, a pile of money appeared on my hand. I was so excited and ran to the toy shop at once. I bought two toy guns and five robots.
On my way back home, some villains grabbed me into a dark alley. The leader wanted me to help him rob the bank. I felt so scared and tried to break away from the villains. I screamed as loudly as I could…
Suddenly, I woke up in fright and found that it was only a dream. I don’t want to have a magic finger anymore!
My Magic Finger MERIT
Zenith Lee 3E
If you had a Magic finger what would you do with it? When I got one, I pointed at things to try to make it work. I pointed at my toys, my books, my double bass, the TV, you name it with an incredible result of completely nothing. Well, almost nothing. My so-called “magic” finger almost made my double bass self-destruct. I don’t love to tell you more, but first, let’s talk about the origin.
I was sleeping one day, when my dream was very rudely interrupted by a voice. I woke up with a jolt and found myself in a chamber. A wizard came to me and he said: “young man, I have watched you in the daylight, you always seem to be bored. Let me help you carry entertainment wherever you walk! ” with that, he touched my right forefinger with some kind of blue-ish flame at the tip of his finger. After touching my finger, he left. And that was exactly when time decided to move and my batman alarm clock rang. That night, what I did is what you saw at the beginning of the story, sorry for the long flashback.
The next day was a holiday. I was starting to feel bored. I poked my head I closed my eyes. Suddenly, something shocked me. I opened my eyes in a jiffy and I thought: look out, ground! One jaw incoming! I rubbed my eyes and blinked. No, I want crazy. I really was on a battle field I looked at my hands and found that I was dressed in armor and I had a helmet! I took one look at the rule sheet and swatted it away. too many rules! I gripped my knight’s claymore sword and found a monster charging at me. I obliterated it with a swing of my weapon. This continued for about fifteen minutes. Then, my eyes snapped shut. One multi-colored word appeared: congrats! My eyes flew open. I was back in reality. I gripped a card. I looked at it. On it was the amour I just wore! I grinned. Two days later, it was summer vacation time! I played this game every day and made a collection of cards. This game is still played by me every day after school. Who knows? One day, this game might be real! If I like it, I might just create it when I’m an adult!
Zenith Lee 3E
If you had a Magic finger what would you do with it? When I got one, I pointed at things to try to make it work. I pointed at my toys, my books, my double bass, the TV, you name it with an incredible result of completely nothing. Well, almost nothing. My so-called “magic” finger almost made my double bass self-destruct. I don’t love to tell you more, but first, let’s talk about the origin.
I was sleeping one day, when my dream was very rudely interrupted by a voice. I woke up with a jolt and found myself in a chamber. A wizard came to me and he said: “young man, I have watched you in the daylight, you always seem to be bored. Let me help you carry entertainment wherever you walk! ” with that, he touched my right forefinger with some kind of blue-ish flame at the tip of his finger. After touching my finger, he left. And that was exactly when time decided to move and my batman alarm clock rang. That night, what I did is what you saw at the beginning of the story, sorry for the long flashback.
The next day was a holiday. I was starting to feel bored. I poked my head I closed my eyes. Suddenly, something shocked me. I opened my eyes in a jiffy and I thought: look out, ground! One jaw incoming! I rubbed my eyes and blinked. No, I want crazy. I really was on a battle field I looked at my hands and found that I was dressed in armor and I had a helmet! I took one look at the rule sheet and swatted it away. too many rules! I gripped my knight’s claymore sword and found a monster charging at me. I obliterated it with a swing of my weapon. This continued for about fifteen minutes. Then, my eyes snapped shut. One multi-colored word appeared: congrats! My eyes flew open. I was back in reality. I gripped a card. I looked at it. On it was the amour I just wore! I grinned. Two days later, it was summer vacation time! I played this game every day and made a collection of cards. This game is still played by me every day after school. Who knows? One day, this game might be real! If I like it, I might just create it when I’m an adult!
