Writers’ Club

This week our Del Monte Writer’s Club had fun imagining a food fight at school. We formed small groups and each person wrote one part of the story. Our focus was on the ‘Show Don’t Tell’ technique where writers use descriptive language to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. There were lots of giggles as we shared our stories. Below are some excerpts. 

‘Enough is enough!’ bellowed Mrs Azizian. She had chunks of jelly stuck in her dress and icecream like a river near her feet. 

‘Here comes the food!”’yelled a child wheeling a mini storage container. Mrs Azizian had thought the children had ran out of food but dread filled her body. Despair buckled her legs and she collapsed in despair. Had the children won?

William Lu
Year 4

Spaghetti zooming around the canteen like flying worms. Jelly on my lunch, then rotten, stinky blue cheese splattered on my white t-shirt. Eggs hit my eyes. One blink and a crispy meat pie drags down a teacher’s face. Red face and steaming ears!

Mackenzie Wong
Year 4

We are very proud of our Gioia House and Del Monte Writer’s Clubs who have created entertaining and thought-provoking stories for the annual NESA Write-On competition. After much deliberation we proudly announce our school representatives for each stage.

Stage 1: Joanna Wong, 2 Paterson
Stage 2: Oscar Kochman, 3 Blue Gums
Stage 3: Riha Han, 5 Core 1

Brooke Panagopoulos
Gifted Education Coordinator P-6/Year 2 Teacher/Acting Curriculum Leader Gioia House