The Murder of the Smith Family
Leo and his Monstrous Thoughts
Shimna Intergrated College, Year 10s
5th March 2024
Leo was dreaming. He was having a picnic with his dad. He woke up and remembered again that his family was dead . . .
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Leo and his Monstrous Thoughts
Shimna Intergrated College, Year 10s
5th March 2024
Leo was dreaming. He was having a picnic with his dad. He woke up and remembered again that his family was dead . . .
Abbots Cross Primary School, P5
at Rathcoole Library
28th February 2024
Chocolate Man and the alien monster were meeting for the first time. He was at the Spar, shopping. It was the alien's first visit to Earth and he wanted to find a friend.
The green-skinned alien was looking around the Spar, curiously...
Downpatrick Primary School, P7
27th February 2024
This is a story about Bill. He is from Pencil Pencil land. But he lay angrily in a pencil case because he was stuck in it. All the other pencils were pushing him, and shouting at him, and he was missing his best friend Peppa-Cena...
St Joseph's Primary School, P5
22nd February 2024
The vicious cats had taken over the world and hijacked the Dog Treat Palace. Scooba had a pair of special binoculars tied around his neck and saw this from the moon. He jumped down and landed right beside the Palace.
Scooba’s best friend Doggo jumped down as well and fell straight on top of the Palace. The roof thundered on top of the cat army and they were stuck...
St Joseph's Primary School, P5
21st February 2024
Once upon a time, deep in Space, Cosmo the monkey and his parents were practising their intense survival training. They heard a loud BANG on their futuristic Spaceship - it was being attacked!...
St Eugene's Primary School, Omagh, P3-P7
20th February 2024
Once there was a brave boy called Pimple-Boy. One cold evening, he and his mum went for a walk when they saw a bank heist. Pimple-Boy and his mum were scared - then, a robber came...
St Bride's Primary School, P5
20th February 2024
Once there was a furry mouse called Mo and he had a friend called Bob, who was an evil turtle. Mo’s biggest fear was blue cheese because it was so stinky . . .
English Studies Pathway, PGCE, QUB
15th February 2024
All of a sudden I woke up and I could hear the sound of wailing demons and could see lights and moving machinery.
“Well love, you’ve got yourself into a bit of a pickle.”...
Carrick Primary School, P5
13th February 2024
One day, a golden penguin called Alex and a half-human-half-dog called Max were playing and sliding about in the ice. Then a vacuum cleaner came and sucked Max’s tail up....
Birches Primary School, P7
13th February 2024
Amelia woke up to her mother screaming at her to get out of bed and evacuate the island. As her mother pushed her out the door, Amelia saw a dragon destroy her home by freezing it and then getting a sword and chopping it in half. Amelia luckily wasn’t frozen but tragically Amelia’s family was frozen inside...
