Early Memories

The homework this week was completed by EVERYONE! Well done team.

The Early Memories section of the homework was a delight to mark. I thought that I would share a few here. The use of detail and emotion really helped to make these memories come alive for the reader.
Estelle
My first memory is when I went to my Grandma's house. I saw fresh steaming cookies and milk. I heard my parents talking about me and I heard the dog from next door barking like mad because Alex was playing with its toy right in front of it. I felt soft cookie dough under my hands and melting chocolate in my mouth.
Laura
When I had chemo the nurse turned off the light and small stars on the roof would glow. Sometimes she would turn on the fish machine in the big circle. I looked at those things so I di not look at the needle. I was two years old.
Jay
In February 2003 at the age of four I remember going to an Auckland festival called Pacifica where I got a helium balloon. I remember walking over a bridge with lots of swans gliding eerily over the blue river. We walked over to a candy-floss seller and bought some. I took a bite of the pink, sticky web and it tickled and dissolved in my mouth. Then it started to rain.
Sam
When I was three I went to see the miniature ponies. I felt wonderful on the inside. On the outside I felt the beat of the horses heart and its soft coat.
As I was leading them around the paddock I heard some of the other ponies whinnying to each other and some birds chirping. I saw some horses that were black or white, some even brown and there were daisies in the paddock.
Monique
When I was about two I played in my playroom and when my Mum and Dad asked me to go to bed I gave them the evil eye. And when I saw a shadow coming I hid but they found me and picked me up and took me to bed. I felt like I was being picked up by a giant and I went fast asleep. ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Michel
It was Christmas time in England and it was snowing. My brothers and I went outside to play in the snow, we were wrapped up snug and warm. My brothers built an igloo/ice house and helped me build a snowman and then they had a snowball fight and my Mum took me inside to get warm
I was four years old and the year was 2002.
Dana
I can remember when I was little I used to run around the back lawn and dad would come out and tell me to hop on his back. He would give me horsey rides. Then Zed our boxer dog would come over and play. Dad would move his hands around and Zed's eyes would be curiously looking at them, then he would start barking at them. I insisted on more horsey rides, so dad would give me more. Zed would follow us around and around the lawn. After a few rounds of the lawn Mum would call us in for tea.