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November 2014
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KIDS ACTIVITIES 3++
COLOURING OWLS 5
KIDS ACTIVITIES 6++
CUBE ART 13
KIDS STORY 3++
MISS APPLEBEE GOES TO THE BEACH 23
A LETTER TO ADDY 35
KIDS STORY 5++
A BIG JOB AHEAD 41
COLOUR IN SECTION 57
THE CLASSROOM MONITOR 75
COLOUR IN SECTION 89
Welcome to the
November 2014 issue of
The Australia Times Kids
Magazine.
In this issue, we have colouring owls
activities provided by vectorjungle.com and cube
arts activities provided by peaceofmindeducation.
wordpress.com. We also have another Miss
Applebee adventure story written by Mocco
Wollert. Finally, we have two other
kids stories provided by Rowville
Aspiring Writers authors. These
stories are A Big Job Ahead written
by Barbara Scott and The Classroom
Monitor written by Amani Gunawardana.
Hope that you will enjoy the November Kids
Magazine
Anies Hannawa
TAT Kids Editor
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Mitochondrial disease (mito) can
affect any organ in anyone of any age.
www.amdf.org.au
It is often terminal; there is no cure and
few effective treatments exist.
One Australian
child born each
week will develop
a severe or life-
threatening form
of mito.”
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MISS APPLEBEE
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Written by: Mocco Wollert
Illustrated by: Jean Reeve
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There was a cat Miss Applebee,
who went to play beside the sea.
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A perfect day the sun was bright,
her bright new bathers looked just right.
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Here on the beach it was such fun,
sunscreen protects her from the sun.
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She stayed well back and watched the sea,
she thought those waves are not for me.
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I like to be all warm and dry,
sitting on sand I’ve piled up high.
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But while she played she quite forgot,
the sun would make the sand too hot.
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She ran down to a little pool,
and sat down where the sand was cool.
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But then a wave came rolling in,
it drenched her coat down to the skin.
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Miss Applebee was wringing wet,
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The summer wind came rushing by,
and blew her coat and whiskers dry.
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Miss Applebee slept all next day,
quite tired out from beach and play.
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A Letter to Addy….
By Mocco Wollert
My
darling Addy,
I must tell you about Miss Applebee’s garden. Our little cat
never goes outside and she does not know what a garden is or
what it looks like.
I went to a garden shop to find out what I could do about it.
They told me that there is actually a special grass just for cats.
They love it.
I bought a tray, put some soil into it and planted some of the cat
grass in it. The grass is called 'Catnip Grass’.
Miss Applebee loves her little garden and often lies in it.
It sometimes looks really funny as she has grown into a bigger
cat and her legs and tail hang out of the tray. Sometimes even
her tummy too.
She also likes to nibble on the green grass - it must taste good to her.
She likes it that I write letters about her to you. She probably
wants to be a famous cat one day.
I am sending you lots of hugs and kisses
Mok Mok
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nce upon a time there was a grandmother, called Mocco who loved
cats. One day, a small grey kitten came to live with her. She called it
MISS APPLEBEE. As grandma Mocco was a writer, she invented stories of
the adventures of MISS APPLEBEE for her grandchildren.
MISS APPLEBEE grew up and is now 2 years old. She is a British Shorthair
and a most loving cat but she also rules the house. Atnight she sleeps on the
foot end of grandma Mocco’s bed and she loves treats. If grandma Mocco
would not know for sure that MISS APPLEBEE is a cat, she would think that
she was a human.
Mocco Wollert is a poet with 7 published books to her name. Her 8 MISS
APPLEBEE stories are her rst step into writing children’s stories. She lives
with her husband and MISS APPLEBEE in Brisbane, Australia.
MOCCO WOLLERT is currently looking for a publisher with distribution Australia wide for her
8 Miss Applebee adorable stories. She would like to see thousands of grandmothers who do not
have computers reading Miss Applebee stories to their grandchildren. Mocco has also tested the
Miss Applebee stories in Prep Schools, Kindergartens, grade 1 and 2 with great success. They
would make great ‘First Readers’ in schools. Children are a very critical audience and they judge
honestly without holding back; Miss Applebee passed the grade, the children liked the simple rhymes
either to read or to sing. As there are 8 stories they would make a great ‘boxed set’, particularly
in hardcover. Please feel free to drop her an email at mocco.wollert@bigpond.com if you are
interested in publishing Miss Applebee stories.
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Matt woke up early.
Today was his birthday.
Matt was happy.
He knew there would be
lots of surprises today.
What will the surprises be?
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He saw the first surprise
when he opened his eyes.
It was a very big parcel.
It was wrapped in blue paper.
There was a card.
The card said “Happy Birthday
from your sister, Meg.
With love.”
What could it be?
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Matt picked up the parcel
and tore off the blue paper.
“I know what this is,” he said.
“It is a basket for somebody
very small to sleep in.”
“This is for the present that Mum
and I will bring home after school.”
What will sleep in the basket?
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Matt got dressed for school.
He went into the kitchen to have his breakfast.
On the table was another surprise.
It was smaller than the basket.
It was wrapped in red paper.
There was a card that said
“Happy Birthday from Dad. With love.”
What could it be?
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Matt opened the parcel in a hurry.
He was excited.
In the parcel there was
a long leather strap and a leather collar.
They were both red.
‘I think I know what to do with these.’
Matt thought.
What will Matt do with these?
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There was a knock on the door.
When Matt opened the door,
he saw Grandma.
She was holding a small parcel
wrapped in yellow paper.
“Happy Birthday Matt,” she said,
and gave Matt a big hug.
He opened the parcel.
It was a book.
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The cover on the book said,
“How to Care for and
Train your Best Friend.”
What is the present Matt
and his mother will bring
home after school?
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Matt woke up early.
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He saw the first surprise
when he opened his eyes.
It was a very big parcel.
It was wrapped in blue paper.
There was a card.
The card said “Happy Birthday
from your sister, Meg.
With love.”
What could it be?
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Matt picked up the parcel
and tore off the blue paper.
“I know what this is,” he said.
“It is a basket for somebody
very small to sleep in.”
“This is for the present that Mum
and I will bring home after school.”
What will sleep in the basket?
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Matt got dressed for school.
He went into the kitchen to have his breakfast.
On the table was another surprise.
It was smaller than the basket.
It was wrapped in red paper.
There was a card that said
“Happy Birthday from Dad. With love.”
What could it be?
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Matt opened the parcel in a hurry.
He was excited.
In the parcel there was
a long leather strap and a leather collar.
They were both red.
‘I think I know what to do with these.’
Matt thought.
What will Matt do with these?
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There was a knock on the door.
When Matt opened the door,
he saw Grandma.
She was holding a small parcel
wrapped in yellow paper.
“Happy Birthday Matt,” she said,
and gave Matt a big hug.
He opened the parcel.
It was a book.
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The cover on the book said,
“How to Care for and
Train your Best Friend.”
What is the present Matt
and his mother will bring
home after school?
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At the beginning of every
week, of the school year,
Mrs Trevalis would choose
a new student to be the
classroom monitor. This
week, it was Kandle’s turn
and he was very busy.
He would take notes to
the office, bring back the
lunch orders from the
canteen, and even clean
the whiteboard, at the end
of the school day.
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One morning, Mrs Trevalis,
asked Kandle to run an
errand to the office, before
his turn at
Show and Tell
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Kandle carefully placed his
toy away.
He skipped to the office,
when suddenly, he heard a
loud noise coming from the
classroom!
“Help! Help! Aargghh!”
Mrs Beach, the Principal,
ran past Kandle, nearly
knocking him over.
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Kandle was about to
return to his classroom,
when suddenly, Mrs Beach
shouted down the corridor.
“Kandle! Please get
Mr Cleeland to come
down to your classroom
immediately!”
Mr Cleeland, the school
handy man, rushed into
the classroom and then ran
back out again. His cheeks
were bright red.
“I need a dust pan… or a
giant net… or an owl!” he
cried.
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The office lady handed
Kandle a dust pan and
he sprinted back to the
classroom to find…
Mr Cleeland, Mrs Beach,
Mrs Trevalis and his class
huddled on one side of the
classroom.
On the other side was an
enormous, hairy spider,
clinging to the wall.
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Kandle placed the dust pan
on the floor and walked
over to the creature.
“Don’t go over there!”
cried Mrs Trevalis
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Kandle tugged the arachnid
off the wall and held it
tightly in one hand.
“Good morning everyone,
I’ve brought in my new toy
for
Show and Tell.”
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At the beginning of every
week, of the school year,
Mrs Trevalis would choose
a new student to be the
classroom monitor. This
week, it was Kandle’s turn
and he was very busy.
He would take notes to
the office, bring back the
lunch orders from the
canteen, and even clean
the whiteboard, at the end
of the school day.
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One morning, Mrs Trevalis,
asked Kandle to run an
errand to the office, before
his turn at
Show and Tell
.
Kandle carefully placed his
toy away.
He skipped to the office,
when suddenly, he heard a
loud noise coming from the
classroom!
“Help! Help! Aargghh!”
Mrs Beach, the Principal,
ran past Kandle, nearly
knocking him over.
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Kandle was about to
return to his classroom,
when suddenly, Mrs Beach
shouted down the corridor.
“Kandle! Please get
Mr Cleeland to come
down to your classroom
immediately!”
Mr Cleeland, the school
handy man, rushed into
the classroom and then ran
back out again. His cheeks
were bright red.
“I need a dust pan… or a
giant net… or an owl!” he
cried.
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The office lady handed
Kandle a dust pan and
he sprinted back to the
classroom to find…
Mr Cleeland, Mrs Beach,
Mrs Trevalis and his class
huddled on one side of the
classroom.
On the other side was an
enormous, hairy spider,
clinging to the wall.
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Kandle placed the dust pan
on the floor and walked
over to the creature.
“Don’t go over there!” cried
Mrs Trevalis
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Kandle tugged the arachnid
off the wall and held it
tightly in one hand.
“Good morning everyone,
I’ve brought in my new toy
for
Show and Tell.”
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