October 2024
Student's Corner
by False Bay School Students
Where I am From
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I am from the basketball hoops from my yard
From the quiet and free place
I am from the big farm on top of a hill
Sheep, trees, birds
I am from the beach
Mud Bay, the mushy sand and sunsets
I’m from family reunions and going to Hornby
I am from Natty, Katy families
I am from the eat and talk
From do not be rude and you talk too much
I am from “Mula Pamashino Tata”
I’m from Courtenay
I am from Nikki noodles, pecan pie
From Amelia Earhart being part of our family
The Richie’s old stories
My uncle’s porch we would take photos on
The pickle on the tree. — Akili Violini (Grade 7)
Where I am From
​I am from bicycles.
From iPods and Pumas.
I am from the shack on the hill
(perched on the rocks, it was never quite built)
I am from the croaking pond of frogs, at night, their songs ring free through the black.
I am from Christmas walks, and farming.
I am from overly loud obnoxiousness, and burrito night.
From not crossing your eyes, and looking both ways.
I am from the sarcastic fear of ‘Other-Siders’ and ‘Summer People’.
From “The Rock”, and being related to half the Island.
From apple crisp, and granola, homemade.
I am from books, smells and images that bring back my early childhood.
That is where I’m from. — Kahlio Dryburgh (Grade 9)
Where I’m From
I am from the Island
From land to water
I am from the ever moving ocean
Fast, beautiful tide
I am from ocean spray
Folded and curled
I’m from garbage can cooking
From Adam Enright and Katrina Herriot
I’m from Qualicum and the ferry
From the waves of baby orca whales
— Orion Herriot Enright (Grade 6)