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SpineOut : June 2013
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find us on facebook follow us on twitter www.spineout.com.au 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ps SpineOut is your magazine so your ideas are welcome! Copyright ©June 2013. All rights reserved. Good Reading Magazine Pty Limited. books lucky dip artsmart more books roving reporters write stuff last bits issue 17 June - July 2013 inside this issue click click h e r e2 v ote h e r e2 v ote Many people in Australia think it’s time for us to become a republic with our own Head of State or President. What do you think? and the winners and the winners Why do we have a holiday to celebrate a queen’s birthday when she lives on the other side of the world? Well, it all started when James Cook sailed up the east coast of Australia and claimed the land for Great Britain and then Governor Phillip arrived and set up a British colony here. So here we are, many years later, part of the Commonwealth of Nations with the Queen as our Head of State. Up north it’s warming The sun And the light Kids cheering, days clearing Summer Seems bright While down here it’s raining Slashing down Like fie Yet constantly changing Next minute Blue sky Darkening nights The days Are shorter No starry sky lights Clouds weighed With water The kangaroo pauses Shivers In the cold Yet then bounds forth Food’s been Caught hold Up high in the mountains There’s snow Constantly Here rain washes out The rivers Near me. Antigone from Caringbah High School NSW who says ... ‘My favourite mythological creature is the Hippocampi.’ Fran from Matthew Flinders Anglican School Qld who wrote ... ‘My favourite mythical has to be Medusa and her Gorgon sisters - gotta love a girl that can turn guys to stone with a single look!’ Amber from Wenona School, NSW who says her favourite mythical monster is the Minotaur. (even though it isn’t really her birthday as that’s in April). >> wendy - age 16, Abbotsleigh School in nSw has written a poem. She says ... ‘This poem is a short reflection of the quirks of winter in Australia.’
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