St Monica’s Writing Competition

 To Enter

Write a story or poem based on the theme

 The St Monica’s Way

Use the footsteps of

respect, resilience, engagement and growth

in your story or poem.

You may like to include one or all of them.

Entries to be submitted to the Front Office for judging by

Monday 7 June 2021

Prizes will be awarded to the winning students from each grade.

Bella P in Year 6 is passionate about Climate Change and wrote on this topic for the What Matters Writing Competition. Below is a small excerpt from her admission. The rest of her entry and the other entries are on display near our Year 6 classrooms for everyone to enjoy.

What We Fight For

A gust of cold and spine chilling wind blows past my young, eager face. There are thousands upon thousands of young, determined and angry souls around me quarrelling about what’s to come. Tall, intimidating buildings line the quiet and cold street, it's almost time. I bow my head, the noise flooding into my ears. My body, small and weak, shaking all over, the thought of what I’m about to do sends billions of nerves down my spine and throughout my body, the cold stabbing again and again at my skin like tiny needles. I think,

“Why am I here? Why am I doing this? Why did I think this was a good idea? I could be at my primary school, learning.”

Then I remember, family, friends, peers, I’m doing this for them. I’m doing this for the new generations to come, for them.

WRITING COMPETITIONS

I will be offering other external writing competitions to students throughout the year. I encourage all enthusiastic writers to enter the St Monica’s Writing Competition. The closing date has been extended to Monday 7June.

Thank you to all the students who have already submitted their entries.