Yippeee!

 It's the last session of the year this Saturday 19th December @ TLR creative writing club!

You don't want to miss it!

This month, TLR creative writing club is exploring the "World of Journalism"

• reporters/ correspondence.
• Detectives.
• Secret Service Agent.
• Search and rescue team.

Some  "WH..." questions to ask when interviewing... 

You can't afford to miss any session this month! it's going to be so much fun ... 

                
Hi there. We had a visitor last Saturday. Can you guess who it was? I'll bet my half -a- doughnut you can't. It was in fact Miss Trunchbull! Although she did look a lot like Mrs. B but ... Anyway Miss Trunchbull was at the Club and it was interesting.

 Miss Trunchbull was the mean head teacher at Crunchem Hall Primary School in Roald Dahl's 'Matilda'. At first she terrified the children Trunchbull style but then, as if Matilda was in the room with them, they stood up to her and scared her away. The children still had some words for her so they wrote to her:

'Dear Miss Trunchbull,

Are you married? If you are, I feel sorry for your husband! About a million kids are scared of you, but I'm not. You're a tortured soul under all that bulk, and you may not have a heart but that doesn't mean you should show it.'

From,

Nicole Kemedi

'Dear Ms. Trunchbull,

You are such a good actor. I can't wait to see you again. But you are mean, wicked, grumpy and so UGLY!!! Children are wonderful people and you should respect that. I hope when I see you again you are, nice, good looking and I hope you respect children.'

Love,

Ruby.

Some of the other kids were not as nice so we've spared poor Miss Trunchbull, who by now must be ashamed of herself, from knowing exactly what they think of her.

CREATIVITY!

Creativity is for everyone. 

Many people assume that creativity is an innate attribute; a child is either creative or not. But, just as children are not equally intelligent, they are not equally creative.  Creativity can be developed with the right support and exposure.

Encouraging children to write and illustrate their ideas and thoughts can stir up creativity in them.

By Tobenna Nwankwo

By Tobi Abdullai

  

By Diamond Usman

At TLR our basic goal is to encourage and develop creativity in children by giving them the opportunity to express themselves through writing and illustrating.

Our Creative Writing Competition Held on the 25th of May, 2015.

                              OUR COMPETITION

We held the Prize Award ceremony of our maiden Creative Writing Competition on the 26th of May 2015. The ceremony held at 3Js Hotel, Utako. The competition was for children between the ages of  8-11 and the theme was 'Unity'. Ten (10) schools participated with three (3) students from each school making a total of 30 entries.

The names of the schools and participants are;
1. Richland Academy;   Chisom Ugbor, Angel Ifere, Onyinye Ezra
2. The Regent School;   Advaith Shekar, Ifunaya Ujam, Chukwudiebere Duru
3. Stella Maris School;   Nmaolisa Uchendu, Chibuikem Okoli, Temilehin Abadoo-Yawson
4. Goshen International Academy;   Chinonyelu Nwakalor, Jireh Ntefomi- Ollor, Ikemdinachi Okoh
5. International Community School;   Janine Kayanja, Nana Hauwa Audu, Tiffany Oamen
6. Springhall British School;   Fogofoluwa Balogun, Samirah K. Staudt, Nsomma Nwankwo
7. Olumawu Basic Education School;   Emmanuella Osagie, Karen Ebitimi, Abimbola Olutubo
8. Famaks International School;   Fatoumata Beyai, Ryan Iweze, Hannah Omeiza
9. Nativity Private School;    dah Lucia,  Agba Jessica, Tyoule Raphael
10. Tender Years  School;   Tamilore Olabayo Isabella, Arielle Osobase, Oreoluwa Nweke Jnr.

Springhall British School.

                                            THE RESULTS

The competiton was judged by Barrister Richard Ali, Ms Teresa Ameh and Mrs Temitayo Olofinlua all from the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).
 After going through all the entries, they selected 10 best stories from the 30 entries in the following order;

• Jessica Agba-----------------------Nativity Private School, 1st Place
• Karen Ebitimi ---------------------Olumawu Basic Education School, 2nd Place
• Angel Ifere ------------------------Richland Academy, 3rd Place
• Nana Hauwa Audu ---------------International Community School, 3rd Place
• Nsomma Nwankwo --------------Springhall British School, 4th Place
• Ikemdinachi Okoli ---------------Goshen International Academy, 5th Place
• Nmaolisa Uchendu ---------------Stella Maris School, 6th Place
• Advaith Shekar------------------ -The Regent School, 7th Place
• Jireh Ntefomi-Ollor --------------Goshen International Academy, 8th Place
• Samirah K. Staudt ----------------Springhall British School, 9th Place
• Temilehin Abadoo-Yawson ----Stella Maris School, 10th Place

Richland Academy

 

Jessica Agba – Nativity Private School, 1st Place

The wining story was presented on stage as a dance drama by the Krump Studios.

Mind-blowing activities for children!

TLR has mind-blowing activities to help children develop their skills in the most interesting ways. The creative writing club does not follow any formal learning/teaching curriculum. The sessions are very interactive.

Writing is one of the most important skills children can learn. Most people including children write  to express themselves.
Creative writing allows children to express their feelings; it helps them clarify their own ideas and beliefs and discover what they know or think about a topic.

You can encourage children to write by asking them to help out with;

• The shopping list.
• The food menu.
• List of school items.
• The house chores to be done.
• Items to be replaced or fixed etc.

TLR Creative Writing club splash for September

Summer is over, so sad! but guess what? Tomun's Little Readers Creative Writing club is still on. This month we are in Ella and Matilda's world. { Roald Dahl's  Matilda and Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted.}

*  visiting us are Trunchbull and Lucinda.

*  Poems and Colors of Ella and Matilda
.
*  Illustrating scenes from Ella and Matilda.

*  Playwright: Ella meets Matilda.


You cant afford to miss any session this month.

join us at No: 1 Oworo Street, off 35 Road, 3rd Avenue Gwarinpa, Abuja.
 Or call us on 08033856798   08188954133  07084756156.
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