A Day At The Beach

• Jayden Te Whatu, Grade 3
• Short Story
• 2015

My Family and I had decided to go to the beach for the day , it was a hot 28 Degree's outside at 10.30 am in the morning . I packed my day bag with my togs, towel and sunscreen I also packed my kite. My Dad and Mum packed us some sandwiches , fruit and cold drinks for our day out . when we arrived at the beach I was so excited to play in the sand and build sandcastles . I saw alot of other children playing and swimming together .
after i built a big sandcastle , I got changed into my togs and ran straight for the waves , i dived in and out of the water it was so much fun . In the distance i could see some big ships cruising along the water, I also saw people fishing of the rocks , everyone was having a good time as it was such a beautiful day to be out at the beach.
I heard Mum calling out " Jayden Lunch Time " i ran up to where Dad and Mum had set up a rug on the grass , where we sat down and had the sandwiches , fruit and a cold drink , when i looked up i was amazed to see some rainbow lorikeets chirping away in the tree , they were so pretty to look at , i threw some left over bread on the grass for them to eat.
After lunch i wanted to go back and play , there was a playground at the beach too , Dad and Mum walked with me to the playground , the first thing i wanted to play on was the swing , Dad Pushed me higher and higher on the swing , it was so much fun , i could feel funny waves in my stomach as i was going higher and higher . I saw lots of children playing in the playground laughing and having lots of fun. I went back to the beach for another swim , when i hopped out i wanted to fly my kite , I ran fast down the beach holding on tight to my kite it flew high up into the air i was having so much fun . Dad called out to me and said we had to start packing up to go home , i was feeling a bit sad to leave as i looked around people were packing away stuff in their cars ready to go home as well , I helped Dad and Mum pack up our bags and put everything in the car , we were ready to leave the beach for the day and head home , all the way home i was thinking about all the fun i had at the beach , swimming , playing , and building the biggest sandcastle .
I asked my Dad and Mum if we could go back to the beach again soon and if i was able to bring my friend Tyrese next time we go , Mum said yes of course . When i went back to school i told my friends all about my great day out at the beach.