The essays on this page have been provided by a wide cross-section of Bermuda's school children as their contribution to Education Month. Every Thursday in February, The Royal Gazette , in conjuction with the Department of Education, will present a page of students' work.

One day, I got up from my bouncy bed, and I tripped over a broom. My head fell into my dad's shoe, and it was stinnnnkey!!! I said, "Phew!'' Then my brother fell from the top of the bunk bed and landed right on top of me. He felt as heavy as a 30 pound whale. He halfway broke my back. I screamed so loud that the people next door could hear me. Right then I knew it was going to be a nobody wants to go through this again, grey, yucky, mucky horrible day! Next, we went to Belly Buster's. I fell down the slide and almost broke my nose. Then one of the balls hit me right in my eye. "Ow! That hurt!'' I yelled.

Suddenly someone jumped from the top of the jungle gym, and you might guess what happened next. His foot kicked me right in my stomach. I knew it was going to be a `nobody wants to go through this again, grey, yucky, mucky horrible day!' At last, I went home, and everybody had a surprise party for me. I had forgotten that it was my birthday. Somebody said that it was time to eat. When we sat at the table, the plate of spaghetti fell in my lap, and everything fell all over my pretty, new dress. What a mess! Oh what a horrible, horrible day! BY JALEESA SIMONS Age: 7 Paget Primary School EDUCATION MONTH ED