The Mischief Making Room

Mount St Patrick Primary School, Murwillumbah, Year 4 student Rafe McAndrew won a writing competition to give celebrated Australian children’s author Andy Griffiths ideas for his next book. (26 October 2021)

Congratulations to Mount St Patrick Primary School, Murwillumbah, Year 4 student Rafe McAndrew for coming first in the Squiz Kids writing competition.

Mount St Patrick’s Year 4 students were excited to learn that they would be entering a creative writing competition held by the Australian children's news podcast Squiz Kids. The competition celebrated Australian children’s author Andy Griffiths and illustrator Terry Denton's new book ‘The 143-Storey Treehouse’. Participants were asked to provide Andy Griffiths with ideas for his next book in the ever-expanding ‘Treehouse’ series by writing a 250-word paragraph about their most creative treehouse room and an illustration.

Year 4 eagerly participated in the task of creating their own room in the incredible treehouse.

‘I was so impressed with the whole class's entries; their enthusiasm and engagement in the task was very high. They all love Andy Griffiths books, so this was an awesome writing competition to enter,’ said Year 4 teacher Elise Gallagher.

Squiz Kids announced on 19 October that Andy Griffiths chose Rafe’s idea out of hundreds of entries across Australia. Rafe’s winning entry said:

'A mischief making room where you can make mischief all day. For instance, throwing cream pies at each other, typing people's shoelaces together, swatting people with fly swatters, giving people smacks on the bottom, putting whoopee cushions under innocent people, and last but not least, Terry's personal army of Mischief Making Robot Droids.'

‘I was filled with joy and excitement when I heard my idea had won and that it was going to be in one of Andy Griffiths storey treehouse books,’ said Rafe.

We are very happy for Rafe and look forward to reading more about his room in Andy Griffiths next ‘Treehouse’ book.