Poem #180

Yea!
Here's the last one, written by everyone in class over the last two days...

    Our   Lives

   Inside   our   hearts

   Blood   Family   Friends   Love

          Zion

   My   warm   covers   over   me

   The   ceiling   of   my   bedroom

   The   ball   I   throw   in   my   backyard

   Bright   white   clouds

   Light   blue   sky

   The   sizzling   atmosphere

   The   yellow   gleaming   sun

   The   Dark   Milky   Way

There it is! A year of poetry!
Thanks, everyone, for all of your readership and for all of your support. Have a wonderful summer!
Mr. Fleischer

Poem #179

Wow! We're close to publishing at least one poem a day for the whole year! Here are three poems, one by Kyra, one by James and one by Grace...

    Moon!

  Moon   is   when

  The   night   is

  Dark   birds

  Fly   up   in   the

  Sky   and   sit

  On   the   moon!

Thanks, Kyra!

    The   Seed

     I   am   a   seed

     Lonely   in   a    packet

     With   some   other

     Seeds    lonely

             sad

     I   had   always   wanted

     To   be   planted

     To   be   strong   healthy

     Roots   Petals

     Beautiful   and   Watered

     That   is   my

     Lifelong   dream

Thanks, James!

   Staples

     S

      t

       a

        p

         l

          e

           s

   Are   like   antennas

   b

   u

   t

    Silver.   Fine   stinging

    Staples   that   make

    Blood

    Come   out.   Staplers

    c

     o

      m

       e

  In   black.   Staple!

  Ouch!   St

           ap

            le

             rs.

Thanks, Grace!

Have a good night, everyone!
PS - Last day of school tomorrow!  1/2 day... dismissal at 11:30!

Poem #178

Here's one poem from Spencer, one from Sophie and one from Michael...

   Untitled

   Loud!
   So   loud!

   Race   cars   are   poems   without

   Any   words

Thanks, Spencer!

    Flowers

   Roses   are   red

   Violets   are   blue

   Big   red   dots   in

   The   middle   of

   You!

Thanks, Sophie! (she said the "big red dots" are our hearts)

  The   Light

   The   light

   Gazing   down

   At   the

   Earth

   Shinning   like

   A   blooming

   Sunflower

   At   me

Thanks, Michael!

Have a nice night, everyone!
PS - Thank you again to Bill (Will's dad) for a really fabulous talk on China this morning! And, thanks to everyone for a great picnic and for the wonderful gifts!

Poem #177

Here's one from Jordan...

   My   Family

    My   family

    Is   important

    To   me   a   lot

    They   help

    Me   with

    My   homework

    And   to    read   and

    They   get   me

    Pencils   to   do   my   homework

Thanks, Jordan!

Have a good weekend, everybody!

Poem #176

Here's one from James...

   Moon

  Bright

  Full   moon

  Half   moon

  Why   is

  The   bright   moon   full

  At   night?

  Why   does

  The   moon

  Only   come

  Out   at   night?

  The   moon   is

  A   star

Thanks, James!

Have a good night, everyone!

PS - Our walking field trip has been rescheduled for Monday, June 20th.

Poem #175

Here's one from Patrick...

    Chess

   Rocket   rooks

   Trampling   knights

   Sliding   bishops

   In   the   back

   All

   Coming

   Towards

   Me!!!!!!

   Chess

Thanks, Patrick!


Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #174

Here's one from Carter...

   Lydia

  One   black

  Stripe   down

  Her   back

  It   is   a   bolt

  Of   lightning

  Her   eyes   look

  Like   flash

  Lights

  And   her   silky

  Fur   looks   like

  dirt

  Lydia

Thanks, Carter!

Have a nice night, everyone! 

Poem #173

Here's one from Will...

    Cuddly

   I   take   cuddly

   Everywhere.

   He   got   his

   Name   because

   He   is   cuddly.

   I   love   cuddly.

Thanks, Will!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #172

Here's one from Michael...

   The   Ocean

     Swift   through

     The   waves.

     Crashing

     In   the   night

     Blue   sea

Thanks, Michael!

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Poem #171

Here's one from Alessandro...

        Water

                             made in 1999

    A   wave   crashes   on   the

    Beach.   The   sand   crackles

    I   step   into   the

    Water   it   is   blazing   hot.

    I   dive   into   it   I   feel   like

    I'm   burning   to   flames.

Thanks, Alessandro!

Have a nice night, everyone!

Poem #169 & #170

Here are two poems, one from Eva and one from Marcos...

     Cats

     Black   cats

     White   cats

    Speckled   cats

    Striped   cats

         Cats

Thanks, Eva!

   New   Worlds

   10,000

   Years   ago

   The   sun   eclipsed

   Then   a   new

   World   came

   So   everybody

   Died

   So   10,000   years   the   sun

   Exploded

   So   that's   how

   New   worlds

   Came

Thanks, Marcos!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #168

Here's one from Lylith...

    Silver   Seashell

    Slick   and   white   so

    Silver   that   I   can   see

    It   through   the

    Water   it   shines

    In   the   bright

    Moon   and

    Through   the   sunset

    From   day   to   night

    I   look   at   the

    Silver   seashell

Thanks, Lylith!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #167

Here's one from Cole...

   Lightning   and   Thunder


          Lightning   comes
          Before   thunder
          Lightning   strikes
          Across
          The   sky
          Oh   there
          Is   one
          Now   you
          Should   hear
          Thunder

Thanks, Cole!

Have a good weekend, everybody!

Poem #166

Here's one from Kaytlyn...

   Dogs

   You  will

    Have

     Fun

   With   a

     Dog

     You

  Bring   it

     For

      A

    Walk

Thanks, Kaytlyn!

Have a good night, everyone!
PS - Spring Showcase tonight at 6PM!

Poem #165

 Here's one more from Raina...

Yellow

b

 u

  t

   t

    e

     r

      c

       u

        p

         s

          So   poisonous.

   if   you   eat   one

                         you   will

                 die.

Thanks, Raina!
PS - Thank you to everyone for such a nice Poetry Writing Celebration today!

Poem #164

Here's one from Raina...

     Summer   Days

   On  summer  days

   We  go  to  the

   Beach   and   we   go   in   the   sandy

   Water.

   Sand   goes   in   between   our   toes.

   Sand   tickles   us.   We   lie   down   in   the   sand.

   We   get   sandy.

   Mom   helps   me   make   a   sandcastle.

   It   comes   out   how   I   really   like   it.

Thanks, Raina!

Have a good night, everyone!
PS - It's our last Parents as Reading Partners tomorrow at 8:30 AM, followed by our Poetry Writing Celebration!   Hope to see you there!

Poem #163

Here's one from Grace...

Tigers

t

  i

    g

      e

        r

          s

      have   spooky

Black   stripes

      ti

        grs   have

Black   spooky   eyes.

  tigers   have   spooky

  orange-y   yellow-y

Ears.   Tigers   have   orange-y

And   black-y   tails.

      t

        i

          g

            e

              r

                s

Thanks, Grace!

Have a nice weekend, everyone!

Poem #162

Here's one from Carter... (welcome back!)

     Paper

   Thin   so

   Thin   as   thin

   As   a   thread.

   White   yellow

   And   sometimes

   The   color   of

   A   cello.

Thanks, Carter!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #158 & 159 & 160 & 161!

Hello, Everyone!
I've had technical difficulties with the blog account these last few days but now it's back on board so here are the poems we've missed!

     Chickens

   Leather   legs.   Lightning

       Colored

                         Feathers

   Bubblegum   colored

                       Beaks

   Moon   white   eggs

   When   I   think   of

    Chickens   there   is

     A   Ferris Wheel

          in

              my

             heart.

            CHICKENS!

Thanks, Alessandro!

     Flowers

   In   winter

   Flowers

       don't   bloom

   In   spring

   Flowers   bloom

   and   little

   Girls   pick

   Them   for

   Their   mom.

Thanks, Kyra!

     Weird

   When   I   walk

   Alone,   I   feel   like

   A   monster   is   behind

   Me   but   I   never   know

   If   it   is   real.   I   feel   so   weird

   But   I   hear   her   steps

   Maybe   it's   my   sister

Thanks, Patrick!

     Autumn   Olive

   Autumn   olive

   The   smell   of   wet   green   leaves

   And   the   little   red   berries

   One   little   snail   on   one   little   leaf

   Little   diamonds   growing   everywhere

   And   the   snail   is   brown   and   gray

   And   the   sun   shines

   On   me.

Thanks, Eva!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #157

Here's one from Grace...

     Fire


   Fire   waves   coming
   Out   of   places
   Like   the   sun
   And   the   sunset
   Coming   down
   Fire   going   everywhere
   Smoke   flashing   towards   you.

Thanks, Grace!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #156

Here's one from Alessandro...

  My   Tiger   Cat   and   My   Lion   Cat


            My   tiger   cat  is   wild
            She   fights   my   lion   cat.
            Scratch!   Scratch!
            Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
            My   tiger   cat   falls

Thanks, Alessandro!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #154 & #155

Here are two poems...

The first one is a joint effort by Eva and Grace...

     Flowers


  Flowers   are
  White,   and   red,
  and   Blue,   and
  You   like   them   too
  and   flowers   like
  You.

Thanks, Eva and Grace!

The next one is by Marcos...

     Turtles


  Turtles
  Snapping   turtles
  BIG   turtles!
       small   turtles
  BIG   TURTLE   EGGS!
       small   turtle   eggs
  Wild   turtles
  Pet   turtles
  I   like   turtles

Thanks, Marcos!

Have a good night, everyone!
PS - Late Start tomorrow! 10am!

Poem #153

Here's one from Carter...

     Numbers


   The   1s   place
   The   10s   place
   The   100s   place
   The   1,000s   place
   The   10,000s   place
   I   could   go
   On   but   there
   Is   no   time
   So   I   will
   Tell   you   the
   Most   important
   Thing   of   all   All
   Numbers   are
   Special   and
   That   is   all.

Thanks, Carter!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

PS - Thanks again for a very nice Parents as Reading Parters this morning!

Poem #152

Here's one from Kyra...

     Sky


   The   sky   is
   Blue   The
   Clouds   are
   White   did
   You   ever
   Look   in
   A   poet's   eyes?

Thanks, Kyra!

Have a good night, everyone!
I hope to see you tomorrow morning for Parents as Reading Partners! 8:30am!

Poem #151

Here's another from Marcos  (he has a brand new baby brother!)...

     Zion


  Zion
  My   baby   brother
  He   cries
  He   pees   and   poops
  And   he   spits   his   food   out
  But   I   still   love   Zion
  And   I   always   will

Thanks, Marcos!

Have a good night, everyone!

-- PaRP this Friday... 8:30am! --

Poem #150

Here's one from James...

     Skateboard


   On   the   sidewalk
   Wheels   hitting   rocks
   Ollies
   People   watching   you
   On   wheels   rushing
   Down   the   street
   Bumpy
   Loud
   Cars   rushing
   Down   the   streets
   Up   and   down
   Over   hills   and
   Bridges
   The   skateboard
   With
   Skateboarding
   Shoes

Thanks, James!

Have a good night, everyone!

PS - PaRP this Friday at 8:30am! Hope to see you there!

Poem #149

Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Olivia last Friday. She moved to Massachusetts and is enrolled in a new school. We wish her the best!

In her honor, Sophie wrote a poem (I asked Sophie about her second line, but she didn't know exactly what it meant either)...

      Olivia

  Olivia   is   nice
  And   firm.   And
  I   wished   she
  Could   stay   but......
  She   can't   and   I   know
  Why...   She   had   to
  Move.   I   don't
  Know   why!   But   for
  Her   I   gave   an
  Eraser   and   she   gave
  Me   a   pink   post-it   that   she   wrote   for   me.

Thanks, Sophie!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #148

Here's one from Marcos...

     Zombies


  Zombies   that   don't   have   any   heads
  Football   zombies
  Regular   zombies
  Baby   zombies
  Spider   zombies
  I   like   zombies
  Zombies   like   brains

Thanks, Marcos!

Have a good weekend, everyone!

PS - Parents as Reading Partners next Friday, May 13th at 8:30am! Hope to see you there!

Poem #147

Here's one each from Jordan and Alessandro...

      Tractor


   I   drive   a   tractor
   Did   you   ever
   Drive   a   tractor   in   your
   Life?
   Well   I   did
   It   will   be   fun
   I   hope   you   have   a   good
   Time.

Thanks, Jordan!


   Komodo   Dragons!!!!!!!!!!!


        Komodo   dragons
        Bite!
        Komodo   dragons
        Kill!
        Komodo   dragons
        Fill   their   bellies   with
        Meat!

Thanks, Alessandro!

Have a good night, everyone!
PS - The Story Walk was cancelled today due to rain. Next Thursday (5/12) is the makeup date. Our class will walk and read starting at 9:45am. Join us if you can!

Poem #146

Here's one from Michael...

     Sound


   Sound   drifting
   Far   into   the
   Sky.   Left   right   up
   Down   to   me.


   Instruments   lovely
   Sound   drifting   to
   Me.

Thanks, Michael!

Have a good night, everyone!
PS - rain date for the story walk tomorrow is May 12th.

Poem #145

Here are two by Grace...

        Rocks


  Rocks   fall   down
  With  color   crashing
  Sun   shine   rises   upon   the   mountain
  Of   rocks   falling   rolling
  Put   together   to   look   big.   Small   rocks,
  And   big   rocks   go   together   to   make
  Things.   And   butterflies   glow.
  And   the   moon   rises
  By   the   midnight   sky
  Glowing.




   My   Pencil


  My   pencil   is
  Bright   red.   It's
  As   sharp   as   a
  Nail.   When   it's
  Dull   you   need
  To   sharpen   it.
  When   you   feel
  Like   it's   sharp
  Enough   you   pull
  It   out.

Thanks, Grace!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #144

Carter wrote this one over vacation...

     Spring


   Butterflies
   Rainbow   wings   all   around


   Grass   touching
   The   sky   from
   The   ground

Thanks, Carter!

Welcome back, everyone!
I hope you had a nice week.

PS - Our next Parents as Reading Partners... Friday, May 13th! 8:30am!

Poem #143

Here's one from James...

   Cats


   Big   cats
   Small   cats
   Mommy   cats
   Daddy   cats
   Baby   cats
   House   cats
   Quiet   cats
   Black   cats
   White   cats
   Black   and   white   cats
   Gray   cats
   Siamese   cats
   Outdoor   cats
   Indoor   cats

Thanks, James!

Have a good vacation, everyone!
See you in May!

Poem #142

Here's one from Eva...

     Mountains


    So   Much   Depends
    Upon   mountains
    High   up   in   the   sky
    Mountains   float   high   up
    In   the   sky.   Mountain
    Lions   come   out   at   night   and
    Owls   to   crick   crack
    Through   the   night.

Thanks, Eva!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #141

Here's one from Cole...

    Spring   Colors


        Red   is   the
        Color   of
        red   roses
        Green   is
        The   color
        Of   green
        Grass   and
        Trees

Thanks, Cole!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #140

Here are two from Grace...

   Friendship   Makes   A   Friend


        Friendship   makes
        An   awesome   friend.
        Because   you   ask
        Do   you   want   to   be
        My   friend
        They   will   probably   say
        yes.


        Horses


    Horses   flashing
    Through   the   wind   like
    Fire.   Horses   run   like
    The   wind   going   faster
    And   faster.   Under   the   bright
    Moon   and   one   stares   up.
    And   the   grass   rising   up
    To   their   heels.

Thanks, Grace!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #139

Here's a poem from Michael...

     Ponds


   Still   so
   Still   and   quiet.
   So   quiet   little
   Islands   with
   Dirty   puddles
   Of   brown   mud
   Dirt   brown   dirt
   Dirty
   Greasy   water

Thanks, Michael!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #138

Here's a poem by Sophie...

     Cookies


   Cookies   Cookies   I   like
   Cookies.  They   are   sweet
   and   YummY   and
   Most   have   Chocolate
   Chips!   White   Chocolate
   Dark   Chocolate   milk   Chocolate.
   White   Chocolate   is   my
   favorite
   Chocolate   Chip
   Cookies   go   into   the
   Oven   to   Bake   Bake
   Bake
   Cookies   Cookies
   YummY   YummY   cookies.

Thanks, Sophie!

Have a good weekend, everyone!

PS - Thanks for another very nice Parents as Reading Partners and thanks to Mariela for the coffee!

Poem #137

Here's one from Alessandro...

    Snow   Lion


   So   much   depends
   Upon   a   snow   lion
   Camouflaging
   In   the   snow.   Their
   Glittering   green
   Eyes   shining   in   the   sun.
   The   snow   lion
   Tackling   the   snow   with   his   claws.
   So   much   depends
   Upon   a   snow   lion.

Thanks, Alessandro!

Enjoy the nice weather, everyone!
Hope to see you tomorrow morning!

Poem #136

Here is a poem from Olivia...

     The   Sun


   The   sun   is   bright.
   The   sun   is   beautiful.
   The   sun   is   so   bright.
   You   can   play   in   the   sun.

Thanks, Olivia!


Parents as Reading Partners this Friday! 8:30am!  Hope to see you there!

Poem #135

Here's one from Michael...

     Ocean


   Ocean   drifting
   Through   sea.
   Waves   crashing
   To land.   Waves
   Drifting   up
   Salt   water
   Taste

Thanks, Michael!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #133 and #134

Here are two more poems! One from Alessandro and one from Lylith...

        FBI


  I   am   an   FBI   Ninja.
  FBI   Ninjas   are   brave.
  They   can   climb   walls.
  They   are   strong...
  I   am   an   FBI   Ninja.

Thanks, Alessandro!


       Red


  Red   is   the   color
  of   one   red   apple.
  Red   is   the   color
  of   two   red   sweaters.


  Red   is   the   color
  of   three   Cadoozles.
  Red   is   the   color
  of   four   red   colored
  pencils.


  There   are   many
  Things   that   are
  Red.   I   like   red.

Thanks, Lylith!

Have a good night, everyone!

PS - Parents as Reading Partners this Friday! 8:30 am!  Hope to see you there!

Poem #131 and #132

Here's one poem each from Reina and Carter...

       Cat


  A   cat   slinks   around   the   neighborhood
  Black   and   frightening.   It   climbs
  A   tree   and   it   sleeps   with   it's   place.
  It   walks   and   chases   a   bird   and   eats
  It.

Thanks, Reina!


     Boomerang


     Flying
     All   around
     In   the   air
  And   close   to   the
     Ground


     Going   from   me
     Far   far   away
     Coming   to   me
     From   far   far   aw-
  ay

Thanks, Carter!

Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #130

Ms. Whalen introduced several first graders to a poem by William Carlos Williams. Eva and Lylith used that poem as a model for their own...


So   Much   Depends...


So   much   depends
Upon   flowers
Glazed   with
Water   beside   the
Red   bucket
Under   the   sun

Thanks, Eva!


So   Much   Depends...

So   much   depends
Upon   horses
Upon   wind
Chasing   it
Upon   the   prairie   soil

Thanks, Lylith!


Have a good night, everyone!

Poem #129

Here's one from Spencer...

    Slow


   Slow
   So   slow
   Slower   than   a   slug
   Slow

Thanks, Spencer!

Have a good night, everyone!

PS - Parents as reading partners rescheduled for April 15th!

Poem #128

Here's a poem by Patrick...

    Snow   Storm


   Snow   storm
   Snow   storm
   Frozen   vent
   Snow
   On   the   ground
   Snow
   In   the   sky
   Snow
   On...
   Me!

Thanks, Patrick!

Parents as Reading Partners Tomorrow! 8:30am! Hope you can make it!

Have a good night, everyone!