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!