Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

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!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

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!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

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!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

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!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

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!

Friday, May 13, 2011

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!

Thursday, May 12, 2011

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!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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! --

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

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!

Monday, May 9, 2011

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!

Friday, May 6, 2011

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!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

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!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

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.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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!

Monday, May 2, 2011

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!