Friday Poem of the Week: Veterans Day

Veterans

By Kaycee C., 3^rd Grade, Maple Elementary School

Veterans are big and strong

They will march all along

Veterans fight for our safeness

They fight for their straightness

They fight from their heart

For us to have a good start

We’ll follow their lead

For us to succeed

Veterans War Poem

By Tetiana M., 5^th Grade, Maple Elementary School

Bullets fly across the battle field,

as mines explode under the feet of unsuspecting men.

Hand grenades get tossed into the air.

Dirt, rocks and gun powder rise up.

Commands are flowing through in sound waves

Ears go deaf as shocking sounds appear close.

Beads of sweat run down their faces.

Vision blurs as little bits of debris sting their eyes.

Screams burst into the air as one by one, each man falls.

The last enemy dies, victory shouts into the open sky

We have prevailed.

Friday Poem of the Week: Milly the Monkey

Milly the Monkey

By Kamryn T., 5^th Grade

Highland Park Elementary

Milly the Monkey

was eating a muffin

on the moon

in the moonlight

because she moved there.

Friday Poem of the Week

Dunlap Girls SCORES

(Who We Are Cheer)

Spring 2012

We are Dunlap Girls SCORES

We play soccer galore.

We’re like light,

We shine bright,

We are noticeable and always in sight.

We have a lot of brains and when we play soccer

We drive you insane.

SCORES, SCORES, SCORES

That’s all you hear

The crowd can’t help but cheer!

Friday Poem of the Week

The bird.

By Tetiana M., 4th Grade

Maple Elementary School

A bird lands on my finger.

It whistles a happy tune.

When its song is over,

I realize I am happy too!

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "This is Me" by Francesca H. 3rd grader at Highland Park Elementary. Great job Francesca!

This is Me

by: Francesca H, 3rd grade

Highland Park Elementary

I am a friend that you want to meet.

I don’t cheat and I sit in my seat

No one can make me a bad friend
Know our friendship will never end

I am a team player
strong and free
I will be the best I can be
as sweet as candy
as friendly as a flower
and I have power!

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Music Inside of Me" by Martino T. of Highland Park Elementary. Way to go Martino!

Music Inside of Me
by: Martino T. 5th grade
Highland Park Elementary

Inside of me, I hear music.

Like the sound of a video game,
when you win,

My heartbeat sounds like
a drum beating every two seconds.

In my stomach, a whole
orchestra is playing.

There is a dance club in my brain.
Where it always plays Hip-Hop.
But sometimes it gets too loud,
so sometimes I hear music from the clouds.

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "This is Me" by Francesca H. of Highland Park Elementary. Great job Francesca!

This is Me

by: Francesca H, 3rd Grade

Highland Park Elementary

I am a friend that you want to meet.
I don’t cheat and I

sit in my seat
No one can make me a bad friend
Know our friendship will never end
I am a team player
strong and free
I will be the best I can be
as sweet as candy
as friendly as a flower
and I have power!

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Who We Are" by Dunlap Elementary Girls Team. Great job Dunlap!

Who We Are

by: Dunlap Elementary Girls

We are awesome soccer players,
We always stick together
We try not to give up we don’t have to worry
Because we have each other
We are POSITIVE and STRONG
And we always get along
We are kind and never mean
We do the right thing
By helping our community
We are determined to be your everyday heroes
When we do poems we like to rhyme
And when we play soccer
We have a good time!

What we want is compassion between each other
Smiling kids having fun
Enough equipment for everyone
Respect is all we need
Together is how we can succeed
Peace and love is what we will receive

We promote positive social interaction
Teaching games, while having fun
Making sure there’s something for everyone
Finding things we have in common
Doing good things
To help each other get along

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Lock Up Your Meanness" by My V. of Dunlap Elementary. Great poem My!

Lock Up Your Meanness
by: My V. of Maple Elementary

When you lock up your meanness
The sun rolls high through the wide sapphire sky
and the cloud makes a smile

When you lock up your meanness
Your dreams can come true
Like you wanna be the main event and full attention
like no person was before!

When you lock up your meanness
You set free a happy and joyful
Emotion in your heart

When you lock up your meanness
Your friends will always be there for you
and it feels like you’re in a heavenly spot light

When you lock up your meanness
It feels great like a garden had burst into life
with happiness and joy

That’s what happens
when you lock up your meanness
And throw it away

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Weeks titled "My Name Is" by Siua V. of Maple Elementary. Great job Siua!

My Name Is
by: Siua V. of Maple Elementary

My name is Siua
I am 9 years old
I was born in Tonga
It is located in the South Pacific

There are a lot of lizards there.
It is 30 hours by plane from here.

When I came to America,
I didn’t know anybody

Now I have many friends,
Especially my soccer teammates.

Friday Poem of the Week!

Happy Friday! Todays Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Gatzert Gardeners" by Jasmine N. of Bailey Gatzert Elementary! Great poem Jasmine!

Gatzert Gardeners

by: Jasmine N.

Bailey Gatzert Elementary

We are gardeners
We dig, weed and plant
We get sweaty, thirsty and hungry
Planting seeds was like digging into the earth, way deep down
The soil was like mooshy ice-cream
In the ground I saw bugs, weeds and dead plants
I think the lavender will be like light purple and smell really fresh
Planting a garden felt like making our community a better place for people to enjoy
It will be greener!

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "A Recipe For Me" by Anthony W. of Highland Park Elementary! Great job Anthony!

"A Recipe For Me"
by: Anthony W, 5th Grader
Highland Park Elementary

One dash of love
and a tiny pinch of God
10 tablespoons of adventure
30 gallons of video games
chop up 10 fingers and throw ‘em in
also 10 toes
mix in organs
throw in a team
get a bulldozer and pour in
awesomeness

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "America SCORES" by Mahlia E. of Maple Elementary. Great poem Mahlia!

America SCORES

by: Mahlia E.
Maple Elementary

America SCORES
Be respectful.
Catch a ball.
Don’t give up on your dreams.
Each of you should follow your heart.
Freshen up your day and work hard for a gold card.

Todays Friday Poem of the Week is titled "HAiKU" by Freddy M. of Highland Park Elementary. Way to go Freddy! HAiKU
By Freddy M., 9 years old
Highland Park Elementary School

NOthing but a clouD
wet DROP Lands in Your Left hand
DROP Like a Bell sound

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is a haiku titled "Ice Cream" by Vina of Bailey Gatzert Elementary! Nice job Vina!

Ice Cream Haiku
by: Vina of Bailey Gatzert Elementary

Ice Cream in a shop
Ice Cream dripping down my chin
Strawberry Yummy!!

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today My Name Is
by: Vicki L. 4th grade
Highland Park Elementary School

Today my name is sparkle
I feel so sparkly in the sky
I pretend that I am a bright star.

Yesterday my name was glimmer
I heard that I gleam on the water
I found out my mom makes me special every day.

Tomorrow my name will be shine.
I will forget the past.
I will remember to shine like the sun every day.

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is the Maple Elementary Boys Team Cheer! Way to go Maple Boys!

SCORES Team Cheer
by: Maple Elementary Boys

We are the Maple Monarchs
Like the sounders, we are strong
Like good friends, we get along

We cheer for all the teams
We sure know what respect means

Win or lose, we will have fun
We play hard until the game is done

SCORES is commitment and we play fair
and write about our underwear

Friday Poem of the Week!

Happy Friday! Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Today My Name Is" by Mahlia E. of Maple Elementary! Nice job Mahlia!

Today My Name Is
by: Mahlia E. of Maple Elementary

Today my name is Depressed.
I feel lonely and sad.
I pretend to act emo.

Yesterday my name was Invisible.
I heard a dog biting my hand.
I found a dead bird on the street.

Tomorrow my name will be Joyful.
I will forget about all my depressed moments.
I will still remember about having to brush my teeth.

Friday Poem of the Week!

Happy Friday! Today's Poem of the Week is titled "Animals" written by Vi T. of Maple Elementary! Way to go Vi!

Animals
by: Vi T. of Maple Elementary

Animals are awesome
Birds can fly in the sky
Cats can be big or small
Deer are cute and quiet
Every animal is cool walking in the grass
Falcons can be scary making sounds in the sky
Get everyone happy because animals are cute

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "What is Love?" by the Bailey Gatzert Elementary Girls Team! Way to go Gatzert!

What is Love?
by: Bailey Gatzert Elementary Girls

Love smells like a warm strawberry pie
Love tastes like sweet milk chocolate
Love feels like my mother’s good night kiss
Love is like a seed
You can’t force it to grow

I wonder, What is Love?
I ask, What is Love?

Love looks like the warm sun shining on me
Love tastes like zingy tomatoes
Love sounds like flower petals falling
Love looks like teammates working together

I wonder, What is Love?
I ask, What is Love?

Love feels like a soft furry blanket
Love looks like red hearts
Love seems like a brand new day
Love smells like red roses
Love tastes like fresh cherries falling from my tree

I wonder, What is Love?
I ask, What is Love?