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 "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 "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.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all from everyone here at SCORES. As a special treat we present to you six of the scariest Halloween poems by the SCORES poet-athletes!

Halloween
Carmina C., 5th grade
Dunlap Elementary School

Knife, Blood, and Creepy Critters
The house is haunted
The dead will rise
Scary Stories come true
Moving shadows, Werewolves howling
Women calling for help


Halloween Night of Fright
My V., 5th grade
Dunlap Elementary School

Blood dripping
Invisible tip-taping
The scream of fright
The smell of horrors
Creature walking some are crawling
Some are real and some are not
Spiders splattering on the floor
And once again the scream of
fright.
R.I.P. people are waking up
evil spirit swirling with excite
Tonight is where ghost stories are
retold in the dark when the dogs
bark because of the ghost.
And when the scary Jack o’lanterns
smile you feel like running away
for a mile. Evil laughter spreads the
room. Boo! Muahahaha! And everything
stays quiet for a while, so that is
The Halloween night of fright.


Halloween Poem
Carmela C., 5th grade
Dunlap Elementary School

Halloween is where horrors
come alive. Where ghost stories
come in the dark. Orange and
black everywhere. Everyone in the
cemetery, spirits come out from
their grave. Creepy critters watch
out. Boo all the time. sometimes oohs and
ahhs. Witches and goblins from
where Halloween started.
Candy everywhere, sweet tooth
Here. Monsters under our bed.
Muah ah ah watch out maybe you
will be a spirit soooon!


Halloween
Steven C., 5th grade
Maple Elementary School

Zombies, Zombies, Zombies
We are calling you tonight
It is the night where you feast on our brains
so thick and moist
I can't wait for that delectable brain of fright
Mummies you come out tonight
Walking out of your tomb of fright
You walk at night and prepare us for a new life


Halloween
Hussein H., 4th grade
Maple Elementary School

Jack o' lanterns are on the front porch
Kids trick or treating everywhere
Zombies are chasing after them
Costumes and candy left behind as mummies are roaring out loud
The kids are running into a big house and watch
ghosts, mummies and zombies all come to LIFE!
The kids get scared and the monsters disappear
And all are sound asleep tonight


Halloween
Ramon G., 5th grade
Maple Elementary School

A ghost will be your host and will make you some toast
He will roast you a marshmallow and will not forget
the child who will not stay for awhile
He will play with a tile because he has a very nice style
Boo, it's Halloween

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 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?

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Everything in My Mind" by Shuun M. of Highland Park Elementary! Great job Shuun!

Everything In My Mind
by: Shuun M. of Highland Park Elementary

I have a feeling in me.
That loves everything except some stuff.
That cannot hide many feelings.
That is if I am strong.
That is what I have.

I have a brain in me.
That wants money.
That needs video games in it.
That has learning in it.

I have a secret game in me.
That has mazes in it.
And the mazes take me to new adventures.
And its like each dead end is a door for new opportunities.

Friday Poem of the Week!

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

Who We Are
by: Dunlap Elementary Girls Team

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!

It's Friday, the sun is shining, & it's time for the Poem of the Week! Today's poem is titled "SCORES Girls" by Jacqueline of Roxhill Elementary. Great job Jacqueline!

SCORES Girls
By Jacqueline of Roxhill Elementary

SCORES girls are smart
We never fight
We’re all different
But in our hearts we are the same
We never argue
We never complain
We’re all different
But in our hearts we are the same
SCORES girls are sweet
We are nice
We’re all different
But in our hearts we are the same
We are careful
We are clever
We’re all different
But in our hearts we are the same

Friday Poem of the Week!

An extra special Friday today, looking forward to Memorial Day Weekend! Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "The Stone" by Zoe S. of Maple Elementary. Way to go Zoe!

The Stone
By Zoe R. Storm
Maple Elementary School

In front of me I can see
Purple crystals.
I flip it over then I see
an ugly side.
It is yellowish brown and black.
Two different sides.
Two different lives.
One ugly.
One beautiful.
The Purple side looks like knives.
Knives that had just been sharpened.
What is your favorite side?

FRIDAY POEM OF THE WEEK- EARTH DAY!

Not only is today the best day of the week, but it is also EARTH DAY! Everyone should go outside, enjoy the weather, and do something "green"- like plant a tree, start a garden, or SUPPORT THE SOUNDERS!!

Here are a few special earth-related poems for this awesome day!

Sunset
by: Phung L. of Highland Park Elementary

Darkness descending over the evening sun
Fleeing birds wanting to rest
Gazing at its beauty
Colorless clouds above

Rain
by Lucy W. of Highland Park Elementary

Rain hit my window
So loud I can’t concentrate
I hate getting wet.

Snowflakes
by Jaida M. of Highland Park Elementary

Snowflakes are falling.
They are like white birds flying.
Snowflakes are so soft.

Friday Poem of the Week!

Today's Friday Poem of the Week is titled "Hope & Hopeless" by Samaya of Bailey Gatzert Elementary. Way to go Samaya!

Hope & Hopeless
by: Samaya of Bailey Gatzert Elementary

I am the earth
It is a really sad job
Everyday people die on me
I feel their teardrops
I am the bright blue sky
I look down and see eyes
I am classroom full of children ready to learn
I am a girl sad and hopeless
Hoping that someday someone will fulfill my wishes and dreams
Hoping that one-day I will go to a perfect world
But I know in my heart there is no perfect world
Where you could get whatever you want
It’s just a dream
I could dream all I want but I know it won’t come true
Deep down I know I should be happy with all I have
But I want more
When I think more I end up with nothing…

National Poetry Slam Has Arrived!

The day has finally arrived! Tonight is the National Poetry Slam! Anh and Alejandro from Maple Elementary have flown to New York City, accompanied by their coach Trevor Stevenson, to perform their original poetry tonight LIVE AT THE LEGENDARY APOLLO THEATER! They are already having a blast in the Big Apple- playing soccer in Central Park, hanging out with other SCORES poet-atheletes from around the country, and eating some awesome New York pizza! We are positive that Anh and Alejandro will do a great job tonight and continue to have fun for the remainder of their trip! Go get em' Anh and Alejandro!

Friday Poem of the Week

Hey hey it's Friday again! That means it's time for the Friday Poem of the Week. Today's beautiful poem is it titled "When I Die!" by Vanessa B. of Maple Elementary. Great poem Vanessa!


When I Die!
By: Vanessa B. of Maple Elementary

When I die my dry black hair will not fly like a flock in the wind.
When I die my eyes won’t see the ones I love.
When I die my tongue won’t taste the strawberries’ flesh, juice or seed.
When I die I won’t hear my parakeets Pepe or Jenni in the morning.
When I die my feet will take me to both sides of the Rio Grande.

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Have a great weekend and GO SOUNDERS!

Friday Poem of the Week!

Hooray, it's Friday! Today's Poem of the Week is titled "Haiku (About a Haiku)" by Emily of Roxhill Elementary. Great haiku Emily!

Haiku (About A Haiku)
By Emily
Roxhill Elementary

Syllables are five
The second line is seven
Then it’s five again


Have a fantastic weekend everyone!