Poetry Out Loud 2019

The day started out dark and rainy, so this year's event was moved indoors to the CMS auditorium.  Fortunately the dreariness outside had no affect on the sunny dispositions of the excited students waiting to perform!

Mr. Gencarelli photobombing our fourth graders!

Backstage and ready to go!

Backstage the students were buzzing with enthusiasm as they waited for the 6th annual Poetry Out Loud event to begin.  Coordinated by Hope Valley principal Mr. Gencarelli, this wonderful evening celebrates these young poets and gives them an opportunity to share their work aloud with an appreciative audience.  Some pieces made us laugh out loud while others moved us with their sincerity.  All of them were original and we were impressed by the students' creativity!  Thank you, Mr. G, for another successful and heart-warming evening!

How Teachers Are the Best

By Ruby, Grade 2

Teachers put time.  Teachers put effort.

Teachers teach us.

Good things, boring things, all things cool.

Teachers - kind, wonderful people.

I’m thankful for my teachers.

 

Softball

By Harper, Grade 2

Playing softball is so much fun!

You get to throw.

You get to run.

You get to slide.

You can run, but you can’t hide!

I can’t wait ‘til I can play.

Especially in the month of May.

The weather then seems just right.

The sun gives off the perfect light.

All the parents stand and scream.

Everyone cheers for their own team.

Softball is my favorite game,

So look for me in the Hall of Fame!

 Fourth Grade is Near

By Lily and Keelyn, Grade 3

Fourth grade is near, did you hear?

3rd grade is starting to disappear

It was fun, but now it is done

Mrs. Moffitt and Mrs. Bliven have  brought so much fun.

Concentration, multiplication, reading, math, and science rotations

Science, technology, engineering and math

These things help us move along our learning path.

Next year we will be the oldest of our pack

Our younger friends will follow our tracks.

Big or small we will help them all

As we set good examples walking in the hall.

Fourth grade is near, did you hear?

3rd grade is starting to disappear

As the end grows close we will miss our teachers and friends the most.

We look forward to 4th grade and all that we´ll do

Good-bye grade 3...we will miss you!

  

Well done, Ashaway School poets! Thank you for sharing your talents with us!

Poetry Out Loud Celebration

On Monday students from all four elementary schools gathered to participate in the 5th annual Poetry Out Loud celebration (formerly "Poetry Slam").  This remarkable event, coordinated by Hope Valley principal Mr. Gencarelli, invites students to stand before an audience to read aloud an original work of poetry.  Each presentation was a treat, and it was wonderful to watch the students enjoy a moment to shine on stage!

It was a beautiful, sunny day so we gathered in the high school courtyard.  Please enjoy these happy memories of an lovely June evening!

Mermaids in the Sea

By Joandrie, Grade 2

Swimming up

Swimming down

They swim all around

Whales and dolphins are their friends

To them the fun never ends

Shiny shells and leftover things

Is what they call their treasures

Don’t get too close or they’ll steal

Your heart forever.

Skiing

By Paige, Grade 4

Sliding down the slope pushing with my poles,

Riding up the chairlift, flying over jumps.

 Learning more and more,

Falling over and over,
Skiing with my family, skiing with my friends, skiing all together,

Because friendship never ends.

         Down a black diamond, right over a jump, plop on my back, Back up again.

         Going to a race, I’m gonna win first place, passing my opponents, I just won the race.

Super duper tired, snoozing in my bed, super duper tired, I think I might be dead.

         Back up on the slopes, warm up in the green, back up on the diamonds, flying down with speed.  Again another race, again I won first place, again back in my bed, again I think I’m dead. Now my trip is over, we’re packing up the car, putting on my headphones, listening to some tunes.  No I’m back home, laying in my bed, lot of memories in my head.

Spring is Coming, Spring is Coming!

By Harper, Grade 1

Spring is coming, spring is coming!

Spring is in the air

Bears are growling

Birds are singing

Coyotes are howling

Spring is in the air!

Trees are budding

Flowers are blooming

Bees are everywhere

Lots of rain, no more snow

Spring is in the air

Spring is ending

Summer vacation is near

Swimming, playing, running, camping

It’s my favorite time of year!

My Magnificent Mother

By Alisa, Grade 3

Sweet,

nice,

confident mother

I love her.

With all my heart.

She’s the best.

I will never let her go.

Help me?

I’ll help you.

Sweet, sweet mother,

I love you.

Brushes

By Jordan, Grade 4

There's all different brushes

Any brush is useful

There's dog brushes and cat brushes

There are toothbrushes and hair brushes

All hygienic in a way

And there’s even working brushes

Like paintbrushes

Different sizes and shapes

You choose which one you'd like to use

I'm so proud of all the students who not only wrote their own poetry but also confidently stood up on stage to share their writing with us.  Awesome job, everyone!!

4th Annual Poetry Slam!

Tuesday night I had the great pleasure of attending Chariho's 4th Annual Elementary Poetry Slam!  This year 79 students from the district participated, and 16 of them were from Ashaway!  I loved listening to the wide variety of poems that the students had prepared.  Some were long and some were short, some were funny and some were unbelievably touching.  It was a wonderful evening of children showcasing their work and taking pride in a job well done. 

When a Day Goes Wrong 

By David, Grade 2

When things go wrong

The day seems long

But I hold my head up

Like a lion I’m strong

I stand with no fear

And with that I must say

There’s always tomorrow

And tomorrow’s a new day

The Crow

By Alyvia, Grade 3

The crow sat on my windowsill,

One night when everything was still,

He just sat there, frozen, still

The crow that was on my windowsill.

 

 Doggy

By Fiona and Julia, Grade 4

Jumping, pouncing, running around

It is so much fun

I am a puppy that came from a pound

I am a number one

I bark every time you come through the door

And you say stop, stop, stop

Even though you say this I know every day you love me more

Every night on my bed I plop

And then I start to sleep

And then I start to have good dreams

And all night through I don’t say a peep

And every morning I wake up to say

“Bark bark” it’s a brand new day!

  

Hip hip hooray

It’s doggy day!

Caribbean

by Paige, Grade 3

Welcome to the Caribbean,

Where the ocean is as blue as the sky.

Where apple kale ice cream is served,

instead of rocky road.

Where beautiful fish rome the crystal clear waters.

Where dolphins glide through the water at sunrise.

Where tarpon dart toward underwater lights at dark.

Where sun sets are are pink, purple, yellow  orange, and gold, like the end of the rainbow.

Where everything is amazingly beautiful,

Welcome to the Caribbean!

Enjoy your time while you have it,

Cause it will fly by fast………….

Welcome back home, back to reality.

  

Summer Activities

By Julianne and Hayleigh, Grade 4

Surfing, body surfing

And paddle boarding

At the beach

Licking, slurping

And dripping

At the ice cream parlor

Skateboarding, rollerblading

And biking

In the park

Softball, soccer

And basketball

At the sports field

Summer is so much fun

When you spend it

Doing activities you love!

 

It was a truly special event and my thanks go out to all who helped to make it happen!!

Chariho's Second Elementary Poetry Slam!

Tonight I was delighted to be a part of Chariho's second-ever Elementary Poetry Slam!  Twenty-three of the sixty participants were from Ashaway School, so we were very well represented!  I'm so proud of the students who not only followed through on penning an original poem, but also for courageously standing in front of an audience to share their work. 

 

It was a wonderful evening and my thanks go out to all who helped to make it happen!!


 

Secret World

By Samantha, Grade 3

 

There are secret worlds out there

With unicorns and dragons.

With grass as soft as feathers.

And blossoms as pretty as a whale’s tail.

And clouds as pretty as polka-dotted dresses.

And golden scales as shiny as the sun.

Where the unicorns and dragons have peaceful lives.

I Like Reading                                  

By Paige, Grade 1                            

I like reading, it’s so fun                 

I think I like every one.       

I like reading so you know  

Reading makes you grow. 

It does not make you tall

It makes your brain not so small.

I like to read when it snows

Then I feel happy and it shows.

It relaxes me before bed

As stories play in my head.

I like to read when the sun comes up

Then my mom yells time to get up!

My Cat is Happy

By Ava, Grade 1

My cat is happy

Purr Purr Purr

My cat makes me happy

Smile Smile Smile

We are both happy

All the while

At night we cuddle together

Dream Dream Dream

Science is Everything

By Gabrielle and Lilly, Grade 3

Science is everything, it’s true!

Science even created you!

Science made our schools and houses!

Science made our cats and mouses!

Science made our moon and stars.

Science made Neptune and Mars!

Science made our flowers and plants!

Science made your shirts and pants!

Science made the chairs you sit in.

Science made the world we live in!

See, science is everything!

 

Hop Toads

By Sadie, Grade 1 & Mabel, Grade 4 

Crick croak crick croak

I’m a tiny toad

hop stop hop stop

hopping down the road

brown gray slimy bumpy

please don’t run me over

too hot getting grumpy

looking for some clover

green grass damp and dewy

full of juice bugs

eat them up ooey gooey

great big gulping chugs.

 

 

My Night

By Emma, Grade K

A monster went in my room

And I didn’t know what to do

But then there was another monster

Then I had an idea!

I ate a cookie!

Colors!

By Zoe, Grade 2

The sky is painted blue

The mountains are painted white

Snow leopards roam the mountains

And owls fly at night

The trees are painted green and brown

The water is painted blue 

Monkeys live in the trees

And fish live in the blue

Leaves are painted green

Sticks are painted brown

Leaves float in the breeze

And sticks lay on the ground

The rainbow has all the colors

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue

And did you know there’s purple too?

Thanks for organizing another terrific event, Mr. Gencarelli!

YOU ROCK!!