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!!