Poetry Friday: In Memory of Allan Barger and All Fallen Veterans

Poetry Friday is with Julie at The Drift Record,  Thanks, Julie.

Allan Barger,  WWII reading Veteran Day cards last November. He passed away in February 2016.

I just felt it appropriate to take a minute to remember those who served in the armed forces and in particular, my friend, Shirley‘s dad.

A veteran is someone who stands for our rights.
A veteran is a man that will not fall.
A veteran is someone who is in the service
A veteran is a man that may not come back
A veteran is  someone who is brave
A veteran is a man that will not go down in vain
Salute to our veterans

Robert, 5th grade

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A veteran is someone who is brave
A veteran is a great person to the U.S.A
A veteran is someone who give us freedom
A veteran is someone who misses their family  
A veteran is  someone who gave there life for us
A veteran is someone who fought or built things in the war branches
Thank you for giving us freedom

Kaytlin, 5th grade

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A veteran is someone who has a good heart
A veteran is brave
A veteran is someone who protects you no matter what
A veteran is loyal
A veteran is  someone who cares about you
A veteran is honest
Thank you for the awesome things you do veterans thank you for your service

~Daisy, 4th grade

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A veteran is someone who protects me
A veteran is brave
A veteran is someone who loves there country
A veteran is loyal
A veteran is  someone who is amazing and outstanding to our country
A veteran is loved
You are loved, thank you for all that you do for our country you help us still be here without you I appreciate your service thank you, you have done to our country.  

~Destiny, 4th grade

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Poetry Friday: A Google Hang-Out with Janet Wong

Today Poetry Friday is hosted by Margaret at Reflections on the Teche.  Thanks, Margaret.

On Wednesday, Janet Wong held a much anticipated Poetry PD training for teacher librarians at my school.  At the end of last school year, copies of The Poetry Friday Anthology: Celebrations were purchased for each elementary school.  It took all year but our group finally got to have an hour with Janet.

She went through a Powerpoint with tips on how to infuse poetry into our thirty minute time slots.  On teacher library said this:

“It gave me really useful information and ideas for using the poetry anthology, and it was a really needed tonic: real literature for kids, connected to the standards, will easily relate to the rest of the staff.

I have missed the literature side of our mission .. this was inspiring.”

At the very end, she asked if we needed any poems.  I suggested something around our Digital Citizenship curriculum from Common Sense Media. 

Janet is amazing and awesome because about an hour later I had two poems for our group. With her permission, I am sharing one.

Sharing

by Janet Wong

At home

my mother scolds me

because I do not like to share

my toys.

In class

my teacher scolds me

because I do not like to share

the markers.

But here in the library

our librarian tells us

to keep our passwords secret.

No sharing allowed!

The library is my favorite place.

Thanks, Janet.  This gives me a jump off point for some other digital citizen poems.

and keeping the ripple effect of poetry…more posts:

Robyn Hood  Black

Carol Varsalona

Kathryn Apel

 Donna Smith

Happy Friday.

Happy Poetry.

Poetry Friday: The Glorious Sun

Poetry Friday is held at Violet Nesdoly today.  Thanks, Violet.  Her poem in response to the Canadian fire is powerful in its images such as

Buzzing dragonflies spit
bucket after bucket of pink.
Under his gauzy skin, beast continues to binge.

It’s sunny in the Northwest and we may hit ninety degrees today.  It made me think of Lily’s poems because on sunny days it’s easy to have “hope as sunny as the sun”:

My mind is like the tardis
My eyes are like space
My hands are  masters at art
My heart holds hope
That is as sunny as the sun
I live in a world of violent
And eat any kind of oreo

Lily A.
5th grade

The ripple effects of poetry continue in these two places:

This tweet from my friend, Christy.

and

At Teacher Dance, Linda shared her poetry postcard from Braeden with a connection.

Plus, I can’t wait to give Cynthia a note from Joyce Sidman.  Her teacher said it’s a perfect thing for her as she is so quiet.

 

Happy Friday.

Happy Poetry.

Poetry Friday: Ripple Effect of Poetry Postcards

Poetry Friday is hosted by Sylvia at Poetry for Children. Thanks Sylvia!

Last month was quite the month for celebrating student work.  And for sending over sixty poetry postcards.  Seven were sent overseas. They cause a poetry ripple effect.

This week students received these postcards which was a total surprise as our postcards are all about paying it forward and making someone’s day.  They arrive late yesterday so I can’t wait to share with students today.  Thanks Mrs’ Graves 4th grade class (left) and Michelle (right).

And then there were a few ripple at blogs that shared postcards with their readers.

Matt shared the postcard from Mylee at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme.

Michelle shared Ciara’s postcard at Today’s Little Ditty.

Liz shared Juanita’s at her blog and totally got Juanita’s backward words.

Poetry ripples were meant to be created.  Let’s keep making them.

 

Happy Friday.

Happy Poetry.