Boxberry Elementary School Students

Green Grass by Sophie L.

2010-03-05T13:44:00.003-05:00

Everyday people big and small
run across my lush green surface.
They tickle me and I laugh.
The wind blows so my
hair blows.

I am never lonely
for I cover almost all the land.
Where I don't cover I make friends
with the sea, the ocean and the desert.
We never fight; we always get along.

In the winter
I cuddle down
in my blanket of snow.
After Mother Nature tucks me in
I fall fast asleep.

When I awake in the spring
I must wash my clothes
for they are brown and dirty
because they have been covered
for oh so long.

Topic: Persona Poem ~ revised March 1, 2010

Wind-Catcher by Mae G.

2010-03-05T13:41:00.002-05:00

I am a wind-catcher,
a chain of cones going around
in an endless trip. The
wind guides me on my
journey.

Some days I stop
when the wind stops.
My trip slows and I take a
break. I rest. I sleep.
I patiently wait.

Topic: Persona Poem ~ revised March 1, 2010

Mud Hole by Sophie L.

2010-03-05T13:36:00.002-05:00

As the children pick berries I watch them as
they stop and run over and jump in.
I feel my ooey-gooey mud absorb them as
they splash around tickling my belly.

They take some mud of mine
but,
I don't mind.
They make mud pies
and let them dry.

They come again soon
and we play.
I wish they could stay
forever.
Sometimes I'm alone
but not always.

In winter I sleep under snow,
In spring I play in the sun,
In summer I'm absorbed into the ground,
and in fall I come back and play
with the children.

Topic: Persona Poem ~ revised March 1, 2010

Sidewalk by Emily H.

2010-03-05T13:31:00.003-05:00

I see the kids playing, running,
drawing on me.
It tickles
as they play games.
They draw with chalk
then
jump over what they have
drawn,
They're playing hopscotch.
They are enjoying themselves
together,
laughing
and creating.
They play lots of games, such as:
jump-roping and four-square.
They play a lot more too.
It is very enjoyable
for me too because
in a way
I am playing along
with them.

Topic: Persona Poem ~ revised March 1, 2010

The Sign by Mae G.

2010-03-05T10:56:00.002-05:00

I am a sign.
As I sit up on the wall I watch
the cars go by.
Here comes a blue one and
there it goes. Around noon I am
rewarded by the playful whoop and
laughter of kids.

In the summer I am
alone. As a sign I am
welcoming. The kids will
come and
go.

Topic: Persona Poem ~ revised March 1, 2010

The Valley by Emily T.

2010-03-05T10:51:00.002-05:00

In the field sagging low, I sit all day.
I wait patiently for the children to come running,
Running through the gate from the playground.
The kids roll snowballs into my depths.
In the winter I look like a fold in a warm white towel,
but really the snow chills me.
In the spring I become a shallow sea,
as the children pirates play with me.
They call me the valley, the scoop, or the dip.
They run all around till recess is over,
but me, I just sit even when the day has come
to an end.

Topic: Persona Poem ~ revised March 1, 2010

Always Check for Jaguars in Your Suit Case By Sophia L.

2010-03-05T10:47:00.002-05:00

I, Sophie, am about to tell you one story told by two people (animals).

First Cheetah’s perspective then Jaguar’s.

Cheetah’s Perspective:

One day when Cheetah was at recess, he realized it was the 29^th Annual Race Day. He decided to race. Roadrunner, who had won five years straight, was in front. Cheetah ran to the front of the line next to Roadrunner. “I bet you five dollars you can’t beat me,” laughed Roadrunner. Cheetah didn’t say anything in reply.

“ON YOUR MARK. . . GET SET. . . GOOOOOO!” shouted Mr. Toad. They were off! Roadrunner was in the lead. Soon Cheetah was next to him again! Cheetah started to pull ahead.

“NNOO!” screamed Roadrunner. Roadrunner started to catch up! Just then, Cheetah stepped on a thorn. “OUCH!” Then it felt better immediately. Suddenly Cheetah ran faster and faster until he was going two-hundred miles per hour and he shot on toward the finish line. He crossed the finish line. The animals watching went wild!

After Roadrunner finished, he stomped over to Cheetah, “Here’s your five dollars, Cheetah.” “Thank you! I’m sorry you didn’t win.” Roadrunner ignored him.

When he got home, he saw Mama Cheetah and Mama Jaguar. Mama Jaguar was crying.

“What’s wrong?” Cheetah asked.

“Baby Jaguar’s gone!” she sobbed.

“That’s so terrible!” Cheetah said sympathetically.

Later that night (around midnight) Cheetah went to find Baby Jaguar. Jaguar had always said “I’m going to see Pennsylvania.” So he headed toward New York.

Baby Jaguar was only three years old.

After running (with his super speed) from Maine to Massachusetts he stopped to rest. After resting he continued toward New York.

When he arrived he thought, I will rest in an alley. Suddenly, he saw a truck driving straight at a bus full of PEOPLE. Cheetah jumped into action. He ran toward the bus and he. . . . threw it over the city.

People screamed, babies cried, and others stood open mouthed. Cheetah ran faster and faster and faster until he too was flying. He landed right underneath the bus and CAUGHT IT!

After the commotion was over he decided in the morning he continued on his journey. “Where will I look?” he wondered. Then he remembered “Great Jungle!” He picked up his speed while flying.

He arrived to the sound of a baby animal crying for his mommy. Cheetah came into the clearing. He saw a baby jaguar.

“Baby Jaguar!” Cheetah shouted.

“CHEETAH!” screamed Baby Jaguar tacking Cheetah in a GIGANTIC bear hug.

“Get on my back, we’re flying home.”

“O.K.” and they flew home.

Now I will tell Jaguar’s perspective:

“MUMMY!” shouted Baby Jaguar.

“What?” asked Mama Jaguar running into the room.

“I’m going to Great Jungle!” he said happily while splashing around in the bathtub full of bubbles.

“No,” answered his mother.

“Whatever,” he told his mother.

Later that night, Baby J (Baby Jaguar) grabbed some food and left. He ran to the airport which was only two miles away.

He jumped into an open suitcase. All of the people on the plane flew to New York. Most of the people got off at New York, and some stayed to go to Virginia. He jumped out of the suitcase. After many hours of running, he reached the train station.

He jumped in a bag that happened to belong to somebody named Mrs. Stuart’s suitcase.

“ALL ABOARD!” called the train’s conductor.

After a while Baby Jaguar fell asleep.

When the train stopped in Pennsylvania, he was still asleep. (Mrs. Stuart never zipped up her bags and ALWAYS swung her bag in a circle.) Mrs. Stuart grabbed her bag and started swinging it. Baby Jaguar fell out and landed on his bottom. Mrs. Stuart saw Baby Jaguar and screamed “AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!” She stopped screaming, sneezed, then kept screaming “AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!” She grabbed a broom from the janitor who was walking by. Mrs. Stuart started chasing him and whacking the ground trying to hit Baby Jaguar. And all the while was screaming, “AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!”

...to be continued

Paging by Emily T.

2010-02-09T10:12:00.003-05:00

My favorite part of our field trip to the State House was paging. Paging is when you pass notes for the representatives of the house during meetings. During the session I picked up a note from Rep. Terry Hayes, a representative who came to our school. To deliver the note I had to scootch all the way into the middle of an aisle. Paging was my favorite part because it was fun to dodge the big chairs that the representatives sat in. I felt nervous at first because I kept thinking that I would deliver the note to the wrong place. I'm not quite sure what the notes were about, but I'm guessing they said, "I would like to discuss this matter more with you. Please meet me." Out of everything we did at the State House, paging was my favorite because I felt like I was doing an important job.

Topic: Field Trip to Maine State House ~ revised 2/8/10

Maine State Capitol By Mae

2010-02-09T10:04:00.002-05:00

My favorite part of our field trip to the Maine State Capitol Building was being a page. Paging is when you deliver notes. Here's how it works: You it in front of a board. If a button lights up you count how many rows up and across that seat is. You trot to that seat and collect the note and see what number it has on it. Finally you take that note and seek out the number on the seat and give it to the representative. I think paging is cool because I was helping with an important meeting.

Topic: Field Trip to Maine State House ~ revised 2/8/10

Our Field Trip to the State House By Emily H.

2010-02-09T09:52:00.003-05:00

My favorite part of our field trip to the State House was paging, which was when students would deliver messages from one person to another. As pages all of the Boxberry students delivered notes for the representatives of the house. We sat by a board called a switch board with a bunch of buttons that had the numbers of the seats on them. When a button lit up we traveled to that numbered chair by counting how many rows up and how many across. We took the letter from that person and delivered it to the numbered seat written on the outside of the letter. Paging was my favorite part because I liked delivering messages for such an important meeting.

Topic: Field Trip to Maine State House in Augusta ~ revised 2/8/10

Maine State Museum By Allie

2010-02-09T09:44:00.002-05:00

My favorite part of our field trip to the Maine State Museum was looking at the arrowheads. Maine Indians used arrowheads to hunt animals to eat. An arrowhead was also used for necklaces for the Indians. The Indians mostly hunted deer, moose, and fish. A long time ago in Maine Indians used arrowheads in many ways.

Topic: Augusta Field Trip ~ revised 2/8/10

A Job at the Zoo by Simon

2010-02-09T09:29:00.003-05:00

If I had a job at the zoo, I would work with puffins. They have a striped beak that can hold eighteen fish in it. They are about four inches tall and are all black except for a white stripe on their head and belly. They have webbed feet and they like the cold and ice. They originated in Canada, but the Atlantic Puffin lives in Maine. Puffins like to eat mackerel, sardines, snails, and mussels.

Topic # 32 ~ revised 2/8/10 ~ Drawing by Simon!

Paging for the Representatives By Sophie L.

2010-02-04T09:55:00.008-05:00

My favorite part of our field trip to the State House was paging. The reason this was my favorite part is because I was able to deliver messages. The way students page and know where to go is by looking at a switch board with buttons. On the representatives' desks there is a button that they press when they have a message and their number shows up on the switch board. A page looks at the number on the switch board and strides to that seat. The way a page finds the seat is by counting how many rows up and how many seats in. Next the page walks to that seat and gives them the message. In the beginning a page may be nervous, but then it is FUN!!!

Topic Writing: Field Trip to Maine State Capitol Building (2/2/10) ~ Revised 2/4/10

Sunrise By Mae G.

2010-01-29T11:09:00.005-05:00

A sunrise is beautiful. Sometimes you can see a rainbow on the horizon. If you're lucky the clouds will turn pink. My favorite part is seeing the shadows on the mountains. After the sun sets, the lights come out and light up the sky. I also love sunsets.

Topic # 4 ~ revised on 1/20/10

Favorite Coat by Emily H.

2010-01-29T10:54:00.007-05:00

When I was little I had a coat that was dark blue. It was very warm. Riley had a similar coat, but hers was lighter than mine. My coat was a mother to me, warm and gentle, wrapping her arms around me. The coat was warm and loving in a way. I would wear it outside to play and also to and from school. It was not too tight or too loose; it fit perfectly. It was very comfortable and fit for a long time before I outgrew it. It got dirty a lot because of how much I wore it. It was my favorite coat.

Topic # 41 "Metaphors" ~ revised on 1/27/10

Greek Mythological Character by Simon W.

2010-01-29T10:44:00.007-05:00

I am a character in Greek mythology. Hercules and I invented wrestling. We did a lot of it. Every year on my birthday my mother told me to try to lift the boulder that covered my father, King Aegeus' boots and sword. After many years of practice I became very strong so I could lift the boulder. The Cretans were in the habit of taking Trojans to feed to the Minotaur, but I went to Crete instead. I killed the Minotaur. Can you guess who I am?

Topic # 49 ~ revised 1/21/10

Watermelons By Allie S.

2010-01-27T13:36:00.000-05:00

My favorite food is watermelon. Watermelons are my favorites because they are very juicy. I love to eat them when it is hot outside. I love the taste of watermelons because they are sweet like strawberries. My mom and I both love to eat watermelons.

Topic # 46 ~ revised 1/27/10

My Brother by Sophia L.

2010-01-27T13:23:00.000-05:00

A person I greatly admire is my brother, Eliot. He plays tag and hide and go seek when I'm bored. He helps me with my homework if I need it. He helps me look up words in the dictionary. He is kind to me when I am tired. He is funny and makes me laugh when I am not in a good mood. I admire him because he plays with me and is helpful, kind, and funny.

Topic # 50 ~ revised 1/27/10

My Teacher by Emily T.

2010-01-26T13:25:00.000-05:00

A person I greatly admire is my teacher, Jes. She is good at teaching. For instance when we were learning about Egypt, she made a really fun game to help us learn about life then. She is good at helping you understand new ideas, especially in math. An example would be when we were learning how to find the perimeter of a shape and I didn't understand, she explained that it was just counting the measurement around the outside of a figure. She is also good at helping you fix mistakes, such as when you spell words incorrectly. Jes has the ability to teach me in such a way that it makes me want to be a teacher even more.

Topic # 50 revised 1/26/10

Yummy Tacos by Emily T.

2010-01-26T13:03:00.000-05:00

My favorite Mexican dinner would be a taco. I like to put in lettuce, tomatoes, rice, a little chicken and salsa. I will only put in mild salsa because the other temperatures are too hot. I put all of these yummy ingredients in a soft shell because the hard ones hurt my mouth. The drink I prefer with tacos is grape juice, but I will settle for milk. Tacos are by far my favorite Mexican food.

Topic # 53 ~ revised on 1/26/10

Piano Lessons by Sophia L.

2010-01-26T10:38:00.000-05:00

I enjoy playing the piano! Playing piano is hard, but fun. I like piano because I know I can play an instrument. Sometimes playing piano can be frustrating when I don't play the right notes. My favorite song to play is "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven because it is a hard song so it makes me happy when I play it right. When I play songs without getting mixed up with the notes I feel very happy. I hope to take piano lessons for many years to come so I become a very good piano player.
Topic Writing # 51 ~ revised 1/26/10