Young Authors

         This poem was written by my students in 2009 to honor their reading teacher, the late Lois Koss. The word 'rumination' was one of Lois' very favorites, thus the title.

"Ruminations About Mrs. Koss"

by Room 211

Mrs. Koss started us learning;

Mrs. Koss is a busy bee!!

Kind, compassionate and always giving a helping hand;

Mrs. Koss makes people smile really, really, really big.

Mrs. Koss is fun and quirky like beef jerky!

Mrs. Koss is a great reading teacher!

Mrs. Koss is pretty, Mrs. Koss is fun, and Mrs. Koss is smart.

She's respectful to us and everyone else around the world;

Friendly when she teaches.

Always inspiring us to work harder, reach higher,

She is a leader.

Generous, kind, helping, and giving;

Nice and caring person, Mrs. Koss,

Mrs. Koss is as gentle as a fly.

Mrs. Koss is caring, nice, sweet, loving -- 

always helping people,

As pretty as a flower,

Mrs. Koss is as bright as the sun.

Always on time and is genteel;

Mrs. Koss is as bright as a star.

Six Voices - Progressive Poems written by small groups

Enjoy these progressive poems written by groups of six students, each adding a line as the poem was passed from one to the next...

Red, yellow, orange and green's brightness gleams

Shining across the sky like a spotlight

Sun is too bright, water is too wet

lemon, sour, apple, sweet

And rhinos say "hi!"

Going through the rain forest and a parrot becomes my best friend!

Rainbows start sprouting again, and this time it can't be beat!

Orange light, star bright

Happiness in the air

Darkness in the night but also bright

today is the night for so bright

Orange sky, sun setting, rainbow foxes going to hibernate

It's great

Let there be smiles with greatness in the air.

Flying, Sailing, Reaching down.

Watch out for that clown

Catching feelings from that town

deliver mysteries & joy from town

And people fall down cuz they are round.

Everything silent, not a sound

Only flying gets you places that you found.

Purple horse, blue leaf

weird things I see

green bear, red duck

rainbow sun, yellow moon, blue man on the moon

run with the tune on the moon

pink Alex, orange Liz, red Parker, rainbow Me!

My new best friend is a bee!