A WritingCelebration with Poetry

Room 20 – January 2011

Houghton Lake Middle School 4th Graders Present…

Houghton Lake

ByJoey Peterson

Shimmering waterFull of happiness and joyFull of great people

Ladybug

By Sarah Barnes

Crawling carefullyRed and black shell on their backsResting on green leaves

Soccer

ByLexi Blanchard

Miss DawnCoaches SoccerOn Thursday afternoonsIn Denton TownshipBecause her daughter’s best friend is playing on her team

Winter

ByMatthew Chenette

Snow from winter fallsSnowflakes falling on the ground

Winter is here

Basketball

ByBryce Stevens

BrycePlaying BasketballAt 5:00Lady of the lakeBecause it’s fun

Flowers

ByMegan Major

Sweet smellingBuying, planting, smellingSuper very happy smellsBeauty

Ally

By Emily Johnson

Is very considerateEverydayAt school and at homeBecause she cares about other peoples feelings

Glowing Fireflies

ByAustin Schultz

Fireflies light the skyMaking shapes from their lightLight surrounds the sky

Strawberries

ByPaige Girardin

Strawberries are ripeTime to pick them from outsideYum yum in my tum

Adam

ByAustin Frey

My brother AdamWas a star soccer playerAt Houghton LakeDuring high school Because he worked hard

Braydin

Running around like a monkeyAt homeAll dayBecause he is wild

ByMadison Shamel

MacyBy

Sarah Nagy

It means nice, pretty and funnyIt’s the number 2It is like cloudsGoing to Drummand IslandIn memory of Grandma RitaMacy means to not give up

Bananas

ByMairen Lang

Bananas are goodBananas are real tastyBananas creamy

Mom

ByJames Loughray

My momLoves to break danceEverydayAt schoolJust to embarrass me

Water

By Ally Sajdak

See your reflection Glistening in the sunshineAs flat as glass, quiet

Rabbits

BySydney Thiel

Hopping around usFeeding carrots to the rabbitsMunch, crunch they love it

Apples

ByJackson Murphy

Apples are yummyApples are so deliciousIn my own tummy

Snow

By Abby Jordan

Adorable snowMaking snow steps all aroundStep step stop snowman

Flowers

By Alexis

Emerick

Flowers in the sunPetals falling to the groundLightly as the wind

Baking

By Riley Lund

Making yummiesMixing, stirring, cookingFilling tummies everywhereCooking

Gaming

ByKean Tooker

Not exerciseYour fingers moveNot active and fun timesPlaying

ByTrent Wormsbacher

Jackson

JacksonReads Harry PotterAt school or at homeBecause he loves it!

Kids playing soccerDribble and pass to the goal

All the parents cheer!

ByAndrew Cochran

By Corey Allen

CoreyPlaying video gamesAll the timeIn his houseBecause he’s addicted to it

Hunting

Hunting is blueHunting is brightI want to go huntingEvery single night

ByTucker Koscielecki

By Jacob Hramiec

Harry PotterGoes to Hogwart’s AcademyEvery yearTo learn wizardryBecause he is a wizard

Snowflakes

ByTaylor Nutt

Snowflakes are falling downRight down on the grassy groundThen turn to water

Miss Kelsey

Miss KelseyWorksEvery dayIn our roomBecause she wants to teach