AM Kindergarten “Poem in Your Pocket” Day! April 18, 2013

Enjoy our poems that we shared in class today! Can you find yours?

Be sure to look at the pictures at the end! They are from our time reading

our poems with our 5th grade buddies from Mr. Mahoney’s class! Enjoy!

Mary Had a Little Dog By Bruce Lansky

Brought in by Sarah Zacharia

Mary had a little dog.

Its fur was black as night. And everyone that Mary met

The dog was sure to bite.

It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rule.

The dog bit Mary’s teacher’s leg, So they threw her out of school.

By Hayden McDonough

Roses are red violets are blue

Nine days from today

I will own a dog too!!!

Digging For Diamonds By Kenn Nesbitt

Brought in by Nicole Penzo

I'm digging for diamonds. I'm digging for gold. I'm digging for silver that's shiny and cold.

I'm digging all day and I'm digging all night. I'm digging for rubies

all sparkling and bright.

I plan to get famous. I plan to get rich

by digging up gemstones in ditch after ditch.

And yet, from these ditches

I've dug in the ground, there weren't any diamonds

or coins to be found.

I haven't got silver or rubies, you see...

I just have my mom and dad yelling at me.

For though I found nothing

from digging till dawn, my parents found holes

where we once had a lawn.

Dr. Zuess poem Brought in by Daniel Senior

My hat is old. My teeth are gold.

I have a bird. I like to hold. My shoe is off. My foot is cold. My shoe is off. My foot is cold.

I have a bird. I like to hold. My Hat is old. My teeth are gold.

And now my story is all told.

By Maya Cole

There is a pancake on my head.

I hope it’s not red.

It doesn’t taste like bread.

Maple syrup is the best,

but not on my head

By Briena Zenszer

Boo hoo I will fight you

One two buckle my shoe

Three four shut the door

Roses are red violets are blue

I love you!

By Andrew Rommel

My name is Andrew

I like to eat beef stew.

How about you?

Do you like it too?

My School Promise

Brought in by Connor Graff

Each day I'll do my best And I won't do any less.

My work will always please me, And I won't accept a mess.

I’ll color very carefully. My writing will be neat. And I will not be happy,

Till my papers are complete.

I’ll always do my homework, And try my best on every test.

I won’t forget my promise, To do my very best!

My Puppy Punched Me In the Eye By Ken Nesbitt

Brought in by Benjamin Wilson

My puppy punched me in the eye. My rabbit whacked my ear.

My ferret gave a frightful cry and roundhouse kicked my rear.

My lizard flipped me upside down.

My kitten kicked my head. My hamster slammed me to the ground

and left me nearly dead.

So my advice? Avoid regrets; no matter what you do,

don't ever let your family pets take lessons in kung fu.

Our Teacher Sings the Beatles

By Kenn Nesbitt

Brought in by Ryan Bula

Our teacher sings The Beatles. She must know every song. We ask her please to stop

but she just sings, "It Won't Be Long."

And then she croons like Elvis. She clearly thinks it's cool. And if we beg her not to

she just belts out, "Don't be Cruel."

She then does Michael Jackson. It drives us nearly mad.

We have to cover up our ears because she's singing, "Bad."

She winds up with The Wiggles

or else a Barney song, and, even worse, she tells us all

that we should sing along.

It's all my fault she does this. I feel like such a fool.

I wish I'd never brought my karaoke box to school.

Daddy Fell into the Pond

by Alfred Noyes

Brought in by Ava Stratacuzzi

Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey.

We had nothing to do and nothing to say.

We were nearing the end of a dismal day,

And then there seemed to be nothing beyond,

Then Daddy fell into the pond!

And everyone's face grew merry and bright,

And Timothy danced for sheer delight.

"Give me the camera, quick, oh quick!

He's crawling out of the duckweed!" Click!

Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee,

And doubled up, shaking silently,

And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft,

And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.

Oh, there wasn't a thing that didn't respond

When Daddy Fell into the pond!

Bath Time

Brought in by Dimitri Vafiadis

When I am in the bath

I like to play for hours

Splashing water on the floor

Building bubble towers.

Dream Hockey

By Philip Rueger

I wish I could play hockey

Like Claude Giroux

And I dream of playing in the NHL

I am winning the Stanley Cup

I used to play with my friends

But now I play in Philadelphia

I seem to be tough

But I’m really just a kid.

At the Zoo by William Makepeace Thackeray Brought in by Victoria Greenwalt

First I saw the white bear, then I saw the black;

Then I saw the camel with a hump upon his back; Then I saw the grey wolf, with mutton in his maw;

Then I saw the wombat waddle in the straw; Then I saw the elephant a-waving of his trunk;

Then I saw the monkeys—mercy, how unpleasantly they smelt!

One Inch Tall By Shel Silverstein

Brought in by Mr. Rothman

If you were only one inch tall, you'd ride a worm to school. The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool.

A crumb of cake would be a feast And last you seven days at least,

A flea would be a frightening beast If you were one inch tall.

If you were only one inch tall, you'd walk beneath the door, And it would take about a month to get down to the store.

A bit of fluff would be your bed, You'd swing upon a spider's thread, And wear a thimble on your head

If you were one inch tall.

You'd surf across the kitchen sink upon a stick of gum. You couldn't hug your mama, you'd just have to hug her thumb.

You'd run from people's feet in fright, To move a pen would take all night,

(This poem took fourteen years to write-- 'Cause I'm just one inch tall).

Don’t Bring Camels in the Classroom By Kenn Nesbitt

Brought in by Kevin Gallagher

Don't bring camels in the classroom. Don't bring scorpions to school.

Don't bring rhinos, rats, or reindeer. Don't bring mice or moose or mule.

Pull your penguin off the playground.

Put your python in a tree. Place your platypus wherever you think platypi should be.

Lose your leopard and your lemur. Leave your llama and your leech. Take your tiger, toad and toucan anywhere but where they teach.

Send your wombat and your weasel

with your wasp and wolverine. Hide your hedgehog and hyena

where you're sure they won't be seen.

Please get rid of your gorilla. Please kick out your kangaroo. No the teacher didn't mean it

when she called the class a "zoo".

By Teagan Noll

Roses are red violets are blue

I love school and it is cool!

Ice Cream

By Kalena Feusner

Ice cream is good,

Ice cream is sweet,

I love ice cream,

It’s my favorite treat!

Ice cream is cold,

I love it in the summer,

When mommy doesn’t buy it,

It’s a big bummer!

By Molly Alff

Roses are red violets are green,

The Phillies are the best baseball team!

By Tre Dyer

There was a cow that went up in space,

when he came down he fell on my face

And then I yelled at him “Hey get in your

place!” Then he looked at me and said,

Do you want to race?”

The Plight of a Phillies Fan

By Chase Rosenfeld

I am going to the Phillies tonight

Getting up tomorrow better not be a fight

Mr. Rothman and my parents say

Sleep is important and they are right

An afternoon nap I might.

By Victoria Schmitt

Dinosaurs are blue

I like to go to the zoo.

My brother is a monkey

And my sister is too.