Holiday Poetry

C heerful faces
H appy lives
R ejoicing families
I nviting
S nowy days
T insel on trees
M any children on sleds
A merry Christmas to all
S anta Claus is coming to town

By Rachel

DIAMANTES
Darynator
*************Santa Claus***************
*********Broad in beam hairy***********
***flying, whipping the dear working***
***presents, sleigh, top hat, carrot***
******dancing, playing, melting *******
***************Frosty******************

Jericho Joshua
*************present***************
******remarkable, enjoyable*********
***surprising, striking, amusing*****
**holiday, celebration, crystal slush**
*****flinging, freezing, slinging****
***********icy, frosty*************
***********snowball***************

Kate-O
*************Santa***************
**********obese, jolly**********
***delivering, giving, smiling*****
**saint, fellow, season, new year**
*****sledding, throwing, eating****
***********snowy, chilly*************
**************Winter***************

Graham Cracker
*********Christmas Tree*********
*******flammable, spiritual********
***sparkling, shining, air-giving***
***custom, plant, Noel, new year****
*****sledding, throwing, eating****
*********snowy, happy*************
***********Christmas**************

Nick Nick
A Poem for Mr. Sweet
My teacher inspires me to do my best
And often puts me to the test
My teacher encourages me to read
And seem to know just what I need
So that I may truly succeed
A wish for you and your family
Of Christmas cheer...filled with blessings and
Hope this holiday season to bring you all near

Beautiful Nicole! That is a wonderful gift for me
that will always be here!

Wonderful Literature Response

The Pecan Tree, A Story from Mexico
By Sydney Australia

The Pecan Tree, a story from Mexico, is about a strong friendship. Pablo and Juanita are next-door neighbors, along with being best friends. The problem is that the pecan tree between their houses got split in half in a terrible lightening storm. Pablo then felt bad for Juanita so he collected some pecans in a bucket and put them on her doorstep. But when he came back, there was a bucket filled with pecans from Juanita on his doorstep,

Juanita and Pablo did not care for themselves, but for each other. This shows that they have a strong friendship. Juanita probably knew that Pablo liked to make pecan pie with his mother. So, when the tree split, Juanita must have gathered up pecans to give to Pablo so his mother could make a pie. This shows that Juanita wanted Pablo to be happy.

As you can see, Pablo and Juanita cared about each other very much. It must have taken a lot of courage for Pablo to give away his pecans to Juanita. This story shows how friendship can become stronger through tragedies. Now tell me, would you do the same as Pablo and Juanita? To be continued . . .