WELCOME TO THE POETRY SLAMMay 10, 2013

K-2 CATEGORIES

1. Haiku2. Free Verse3. “Other” – acrostics,

rhyming poems, or cinquains

ALIYAH BENSON (KGN) ANDJASON MEI (KGN)

What is it?

I am rough and small.I make stuff super shiny.

Kids like to use me.

THE 3RD PLACE HAIKU WINNER IS …

IVAN ZHU (KGN) AND ELLEN TANG (KGN)

What is it?

It could build a house.Some are made of foam or wood.

It can flip and stand.

THE 2ND PLACE HAIKU WINNER IS …

BAYLEI BEST (KGN), FIONA LI (KGN) AND FENDI ROQUE (KGN)

Ballerinas

Ballerinas dance!

I like ballerinas. Yay!

They have pretty hair!

THE 1ST PLACE HAIKU WINNER IS…

NYAH OLIVERAS-GRAY (2ND GRADE)

Super Insane Extra Hyperness

When I drink Coca Cola

or I

Spin around too fast

That’s when

My super mega

insane hyperness

goes extra insane.

When I’m about to wrestle or

when I’m super ready

That’s when

My super mega

insane hyperness

goes extra insane.

THE 3RD PLACE FREE VERSE WINNER IS …

SUPER INSANE EXTRA HYPERNESS CONT.

Before I do something awesomeTHAT’S WHEN MY

SUPER MEGA HYPERNESS GOES

AWESOMELY EXTRAINSANE!!!

GINO ACCETTURO (1ST GRADE)

Pack Up!We’re going on a trip.

Let’s pack up.I got my socks.

What else I need?I check my door.

There… I found my shirt.Now for my pants.I check my closet.

Oh, there it is: my pants

THE 2ND PLACE FREE VERSE WINNER IS …

PACK UP! CONT.

Final onemy shoe

What about my drawer?there’s my shoe!

Now… time toLeave.

SOPHIA TSENG (2ND GRADE)

I jump into bed and pick up a book

I jump into bedThen pick up a book

I open it upAnd then take a look

Oh the wordsThe stories

What a sight I see

For in my head In my mind

There’s a movie in meIt’s wonderful!It’s glorious!

I like it you see!

THE 1ST PLACE FREE VERSE WINNER IS …

I JUMP INTO BED AND PICK UP A BOOK CONT.

ButSometimes

I jump into bedpick up a book

Then it gets sadAnd thenI get mad

Really, really mad

You seebooks are nice

But sad tooSo good booksNot sad ones

are better for me

Which ones do you like?

JAYNA LOAGUE (2ND GRADE)

Spring

Spring brings rain

Spring brings a crane

Spring brings some trees

Spring brings a nice breeze

Spring brings Beans

Spring brings some good old greens

Spring brings a kite

Spring brings a flight

Spring brings a pet

Spring brings a net

Spring brings May.

Spring means it’s time to play

THE 3RD PLACE “OTHER” WINNER IS …

SPRING CONT.

Spring brings a ring

Spring brings a zing

Spring brings a grow

Spring brings a crow

Spring brings pain

Spring brings insane

GO Spring!

KARSYN BEST (2ND GRADE)

Snowflake

Snowflakes falling.No school today.Oh my! The snow is falling 4 feet tall.Wait, the snow stopped.Fall, snow, fall.Lake, freeze.Ah so your trying to trick me winter.Kind of tricking me winter.Enough of winter.

THE 2ND PLACE “OTHER” WINNER IS…

MARY YOON (1ST GRADE)

Paradise

A land full of coconut treesBees sipping juice from the coconut

And I’m so happy of what I seeSometimes I imagine

If chocolate raindrops fell from the skyThat one day I will see a real fairy fly.

THE 1ST PLACE “OTHER” WINNER IS…

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THEPARTICIPANTS AND WINNERS!!!