WORDS IN MOTION 20 WORDS IN MOTION 2013

WORDS IN MOTION 2013
2013
Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
Bison, Bison
Bison, bison; why oh bison,
Are you not running on my ground?
Bison, bison; why oh bison,
Do your hooves no longer sound?
Bison, bison; why oh bison,
Can't you run here anymore?
Bison, bison; my, my bison,
I wish I'd seen your herds before.
by Donald Paull
Grade 5, Ecole Dickensfield
*****
Books
Books are fun.
Try every one.
Good for the brain
Like a bun.
Give you power
Like the sun.
Shahmeer is happy
Job well done.
by Shahmeer Awan
Grade 1, Fort McMurray Islamic School
WORDS IN MOTION 2013
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
Canadian
Canadi an Shield
Raining,
Pitter, Patter,
Falling quickly in the rapids,
Flowing,
The sharp cedar scent follows,
With it’s friend the pine,
The storm ends.
The peacefulness is back,
The flower blooms once again.
The bee hums
The wind blows ever so softly.
In and out of trees.
It whistles
The heather is strong in one place,
Softly moving
Mountains in the distance, snow peaked,
And majestically standing with blue sky,
Behind them with shining sun,
Shining on the dry, red rock,
Covering the vast, dead, droopy landscape.
The trees are gloomy once again.
Another storm hits.
Windy, stormy, wet again
Thunder roars and lightning flashes
The place is destroyed,
For glaciers have covered the land
This is the Canadian Shield.
by Gigi Martin
Grade 4/5, Timberlea Public School
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
(English Translation)
Être malade
Being sick
Être malade ce n’est pas amusant
On a besoin de médicaments
J’ai plusieurs raisons
Pour rester à la maison
Being sick is no fun
We need medicine
I have lots of reasons
To stay home
La gorge me fait mal
Je deviens sale
Plus de bain, je lave mes mains
hands
My throat hurts
And I become dirty
More baths to take, have to wash my
by Sébastian Imbeault
Grade 3, Ecole Boreal
*****
Fire In The Sky
Look at the strange flicker
In the deep dark sky!
Now blazing brightly, I wonder
What? How? Why?!
Illuminating the still quiet of my mind,
With colors of the fluorescent kind.
Swiftly swaying to and fro,
In seconds and moments the designs grow.
Like fairies dancing in harmony
- a melodious open air ceremony.
Mysterious and mesmerizing and magical too,
Everywhere I look, I see something new!
Dimming soon, the vibrant dance
Leaves me behind in an everlasting trance ...
by Tarana Sharma
Grade 4, Ecole Dickensfield
WORDS IN MOTION 2013
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
Fort McMurray
Cold, Snowy
Swimming, Dancing, Swinging
I love Fort McMurray because my family is here.
by Aiden Leyte
Kindergarten, Father Turcotte School
*****
Fort McMurray
Snow, Ice Skating
Playing, Snowman, Sledding
I love Fort McMurray because of its winter
by Clara Campos
Kindergarten, Father Turcotte School
*****
Gazing up
Gazing up very high,
Asteroids, Meteors, Comets so bright.
Planets with moons, Planets with rings,
Planets like Neptune, they say it sings!
How many planets? More than you think,
With 30 dwarf planets with moons but no rings.
8 main planets orbiting the Sun,
It’s too dizzy, let’s run!
63 moons of Jupiter, there might be more,
But for right now, no one is sure.
by Nishita Shukla
Grade 4, Timberlea Public School
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
Her
Her eyes as blue as the sky
Her skin as soft as a pillow
Her hair blacker than night
Her smile as cute as a teddy bear
And the way I love her is as strong as a vice.
by Ledeen Bechtel
Grade 4, Beacon Hill Public School
*****
Jeans
Jeans are pants that are great to wear,
But when you do the splits they tear.
They rip up and down the seam,
Even if they're the colour green.
They come in all shapes, sizes and brands,
But please remember they don't expand.
Always have your zipper zipped,
And if there's one have your button clipped.
You might buy jeans that are way too tight,
And to get them up you might have to fight.
They're worn by the oldies and us preteens,
And that's all you need to know about jeans.
by Dana Barfoot
Grade 6, St Martha’s Catholic School
*****
Jumping Monkey
There once lived a jumping monkey and jumping he would always be
He fell off a cliff
Because he was stiff
Now jumping he will never be
by Heet
Grade 4, Timberlea Public School
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
La nature
Les fleurs sont belles de toutes les couleurs.
Me rappelle à l’arc-en-ciel après la pluie et le soleil.
Le matin sort la rosée après une belle nuit de pluie.
Pendant le mois de décembre sort l’hiver de sa cachette.
La neige commence à tomber et laisse la place toute blanche.
(English Translation)
Nature
Flowers are beautiful with all their colours.
They remind me of a rainbow after the rain and the sun.
In the morning appears dew after a beautiful night of rain.
During the month of December winter comes out of its hiding
place.
The snow starts to fall and leaves the place all white.
by Marie Suzette Soto
Grade 3, Ecole Boreal
*****
L’Ange
(English Translation)
The Angel
L’ange sent comme une orange
L’ange brille dans le soleil
L’ange aime faire la plongé
L’ange vole comme une abeille
Toutes les petites filles aiment les anges
L’ange aime avoir des étoiles de mers
dans son oreille
L’ange dit à tous ses préférés
Venez mes choux
Sur mes genoux
Qui sentent les oranges
Je me laisse emporter par le vent
Qui m’emporte à la plage.
The angel smells like an orange
The angel shines in the sun
The angel likes to dive
The angel flies like a bee
All the little girls like the angels
The angel likes having starfish
in its ear
The angel tells everybody
Come to me my sweethearts
On my knees
That smell like oranges
I’ll let the wind take me
And bring me to the beach.
by Haniya Morinvil
Grade 4, Ecole Boreal
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
Leaves
Leaves, leaves, blow around.
Leaves, leaves, touch the ground.
The trees will soon be bare.
I wish I did not care.
And soon winter will be here.
I will try not to shed a tear.
Leave, leaves, sleep all day,
Until you have a sunny day.
Blow, blow, blow away.
“It is not time to go,” I say.
Please keep the cold north winds away,
Just, for a few, more days.
Leaves, leaves, blow once more around me
Leave, leaves, you will, be set free.
I will dream that dream,
When once again, I will climb the tree.
And await the smell of the sweet leaves
When you will be with me,
Again.
by Dallas Rigby
Grade 3, Father Turcotte
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
(English translation)
Les chevaux
Horses
Horses
J’aime les chevaux
Quand ils sont gros
Ils respirent par leurs naseaux
Qui sont très gros
I like horses
When they are big
They breathe through their nostrils
which are very big
Ils peuvent porter des poids très lourd
Comme de pesant chariots
La criniere est attachee
Pour leur faire une beauté
They can carry very heavy loads
Like heavy wagons
Their mane is pulled back
To make them beautiful
Ils sont bien apprivoisés
J’aime les arroser
Et les brosser
Les chevaux sont bien domptés
They are very well tamed
I like to wash them
and brush them
They behave very well
by Clodie Desylva
Grade 5, Ecole Boreal
*****
(English translation)
Les serpents
Snakes
J’aime les serpents
Ils sont très grands
Quand ils attaquent
Wow! Les serpents
I like snakes
The are very big
When they attack
Wow! Snakes
Les Anaconda peuvent se camoufler
themselves
Pour ainsi se protéger
Ils sont bruns et jaunes
Ils sont aussi noirs
The anacondas can camouflage
For its own protection
They are brown and yellow
They are also black
Les boa émeraude
Ils sont des géants
Ils nous font peur sûrement
Wow! J’ai appris beaucoup sur les serpents
The emerald boa
They are gigantic
They surely scare us
Wow! I’ve learned a lot about snakes
by Maya Mohammed
Grade 5, Ecole Boreal
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
(English translation)
L’hiver sous un tapis blanc
Winter under a white carpet
L’hiver sous un tapis blanc
Le petit garçon préfère patiner
Il aime bien glisser
L’hiver sous un tapis blanc
La petite fille descend
la montagne en ski
Elle aime s’amuser dehors
avec ses amis
L’hiver sous un tapis blanc
Les parents avec les enfants
sont tellement contents
D’avoir fait un bonhomme de neige
avec leurs nouveux gants
Winter under a white carpet
The little boy prefers to skate
He really likes to slide
Winter under a white carpet
The little girl comes down
the ski hill
She loves having fun outside
with her friends
Winter under a white carpet
Parents with their children
are so happy
To have made a snowman
with their new mittens
by the whole class of Grade 1, Ecole Boreal
*****
My Hair Won’t Stop Growing
Everyday I wake up in the morning
I brush my teeth
But one day….
My hair won’t stop growing
The next day I grew a mustache!!!
Oh now what should I do?
by Harriet Li
Grade 3, Timberlea Public School
WORDS IN MOTION 2013
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
My Kitten
I am smitten,
With my kitten.
She’s my guiding light,
And her colour is milky white.
Like doves,
We’re in love.
Every night,
Amaya plays, she bites,
But that’s alright.
My kitten is my bright
Shining star of the night.
Amaya is really cute, I think she is adorable,
Altough my mother thinks she’s horrible.
I pray she will stay
With me, everyday.
A worthwhile endeavour.
I hope she’s with me forever.
by Jane Gibson
Grade 4, Father Turcotte School
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
Peace
In war men have died
Men are dying
Men will die
But they shall bring
Peace to all
One day
One day we shall have peace
Finally when that day comes
No gun shall fire
Nobody shall be attacked
No bomb shall be planted
No tank shall fire
Peace will only be obtain
By awareness and team work
If we don’t work together
We shall never
Obtain peace
And keep fighting
On, and on, and on
by Vraj Patel
Grade 5, Timberlea Public School
*****
Spring
Oh, spring
Why is your sky blue?
Why is your grass green?
Why do your flowers grow?
Why do I love you?
by Winter Sneddon
Grade 2, Timberlea Public School
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
The Canadian Shield
As the rapid waters swish across
The red majestic rocks, the sun glimmers,
Shimmers, and makes the rapid waters shine.
The minty sharp scent of the exotic
Pine trees welcome you with its mystical looks.
The beautiful flowers of the Canadian
Shield dance with the wind while speaking
The words of wisdom
The beautiful, gloomy, spicy, green of the
Thick lines of grass get crushed by
The hard hitting winds
The glaciers, the glaciers hit the rocks
Under the cold wintery ice with its cold
Heart that will never melt
by Emma Nichols and Ashley Ellis
Grade 4/5, Timberlea Public School
*****
The Poor Raindrops
There once was a raindrop that fell from the sky
It fell on a leaf
It kept falling and falling then it fell into a puddle
and no one saw it again.
Then another raindrop fell on a leaf and kept on going
but then it fell into a puddle
and no one saw those two raindrops ever again.
They were so sad.
by Avery Ip
Grade 3, Timberlea Public School
WORDS IN MOTION 2013
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
The Secret
Once a boy told a secret to his friend,
but then the friend told his mom
and the mom told her friend
and her friend told her son
and the son said it to the boy
the boy asked who told you that?
by Minaal Masood
Timberlea Public School, Grade 3
*****
Turquois
Turquoise is for the color of my eyes
Shining in the sun so bright on a sunny warm day.
Turquoise is a color of a beautiful dress
Hanging in my closet
Turquoise is the color of the lake
That I go rafting on my summer break.
by Marina Griffith McArthur
Grade 2, Timberlea Public School
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
(English Translation )
Un Lapin
A Rabbit
Un jour j’ai vu un lapin
Dans un gros jardin
Il était bleu
Et avait une grosse queue
One day I saw a rabbit
In a big garden
It was bleu
and with a big tail
Il avait une grosse maison
Et il tenait un crayon
J’ai me suis rapproché de lui
Mai il s’était en fuit
The rabbit had a big house
And was holding a pencil
I approached him
But he ran away
J’ai couru après lui
Mais c’était la nuit
Donc c’était dur à le voir
J’étais triste car je voulais l’avoir
him
I ran after him
But it was night time
So it was hard to see
I was sad because I wanted to keep
Le lendemain matin
J’ai trouvé le lapin
J’étais content
Qui ne sera pas content
The next morning
I found the rabbit
I was happy
Who wouldn’t be happy?
by Genvieve Tokarz
Grade 4, Ecole Boreal
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
She stands in the distance.
The soft wind is blowing, as it leaves.
The strong wind blows.
Pushing her back.
The wind is blowing the trees back, making their branches bare.
The sun starts to shine among the clouds.
Making the strong wind die away.
She walks to the warm peaceful river.
The wind is back.
The sunshine, the warm quiet sun starts to fade away.
The wind. Making the rivers water rapid.
Making the sky darker than it already was.
The wind gnarled at her.
Blowing the pine needles off of the pine trees.
She sees the mountain. The sun setting in bright, but mild colours.
She sees the stars. As the strong wind blows, she notices
the beautiful surroundings around her.
The bright white daisy petals gripping to live.
The droopy pine trees breaking slowly.
The wind is becoming weaker. A beautiful sight she sees.
A lunar eclipse.
The beautiful colours of day, with the mysterious darkness of night.
A beautiful sight it was.
She closed her eyes as the soft wind blew.
The smell of pine trees made her relax.
She soon fell fast asleep.
Good night.
by Sydney Sinclair
Grade 4/5, Timberlea Public School
WORDS IN MOTION 2013
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Poems from Elementary School and Kindergarten Students
Winter Night
The fluffy snowflakes gently fell
I heard a faint ring, the church bell
The light pole flicked a dim light
In the sparkling crystal night
by Hailey Fraser
Grade 6, St Martha’s Catholic School
*****
Winter’s Fine With Me
Some people in Fort McMurray don’t like the weather,
Some people say it is too cold!
I don’t mind the weather, I think its fine.
I could build snowmen 6 months out the year.
Santa needs the cold for his sled and reindeer.
When all the leaves fall off the tree,
I can’t wait to climb the hills and go sledding.
If I get to cold, I can drink hot coco!
After a long day outside in the snow,
The best thing I know,
Is to read my favourite book by the fire.
If I go outside to skate,
I go inside to warm up,
And that’s great!
I don’t mind the weather,
I think its just fine.
Some people don’t like winter,
Maybe they just like to complain?
But, I can’t wait for summer
Because spring weather brings
So many things…. to do outside!
by Felicia Milton
Grade 3, Father Turcotte School