This week Twain 4th graders celebrated not only the New Year but also the final day of our poetry residency. Our theme for our last week was about community. I asked students, “What is a community?” For 4th graders community means people, neighbors, friends, family, and animals who live and work together and help one another. Throughout our ten weeks together, 4th graders have built a community through poetry.
For our last poem, we read “Meet At the Horizon,” by Matt Goodfellow. In his poem, Goodfellow speaks directly to readers, using repetition to describe different ways people can come together and connect with one another. Let’s chase stars together/ Let’s be proud of our scars together/ Let’s build who we are together/ c’mon, c’mon let’s go!”
Inspired by Goodfellow, 4th graders created class poems, with each student contributing a line to the poems. We also had classroom open mic performances. I bought my blue microphone and speaker and students read their favorite poems they had written during our residency.
I’m so proud of Twain Elementary 4th graders. We have created such a wonderful community of poets during our time together. Also thank you to the students who gave me gifts of poetry and artwork for my last day. I will cherish these gifts always.
Ms. Williams 4th Grade
Group 1
Meet At Disneyland
Let’s go to Disneyland together.
Let’s see Goofy together.
Let’s explore together.
Let’s escape together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s go in the rollercoaster, don’t scream or cry.
Let’s jump off the rollercoaster together.
Let’s go on a Ferris Wheel together.
Let’s ride all the rides together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s meet Minnie Mouse together.
Let’s eat pizza together,
The food is good like home.
Let’s meet Mickey Mouse Together.
Let’s escape Disneyland and see Ohio Mickey Mouse together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s go buy plushies together.
Let’s go see Spiderman together.
Let’s go inside the Castle together.
Let’s go to a Sugar Rush together.
Let’s go eat popcorn and let’s be happy together.
Let’s get hats together.
Let’s go see the fireworks together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Ms. Hayes 4th Grade
Group 2
Meet At the Trampoline Park
Let’s play at the Trampoline Park together.
Let’s play on a trampoline together.
Let’s play Gorilla Tag together.
Let’s jump in the foam pit together
Let’s play dodge ball at the Trampoline Park together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s go down the slide together.
Let’s zipline together.
Let’s do flips at the Trampoline Park together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s race together,
Let’s drink slushies together.
Let’s eat together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s be happy together,
Let’s have fun together.
Let’s jump on the moon and look at the stars together.
Let’s bounce to a different world together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Ms. Soldat 4th Grade
Group 3
Meet Me At the Movies
Let’s get food and drinks together.
Let’s get the best snacks together.
Let’s eat before the movie starts together.
Let’s eat M & M’s together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s eat popcorn and watch movies together.
Let’s eat gummies when the movie starts together.
Let’s be scared together.
Let’s be alive together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s get slushies together.
Let’s get Fanta together.
Let’s watch the movie Scream together.
Let’s put on 3D glasses at the movies together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s tell secrets before the movie starts together.
Let’s go to watch the Sonic movie together.
Let’s watch Home Alone 2 together.
Let’s watch The Hunger Games together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s laugh together.
Let’s pick out the best seats at the movies together.
Let’s recline our chairs and get our blankets together.
Let’s go to sleep in the movies together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Ms. Carther 4th Grade
Group 4
Meet Us Downtown
Let’s go to the Willis Tower together.
Let’s go to the Water Tower together.
Let’s go see the Bean together.
Let’s eat the Bean together.
Let’s go shopping together.
Let’s get ice cream together.
Let’s go to a Bear’s game together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s watch a play together.
Let’s watch videos together.
Let’s ice skate at the rink together.
Let’s go to the Spirit of Halloween Store together.
Let’s go to the Color Factory together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
Let’s smile together.
Let’s spend awhile together.
Let’s go see the beautiful night sky with
stars together.
c’mon, c’mon let’s go!
