Hybrid learning continued during National Poetry Month in April. After weeks of reading and writing poems written in free verse, Avondale Logandale 5th graders explored the Haiku, or Hokku a poetry form of Japanese origin. To compose haiku, visual impressions and ideas must be condensed into 3-line poems with the following syllabic formula: Line 1: 5 syllables, Line 2: 7 syllables, Line 3: 5 syllables. We read haiku written by a number of poets, including Matsuo Bashō, Jacqueline Woodson, Kris Hemensley, Richard Wright, and Sonia Sanchez. Students wrote their own haiku and haiku-inspired poems, sometimes building a longer poem from haiku stanzas!
Mrs. Pannell
5th Grade – Room 204
Haiku [life story]
Destiny O.
My life story is….
Does someone love me? Or no
I hope some one does
Explore the Outside/What do you see outside?
Nialaney G.
I see the bright trees,
The glowing sun shines so bright,
The Man’s shadow moves
Where is my happy place?
Mitzielys T.
Where is my dream place?
In a warm comforting hug
It’s all I ask for
Nature
Andrivel Q.
Nature is so calm
Nature is so beautiful
Nature is my home
The sky
Angelina A.
The sky is so blue
Imagine walking on it
That would be so fun
haiku
Leslie M.
Butterflies are cool!
In the big, huge, green forest
They fly up so high
*
Warm soup in a bowl
letters of the alphabet
hang on the tea spoon.
*
An Ocean voyage.
As waves break over the bow,
the sea welcomes me.
Grade 5 – Room 206
Dog and Cats
Jocyana C.
Dog walking to sleep
Cat runs from a speck of dust
Dog rolls his brown eyes
Dog walking past cat
Cat goes for the neck, then head
Dog whimpers, then growls
Cat’s eyes get real big
Dog looks with big eyes too, thinks
Who’ll get their food first?
clouds
Lula Q.
The clouds are pretty
With the beautiful sky. I
love looking at it.
The snake
Michael N.
Shhh… Silence. Listen.
The Snake hisses really loud.
Shhh… Silence. Again.
Annalis Nokes
The smell of fresh food
is nice, I see it cooking
looking good to eat.
earth day
Elicia N.
We can celebrate
Earth day today and flowers
Being watered too
Zakaylee Foster
My dog is playing
She hates my cat – throws a toy
They hate each other
