Concise Seasons @ Edwards Elementary

This week at Edwards, we learned about writing concisely. We read a poem about seasons that only used two or three words per line and we used that as a model for our own poem about seasons. Lots of students prefer summer, can you blame them? 

Ms. Ortiz
4th Grade

Summer
Sofia D.

Running with mom.
Red, white flowers.
The yellow sun.
Lions are hungry.

 

Winter 
Ingrit E. 

Winter is cold.
Snowflakes fall.
Snowmen freeze.
We open presents.
I love winter.

 

Fall 
Giovana E.

Falling leaves
Warm sweaters
birds are leaving
pools are gone
wind is stronger
flowers are closing
shopping for cars
leaves are red, orange
soft fuzzy blanket
visiting family remembers
ready for Thanksgiving?

 

Summer 
Martin G.

No school
no homework
no sleeping
play soccer
play XBox1
seeing
tulips rise
the sky clears
ladybugs crawl
and the sun sings

 

Summer
Jose M. 

Schools gone
swimming pool
red, white flowers
running with dad
alligators in Florida

Winter

Big hill sleading
seeing Santa
seeing red
getting presents
build a snowman

 

Summer 
Tomas N.

Running with Papi
Museum is interesting
Park is green
Zoo has animals
speaking of kings

 

Winter, Summer
Viviana R. 

Winter

My Birthday
presents for me
Christmas is here
present trees
Snow day too

Spring

Flowers blooming
birds sing
tulips rise
green grass
nice weather

Summer

Summer here
places to go
things to see
zoo, beach
sand castles too

Fall

Leaves falling
turning colors
orange, brown
flowers close
grow back now

 

Summer 
Angel S.

School is gone
swimming pool
Red, white flowers
running with Dad
going to Six Flags
going to Wisconsin Dells
Yellow sun
alligators in Florida
running on grass
Climbing the tree
tulips rising
blue flowers

Mrs. Campos
4th Grade

Summer
Hector E.

I love summer
because no school
sleep all day
play games
family plants again

Winter

snowman
snowball fight
snow fort

Spring

ride by bike
play outside
and waterpark

 

The Summer
Xavier G.

Yellow sun blazes.
Tree leaves shaking.
Speedy water slides.
Pool is cool.
Stars shine.
Fun vacations.
Faces of laughter.
Places of fun.
The summer.

 

Seasons
Fabian G. 

The park’s hot,
the bike green.
Play soccer.
Go skating.
Jump at SkyZone.
The white park.
The brown leaves.
The cold water.
The flowers grow.
The blue pool.
Red leaves.
Yellow leaves.
I play.
White snow.
Leaves grow.
Fun to play.
Snow falls.
Play in snow.
Run in snow.
Run in grass.
Sleep.

 

Summer! and more seasons
JohnPaul G. 

Summer is cool
and has
no school
Spring
is when the
birds sing
so they can bring summer
Winter
I love dinners

 

Summer 
Eliana H. 

Play at pool
I sleep
I swing
I play in snow
it is cold
it freezes
roses are red
violets are blue
God made me
perfect
leaves fall green

 

Seasons 
Precious L. 

Beach fun, you.
Rain’s not you.
Cold, you leave.
Play with you.

 

Mrs. Neri
4th Grade

Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring 
Henry A. 

I go swim.
I go to pool.
Sun is hot.

Fall

The leaves fall
yellow leaves fall.
Blue leaves fall.

Winter

The snow’s everywhere.
Teens had snow.
Snow is everywhere.

Spring

Sky is blue.
Sun is hot.
Sun is yellow.

 

Seasons Go By
Andres F. 

Winter

Snowball fight
snow angel
snowflakes
jackets on
snow shuffle
Santa Claus

Fall

Thanksgiving
Halloween

Summer

Kids go YMCA
kids play outside

Spring

Humming birds come
Flowers become alive

 

Winter 
Emily M.

Play in snow
The snow’s white
Go ice skating
Building snowmen
Sky’s light grey

Spring is fun
sun is yellow
watch raindrops
running in grass
chanclas off

 

4 Seasons 
Nallely R.

Summer

The sun’s out
Let’s have fun
playing outside
in the pool
I have fun

Fall

Fall is nice
play with leaves
outside, I go
on the swings

Spring

I play
I have fun
let’s play
outside
yay, I’m happy

Winter

No winter
no pool
no playing
I hate winter

Ms. Guillen
4th Grade

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Ricardo J.

Kids run.
Yellow jackets.
Quiet streets.
Ladybugs crawl.

 

Ms. Andrade
4th Grade

Summer
Thamires R. 

The yellow sun.
The cool pool.
The sun rises.
Water gun fights.
Wearing fresh clothes.

 

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