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As the 2008-2009 school year begins, The Poetry Center has made some exciting changes. One major change is the re-launch of our web site. From there, you may access Shields' blog of student writing for the new year, and beyond.

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Here's looking forward to another productive year with Shields students!

Last Day of Classes

Today was my last day of classes at Shields for the 2007-2008 school year. I want to thank the teachers and students who made it such an enjoyable experience!



Ms. Hughesdon, Room 407

Ms. Michel, Room 403

Ms. Fielkowski, Room 402


Ms. Montoya, Room 405


Ms. Graefen, Room 404


Mr. Heredia, Room 414

I Used to Be... Poems

This week, we read Ted Berrigan's "I Used to Be but Now I Am." In this short poem, he appears to be experimenting with opposites, but as students looked more closely they found some unusual relationships between the words Berrigan chose to compare in his poem. They were then asked to write their own poems, using a structure similar to Berrigan's. Once they began writing, and got into the rhythm of the idea, it was difficult for students to stop!

Ms. Fialkowski, 5th Grade

I used to be a car
But now I am an old car

I used to be a dinosaur
But now I am a bunch of bones

I used to be a pencil
But now I am a pen

I used to be nice
But now I am mean

I used to be a Diet Pepsi
But now I am regular Pepsi

I used to be a crayon box
But now I am a broken crayon box

I used to be a frog
But now I am a tadpole

I used to be a cop
But now I am FBI

Edgar A.

I used to be dark
But now I am light

I used to be pants
But now I am shorts

I used to be pencil
But now I am pen

I used to be short
But now I am tall

I used to be think
But now I am thick

I used to be shoes
But now I am boots

I used to be slow
But now I am fast

I used to be water
But now I am pop

I used to be a dog
But now I am a cat

I used to be a bush
But now I am a tree

I used to be you
But now I am me

I used to be left
But now I am right

I used to be bright
But now I am shine

I used to think
But now I believe

Ezequiel A.

I used to be a hamburger,
But now I am a cheeseburger.

I used to be an elephant,
But now I am a mouse.

I used to be a little seed,
But now I am a giant tree.

I used to be delightful,
But now I am mad.

I used to say yes,
But now I say no!

I used to be a dog,
But now I am a cat.

I used to be a pencil,
But now I am an eraser!

Virginia B.

I used to be a hero,
But now I am a villain

I used to be a cat,
But now I am a dog

I used to be a story,
But now I am a book

I used to be a lion,
But now I am a dragon

I used to be a ghost,
But now I am a person

I used to be a dime
But now I am a buck

I used to be a hero to my family,
But now I am a hero

Jose D.

I used to be small now I am
big. I used to be a flower now
I am grass. I used to be Mickey
now I am Daisy. I used to be
naughty but now I am nice.

Daisy F.

I used to be pizza
but now I am spaghetti.

I used to be crayon
but now I am marker.

I used to be folder
but now I am book.

I used to be sweater
but now I am jacket.

I used to be pencil
but now I am sharpener.

I used to be smart
and now I am smart.

I used to be mustard
But now I am ketchup.

Angel H.

I used to be a playful child
But now I am a busy child

I used to be a Pepsi
But now I am a Diet Pepsi

I used to be a soccer ball
But now I am a dodge ball

I used to be a tiger
But now I am a lion

I used to be a door
But now I am a closet

I used to be a VCR
But now I am a DVD

I used to be water
But now I am lemonade

I used to be lemon
But now I am lime

I used to be a soccer player
But now I am a football player

I used to be 7-Up
But now I am Mountain Dew

I used to be a house
But now I am a school

I used to be an apple
But now I am a pear

I used to be a car
But now I am a race car

I used to be a star
But now I am a sun

I used to be a radio
But now I am a T.V.

Crecesio P.

I used to be Sprite,
But now I am Pepsi,

I used to be early,
But now I am late,

I used to be February,
But now I am December,

I used to be Valentine's,
But now I am Christmas,

I used to be mean,
But now I am nice,

I used to be dirty,
But now I am clean,

I used to be wrong,
But now I am right,

I used to be no,
But now I am yes,

I used to be party,
But now I am school,

I used to be pen,
But now I am pencil,

I used to be boring,
But now I am cool,

I used to be hotels,
But now I am houses,

I used to be cars,
But now I am walking,

I used to be Mexico,
But now I am America,

I used to be magazines,
But now I am books,

I used to be playing,
But now I am homework,

I used to be me
But now I am you!

Katy R.

I used to be bright
but now I am shine

I used to glide
but now I fly

I used to be shiny
but now I am a jewel

I used to be simple
but now I am sweet

I used to be petals
but now I am a flower

I used to be you
But now I am me

Marbella R.

I used to be $1,000,000
but now I am $5.00.
I used to be a chalkboard
but now I am a notebook.
I used to be kittens but now I am
a cat.
I used to be mean and rowdy
but now I am nice and
sweet.
I used to be a jungle cat
but now I am a house cat.
I used to be water but now
I am Gatorade.
I used to be a tape
but now I am a CD.

Samantha T.

I used to be small,
But now I am tall.

I used to be quiet,
But now I am loud.

I used to have long hair,
But now I have short hair.

I used to like soccer,
But now I like baseball.

I used to have $102
But now I have $93.

Damian V.

Ms. Michel, 5th Grade

I used to be the baseball
But now I am the winning home run.

I used to be the puppy
But now I am the mutt.

I used to be the problem
But now I bring people into the problem.

I used to be the Sox fan hater
But now I am the Cubs fan lover.

I used to be something
But now I believe we are all nothing.

Daniel A.

I used to be mean
But now I am friendly

I used to be lazy
But now I am helpful

I used to be water
But now I am ice

I used to be a gym teacher
But now I am a gymnast

I used to be a dreamer
But now I am a believer

I used to be unfavorable
But now I am lovable

I used to be a different
person
But now I am the real me

Griselda A.

I used to be cold,
But now I am hot.

I used to be winter,
But now I am fall.

I used to be nothing,
But now I am something.

I used to be corn flakes,
But now I am frosted flakes.

I used to taste bad,
But now I taste good.

I used to do my homework,
But now I don't.

Angel G.

I used to be socks
now I am a shoe

I used to be water
now I am a fish

I used to be a driver
now I am a sock

I used to be a house
now I am a floor

I used to be ice cubes
now I am water

I used to be a t-shirt
now I am pants.

Jose M.

I used to be an eagle
but now I am a bird

I used to be a folder
but now I am a notebook

I used to be a pen
but now I am a pencil

I used to be good
but now I am bad

I used to be a calculator
but now I am a T.V.

I used to be a fish
but now I am a boat

I used to be a helicopter
but now I am an air plane

Servando O.

I used to be smart
now I'm smarter

I used to be Cubs
now I'm Sox

I used to be the
problem but now my
neighbor is the problem.

I used to be a ball
now I'm a balloon

I used to be a kid
now I'm a teenager

I used to be a cub
now I'm a bear

Alex R.

I used to be snow
But now I am water

I used to be salt
But now I am sugar

I used to be a washer
But now I am a drier

I used to be an office
But now I am a Post Office

I used to be a student
But now I am a teacher

I used to be a book
But now I am paper

I used to be socks
But now I am shoes

I used to be a soccer ball
But now I am a baseball

I used to be an ice cream
But now I am a cone

I used to be a T.V.
But now I am a DVD

Magdalena R.

I used to be a dog
but now I am a cat.

I used to be an ice cube
but now I am ice cream.

I used to be a baseball
but now I am a bat.

I used to be a square
but now I am a triangle.

I used to be a hit
but now I am a home run,
wow, look at me fly.

Jeremy S.

Ms. Hughesdon, 5th Grade

I used to be a snake
But now I am a lion

I used to be a villain
But now I am a hero

I used to be a circle
But now I am a square

I used to be a contract
But now I am an oath

I used to be a house
But now I am a building

I used to be a Care Bear
But now I am a bear

Claudia A.

I used to be a player
now I'm a benchwarmer
I used to be heavy
now I'm heavier
I used to be rated R
now I'm PG-13
I used to be a man
now I'm a boy
I used to be Narnia
now I'm Spiderwick

Diego B.

I used to be wanted
but now I am unwanted.

I used to be a time waster
but now I am not.

I used to be nice
but now I am hateful.

I used to be a girly girl
but now I am a tomboy.

I used to be jogging pants
but now I am Capris.

I used to be sausage
but now I am pepperoni.

I used to be spinach
but now I am goat cheese.

I used to be wood
but now I am a desk.

I used to be eyes
but now I am a mask.

Salena C.

I used to be a tree
but now I am a leaf.

I used to be alive
but now I am dead.

I used to be a human
but now I am a skeleton.

I used to be melted
but now I am frozen.

I used to be poor
but now I am rich.

I used to be a cloud
but now I am the sky.

Marlene C.

I used to be an angel,
but now I am a devil.

I used to be a student,
but now I am a teacher.

I used to be a pencil,
but now I'm a pen.

I used to be a daisy,
But now I'm a rose.

I used to be young
but now I'm old.

I used to be day,
but now I'm night.

I used to be famous,
but now I'm poor.

I used to be a pizza party,
but now I'm a pajama party.

I used to be something,
But now I'm nothing.

I used to be a right,
but now I'm a left.

Maria M.

I used to be a board now I am a teacher

I used to be a pencil now I am lead

I used to be the game now I am the player

I used to be a basketball now I am Michael Jordan

I used to be Larry now I am vocabulary

I used to be hair now I am body

Everardo P.

I used to be a dreamer
But now I am the dream

I used to be French
But now I am fries

I used to be
But now I am

I used to be invisible
But now I am visible

I used to be top dog
But now I am top cat

I used to be a boy
But now I am a man

I used to be Pizza Hut
But now I am Pasta Hut

Gustavo R.

I used to be you
but now I'm I
I used to say bye
but now I say hi
I used to be up
but now I'm down
I used to be serious
but now I'm furious
I used to lie
but now I'm shy
I used to be the one and only
but now I'm lonely
I used to dream
but now I believe

Jessica Z.

Ms. Montoya, 5th Grade

I used to be a board
now I am a skateboard

I used to be mean now
I am nice

I used to be a computer
now I am technology

I used to be full
now I am empty

I used to be a girl
now I am a woman

Ana C.

I used to be Japan
But now I am Japanese

I used to be school
But now I am a scholar

I used to be fold
But now I am a folder

I used to be a pen
But now I am a pencil

I used to be
But now I am

I used to be class
But now I am classy

I used to be a copy
But now I am a computer

I used to be sweet
But now I am evil

Yadid G.

I used to be a fish and
now I'm a dolphin.

I used to be a baby girl
now I'm a girl.

I used to be a student
now I'm a teacher.

I used to be a shoe now
I'm a sock.

I used to be
But now I am

I used to be a flower
now I am a cup of water.

I used to be a bee
now I am a letter b.

I used to be a computer
now I'm a calculator.

I used to be a pencil
now I'm a paper.

I used to be a book
now I'm a suit.

I used to be a pop
now I'm an empty
can.

I used to be tea
now I'm a letter T.

Linet L.

I used to be nobody,
but now I am somebody

I used to be numbers,
but now I am math

I used to be letters
but now I am words

I used to be a folder,
but now I am a notebook

I used to be alive,
but now I am a life

I used to be flexible,
but now I am mixable

I used to be Santa Ana,
but now I am Santa

I used to be having a lot of hair,
now I have extra hair.

Alexis R.

I used to be washable
but now I'm permanent

I used to be a paper
but now I'm a book

I used to be a jewel
now I am a diamond

I used to be dim
now I am bright

I used to be the pencil
now I am the eraser

I used to be the smart one
now I am intelligent

I used to be full
now I am empty

I used to be nice
now I am mean

I used to be a circle
now I am a triangle

I used to be alone
now I'm in the collection

I used to be a month
now I am a year

I used to be away
but now I'm close

Diana R.

I used to be crazy
But now I'm annoyed

I used to be a spider
But now I'm a spy

I used to be a lamp
But now I'm a lamb

I used to be a boy
But now I'm a toy

I used to be 0
But now I'm 100

I used to be a wall
But now I'm a ball

I used to be a cat
But now I'm a rat

I used to be a bat
But now I'm a hat

I used to be soggy
But now I'm dry

I used to be hot
But now I'm warm

I used to be a car
But now I'm a bar

I used to be smart
But now I'm stupid

I used to be A
But now I'm b

I used to be Louis Z.
But now I'm Louis Z., Jr.

I used to start
But now I'm finished

Louis Z.

Ms. Graefen, 5th Grade

I used to be a dog
But now I am a cat

I used to be cheap
But now I am a cow

I used to be a pen
But now I am a pencil

I used to be hot
But now I am cool

I used to be a box
But now I am a folder

I used to be a sharpener
But now I am a highlighter

I used to be a notebook
But now I am the moon

Diana G.

I used to be mean
now I have meaning

I used to be the fish
now I'm the hook

I used to be a quarter
now I am a quarter of a quarter

I used to be a dance
now I am the feet

I used to be letters in this poem
now I am the poem

I used to be done
now I am finished

Isaac G.

I used to be a seed but
now I am a flower.

I used to be a caterpillar
now I am a cat.

I used to be a baby
now I am a kid.

I used to be water
now I am soda.

I am Eli. I will
always be Eli.

Eli L.

I used to be a tree
but now I am paper

I used to be earth
but now I am junk

I used to be dead
but now I am a ghost

I used to be green
but now I am brown

I used to be air
but now I am pollution

I used to be water
but now I am dirt

Maggie M.

I used to be so girly
Now I am not that girly

I used to be a cupcake
Now I am a cake

I used to be Rocio
Now I am Rose

I used to be a paper
Now I am a book

I used to be a star
Now I am the sun

I used to be a flower
Now I am a tree

I used to be a bag
Now I am a basket

I used to be a heart
Now I am a star

I used to be lead
Now I am ink.

Rocio M.

I used to be the water now I am wind.

I used to be the sun that shines
bright but now I am the moon in the
sky that has dim light.

I was the past now I am the
future.

I used to be a someone but now
I am a star that shines at night.

I used to be sour but now I
am sweet.

Silvia R.

I used to be the bun
now I am a hamburger

I used to be lead
but now I am the ink

I used to be a hotdog
now I am a hot dog

I used to be the paper
but now I am a pencil

I used to be a page
but now I am the book

I used to be playful
but now I am boring

I used to hate reading
but now I love reading

I used to be the writer
but now I am the reader

Anthony S.

I used to be a baby
But now I am a kid

I used to be shorty
But now I am a youngster

I used to be 5 years old
But now I am 11 years old

I used to be old
But now I am dead

Jose Z.

Mr. Heredia, 5th Grade

I used to be a puppy
But now I am a dog

I used to be a lake
But now I am an ocean

I used to be a fraction
But now I am a whole number

I used to be a picture book
But now I am a novel

I used to be a store
But now I am a mall

Amanda H.

I used to be a turtle but now
I'm a shell.

I used to be black but now
I'm white.

I used to be smart but
now I'm intelligent.

I used to be unstoppable
but now I'm stoppable.

I used to be thunder but now
I'm rain.

Stephanie M.

I used to be ice cream
But now I scream.

I used to see
But now I'm the sea.

I used to go
But now I go.

I used to be
But I'm the bee.

I used to play
But now I play.

I used to be 5
But now I'm 10.

I used to be a kitten
But now I'm a cat.

I used to be a planet
But now I'm the solar system.

Cristian M.

I used to be Diet Coke.
But now I am Coca Cola.

I used to be a jacket.
But now I am a sweater.

I used to be a cake.
But now I am a piece of cake.

I used to be Earth.
But now I am the moon.

I used to be a star.
But now I am the sun.

I used to be Math.
But now I am Science.

I used to be a boot.
But now I am a shoe.

I used to be Hershey's.
But now I am Reese's.

Edwin O.

I used to be indescribable
But now I am unpredictable

I used to be unknown
But now I am unanimous

I used to be hope
But now I am faith

I used to be uncomfortable
But now I am believable

I used to be oblique
But now I am on an angle

Jasmine R.

I used to be intense,
But now I am feeble.

I used to be loud,
But now I am pensive.

I used to be a roadrunner,
But now I am a bird.

I used to be a monkey,
But now I am a giraffe.

I used to not care,
But now I am amused by how
much I've grown.

I used to be a pencil,
But now I am a pen.

I used to be seven,
But now I am eleven.

Leslie S.

I used to be an eye,
but now I am a nose.

I used to be a student,
but now I am a teacher.

I used to be an America fan,
but now I am a Chivas fan.

I used to be a clock,
but now I am a watch.

I used to be a Mexican,
but now I am an American.

Mayra S.

Permutation / Spare Parts Poems

Permutation, a variation on cut-up poetry, involves taking a set of words and rearranging them to create a new phrase or poem. Making sense is not a requirement of permutation poetry, but it is a challenge to try. As an example, we read and discussed Brion Gysin's "Rub out the Write Word." We then took Emily Dickinson's poem, "It's all I have to bring today," and created brand new permutations from its text. Students were asked to use as many words as possible, without adding or duplicating any, and/or changing verb tenses, agreeing that certain words could be left out of their final poems if necessary – thus the subtitle, Spare Parts Poems.

Ms. Fialkowski, 5th Grade

Untitled
Ezekiel A.

Should I bring all the bees. It's all
I have my heart the fields which in
clover dwell. Some meadows could be beside
my heart. My heart this wide all you count
sure the sum could tell one and all.

Untitled
Virginia B.

All I forget this one heart
I bring beside this clover
and in the meadows wide. Bees
dwell. Is all today my heart. Some
could tell you count the fields.

My Spare Parts Poem
Ivory G.

I have today, This, my heart,
beside my fields, wide, be sure
count, forget one, which my heart,
and dwell.

Untitled
Oscar M.

I bring this heart today.
It's my heart I should forget.
My heart and all bees.

Untitled
Crecesio P.

Today it's all I have to bring.
Beside my heart and this.
My heart and this and all the fields.
Meadows wide and all the.
Sure you count I forget.
Sum could tell the one some.
My heart and the Bees and all this.
The clover dwell which in should be.

Passion
Jonathan R.

It's my heart, my wide heart beside,
The heart in all meadows and fields,
Bring this sum, this someone
could tell, the Bees today, all to
a clover, and you should count,
I forget, I have to be sure, all and
my!

I bring the.....
Marbella R.

I bring my heart
beside all the meadows
wide.
It's all I should
tell you today
the bees which
count sum fields
this, in the clover dwell
this and my heart
be sure to have
some one and
forget all
and my heart
and this
and could
all and
the,
the...

Untitled
Johnny S.

I bring this heart today.
And all the Bees in which the clover dwell.
And all the meadows wide.

Untitled
Steven S.

I forget to bring. Clovers
and Bees at the fields. Today
this heart beside meadows could
tell this heart to count. It's
all my heart to Be dwell and
wide. I should have all the clovers
and Bees.

Ms. Michel, 5th Grade

Untitled
Angel B.

Today beside fields I forget
to count the Bees I have.

Untitled
Giovanni F.

All the wide meadows tell my
heart clover and bees dwell.
Sum. This in which I forget all
fields. Today bring my heart beside
this. Be sure it's my heart.
Some one should count. And all
could have this.

Untitled
Eddie L.

My heart and all meadows
beside you. It's all my
heart could tell the
Bees. Be sure to bring
today my heart. Should
I forget the clover
dwell. All the fields wide
count.

Untitled
Jessica M.

Today I have my heart
to bring and beside all
the fields should I count
clover and the sum and
all this meadows one sure
my heart some all
and this the
which tell
my
Heart

Untitled
Emmanuel R.

All the wide meadows all
the Bees in the Clover
dwell to Bring today in my
heart I forget that they belong
in the field.

Untitled
Magdalena R.

The Bees clover dwell
This heart brings meadows
This heart could tell
Today It's all I have
should the fields count
I forget the sum
beside my heart which
wide the all same
The
This
This
Today
Should
I
beside
Wide

Untitled
Yulissa R.

Its all my heart clover.
One this count you.
And could fields forget
The heart which sum.
Should be sure some bees.

Untitled
Alvaro S.

All bees and meadows beside
my heart. You should count the
sum. I could tell some one
this. I bring my heart today.
Which the fields sure wide.

Untitled
Daisy V.

The heart I have to
bring today I should forget
all the Bees. Be sure
you count on the heart.
Someone could tell the
wide meadows.

Ms. Hughesdon, 5th Grade

My Heart
Claudia A.

The heart goes to all
the fields. Be sure
you count all the
Bees. It's all I
have to bring today.
Beside this heart
could tell which
clover dwell. I
should forget the
meadow wide.

Untitled
Itzamari C.

Today I should count Bees
in the Clover dwell. This heart
could tell all the fields. I forget
to bring all my heart and beside
all the wide Meadows. Some you
one my heart. This Which the
sum and all the sure.

Untitled
Marlene C.

It's all to bring today
This heart beside this
heart all fields
All meadows wide
Be sure count Bees
I forget Clover dwell
Some
Heart
tell
one
This

Untitled
Brian D.

I bring my heart wide
you count one heart
one the heart
I should forget
the sum.

Untitled
Anheli D.

I bring today
My heart all wide
The Bees in the dwell, fields
I forget the meadows you could tell
This should count sum my heart
It's all Clover
Which meadows my heart.

Untitled
David F.

All the Bees and meadows
could Be in wide fields – I
forget the sum. Beside, all
could tell. Sure you count all
the Clover.

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Abel G.

clover fields and meadows I have to
bring

all the Bees beside my heart could
tell I forget.

Be sure you count this and my wide
heart.

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Maria M.

All I have today it's my heart.
All the fields you count
it's in my heart.
This clover dwell one
meadows.
I could tell the wide.
All the Bees should
forget.
Be sure I bring my heart
today in the sum.

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Jesus N.

It's today have bring
this heart beside wide
Be my heart sure
This dwell one the sum
This my heart and fields and Meadows
you count Bees which in
the clover
this and all the all
And all the some should I
forget
some tell
my heart could bring to
and all the

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Brenda R.

It's All I have to bring today
besides my heart. You count all the
Bees and clover in the fields.
Should I forget my heart.
Some of the sum could tell.

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Gustavo R.

be sure you count the Bees

and all the wide meadows

which my heart should forget

I have to bring today the clover

my heart and this heart

beside the fields

It's all one sum

Someone could tell this and all

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Yvette T.

This today bring my
heart in the fields –
The Bees forget
I tell the Clover to
dwell –
This it's my heart
beside the meadows
wide –

Ms. Montoya, 5th Grade

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Ramiro G.

my fields and meadows
bring bring bees beside my
heart which I forget

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Cynthia G.

I forget I have this heart
It's all my heart, today my heart
could tell beside this and this
should count to bring all the fields
and my wide meadows, you and
the sum, and be sure all the
Clover dwell. Which in the
Bees all the some one, and, and.....

My heart
Juan J.

Clover dwell in my heart. My heart, should I
forget? Be sure to count all the bees in my
heart. All the fields, and all the meadows, could
tell the sum. Beside this, it's all I have to
bring today.

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Ivan M.

It's all wide, I could tell
the fields and clover dwell
My heart, this heart
I should, one forget
I bring today the heart
one count

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Eric P.

It's This be This this And some which
and all one in and sure all I you the heart
bees forget fields heart heart meadows today I
my my the have my to sum count clover
could should dwell bring tell and wide and
all the all beside I

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Diana R.

meadows bring Bees beside
my heart count some clover
fields this wide dwell
all I forget should be
one sum all I could
tell in this it's my
heart which today you
have

Ms. Graefen, 5th Grade

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Elva C.

I have to bring my heart, my heart, my
heart. Besides the field.
All meadows wide be sure you
count, all bees clover dwell, I could tell
someone that's all.

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Alyssa D.

It's my heart. Beside
the fields – Meadows wide
Bees all dwell – which
my clover heart could tell
sum count, sure you be
all my heart could bring
today.

Something
Isaac G.

I bring Bees today
My Heart, and all the fields, sum
My Heart, it's beside
count, all the wide meadows
My Heart, could tell all I forget
In clover dwell

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Mirella H.

Today I bring my heart to my bees
the meadows the fields
that. I count the sum and my
Clover dwell in my heart.
This my heart all my wide I forget
and could tell this.

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Eliliana L.

today all I have to bring
my heart and this

my heart and the fields
the tell I have to tell

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Rocio M.

Bees could tell the clover dwell
My heart all field
Be sure the meadows and
heart I some forget.
Today beside the wide I should
sum It all.

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Roberto R.

I bring fields
to my heart.
All the bees
on meadows.
I have to forget
my heart.

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Silvia R.

It's all to bring today
Be sure some one
could tell this and
the bees. All the
fields – should my heart
forget. You count all
the meadows. This, this
and my heart.
Beside the wide
Which in my heart I
have to be sure.

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Anthony S.

I bring my heart today beside the
fields, all the Bees, should I count, sure,
could you tell the sum, it's one.

Mr. Heredia, 5th Grade

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Brenda A.

It's all I have my heart,
and all the meadows wide –
beside my heart and the fields –
should I forget to bring today –
all the Bees which in the
clover dwell.

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Samantha B.

I have bees in my heart
My heart and clover beside
Today this all bring
My heart fields wide
This meadow I forget and some
sure.

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Ana C.

I and my heart beside this

the Bees in the Clover

My heart forget Some one

the Sum Could tell this
Be sure

It's all and all the meadows
wide.

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Carina G.

My heart and the
fields
I count the Bees
It's dwell today
I bring my heart to
you
some forget my heart
All beside and one all
And this sum meadows

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Stephanie M.

I should count all my meadows
and my fields. The bees
beside my heart dwell. I forget
someone in this heart today. I
could tell it's wide.

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Cristian M.

I bring this heart, and my count today, all fields
could tell my heart. All meadows and heart and
Bees dwell in the clover. I forget the sum. Beside
you should. It's all wide, have this.

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Jesse R.

I bring my heart today.
Be someone beside this
fields. It's this all I
bring. Sure you count my heart.
This sum could tell my heart.

I and my heart beside
Adela S.

I and my heart beside –
and all the Clover dwell –
my heart and all the
Fields –
This meadows wide and all
the bees could tell I
forget –
Be sure my heart count
the sum –
It's all I have to bring
you.

All Shields Reading!

This past week was the All Shields Reading. An amazing sixteen (!) classrooms participated, including both 3rd and 5th grade students from the main and branch buildings. Their classmates cheered them on, along with parents and other family who made a special trip to Shields for the reading.

Here are some pictures showing students reading their poems. Even though the microphone was sometimes cutting in and out, poets-in-residence, Mr. Dean and Ms. Bell (Ms. Javellana could not be present), used their technical expertise (banging the mic in their hands) to keep the assembly running as smoothly as possible.






























































Congratulations to all the students, and a big thanks to teachers and administrators for making this annual event the best All Shields Reading yet!