Happy holidays from Fishing Creek

Enjoy this holiday poetry from Mr. Richcrick’s fourth-grade class at Fishing Creek Elementary.

HOLIDAY SEASON
By Abby Good

Snow is falling
Thinking of candy canes
Hot Cocoa
Special days
Dreaming-
A sleigh comes
Picks me up
Takes me to Magical Workshop
Where goodies and presents are made
I know when I wake up
A big tree
Under it
Lots of presents

MISTLETOE
By Kaelyn Davis

A holly, holly holiday
Uh Oh!
Mistletoe
I got the girl
With a Rudolph red nose

HOLIDAY TIMES
By Jonah Miller

Have
A white snowy day
Don’t freeze me
Freeze the bee

CHRISTMAS
By Breyden Laird

Christmas
Buying presents
Stores are packed

PINE TREE
By Amanda Kauffman

Pine tree
Tree smells everywhere
Ornaments of shiny green and red
Tinsel
Star
Bright lights
Shining tree

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Poetry from Fishing Creek students

Mr. Richcrick submitted this poetry by students in his fourth-grade class at Fishing Creek Elementary.

RAINBOW
By Josh Smithmyer

Rainbows are cool
Give me dejavu
Oh so cool
Red, orange, green
So many colors
Soar through the sky
Where does it end?
Florida?
Maine?
Maybe in a vein

LEOPARD GECKO
By Kyle Clark

Leopard geckos are dry
Leopard geckos are bug eaters
Leopard geckos are soft
Leopard geckos are warm
Leopard geckos have black spots
Leopard gecko females are white

LEGOS
By TJ Gary

Legos are cool
You build them
Take them apart
Build it again
Play with them

If you
Throw it out
The window
You can’t build it
Or take it apart
And build it again
If when
You throw it out
The window,
And it rolls
Down the street
Into the sewer
That would be
The end.

COLD WINTER
By Bailey Wirt

Cold
Snow on the ground
It is cold
I am cold
Snow is very white
Sparkling

HALLOWEEN
By Ryan Gordon

Dress up scary
Walk around
Jump out at people
Scare lots of people
Sometimes
Scare yourself

SUMMER
By Ryan Gordon

They’re 104 days
In summer vacation
Pools, bikes, scooters
Slip and slides
Water guns
They all come out!

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Poetry from Mr. Richcrick’s class

Mr. Richcrick submitted these “LUNES 2012-2013″ for his fourth-grade class at Fishing Creek Elementary.

SNOW
By Abby Good

I like snow
Snow is fun to me
I like sledding

PETS
By Amanda Kauffman

Pets are nice
Dogs, cats, fish, and birds
Pets are gentle

PIKACHU
By Kyle Clark

Pikachu is cool
Pikachu is a thunder type
Pikachu likes Raicha

BASEBALL
By Jonah Miller

I like baseball
It is fun to hit
I like first

SCHOOL
By Chloe Duda

I love School
It is so much fun
I love math

WINTER
By Bailey Wirt

It is winter
It is cold at night
There is snow

DANCE
By Olivia McElhenie

Dance is awesome
Dance can be very dizzy
Dance is fundraisers

CLOCKS
By Carlos Ramirez

Clocks are big
Clocks have numbers one two
Clocks are small

CELEBRATION
By Josh Smithmyer

Hip hip hooray
School’s out for the summer
Bye bye school

LOVE
By Emma Wenger

Love is near
Love will spread all around
It’s Valentines Day

BOOKS
By Kayleigh Beck

Books are nice
I love to read books
I love books

FALL
By Emma Baker

Rake the leaves
Jump in the leaves today
It is fall

GUINEA PIGS
By Brooke Laughman

My guinea pigs
They eat lots of food
They are good

SAXOPHONE
By Hayden Corbin

Where’s my saxophone?
Yay! I just found it!
Go get it.

THE BOB
By Patrick Gardner

Ha Ha Ha
Bob fell on a box
That is bad

THE CAT
By Russell Pace

Run through snow
He was freezing. Oh No!
Ok, I know.

BASEBALL
By Ryan Gordon

Great things
About baseball

SKATEBOARDS
By TJ Gary

Skateboards have wheels
Skateboards are fun to ride
Skateboards aren’t hard

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Kid Scoop: If I were a teacher

These stories were submitted to the Junior Dispatch by Kid Scoop, a Newspapers in Education program at the York Newspaper Co.

If I were a teacher I would set my room up like a library. There would be tables as desks. I would set my classroom up like this so I can have one section for math, reading, music and art. I think these are the most important subjects.

My rules would be
1. LISTEN THE FIRST TIME
2. HELP IN THE CLASS
3. RAISE YOUR HAND TO TALK
5. HAVE FUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

– By Victoria Wagner, Grade 5, Lingle Avenue Elementary, Palmyra School District

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The following submissions are from Mr. Richcrick’s fourth-grade class at Fishing Creek Elementary School.

My room would be like a party. I would have no rules. I’d be a party teacher. — By Gabby Messenger

If I were a teacher, I would do math. — By Jaden Henline

If I were a teacher, I would make all of the desks into a square around the room. I would have two rules: No jumping on desks and have fun. — By Brayden Poff

If I were a teacher, I would set up my room going boy, girl, boy, girl. My rules would be: No hitting, no bad attitudes, no stomping, no back talking, no bullying, and finally, have a good attitude. The subjects I would teach would be math and reading. That’s what I would do if I were a teacher. — By Aaliyah Ansari

If I were a teacher, I’d teach math to skimmed kids. I would put the students in groups so it would be easy to do projects. I would give them extra recess and make it a fun year. — By Caylynn Beinhower

If I were a teacher my classroom would have a small library, a game cabinet, an art cabinet, a chalkboard, and recess toys. Rules I would have would be: No talking when someone’s talking, no running, read quietly, do your homework on time, and no yelling. The subject I would teach is writing. — By Mia Christensen

I would teach art because I love drawing and creating things. I would set it up like a lounge and have art every day. — By KJ Keane

I would set my art class facing me. — By Tyler Phan

If I were a teacher I would have color-coded labels. I would make rules such as no running. I would teach kindergarten. — By Skylar Diegel

I would teach writing since I’m good at writing. I would also say no food or drinks and always be nice to your fellow classmates. — By Logan Graeff

One chair. Nothing else in the room art class. No talking. — By Cayden Healy

If I were a teacher I would have 2 desks. The first desk would be at the left side of the room and my second desk would be in the middle and my students’ desks would be in rows. I would be teaching math. — By Ricky Dumais

If I were a teacher I would have my desk in the back and the desks aiming toward me. The rules are: Have fun. I would teach everything. — By Trevor Henderson

If I were a teacher I would teach spelling. My rule would be: Treat peoples how you want to be treated. I would set my classroom up by making it organized. — By Hannah Culp

I’d have six rows of six. I’d teach art. The rules would be: No touching other people’s stuff. — By Madison Dicely

If I were a teacher I would have chalkboards and bookshelves covering the walls. My rules would be: Don’t talk when others are speaking. Don’t bully and be kind. — By Jillian Daggs

If I were a teacher I’d have the smart kids in the back and the other kids in the front as I teach history. — By Everest Robinson

I would paint the room blue and have iPods for everyone. I would teach art since my only rule would be: Keep being respectful. — By Patrick McCullough

If I were a teacher this is how I would set up my classroom. I would have a polyvision board chalkboard and desk. The rules I would have are: No running in the classroom, no talking when the teacher is talking, and other rules. I would teach math, science, and other subjects. — By Chase Gillis

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Kid Scoop: Stranded

These stories were submitted to the Junior Dispatch by Kid Scoop, a Newspapers in Education program at the York Newspaper Co.

From Mr. Richcrick’s fourth-grade class at Fishing Creek Elementary School.

One day I was trapped on a tropical island and my loyal companion was a monkey. I ate bananas all month. — By Pat McCullough

I was standing on a tropical island, and I saw some bananas and I grabbed some, but a monkey took them from me. — By Madison Dicely

One day I woke up and I was stranded on a tropical island. I saw a moss covered building. I went in. It was dark, but I saw some statues. Every time I blinked they got scarier. Then I blinked and they were right in front of me. Quickly I opened my eyes and I was home. — By Everest Robinson

I was stranded on a tropical island, and I built a machine out of bricks and stuff I brought from Home Depot. — By KJ Keane

If I was stranded on a tropical island, I would build a city with houses and schools and I would live there. — By Ricky Dumais

On my tropical island, a monkey kissed me and made me go into my brother’s tree house. By Skylar Diegel

On the tropical Island everything was sand and trees. I got a bruise. Monkeys are not nice when they have coconuts. — By Logan Graeff

I’m on an island where there is plenty of food, a lot of salt free water, a huge amount of trees, friendly animals, and me building the founder who really didn’t find it … Taylor Lautner. — By Mia Christensen

I was stranded on a tropical island, and I was hungry. I went into the jungle and I found an orange. I picked it up and turned it. Amazingly it said, “Hey, human.” It was an annoying orange, and it kept saying, “Hey, human.” I said, “What”? He said, “You’re it.” I put him down so he can annoy a pear. — By Chase Gillis

The last thing I remember was flying to Hyiy before I woke up in a tree. I took me a minute to realize I wasn’t dreaming. Soon I saw a large bird coming toward me. I ran up a hill and saw the bird run away. Then the island started to shake and large boulders came crashing down. I fled and got out safely and I wondered, “How will I get home,” but then I woke up. — By Jara Mumma

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