As I mentioned in an earlier post, Russley School entered 'The Third Fabulous Poetry Competition' which was for a school entry of 25 poems. The competition was judged by Poetry Box's Paula Green, and the director of the NZ Book Council, Catriona Ferguson. Russley School was the winner of the South Island division!
As the winning school, we will receive a two day visit from Paula Green, who will run poetry workshops with Russley children in term 3.
Congratulations and huge thanks to all our poets. Scroll down to read some of the winning writing from our talented Russley authors!
Enjoy the poems from our senior students...
As the winning school, we will receive a two day visit from Paula Green, who will run poetry workshops with Russley children in term 3.
Congratulations and huge thanks to all our poets. Scroll down to read some of the winning writing from our talented Russley authors!
Winter has come again - by Ben M, Year 7
dark, murky skies
raining like a waterfall
deep puddles like mirrors
reflecting
soggy trees
crouching over
RAINDROPS - by Olivia C, year 7
splitter
splatter
soggy
gumboots
jump
over cold puddles
I grip my
clear umbrella
I hear
splitter
splatter
splitter
splatter
splash!
Cutting Cold - by Ben T, year 7
The
rain pelting down
like a
boulder avalanche
people
rushing indoors
shivering
with cold
ice
shards
even
rain jackets do nothing
men and
women driving
causing
traffic jams
and
accidents
in the
rain
people
indoors
covered
in blankets
nearby
a fire crackles
clothes
turn soggy
soon
smelly
everyone
curled up
with
hot chocolates
trying
to forget
the
freezing winter
SNOWFALL - by Riley H, year 7
My
soggy clothes
were
making my blanket wet.
I was
rushing through the deep snow,
I even
tried jumping through.
Everything
I had was wet.
I
finally got home
sat
next to the fire
and had
my hot chocolate.
The night frost - by Mitchell F, year 7
chilling
cold
rain
sounds like bullets
on my
roof
drinking
my hot chocolate
by the
blazing fire
me and
my family
snuggled
in a blanket
WINTER - by Kaitlin C, year 7
soggy
shoes
umbrella
dripping
hurrying
through
puddles
Splash!
the
white sky
goes
away
turning
grey
JESSICA’S
WINTER - by Jessica Y, age 7
soggy
socks on the heater
drinking
hot chocolate near the fire
snuggling
into warm blankets
freezing
winter air blows
and blows
I grab
my gumboots and jump
into
the nearest puddle
Splash!
hoping
winter comes back again
The Painting - by Monica, year 7
a blank piece of paper
a polar bear in a
snowstorm
a paintbrush paints...
a mountain looms over
the polar bear in a
snowstorm
a paintbrush paints...
lush green grass
a mountain looms over
the polar bear in a
snowstorm
a paintbrush paints...
a tree in the
lush green grass
a mountain looms over
the polar bear in a
snowstorm
a paintbrush paints...
The winning entries from our Year 5 and 6 students:
I
AM UNSTOPPABLE - by Quinton O, year 6
I
am fantastic
I
like cookies and cream milkshakes
I
don’t like art
I’m
afraid of spiders
I
wish I could fly
I
dream of going to Candyland
I
pretend I’m listening to the teacher
I
can eat twenty-one hotdogs at once
I
am unstoppable
WET FEET
by Azryn C, year 6
my wet cold feet
flakes fall
as the sun comes up
drips drop down
the ferocious wind
will ease to a breeze
my wet cold feet
Winter Freeze
by Brayden D, year 5
My hands were freezing
like dripping ice.
I got wet and cold
like Jack Frost.
My family were playing
snowball fighting games.
I got Dad...
it hit him in the chest!
Ow!
WINTRY
NIGHT - by Holly S, year 6
On a
stormy, thundery,
wintry
night
water
trickles
onto
the wet ground
the
windy breeze blows
right
through me.
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