Where I'm From by Mrs. Smith

Where I Come From
By Deborah Smith

Where I come from
Folks raise what they eat
plant a garden
Butcher hogs
Milk the cows
Feed the chickens

Where I come from
Education is important
Learn to read
Show respect
Do your best
Don’t be like the rest

Where I come from
Travel round if you can
See the world with your heart
Be kind to others every day
Do your part and make a difference

Where I come from
Raising children to be their best
Aiding elders in need
Helping strangers succeed

Where I come from
Creating art from anything
Always know you’re good enough
Imagination has no limits
Making memories to share with others

Where I come from
Take the time to be a friend
Your presence is enough
Listen carefully to your thoughts
Love your children every day
Live with God in your heart
Trust that he will guide the way
That’s where I come from

Where I'm From by Mr. Evans

Where I’m From
By Joe Evans

I am from Double Colas, Moon pies,
and Evans barbeque on the 4th of July
Sears and Roebucks where I’m told
I was bought at a discount

I am from the red, brick house in the country
With apple trees along the drive
The 5 J’s ranch
John, Jacqueline, Johnny, Joan, Joe
I am from the Browns and the Evans

I am from my treehouse
where I ate mayonnaise sandwiches
and did my homework
I am from John Henry, the meanest rooster
And Bill my pet bull

Where I'm From by Mrs. Neill

Where I’m From
By Carol Neill

I am from Cabbage Patch Kids
from Barbie Dolls and softball games

I am from the old blue house
of good smells and good food
I am from the Pecan tree, the Hydrangea Bush

I am from Sunday dinners and lots of laughter
from Mama (Cordy) and Vernie (Mom)
and Wendell (dad)

I am from the dance recitals
and ball park days
From be careful
and go slow

I am from Christ
a Methodist

I am from Grantville
Irish
homemade vegetable soup
and casseroles

From an accident prone brother
The Charlie Brown clown of every family
And the wet doll house

I am from a white bookcase
Full of family pictures at the beach
Old year books of mine
And my Mom and Dad’s
My grandmother’s old cookbooks
Reminding me of all the goodies of my childhood
I love to visit it often.

Where I'm From by Ms. Williamson

Where I Am From
Nodja Williamson

I am from a brick barbeque pit, from Tide
and 409

I am from the sweet floral gardens
the morning glories, the pomegranate bushes

I am from muscadine jelly and country baking,
from Louise and Jerry
and radio Turner

I am from I told you so
and a mind of your own

From sweet dreams and I love you’s
I am from Psalms 23
Grandma reading the Bible every day to me

I‘m from Georgia,
Barbeque chicken and fried potatoes

From the aroma of Grandmother’s Sunday dinner
the childhood memories of mom on the farm
and the times dad pretended to be a race car driver
racing in the dirt

I am from the China cabinet and the walls surrounding it
the priceless frame in which we live
holds the lives of past, present, and much love within.

Where I'm From by Mrs. Exner

Where I’m From
By Josie Exner

I am from cotton sheets,
from Ivory dish soap and Hollywood Squares

I am from the St. Augustine grass,
clean and clear

I am from sad Christmas memories and good cooks,
from Andrew Jacob and Rachael
and Brooks

I am from the alcoholism and cancer

From “cast it wayward” and
“Act like a lady”

I am from Georgia Baptist Hospital
fried okra and sweet potato biscuits

From the fussing of two sisters
the opening of her bedroom 50 years later,
and the raising of children
from Mother Bo.

I am from a box of pictures in the attic
And scrapbooks with my Daddy’s handwriting in them

Where I'm From by Ms. Cindy

Where I’m From
By Cindy Yeager Barnett

I am from my bike
with monkey handlebars
from mud pies, doodle bugs,
and falling in love with Elvis

I am from the wide open pine thicket,
pretend houses,
and watching white puffy clouds
from the rocks I collect
and nature all around

I am from family gatherings
talking, laughing, and having fun
from dad, mom, and grandparents
from my husband and daughter
being part of a loving family
having kindred spirits

I am from hunting and construction
from hardworkers
that were great inspirations and role models

From hunting with my dad
and getting caught in the briar patches

I am from a Baptist upbringing
spending time with God
mission trips and fellowship time
with family and friends

I’m from being born in Newnan
to living in Moreland
pastas and Almond Joys
neither I need, but both I desire

From the Yeager clan
to my own Barnett family
with me happy as a
bubbling creek when it rains

I am from many past memories
And new ones to come

Valentine Poetry from 1st grade

Here are some Valentine poems that Mrs. Pitts's first grade students wrote using the Roses are red poem as a pattern

Here is a 5th grade writing for our school wide topic:Random Acts of Kindness. This writing was done by Katie in Mrs. Evans's class.

It is fun and easy to do RAK. RAK stands for Random Acts of Kindness. You should really do RAK for the environment and friends. But the question is do you show RAK everyday? I do and you should too. So let me tell you the many ways you could show RAK.
You could show RAK towards family and friends. You should call or hug a family or friend if something bad happens to them or someone. If your grandparents are learning something new that you know how to do you should help them learn it! You could play with your cousins or little brother or sister while your parents are talking about something important.
Do you show RAK towards the environment? Sure you may not litter and you may save water but you could do more than that. You should recycle and donate items to Good Will. Your family could even volunteer to plant trees at your local park. Also if you live by the road you could pick up trash by it.
Everyone should show RAK. Whether it’s volunteering or just calling to say hello these are all ways of showing RAK. The world would be a better place if people showed RAK.

November Contest

It seems that each month has a holiday in it. 4th of July, Easter, Birthday, Thanksgiving, Veteran's Day, Christmas, New Years, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, are all popular holidays. What is your favorite holiday? Describe what you like to do on this holiday, who you like to be with at that time, and why you enjoy this holiday so much. Send us your entries, so we can post them here.

Oregon Diary entry by Klaudia

March 2nd, 1832
We've been traveling all night from Independence. Our Aunt and Uncle left from St. Louis. I hope they will be okay on the Oregon Trail. When we passed the Green River some body in the other wagon drowned and their wagon broke apart. The wheel hit the wagon and almost tipped it over! Now we are camping by Devil's Gate which looks scary at night, but I have to face it!

Halloween poetry

We had a great lesson on Halloween poetry today.
Here is Kailey's:

When Is Halloween?
When spooky witches cackle
and ugly goblins scream
When haunted houses glow
and horrible ghouls hoot after dark
Children dressed-up
afterwards kids taste candy
then it's Halloween.

Here is the pattern if you would like to give it a try:

When is Halloween?
When ______ ______ _______ (adj., noun, verb)
And _______ ______ ________ (adj., noun, verb)
When ______ _______ _______ (adj., noun, verb)
And ______ _______ _______ (adj., noun, verb, prep phrase)
_______ ______ (noun, verb)
While _______ ________ _________ (noun, verb, noun)
Then it's Halloween!

More 1st grade cartoons

1st grade cartoons

First graders in Mrs. Pitts' class created some great cartoons.

5th grade cartoon entry

by Kailey

October Contest

October 2, 1950, the Peanuts comic was introduced to the world. Develop a comic strip of your own. Focusing on 2-3 characters, create a comic strip.
Happy Creating!
Mrs. Evans

You can view sample comic strips at:
http://www.snoopy.com/

For extra fun visit the online comic strip creator here:
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/

Teachers there is a great lesson plan for creating comic strips available at the scholastic website:
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=627

Welcome to the Moreland Wildcat Writers

Moreland School would like to encourage all students to develop their writing skills. We will be posting a topic here each month for students to write about. Teachers will be displaying these writings at school. We will pick some of the best writings to be shared here on our blog.