 Graphic ˙© Amber Fleek Poetry Friday is being held today by the fabulous Buffy @ Buffy Silverman. exhausted sub at school teaching math not her vibe poetry is her vibe challenging end of year we're all done © jone rush macculloch A friend in my former district needed consistency for someone to sub while she tends to her son who at 17 was diagnosed with lymphoma. I felt called to do this for her. It's not the school I usually sub in. I have be so grateful for her support and the support of the staff during May. These are the Covid kindergarteners and first grades who had school online. It's been eye opening to see their skills and impact of the pandemic. I've cried. I've managed. Teaching 2 day and 3 days a week. Teaching a prescribed poetry curriculum, that when I have a larger bandwidth, I might write about. But! I have a few gem student poems based on Georgia Heard's book, Boom! Bellow! Bleat! Wolf by Owen I am a wolf I look like a very gray racoon howl, howl, howl My sound is like a high pitch yelp howl, howl, howl I feel like a predator howl, howl, howl I wish I could kill a tiger howl, howl, howl Cheetah by Savannah I am a cheetah I look like a cat Purr, purr, purr My sound is like a calm cat Purr, purr, purr I feel like a fast animal Purr, purr, purr I wish I could fly Purr, purr, purr Falcon by Haven 'Lee I am a falcon I look like an F16 Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh My sound is like a thruster engine Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh I feel like a flying jet Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh I wish I could be an F22 Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh Panther by Ianisa I am a panther I look like a black night hush, hush, hush My sound is like a shshshsh hush, hush, hush I feel like a dark night hush, hush, hush I wish I could fly hush, hush, hush Silver Fox by Brianna I am a pretty silver fox I look like a small wolf woof, bark, woof My sound is like a witch's laugh bark, woof, bark I feel like a race horse woof, bark, woof I wish I could run like the wind bark, woof, bark Exciting News My county had a Poetry Contest. I entered a contest. I won. I am giving a reading which is available via Zoom if you are a night owl. Details here:
The Milwaukie Poetry Series, the Clackamas County Arts Alliance and St. John the Evangelist Episcopal church are delighted to host a Poetry reading and Open Mic on Friday, June 6, 2025. Congratulations to the Poetry Contest Winners! Winner: Jone MacCulloch Honorable Mention: Lindsay Boyer and Wendy Wagner Thank you to everyone who submitted their poetry to the contest. Milwaukie First Friday Poetry Reading and Open Mic St. John Episcopal Church 2036 SE Jefferson St., Milwaukie 97222 6:30 - 8 PM PST Not Able to attend? It’s available via Zoom Register for the live stream feature. Contact: Tom Hogan: [email protected] You will receive a link before the event. The event will be recorded and available for viewing on demand on the Ledding Library YouTube Channel.
11 Comments
6/6/2025 07:43:19 am
I'm sure your friend is tremendously grateful to you for filling in. Get some rest soon! I loved the poems you shared, like the kids understood the nature of these animals. Congratulations on your win! You deserve it. Enjoy it! 6/6/2025 08:25:15 am
Congrats on the poetry win. And you are a gem for stepping into that sub role and giving the kids some consistency. Love the kids' poems. 6/6/2025 12:04:25 pm
Jone! How exciting to do some poetry along with the other less vibing parts of classroom subbing. Good subs are the unsung heroes of education. How old are these kids--4th?5th? I have lost track. And look at these animal poems! Woof bark woof! I requested the link for your reading tonight and MAYBE I will have energy to join the Zoom. Congratulations on your win! We have just planned a trip to Portland for next May when Duncan will (gobsmackingly) graduate. We'll see you then for sure. 6/6/2025 02:53:03 pm
Sending healing thoughts for your friend's son, Jone. How kind of you to be the reliable sub she needed. And the kids created some gems!
Linda Mitchell
6/7/2025 03:41:32 am
Jone, bless you for your calling to support your friend. I thank you for that. These covid babies are a handful and a half for sure. Thank you for adding poetry to their lives and sharing it with us. Poetry always helps...it always gives ways of seeing, reading, hearing, comminicating. That never hurts in a school in May.
Mary Lee
6/7/2025 06:19:02 am
Congratulations! So proud of all the ways you keep putting your best self out there, whether it's teaching math, a scripted poetry curriculum, or entering contests! YOU ROCK! 6/7/2025 06:35:33 am
What a gift you have given to your friend! And these poems they wrote are AWESOME!!! 6/7/2025 02:06:16 pm
Jone, I've thought of you a lot since we talked last. I'm glad you could be there for your friend and help her out when she needed you. I am sure you are tired - but I hope you feel good - for all you have done for your friend, and the students (even the recalcitrant one with the pointy paper nails). I'm also so happy that you won your county contest. I'm looking forward to hearing more about it. Get some rest. :)
Margaret Simon
6/7/2025 03:12:03 pm
Congratulations on winning the poetry contest! The kids’ poems are adorable. Those kiddos are so lucky to have you. I know how important consistency is for kids,and having a longer-term sub would make such a difference to them, and I'm sure it took a load off your friend's mind to know her students are in good hands. And at least we're almost at the end of the school year, thank goodness! Leave a Reply. |
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