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Pardon me while I try something different...I can't quite get the spacing to work the way I want it, but hopefully you'll still get what I am trying to say.
This is one of my 7th graders, who has had a very busy couple of weeks. A HUGE swimming competition the past two weekends (he is the fastest free styler in the state, thank you very much!) and then the Regional Spelling Bee today. He placed 6th out of 36 nervous spellers and is an alternate to go to the National Spelling Bee in Texas. Way to go Pema! I am so very proud of all of your hard work and...
D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N!
C-O-N-T-E-M-P-L-A-T-E
R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R
T-R-Y
P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
E-A-T
S-L-E-E-P
E-A-T
P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-C-H-O-O-L
P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-C-H-O-O-L
S-W-I-M P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-P-E-L-L P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-W-I-M P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-P-E-L-L P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
B-A-L-A-N-C-E
S-W-I-M P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-P-E-L-L P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-W-I-M P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-P-E-L-L P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
D-R-I-V-E D-R-I-V-E D-R-I-V-E
C-O-M-P-E-T-E!
B-R-E-A-T-H-E S-T-R-O-K-E B-R-E-A-T-H-E
B-R-E-A-T-H-E S-T-R-O-K-E B-R-E-A-T-H-E
B-R-E-A-T-H-E S-T-R-O-K-E B-R-E-A-T-H-E
T-O-U-C-H
W-A-I-T
W-A-I-T
W-A-I-T
W-A-I-T
W-A-I-T
C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E!
S-L-E-E-P S-L-E-E-P S-L-E-E-P
E-A-T E-A-T E-A-T
S-C-H-O-O-L
S-P-E-L-L P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-C-H-O-O-L
S-P-E-L-L P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-C-H-O-O-L
E-A-T E-A-T E-A-T
S-L-E-E-P S-L-E-E-P S-L-E-E-P
S-C-H-O-O-L
S-P-E-L-L P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-C-H-O-O-L
S-P-E-L-L P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-C-H-O-O-L
S-P-E-L-L P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E
S-L-E-E-P S-L-E-E-P S-L-E-E-P
D-R-I-V-E D-R-I-V-E D-R-I-V-E
C-O-M-P-E-T-E!
B-R-E-A-T-H-E S-P-E-L-L B-R-E-A-T-H-E
B-R-E-A-T-H-E S-P-E-L-L B-R-E-A-T-H-E
B-R-E-A-T-H-E S-P-E-L-L B-R-E-A-T-H-E
C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E!
W-A-I-T
W-A-I-T
W-A-I-T
'T-I-L
N-E-X-T
Y-E-A-R!
W-A-I-T
W-A-I-T
W-A-I-T
Today I love your poem! The spelling of the words, the pacing, the rhythm! Absolutely perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol...I could NOT get that last wait, wait, wait to delete, but in the end it looked better with it! Technomoronicpoetry!
ReplyDeleteD-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. With hard work. A very favorite poem and poet of mine wrote the poem "Will" after a year of writing a poem a day. This is a poem that is a part of my fabric now and I want to share it with you because it reminded me of what you wrote. It is:
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by Amy VanderWater
Every person has
a small strong voice
inside.
His name is Will.
He says
You can do it.
He says
keep going.
And when your soul
is still
Will whispers a chant
wide and wise
as stars riding waves
in the sea –
Carry your dreams
on the back of work
and anything can be.
Your student has internalized this. What a good way to live.
What a fun way to pay tribute to this hard working and d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d student! Kudos to both of you on the spelling challenge!
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