YOUNG WRITERS THANKFUL FOR FAMILY AND MUCH MORE!

Four of our Nelson Place writers had their work published in the Happy Times section of the Worcester Telegram!!

Tyler Bartley, Grade 4

My dad is Fran
My mom is Moe
Colby is my little bro
My grammy is great
She takes me to BK
Colby and I get to play
My aunts are nice
My uncles are fun
My cousins love to play and run.

Daniella Aboagye, Grade 4

I am thankful for many things. I am thankful for my friends Maura, Molly, Avery, Priya, Sandra, Maegan and Chardonnay. Whenever I am hurt they are always there for me. Also, I am thankful for my room because some kids don't have a room of their own. Next, I am thankful for my brother, even if he annoys me sometimes, I still love him. I am extremely thankful for my health because it makes me very strong and active. Finally, I am thankful for my parents. They always make me feel better and whenever I need them they're always there for me.

Matthew Keating, Grade 4

F un is our middle name
A thletic we are
M usic is my dad's favorite thing
I nteresting is my family's life
L ove is what we give
Y ounger brother I have

Colin Shea, Grade 4

I am thankful for many things. One of the things I am thankful for is my family. I am thankful for my family because they care about me. Another things I'm thankful for is food because some people are not fortunate enough to have food. The thing that I'm very thankful for is my freedom because a lot of countries aren't free. I am also thankful for my dogs Casey and McGuiver. I am thankful for them because they are very playful. Lastly I am thankful for my house because it keeps me warm and dry.

FAVORITE SUBJECT MAKES THE GRADE

Congratulations to Nelson Place 4th grade student Andrew Tully for having his recent writing published in the Worcester Telegram's 'Happy Times' pages!

Andrew Tully, Grade 5

My favorite subject is math because it has a lot of fun stuff like geometry, fractions, graphing, math games, division, addition, multiplication and subtraction. Geometry is a fun subject because you use shapes, 3-D figures, and a compass. Fractions are shapes that help you divide shapes. Graphing is something that you use to organize data like favorite colors and foods. The math games like Top-It and Multiplication Baseball are really fun. Division is hard sometimes when you use huge numbers. Addition is very easy for some people and you use a lot of big numbers. Multiplication is fun because you can play multiplication baseball. The last math subject is subtraction and it is like adding but decreasing. That is why I like math.

COLUMBUS INSPIRES YOUNG WRITERS

These wonderful students recently had their work published in the Worcester Telegram's 'Happy Times' pages. Congratulations!!

Colin Shea, Grade 4

When Columbus was a little boy
He did not play with books or toys
He would watch the ships go out to sea
But they did not go out quickly
When Columbus was a grown man
He wanted to find new land
He sailed and sailed but thought he failed
But he found the new World

Avery Andros, Grade 5

Columbus Day is a national holiday in the United States. It is a national holiday in Canada, South America, and Central America. Exactly 300 years after Columbus made his discovery, people in New York decided to honor him with a holiday. The first person to declare Columbus Day an official holiday said it would be on October 12. Later someone said Columbus Day should be on the second Monday in October. Now, we celebrate Columbus Day with many activities. There is always a parade. This year there will be a bocce tournament and a family feast. Children in school study about Columbus and read books about him. Columbus Day was created so we could honor Christopher Columbus. We honor him because he found the New World.

POET'S PUBLISHED

Miss Quitadamo has just received notification from the Creative Communication Organization that 18 of her former fourth grade students have submitted poems that were judged to be worthy of publication in their next anthology “A Celebration of Poets”. Those students are Rachel Amankwah, Angelina Carpenter, Elena Cormier, Drew Economou, Victoria Endow, Matthew Kozlowski, Lauren Lavallee, Luke Lavelle, Matt Martella, Molly McGrail, Ryan Noel, Callista Pacheco, Melissa Powell, Anthony Pupillo, James Rothera, Michaela Smith, Savanna Smith and Gabrielle Szydlik. In addition, Nelson Place School will also be recognized in the anthology as having received a Poetic Achievement Award, which is given to the top 10% of the schools who entered the contest. It is given to schools whose students’ entries were of exceptionally high merit!

CREATIVE DRAWING AND WRITING IN T&G

Sandra Zhoa, who is currently in Miss Quitadamo’s class, had both a line-o-graph and a poem printed in the Happy Times pages during the summer. Congratulations Sandra!