Ashlan was picked to be the "Star of the Week" the second week of school. We picked out some pictures and printed out clip-art to display the things that she likes. Some things she chose are: Oreos, iCarly, Shrimp (taking after he dad!), dogs, spaghetti, the colors blue, pink and purple, and she likes to read. She also loves her cousins, to swim and handstands. Her teacher, Mrs. Bagley, organizes something fun for the "Star of the Week" to do everyday during that week . The 1st day Ashlan brought her poster. The 2nd day she brought her favorite book to be read in class, Ashlan chose a cute book called "Falling for Rapunzel". The 3rd day Ken & I were to send a letter or a poem telling about Ashlan for the teacher to read in class. The 4th day she got to pick a friend, Danielle, to eat lunch with in the classroom and the 5th day the rest of the students wrote little notes to Ashlan telling what they like about her. I decided to write a poem the night before for her to take to school (yes I know, procrastination). I started probably at 8:30 pm and finished around I think 11:30. Poems are time consuming and they definitely aren't my specialty, but I enjoy doing them when I have to. To try to make it easier I look online at a rhyming dictionary (love the internet!) to find rhyming words and construct a sentence with that word...I think I walked away with a headache after that. :) I asked Ashlan if she was embarrassed by the poem, but she said "no". She didn't say much about it besides that she didn't like to play "hide & seek". :) You do what you can with the words you've got!
Ashlan was born as our very first child.
She was beautiful, sweet, quiet and mild.
Being the only grandchild on either side,
She got all the attention when she cried.
Being honest and kind is what makes her unique,
She has an imagination and enjoys playing hide & seek.
Ashlan will do anything to go play with her friends,
She also does flips, handstand and tumbles without end.
Ashlan is somebody you can always count on.
She looks after her 3 sisters when called upon.
She does her jobs and homework without complaint,
Ashlan is surely our little saint.
Yes, Ashlan is special as you can see
There's no doubt that we love her to the highest degree.
For she is not just the star in class, so to speak
She's a star in our eyes everyday of the week!
1 comments:
What talent to be able to make up a poem in that short amount of time. I loved the poem and the poster. We think you are a star too Ashlan!
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