Poetry Contest at TLAM School, 4/26-4/28

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Which of these is a poem (or part of a poem) by a famous poet, and which is a poem by a student? Write down at least one below that’s by a famous poet, and one that you believe is written by a student. Turn in your answers on paper with you first and last name and grade to Ms. Canepa by Friday, 4/28 to get your name drawn for a prize!

Poem 1:

Oh gracious Atlantic your power is great,

the day is here and we can hardly wait.

Forty people gather and cheer with glee,  

your magical power sets us free. 

For whatever we want, we shall have. 

Oh magical Atlantic, spring is here 

and our people cheer,  

for you shall be here.

Oh, Atlantic, you are our goddess of the mighty ocean.

You shall make our wishes come true,  

and we shall leave many gifts for you.

Poem 2: 

.Do not be afraid of greatness 

Some are born great 

Some achieve greatness 

And others have greatness upon them.  

Poem 3: 

Love Is not a thing to understand  

Love is not a thing to feel  

Love is not a thing to give and to receive  

Love is only a thing to become and to eternally be.

Poem 4:

You may write me down in history 

With your bitter,twisted lies, 

You may trod me in the very dirt  

But still, like dust, I’ll rise. 

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Last Home Track Meet and Other Track News

Our girls team defeated Fletcher Middle and Arlington Middle School last week at our final home track & field meet here at Twin Lakes.  Our top performers were Nevaeh Hodge, Ava Klien, Erika Tebakouna, Grace Wagner, Chyna Holland, Sa’Niya Saxton, Zion Wright, and Rebecca Sada who all placed in several events leading to our team victory.

The boys track team also came in first place with outstanding performances by Everett Shanks, Darnell Mcclendon, Malachi Ross, and Emmanuel Cole in the 4 by 4 .  Our next track meet was April 25th vs. Darnell Cookman and Southside.

News of note: At the April 25th Track meet, our girls team defeated Darnell-Cookman and Southside Middle.  TL -46, Darnell-44, Southside-2.  The team was led by the long-distance runners who won 8 out of 9 places in the mile and 800m run.  Grace Wagner 1^st place (mile), Mia Matthews, Amanda Amstutz, Trinity Walton, Rebecca Sada, and Angel Taylor led the way to our team victory.  Both the girls and boys track teams will compete in the southern division championship next Tuesday, May 2^nd @Atlantic Coast High School! The top 3 places in each event will then participate in the city championship on May 9^th @the University of North Florida.

Go Timberwolves!!!!

P.S. Thank you Coach Kelley and Coach Stallings for coaching our runners to greatness!

Student Poetry

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(c) 2023

Jayla Bell

Rimuru Tempest 

Rimuru is best,

Beautiful sliver-blue hair,

With his kind, warm heart.

L’leana Jackson

Oh, how spring is here. 

The flowers are soon to bloom. 

While winter has passed.

Jenna Tawil

Spring is here for I cheer

The flowers bloom

like of the balloons

at a birthday.

 

Poetry Contest at TLAM School, April 19-April 21 (1st round)

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We’re having a little poetry contest in house at TLAM! TLAM students, read these poems and write down which one is by a student and one that is a famous poem (or from a famous poem), write it down and give the paper to Ms. Canepa. Turn it in by 4:20 on Friday. A drawing will be held for a prize!

Name one of these that you think a student wrote (the number will be fine) and one that you think a famous poet wrote:

1. The whir of sober birds

up from the tangle of withered weeds

is sadder than any words.

2.

Leafless windy goals

autumn supports two wishes

red leaves blow in bliss.

3.

I saw two seagulls

and a red bird in a tree

waiting there for Spring.

April is National Poetry Month!

By L’leana Jackson

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April is national poetry month. National poetry month was first established in 1996 by the Academy of American poets. This was to celebrate the extraordinary legacy and on-going achievements of poets everywhere. Writers and teachers use this month to promote different types of poetry. Poetry was created to help us remember. Just like song and music, poetry has a rhythm. This was to create an easier way to remember in a more interesting way. Poetry is also to help us realize the world around us and express ourselves.

I got my information from Study.com and Readpoetry.com

The History of Softball

By Abigail Addison

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So, what’s the history of softball? It is generally agreed that softball developed from a game called indoor baseball, first played in Chicago in 1887. There is 4 bases in softball 1st 2nd 3rd and home plate there is 3 outfields left, center, and right field. On the field there should be 7 people. One of those people should be the catcher. There is a player on one of the teams, whether it is home or the team you are playing against. So, there is a player on 1st,2nd,and 3rd there is a catcher behind the plate and an umpire there is a batter and if you catch it It is out if you tag base or the player they are out 3 outs and you switch there are 7 innings. Maybe you should watch a game on tv someday you might like it.

Amy Winehouse, a Memorable Musician

By Logan Buchanon

Amy Jade Winehouse was an English soul/jazz/rhythms and blues singer and songwriter who made a lot of, in my opinion, really good music. She was a highly successful artist until she died of alcohol poisoning in 2011 the 23rd of July.

So, I researched about Ms. Winehouse for Women’s history month as she is my favorite female artist.

Amy Jade Winehouse was born on the 14th of September 1983 in Gordon hill, Enfield to Mitchell Winehouse and Janis Winehouse, and she also had an older brother named Alex Winehouse. Amy Winehouse had multiple professional jazz musicians as uncles and her paternal grandmother dated English jazz saxophonist Ronnie Scott, so at a young age she had a strong relationship with jazz along with her father, who often sang Frank Sinatra songs to her.

In 1992 her grandmother Cynthia suggested that Amy should attend the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School where she went to get better at singing and to learn to tap dance, she attended the school for four years then founded a rap group called “sweet ‘n’ sour” with a childhood friend Juliette Ashby.

Amy Winehouse was signed to Simon Fullers 19 management in 2002 and was paid £250 a week future earnings. Although she was being developed by the management company, Winehouse was a regular jazz singer at the Cobden Club.

After the release of her first jazz influenced album Amy hired singer Sharon Jones’ longtime band the Dap-kings to back her up in the studio. She won many awards and toured many places in the world during her musical career, which sadly was cut short by her passing.

Winehouse’s bodyguard said that he had arrived at her residence three days before her death and felt she had been somewhat intoxicated. He observed moderate drinking over the next few days, and said she had been “laughing, listening to music, and watching TV at 2 a.m. the day of her death”. At 10 a.m. BST on 23 July 2011, he observed her lying on her bed and tried but couldn’t wake her. This wasn’t too suspicious, because she usually slept late after a night out. According to the bodyguard, shortly after 3 p.m., he checked on her again and saw her lying in the same position as before, leading to a further check, when he found that she was not breathing and had no pulse; he said he called emergency services. At 3:54 p.m., two ambulances reached Winehouse’s home in Camden. Winehouse was pronounced dead at the scene.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse

Origins of the Easter Bunny

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In our News /Podcast Club, some of us looked up facts about Spring holidays.

So, where did the Easter bunny come from?

The Easter Bunny first arrived in America in the 1700s with German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and transported their tradition of an “egg-laying hare” called “Osterhase” or “Oschter Haws.” Also people used to make easter eggs 25ft and there were 8,000 pounds! I think this is drastic, and the holiday was a great idea because you would have a scavenger hunt and find eggs. Some eggs would have money in them, it is called the golden egg.

By Xander Tickle

Facts and quotes came from Google.com