Berwick Alternative School November 2-4, 2009

Oh, the places Berwick 4^th graders will go!

 

Arrival day was finally here;

Classes and excitement were oh so near.

Luggage was unloaded in an orderly line,

While students learned how to be kind.

 

Bunks were made, the kids were set.

A golden dustpan was soon the prize to get.

They ate a sack lunch in the dining hall,

And took a tour of camp, including the climbing wall.

 

Class groups evolved into colors,

Are you sure The Beast can’t grow any taller?

Campfire cooking baked brownies in Dutch ovens,

As aquatic studies showed Benthic Macroinvertebrates some lovin’.

 

Native American clothing was modeled during Shawnee celebration,

While Willson rocks tested Moh’s hardness after many years of pressurization.

Many stories were written while at Shake, Rattle, & Write,

They even had a fireplace campfire with songs and skits at night.

 

A fan favorite was up at the barn during their horseback ride,

It provided a great experience and gave lots of pride.

Berwick’s stay at Camp Willson was coming to an end,

They had an experience they would surely recommend.

The following are stories that were written during the Shake, Rattle and Write class.

Once there were three animals that were walking on a path and they came along a waterfall. Two of the animals wanted a shiny shell that was on top of the waterfall. So they went to the top of the waterfall and they reached for the shell and they both missed and they knocked the shell down the waterfall and they came falling after. The one that was not greedy picked p the shell and said that will teach them a lesson.  The end.

                                                                                     – Berwick 4^th grade, Red Group

 “The Jiggling Bird”

 Once upon a time there was a bird named Saraed. Once day she jiggled her tail and it started to rain. When she stopped moving her tail, the rain stopped. She got her parents and showed them but it didn’t work. So she tried harder and it worked and she was happy the whole day.

               – Berwick 4^th grade, Red Group

“Tiger Meets New Friends”

Once upon a time when Tiger was a baby, Tiger was lonely. He had no friends or family. One day Tiger was so sad he went to a house and asked if he (Bear) wanted to play. Bear said yes. Then Bear said I can get another friend. Tiger said yes and they went to get Lion. Tiger was really happy. He finally had someone to support him and to keep him happy. The End!!!

 - Berwick 4^th grade, Red Group

 “The Monkey Ninja”

 I’m so tired of my life said Monkey. I wish I was more than a monkey in a cage at a zoo. But one day at the zoo somebody came and picked up Monkey and took him to Japan and he was walking and someone fell out of a window and Monkey caught him, then the cops said thank you to Monkey and Monkey said call me the Monkey Ninja.

 - Berwick 4^th grade, Red Group

Once there was a frog named hoppers. He was very lonely. So he was just hopping on his lily pad when black clouds came in – rain, thunder, lighting and strong wind. Zeus came out of the clouds “you need to prove yourself to the others. But remember to be yourself!” The storm went away. And so Hoppers did and he had many friends after. Happily Ever. 

 - Berwick 4^th grade, Green Group

It was a dark and scary night and it was raining and I was in the woods all alone and I saw a wolf. I started to yell and then I started to run. The wolf scared me a lot. The wolf kept chasing me and I finally made it to my house. It was still raining very hard. So I ran inside fast and I told my mom that a wolf was chasing after me. She said that he was gone because of the rain.

                                                                                     – Berwick 4^th grade, Green Group

 

 “The Prince and The Princess”

 The prince and the princess got married so then they went on a honeymoon and the prince forgot the flowers. Then Mrs. Princess said “its okay I still love you.” Happy ever after.

 - Berwick 4^th grade, Green Group