2016 - 2017 Page & Pen STUDENT LITERARY DIGEST, VOLUME 34 Arlington Traditional School 2016 Summer Reading Challenge Reading is a Really Big Treat! From Sea to Shining Sea... Arlington Traditional School The Page & Pen is an annual publication of the Arlington Traditional School PTA 2016 - 2017 Page & Pen VOLUME 34 Arlington Traditional School 855 North Edison Street Arlington, Virginia 22205 Holly Hawthorne, Principal Page & Pen 2016-17 Table of Contents Kindergarten ................................................................................................................................. 1 First Grade ................................................................................................................................... 17 Second Grade ............................................................................................................................... 23 Third Grade .................................................................................................................................. 36 Fourth Grade ................................................................................................................................ 54 Fifth Grade .................................................................................................................................... 61 Acknowledgments Page and Pen, the yearly Arlington Traditional School literary magazine, is a truly collaborative effort. It starts with all of our students, whose imagination, creativity, and love of learning have come so vividly to life on the printed page. Thanks to all of the teachers and staff for compiling and submitting student writing and artwork for the magazine, especially to ATS Reading Specialist Anitra Butler-Ngugi, who coordinated the submission process. As she has for the past decade, Sarah Schmer designed the publication, producing the beautiful, professional layout that you see on the pages within. Finally, a special thanks to Principal Holly Hawthorne. Her commitment to ATS students “learning to read so they can read to learn” makes up part of the backbone of this publication. Her continued support is invaluable. Please enjoy your 2017 edition of Page and Pen! David Glendinning June 2017 Page & Pen 2016-17 Dedication It has been another award-winning year at Arlington Traditional School. ATS won the Virginia Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award and was ranked by NICHE as the No. 1 public elementary school in Virginia and in the D.C. metropolitan area! Both of these prestigious awards recognize schools that exceed standards and achieve high academic excellence. ATS students read and write across the curriculum. “Reading is a Really Big Treat From Sea to Shining Sea” was our Summer Reading Challenge that was celebrated on Reading Carnival Day at the school with author/illustrator Laurie Keller. We continued our partnership with the George Mason University Sally Merten Fellowship writing program. Throughout the school year, the Masters of Fine Arts students taught weekly writing lessons to our students in grades one through five that ranged from poetry writing to narrative fiction. Both teachers and students grew as writers as a result of this partnership. You may see some of the students’ fine work represented in this Page and Pen magazine. Our focus continued on the ABCs of Success – Academics, Behavior, and Character (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship). We continued our support of the Arlington Academy of Hope (AAH), our sister school in eastern rural Uganda. We wrote friendly letters to the 350 primary students at AAH. Because of the partnership between these two schools, AAH has seen the success rate for its students rise from virtually zero to 100 percent at the two highest levels on national exams. Our first group of students are career professionals and university graduates. We are bringing hope and success to children who otherwise have none. As I review the almost four decades of history of Arlington Traditional School, I am proud to be a part of its wonderful traditions and accomplishments. I want to thank all of our teachers and staff, parents, and students, past and present, for making this such an exceptional place to learn and grow. In safe, challenging, joyful classrooms, our goal is to engage, educate, and empower students to reach their fullest potential. Thank you for 38 years of excellence! Holly Hawthorne June 2017 1 Page & Pen 2016-17 Kindergarten Kindergarten Mr. Greenwell SALLY COPPENBARGER RHYS ARMSTRONG Once there was a girl named Helen. Once upon a time there lived a boy name Helen had a horse who pretended to be Isaac. Isaac was an Eskimo who lived in a superhero. His name was Harry Horse. an igloo. He lived on an island off of Ant- Once upon a time He hates hats. Helen had her hand that arctica. He liked ice cream. His igloo was she pulled her hair with. She saw a hen made out of ice. His mom and dad were there lived a boy flying in the sky by her house. Then Hel- named Iggy Peck and Isla. Every night en found her hamster near her hen. they tried to find insects. But they never name Isaac. Isaac found any. LUCAS DASILVA was an Eskimo who Once upon a time, there was a pig. His PHEBE BAYSIC lived in an igloo. He name was Penny. Then Penny the pig Irene likes to travel. She has been in went to his usual store where he buys Italy, Indiana, Idaho, Iowa, and India. lived on an island food. He wanted to get paint and a Ice cream and ice pops are her favorite. paintbrush. He ate pizza after he went to She had seen a beautiful island, an igloo, off of Antarctica. He the market. He used a pencil to write on iguana, inch worm, icicle, and insects. paper. While he drew a picture, he ate a She writes info about her trips on her liked ice cream. pear. Then he went back home wonder- journal using an ink. She collects indigo - Rhys Armstrong ing why he did everything right. Then he and ivory collection items. And she has went to bed. an idea where she wants to go next. LUCAS DONAHUE ADAM BONSAMO One day George the gorilla found some Luke likes to eat lollipops. He loves to grapes in a tree. The grapes were above play with Legos outside in the park. Lola the gate and the grass. They looked great! climbs the table using a ladder at home. They were green. After eating the grapes, I saw a lizard crawling on the tree leaves. George the gorilla wanted to go to the The lobster has long antennae. gym. He played golf, hitting into the green well. He had a good game. HIRAD HOSSEINKHANI One day Ollie Octopus went to a store. EDEN FLEMING Ollie Octopus saw Oreos. Ollie Octopus Once upon a time, there was a Zebra bought some Oreos. He ate one half of named Zena. She lived in a zoo. And the Oreos. Ollie Octopus ate the other when people were coming to the zoo, she Oreos the next day. He went to a play- saw somebody eating a zucchini. And ground but didn’t think about Oreos it was getting cold, so people zipped up that much. So he went to the store and their zippers on their jackets. And then bought more Oreos. the people went to the museum and they saw a huge zero. Page & Pen 2016-17 2 Kindergarten HELEN BUTLER MAYA JOHNSON Mr. Greenwell Once upon a time there was an inch- One day Tim was excited for Thanksgiving. worm and he was eating ice cream. He He had to take an airplane to Texas. He lived in an igloo. He fell in ink. The ink saw some trees while on his trip, and he was in an ice cube. saw a tiger. When he got there, he ate turkey. ARANZ GANZORIG There was a Zebra whose name was Zak. SHAH MEHRABI He zipped zippers. Zak had a friend Once upon a time there was a lookout There once was a named Zoi. Zoi liked to play a zombie in and there was an emergency. There were tiger named Terry “Zero Zone.” two new pups named Everest and Track- er who decided to run in a race. Ronnie who went to ELISE BROWN the Rabbit won the race. Then Tracker Terry Tiger is frozen on ice. They go to gave Ronnie a Danger Medal for saving Tennessee and bed and plant a tree in the morning. Then his friends from danger. they went to the park to play tennis. Texas. Then he Then they found a turkey and cooked it BO MORAN played with his up for dinner. There once was a tiger named Terry who went to Tennessee and Texas. Then he friend Tammy at GUNNAR BOWIE played with his friend Tammy at her There was a person who lived in Wash- house. He saw a turkey. They drank tea her house. He ington and he had a watch. Around his and played tennis too. They climbed trees house was a wall. He liked to eat waffles. and then they went to the farm. They saw a turkey. Every day he ate a waffle with some water slipped in tar there. - Sunday Moran before he went for a walk. A wolf wanted his waffle. SUNDAY MORAN Once Sammy and Silver Snake went to ABRAHAM GETACHEW South Dakota on Sunday. They met a Ollie is an octopus. She was born in the girl named Sally with her brother named month of October. She opens the box Shah. They also had another sister of Oreos because she loves to eat them. named Sunday. Sunday said she saw a She also shares her Oreos with her best snail. Sally said she saw a snake. Shah friend Owl. Ollie also likes to eat the said he saw a shop. Oreos with orange juice. JOSEPH POZO AGUILAR CAZIMER INGLIS Yonda the Yak was hungry so he decided One time there was a newt who lived in to have some yogurt and a banana and a a home. The newt went to a new mar- yam along with it before he would go to ket because he has never seen it before. school. Before he went to school, he took When he went into the market, he found his lucky yellow pencil and his lucky yo- a new friend, his name was Newt.