2021-2022 Literary Art Magazine
The cover art was made by: Lucas Cristell By: Sonya Ihnatsenka Student editors of the literary magazine: Taylor Hass and Vivie mullally
The Gallery Literary Art Magazine is created during our STEAM year by middle school students. During the school year, students submit art and writing to their teachers. At the end of the year, middle schoolers design pages to feature this work. Additionally, students are invited to submit cover designs for the front and back cover of the magazine.
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1st Grade Allie Alvarez 9 Daniella Ayzengart 9,10 Isabel Brady 7,9 Faith Brock 8,9
Kaya Kawahara 7
Antonio Calle Saldana 6,9
Alex Martin 8,10
Celine Chen 11 Silver Cunningham 6,10 Emma Dunn 8 Sam Fayad 11 Matheo Ferrer-Negron 7 Avika Gupta 8,10 Eli Howell 7 Casey Johnson 6
Ryan Mohseni 8
Lily Langford 11 Jude Lee 11
Kaarunya Nallapula 11 Angeline Nestlebush Stevie Newmen 9 Anirudh Peddi 6 Adan Qiu 8 Alejandro Quintero 8 Aaliyah Sumputh 11 Archer Vandegrift 11
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2nd and 3rd grade Luis Cager-Montero 13,16 Tekin Demirezen 13,14,17
Aiden Dong 13,15 Emmett Engemann 12,15,17 Eleanor Fridkin 13 Theon Funk 13,15 Luke Horton 14 Emma Jasper 13,15,16 Tara Kalyatanda 12 Andrew Kotranza 15 Jimena Leey 13,16 Alexander Ligman 12,14 Brayson Long 14 Phillip McFarland 14
Eva McGriff 13,15 Bradley Naim 15 Franco Ruffino 15 Kokopelli Solstice 15,16 Eliana Teitelbaum 16 Lily Tinney 15 Griffin Vandegrift 14 Alaina Varner 13,14 Lilly Vongxaiburana 15,17 Brayden Wagner 15,16 17 Noah Warren 12 Jackson Weinstein 13, 16 Ana White 12,15,17 Sophia Zasimovich 12, 14
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4th and 5th Grade Audrey Alvarez 19,20,23 Enaiya Awais 19,20 Ryan Brock 18,20,21,22 Benjamin Cone 19,23,Back Cover Jakob Hanssen Martín De Leon Del Valle 19,20,21,23 Leela Dodds 18,20,21 Sofia Fayad 23 Remy Funk 19,23 Nadal Gutierrez-Hernandez 22,Back Cover Natalia Gutierrez-Hernandez 19,20,Back Cover Christopher Hansen 23 Jakob Hanssen 4 Peyton Howell 22,Back Cover Sonya Ihnatsenka 1,18,21,23 Vedaant Khare 20 Ana Kirkconnell 18,Back Cover Joaquin Leey 19,23 Bindu Mirel 19,21,Back Cover Travis Naim 22 Maya Nakanishi 22 Cayden Norman 22 Leon Prosperi 18,19,20,23 Bryce Strickland 18,23 Dahlia Teitelbaum Dahlia Teitelbaum 4,19 Raphael Wu 18
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Middle School Sivan Amdur 26,28,29,31 Eshaal Awais 27,28 Beckett Baldwin 24,25,28,30 Harrison Berky 25,28 Lucas Cristell Cover,26,30,27 Angelo Curcio 5,28,30,31 Norris Ding 27 Ava Lu Dinglasan 27 Eli Engemann 27 Eric Gong 31 Carson Hass 26,27 Taylor Hass 24,28,30 Jack Hyatt 28,27 Holden Lee 28 Izzie Mohseni 28,30,31 Vivie Mullally 28,30,29 Jahnavi Pannuri 28,31,31 Mariam Sahib 25,26,27 Laura Santos 26,29,30 Henry Towns 29 Hailey West 24,28 Miles West 31 Abby Wynn 27
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Does the Fuzz Buzz By Casey Johnson
What was Dr. Martin Luther King's dream? His dream was to live in a nation where all people live together equally.
I’ve heard of a fuzz. I don’t know if it Buzz A tree said to her, Then to me, And it does!
-Anirudh Peddi
Magical Penny By Silver Cunningham
Eyes in the sand, the scales on this camouflage.
There once was a cat named Mitch He was roaming in a ditch He found a penny It turned into many They now call him Mitch the Rich
-Antonio Saldana
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Chimpanzees -Matheo Ferrer-Negron
Chimpanzees -Kaya Kawahara
Self Portrait -Bel Brady
Cat -Eli Howell
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Spring is here. Plants are growing. Rain drops pelt the roof. Insects are crawling. New leaves on the trees. Green leaves are falling. By Alex Martin It’s Spirit Week! What is your superpower? My super power is disguise power. By Faith Brock , eo game d i v a n i ould be It would ? y h If you c W ? I love uld it be o e w s u t a a c h e w b n racing r o c i n U be By Ryan Mohseni . unicorns ika Gupta By Av Spring is here Plants are growing Rainy season Interesting bugs Nature is rising Green leaves are flowering By Emma Dunn
Spring is com ing, the snow is melting Pat pat pat, the snow fell on cars Red little bu gs flew in th e snowy wood It is spring b s ut all the sno w hasn’t melt Neat little r ed ed brick hou ses are in th Giant trees s e snow way in the co ld wind By Adan Qiu
By: Alejandro Quintero
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Sandy weather Pretty flowers Rainy days Indigoes Nesting birds Green leaves By Faith Brock By: Dani Ayzengart
Today is Thursday , September 16, 2021. What an imal best represents your pe rsonality? An owl represents my personality because I love lear ning. By Antonio Calle S aldana
Spring is here. Plants are growing Rabbits are hopping Interesting insects Nesting birds Green leaves By Isabel Brady
Spring is here Presents are baking Rhinos are charging Iguanas are laying Nature does what it does Giraffes are eating By Allie Alvarez By: Stevie Newman
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Ms. Anita’s Pumpkins and Poetry
Halloween poem. The sky is back the pumpkins scream in the night because Halloween is here. By: Silver R Cunningham
Halloween Poem By Alex Martin I can’t wait for Halloween The candy, the costumes and everything in between It’s the one time of year when it’s okey To scare all your friends and jump into hay We'll decorate the house and bake special cookies I just love this time of year, it’s true But watch out for me and my loud scream of “BOO!”
Halloween poem pumpkins pumpkins, in the night pumpkins pumpkins such a fright! By: Dani Ayzengart
Fall is here. Smiles are everywhere. Blue skies are clear. Leaves are floating, Down in pairs. Hiding the paths like a flare. September marks the Beginning of fall, October is all about halloween haunts, November brings thankful smiles December brings Christmas Lights. Art and poem by: Avika Gupta
Halloween is Here Cats growl Ghosts howl Frankenstein sighs Because Halloween is here Fall Nuts, trees, falling leaves Witches glem Spiders leap Everyone loves Halloween Art and Poem By:: Dani Ayzengart
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Ms. Anita’s Class Pumpkins pumpkins Glow at night Star and carve In the night Jack-o-lantern Be at night Pumpkin pumpkin Sweet and bright
By: Archer Vandegrift
By: Aaliyah Sumputh
By: Kaarunya Nallapula
Glug glug glug My face is a bug I eat ants for breakfast Night of the ruuuuuuuuuuuug By: Samuel Fayad
By: Celine Chen By: Jude Lee
By: Samuel Fayad By: Lily Longford
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Pumpkins and Poetry Spiders by Emmett Engemann Spiders spiders on the walls. Spider spiders in the halls. Spider spider everywhere. Spider spiders in the air. Spider spiders spinning webs. Spider spiders in your beds! Autumn by Sophia Zasimovich Animals are getting ready for the winter, Umbrella help us to stay dry during the rainy season, The leaves fall the trees Unfortunately the days get shorter, Maple leaves turn yellow, orange, and red, Nature is very beautiful during fall. Halloween by Ana White Trick-or-treat is that thing in the year, When you hear it if rings your ear . It’s a night of fun and a night of fear, can’t you see it is crystal clear. Poem by Tara Kalyatanda When spiders crawl out on Halloween night, Ghost and goblins cause a fight. If you look up in the sky, You might see a witch fly by. While vampires suck blood day and night, You might hear a werewolf cry on Halloween night, In the end it is all good and not a blight. Every year on Halloween night, We dare not miss having a good fun night.
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Spooky Halloween Poem by Noah Warren I am dressed as Peter Pan. It smells like candy tonight and the moon is a half-moon Give me treats or its time for a trick! I have been here before, But now things are different. There are so many costumes, Jack-o-lanterns with red eyes like vampires, and spookiness. I see my teacher on the sidewalk next to the Beetlejuice house. I can’t see her eyes, but she removes the hood from her black robe. She looks like the Big Friendly Giant. I see a zombie and it looks like real bones and a skeleton on the ground that really freaks me out!
Holidays are Way Better than Halloween by Alex Ligman Some kids love Halloween, But I think it’s way too scary. Vampires and zombies aren’t cute or funny, I’d rather hang out with the Easter bunny. You can keep your goblins and spell, I prefer Santa Claus and jingle bells. Why would you dress up as a skeleton or a bat? When you can gobble stuffing and wear a pilgrim’s hat. I get spooked by black cauldrons and witchy powers, It’s much safer to send valentine’s cards with hearts and flowers. But the best part of Halloween is that I don’t mind repeating, Is eating all of the yummy candy I get when I go trick-or-treating!
Poem by Eva McGriff Falls here my favorite season of the year, Let’s go out and play. Enjoy and have fun on your day, We can carve pumpkins in a good way. Poem by Alaina Varner Falling, falling , falling leaves, Falling, falling, from the trees. Falling, falling happily, Changing seasons it will be. Sleeping animals will be, Storing food in hollow trees. Waiting, waiting until spring, Changing seasons it will be. Growing, growing growing seeds, Sprouting, sprouting with some ease. Pumpkins pumpkins they will be, Changing seasons it will be. Get Ready for Bed by Theon Funk I brush my teeth with a bone from a skeleton, I floss with a web from a spider, Use a towie from a wolf, That is what I do do before I go to bed. Poem by Eleanor Fridkin I see a pumpkin, I hear a purr, I look around and I see some fur, And then I see a cat wearing a spooky witch’s hat! Halloween oh Halloween by Tekin Demirezen Halloween oh Halloween, You have a lot of scary monsters. Howl-o-Scream oh Howl-o-Scream, You scare children a lot.
Poem by Jackson Weinstein Every fall the Gators play, We watch them every Saturday. A touchdown is worth six, And you can score more with kicks. We make a special dip to eat, It’s my favourite fall treat. Pumpkins by Aidan Dong All the fields are full of pumpkins. Pumpkins, pumpkins, Turning and rolling. Pumpkins, pumpkins, Orange and green. All of them are waiting to be seen.
Poem by Emma Jasper Bats bats in your hair, Bats bats under there. Bats bats they might scare, Bats bats everywhere.
Poem by Luis Cager-Montero Spooky scary skeleton are in your house. Cats are everywhere and they all will jump you! Autumn is the season of fall. Rats are lying dead on the floor. Yelling old witches. Poem by Jimena Leey Fall is here! Fall, fall, fall, the beautiful red. Orange, yellow, and broen, Leaves go straight to the ground. I can see the pumpkins turn orange in to my house.
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Couplets There once was a pretty cat, She slept on a soft mat, The mat got ripped, The cat’s tears dripped, So she went away, At the end of the day.
By: Alaina Varner
Capt. Goat is wearing a red coat, Capt. Goat is the captain of a tugboat, The tugboat is floaty, It floats in a moat, Capt. Goat wrote a letter on the boat.
By: Griffin Vandergriff
Alexander Ligman
My dog named Bog has a pet frog, My dog’s frog has a pet hog, The hog likes to jog, The hog likes to jog in the fog, They all like to jog with the hog, They all like to jog in the fog
By: Sophia Zasimovich
She is Pam, Pam loves Jam, Pam ran up a hill, The she got sick and got a pill, Then she chilled, Then she jam spilled.
By: Tekin Demirezen
Phillip McFarland
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Brayson Long
Luke Horton
Haikus Waterfalls are big, Waterfalls are very cool, I like those big falls. By: Andrew kotranza Atoms are cool, Yes atoms are everything, Atoms are good. By: Brayden Wagner There once was a brown cat, Who was very fat, She dreamed she was black, And never came back And that was the end of that cat. By: Kokopelli Solstice There once was a book, That turned into a cook, His food was very bad, Which made him very sad, And that’s the story of the sad cookbook! By: Lilly Vongxaiburana There once was a lady, Who was very bony, She had some bologna, Then fed it to a pony, And that’s how she met Tony! By: Bradley Naim
Limericks There once was a fox, Who sat on an ox, The fox was fat, He ate a big cat, Bu he remembered he was a box, By: Franco Ruffino There once was a pony, That was a phony, That went on a road, And got kissed by a toad, And that’s how she knew her name was Tony! By: Theon Funk There once was a girl with a shoe, Who dropped her shoe in a stew, She took it out, And wiggled it about, And found it was full of goo! By: Ana White There once was a big tiger, Who was trying to get to Niger, He was hit by a toad, On a busy road, Walking to Niger’s big geyser. By: Emmett Engemann
There once was a robot named Paul, Who had a big, big fall, A man said “What is that”, And that man was kind of fat, And then the police were called. By: Emma Jasper
There once was a grumpy rat, He was so mad he tried to eat a cat, The cat ran away, And with nothing to play, The cat tore apart a mat. By: Aiden Dong
There once was a cat with a bat, Then she bought a hat, Then she met another cat, Then she tripped on the bat, And then she turned flat. By: Lily Tinney
There once was a Siamese cat, And she was sitting on a mat, She was thinking of food, That put her in a great mood, Then she chased a rat. By: Eva Mcgriff
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B Y : K 0 K O S O L S T I C E
By: Emma Jasper
By: Brayden Wagner
By: Luis Cager-Montero By: Jack Weinstein
By: Eliana Teitelbaum
By: Jimena Leey
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By: Emmet Engemann
By: Tekin Demirezen
By: Ana Whte
By: Lilly Vongxaiburana
By: Eleanor Fridkin
By: Brayden Wagner
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Pandas Leela Dodds
Ana Kirkconnell
Leon Prosperi Bryce Strickland
Battle of the Pandas, By: Raphael Wu There once was a peaceful land called Pandaland. That is, until the dark panda Zolu arose. Zolu’s dark plans were to take all of PandaLand and rule it. 1000 pandas in Pandaland. 200 Challenging Zolu. 0 succeeded. 130 dead. 870 discouraged. However, a young panda said to the town that he would challenge Zolu and beat him. When the young panda went up to Zolu, Zolu said he just wants to be friends with him. Then, Zolu told the young panda that when he was a young panda, he had no friends. Amazed, the young panda became friends with Zolu and Zolu helped the inhabitants of Pandaland Moral of the story: Enemies can turn out to be friends.
I am a Baby Panda, By: Ryan Brock
Sonya Ihnatsenka
I am a baby panda I am as cuddly as you think I like to play around I don’t want to go extinct
People are trying to save us So we don't go away Please help save us I would like to stay
I like to eat bamboo That’s what I eat most I can also eat small animals But I don’t like toast
I am a baby panda The mascot of Japan I really like being a panda Let’s make a habitat cutting ban
30 Steps on my Panda Life, By: Martín De Leon Del Valle 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
Wake up at 1:00 in the morning Eat secret stash of Bamboo Go to Bamboo Eating Class Say, “I don’t know why I have this class?” Dress like you’re going to rob a bank Break into principal's office Then break into 4th classroom and make students faint of cuteness Principal comes in and is very mad at me RUN!!! Principal chases me up a pole I climb up the pole to the roof Principal can’t climb up I do the floss Principal runs away I come down and come home Sleep Wake up at 2:00 AM Play video games for 3 hours Get bored
20. Break Into Highschool 21. Do the Moonwalk across the hallway until another principal finds me 22. Principal chases me 23. Chases me up another pole 24. Climb up the pole again 25. Principal climbs up the pole 26. Principal on the roof 27. Throw him off the roof 28. Dab 80 times 29. Have a dance party at my house 30. SLEEP!
Audrey Alvarez
Ben Cone
Pandas are fluffy pandas are kind and if you ever need on they will be on your side
-Enaiya Awais
Leon Prosperi Joaquin Leey Remy Funk
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Nati Gutierrez-Hernandez
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Enaiya Awais
Bindu Mirel
Dahlia Teitelbaum
My Favorite Candy
I am small. I am round, people carry me all over town. I am striped. This is true. I am red, white, but never blue. I am a sweet treat to everyone I meet. I can be small and also tall. I am delicious, this is true. I hope my taste will please you. In winter I’m a popular treat. I am really very sweet. The first part of my name is pepper. The second part is mint. My name is peppermint.
Sour Patch
Sour Patch is candy. Sour Patch is full delight. Sour Patch is a treat. Sour Patch tastes like sour. Sour Patch smells like fruit. Sour Patch looks like sugar. Sour Patch Sounds like chews. Sour Patch feels like gummies. Sour Patch makes me smile. Sour Patch Is delicious. Sour Patch is a favorite of mine.
By:Audrey J. Alvarez
By: Natalia Gutierrez-Hernandez
Candy is good, candy is nice, But if you let go of it, it will be a Big sacrifice.
Amonpyummies!
Covered with colored modeling chocolate Marshmallow inside! A secret surprise inside! Rice crispy outside the prize.
By: Enaiya Awais
By: Martín De Leon Del Valle Candy
Candy is sweet, Candy is neat, Candy is yummy, In my tummy, Gum, Chocolates, Skittles, and M&Ms, are tasty gems. Squid game candy is a delicious treat, It’s a Korean candy, that can’t be beat. Candy is sweet.
By: Leon Prosperi
Odo’s Crunch is brown. Odo’s Crunch is rectangular. Odo’s Crunch is made out of cocoa, milk, and nuts. Odo’s Crunch is supercalafragalisticexpialadoshus. It smells and tastes like nuts, It makes me sometimes calm and sometimes active. That’s why I love Odo’s Crunch. By: Vedaant Khare
Fourls
Chocolate Mousse, Caramel Cookies, Cream Combined to make a delicious dream! The fourls taste so great you'll be in a fantastic state!!
By: Leela Dodds
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Orbyums
Caramel outside! Chocolate inside! With an inner surprise!
By: Ryan Brock
By: Sonya Ihnatsenka By: Bindu Mirel
By: Martín De Leon Del Valle
By:Ryan Brock
By: Leela Dodds
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Remy - You were very helpful when I dropped my thimble collection, you helped pick them up! Bryce - You
are silly and funny but there’s a crazy side! Leon - You are smarter than you think!
AMAYA BY MAYA NAKANISHI My friend Amaya My friend Amaya is very funny Whenever I feel down she makes me laugh We create new stories and have fun sleepovers. My friend amaya.
Nadal Gutierrez-Hernandez
Travis Naim
KINDNESS BY RYAN BROCK Knowing how to treat others! In return, others will be nice to you! Never being unkind to others! Discover the world of kindness! Never give up trying to be kind! Even you can be kind to others! Save the world with kindness! Share kindness with others!
HOW TO BE KIND TO . . . BY PEYTON HOWELL How to be kind to a new student. 1. Say Hi /smile at them. 2. Try to start a conversation, open with a complement. 3. Once the conversation is started, share your interest. 4. Walk and talk with them. Tip (don’t give them lots of gifts it makes them feel pressure).
CAYDEN NORMAN’S
STEPS TO KINDNESS
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Step 1: Introduce yourself. It's always good to introduce yourself and tell them who you are and stuff about you so they know who they're dealing with. Step 2. Ask for their name and their interests. Get to know them and what they like so you can see your common interests and it's always good to know their name. Step 3. Have fun with them. Have fun and play with them. Get to know what they like to play and are good at. Step 4. Be kind. You should always be kind but now that you know their interests, likes, and stuff about them you know what might hurt them.
Joaquin Leey and Leon Prosperi
LEGO HEART Made by Remy Funk and Sonya Ihnatsenka
SOFIA FAYAD’S
KINDNESS HAIKU Be kind to people. Show them how much you do care. Be kind forever.
BRYCE STRICKLAND’S
STEPS TO KINDNESS
Ben Cone
1: Smile 2: Offer some of your lunch. 3: Play with them. 4: Help them with homework. 5: Tell them how the school works. 6: Share cool things that they think are cool. 7: Enjoy their company. 8: And ask to be their friend.
Chris Hansen
STEPS ON HOW TO BE KIND BY
FRIENDS
MARTí N DE LEON DEL VALLE
BY AUDREY ALVARES
1: Help a friend in need when in difficult times. 2: Always say HI! 3: Don’t leave them alone, make them a part of it! 4: Talk to them if anything is bothering them. 5: Have fun with them!
Kind, sweet, nice to meet Hard to get and easy to lose Amigos
Remy Funk
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funny and full of energy! Maya - Optimistic, smart, not a quitter! Vedaant - You are smart and a good friend!
Audrey - A good role model, very nice, silly! Chris - Chicken Lord you are quite
Hailey West
Eli Engamen
El Pájaro Perfecto- Beckett Baldwin
Taylor Hass
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Hay un chico. El chico se llama Bob. Bob es un estudiante de la escuela de pájaros. Bob es muy inteligente y quiere pájaros, pero hay un problema, Bob no tiene un pájaro. Bob dice “ Tengo que tener un pájaro. Los pájaros son muy cheveres!” Bob va de compras para el pájaro perfecto. Hay pájaros pequeños, hay pájaros grandes, y pájaros con muchos colores, pero no hay pájaros perfectos. Pero entonces Bob mira el pájaro perfecto, ¡un pingüino! El pingüino se llama Doug. Doug ahora es la mascota de Bob. Bob está muy feliz. Pero hay otro problema, un pingüino es una mascota muy difícil. Los pingüinos tienen que nadar mucho y los pingüinos comen muchos pescados. ¡Qué huácala! Pero Doug es el pájaro perfecto así que Bob no está enojado, Bob está muy feliz!
Beckett Baldwin
Zapatos De Hammy- Harrison Berky,
En la escuela hay un chico. El chico se llama Hammy. Hammy tiene muchos zapatos. Un día, Hammy tiene sus zapatos favoritos. Hammy va al parque con su amigo Indy. Hammy se sienta en el parque y Indy grita {Levantate!} Hammy se levanta y ve que sus zapatos favoritos están sucios! Hammy y Indy van a Australia. Hammy tiene sus zapatos favoritos y va a la casa de su abuela. La abuela de Hammy dice {Hammy!, sus zapatos están muy sucios!} Hammy dice {Yo sé.} Entonces, La abuela de Hammy tiene café y toma los zapatos favoritos de Hammy. La abuela de Hammy habla {zip zap zoo!} y los zapatos de Hammy no están sucios! Después que, Hammy y Indy van a la escuela y Hammy tiene un partido de basquetbol. Hammy es MVP porque sus zapatos favoritos ayudan a Hammy en el partido de basquetbol. Primero, Hammy tiene que comer diez hamburguesas. Hammy come las hamburguesas y juega el partido de basquetbol. Hammy es MVP porque su Abuela dice {zip zap zoo!} y los zapatos de Hammy no están sucios.
Ava Lu Dinglasan
Mariam Sahib
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Zoe and Quartney’s Amazing Adventure By Sivan Amdur
And
Laura Santos
“Another perfect day for some bread,” Loe said. By her side was her best friend, Quartney. Carol, their neighbor, had given them some of her delectable home-baked bread that morning, which they were enjoying by the lake. Deep in the water, the two friends noticed something strange glittering in the sunlight. Eager to discover what the mysterious object was, Quartney dived in, grabbing what looked like a glass bottle and setting it on the shore. Frantically, they opened the bottle, finding a slip of paper. Grabbing the paper, Loe started to read the message “Help! I need someone to defeat an evil fox that is terrorizing my village, Goldcrest. Journey across the lake and ask for Patricia by the big tree.” “Kablooey! Let’s go help them!” exclaimed Quartney. Maneuvering through the water, the girls looked across the lake to see 3 miles of open water in front of them. Not wanting to give up, they ate some more bread and continued their journey. Over the next 5 hours, the friends never stopped, eventually reaching the other side of the lake and finding the big tree mentioned in the letter. Patricia, the woman from the letter, came running out of the forest to greet the girls. Quartney ran over teo Patricia and exclaimed, “We have arrived to save the day!” “Really, I can’t believe someone found my letter!” said Patricia. Speaking quietly, the two friends and the woman devised a plan to take down the fox that was destroying the village. Then, the fox jumped out of the bushes, snapping his great jaws at the girls and trying his best to eat them. Using the leftover stale bread that they had brought, the girls bravely whacked the beast. Very scared, the fox ran back into the bushes, not wanting to be hit again. “Wow!” exclaimed Patricia, who had seen the entire battle. Excited, the girls ran over to her and ate bread nuggets together. “You’re welcome!” said the girls in unison. “Zoe and Quartney, you really are the best ducks around!”
The End
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LOGICAL AND LUCKY USEFUL AND UNIQUE CASUAL AND CHEEKY AWESOME AND ACTIVE SARCASTIC AND SMART
Makes laughs Apples are good Runs not much Is a ninja Artful in art Macaw in my house
By Lucas Christal
By Mariam Sahib There was a cat and mouse They both lived in a house The cat was stray It was its feast day Killed was the dormouse
By Carson Hass
By Mariam Sahib
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Ava Lu’s Story
Mystical and Mysterious Zahrah Nervous, Dada Exploring, Running, Saving Elgort, Dari, Detective, Investigator Finding, Scouring, Puzzling Mysterious, Sly Nancy
Mariam Sahib
There once was a funny squirrel named Joe. He lived in a big tree, didn’t you know? One day, Joe forgot how to be funny. He needs to work to make lots of money. Joe set out to find things that are funny. One day he stumbled upon a bunny. The bunny told him lots of jokes and gags. Joe took lots of notes to put in his bag. The next day Joe met a very funny bird. That bird had the best jokes Joe ever heard. The bird gave him tips he was sure to use. A good comedian knows they must pay their dues. Joe needs one more joke to make it all work. He needs that last joke or he will go berserk. He looks high and low for the funny owl. The owls' funny jokes will make the crowd howl. After his trip Joe is back at the tree. The squirrel has a new show for all to see. Bunny, Bird, and Owl came to see the show. It was such a hit, now it’s time to go.
Jack Hyatt
Ms Susan our English teacher Also teaches us math We enjoy learning with her And listening about what she has to tell She makes our day brighter And can even make the MAD seem ok She makes grammar fun And punctuation too She has such cool glasses And amazing fingerless gloves And helps us exel In all we do We love her so much Thank you for all you do Best middle school math and English Teacher in the world
Eshaal Awais
One there was a cat that… Wanted to be like like that dog Like a bird he wanted to fly From night to morning He wanted to love Flying in the sky by Lucas Cristell Get up and do it Get up and make something out Of nothing, you got this
Eli Engemann
Thinking, thinking, writing, erase, repeat Crumpled pieces of paper Scattered across the room floor Writing verse is so hard A tear streaked face Burrows into A pillow Giving Up
Ava Lu Dinglasan
All the fans from their blocks, Batter swinging in the box. Cheering from the noisy stands, Daring from the pitcher’s hands. Ending with the final inning, Fail or succeed in winning. Giving all of his very best pitch, Having the batter ask, “Which?” In between innings fans stand up, Jeering at players while getting a cup. Kicking up the dust with inning at nine, Losing or winning on the line. Making the batter swing at air, Never ever making it fair. Over the wall the white ball goes, People shouting from their rows. Queueing the game when the batter asks, “Really? Are you seeing through those masks?” Slicing the ball towards the wall, Turning away to avoid the ball. Up and over as the ball goes out, Very big home run, no doubt. Watching your team dominate and go, Xenomania* is required for it, though. You might think this sport has fame, Zooming through the history of this game.
Norris Ding
That Dog is Brave as a lion That Dog is The sweet one One is the first number One is perfect Perfect takes practice Perfect is key to success Success takes work Success is not easy Easy does not exist Easy is not hard Hard is not easy Hard is a Challenge Challenges are fun Challenges help You You control everything You Are fun Fun is great Fun is needed Needed is something you need Needed is not wanted Wanted is not needed Wanted is items Items are fun Items are entertainment Entertainment is good Entertainment is healthy Healthy is what makes you thrive Healthy food helps keep you Good Good is sometimes hard Good requires effort Effort is needed Effort is what you put in In is not out In is put Put in work Put in time Time is needed for everything Time is long Long is not short Long is decent Decent is not good enough Decent is Fine Fine is not great Fine is not good enough Enough is enough Enough will be great Great is successful Great is the end Successful end
Carson Hass
There once was a sorta big sickness It turned into a very big illness Its name was COVID It kinda exploded And seems to have no forgiveness
Abby Wynn
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Middle school art
By: Taylor Hass
By: Laura Santos By: Beckett Baldwin
By: Angelo Curcio
By: Vivie Mullally
By: Lucas Cristell
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By: Jahnavi punnuri
By: Eric Gong
By: Angelo Curcio
By: Jahnavi punnuri By: Eshaal Awais
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Dear MMS Families, Thank you for reading the Literary Magazine, this school year. This year’s Literary Magazine was put together by the 7th and 8th grade students. The Gallery is a collection of art, poetry, stories, and creations from the MMS students in 1st through 8th grade. Thank you everyone for your contributions to the The Gallery 2021-2022 Millhopper Montessori School Literary Magazine. Love, Taylor and Vivie, your student editors.
- Page Layout and Design Taylor and Vivie - cover, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 30, 31, back cover Miles - 6, 7 Hailey - 8, 9 Henry and Laura - 10 Laura and Taylor - 11 Eric - 12, 13 Beckett - 14, 15 Harrison - 16, 17 Angelo - 18, 19 Jahnavi - 20, 21 Izzie - 22, 23 Sivan - 24, 25 Holden - 26, 27 Laura - 28, 29 Vivie and Izzie - 32
Ana Kirkconnel Bindu Mirel
Nadal G-H
Nati G-H
Ben Cone
Peyton Howell