Fall/Winter 2012

Pine uill

FRONT COVER, Grade 7 Clockwise from top left:

Zoe Hutchins Noam Makover Bryce Antoch Nicola Wood

Christian Falck

BACK COVER, Grade 7 Clockwise from top left:

Shepherd Caruso Katia Bourganos

Isabelle Reid Alex Dubs

Claudia Pagnozzi-Schwam

Pine uill

EDITING Carol Roper Robin Rice

PUBLISHING AND GRAPHIC EDITING Rosemary Robertson

LAYOUT Carol Roper

Rosemary Robertson

PRINTING Kim Rick

Willow Young, Grade 6

Avery Lena, Grade 7

John Pereira, Grade 7

My dream house is in the shape of a cat. I have lots of windows. There are stairs up to the front door. The living room is in the head. The kitchen is outside! It is under the house next to the swings. There’s an apple tree that’s changing colors. The other tree is not. There are monkey bars from the house to the tree so you can climb the tree into the house.

Danielle Liston, Kindergarten

Caleb Shafer-Courter, Grade 5

SCHOOL

September’s Chill Helping me become Older and smarter Or growing to be more Loving

Bella Griscom, Grade 8

Erica Crawford, Grade 5

RED OAK The huge red oak rustled Violets, rooster heads, and daisies

Summer breeze fanned the rugged hills I felt its warmth caress my face It hummed a tune on the mounds of underbrush.

Chris Ringer, Grade 6 Found Poem From Where the Red Fern Grows

By Wilson Rawls

I went to Napatree Point. I made a bumblebee out of shells and sand. My partner was Seth. We found sea glass.

Daniel Betts, Grade 1

Jack Brown, Grade 4

Searching for a tear in the crescent moonlight, Soaring from house to house and over the sea, yet it finds nothing other than a plain old leaf.

Julianna Rick, Grade 8

FISH

Dancing below water Sunlight twinkling on my scales.

I run from the pole.

Lekha Sapers, Grade 5

My dream house is a castle. It’s made out of wood, all different colored pieces of wood. I painted the whole house. It has two kitchens and eight bathrooms. The living room has ten couches and the library has ten thousand books! My bedroom has ten beds in it because everybody sleeps in my room. There are eight windows and ten floors and an elevator.

Cecilia Zimbelmann, Kindergarten

Katerina Petrosky, Grade 5

Amazing colorful leaves falling down USA is celebrating autumn The great leafy days Under the ground there are chipmunks hiding Millions of animals hibernating Nature is grabbing food for winter.

Jamison Rick, Grade 4

DOG

I am lovable, While I play, I get crazy, I am black and brown.

Alex McAusher, Grade 5

Caitlin Diaz, Grade 7

Oscar King, Grade 4

Gabrielle Saunders, Grade 2

SEPTEMBER

Summer simply slipping away Everlasting memories to be made Parents leaving in the cars Teachers teaching hear the sounds Exhausting days at school Many more months to come Because the school year has just begun Every day we will take away Remembering the years here.

Eliza Griffin, Grade 9

Our wood Red dogs Wildpaws

Aromaticscent of flowers See the buds Windcurrents s p r e a d over the valley Clear blue waters Drifting ofthe river Twisting and windingOur home MIGHTY Ozarks Dasha Klein, Grade 6 Found Poem from Where the Red Fern Grows By Wilson Rawls

BUTTERFLY

graceful, beautiful flying, landing, soaring

butterflies are cool insect

Emilia Alpert, Grade 1

I was sitting on my nest, and I felt it start to shake. I saw the leaves rustling and felt quite a lot of weight descend on the tree. Then all of a sudden a huge face appeared above me. I flew off my nest in dignity and started to fly around her head squawking and making a lot of racket. The girl slowly climbed down, but I did not settle down until I saw the girl walking away. When I settled back down on my eggs, I was very shaken. It was a while before I was calm enough to go searching for a worm for my dinner. It was very, very, very scary for me.

Paige Doboe, Grade 3

Estelle Lord, Grade 2

My dream house is a rainbow castle in the middle of the forest. It is very colorful and it’s made of steel. I am the queen. The rooms are all different colors with pictures. My room has books on how to take care of princesses and books about castles.

Maddie Leiser, Kindergarten

Devin Shah, Grade 5

Maeve Lamson, Grade 2

PYTHON

Come closer to me If you do not come, I will strangle you.

Erica Liston, Grade 5

SCHOOL

September days grow shorter with many hours taken by school Connecticut sea breezes hit my face like needles Happy children play with friends once again, Orderly days whiz by like cars racing to work, Only some wait for autumn to take its course Like those of years past, school is back again.

Nick Timken, Grade 8

CHEETAH

I race all the time I chase prey until I fall I’m faster than cars.

Tyree Brooks, Grade 5

SCHOOL

Silent English class, fun but silent. There is no Caustic language nor hate in the room Helping students and helpful teachers, too Old music playing but soft and nice Oh, the English class should become Louder but stay the same because it’s still Fun when people are silent and happy.

Mia Marciano, Grade 8

Maddie West, Grade 4

My dream house is in the shape of a dinosaur. The feet part are the doors and the leg parts are eleva-tors. In the head is my living room and the eye is the view. The hands and the arms are my rooms. One side is my playroom and the other side is my bedroom. The whole body is like a hotel, and all the scales are rooms that people can stay in.

Owen Bennett, Kindergarten

Vivienne Gao, Grade 8

A BIRD’S POINT OF VIEW

The tree started to shake. Two gigantic things appeared in front of me. I could feel their hot smelly breath. I squawked at them. They laughed at me. One of the things sneezed and sent a leaf into my mouth. It tasted terrible. I spit it out. I squawked and flew around their heads. I landed and they got off the tree. It shook like crazy! I held on to the light blue eggs so they would not fall out. I hope that never happens again. And it didn’t.

Evan Maxwell, Grade 3

The house of my dreams is a rainbow house. It is made of bricks painted all different colors. It has two windows and a front door. There are wheels so it can move and a steering wheel to steer. My house has an upstairs and a downstairs. There are little ribbons hanging for the doors. There is a carpet on the floor. My room is pink with a big bed and a clock.

BUTTERFLY

monarch, graceful soaring, floating, flapping

Migrate in the fall. Danausplexippus

Maeve Bennett, Grade 1

Sophia Gouveia, Kindergarten

Alison Petrocelli, Grade 2

SEPTEMBER

Scholarly seminars start again Ending summer ways, red, brown, and yellow leaves sway Petrified wood holds its stone-like shape Towering over, spare sunlight it takes Everything slows, even the breath of the wind Meadows grow cold, animals sleep with their kin Bewildered by frost, the grass starts to dry Everything looks as if it has died Remember, it will flourish again soon.

Athan Bourganos, Grade 9

To find something I wander inside Perfume, still lingering As always her old guitar leans against the wall. Almost night She sat there barefooted.

Dean Gillespie, Grade 6 Found Poem from When Zachary Beaver Came to Town By Kimberly Willis Holt

BUTTERFLY

blue, black flying, dying, laying eggs

I think it is a swallowtail

Ella Davis, Grade 1

Caelan Desmond, Grade 4

ANT

tiny, fast crawling, running, eating

Ants are cool! crawler

William Hostettler

BLUE MORPHO

colorful, pretty flying, eating, drinking They are very quick.

insect

Annika Shah

PRAYING MANTIS

green, big climbing, eating, flying Likes to eat crickets.

insect

Aarav Patel

KATYDID

green, medium-size eating, hopping, hiding They make me happy!

jumper

Tobias Newbery

GRADE 1 INS

BUTTERFLY

beautiful, colorful flying, sipping, eating

Used to be a caterpillar. insect

Rosie Burvill

PRAYING MANTIS

green, long hunting, crawling, eating

They’re hard to find. predator

Peter Wronowski

LADYBUG

polka-dotted, red flying, tickling, crawling I wish I were a ladybug.

insect

Sydney Doboe

MOTH

white, brown flying, eating, sleeping

I like moths. insect

Marina Kronholm

SECT POEMS DRAGONFLY

blue, tiny flying, crawling, gliding

I love dragonflies! flyer

Maria Theresa Horgan

Eleanor Gustavel, Grade 6

Joseph Horgan, Grade 2

BIRD BANDING

Today we went bird banding. I got to hold a bird! The place was called Knox Preserve. We got wet. The bird banding was a once-in-a-lifetime chance! I got to weigh a bird and let it go. It was an exciting time. My favorite bird was the black- capped chickadee.

Hayden Raithel, Grade 2

My dream house is a castle. It has a clock on the roof. It has underwater flowers and a water slide. It has two decks. They have elevators to go up and down. The clock has hands on both sides. It is a two-faced clock.

Jacob Bates, Kindergarten

George Childs, Grade 2

My dream house is a regular house painted bright colors and it has a castle tower. There is a bridge to get to the tower. There is an elevator inside to go up the tower. It goes up to all ten rooms. My favorite room is eight because it has lots of books and I like to read. The building on the left is the music room.

Aaron Khan, Kindergarten

Brian McGlinchey, Grade 7

As I slide I brush away the tortured face Of Adam and Happiness The night of the Ferris wheel I realize that Adam and I Are not alike Now that I understand.

Nicolas Hall, Grade 6 Found Poem from A Corner of the Universe By Ann M. Martin

Andrew Rosenberg, Grade 8

My dream house is a candy house. On the top is a candy statue that lights up. That’s why it’s purple. The inside walls are made of graham crackers. There are swirly candy couches and licorice lamps. There are graham cracker beds with regular pillows. There’s an upstairs and a kitchen. I like to cook candy. Outside there are two palm trees and a thing to swing on and an alligator.

Mia Klewin, Kindergarten

Akasha Chima-Zezulka, Grade 7

COLOSSAL SQUID

Colossal I am Made with one eye and no bones.

Sea ruler I am.

John Paul Wronowski, Grade 5

GIRAFFE

Spotted all over Biased people judge my neck

Blue tongue reaches out.

Claire Griffin, Grade 5

The HOME of my birth, sad, lonely, NO lazy spiral of BLUE smoke twisting out of the ROCK chimney, NO white leghorn hen, NO horse or cow switching its tail, Simply lonely.

Lanette Hernandez, Grade 6 Found Poem from Where the Red Fern Grows By Wilson Rawls

Sophie Heublein, Grade

SEPTEMBER

Seems the summer is about to leave Even though it seems it’s just begun Packing up my backpack for the first time in months Time ticks on as fast as a flying falcon Earth gets a fresh, vibrant coat of Ferrari red My birthday passes me, like a fellow runner on the cross-country team Bearing down on the best season of the year Enlightening bright scholars on the path to success Radio blasting raucous rap songs in the morning. Christopher Wilbur, Grade 9

CRICKET

brown, shiny hopping, chirping, eating

Crickets are noisy. insect

Jean Huang-Gao, Grade 1

SCHOOL Summer days flow away Consistent routine: school, sports, home Healing the hearts of bad grades On the way to good thinking after summer Out the window, green turns to orange Learning tools from school for the future Mallory McArdle, Grade 9

Morning chins resting on Hands Watching, waiting Early stars fade like dim lights at Dusk Away, away Sun Barely peeks above The horizon

Away from us.

Peter Lena, Grade 6 Found Poem from When Zachary Beaver Came to Town By Kimberly Willis Holt

Addysen Helbig, Grade 2

LADYBUG

red, spotted crawling, flying, climbing

Ladybugs are helpful. insect

Maria Carseli, Grade 1

Cooper Olson, Grade 6

DRAGONFLY

skinny, lacy zooming, darting, flying They remind me of fall.

insect

Isabella Casillas, Grade 1

THE EGG

I found a really strange egg today! It is starting to hatch! The egg is neon red and yellow. I found it in the fire pit. The egg smells like burnt wood. It sounds like a bonfire when it is burning. It is the size of a small tree. It is oval-shaped and feels very hot. I found the egg with the help of a strange map. The egg has a two-foot crack in it! I think it will be a fire dragon.

Ryan Greene, Grade 2

Addie Allen, Grade 4

MONARCH

beautiful, fragile flying, sipping, traveling

It’s soft! butterfly

Thayer Childs, Grade 1

Andrew Nanson, Grade 2

AUTUMN

Autumn has many colored leaves Under the ground animals are hibernating Thanksgiving is a thankful holiday Undergrowth begins to die but will grow again next spring Murky water gets colder Notice the leaves and jump in them.

Ajay Naik, Grade 4

SCHOOL Suddenly I was in English class Class of respect, fun, knowledge High school knowledge we need to reach Over and over with the same words Over and over with the same fun Loving is the only word for Mr. Salsich’s class.

José Pérez Gavilan, Grade 9

FIREFLY

I light up the night I am bright yet fly by day

Lightning in a jar.

Patrick Hagelston, Grade 5

Samantha Seymour, Grade 8

Beth Fleming, Grade 8

My dream house is a big fish tank. I can swim to all the rooms. I have to wear goggles. My house has a wide gulping mouth fish, an electric eel, a two-headed fish, and a superfast fish. My bed is a waterbed and water comes out of the chimney.

Quinn Marshall, Kindergarten

SEPTEMBER

Silence in the air as fall sets in Even the birds’ sweet songs die away Putting forth into a new year The year is winding down Enough of the hot weather Many of the leaves die Brown they will soon be Enough of summer Remember September.

John Hall, Grade 9

SCHOOL

Scholars studying seriously Chirping birds sing outside Mr. Salsich’s window Hard at work, the time flies past us Only leaving memories and what we’ve learned in class Of course, going to Pine Point, we need to realize how Lucky we are.

Mia Perry, Grade 9 Erin Ritter, Grade 7

Sierra Beltran, Grade 8

Leila Brooks, Grade 2

Hunter Dolphin, Grade 5

SCHOOL

Students becoming scholars Chasing ideas and dreams Honing our skills and Overcoming Our weaknesses while Laughing and learning

Christian Diaz, Grade 9

SCHOOL

Superb sentences written by smart classmates in every paragraph Challenging our great minds using newly learned terminology Having great thoughts, interesting sentences, and words to enhance our writing Overthinking writing, just to think of ways to make it better Only writing what is meant to be written Losing our minds with so many ways to enhance our writing.

Seth Antoch, Grade 9

Andrew Hilton, Grade 8

Gabby Seidel, Grade 4

Jason Sang, Grade 2

AARDVARK

Grey whip as my tail A large shell shelters my form

Trumpet as my snout.

Adrian Visscher, Grade 5

SEA URCHIN

I am prickly You can barely tell I move

I am aquatic.

Russell Olson, Grade 5

SCHOOL

Silence and SLANT in Salsich’s Classroom Hurrying students Opening their lockers in the hallway Organized thoughts Linger until they reach paper.

Marcus Harris, Grade 9

Dominic Patti, Grade 8

Julia Little, Grade 8

Pine Point School Stonington, Connecticut