Lit. Poems

"Givers of Joy"

Accordion

Joyful, musical

Expanding, contracting, entertaining

Enjoyable, playable, readable, delightful

Amusing, teaching, giving

Plentiful, knowledgeable

Books

"The Fighter"

Max

Hoping, fighting, and thankful

Who loves to make books

Who feels bad about leaving his family

Who needs the safety of the Hubermanns' basement

Who shares his friendship

Who fears his nightmares

Who'd like to see his family again

Who dreams of fighting Hitler

Who ends up surviving the war.

by Markus Zusak

Trip to the Aquarium

Recently my school went on a trip to Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. We all had a great time and learned a lot of new information. My favorite parts of the aquarium were the touch pools, the shark tunnel, and the penguins. The touch pools were fun because we were able to feel the "skin" of a lot of different marine animals, including stingrays, sharks, and jellyfish. At the shark tunnel, we were walking in a small glass tunnel that was completely surrounded by water with sharks swimming around in it. It was an amazing experience, to see sharks so close up. The penguins were cool simply because of the way they acted; they waddled around, hid in holes, and swam in the water. To sum it all up, our trip to the aquarium was a fun, educational experience.