The Golden Feather Grade 2...Parwal Vedant , Anna Godfrey, Serena Wang, Rayna Wuh, Jude Ferri, P.J....
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Hawk School 2nd graders
are great writers! In their own free
time, these young
poets and authors
created some
entertaining poetry
and prose to share
with people like
you. We know you will enjoy the
creativity of these talented kids!
Thank you to our writers –
Megan Leung, Kimi Kobayashi,
Nayan Pallothu, Kaylin Ku, Marie
Fanta, Ben Fanta, Michael Kong,
Wenlan E. Jackson, Emmanuel
Lyngberg, Ishani Ranjan, Kevin
Dougherty, Michelle Vassilev,
Spencer Henry,
Kelly McElroy,
Anishka Praveen,
Parwal Vedant ,
Anna Godfrey,
Serena Wang,
Rayna Wuh, Jude Ferri, P.J.
Horoszewski, Aman Anand, and
Yoon Park.
Happy reading and happy
writing!
~ Mr. Wilson and Mrs. McGuirl
The
Golden Feather Second Grade Literary Magazine
May2010MauriceHawkElementary Volume1
SnowDay
byMeganLeungIwokeupandlookedoutthewindow.
Everythingoutsidewasaswhiteasmy
ceiling.
Ifeltlikejumpingupanddown.
Irantomymom’sroomandyelled,
“Wakeup!Wakeup!It’ssnowing.It’s
snowing.”
Iwantedtoplayoutside.
Therewasnoschooltoday.“Hooray,”I
yelled.
Thenmymomhelpedmegetdressed.
Islippedupmysnowpants.Izipped
upmyjacket.
Ipulledupmyboots.Iputonmyhat.
Isqueezedmyhandsintomygloves.
WhenIwasready,Iwentoutsideand
pulledmylittlesisterinthesled.
Pullingherwashard.
Iwalkedandwalkedinthedeepsnow.
Itwascoldandflakeyagainstmygreen
andblackboots.
Itwassocleanandlikeawhite
blanket.
Iwenttomyfriend’shouseand
climbedonthebigmountainshehad
made.
Mysistergotreallycoldandmydad
tookherhome.
IstayedandstayeduntilItoogotcold.
ThenIwentbackhomeandthenext
dayIplayedagain.
AnotherSnowDay.
THEEND.
WhenILostMyFirstToothbyKimiKobayashi
Before this happened, my friends
lostsomeoftheirteethsoIwaswaitingto
losesomeofmine.Andthenithappened.
I was brushing my teeth one day and
whenIspitoutthetoothpasteanditwas
red.
“I didn’t eat anything red,” I
thought. I looked in the mirror andmy
toothwasbleeding.
“Mama, my tooth is bleeding,” I
yelled.
“It’s coming out,” she said
excitedly.
I had been waiting for my first
tooth to fall out since I was in late
kindergarten!
I washed my mouth and went to
mymomanddad’s room,wheremydad
was.Itoldhimitwasbleedingtoo.
“Doyouwantmetopullitout?”he
asked.
“How?” I asked back. He said he
wasgoing to tie it to a stringand tie the
other end to the doorknob and slam the
door. I was scared but I said yes, so he
did.
Slam!Wentthedoor.Mytoothwasgone.
Iwas so excited, butmy toothwasn’t on
thestring.Thenwherewasit?
While the rest of my family was
looking for it, I finished brushing my
teeth.WhileIwas,mymomfoundit.
I was so excited for the tooth fairy to
come. I wondered how much money I
wouldget.
The next day I looked under my
pillowand…Igotadollar!
TheEnd
WizardSpellsbyNayanPallothu
Three boys named Jim, Tim and Mim
were playing football on the field. Tim
threw theball sohigh itwent to the sky
and hit a plane, they did not know, the
ball hit a plane until they saw it. Mim
thoughtheshouldsave thepeople inside
the plane suddenly he had a plan so he
toldTimandJimandtheirplanwastoget
Jim’s dad because Jim’s dad Henry is a
wizard that knows spells! They told him
abouttheplanefallinginthefield.
ThefirstSpellhedidwas,hefroze
everythingexpecthimself,thatmeansthe
plane too is frozen.Hisnext spellwas to
unfreeze the three boys, then he cut off
the ground, and he took away gravity.
Finallyheunfrozeall thepeople, so they
were all flying and the plane was also
flyingwithabrokenmortar.Afterthathe
brought the plane down, and put it in
ground which he had cut off. Finally he
put thegravityback, andeverythingwas
backtonormal.
Jim, Tim and Mim were happy to
seethatnoonewashurt,andtheydidnot
get into any trouble at home. They
thanked Jim’sdadHenry for all thehelp.
Jim after seeing all that his dad didwith
hismagic, started thinking of learning to
performallthespells.
TheEnd.
MyFirstSoftballPracticeByKaylinKu
ItwasFridayevening,thefirstdayofmysoftballpractice.IfeltsoexcitedthatIwantedtogetthereinaflash.Icouldn’twaittotakeoutmygloveandmybat.Thefiveminutedrivetotheindoorfacilityfeltlikehours.
Finallywhenwereachedthetrainingfacility,Ijumpedoutofthecarandtookthenew,redsoftballbagfrommydad.WhenmydadandIwalkedintothechillyfacility,goosebumpsranupmyarms.Itwasmyfirstpractice.
“Goon,Kaylin,”urgedmydad.“Ok,”Iwhispered,withalittlebitofuncertainty.Nervously,Iputdownmyredsoftballbagandunzippeditandtookoutmywaterbottle.Isteppedontothefakegrass.ItmadeaswishsoundeachtimeIsteppedoverthegrass.Iwalkedforwardintotheringwheretheothergirlssat.Ididn’tseeanyofthesegirlsbefore.“Whoarethey?”Iwondered.
“Hello,”saidthefriendlycoach,“What’syourname?”“Kaylin,”Ianswered.
Istartedcatchingandthrowingtheballwithmypartner.IpulledbackmyarmandIthrewtheballoverhandwithalotofpower.“Oops,”Isaidintomyhands.Theballhadbouncedoffofmypartner’sknee.Iwasrelievedwhenshecasuallypickeduptheballandrubbedherkneethenthrewtheballbacktome.Theballfelthardwhenitlandedintomyglove.
Thenitwastimetobat.Itookmybatfrommyredbagandsteppedintothelastbattingnet.Thecoachenteredintothenetwithmeandputaballonthetee.Heinstructedmetoswing.Iswungthebathard.Whenthebatandballmet,“Ping,”itrang.Thecoachsetupanotherball.“PING,”Thistimetheballhitthesweetspot.Itfeltgreat!
JustasIbegantoenjoyhittingtheballsoneaftertheother,thecoachcalled,“Girls,comeoutofthebattingnet.""Thatwasashorttime,"Ithought.
Isatwithmyteammatesinacirclewhilethecoachtalkedtousaboutallthehardworkwe’ddone.Andthatwastheendofpractice.
IpackedmystuffbackintomybagandmyDadandIsteppedoutintothewarmnightair."Nowwheredoyouwanttogoouttodinner?"mydadasked.“Dinner?”Irepliedinsurprise."Yes,dinner,tocelebrateyourfirstsoftballpractice.”MyheartsoaredwithprideanddelightasmydadandIheadedto"Brother'sPizza."
LostattheBeachbyMarieFanta
WhenIwasfour,Iwasatthe
beachwithmymomandmybrother.We
hadwanderedawayfromourumbrella,
whenIasked“Mom,canwegoback?”but
shekeptlookingatmybrother,anddidn’t
lookatme.SoIaskedagain“Momcanwe
goback?”butshestilldidn’tlookatme,or
come.ButIdidn’tknowthat.Ihad
alreadystartedbacktowardtheumbrella.
Theseabreezewasgentle,and
smelledofsalt.Thesandbeneathmyfeet
feltgrainyandsmoothatthesametime.
WhenIhadgottenpasttwolifeguard
stands,Istoppedandlookedaround.
Momwasn’tthere.Istartedtowalkback.
WhenIhadwalkedpastthe
secondlifeguardstand,aladycameupto
me.Sheasked“AreyouMarieFanta?”I
answered“Yes.”Shesaid,”Comewith
me.”
SoIfollowedherandshebrought
metomymom.Iwassohappy!Iasked
“Howdidthatladyknowmyname?”My
momanswered,“Well,shemightof
knownbecauseIwasshoutingyourname
toeverybodyonthebeach.”
TheHikebyBenFanta
OnceIwenthikinginthe
RedwoodsofSanFrancisco.Onthehike,I
felloffthetrailbuttwothingssavedmy
life:myfamilyandatreeroot.
Theweatherwasniceandsunny
andwewerehavingfun.Wewerehiking
onasteepsideofahill.Iwaswalkingtoo
closetotheedgeandslippedoffthetrail.I
feltnervousasIwasfalling.Atreeroot
stoppedmefromfallingallthewaydown
tothestream.Therootstuckoutand
connectedbackintothesideofthehill.
Myfamilypulledmebackontothetrail.
Ilearnedthatyoushouldnever
walktooclosetotheedge.
SnowMiracleby Michael Kong Oneday I lookedout thewindow.“IT’S SNOWING,” I screamed in
excitement. I woke my dad who was
snoringinbed.Isaid,“Lookoutside.”My
dadlookedoutthewindow.Hesawsnow
everywhereinhisdream.Hefinallywoke
andatebreakfast.
After breakfast he really looked
out the window. It was snowing in real
life. I suggested that we could make a
snow castle. My dad agreedwithme. So
wegotinoursnowsuitsandgottowork.
Webuilt threemore layers I felt hungry.
SoIsaid,“Let’seatlunch”sowedid.
Afterthatwestartedmakingthe
nextlair.Afterwefinishedtwomorelairs
Ifelttired.SoIcameinforarest.Mydad
finishedonelayerandcamein.Andate
dinnerandslept.ThenextdayIlooked
outthewindowtoseeifanysnowmelted.
NONEhadmelted.Westartedbuilding.In
twelvehoursweweredone.
AGoodDaybyWenlanE.JacksonItwasanice,springmorningwhenSara
waseatingbreakfast.
“Mommy,canyougetmeaprizetoday
frommygoodfluteclassyesterday?”Sara
asked,“Sure.”SaidSarah’sMom,
Katherine.
“Whatdoyouwant?”
“Um,maybeabook?Maybenot.”
“Astuffedanimal?”
“No.”
Bing!Sarahthought.Shecouldget
zandybandzsandsillybandzs.How
wonderful!Butthequestionwaswhat
pack(s)wouldshegetandhowmany?
“I’lldecideatthestore.”Shesaidto
herself.
So,thatafternoontheywentouttoget
someatPipSqueakatMarketFair.Sara
askedasalespersonwheretheywere.
“Sorry.”Thesalespersonreplied.
“They’reallsoldout.”
“Verycommon.”Anothersalesperson
chimedin.
“Let’sgogetsomethingelse.”Katherine
said,grinning.
“Canwewatchmovie?”Sarahasked.
“Ofcourse!”Katherinesaid.
“Yippee!”Sarasqueaked.
SothateveningtheywatchedAlvinand
theChipmunkswithpopcornandsoda.
“Cool!”Sarasaidinagirly‐girlvoice.
“Noweatyourdinnersweetheart.”
AftereatingdinnerSarabrushedher
teeth.Afterbrushingherteeth,she
changedintoherpajamas.Thenshe
finallywenttobed.
“Goodnight,Mommy.”
“Goodnight,Cupcake.”
TheEnd.
SleepoverinNewYorkCitybyEmmanuelLyngberg
IhadChristmaswithmycousinsandIhavethousandsofstoriestotellyou.ButIamgoingtofocusonthestoryaboutmeandmycousinsgoingtoNewYorkandstayinginanapartmentforacoupleofdays.Ohboy,wasIexcitedorwhat!
Forthefirstnight,wellmycousinhadtroublegettingtheapartmentdooropen.WhenwegotinIwasveryhappytoseethattherewasalotofLegos.Wewereplaying,playingandplaying.Thenwegothungryandweatedinner.Whendinnerwasover,weplayedalittlebitofvideogamesonLasses’NintendoDSI.Thenitwastimeforbed.
ThenextdaywewenttothemuseumofNaturalHistory.Wewentinandgotourcoatsoffandstartedlookingaround.Thenwefoundahallthatwenttomanyrooms.Firstwewenttoaroomthathadfossilsofthingsbackwhenpeoplejustevolved.SecondwesawtheMountVesuviusfossilsinItalyPompeii.OhmanitwashotinthatroomandIwasstartingtosweat.
Sowegotoutoftheroomand
wenttoanelevatorandwentupafewfloorsandgotoutandwenttoabouttwoorthreeroomsoffossilsofdinosaurs.Welookedatdinosaur’slegs,heads,bodiesandmuchmore.ThenwecametoahugeLongNeckdinosaur.Itwasaboutfortytofiftyfeetlongandthirtytofortyfeethigh.WealsosawaT.rexinbattle;“WOW”wasthatcoolorwhat!
MycousinsandIwenttoanother
roomthathadseacreaturesfromthe21stcenturylikeseals,dolphins,bluewhaleandsomemoreseacreatures.Andyouknowwhatmademymouthopenwide?Ahuge,hugebluewhalerightontopofme!Wealsowenttothereptile‐bugroomwherewesawspiders,bigants,lizardsandsmallT.rexes.
Itwasfunlookingatallthoseanimals.Weallgottiredandwentbacktotheapartmenttohavedinner.
AfterplayingwithLegos,itwas
timetogotobed.Ifeltverysleepy.ThenextdayIwokeupandhadbreakfast.5minuteslaterIwentbackhomebytrain.
AVisittoVirginiaBeachbyIshaniRanjan
ItwasabeautifulsunnydayonVirginiaBeach.IwaswithmyMom,Dad,Uncle,andUncle’sfriends.Weweretryingtobuildasandcastlebutthesandwasdryandsoft.
“Ineedsomewater”,Ithought.SoItookmybuckettothewaterandscoopedsomewaterintothebucket.
IknewIshouldhavetakenmyflip‐flopsoff,butIdidn’t.SowhenIwentnearthewaterthiswavewascomingtowardsmeand….
WHOOSH!Somesandwaspulledbythe
water…..WHOOSH!Somepebbles
werepulledbythewater.Andwhenthenextminitsunami
came…myflip‐flopswentintothewater!
AAAAAAAAA!Iran,Iswam,andIcaughtit!Yay!
Yippie!Yay!Yippie!Iwashappytohavemyslippersagain.
AndIknew,Ishouldnevereverwearmyflip‐flopstothewateragain.
StuckinOuterSpacebyKevinDougherty
IgotsleepierandsleepierasthedaywentonbutsuddenlyIwasgettingonanover‐grownspacesuit.ThenIputonmyheavyairtankhelmetandwenttomylaunch‐pad.Isetthecontrols(longitudeandlatitude)feltaburstofenergyfromthehotshinyflamesandwentspinningofftheEarth. AsIwentshootingthroughtheatmosphereIsawalotofclumpsofastroidswhenIwentsoaringthroughtheastroidbelt.Adark,fiery,lumpymeteoroidwentzoomingpastme.AsquickaslighteningIturnedmyrockettheotherwaysomyrocketwouldn'tgetburned.AsIwasfallingnotdown,butup,Istartedtonoticehowdark,peaceful,andlonelyitwasgettingtobe. RightafterIgotintotheopenspaceofouterspace,myrocketstartedspinningoutofcontrol.Istaredoutmyblankblackfrontviewwindow,butcouldn'tseeanything,nothingbutdarkness.IthoughtIwasinthemiddleofawatertornado(atornadothathappensinthewater),butthenrealizedIwasgettingsuckedfurtherandfurtherintotheblackhole,“I'mfeelingmuchloneliernowthenbefore”,Ithought. Thenallinablinkofaneye,Icameoutoftheblackhole.Iwasscaredandtriedtocheckmyradarsystem.Ipluggedinmylongitudeandlatitudebutitwasblank.Iwaslostinanewgalaxy.Iwasinanewuniverse.IcouldtellIwasinanewuniverse,becauseIsawmorethanonemoonsurroundingalloftheplanets,andinsteadoftheatmospherebeingdark,itwasareallybrightshadeofyellowwith
navybluestars.Ithoughttherewasagreatbigfieryballinthemiddleofthefourteenplanets,butno,itwasastar,butunlikeotherstars,thisonedidnothavefivepoints,itonlyhadfourandwasintheshapeofathrone.Sittingonthethronewasaveryoldman.TheoldmanlookedlikeDumbledoreformtheHarryPotterseries.Hehadalongbeardandsilverywhitehair.Oneachpointofthestarofthethronewereguardswhoprotectedtheoldmanfromaninvasionofaliens.Theguardsshotballsoffirefromtheirmouthsanddarkpurplecloudsofgasesformtheirhands. Iwastoscaredtoconfronttheoldman,butIknewIhadtogetbacktomygalaxy.IknewIhadtogetcloseenoughsoIcouldasktheoldmanhowtogetbacktomyuniverse.Theguardswereshootingtheirweaponsoffireballsandgases,butIkeptdodgingthem.Finally,Imadeittooneofthepointsofthethroneandtheoldmansaid“Pots!”(Stop!)
Theguardsstoppedshooting.Iwasfinallyabletogetoutofmyrocket,tremblingwithfear,andasktheoldmanmyquestions,“Howdoyougetbacktomyuniverse?”.AsIwascryingIasked“Doyouknowwheremyhouseis?”Hetookmyhand,putabaginitandsaid,“Tupsihtnoruoytekcor.”(putthisonyourrocket).IknewexactlywhathesaidbecauseIknewmostofmywordsbackwards.Ihadtodecodethemessage.Iputthestuffontheengineofmyrocket,pluggedinlongitudeandlatitudeandzoomedbackthroughtheblackholerightintoMr.Wilson’sclass.IgaveabigyawnandnoticedthatImissedthewholemathperiod.
ChristmasMiceByKellyMcElroy
Onceuponatimetherewasa
familyofsevenmice.TheoldestmouslingwasNicole,amousethatlovedhersib‐mouslingandwasanexcellentwriter.ThenextwasHaily,themousebeingleftatagesix,wasthesmartestofallandlovedtodraw.Then,ofcoursetherewerethetwo,threeyearoldtwins,SarahandThomas,wholovedtorunaroundandplay.Theyoungest,Phoo,wastwoandlovedtosleepandplay.
OnechillydayinDecembertheirtreegotcutdownandbroughttoahousewheremanypresentsgothung,buttheydidn’tlikebeinginasmallplaceanditwasn’tthatfun.
OnedayHailywenttotheedgeofabranchandlistenedtotheoddmovingfiguresstandingintheroom.“TomorrowisChristmasEveandwemustgetthoseputridratsoutofthetree!”saidone.“Putrid!”shoutedHailyinanastonishedvoicebutshekeptlistening.“Tonight,”theoddfigurecontinuedinalowvoice.
Hailyranandtoldtheothers.“Bigbadblur”saidtwoyearoldPhoo.“Wow,badthings”saidNicolelookingscared.“Scary”saidthetwinstogether.
Thatnightat7o’clockHailysawashadowwithabatstickingoutturnthecorner.Hailyrantotheendofthebranchandlunged.Whenthethinggotcloseshejumpedandbititsear.Afterthat,sheneversawthefigureinthehouseagain.
ThatnightwhenSantacamethemiceallgotapresent.Hailygotascarfandanutcrackerthatsheadored.Hailywassoveryhappythatshe’dneverhavetoworryaboutpeopleagain.
WintertimebyMichelleVassilevInwinterit’sabeautifulsightWiththesnowflakesdancingallaround.Thesnowflakesarepretty,Theyaredelicioustoo!Ifyouwanttotrythem,I’llcomerightwithyou!WhenItastethemIstickmytonguerightout.ItalmostfreezeswithcoldAsthesnowflakeslandonmymouth.ThetreesaregorgeousWhentheyarecoveredwithsnow.Theyshinelikebluediamonds.Whatamarvelousglow!Alltreesinthewinterhavedifferentshapesaswell.Onelookslikearocketshipthatblastsoffintospace.Whenitshootsup,thesnowfallswithsuchnoisethatIturnpale.ThenIlookaroundandsee–it’sjustasquirrelchasingitstail!
MySpeedingSledbySpencerHenrySlowly,slowly,Iwalkedupthehill.ThesnowwassodeepthatItookaspill.Igotbackupandwenttothetop.Iwasverycold,butIdidn’tstop.Iploppedonmysledandgotreadytogo.Mydadgaveapushdownabighillofsnow.IattheendtherewasabigCRASH!
SNOWbyAnishkaPraveenEveryoneisplayingEveryoneiscleaningAndeveryoneisinthesnow.
WinterFunbyParwalVedant
Winteriscold,
Winterisfreezy,
Whatabreeze?Orwhatafreeze?
Childrenplaymakingsnowman,
Havingsnowballfight,
Sleddingdownhillshavingafight.
Comingin,drinkinghotchocolate
WithMarshmallowsandsprinkles.
Thedayisover,funisover,
Sleeptight…don’tletthebedbugbites.
ADayintheSnowbyAnnaGodfreyWhenthelandhaslayersofsnowItmakesthelandcompletelyglow.WhenthekidsgoouttoshowTheirfrozensnowmenintheglowThenalloftheparentsknowThattheyhavenograsstomow!SotheparentsgotorideOntheiriceskateswithamannamedClydeThecoupleskatetogether,whataheavenlyride!Withthewife,ashappyasabride!
SpinningSnowflakesbySerenaWang
Onebyonethesnowflakesfalltwirling,Millionsofsnowflakescomewhirling.Theyallcometogether,Boughtaltogetherasone.Many,manysnowflakestwirlingWhirlingspinningsoftlytothegroundWhisperingtothegreenfloortoHavegooddreamsandthey’llmakeAblanketontopoftheirgreengleams.ButsoontheearthawakesandthesnowgoesgoneThebirdstweeterandhaveawonderfulsongAstheytweettheygivebirthandtweetsolongWinter,farewell.
TheColdSpotbyRaynaWuh
Dripdrop!Chatterchatter
Dripdrop!Chatterchatter
What’sthewatercomingfromup
there?
Dripdrop!Chatterchatter
Dripdrop!Chatterchatter
Whyisitonlyraininginthisspot?
Dripdrop!Chatter
chatter Dripdrop!Chatter
chatter
Iknowwhatthisis!
Dripdrop!Chatterchatter
Dripdrop!Chatterchatter
It’sameltingicicle.
Ishouldgetoutofthisspot.
THESNOWDAYbyJudeFerri
InwinterIhope
Forabigsnowstorm.
Whereoutsideit’scold
Andinsideit’swarm.
Igetbundledlikeamummy
Inallmysnowgear.
Idashoutside
Withabigcheer!
Myfavoritepart
Whenitsnows
Ismunchingonit…
Downmythroatitgoes!
Whenitsnowsalot,
Isleddownmyfrontyard.
Becauseit’sreallyfun,
It’snotthathard!
Ipickupaball
Inasnowfight.
Ihidebehindasled
Andthrowitwithallmymight!
Whenthedayisdone
AndI’mtoocold,
Igoinside
AndmyhotchocolateIhold!
WINTERSCENEbyP.J.Horoszewski
Snowflakesfalling,Snowballsrolling.Lightsontrees,Nomorebees.Oaktrees’branchesGrayandbare.PeoplebreatheinCold,dryair.HillsarecoveredHighandlow,PeopleseeingFlyingsnow.
TheSnowmanbyAmanAnand
Onceuponatimetherewasa
snowman.HisnamewasMike.He
wasmadeoutofbuttons,snow,ahat,
sticks,andshoes.Hewaslivingwitha
group.But,oneday…hegotlost.
“Oh,no.I’mlost!”heyelled.He
lookedeverywhere.“Whereare
they?”hesaid.
Thenhefoundanotherlost
snowman.Theyplayedtogetherfor
months.Thenapersonfromhis
groupcametotakehimback.
“Idon’twanttogoback,”he
said.
“Ihaveagoodidea,”his
partnersaid.“Let’stakehimwithus.”
Theyagreed.Theyhadagreattime.
BookReview:BenjaminFranklinbyWilMarabyYoonPark
ThisbookwasaboutBenjaminFranklin.MyfavoritepersoninthestorywasBenjaminFranklin.IlikedthebookbecauseitwasinterestingwhenBenjaminFranklintooklightningfromtheskywithakiteandakey.Youshouldreadthisbookbecauseitisamazing.YoucanlearnabouthowBenjaminFranklinhelpedmakethenewlawsfortheU.S.A.inthisbook.