What a great introductory week we had at Miles Davis! Our first lessons in Ms. Tamru’s 6th and 8th grade classes were an exploration of creativity and color. After defining essential terminology in poetry together, the youth investigated themselves, their homes, or simply created a reality for their favorite colors
Ms. Tamru’s 6th Grade Class
“Bellow”
(Anonymous)
Okay, so one of my favorite colors is yellow
It rhymes with Othello and there’s also
A Ninja Turtle with the name Donatello
I also like blue, it’s really cool too
The Blue Line train goes “choo choo”
There’s a guy who also likes blue
He lives on 5th Avenue and loudly plays the kazoo
I’m not the only one!
I’m going to have fun with others who like the color blue
Now I’m done
You must be spun
This rap is original and can’t be redone
I spent a lot of time doing this rhyme,
looking for whatever words I could find
And it didn’t cost a dime
Ms. Tamru’s 8th Grade Class
“The Purple In Me”
Imani H.
The purple in me says
I’m fierce and free
The purple in me holds
my bold mystery
The purple in me screams
this girl is royalty
The purple in me leads
with grace and dignity
The purple in me has plans
for me to rule the world throughout eternity
The purple in me shouts to
the rooftop I’m beautiful!
in a dainty decree
The purple in me shows
God’s strength and courage as part of his royal creativity
The purple in me dances
Leaps
Twirls
And inspire us all
to just be unique
