Charlotte Kelly's winning book from the Reading Rainbow contest
all the winners of the MA WGBY contest
Caroline Wilson - Grade 1
Finalist - "My Ideal School" Poster Contest
"What I love about my school is that it has nice children and nice teachers and kids are good at working. Everyone at school makes great art projects. I like the lunches they have.
Kingsley Samuels - Grade 6
Winner - Peace Poetry Contest
Peace, respect, love
words of joy
words of life.
When you see a dove
Think of peace.
When you see an olive branch
Think of peace.
Peace, respect, love
Peace is like trees and plants growing in a field
Peace is like a cut being cared for anf healed.
Having peace ina the world makes you
Happy in the heart
Without peace in the world,
The world would fall apart
The world should be a peaceful place,
with no violence or weapons to face.
Peace is like saying I love you worldwide.
Peace is the knowledge that you possess inside.
As she soars through all the hate, all wrong
Leaves her wing.
It's stunning how much peace a small dove can bring.
Stop all the sadness, stop all the hate
Live in peace before it is too late.
Have respect for everyone
As you want everyone to have respect for you.
Mairead Hadley - Grade 6
Winner - Peace Poetry Contest
A World of Peace
Please,
Accept my imperfection
Accept my differences and uniqueness
Please,
Accept our equality
Let us dream and imagine
As far as the clouds
Let me show you my ideas
And then show me yours
Lend me your friendship
Share with me love
Forget about your religion and mine
About rich or poor
About being a man or a woman
Let light fill us both with
Joy and hope
One world of warmth
For our friendship to live
Beyond all else
Please,
Accept my imperfection
Accept my differences and uniqueness
Brittany Silva - Grade 6
Winner - Peace Poetry Contest
Peace
Peace is a community
sharing the World, hand in hand
destroying ideas of racism and war
living as one
Peace is friendship
holding hands of opposite colors
creating respect, justice and unison
for all the world to share
Peace is a flickering candle
lighting children's rooms at night
ridding the monsters
as the peacefulness of sleep drags their eyelids closed
Peace is a stream
trickling love into the Earth's veins
good will flowing free
in oceans of community
Peace is a white dove
flying over a sea of soldiers
forcing all to drop their weapons
creating dead silence
Nancy Winslow - School Adjustment Counselor
Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
Massachusetts Unsung Heroine 2007 for Truro and Wellfleet!!