5th grade Valentine’s Day Project- Due: February 10, 2016
As Valentine’s Day slowly approaches, it is CCS tradition to be untraditional. In lieu
of the typical valentines children usually give one another on Valentine’s Day, we
have our students make homemade valentines by writing valentine poems made
especially for each classmate! We realize this takes longer than buying the readymade cards but what a special keepsake and treasure to share with a friend! It is
also a fantastic writing activity! Because of the length of time it may take to create
these beautiful poems, we’d like to offer the project directions earlier just in case
your family wants to get a head start.
We are asking that your child choose from the following types of poems to write a
Valentine for each classmate: a couplet (a two-line poem that rhymes), an acrostic
poem (write a word or name vertically, then write a word or phrase to describe that
word or name that begins with the corresponding letter), a cinquain (a five-line
poem), a haiku (an unrhymed three-lined poem), or a diamante poem (a poem in
the shape of a diamond). *Please do not send any food or candy treats to school with your
child for Valentine’s Day. We will not be able to pass them out.
Examples of each are below:
Cinquain:
line 1 - one word (noun) a title or name of the subject
line 2 - two words (adjectives) describing the title
line 3 - three words (verbs) describing an action related to the title
line 4 - four words describing a feeling about the title, a complete sentence
line 5 - one word referring back to the title of the poem
Ex. Mrs. Wilson
Creative, Caring
Helping, hugging, smiling
She loves her students.
Teacher
Acrostic:
Enjoys being with friends
Loves animals
Laughs a lot
Intelligent
Extra special
Haiku:
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables
Sue has a bright smile
A sunny disposition
She makes us happy
Couplet:
Amy is a treat,
She is so sweet.
Diamante Poem:
Line one: Your beginning topic (noun) a title or name of the subject
Line two: Two adjectives about your topic
Line three: Three –ing words about topic
Line four: Four nouns or a short phrase about your topic
Line five: Three –ing words about your topic
Line six: Two adjectives about your topic
Line seven: Ending noun describing your topic
Ms. Stacey
Happy, thoughtful
Smiling, hugging, laughing
Children, Corvian, family, mother
Loving, caring, giving
Smart, wise
Leader
Please make sure you don’t wait until the last minute to start this project, as I know
it would become stressful and overwhelming. This should be a fun experience for
you child. On Valentine’s Day your child should come to school with a homemade
card for each of his/her classmates. Thank you in advance for your help and
support!
Emily Bacon
Maya Blakely
Matthew Cox
Ben Childers
Ali Clark
Rylie Cook
Shealyn Frederick
Logan Gabree
Will Hinesley
Calvin Holladay
Emma Huber
Brylan Johnson
Jaylin Love
Jemima Mensa-Shebra
Ben Nowland
Talitha Oddy
Mason Rivera-Lind
Kaitlyn Tobin
Avery Schlicher
CJ Schrader
Charlotte Stavis
Luke Weber
Aiden Wood