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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Sisters students celebrate poetry By Erin Borla Correspondent Sisters Elementary School recently celebrated National Poetry Month with a “Poetry- Palooza.” Throughout the morning all students from grades kindergarten through fourth grade, including the Sisters Park & Recreation District preschool, moved from classroom to classroom and experienced different interactive workshops all around the theme of poetry. Each class was able to participate in seven sessions taught by teachers, commu- nity members and parents, including read-aloud poetry, puppets, being mindful, chalk poems and more. Local volunteers includ- ing Paige Bentley-Flannery, the librarian at the Sisters branch of the Deschutes Public Library, Katie Diez from High Desert ESD, par- ents Catherine Griffin, Haley Ellis, Lucie Pronold and Kelley Moen, retired teacher Mrs. Kamrath and current middle school teacher Becky Aylor helped direct the differ- ent workshops. “Our staff really thought outside the box to come up with this unique way to cele- brate National Poetry Month,” said Becky Stoughton, prin- cipal at Sisters Elementary School. Reading specialist Stephanie Jensen worked on coordinating staff and volun- teers to make the event hap- pen during the school day. Parents who had been cleared to volunteer within the school were invited to attend and participate with students. “This really came together well,” Jensen said. “The wide variety of workshops helped our kids enjoy and learn about photo by erin borla Celebrating Poetry-Palooza at Sisters Elementary School. poetry. The community vol- unteers and the parents helped to make it happen.” Many of the students agreed one of the favorite workshops used puppets and was taught by Sisters Middle School language arts teacher Becky Aylor. She taught a brief lesson using her five crates of hand and rod pup- pets. Students got an oppor- tunity to be in a puppet show and sing along with members of the audience in a rousing round of Mary Had A Little Lamb. “I related the puppets to emotion and expression,” Aylor said. “The same with poems. Poems are a reflection of culture — everyone has a story to tell.” Students were origi- nally going to draw poems on the school sidewalks with chalk during one of the workshops — but when the weather turned colder and threatened rain the volun- teers had to change the idea quickly. Students were able to draft their chalk poems on long black pieces of butcher paper in the gym. The paper “sidewalks” were then put up throughout the school for MEMORY PROBLEMS? 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Throughout each session she read a story called Lemonade Hurricane, about meditation and listening to your body, and then had some interactive activities where the students were able to move about. “We talked about paying attention to what’s going on inside and outside your body,” she said. “We took deep breaths and focused. Being mindful of everything around you can help you focus — sports, walking, writing, art; anything can be a lesson in mindfulness.” Sisters salutes... Michele Hammer of the SALI (Sisters Annual Lacrosse Invitational) Organizing Committee wrote: The entire SALI organiz- ing committee would like to thank all of the parents and volunteers who stepped up to make the 12th Annual SALI Lacrosse Tournament such a rousing success! Without the volunteers an event like this would never happen. Over 1,000 kids had the opportunity to play lacrosse this weekend, and it only happens because of our volunteers. I would especially like to thank Cathy Stadeli, Tracy Harris, Sandi Hull and Kim Kelm who put it all together and ran it like pros, and the amazing administrative wiz- ardry of Liam Hughes and Kelly Crowther of SPRD. Thank you, Sisters for another successful year. • Chuck Humphreys wrote: Kris Calvin, owner of Earthwood Timber Frame Homes in Sisters, has, once again, come to the support our community. He gener- ously made his time, skills, equipment, and shop avail- able to help the Sisters Trails Alliance refurbish the trail kiosks located in Sisters that provide information and maps about our community trails. Thank you, Kris! • Sisters’ city employees deserve a tip of the hat for their professionalism dur- ing a complicated period of upheaval at City Hall. The past two-plus months certainly must have been challenging and uncomfort- able, but they have forged ahead, doing the jobs they are expected to do. 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