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5th Grade Poems

Manaqing (ice-fishing)

Manaqing Trip

Ana

I see a snowmachine as shiny as the sun

There's kids playing like monkeys

I see lush fish as wiggly as earthworms

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I hear an ice-auger as loud as a chainsaw

I hear engines as loud as a car honking their horn

I hear water in a fish hole like someone is swimming

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I know how to use hooks like guns

I always know how to be patient like a clock

I now how to manaq just like a woman

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I feel as happy as a dog

I sometimes fell scared like a cat

I feel amazed like someone did their first parkour

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2018 Manaqing Trip

Emma

I see people happy as playful puppies

Snow white as blank pieces of paper

I see people catching fish like they are hunting

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I hear wind quiet as a mouse

People laughing hard as a hyena

I hear an ice-auger loud as a 100 kids

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I know that we have to wait like a clock

Our ancestors manaqed expert like an eagle

 I know that you  can hook a fish at any age

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I feel fantastic like a fish

Amazed like butterflies

I feel cool like an eagle

2018 Manaqing Trip

Flora

I see on the ground moving like grass on a windy day

Trees on as the elders

People catching fish as lucky as leprechauns

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I hear people talking as an old truck

People saying wow as happy as a hippo

A snow machine going as fast as a roadrunner

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I know to be patient like waiting for slow internet

Be careful as a kid playing dodge ball

I put bait on my fish hook so fish will be like dogs at dinner tine

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I feel excited as a dog being fed

I feel blessed by an angel

Amazed as a kid at he circus for the first time

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2018 Manaqing Trip

Henrietta

I can see people fishing like bears

Kids having fun like they never played out before

My classmates writing like they are writing books

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I hear snow machines as loud as thunder

The beautiful wind as graceful as a ballet dancer

Laughter as joyful as a hyena

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I know fishing is part of our culture

Put bait on teh hook, so I can catch fish big as a giiant

Then got to be patient like a lion

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I feel thrilled like the elementary won the championship

So excited like I caught 7 pikes

And hungry as a bear

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2018 Manaqing Trip

KaSaira

I see fish as wiggly as worms then stiff as poles

I see people that are happier then clowns 

And worms as small as tea leaves

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I hear people laughing their heads off

I hear people shouting like they're in terror

And kids kids talking like parrots


 I know always be patient like a hawk

I know to make a hole in the ice like a woodpecker making a hole in a tree

And I know to put bait on my hook to attract fish like trying to attract mouse with cheese 

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I feel as thrilled as a bumblebee finding flowers

I feel as hungry as a bear trying to catch salmon

And I feel as bored as a slug crossing on grass

2018 Manaqing Trip

Maelyn

l see my crazy dog like brother

Flora catching fish like a pro

Trees as broken as a very old truck in the dump

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I hear birds chirping their heads off

Snow machines as loud as elephants

Kids as talkative as toddlers telling stories

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I know we need to be as careful as a fish avoiding a net

Wait as long as a plant growing in spring

Club a fish when I catch so it won't slap me

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I feel as proud as a mom for Kelenea

As grossed out as a princess because of a lot of worms

Cold as a snowman in the arctic

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2018 Manaqing Trip

Michael

I see David using the ice-auger like a pro

Rigs as fast as flash

Hills as high as bigfoot

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I hear the wind as loud as planes

Squished snow like platforms

Talking as slow as snails

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I know it's what our ancestors did

We have to be patient

Our ancestors had patience

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I feel lucky like a fish

Blessed like water

Excited like candy

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Manaqing Trip

Naureen

Kids are wiggly worms

Fish are like worms

The snow is like the clouds

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People are like talking like Dr. Seuss

People are like cute puppies

Kids are like wild wolves

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People are payful puppies

Fish are slimy like snails

I see holes in the ice like a holey shirt

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I feel like awesome

I fell like surprised

I fell like a crazy rhino

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2018 Manaqing Trip

Stevie

People are catching fish like crazy

I see people manaqing like lightning

People having fun like playful kittens

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I hear people saying, "Yeah!" like they're happy

People saying, "Help!" like they are hurt

I hear people saying, "Aaaa!" like they are getting attacked by a bear

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Just wait like a slow slug

People manaq a lot in the wintertime

Just be quiet as a mouse


I feel surprised as a scared baby

I couldn't wait like a happy puppy

I felt nervous as a baby calf

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Lush Fish

April 2018

Lush fish hooked on the trip by a fourth grader.

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5th Grade Manaqing Trip 2018
Keith H

I see people catching fish like hungry bears

Eagles and Ravens were flying looking for food like a hungry animal

There is snow everywhere like the clouds

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I hear people talking as much as a duck quacking

Wind as loud as the vents at the school

Birds chirping same time the clock does

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I know how to manaq like a hungry bear fishing in the river

Put the hook in the hold for a big fish as big as me

Manaq like a hungry hawk

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I feel free as a baby in a pamper

I feel upset as a crying baby

I feel good as a happy puppy

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Andreafski River, North Fork

K-6th grade annual ice-fishing trip
Students, parents, grandparents, staff

Manaqing

A bunch of pikes and a couple lush fish were hooked on this year's trip.  It was a great year for ice-fishing.

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Open House for Candidates

Matthew

I see people being patient

I see fish flapping their tails

I see people smashing the fishes

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I hear wind BLOWING

I hear waters flowing in the hole

I hear snow machines

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I know waters are wet like the clouds

I know the water is cold like the ice

I know that fishes are wet as the water

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I feel excited to go fishing

I feel scared because the ice might break like a glass cup

I feel amazed to go fishing like a bear

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Beautiful Day

April 2018

We were lucky to go on the annual trip on a day with beautiful blue skies, the sun shining and pikes biting.

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Louis

I see snow as white as a blank piece of paper

I see trees as big as a giant

I see holes as wide as a holey shirt

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I hear wind as graceful as a puppy sleeping

I hear birdschirping their beaks off

I hear a goose flapping its wings like crazy

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I know we need holes so we can catch fish as big as a whale

I know we need fish so we don't need to get hungry like a dog

I know we need hooks so we can catch fish like a pro

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I feel happy as a monkey in a tree

I feel hungry as a bear

I feel cool like a fisherman

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