Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class  Redmond, Oregon

 

December 2009

'Twas the Night Before Christmas.....

Mrs. Reekie taught our class all about Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses).  She read her illustrated book of "The Night Before Christmas".  Afterwards, each student illustrated a stanza of the story and we made it into a class book.

 
Grandma Moses Info on Wikipedia

Grandma Moses Beautiful World

Grandma Moses Biography

 

  

Here is the class book we made:

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

     by Cyrenna

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

     by Eric

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

        by Aleaasha

And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,

        by Grace

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

        by Dani

Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

        by Adrian

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below,

       

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

        by Hailey G

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
 

        by Whitney

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;  

        by Tyson

"Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!
On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER and BLITZEN!

           by Jurnee

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

        byDani

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,

        by Maliah

So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.  

        by  Conner

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

        by Kacl

As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

        by Jessie

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

        by Colton

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

        by Haley O.

His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

        by Madaline

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

        by Jordi

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;

      by Logan

He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.

     by Noah

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;

      by Lindsay

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

        by Anthony

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

   by Dani

And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

        by Chris

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

        by Bailey

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"

     by Jenna

 

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