Winter 2012

Brunswick Beacon

Super Bowl XLVI

Guessing Box winners will

be posted on Monday

morning in the foyer.

Good luck Lower School

boys!

Ted Scheu, the Poetry Guy

To kick off the new year, Mr. Ted Scheu visited the Lower School during the first week of

January. At the assembly, the Lower School boys wrote a group poem, Winter is..

Wrestlingby Charles Heath

Wrestling is a story not often toldThere is no worrying about the coldI never thought that I would be good at itAnd with luck I’ll never be in need of a medical kitI went onto the mat half scared to deathHe hit me in the chest, well there goes my breathI wanted to pull him down and then pound until he was on the groundWell, that’s how I wrestle always in fearI guess I’m not good enough for a career

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Beacon in color on the Brunswick

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Squashby Charles Heath

Racquet, high and ready for ball to arrivePlayers in the courtThe “T”, the place you run to stay aliveGoggles on the face hoping not to hit it shortOut of bounds, not the place to hit when down by fiveThe tin, the kind of shot that’s not your sortServe it deep or you’ll not survive

Snow  Dayby  Charles  Heath

This  year  has  been  a  very  hot  winter

It  hasn’t  resulted  in  anything  but  splinters.

I  was  wishing  for  a  snow  day  to  stay  away  from  

school,That  would  be  so  awesomely  cool.

I  awoke  one  morning  to  the  sound  of  a  bird,

It  was  snowing,  how  absurd.

Finally,  a  snow  day  for  me,Now  it’s  time  to  relax  and  

play  Wii.

Super Bowl Scramble by Jack Moore

California Is… by

Ty Pastore

Bright and sunnyMovie making happened

Walt Disney creatingJoe Dimaggio hitting

Richard Nixon governingSurfers curling

Redwoods toweringFilmmakers inventing

Celebrities autographingStores busy

Tourists sightingLights shining

Weather warming

Trapeze School Birthdayby Charles Heath

One day for my birthday, I went to trapeze schoolIt was nothing like having a karate dual.

I looked up 25 feet in the air,A place like this should be very rare.

They asked the birthday boy to go first,I guess that’s me, but I am definitely worst.

I had to chalk my hands and climb up the ladder,When I got up, I was suddenly gladder.

I had to lean over the edge to be terrified again,But I had to do it to turn ten!

Riddles by

George West

Q: If two wrongs don’t make a

right, what do two

rights make?

A: The first airplane 

Q: How would a

bunny get from

New York to

China?

A: By “hare plane” 

Q: When is a jail not on land and

not on waterA: When it’s on

fire 

Q: What do you

call a beak-less wood pecker?A: A head-banger

Mr. Evans presents a rescued owl during the Animal Embassy visit.

Football Players Scramble by Reed Signer

Third & fourth

graders listen to

Mr. Ted Scheu

present poetry in the

library.

Origami Crane Assembly Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly

Brunswick boys met for an assembly to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Notice the origami cranes displayed behind the Upper School singers.

Chain Reaction by Jacky Jean-Jacques

Upper School boys taught Lower School boys how to create origami cranes. All

cranes were displayed at the Dr. Martin Luther

King Jr. assembly.

Brunswick’s  Lower  School  Mar4n  Luther  King  Day  

by  Adam  Morris

Mar%n  Luther  King  Day  at  Brunswick  school  was  a  very  big  occasion.    Everyone  had  a  great  %me  with  the  Lower,  Middle,  and  Upper  school  boys  with  their  speeches  and  all  the  singers.    What  Mar%n  Luther  king  did  was  great.  Mar%n  Luther  King  did  what  no  one  could  have  ever  done.  We  all  are  proud  that  he  made  this  big  change  for  the  world.  He  made  all  African  Americans  feel  welcome.    He  changed  everyone’s  thoughts  about  how  black  people  were  treated.    His  speech  at  the  Lincoln  Memorial  was  heard  worldwide.    AFer  that  speech,  America  was  changed  by  one  man  who  cared  about  all  people,  no  maGer  what  their  skin  color.

Lower School Assembly

During the Animal

Embassy Assembly, the boys had the opportunity to see, and even

hold some unique and

exciting animals from all over the country. The boys

learned not only about how

animals communicate

with one another, but

also how they communicate with people!

Snowboarders by Peter Magliocco

Hall of Fame Basketball Players by Nicholas Lampert

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Wick Men Read, Listen & Celebrate!Third Grade Totem Pole ArtCome on up to the third grade

pod and check out the Kwakiutl tribe inspired totem poles!

Each boy chose an animal that reflected their personality.

Recently, the first graders had a wonderful experience in the library. As part of the REAL MEN READ series with Mrs. Michie, Mr. Kirsch read and played instruments for the boys. Mr. Kirsch read a Leo and Diane Dillon book called JAZZ.

Human Pumpkins by Jack Moore

Dragon Guarding the

Castleby

Andres Cevallos

My Dad and I like to play chess.

by William Monahan

Sports Scramble by George West

Ninja Bull 1 & 2

by Bennett Masterson

NFL Players Scramble by Zach Murray

Football Team Scramble by John Burdett

After School EncoreFirst and second

graders spend their Thursday afternoons with Jungle Jim.

Recently, he brought chinchillas and gerbils.

HALO Reach by Zane Bhatti

Why Mrs. Das Should Root for the Patriots by Frankie Vassalluzzo

I am writing this essay to convince Mrs. Das to root for the New England Patriots. I hope after reading this paper she will be convinced. Mrs. Das should root for the Patriots because their record is 13-3. Tom Brady is a great quarterback because this year he has 5,069 passing yards and he had 5 super bowl appearances. He’s won three and lost one, not including this Super Bowl. This Super Bowl is a rematch. You may like the Giants because you live close to New York. Also, Miss John is rooting for them. Their record is 9-7. Over the years Tom Brady is better than Eli Manning. The Patriots won four more games than the Giants this season. Eli Manning won one Super Bowl; Tom Brady won three Super Bowls. Because I took the time to write this you should agree with me.