In My Head

This week, we stepped outside of ourselves to see what kinds of images might be lurking inside of us. We read "A Boy’s Head" by Miroslav Holub, translated from Czech by Ian Milner. The students were amazed at what kinds of things represented knowledge and were excited to explore images of their own. Look at their great work!


Ms. Mitchell 5th grade
Week 8
11/27/07


Dymon’s Head
-Dymon G.

In it there is my mom telling me to wake up
and trying not to think of school too much

And there is a store filled with generous shoes

Thinking of all the wonderful gifts on Christmas
then right after that my birthday

In it is heavenly chocolate chip dough pie
fresh from the oven

There is a memorized birthday list

An entirely new day

The tunes of soulja boy & I-15 going on & on & on

It cannot be cut down



In Neila’s Head
Neila R.

In it there are lots of words
and questions about life.

And there is my cousin saying
chu-chu which means he wants
to watch Thomas the train on T.V.

And there is an entirely new
me, an entirely new house,
and an entirely new school.

There is a river filled with chocolate.

There are equilateral triangles.

There are a lot of gray rainy clouds.

And it cannot stop.
I believe that only my heart can stop
what I think about my life.

There is a lot of promise that not a lot
of people think what I’m thinking.




My Brother’s Head
Rafael V.

In it I see him playing
with car toys.

In it I him
in a 1945 van.

In it I see all kinds
of car toys only him
playing with them.

In his head I see him
making a mess in my room.

All I see is him having
a good day and me having
a bad day.



In my head
Marc B.

In it there is a devil side
and an angel side.

In it there’s a blood fountain
but the angels ice it up.

In it there’s a brave guy
that wants to come out
its in chains because
of the devil side of me.

In it there is a video game
calling my name.





Ms. Kennedy 5th grade
Week 8
11/27/07

In My Head
Alan R.

In it is a penguin flying
that is red and pink

And there is
a boy charging up
a dog that breathes fire

And there is
a puma hunting in the sky
me walking on the sky

There is a
river full of ire

And it just cannot
get out of my head





In My Head
Sergio D.

In it there is me
playing Xbox 360.
There is a game inside.
There is Halo 3 in there.
There is me killing all
the zombies with a
bazooka and a sergeant
killing them with a laser. There
is me driving a Jeep where
it is the end of the
world. I believe I will
never stop playing
my game.





In Oswald’s Head
Oscar L.

In it there is a fling rat
there is a dead dog
there is a hamburger
there is a book
and a math problem
there is a soccer ball
I believe that only
a head could be
trimmed




Ms. Schaeffer 5th grade
Week 8
11/27/07

In Kelvin’s Head
Kelvin H.

There are snow balls.

There is a little puppy.

There are presents just for me.

There is a snowman
shaking hand with Santa Claus.

There are miles of
hot chocolate rivers.

There are chocolate bunnies
with whipped cream
inside.

There are penguins
and husky dogs dancing
to disco music.

There are games for
free at stores.

There are snow white
birds flying to Antarctica.




The Army Life
Tariq R.

There is the army
inside my head
that is green with so much
of a war of fight
with blood and fight
real hard as a legend




In a Girl’s Head
Tyriona W.

In a head there is the F.B.I.
protecting her from villains.

And there is a singer singing on
a stage in the clubs.

There is football, baseball, soccer,
cosmetology jobs.

There is a growing diamond
of love and peace and quiet.

There are movies like Peter Pan
and DVDs like Manda playing inside.

There is a lot of promising for her,
that she lives with no voices.

And she believes she will be
a singer. That’s her goal.




In My Head
Marquis G.

In my head is a jet pack.
In there is me, just me.
In my head is my mom,
and in my head is to become rich.