Sherrie Orestis
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I am taking college classes, I teach at the Riverhead Charter School on Long Island NYInterests
My family and friends, books, music, exercise, gardening, being outside, spending time with my son.Motto
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The Day I Almost Killed My PrincipalThis happens to be a true story. The names and places have been changed to protect the innocent from further embarrassment! Enjoy a comedic tale of miscommunication, and the chain of events which catapulted from a little misunderstanding.
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One for the RoadThe old woman spoke, a story plucked from her past, told as easy as if she'd been reciting a recipe. We sipped our steaming cups of tea, and nibbled on sugar cookies, and I listened. I left her home that day wondering...would I have done the same?
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Morning GloryA professor had assigned a small project for the class to complete. Write a poem, then rewrite the poem using the last line as your first line in a revised poem....this is that poem.
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The Centerpiece of My Childhood DreamsThe dining room was dark and smelled of lemon pledge. Memories of my past came flooding back to me, bittersweet glimpses flashing back pictures of my youth, tempting me to play a game of catch. -
Are You Getting Scrooged by Your Local School District?This article examines the growing trend spreading across America; the banishment of the holiday season from our public schools. Would it not make more sense to embrace the benevolence and joy of the holiday season than to take it away? -
Blood of a YankeeEvery year we travel on I95 to go down south, and so we cross many rivers. There has always been something about the Po river that has drawn me in, so I used it as a venue for this short story.
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Summer NightWhen I was a little girl I saw a ghost walk out of the woods which lined the property of my families house. I had always imagined that it was my desire to be free that night that had conjured him onto my front lawn.
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Strange BedfellowA hilarious short story based on an actual incident! This fast-paced tale will take you through the trials and tribulations of a nice guy that just cannot seem to catch a break.
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911 Three Numbers that Can Save MeA woman is almost without hope of ever living a normal life. For years she has taken her secrets and tucked them away one by one deep inside herself. She exists for her children, lost in her own life...She has to save them, but how?
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Valentines Day PoemMost cards have the same generic message...Slip this poem into a card. Put it in a box, wrap it up and give it as a prequel of how your Valentine's Day is going to turn out! Keep love in your life every day!
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A Hanukkah StoryThis poem is a short story about a family and how they celebrate Hanukkah in the midst of a terrible blizzard. Their faith and love for each other shine as brightly as the candles lit for the first night of Hanukkah.
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Top Ten Christmas Songs for ChildrenThe children always know what the adults sometimes lose sight of, that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year!
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Top Ten Christmas SongsThis is my list of top ten Christmas songs. Each song is a gift that truly captures the wonderment, beauty and merriment of the holiday season. A magic that casts a spell that can warm the heart, of even the biggest Scrooge. -
Thanksgiving PoemThanksgiving is a wonderful holiday, a time to say thank you for what we have and who we have in our lives...to focus on the positives. It is a time of peace, so come together and celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving!
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Top Ten Pop Christmas SongsTo many people the Christmas season evokes a strong feeling to connect with one's past, we ache to see Christmas as we did when we were children. Music can spark the memories of joyful holiday seasons long gone, but not forgotten. -
How To Make Plastic Bag GhostsMake a haunted house this Halloween! Each ghost can have its own personality, creating a very special and unique Halloween decoration that will spook up your house this All Hallows Eve! -
Halloween PoemAt the end of a street there is a house that holds a mystery, no one is quite sure of its history. Read this poem and see who the children meet on Halloween, it is sure to make you laugh, and might even make you scream!
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How to Make a Race Car Halloween CostumeA race car Halloween costume a very easy project to make, one that does not involve anything too difficult for anyone to do on their own. -
How to Make a Thomas the Tank Engine CostumeThis is an easy costume to assemble, in a few simple steps you will have a great costume for your little engineer! It is a comfortable, safe costume for your child to wear. Hands free, nothing to impede eye sight, or hearing. -
How to Make a Halloween Battle Bot CostumeThis is one of the costumes I created out of a box for my son when he was younger. For three years running he had the best costumes in the neighborhood at Halloween. -
Kindergarten Graduation PoemThis is a perfect poem to put into a program or to read at any Kindergarten Graduation ceremony. It says "Goodbye" to kindergarten, where we learned a lot, made friends and had great experiences, but now we can say "Hello" to first grade.
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Turning Sweet 16 - A PoemThis is a beautiful poem for a golden haired sixteen year old girl that is no longer a child, not yet a woman.... but somewhere in between and only barely out of her teens.
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Retirement PoemI wrote this poem for my principal who was moving away to begin a new life because he had retired. This is a perfect poem to be read out loud, to express in a few lines that the person who is leaving will never be forgotten.
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Christmas Hand Print PoemA perfect accompaniment to go along with an easy Christmas Craft. Dab paint directly on little palms, press onto burlap,or foam boards. Poem is glued on the back, decorate with holly and hang with ribbon.
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Reading Tree PoemThis poem goes with a Reading Tree that is usually displayed in an elementary classroom. When ever a book is read the title and the author are written on a leaf and placed on one of the branches. The poem should be displayed somewhere on the tree. -
Hand Print PoemThis poem goes with any project that creates a mold of a child's hand. Just glue it on the back of what ever you used to mount the hand, or print out the poem on stationary suited to the project. (border of little hands) -
Mother's Day PoemThis is a beautiful poem for a mother or grandmother for Mother's Day. It reads almost like a thank you note for all a mother gives to her children, and how we can never give her anything as precious as the gift she gave to us ... life.
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A Poem for TeacherYour teacher works hard, she loves you and you should never forget that. Behave and pay attention, that is why you come to school!
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Magic Reindeer Food PoemThis is a great poem that tells the story of Santa's reindeer, and how hard they work on Christmas Eve. If you leave Santa a snack then shouldn't his hard working team of reindeer eat too?
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Memory Poem, For Someone Who Has Passed AwayThis is a beautiful poem meant to uplift the spirits of those who have lost a loved one. The message is that no one ever really dies, because their memory is carried in the hearts and minds of the people who remember them.
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Sweet 16This was a poem written for my beautiful blond niece, but can be used for a lot of other girls turning sweet 16 that have blond hair. It is at times humorous, poignant, and ends with a perfect birthday message!
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Turning 40 PoemThis is a short perfectly written poem for a woman who does not look, feel or act like a 40-year-old! She is sexy, and energetic and still full of as much life as she was when she was 22!
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Father's Day PoemThis is a poem I wrote for Father's Day, written from the the perspective of a small child. The poem was used in kindergarten through second grade at the school where I worked, and made many a grown man cry.