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Around School My Story Around School I n fourth grade, students explore one of life's essential questions: What shapes your identity? ey read books, engage in meaningful discussions and participate in activities, including creating an identity map, which celebrate each aspect of their identity that makes them unique. In this unit, students also write "I Am…" poems. e poems reect the individual qualities and perspectives that make each of the students special. I AM Morgan Sirek I am a passionate ballerina I wonder what I can do better I hear an adorable kitten purring I see my family's fun-loving faces I am a passionate ballerina I pretend I am a prima ballerina en pointe I feel my mother's arms hugging me I touch my favorite stuffed animal I worry about the people who have been affected by something bad I cry about my family getting killed I am a passionate ballerina I understand that I cannot change all the bad things in the world I say "never give up" I dream the world will have no violence I try to help people that need an upstander I am a passionate ballerina I AM Ralu Nzelibe I am a Pokémon-loving weirdo I wonder how the universe was created I hear level up I see darkness I am a Pokémon-loving weirdo I pretend to be a pro gamer I feel tired under the moonlight I touch a keyboard I worry about freedom of speech being oppressed I cry about unfair deaths I am a Pokémon-loving weirdo I understand that it is impossible for everyone to pay their debt I say work hard and play hard I dream of being a C.E.O of Pokémon Inc. I try to do my best I am a Pokémon-loving weirdo I AM Millan Bhandari I am a funny mathematician I wonder how long I will live I hear the engine of my favorite car I see the peaceful waves of Southern California I am a funny mathematician I pretend to be a warrior, slaying monsters I feel happy to be at Latin School I touch the smooth cover of my favorite book I worry that all the world will be an angry war zone in the future I cry for all the sick people in the world I am a funny mathematician I understand global warming I say "believe in yourself, don't give up" I dream about having super powers I try to do my best in everything I am a funny mathematician I AM Lyla Granich I am wordy & artistic I wonder why we number elements by their atomic mass I hear my pestering alarm clock I see my favorite hb pencil I am wordy & artistic I pretend that my brother is not bothering me I feel happy when I see my friends I Am... Poems Illustration by Abigail Hachim '26 and Lyla Granich '26 14 A S