Like many 1st-graders, Seth has a journal time every morning to write and draw pictures. I love when his teacher sends these journals home! Here are some of my favorites (and maybe sometime I'll try to add the drawings, which are priceless!):
My list of things I just don't understand...
Some things I don't understand are: How a magnet works, why a cericter in a book is so cunfusde [looks like he ran out of time thinking—it just drops off :-)]
An important African American is...
Important African Americans are: Matthew Henson, Daniel Hale Williams, Mae Jemison, Dedi Thomas, Phillis Wheatley [ran out of time]
Anyone know who the heck he's talking about, most of these? :-)
My best friend and I always...
Me and my friend Mom love to go to our oprae rehersles for the oprae Samson and Deliayla.
:-D
I like to help my parents with: helping my Dad bilud things like: bookcases, beds, and boxs.
I want to write a book about science. Kilibrikashane and largist plants in the world like the rafflesia. [Huh?]
When I leave school today I plan to...
[Then there's an elaborate unfinished picture of the Samson and Delilah Act III set. By far, his most elaborate drawing. Haha! And no time to write.... Just one hastily scribbled word: "to." He did REALLY love that set.... :-)]
I wish I could build: 1000000000000 lego sets, a magic box, 100,0000 flying pensils, a house.
It's important to exercise because: it makes you strong, tall, it makes it easy to carry wood, and it's healthy. [Emphasis added. ;-)]
A big mistake I made once was one time I was backyard and thought it would be fun to throw some rocks on the roof. Now ther stuck so it wasn't a good idea. [Yeahhh....]
I'd like to invent a machine that can: do my homework for me, make Lego sets, and has and can make the best microskopes in the world.
Free writing!
On Spring brake I want to go to: Hawaii, Washington D.C., Costa Rica, Denver, Sacramento, Oregon, Texas, and missouri.
[Wow. That's uh...quite a list! :-)]
What I like most about myself is that I am a great helper, because it is one of my favirite things to do. One of the things I do to help is help move wood. [There's that wood again.]
My big goal for this year is...
My big goals for this year are: begining to be an engeneer and a scietist, and to help work in Grandma's yard with my: Grandma and Grandpa and Mom and Dad.
Now that it's winter...
Now that it's winter it's cold anuf I can go sleding! And go skiing! I will make a snowman!
[Well, he's definitely picked up his mother's syntax. ;) But I don't know where he thinks he lives. Haha!]
If I could be anybody else I would be Mr. Ditectr the faimous scientist and engener. I like to engenen[?] and make scientifick discuvirys and travl and find things I can make a kit out of. [Hahahaha!!]
If I could travel to the snow I would go frosin river bording and go skiing! Then I would fly to Denver and go to my Grandmas!
My parents tell me never to...[my ears perk up...ahh...does he listen to me, yes?!]
My parents tell me never to: jump out the window, jump off a roof, anser the dore by myself, or run away. [Picture of boy falling off house with a circle around him and a slash across circle.]
Sighhh.... Well.... I guess those are good things? Even if I've literally never said any but one of them. (Hahahaha!)
I wish my school had: Costa Rica hot springs! The hanging bridgis! Root beer flots! And evrybodiy had a printer!
The biggest thing I ever saw was...
The biggest things I ever saw are: the world, atmisfear, ocean, Costa Rica hot springs, girafs, and a dolfin.
For breakfast I like... [going back to beginning of school year with awesomer spelling]
My fiarit breakfast is: scranmbld eggs, pancakes, fish, toast, ceasburger, orange juice, cereal, salad, meat, spigedy!
Ah. Well now that I know.... :)
When I have trouble sleeping, I usually...
When I have trouble sleeping I sleep on the floor. Sum times I think of good dryms, or I tri to fall aslyp. [Ah, yes! The try-to-fall-asleep method.... I keep telling him to try it. Maybe some things ARE sinking in.... :)]
If I had a magic wand I would say abru cudabu zibidy zam poof and tayk me to the story of Peter Pan. I will be Peter Pan. I read the story of Peter Pan efry nietgh.
I love wearing.... Why?
I love wearing non winter cloes in winter [hahaha! YES!!! That's my boy!!] because it's fun and I like it and to play in the snow with short slevs.
:-D
And now, I shall end with a short story. Fiction.
Once there was some friends named Jorden and Seth. One day thay went camping in the rine forist. We went on a hike. A bug said "that is a good home," and went in. An igwana came by and asked "can I com in?" "Yes." A spider, "can I com in?" "Yes." A skunk came by "can I com in?" Yes! Then the bug sneasd! O No! The tent broke! "Look our tent!" said Seth.
