Thoughts of a Third Grader

Knock, Knock

Calvin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:29:16 +0000

Who’s there?

Banana

Banana who?

Knock, Knock

Who’s there?

Banana

Banana who?

Knock, Knock

Who’s there?

Banana

Banana who?

Knock, Knock

Who’s there?

Orange

Orange who?

Orange you glad I didn’t say “Banana” again?

Car Wash

Calvin — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:20:44 +0000

The car wash is fun to go in. It looks cool while it is washing your car. I like the scrubers, water sprayers and the air blowers. You can wash the car and you don’t even have to drive. We say “Yeah” when we get to go in the car wash. That is why it is fun to go in the car wash.

Science Board

Calvin — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:15:48 +0000

I am doing a project at school called a Science Board. We have to use stick-on letters that are one inch tall. You have to trace your title. My title is “Batter’s Blast.” The boards have graphics on them. That is what Science Boards are.

Here is a what I have on my Science Board:

Batter’s Blast

Question: Does a major league baseball go farther when hit by a wooden or a metal bat?

Hypothesis: I think that the wooden bat will hit the major league baseball farther than the metal bat.

Procedure:

1. Gather a wooden bat, a metal bat, 5 numbered major league baseballs and a measuring wheel.

2. Go to an open field with a parent or buddy who can pitch the ball to you.

3. Hit a ball five times with the wooden bat and measure the distance of each hit using the measuring wheel.

4. Record the distances for the wooden bat.

5. Hit a ball five times with the metal bat and measure the distance of each hit using the measuring wheel.

6. Measure the distance that each ball traveled and record the distances.

7. Record the distances for the metal bat.

8. Repeat the experiment 5 times.

9. Prepare a graph of your results.

Findings: The average distance that I hit the baseball with a wooden bat was 96.3 feet. The average distance that I hit the baseball with a metal bat was 90.6 feet.

Conclusion: My hypothesis was correct. The wooden bat hit the major league baseball farther than the metal bat.

Tag

Calvin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:06:19 +0000

I do not like playing tag. I only play if there aren’t any other third graders to play with who are doing something else. I do not like tag because I am not a fast runner so everyone goes after me. I am “it” a lot.

I reported to my class in current events that a school in Colorado banned tag on its playground. A lot of kids like tag, so I am glad that they did not ban tag at my school. I will just try to find something else to do.

Joke

Calvin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:54:54 +0000

What did the cook call his son?

down

Answer: Stu!

Chien-Shiung Wu

Calvin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:35:06 +0000

Tomorrow I will do a report on Chien-Shiun Wu. She was the person I picked out of a hat. This will not be easy. The report is a pantomime. She was a Physicist. How to you pantomime a Physicist? HELP!! HURRY!!

Indoor Recess

Calvin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:51:34 +0000

It rained 2 days this week. We had to have indoor recess, which I hate. Here is why I hate indoor recess:

it feels like the recess is shorter
there are not as many things to play that I like
you can’t run
you can’t use a ball
we stay in our classroom
you don’t get to see friends from other classes

I am glad it doesn’t rain very often.

What I Like and Don’t Like About 3rd Grade

Calvin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:33:39 +0000

Things I don’t like about 3rd grade:

language
reading
Spanish
French
homework

Things I do like about 3rd grade:

math
PE
science
art
music
strings
computer
recess/after school
lunch/snack

I like more than I don’t like!

I am Garfield!

Calvin — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:26:36 +0000

I love to watch Garfield, the movie. I am like Garfield. He is funny, he likes lasagna and he pretends he doesn’t like Odie, just like sometimes I pretend I don’t like my brother.

Which Comic Strip character are you???

You are Garfield!!!!!! You absolutely love lasagna and you could sleep all day on weekends. You are a lazy cat who has a huge heart and makes everybody laugh!! Your happieness can be contaigus. A great day for you would be sitting on a big comfy chair eating snacks all day and napping. Just take it back and relax. Sometimes though you need to get off of the couch and run around and hang with your buds.
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I won Super Pickle today!

Calvin — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:56:30 +0000

We had our second baseball practice today. The last thing we did at the practice was a game of Super Pickle. Super Pickle is when the whole team runs around the bases. The coaches cover the bases and have to get the runners out. If you are out, you have to sit on the bench in the dugout. The last person who doesn’t get out is the winner.

After practice, I went to a friend’s birthday party. At the party we played football, baseball and tennis. My coach from school was there. It was fun to see him outside of school. He is a nice man. The best part was I got to see my friends and we didn’t have to do any school work. It was like a really long recess!