No Wagons
A conversation with Jonas, who is in first grade:
JONAS: Dad, did you ever skip a grade?
FONDLYSAM: No. Why do you ask?
J: I want to skip third grade.
FS: Oh - why is that?
J: Because I don't want to make the wagon.
(NOTE: In third grade, students study The Oregon Trail, and make a model of a wagon that ventured on the trail.)
FS: Well, Nick did it, right?
J: Yeah, but he already said that I couldn't use his wagon.
Talk about planning ahead!
Labels: assignments in two years, headaches suck
posted by magic, and with love from Sam, at 2:42 PM
8 Comments:
At my old school during Oregon Trail time we also had "pow wows" so as not to leave out the Native Americans. It made me want to skip the third grade, too!
4/19/2007 9:55 PM
at least he didn't have king lear day. THAT sucked. Well, maybe thats why I dropped out of the eighth grade.
4/19/2007 10:03 PM
man your kids are the BOMB
4/19/2007 11:13 PM
Hahahaaaa...with wit like that, he should skip a grade or two. When my class did the mock Oregon trail thing, I died somewhere in Wyoming. Figures.
4/20/2007 5:33 AM
Hehe, that's awesome! We never studied the "Oregon Trail", but that's because Montana is full of all the people that didn't make it all the way or got lost on their way to Oregon.
4/20/2007 10:48 AM
what's the oregon trail?
4/21/2007 12:42 PM
let me offer you some advice...im not afraid to make an example out of you!
4/24/2007 12:53 AM
Note to Jonas from Nana:
Hey, Jonas,
Good for you to already be thinking about the Oregon Trail assignment! Here's an idea - - -
you could tell your teacher that you'd rather make a quilt, as that was a very prized possession of the pioneers.
Always looking out for you, love, Nana :+)
5/02/2007 8:02 PM
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