We started off our Winter-Spring session by reading a New Year's poem and responding with our thoughts on New Year's resolutions. Enjoy these samples from across the grades!
Happy New Year, by Evie (1st grade)
I have cool goals for 2024! I can be more helpful at home by feeding my gecko. I can be a better friend by giving someone a picture. At school, I want to get better at learning. Last of all, I can work hard at swimming and soccer, and learning about the world. It's going to be a great year!
Happy New Year, by Elle (2nd grade)
I have great goals for 2024! I can be more helpful at home by making my bed. I can be a better friend by giving them a hug when they are upset. At school, I want to get better at not calling out, and not always getting up to walk to the teacher. Last of all, I can work hard at dance by practicing my splits. It's going to be an awesome year!
Amazing Goals for Me, by Joon (3rd grade)
I have some smart goals for 2024! I can be more helpful at home by going to sleep early. I can be a better friend by sharing and being patient. At school, I want to get better at getting 100% accuracy and also getting better at typing. Last of all, I can work hard at playing the guitar for the first time. It's going to be a wonderful year!
My New Year's Resolution, by Leo (4th grade)
My New Year's Resolution for 2024 is to have a clean room. It's not that I'm messy. It's just that my 7 year old sister always, and I mean always, plays in my room and never ever cleans up after herself.
The reason for this resolution is because when I wake up in the morning, I don't like stepping on some random legos strewn about, because it hurts. A lot. Regretfully, I know this from experience.
The results of this resolution, if I succeed, is that then I can find my favorite books and drawings, unless my sister has "borrowed" them without permission and never gives them back. I MIGHT be able to succeed in this New Year's resolution!
Why New Year's Resolutions are Dumb, by Lydia (5th grade)
Imagine you wake up th day before the new year with a big smile on your face. You get dressed up and think to yourself, "Oh, what an amazing day. Let e start my new year's resolutions and make big changes!" Except crumple that idea up and throw it in the trash because I think new year's resolutions are dumb!
The first reason is because I think you can and should set goals any time. Why does starting a new year mean you should try something new or make resolutions?
The second reason is because you should've set a goal earlier in the year right after you learned that you needed to improve. Why do you save all the big stuff at the end of the year, and only work on small stuff the rest of the year? I think that if you save all the changes for the new year, there was probably one that you should have done after you learned about the flaw!
In conclusion, I think that new year's resolutions are dumb, and setting bih goals any time is something that you should add into your life now!
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