sayonara 3rd grade

 

at the end of day today, Anders Cole will be moving on from third grade to fourth.  Mrs. Nelson was an incredibly positive influence on Anders.  He does still struggle with paying attention and trying to be the funny guy, so I hope he has not put Mrs. Nelson over the edge!

I think he really enjoys school--calling lunch his favorite time of day and claims that he doesn't enjoy reading.  He has just started the Harry Potter series and has his nose buried for 30 minutes or more per day in a book, so we're hoping he just claimed his dislike of reading to look "cool". 

When Anders is 21, he hopes to be a football player.  He calls himself talented at music.  His favorite restaurant is Marachi Loco and wishes that he could eat nothing other than tacos.  Anders is kind, intelligent and thoughtful--I love being his Mom.

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