The New Sun

3rd Graders in the Days of Covid
from Public School 87 in New York City

First, the Downside:

Lily
1. I have to be with my parents the WHOLE DAY
2. If you have a sibling you have to spend more time with them
3. You can't go anywhere fun
4. Camp is cancelled
5. You have to wear a mask
6. You can't hug anybody if you need a hug (that's usually why I want a hug)
7. I can't collect stickers for my sticker collection
8. You can't play in the playground 'cause it's closed
9. You stay in your room more than usual so it gets messier therefore, you have to clean up more
10. You can only shop online

Peter
1. Not seeing your friends
2. No playgrounds
3. No sushi
4. No big walks
5. Coronavirus
6. Other sicknesses
7. Sudden change of setting at 7 to 8
8. No burger Tuesday
9. No Aquatopia Waterpark

Zeynep
1. I don't get to see my teachers
2. I don't get to see my friends
3. I don't get to travel for summer vacation
4. I won't go to Bosnia and Turkey
5. I don't get to see my cousin

Sofia
Things you miss during quarantine time:
1. The Museum of Natural History
2. Central Park
3. School
4. Travel
5. Riverside Park
6. Grocery store
7. Friends
8. Flamenco
9. Choir
10. Piano

Emerson
Places I'd rather be:
1. Coney Island
2. The Jersey Shore
3. Michigan
4. The Hall of Science
5. Books of Wonder
6. Natural History Museum
7. Pittsburgh Children's Museum
8. Lego Land
9. The Library
10. Long Beach

Olivia
Places I'd rather be:
1. Park
2. Friend's house
3. Castle's as big as an amusement park
4. Amusement park
5. Claire's
6. School
7. Dominican Republic
8. Camp
9. Pool
10. Disneyworld/land

Zoe
Places I want to be:
1. California
2. NJ
3. Vermont
4. Long Island
5. School
6. Friend's house
7. Zoo
8. Movie theater
9. Beach house
10. Ocean


And now the Upside:

Lily
1. I get to my school work in my pajamas
2. I got a computer
3. You don't have to worry about your room you just cleaned because nobody can mess it up for you except you
4. You can put really cool filters and stuff on zoom
5. You can eat anytime
6. You can do fun things in the afternoon instead of whatever your parents make you do after school (if they make you do anything)
7. Your parents can't say no to screen time
8. If you have a pet, you can spend more time with it
9. You can do schoolwork anywhere anytime
10. More flexible schedule

Aubrey
Ways to ignore school work:
1. Video games
2. Play with my dog
3. Annoy my sister
4. Watch YouTube
5. Annoy my mom with silly noises
6. Watch movies
7. Go outside and stay there for lots of hours
8. Ride my bike
9. Hide
10. Take a long shower

Leo
1. You can sleep in
2. Make family time
3. Less work
4. More comfy
5. More breaks
6. More food
7. Better food
8. Pajama all day
9. Not as busy
10. More family dinners

Peter
1. Always seeing your family
2. No close Reading
3. Less schoolwork
4. Movies every day
5. Lots of reading time
6. Up later
7. No homework

Sofia
1. Sleeping in
2. Staying in pajamas
3. Reading more
4. Going to bed late
5. More family activities
6. Ordering in
7. You have more time to organize
8. Eat more
9. Play more games
10. Learn to type faster

Emma
1. Arts and Crafts
2. Baking/Cooking
3. Zoom calls with friends
4. Reading books
5. Writing stories
6. Playing with my brother
7. Playing with my baby cousins
8. Going to play outside
9. Swimming
10. Doing fun experiments

Olivia
1. FaceTime friends
2. Adopt Me
3. Piggy
4. Flicker
5. Fashion Famous
6. Crafts
7. Crafts with my Aunt
8. Bake cookies with my mom
9. Go to the park with my dad
10. Jump on the couch

Sofia
1. Watch TV
2. Play games
3. Read
4. Play Wii sports
5. Sleep in
6. Build puzzles
7. Do crosswords
8. Do spirals
9. Do spelling Bee's
10. Sit outside

Zeynep
1. I get to wake up earliest
2. We don't have extra homework
3. I can do work at my own pace
4. I get to spend more time with my grandparents
5. I have more time to read

Brock
New things I got:
1. Skip hops
2. Animals
3. Spray calk
4. Cubles
5. Frozen ll
6. Jump rope
7. Sand toys
8. Jell pens
9. Paint puzzles
10. 5 second rule

Ruby
Things I have gotten in lockdown
1. Barbie Dream books
2. Pens
3. Fidget spinners
4. Paints
5. Puzzle book
6. School Ipad
7. Books
8. Clothes
9. Jewelry
10. Notebooks

Emerson
Places to walk outside:
1. Central Park
2. Riverside Park
3. PS 87
4. Boardwalk
5. Amsterdam Ave.
6. Riverside Dr.
7. Around my apartment
8. Around the block
9. Around the Natural History Museum
10. Central Park West

Things I'm going to do when the quarantine is over:

Olivia
1. Go to school
2. Get hoop earrings
3. Have a sleepover
4. Have my birthday (hopefully)
5. Paint my room
6. See my friends
7. Get braces (ahhhhh)
8. Go to an amusement park
9. Going to camp
10. Go to Hamilton

Ruby
1. See my friends
2. See my family
3. Go swimming
4. Have sleep-overs
5. Have play date
6. Go to the movies
7. Go to my favorite stores
8. Go back to school
9. Go on holidays
10. Go to my favorite parks/playgrounds