Goodbye Elementary School

GOODBYE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

I just graduated from elementary school and I am already missing it.  Some kids are in such a hurry to grow up.  They already care about the latest fashions and they carry fancy cell phones.  Not me.  I would rather take my time and enjoy every last little bit of my childhood before it is gone.  There is plenty of time for all that teenage stuff when I am a little older.

I will miss my amazing teachers.  I had the same gifted/talented teachers for the last two years and I feel like they really “got” me.  They kept me and my classmates challenged and they made learning fun.  There is not much more you can ask from a teacher than that. 

I will miss the “youngness” that is elementary school.  Seeing cute little kindergarteners in the halls is always a treat.  Going to recess and having crayons as one of your school supplies are a few of the joys of elementary school. 

Leaving behind elementary school is a big deal.  I have spent more than half of my life in elementary school.

Changing schools is not exactly something new for me though.  We moved from Texas to California the week before I started kindergarten.  Yes, you read that right – the week before!  I was terrified, but I made so many friends and had such a great time there.  We moved back to Texas half-way through second grade and I wasn’t scared at all.  Starting over from scratch at a new school was a piece-of-cake and I fit right into the routine here. 

I am not afraid of middle school.  My classmates will be going there right along with me.  We will have the opportunity to meet kids who come from other elementary schools too.  I am excited about meeting these new potential friends.  I can’t wait to meet my new teachers and learn from them too.

I am prepared for the inevitable questions about my age and height from the kids who don’t already know me.  I may be the youngest and smallest, but there is way more to me than that.  It will just take them awhile to find out.

There is ONE thing I am worried about though.  It’s the combination lock that will be on my locker.  I practiced with one already and it took me SEVEN tries to get it open.  I think I need more practice before school begins in August.

Super nervous on the first day of kindergarten in San Jose

 Confident on graduation night in Texas