First Grade Continued..
So when December came around it was time to go transfer back to my kindergarden school..Strobridge Elementary. The reason was because I always ended up at the principal's office for the smallest things..the school was so strict for the nothings that would pass at publics schools..if anybody actually followed anything from that school completely they'd be like whipped children for life..like followers and never leaders and always afraid of things.
Well I guess it was better to leave anyways because me and my best friend, Jackie, got into a fight about something..I don't even remember what it was but at the playground we were kicking each other and this other girl was kicking me too..but nobody saw and it wasn't like a fight..I don't remember why..I saw him a couple times at Chinatown and it was always a stare and pretty much now everything is forgotten.
The last day I was there was the last day of school before Chirstmas break..My desk was cleaned out and I remember at the end of the day our row was the last to get out because I purposely didn't care to make noise and clean slowly..and all the parent's cars were parked in the playground for once and everybody was picked up.
The last bits of the school I can remember was that there was a pastor that would go around the classes once in awhile and give treats like ice cream and candy and we would all get to sit outside and enjoy it like a mini recess. Oh the class always seemed to get in trouble so the teacher always had us put our heads down and it was for a long while so people would fall asleep. I remembered one time I pretened to fall asleep because I wanted to do it at least once. I could never fall asleep easy.
I don't remember what I did during winter break..maybe I do, but I can't figure out the age the moments belong to..but after the new year I went back to school at Strobridge Elementary. I remembered some people when I went back..especially Andrea Marymee..but she had cut her hair shorter and we never talked once except that one time in kindergarden..and I don't remember any momenta of her except that time and once on the jungle gym..seems weird to me.
My teacher's name was Miss Essa..I think that's how you spell it. I'm too lazy to check. I remember the first thing we did was sit on the rug and do the "Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?" thing with EVERYBODY because I was a new guy and we had to introduce our names..so when it got to me I sat next to like the only person who I didn't know the name to, but I remember it was Joeseph.
The class had two cut up paper hands posted on the wall in front of the class. It said "right" and "left" and I remember this clearly because I always looked at it and compared it to my hand..I made myself remember left by the birthmark on my left hand. I don't remember much about the school year there..maybe because it's blended with other school years.
We did a lot of crafts..and a lot of crafts involving glitter..I remember we used laminated mats to catch all the glitter that wouldn't glue..me and this one guy would use the scissors and scratch stars into it..the teacher saw and had us help her make more matts and cut off the laminated things..I guess we weren't really in trouble because it didn't seem like a punishment..We also has a new playground different from kindergarden..in the upper yard..metal bars, slides, tan barks..Chinese Christian School had nothing but stuff drawn on the ground and balls..sucks.
It was in this playground that I would start getting my upper body strength from all the climbing and my group of friends were all about running..so I didn't learn any sports until later..but I guess that was cool since we were the fastest kids in the school.
Oh this was the year I started needing glasses I think..Well, I think I had a pair but I never wore it..I think I didn't wear it untl 3rd or 4th grade..My eyesight was still good enough to see and read. First grade was like the first time I did math too..but only at Strobridge..I don't remember doing math at CCS..simple additioin and subtraction only..
My friends from across the street and the whole block I guess still played outside after school whenever we saw each other, but basically we went to Oakland after school to cousin Gary's house so our grandmother can look after us because there was nothing after school that can babysit us until our parents get off work..so at Gary's house we would eat, ride bikes, build a fort with pillows, play fight, play with toys, watch the brady bunch or full house or something..anything on tv..cartoons..
That's basically all of first grade I can remember..there might be more that isn't clicking right now that I can add later..I guess I forgot to write about nursery also..Oh well maybe next time or second grade..oh yeah i never mentioned that I never really combed my hair after I wake up because I didn't know how?..so my hair would some of the time stick up..but throughout the day it would fall back down.
Well I guess it was better to leave anyways because me and my best friend, Jackie, got into a fight about something..I don't even remember what it was but at the playground we were kicking each other and this other girl was kicking me too..but nobody saw and it wasn't like a fight..I don't remember why..I saw him a couple times at Chinatown and it was always a stare and pretty much now everything is forgotten.
The last day I was there was the last day of school before Chirstmas break..My desk was cleaned out and I remember at the end of the day our row was the last to get out because I purposely didn't care to make noise and clean slowly..and all the parent's cars were parked in the playground for once and everybody was picked up.
The last bits of the school I can remember was that there was a pastor that would go around the classes once in awhile and give treats like ice cream and candy and we would all get to sit outside and enjoy it like a mini recess. Oh the class always seemed to get in trouble so the teacher always had us put our heads down and it was for a long while so people would fall asleep. I remembered one time I pretened to fall asleep because I wanted to do it at least once. I could never fall asleep easy.
I don't remember what I did during winter break..maybe I do, but I can't figure out the age the moments belong to..but after the new year I went back to school at Strobridge Elementary. I remembered some people when I went back..especially Andrea Marymee..but she had cut her hair shorter and we never talked once except that one time in kindergarden..and I don't remember any momenta of her except that time and once on the jungle gym..seems weird to me.
My teacher's name was Miss Essa..I think that's how you spell it. I'm too lazy to check. I remember the first thing we did was sit on the rug and do the "Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?" thing with EVERYBODY because I was a new guy and we had to introduce our names..so when it got to me I sat next to like the only person who I didn't know the name to, but I remember it was Joeseph.
The class had two cut up paper hands posted on the wall in front of the class. It said "right" and "left" and I remember this clearly because I always looked at it and compared it to my hand..I made myself remember left by the birthmark on my left hand. I don't remember much about the school year there..maybe because it's blended with other school years.
We did a lot of crafts..and a lot of crafts involving glitter..I remember we used laminated mats to catch all the glitter that wouldn't glue..me and this one guy would use the scissors and scratch stars into it..the teacher saw and had us help her make more matts and cut off the laminated things..I guess we weren't really in trouble because it didn't seem like a punishment..We also has a new playground different from kindergarden..in the upper yard..metal bars, slides, tan barks..Chinese Christian School had nothing but stuff drawn on the ground and balls..sucks.
It was in this playground that I would start getting my upper body strength from all the climbing and my group of friends were all about running..so I didn't learn any sports until later..but I guess that was cool since we were the fastest kids in the school.
Oh this was the year I started needing glasses I think..Well, I think I had a pair but I never wore it..I think I didn't wear it untl 3rd or 4th grade..My eyesight was still good enough to see and read. First grade was like the first time I did math too..but only at Strobridge..I don't remember doing math at CCS..simple additioin and subtraction only..
My friends from across the street and the whole block I guess still played outside after school whenever we saw each other, but basically we went to Oakland after school to cousin Gary's house so our grandmother can look after us because there was nothing after school that can babysit us until our parents get off work..so at Gary's house we would eat, ride bikes, build a fort with pillows, play fight, play with toys, watch the brady bunch or full house or something..anything on tv..cartoons..
That's basically all of first grade I can remember..there might be more that isn't clicking right now that I can add later..I guess I forgot to write about nursery also..Oh well maybe next time or second grade..oh yeah i never mentioned that I never really combed my hair after I wake up because I didn't know how?..so my hair would some of the time stick up..but throughout the day it would fall back down.