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Favorite elementary school memory

MoonieBaby — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 01:23:45 GMT

Mine was having the enormous pleasure of a visit from the oft controversial but powerhouse Casious Clay
(The famed fighter Ali, not sure I spelled his name right) come to our school on a horse drawn carriage.

His trainer lived next to Stafford Elementary school in Cherry Hill, NJ.
The trainer kept horses on his property.

Ali would come and see all the children during lunch recess.
I recall 3 visits in the very early 70s.

He’d always give carriage rides to the children in our Special Ed division.
He’d take 5 or 6 kids all around the school grounds.

It’s a memory I will never ever forget.
One that showed me the true nature of this sensitive and kind man.

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spiderw — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 02:08:28 GMT

Ko !

That is a wonderful memory!!!

My family moved whe I was in fifth grade which was traumatic having to leave my friends behind. I was still in the same city only but on the opposite side which was far enough. I felt so alone and unsure of what to expect when I went to my new grammar school.

Within a few weeks I had made quite a few friends, boys and girls. They took me under their wing and I became part of their group. We stayed friends throughout grammar school and into high school.

I have been retired for a few years and still have those friendships. We have been friends for 63 years and we still have so much fun and share stories and memories. Meeting these people was the most memorable grammar school experience and still bonding with them a blessing!!!!!

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Anonymous032819 — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 02:13:21 GMT

I don't have any favorite elementary school memories, sorry.

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jeanlake — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 03:02:43 GMT

Ko - keep telling that story. It's a wonderful tribute to a man who was more generous than we all know.

First grade teacher - Mrs. B. She was so pretty and kind. I skipped Kindergarten and was young and anxious. Cried a lot. Mrs. B was so sweet and reasurring. After Christmas break, her husband transferred to military base in Alaska and I missed her like crazy. Right before she left she suggested I be moved to a more challenging class. She hugged me and said, "I believe in your potential." I had no idea what potential meant, but loved her for saying that.

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Sooner — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 03:15:59 GMT

The day the dinosaur stopped by the swings. . .

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Pqfan — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 03:24:54 GMT

I have so many.

I don't know why but they always brought us to New York a lot on class trips.

I loved going to NYC being in the tunnel lol

It doesn't take much for me to be happy.

Another one is a man came and built a giant ice sculpture in the lunch room.

It took up 2 long lunch tables.

I was hypnotized.

Alot of the kids were bored.

More but I am blanking out now.

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Foxxee — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 05:10:14 GMT

Class trips around 3-4 times a year. So fun.

We'd jump on one of those yellow school buses that didn't seem to have shock absorbers and sounded like a Mack truck on its last legs even though they were only a few years old. Their engines always sounded like they were pulling 40 elephants up hill and the drivers never did master using a stick shift.

Those who ran the fastest to the bus got the window seats. But, everyone was well behaved unlike today. We didn't know many, but on long trips, sometimes we sang patriotic songs we had learned in class.

We went to NYC several times, historical areas of Philadelphia, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Gettysburg Battlefield, Valley Forge, Amish farms, old house tours of notable historical figures, farms, museums, old churches, one room school houses.

We also went to places that demonstrated how old tools and furniture were made. Some remind me of a small version of Williamsburg.

I remember one house where the owners slept on flat pieces of wood...no mattress. Can't remember the name.

Since then, I have revisited some of those places and of course, appreciated them much more than when I was young.

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Bridgegal — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 06:11:26 GMT

Second grade. Teacher said she was going to read a story and she wanted NO interruptions. None at all for any reason.

I raised my hand 3 times to tell her I felt sick. She scolded me for not following her instructions.

The 4th time I puked all over my desk and floor. A lot!!!!!

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haddon9 — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 06:20:20 GMT

@MoonieBaby wrote:
Mine was having the enormous pleasure of a visit from the oft controversial but powerhouse Casious Clay
(The famed fighter Ali, not sure I spelled his name right) come to our school on a horse drawn carriage.

His trainer lived next to Stafford Elementary school in Cherry Hill, NJ.
The trainer kept horses on his property.

Ali would come and see all the children during lunch recess.
I recall 3 visits in the very early 70s.

He’d always give carriage rides to the children in our Special Ed division.
He’d take 5 or 6 kids all around the school grounds.

It’s a memory I will never ever forget.
One that showed me the true nature of this sensitive and kind man.

@MoonieBaby My family moved to Cherry Hill, NJ in 1965 and in the early 1970s I can remember driving past Muhammad Ali's house. It was kind of exciting then! I think he only lived there for a few years.

As far as fond elementary school memories, I went to PS 152 in Brooklyn and we went on school trips...one was to Rockefeller Center and we saw some studios which I thought was very interesting...also did a school trip around Manhattan on a Circle Line Tour.

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happycat — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 06:33:15 GMT

@Anonymous032819 wrote:
I don't have any favorite elementary school memories, sorry.

Me either. I just remember the feeling of not fitting in.

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libbyannE — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 06:41:13 GMT

I loved elementary school and don’t recall even one unhappy day there. Excellent school in excellent school district. Lots of individual attention. At this time of year, I often recall the simple joys of shopping for and happily anticipating each year’s first day of school. My mother had gone to the same school and had similar, happy experiences there. In fact, her third grade teacher was my sixth grade teacher, so the school had a warm family vibe to me.

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Pook — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 10:56:10 GMT

Went to Catholic school so not many favorite moments except when one of the nuns would send some lucky kid to the connected convent to get something and the sweet cook nun would give you cookies, cake or some desert with milk before you went back. It always smelled so scrumptous there in the kitchen.

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avid shopper — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 12:15:54 GMT

off the top of my head....walking home from school, stopping at "the gas station" and getting a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup for 5 cents. Then continuing the walk, checking out the flowers (weeds) in bloom and dropping off friends on the way. I was the last on the walk home route.

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gellen — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 12:16:06 GMT

My sixth grade teacher loved Egyptology. One Saturday he took all of us down to the University of Pennsylvania Egyptology exibit. I was fascinated and still am by history. It became my favorite subject in school and college. I wanted to become a history teacher but ended up as an Elementary Education major and then Master in Library Science. Still a school librarian after many years!

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Caaareful Shopper — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 12:23:14 GMT

Clear as day...

Third grade, we had an English teacher, Mrs. Jenkins. She was never a particularly warm woman. She came into our classroom, read to us, asked a couple of questions, and then she left.

One day she had a well-worn book that she held like a baby close to her. She said, “Paul Laurence Dunbar, In the Morning, a poem.”

Not only did she read the poem, but she acted it out in the late 19th century dialect and temperament in which that poem was written. I was absolutely mesmerized.

I’ve written a book of poetry, and contributed to several poetry publications in my 58 years. Not my day job, just a passion of mine. I can still recite that poem I first heard in the third grade, word for word. I’d like to think Mrs. Jenkins is the reason I love poetry so much.

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dex — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 18:15:22 GMT

Mine was a sixth grade math teacher who had a talent to make math fun.He always said “no applause just throw money” after teaching us something new when we all understood.I arranged for everyone to bring pennies to class one day and we all excitedly waited for his famous punch line and just began throwing money.He was stunned and I think a little embarrassed too.He told us he would donate the money to a charity after we all helped him pick it up.

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jellyBEAN — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 18:56:37 GMT

Wow, I have a lot more unhappy moments of elementary school, but if I had to pick one favorite it would be this:

In first grade on Valentine's Day, all the kids brought in Valentine's Day cards for their friends and I remember receiving one from a boy I had always thought was cute. I was so flattered, but realistically, he probably brought in a VD card for everyone.

Doesn't take much to make me happy!!

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deepwaterdotter — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 19:21:07 GMT

Winning the fourth-grade spelling bee.

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Jordan2 — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 19:43:34 GMT

So this maybe isn't my favorite memory, but one that comes to mind. When I was in first grade I had this sweet young teacher, Miss Roman. She was probably fresh out of college. She was so kind and patient with all the students. Anyway, I remember one day seeing her at the bus stop, I was so excited to see her outside of school, I gave her a big hug. You never thought of teachers being like normal people, they were special.

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1Snickers — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 20:34:20 GMT

@Caaareful Shopper I’d love to hear the poem!