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@Caaareful Shopper  Thank you, that was hard for a third grade child! (And a lot to remember)! 

   My grandmother lived in out duplex next door. I would sit on her  lap as she read James Whitcomb Riley, and Edgar Allen Poe, etc. 

   One of her favorite sayings was “you look like the wreck of the Hesperus”! (I knew what she meant). 

    I recently found a song she sang in print called “I’m tying the leaves so they won’t fall down”. I remembered it but wasn’t aware it’s a song. 

     I’m glad we were exposed to poetry and songs in childhood!

[GSPgirl]

Walking to school, which was across the street from our apartment, and smelling the lunch being cooked by the lunch ladies. 

[ALRATIBA]

My brother and I were talking about this recently.   We went to Catholic school.

It was the annual May processions and the monthly First Friday Benedictions.

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@faeriemoon wrote:

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@Anonymous032819 wrote:

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

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Neither do I.  Couldn't wait to be done with it.  Back in the day teachers were allowed to be "mean" and they took full advantage of it.

Hated it.

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Except for my third grade teacher, none were mean, they were nice,happy and taught us well. I am 72 so it was back in the day and weren’t allowed to be mean. This was public school in a small town.

[AngelPuppy1]

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@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.

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@MoonieBaby 

That truly is a special memory! Wow!

[AngelPuppy1]

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@spiderw wrote:

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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@spiderw 

What a lovey post!  It's so heartwarming to think that you are still friends with your elementary chums! 

[AngelPuppy1]

Thinking back I had quite a lot of happy memories in elementary school.  Now, high school --- not so much --- I was glad when that was over!

Any how, first grade, I went to school in a one room school house if you can believe that!  It was right up the road from where I lived and the teacher was an older lady who was strict but also very kind.  I remember that I did not miss any school that whole year and the teacher awarded me with a little camera and it was a mint green color.  I was so proud and happy! It was the nicest thing I had ever been given.  I kept that thing for years and years!  

During recess, we would go out and play - we had no fancy equipment, no slides, no swings, etc.  We just played tag and chased each other around.  In winter, we had snowball fights!

Later, we moved and I had to go to a larger school and I cried and cried. But it wasn't long before a girl friended me, and then another.  We had a small playground -- with real swings, monkey bars, etc.!!!  

The highlight was getting to go on a class trip to a nearby large city to a museum, zoo and other things.  I had never done any of these things!  I was mesmerized by all the animals and things I saw!

[faeriemoon]

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@haddon9 wrote:

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@faeriemoon wrote:

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@Anonymous032819 wrote:

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

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Neither do I.  Couldn't wait to be done with it.  Back in the day teachers were allowed to be "mean" and they took full advantage of it.

Hated it.

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@faeriemoon   So true!  I also wasn't particularly happy in elementary school. 

I also had a lot of mean teachers....remember how we weren't allowed to talk at all?!  There was punishment for even the smallest infractions.  I was a quiet & shy kid. One time someone who was sitting in front of me turned to ask if I had an extra pencil and could they borrow it.  I answered and was caught talking...had to go sit in the corner. 

This would never happen today.  I'm glad teachers are for the most part nicer & have more empathy for kids today.

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Yes!!  No talking!!  Even at lunch in the cafeteria!!