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How was your first day at school?

freshpopcorn

Some of the local secondary schools are back this week.
My first day of junior infants was in the mid 1990's!
I just remember lot's of people's parents being around and meeting people from play school.
I also remember having a bag/lunch box/etc which was all new to me.
I had a terrible habit of walking in the door and dropping everything and sitting down. I was all over the place for those two years.
When I started first class I went to the CBS and I was delighted I was all grown up going to big school and I liked my teacher. I really settled down.
Secondary was fine. I wasn't really pushed about the whole thing. Having loads of new subjects/teachers/junior cert/etc didn't really bother me. I was just happy we could go down town for lunch!

How was your first day at school?

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KathleenGrant

Over 50 years ago for me (and more) remember being scared going in but meeting a friend. We were best friends for 19 years. Then she died of cancer. Have never had as good a friend since.

Gregor Samsa

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

I can imagine aliens looking at humans and thinking 'What the fuck is this shit'? when we march five year old kids into education centres.

It's just not right.

Screw what they think. As long as they keep on with the anal probing, I’m not going to be lectured on what’s appropriate by damn aliens.

Junkyard Tom

I can imagine aliens looking at humans and thinking 'What the fuck is this shit'? when we march five year old kids into education centres.

It's just not right.

Dial Hard

I was 4 starting school, so 33 years ago. Remember it so well. I'm the youngest of five so I was DYING to go to school like everyone else. The teacher was Miss Murphy and she had black hair with a white stripe in the front like Pepe le Peu. I got put outside the classroom door for talking the very first morning and have a crystally vivid memory of thinking how unfair it was, that I was just excited. The headmistress came down the corridor while I was standing there, asked me why and I pretty much told her as much.

I got put at a table with a sign saying "Chatterbox" on it in the first few days of Senior Infants too, so to be fair to her, Miss Murphy may have been onto something.

r93kaey5p2izun

I was disappointed to discover it was all playing and colouring and not proper school work. I idolised the teacher. There were 44 in the class, I don't know how she coped. I was just gone 4 and so excited to start. I remember my first day of playschool the previous year I had bawled crying and was devastated to leave my mammy. Soon discovered I loved it and was only dying to get to big school.

Salary Negotiator

I barely remember what happened 30 days ago never mind 30+ years ago.

[Deleted User]

I skipped in happily and remember sitting on the teachers knee while she read a Postman Pat book.

Had to be dragged in the next day. I'd already gone once, I didn't see the point of going again.

Rubberchikken

i apparently promised to be nicer to my brother if i was taken home!
i wasnt and i wasnt:)

[Deleted User]

I haven't a notion... don't remember

Aglomerado

38 years ago. I probably cried despite being really excited to go (I wasn't quite 4.)
Our teacher was lovely.

big syke

Awful got stabbed under the eye with a pencil. Still have a mark from where the lead broke under skin .

Spanish Eyes

Our teacher sang "who is afraid of the big bad wolf, la la la la" On our first day. Lovely. I remember it to this day. She turned out to be a lovely woman. A Mrs. Ryan, and I was five. Great days.

Stuck in a bench about ten feet long surrounded by god knows who.

But it turned out great. Tiny school in Dublin and I survived. Got a slap of the ruler now and then, but it was just for show. Have no scars. Nothing ever really hit me.

sunbeam

Mars Bar wrote: »

I remember getting to play with toys that looked like squares of cadburys chocolate. I was also put in a desk on my own at the front of the room and there was only 3 junior infants. We had juniors up to 2nd class in one room!

I changed school the following year to a town school. I'm still good friends with the girl I sat beside first on the first day there but I don't remember anything else.

We had 5 classes-Baby Infants to 2nd Class in one room. Baby infants was a sort of preschool year and I don't think it was mandatory. Some kids did a full year in it, some started whenever they turned 4. I started at 4 and a half in April 1977, then on to Junior Infants the following September.

I loved my first day but that swiftly wore off when I found that I had to keep going...

Cee-Jay-Cee

My first day of school was 45 years ago in 1974 and I remember it clearly. I’m a twin and me and my sister were put sitting together which I was not pleased about. We had a lovely teacher, Ms McHugh who reminded me of my granny. I don’t remember much else about my first few years at school but I do remember that day vividly.

Gregor Samsa

First day of Junior Infants was in 1978. I remember it because I was put into the wrong class, then taken out half way through the day and put into the right one. I was 4 (almost 5), but I remember thinking “if they can’t get my class right, how the hell can I trust them with teaching me anything?”. I was put sitting beside a kid called Alan who became my friend but tragically died of a brain haemorrhage in 1st class.

Ms Roper was my teacher. She was old and kind. Retired at the end of that year.

The Satanist

freshpopcorn wrote: »

How was your first day at school?

I'll let you know next week

PsychoPete

I barely remember the start of today nevermind 22 years ago

happywithlife

Although I can remember play school I do not remember 1st day at primary - had a pretty crappy childhood at times tbh. I'm guessing I was packed off with wall paper covered books and a lunchbox. I do remember myself & neighbour walking home together on country roads on our own for the earlier infant finishing times. And the laughter and rows as the 6 of us walked to school in the mornings. Was packed off to boarding school for secondary so remember being dropped off on a Sunday afternoon and making my single bed in the dorm ,& trying to fit everything into my locker. I do remember that night the older girls quizzing us new ones on who "ate chocolate & drank coke" or whatever analogy they used. Being the country buffon I was I hadn't a clue what they were on about. :-D innocent times !

buckwheat

stateofflux wrote: »

I dont remember the start of primary...but i do remember i used to bring my dads old 70's wine leather briefcase into primary school thinking i was cool as Feck.

The days before i was due to start secondary school the local equivalant of Nelson from the simpsons actually gave me some good advice

he said "If you bring that gay looking briefcase into secondary school you will die"

Good advice

:D

Fair play to him. You'd have been a briefcase wanker :eek:

Yer Da sells Avon

I was grand - didn't cry or anything. I recall being very upset the next day though, when it struck me that I'd have to go there every day.

Super-Rush

I was out that day.

Potential-Monke

It was 24 years ago, I can't remember last week!

Your Face

I was unimpressed.

looksee

I can remember going into the classroom aged 5, completely unconcerned and wanted to play with a toy that had little wooden shapes that you put a nail through a hole in the middle and hit with a hammer into a fibre board base. This was 1952, they still allowed such dangerous toys and I have no recollection of any child being injured. Anyway I wasn't allowed as it was a boy's game. I have no idea what I did play with.

[Deleted User]

Think it was okay, better than many that came afterwards!

Mars Bar

I remember getting to play with toys that looked like squares of cadburys chocolate. I was also put in a desk on my own at the front of the room and there was only 3 junior infants. We had juniors up to 2nd class in one room!

I changed school the following year to a town school. I'm still good friends with the girl I sat beside first on the first day there but I don't remember anything else.

Cork Boy 53

A long long time ago so I don`t remember but one thing I do recall is that in my day we never went back to school until the start of September, be that primary or secondary level.

Leg End Reject

I think I blocked it out, but I've been reliably informed that I cried uncontrollably.

I can still remember the smell of primary school - mala and dirty toilets.

freshpopcorn

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I think it was 35 years ago howtf am i supposed to remember?

Mine was nearly 25 years ago now.
Could you remeber then or is it only in the last few years you've forgotten?

stateofflux

I dont remember the start of primary...but i do remember i used to bring my dads old 70's wine leather briefcase into primary school thinking i was cool as Feck.

The days before i was due to start secondary school the local equivalant of Nelson from the simpsons actually gave me some good advice

he said "If you bring that gay looking briefcase into secondary school you will die"

Good advice