First Grade Research Paper

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The whole week before first grade had started, I was excited for this day. I could make new friends, meet my teacher, and go on exciting field trips. But with a blink of an eye, the first day of school jitters had gotten to me that morning. I was scared because I realized that I didn’t know anybody who was going to be in my class. But before I could think about it any more it was already time that I had to get dressed and get in the car to be dropped off by my dad at school.

I was officially an elementary kid and out of the preschool and kindergarten stages which meant I was a big kid now. First grade was a big deal to me and it didn’t really hit me before that I would soon become a nervous wreck. I remember the very first day of first grade.Walking into to the elementary school, hearing all the loud voices, seeing all the kids, and nervous as ever! All those exciting thoughts about first grade went to a rest when I had to let go of my dad. He had always been there for me every step of the way in my life. He
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Doughty, my teacher came up and tried to comfort me but I didn’t budge or move a knuckle. I was convinced that my dad was going to stay with me that day but apparently that wasn’t how things worked in first grade. I was stuck to him like gum on a …show more content…
Later in the day we had lunch and sat by each other again and we also traded our lunches. We talked and talked about anything and everything. I learned a lot about her including her name, Aedrea, which was a pretty big name to remember in first grade. Aedrea told me about her pets. She had two dogs, Lilly and Blanche, some gerbils, and a cat named Sally. I told her about my pets and it turned out the both of us as well as our parents were big dog lovers! We also talked about our families and our favorite things to do. It came to be that we had a lot of things in common. After lunch we had recess and we played over on the monkey bars and on the