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Throwback Thursday//Lessons Learned – Funny First Grade Memories

August 7, 2014 by Gina | 6 Comments

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With the kiddos returning to school this week, it reminded me of when I first started school. I did not start in kindergarten; it was optional back then, I guess. The kids who lived in town went to kindergarten, but I lived out in the country so my parents did not make the twice daily trip into town for me to go.

When I arrived in first grade, it became abundantly clear that the other kids knew things I did not. On the first day they announced that we would be going to P.E. I thought the teacher said, “We are going to pee everyday!” It was obvious by the excitement in her voice and the cheers of my classmates that her “pee” meant something different than my “pee”.

My first grade teacher’s name was Ms. Littlepage. Isn’t that an odd name? I rode the bus home with my cousins on the first day of school and one of them asked me what my teacher’s name was. I remember replying with this, “I can’t remember, but it has a piece of paper in it.” I am sure she thought I was crazy, but when you know my teacher’s name, it makes perfect sense. Doesn’t it? Unfortunately, I have not gotten much better with remembering people’s names.

The other odd thing that happened later that year was that the school lost my school pictures. My parents took me to a professional photographer to get my first school year picture made so I would have one like everyone else. I wish I had smiled a normal smile. Don’t you hate it when you are trying to get a good picture of your kids and then they make a funky little grin??? That’s me.

1st Grade

What funny memories do you have from your early school years?

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Award-winning author Gina Duke is a wife, mother and Director of Women’s Ministry at her local church. Gina is also a speaker with a B.S. in Organizational Leadership. She is able to bring a clear word for authentic Christian living. Through her book, “Organizing Your Prayer Closet: A New and Life-Changing Way to Pray” (Abingdon Press), she imparts 1 Peter 4:7 with the gift of structured prayer journaling. Gina also blogs and offers numerous videos and resources at GinaDuke.com. You may also follow her on Twitter and Instagram @TheGinaDuke.

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Filed Under: Encouragement Tagged With: Back to school, Childhood memories, elementary school, first grade, make-up picture day, P.E. School pictures, Physical Education, school-aged children, TBT, Throwback Thursday

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Gina Duke is the award-winning author of  Organizing Your Prayer Closet: A New and Life-Changing Way to Pray (Abingdon Press), that introduces the gift of structured prayer journaling.  You can enjoy her weekly #ShePrayerJournals weekend workshops on YouTube, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @TheGinaDuke.

Comments

  1. Brandi Clevinger says

    August 7, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    My funny memories before any school year are the dreams I had in the weeks before the first day of school. I had dreams that I showed up to class with no pants! haha

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    • ginaduke says

      August 7, 2014 at 9:02 pm

      Brandi, that’s funny that you would have had that kind of dream at such a young age. ~Gina

      Reply
  2. Mary Geisen says

    August 10, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    This was so much fun! One of my memories was the horrible haircut I had in first grade which was immortalized through my school picture for all to see! Oh my! As teacher it is laws interesting to hear student perspectives as to what they think of their first day of school or their teacher. Visiting you from The Weekend Brew.

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    • ginaduke says

      August 11, 2014 at 7:21 pm

      Hi, Mary! Thanks for stopping by. I, too, had a bad haircut in the 4th grade. I wanted the Toni Tennille cut, but my mother said my hair was too thick and curly for it, but I would not accept it. I wore it that way (well, as best I could) on class picture day. It was only after I got the picture back did I realize that she was right! ~Gina

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  3. Kristin Hill Taylor says

    August 13, 2014 at 10:26 am

    I’ve been reminiscing about my school years lately too as my kids started back to school this morning! Boy, were they excited! 🙂

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    • ginaduke says

      August 13, 2014 at 5:31 pm

      I hope your kids have a great school year, Kristin!

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