August Feedback
If you have been to the grocery store lately, you will have seen the colorful aisles of neatly stacked crayons, pencils, markers, notebooks and binders. Ah yes, it is time for back-to-school! While some kids may be ready to go back to school, others may be filled with dread. For students and their parents, there are always a lot of emotions on that first day back. To celebrate the season, let’s reflect back on our own school experiences… We asked, and you answered…
What was your favorite grade of school and what made it so special?
“Of course socializing with my friends and meeting my husband in high school were phenomenal parts of my life. BUT, my absolute favorite school memory from K-12 took place in fifth grade. Every day after lunch and recess, my teacher would turn the lights off and read us a story by candlelight! It was such a great way to ease back into learning after playing outside. I remember her reading spooky and silly stories while the whole class lay sprawled across a big rug she had in the back corner of her room. Legendary. Peek elementary school memories for sure.”
-Amanda C, Associate Editor of Cincinnati Family Magazine
“My favorite grade was 4th. This is when I started to get into fashion and I would put together my own cool outfits!”
-Abbie R.
“Not my favorite grade, but my favorite thing about back to school was the shopping. Even now, I get so excited about buying a new planner, notebook or pens. I love it!”
-Amy A.
“I loved 5th grade because I made so many new friends!”
-Rose D.
“I liked 8th grade because that’s when we could play on the high school teams for sports.”
-Shawn B.
“Middle school. I went to a Catholic school and the 7th and 8th graders had more color options for our uniforms and we could wear shorts, too. We were just given more privileges in general and were treated like young adults instead of little kids.”
-Joe L.
“My favorite grades were 5th grade and 9th grade. I had the BEST 5th grade teacher who was so fun & loved us so well… I felt very grown up but still got to be a kid & go to recess every day and I read Nancy Drew out the wazoo. But 9th grade was SUCH a fun year with all kinds of social plans & enjoying the freedoms of high school.”
-Julianna S.
“The grade didn’t really matter, but lunch was always the best time to me.”
-Jenny G.
“I liked my senior year best because our school made it super special for us. We had dances, events, special senior days, senior sweatshirts and senior pictures!”
-Shelley H.
“My senior year was my favorite because we went to state for football and won.”
-Brad M.
“I liked third grade best because that’s when I met my lifetime best friend. We had classes together all throughout school and she is my best friend until this day.”
-Megan R.
“9th grade because that’s when I took Family Life Studies. I learned how to balance a check book, sew and cook. I also took home the fake baby. I didn’t love it at the time because it cried so much, but it’s a funny memory now because if your arm got tired holding the baby’s bottle, you could just put the diaper sensor on the baby’s face. My teacher accidentally put my baby on the colic setting, so I only had to take the baby home one weekend instead of two.”
-Kristin H.
“First grade! We did tons of science experiments.”
-Tiffany M.
“I loved first grade because that’s when we learned how to read.”
-Barbara C.
“First grade was special for me at school because the teacher was so kind.”
-Rhonda F.
“I am going to go with 6th grade because that’s when we did our trip to Washington D.C. The whole grade got to go on tours of the Smithsonian. My Dad was a chaperone, which made it even better for me.”
-Megan B.
“I loved 8th grade. It was the last year before high school.”
-Angie T.
“Kindergarten. It was special because my Kindergarten teacher was my absolute favorite.”
-Jennifer C.
“I didn’t have a favorite grade, but my favorite subject was science. I loved learning how things work around us and doing experiments.”
-Kim W.
“My favorite grade in school was 6th. That’s when we got to join band and I got my first instrument. I stayed in band throughout school and made the best memories.”
-Lexi S.
“I was homeschooled, so all of the grades were my favorite. We did a lot of outside of the box learning like cooking and experiments. I was able to read so many good books and we did extended learning field trips, too.”
-Sarah W.
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