52 ancestors Week 37 (Sept. 9-15): Back to School

 Week 37 (Sept. 9-15): Back to School

From Amy Johnson-Crow -  Any stories of schools days in your family? (I'm thankful for the collection of my dad's grade cards through 8th grade.) What about teachers or principals in the family?

I know that I have already used my Mum (Barbara May Haylock) but she comes to mind (along with a story from myself, and my sons - my eldest son (Jarred), and youngest son (Blake).

I recall my Mum telling me that she used to have to wear a beret for school and that she hated it! She did all she could to get rid of it but it kept being returned to her. Her class/school had gone on a trip to the river in Peterborough and on the way back she dropped her beret over the bridge into the water. A passing gentleman saw it and called to the teacher, they had to wait whilst her beret was recovered and returned to her! Another of her tales of trouble at school was for talking, she was made to stand at the front of the class by the blackboard. She apparently got bored and started writing in the chalk dust. She got the chalk board rubber thrown at her head and yelled at to get out of the classroom.

As for me (Amy Lackey), I was in trouble quite a bit for things at school, nothing really serious thankfully. Me and a few of the girls had decided that geography was boring and we started singing and dancing on the tables. We were removed from the lesson and had to wait outside the classroom. The head of department came past and saw us and wanted to know why we were all outside, we wouldn’t tell him. We got taken back into the classroom where he wanted answers, the teacher said we could tell him, none of us spoke. One of the boys yelled for us to show him, and this was all we needed – we climbed back up on the tables and re-did our song and dance (YMCA party song), we were yelled at to get down and get out! We were not allowed to do geography for our exams. Another episode was when I got banned and removed from German lessons. We had an exchange student, I taught him how to swear in English and apparently this wasn’t appropriate, I thought it was.

With regards to Jarred, there is 2 funny tales to tell, both were in his reception class year so he was only 4, coming 5! The first was when he went into a complete meltdown (I can’t remember over what), but he had gone and hidden under 2 tables – they were pushed together to make a big square one. He refused to come out from under it, the teachers were not allowed to grab him, so they had to ring me. When I got to the school and classroom there was his class teacher, the headteacher and a teaching assistant all trying to talk him out with no luck. He wouldn’t come out to me either so I told the head teacher to lift the tables over him. They did this and Jarred cried as he was no longer safe and wanted his cave back! The second was later in the year and him and one of the girls in his class were sat in the book corner together. They decided that showing each other their pants (underwear) was a good idea. Me and the girls Mum got called in about this. We do laugh about it now.

Kenzie hasn’t really got many stories to tell, he gets on with his work and does as he’s told etc. However, he has had the most trips to hospital from school – whether with his asthmas, his chest & heart condition or injuries from pe.

Lastly Blake, as already stated he is small for his age. He was in reception class and was being picked on by 2 older boys. He had put up with it for a few weeks when he lost his temper. He told them to follow him, he climbed up onto a small wall in the playground (the playground is tired as in a valley), and kicked them both in the face. The school said he should have been expelled for this but the 2 boys both said they had been calling him names and pushing around for a few weeks, so they all got detention. I don’t know about you but if I’d just seen my mate get kicked in the face I wouldn’t still have been standing beside them!


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  1. purple-roses10:15 am GMT-8

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    Week 37 (Sept. 9-15): Back to School
    From Amy Johnson-Crow - Any stories of schools days in your family? (I'm thankful for the collection of my dad's grade cards through 8th grade.) What about teachers or principals in the family?

    I know that I have already used my Mum (Barbara May Haylock) but she comes to mind (along with a story from myself, my eldest son (Jarred) and youngest son (Blake).
    I recall my Mum telling me that she used to have to wear a beret for school and that she hated it! She did all she could to get rid of it but it kept being returned to her. Her class/school had gone on a trip to the river in Peterborough and on the way back she dropped her beret over the bridge into the water. A passing gentleman saw it and called to the teacher, they had to wait whilst her beret was recovered and returned to her! Another of her tales of trouble at school was for talking, she was made to stand at the front of the class by the blackboard. She apparently got bored and started writing in the chalk dust. She got the chalk board rubber thrown at her head and yelled at to get out of the classroom.
    As for me (Amy Lackey), I was in trouble quite abit for things, nothing really serious thankfully. Me and a few of the girls had decided that geography was boring and we started singing and dancing on the tables. We were removed from the lesson and had to wait outside the classroom. The head of department came past and saw us and wanted to know why we were all outside, we wouldn’t tell him. We got taken back into the classroom where he wanted answers, the teacher said we could tell him, none of us spoke. One of the boys yelled for us to show him, and this was all we needed – we climbed back up on the tables and re-did our song and dance (YMCA party song), we were yelled at to get down and get out! We were not allowed to do geography for our exams. Another episode was when I got banned and removed from German lessons. We had an exchange student, I taught him how to swear in English and apparently this wasn’t appropriate, I thought it was.
    With regards to Jarred, there is 2 funny tales to tell, both were in his reception class year so he was only 4, coming 5! The first was when he went into a complete meltdown (I can’t remember over what), but he had gone and hidden under 2 tables – they were pushed together to make a big square one. He refused to come out from under it, the teachers were not allowed to grab him, so they had to ring me. When I got to the school and classroom there was his class teacher, the headteacher and a teaching assistant all trying to talk him out with no luck. He wouldn’t come out to me either so I told the head teacher to lift the tables over him. They did this and Jarred cried as he was no longer safe and wanted his cave back! The second was later in the year and him and one of the girls in his class were sat in the book corner together. They decided that showing each other their pants (underware) was a good idea. Me and the girls Mum got called in about this. We do laugh about it now.
    Lastly Blake, as already stated he is small for his age. He was in reception class and was being picked on by 2 older boys. He had put up with it for a few weeks when he lost his temper. He told them to follow him, he climbed up onto a small wall in the playground (the playground is tired as in a valley), and kicked them both in the face. The school said he should have been expelled for this but the 2 boys both said they had been calling him names and pushing around for a few weeks, so they all got detention. I don’t know about you but if I’d just seen my mate get kicked in the face I wouldn’t still have been standing beside them!
    Kenzie hasn’t really got any stories to tell, he gets on with his work and does as he’s told etc. However, he has had the most trips to hospital from school – whether with his asthmas, his chest & heart condition or injuries from pe.

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