Creighton had been kicked out of a couple schools for his behavior and was often having to start over at new schools. Think about a time when you had to start at a new school – maybe because you moved or maybe because you are starting at the next level of school (from grade school to middle school for example). What was the thing that scared you the most about having to start at a new school?
August 20, 2008 at 5:07 pm
When I started at a new school, it was Pope John because my family and I had to move here from South Carolina. The thing that scared me most was having to make new friends, trying to fit in with the crowd, learning my way around the school, and wanting to know if anyone wanted to be my friend.
August 26, 2008 at 4:16 pm
A time when I had to start out at a new school is when I went into 1st Grade. In Kindergarten I had gone to Sandpiper. When I switched to Pope John, I was scared because I didn’t know anybody there. I was scared that I wouldn’t make any friends. The thing that scared me the most though was that I didn’t think that anybody would like me.
August 26, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I had to start at a new school when I moved here in 4th grade. The most scary part about it was that all of my friends were thousands of miles away. I was also in a very new and different place. It was the exact opposite of my old school. It’s very hard to move to a new place.
August 26, 2008 at 4:34 pm
When I started preschool, I was scared. I did not want to participate in anything because i thought it was stupid. It was hard to make friends, and it was hard to follow there procedures, because i never have done any of those things before. Then, two years later I started 1st grade at pope john. I didn’t like it, because there was to many rules, and everything was big. It was really tough until I made friends, because I was leaving my old friends and making new ones.
August 26, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I cannot remember when i moved from North Ranch to Pope John in 1st grade, but I do remember when I went from 5th grade to 6th. there were so many changes, like the desks and having lockers. We all thought that sixth grade was going to be great, but all the changes made it very hard. We all got very excited about having lockers, but we barely used them because we had cubbies in the classroom for our books. The desks were weird too. I always forgot to get my books because I was so used to having them right there, but they weren’t and I had to run to my cubby before I got in trouble. that was a great year filled with changes.
August 26, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Starting over at a new school is both upsetting and scary. I moved from Michigan when I started fourth grade and I remember that one of my greatest fears was that I wouldn’t have any friends and end up all alone. It is a terrifying experience walking into a classroom full of students knowing that you are the only one that doesn’t know anybody there. Another problem might be that you are not up to date with all of the information that the other students have already learned. Starting over at a new school is not easy for anyone.
August 26, 2008 at 5:29 pm
The thing that scared me the most, when going to a new school was meeting new people and having good friends. I have experienced a move from Indiana to Arizona; it was tough at first, because I had to leave all my friends and FAMILY! I didn’t want to leave them, but I was ready to start new. When I first came to Pope John XXIII I felt very welcomed, I made friends the first day, and I was very happy and excited that I met new people. Later on that week I met people there that I wanted to get to know better, and before you knew it, they became my best friends.
August 26, 2008 at 5:29 pm
My only new school transfer was to Pope John for first grade and before than I went to Blessed Sacrament for preschool and kindergaten. I was kind of scared and at the same time I was extremely excited and ready. When i first got there, I was nervous, but the first day i met a friend and we are still friends. The thing that scared me the most about it was probably being late for class.
August 26, 2008 at 5:38 pm
When I went from preschool to kindergarten, I was so scared. I didn’t know what to expect. I had no idea who any of the people in my class were. I was also scared because all of the big kids were so tall and scary looking. This is what scared me the most during my change from preschool to kindergarten.
August 26, 2008 at 6:07 pm
When I first came to Pope John in the fourth grade I was very nervous. The thing that scared me the most was not really the work and tests I’ have to do, but I was more worried about making friends. It took me a while to find people who I fit in with, but eventually I found really great friends and I wasn’t scared anymore.
August 26, 2008 at 6:19 pm
in the first grade i moved to pope john xxiii. it was a week after the actual school yaer had started and i had already statrted at copper ridge. when i first arrived i started to cry… VERY hard. i was bawling for hours until brooke dombrowski ad Mrs. Tierney calmed me down. i also had not purchased any of the school uniforms so i was in a white collared shirt and shorts. it was very hard the first day but then i made a lot of frends and i loved it way better than the old school tht i was going to.
August 26, 2008 at 6:22 pm
When I graduated from kindergarten I came to Pope John. At first it was very hard ajusting to life in first grade mostly because I did not know how to wright very well. I remember on the first day of first grade we were suposed to wright in our journals about what we did over the summer. I wrote all the words I knew how to spell, but for the words I did not know how to spell I just put the first letter. It took a couple weeks of reading in school and at home but eventualy I wrote and read very well.
August 26, 2008 at 6:25 pm
I have not had this experiance of going to a new school. However I have switched to a different volleyball team. I used to be on a club volleyball team named the Black Mountain Juniors and I was very confortable on it. Then the next year I was supposed to join that team but the club got shut down so I joined AZ Sky. I was scared at first because I didn’t know what to expect from this club and all I heard about it was that the players on it we’re very good. Finally I got on a team and got used to the club and it wasn’t scary after all. Now I just remeber that experiance when I switch to something new and I’m not afraid anymore.
August 26, 2008 at 6:52 pm
When I started first grade, I was pretty scared. It would seem like I wouldn’t remember it, but I do. Everyone had started in kindergaten at PJXXIII. So i was basically BRAND new. But, I had a little “buddy” you might say. It was Keegan. She helped me through it. The thing that scared me the most would not having any friends. But Keegan stuck with me!
August 26, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I cannot remember the things I was afraid of when I switched from kindergarten at another school to 1st grade at Pope John, however I do remember the time when I started practicing with my club track team instead of doing school sports. The thing that scared me the most about starting the track club was that I might not be good enough or fast enough to keep up with the other kids my age. I remember that I was scared to make a mistake in case I looked weird or dumb in the eyes of the other kids there. And, as crazy as it may seem, after I had started practicing a little, I was frightened that I might be too fast and that the older kids I was running with would get mad at me for beating them out of their position. In the end, though, I found my place in the team, and now the fears that dominated my small life then seem tiny and insignificant. I’ve discovered friends on the team, and even some people who feel the same way I felt. Someday, they too will not have fears anymore, until something else new comes along!
August 26, 2008 at 7:24 pm
When I came to Pope John, I was scared because I didn’t know anyone and I was afraid no one in my class would like me. The thing that probably scared me the most was that I wouldn’t have the same friends as I did when I went to my previous school. I didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t sure if there would be anyone to help me out and get to know the school or if there was any other new students that I could be friends with and know exactly how they feel. That is how I felt when I came to Pope John.
August 26, 2008 at 7:35 pm
The only time I remember changing schools would be when I entered Kindergarden form Pre-School. I remember being very scared because this would be the time of my life that i would be without my brother and with a full day of learning. Also I remember being afraid of making new friends and meeting new teachers. Eventually i was very happy with the result of my new school. That was my school changing year.
August 26, 2008 at 7:38 pm
When I moved from my old school, I wasn’t to afraid. However, I was sad that I was leaving my friends. I was also afraid that I wouldn’t remember my lock combination. The thing that scared me the most that I wouldn’t like the new school or my teacher. Although, I was soon proved wrong.
August 26, 2008 at 7:43 pm
A time when I had to start at a new school was when I came to Pope John XXIII in 7th grade. The thing I was scared about the most was that I wasn’t going to make any friends. It was also scary because I didnt know anyone, so I had to make all new friends again, it was hard. I didnt know anyone’s name either so, I kept having to ask my friends that i had already met what their names were or else it would be kind of embarrasing to get people’s names wrong. That is what i was scared of the most when I my first day of 7th grade at Pope John XXIII.
August 26, 2008 at 8:07 pm
When I first came to this school in 1st grade, I was scared because I didn’t know anything about the school or any one there. I didn’t want to change schools because I had good friends at my other school and I didn’t want to start new. I am glad my school is a 9 year school because I get to be with my same friends. I have known most of the people in my grade for 9 years, so starting over would be very hard for me. It would be very hard for Creighton because he had to start new at several schools.
August 26, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I haven’t experianced a change of schools since preschool to kindergarten so I don’t remember what my feelings were. I did start a new program of dance in the beginning of seventh grade. It was hard adjusting to a competition team after years of just regular performance teams. When I was on performing, all of my friends were on with me and the next year they all quit so I tried something new. I didn’t know one thing about the girls on my new team except that all loved competing dance. I was so quiet and scared at first, probably because I was not in my normal surroundings. Eventually, I learned to love most of the girls on my team if not all of them. Trying something new has helped me to be more confident!
August 26, 2008 at 8:18 pm
The thing that scared me when I was switching schools to go to our school was not fitting in and not being able to make friends, which is really the same thing. I moved schools because the school I went to was K-6th and my brother was going into 7th grade. I think probably the part of not having any friends at the school scared me the most. The usually almost everyone has these fears when they go to a new school, at least everyone I know though.
August 26, 2008 at 8:38 pm
The thing that probably scared me the most was making friends and fitting in to the kids at the school. When I went to Pope John in kindergarten, I just wanted to have fun and make some new friends. At my preschool, I had lots of friends, but most of them went to other middle schools so I was forced to meet new people. Kindergarten was where all new kids started so I wasn’t alone in trying to make new friends. Now, if I started going to Pope John in 4th or 5th grade, it would have been harder fitting in and making friends. A lot of the “groups” are made starting in 5th grade and it is hard for new people to fit in. That was what scared me the most about going to a different school.
August 26, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Going to a new school can be scary and thrilling . I remember when it was my first day of school at PJXXIII. I was 8 and terrified. It was my first new school; I wasn’t use to a catholic school and its uniform policies. The thing that scared me at my new school was everyone knew how to act at Mass and I had no idea. The feeling of being new at a new school can be very freighting and exciting at the same time.
August 26, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Creighton had been kicked out of a couple schools for his behavior and was often having to start over at new schools. Think about a time when you had to start at a new school – maybe because you moved or maybe because you are starting at the next level of school (from grade school to middle school for example). What was the thing that scared you the most about having to start at a new school?
Because I have moved around so many times, going to a new school for me is very normal and unchanging. But at first, every time I went to a new school, it was very awkward. I had not known anyone, so that exited out help and friends, and I didn’t know the school, classes, or teachers, so that added on to the new factor. Plus, when you go to a new place, people have the tendency to stare and talk at and about you. It was for no bad reason that I switched schools, but I guess my family just got used to moving and accepted it after a while.
August 26, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I have never gone to a new school, other than preschool to Pope John XXIII, which I do not remember very well. Although last year I joined a new club softball team, I knew about 3 people from a previous team. I felt very nervous, but was not very scared. The coach was also very strict and I needed to make new friends. I think the people that joined later in the year probably felt the same way. In the end though it was very exciting.
August 26, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Changing schools is always very stressful. When I came to Pope John in Kindergarten from Pre- school, I was extremely nervous. I didn’t know if I’d meet any friends or like the school. My first thought was, “What if no one likes me, and I have no friends?” The thing that scared me the most was having a full, seven hour school day. After the first day of school, I met a few amazing friends, and we’ve been best friends ever since then.
August 27, 2008 at 3:38 pm
I can’t remember anytime I had to go to a new school but just recently I got a job and I was afraid that everybody would hate me. But after a few days i got used to everything. In the end I made many new friends.
August 27, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Going to a new school can make you nervous and worried. When I moved to Pope John XXIII this year, I was worried and scared mostly about making new friends. Because I didn’t know anyone there, it was hard to be put in an unfamiliar place. In the end, I think that my classmates are great, but I was definitely very nervous on my first day.
August 27, 2008 at 4:24 pm
When I came to this school in 5th grade I was worried that I wouldn’t be accepted by anybody and that i would have no friends, but when I found out that I was making friends and meeting new people. At the end I was happy and excited.
August 27, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I have never gone to new school, other than preschool to Pope John XXIII, which I cannot remember. I do remember when I was very scared to move from 5th grade into 6th grade. I always heard everybody talking about how hard middle school was. They always said you have a lot more homework and they said the teachers are so strict you can’t even talk in middle school. When I went into my first day of 6th grade it was almost exactly the same as 5th grade the only difference is that we had a new teacher. In the end 6th grade was one of the best school years.
August 27, 2008 at 4:27 pm
I started Pope John when I was a kindergardener, so, the only time I’ve switched school was from preschool to Pope John. I remember not knowing anyone coming to school. I was so afraid. I quickly made some friends, and I felt a lot more comfortable at school. I’m happy that I’ve been able to keep my friends that I made in kindergarden all the way up to 8th grade. Even though I was scared at first, coming to Pope John was a great decision.
August 27, 2008 at 4:37 pm
The most recent time I had to start at a new school I was starting at Pope John. I was a kindergardener then so I was especially scared. The thing that scard me the most though was at my preschool we only had halfdays so when I found out I had to eat lunch at school I freaked out.
August 27, 2008 at 4:40 pm
One thing that scared me when I first came to Pope John was making friends. of course I didn’t know anyone which made me scared. but later through the year I met and made many friends and I felt better. being new to the school has it’s ups and downs.
August 27, 2008 at 5:02 pm
This is how i felt when i had to go from preschool to gradeschool and why i was afraid of starting in the new school(Pope John XXIII). One thing iw as worried about going to this new school was that i would not be with any of my friends and i would have to start all over and make new ones.However making new freinds in kindergarden was very easy and some of my friends from preschool were there. The only other thing i was worried about was being bullieed by the bigger kids at school but after the first few days at school i was no longer worried about that. That is how i felt about going to a new school and why i was worried.
August 27, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I have actually been at Pope John XXIII since kindergarten. The only time when I was scared about going to a new school was when I went from preschool to kindergarten. I was scared because I did not know what to do and did not know the rules. I was also scared that I would not make friends. I was really scared about having to have real homework for the first time.
August 27, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Although I have never been to another school other than PJXXIII, I do remember going to summer camp. I knew no one at the camp and I felt really strange the first couple of days. After a few weeks I made lots of friends and felt much better.
August 27, 2008 at 6:00 pm
The only time I have ever switched schools was from preschool to kindergarten when I came to Pope John. I was extremely shy at that age, so I was afraid of not making new friends. I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to find my way around and that I wouldn’t know what to do. I was also scared about the fact that it was my first time in a full-day school. I was so used to only having to go to half a day of school, I wasn’t sure i would be able to adjust to a new environment very easily. I made it through my first year of Pope John, but now that it’s my last year I realize that I shouldn’t have been so afraid of these things.
August 27, 2008 at 6:01 pm
I really haven’t really moved to a new school because i’ve been here since Kindergarden but I have switched many baseball teams. A good example would be this year because i just started playing with a brand new team. It’s a little uncomfortable at first but now I’m used to it and are friends with all the new kids that i have met.
August 27, 2008 at 6:17 pm
The biggest thing that scared me when I went to the sixth grade was the new kids and teachers. I had know idea who the kids were or who the teachers were. I didn’t know if the kids would like me or not. Or if the teachers were real strict and mean to everybody. Plus I didn’t know the teachers expectations for their students. Also I didn’t know what the kids would think of my persanality. That is how I felt when I went to the sixth grade.
August 27, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Well when I moved out from Washington all the way to Arizona I had to go to a new school. When I was changing schools the scariest thing was making new friends and readjusting to the school. But when I got to Pope John everyone was so welcoming and nice to me that I wasn’t scared anymore. The kids there made me feel like I’ve known them for a while. I made a lot of friends and met a lot of new teachers. So when you are moving to a new school the scariest thing is making new friends, but, after my first two weeks I wasn’t scared anymore.
August 27, 2008 at 6:43 pm
When I first came to Pope John when I was in kindergarten I was scared that I wouldn’t make friends. I had a lot of friends from different schools but I wanted to make new friends. I was a little shy and I was meeting people I’ve never met before. Eventually I got a lot of really good friends. That is what scared me the most about going to a new school.
August 27, 2008 at 6:49 pm
I have been at Pope John since kindergarten, but I remember the summer before kindergarten I was really nervous. I was nervous because going to a different school meant having to learn where everything was again, learn names again, and have different teachers that I had never met before. I was also nervous because kindergarten were longer days. In pre-school, we went home at noon. When I started kindergarten, my nerves went away because Mrs. Smitherman was extremely nice and so were all my classmates. In kindergarten, I made friends that I still have today.
August 27, 2008 at 6:58 pm
When I went from preschool to PJXXIII for kindergarten I was very scared. In preschool I only had to go to school three days a week for a half day. I did not want to go to school every day and have to wake up early. I also didn’t like that I didn’t get to see my mom. So I cried on the first day. I also didn’t like going to mass and not being allowed to bring a snack. These our some of the things that scared me when starting PJXXIII.
August 27, 2008 at 7:00 pm
When I started a new school, I was in fifth grade and moved from Canada. The thing that scared me the most was making new friends. I was really nervous at first, but when I started knowing people I wasn’t scared anymore. I started getting used to the routine and I was beginning make some friends. Once I got used to everything I started having a lot of fun.
August 27, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I’ve only gone to two schools and that was when i was very little, but i still remember it. Wheni first started pre school i was very scard cause my mom was leaving and i wanted to be with her. I had know friends and didn’t lnow anyone. That was until i started talking to this girl on the playgournd. We became friends and she let me pkay with her in her game. I realized that if you are nice and have the courage to introduce yourself to others it is easy to make friends.
August 27, 2008 at 7:03 pm
I’ve only gone to two schools and that was when I was very little, but I still remember it. When I first started Pre School I was very scared cause my mom was leaving and I wanted to be with her. I had known friends and didn’t know anyone. That was until I started talking to this girl on the playground. We became friends and she let me play with her in her game. I realized that if you are nice and have the courage to introduce yourself to others it is easy to make friends.
August 27, 2008 at 7:04 pm
When you move to a new school, you are usually scared. I have been at this school for eight years and I do not remember what it was like when I came here for first grade. But when I started club volleyball, I was scared. I didn’t want to do it in the first place and I was afraid that I would not have many friends on my team. I really wanted friends on my team because I do not like meeting new people. And, I had done a clinic there and I didn’t like coach which made me not like AZ Sky where I do volleyball. After tryouts, I got on the best team in my age level (doesn’t include the travel teams), I had three other people who I knew from school and I met many new friends and the coach I disliked, I actually met him and he’s really nice. Even though I was scared, I learned from it all and I grew from it too.
August 27, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I haven’t experienced going to a new school. I have been at Pope John XXIII since I was a kindergartener. I have switched basketball teams before though. In seventh grade I went from playing regular school basketball to ABL. ABL is Arizona’s most competitive basketball league. I remember that it was a very big change from playing school basketball to ABL, I was scared because there were kids 2-3 years older than us and some of them were 6 ft. tall. Even thought we had a losing season it was still a great experience playing in ABL and I’d love to do it again.
August 27, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I haven’t been to a new school ever since I came here to Pope John in kindergarten, so I don’t know that feeling very much about going to a new school. I do remember when I started playing lacrosse, the only people I knew that were playing in the same league were Nate and Michael M. The first year I played lacrosse; neither Nate nor Michael was on my team, so I was alone with a lot of kids on my team that I didn’t know. I was afraid that I would make a mistake in front of my team. Eventually, I got to know them and we became friends and I wasn’t worried that I would make a mistake. That is how I got through my lacrosse season with out me being worried.
August 27, 2008 at 7:31 pm
I have never had to move to a new school except for preschool. I was very nervous to meet new people and be at a much bigger school. I was a shy person but I made friends quuickly. It was very different for me to be at school for such a long time but i adjusted well to it. I think what helped me a lot was that a lot of the people I went to preschool with went to Pope John and my older sister was also going to the same school as me. I’m glad my mom decided to send me to Pope John.
August 27, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Going to a new school can be very scary and intimidating. The first time I ever moved schools was from kindergarten to first grade. I remember being afraid that I wasn’t going to make friends and that my teacher was going to be extremely mean. All my friends from my kindergarten class were going to a different school, and I was the only person to go to Pope John. I knew I would miss them all, but I decided to put on a brave face and meet new people. Those people I met are now some of my best friends.
August 27, 2008 at 8:33 pm
One time that I had to start at a new school was when I was in kindergarten. The first day of kindergarten I didn’t want to go because I was scared, and didn’t want to leave my mom because I didn’t go to preschool, so I never experienced that. When I got there I had a lot of fun and that’s where I met my first best friend Morgan. Even though I was fine when I got to my classroom, everyday I cried because I didn’t want to go and I felt like I didn’t know as much as the other kids. Also I loved my teacher and 8th grade buddies especially since my oldest brother Weston was one of them.
August 27, 2008 at 8:40 pm
I have never had to deal with changing schools, expect for the transition from preschool to kindergarten, which I do not remember very well, but, I have had to change swim teams. This experience was very tough on me because I do not adapt well to change. At my new team I was concerned that I wouldn’t like my coach or my other teammates. It all worked out it the end because some of my old teammates were already on the team, and I made a bunch of new friends. A big change like moving schools can be scary at first but, if you pray hard, everything will turn out right.
August 27, 2008 at 8:48 pm
The last time I had to start a new school was in Kindergarten at Pope John. I was scared because everything was so big and I was so small. I hoped I would make friends because I was not used to the class size because my preschool only had ten kids in a class. I think I was crying not wanting to go to school; all I wanted to do was stay home with my mom. That is my experience for going to an new school.
August 27, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Last year was my first time here at pope john. I have just moved from Maryland and drove cross country. It was the first day of school and I was already late. My dad walked with me to my class room. I opened the door and right away I felt my heart beating. All of these kids I never knew existed were staring at me. Ms. Shoemaker just had to put me in the desk at the front. I was so nervous. I thought about this new school and started crying. But then I made good friends that day and I was happy just to be in a catholic school.
August 27, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Starting here at Pope John in second grade was a little scary for me. Since it was second grade everyone had already had their group of friends that they hangout with and i did not. That and learning my way around the school would probaly be the hardest thing. I was pretty scared my first day of school since i did not know anyone, but lucky I made friends quickly.
August 27, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I’ve had to move schools before. I was new in preschool because I moved to Arizona halfway through the year, I went to Kindergarten at a new school, and finally I came to Pope John in first grade. Even though I was young when I moved schools I still remember how I felt. You don’t know anyone and if you are shy it is hard to make new friends. Not only you don’t know your classmates, but you don’t know your teacher very well. You’re scared because you don’t know how this school is going to be compared to the other schools you have been to. However, usually when you go to a new school you have a good time.
August 27, 2008 at 9:47 pm
I have been at Pope John since kindergarten so the only time I remember switching schools was the transition from preschool to kindergarten at Pope John. I remember that I wasn’t so scared about friends or anything; I was scared that I would have a mean teacher. On the first day of school I remember meeting my teacher and having all of my fears wash away, just because she was so nice. My fears returned when I saw all of the older kids that would be at the same school as me. I thought that they would be mean to me, and I was definitely wrong, but what made me feel a lot better was having an eighth grade buddy that would show me what to do sometimes. I think it would have been a lot harder to be new at a school in any grade other than kindergarten.
August 27, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Ever since I started kindergarden I have been switching schools almost every 2 years. I went to kindergarden and first grade at one school, 2nd grade and 3rd grade at another school, and 4th-8th grade at Pope John. When I first started at Pope John, I was very nervous because this was the first time I had to go to school in a uniform, and I was worried about making friends, and I wondered what teacher I would get and if anyone would like me. I got through the first week pretty well and made some friends, then after that, I made a best friend in the middle of the year and Juliana and I have been best friends since 4th grade. Same with Abby.
August 27, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I never had to move schools but i tried out for club volleyball and that was a big move because i did not know anyone. There was a time that I started over with my volleyball team I was so scared. and I could hardly breath. I did not know anyone and they were all friends. On top of that I was the tallest person and I had to look down at them. I felt uncomfortable I didn’t want to be there till another tall girl came an I hung out with her and we became friends. Then my coach came and made us introduce our selves and we all did that and became friends an I wasn’t scared anymore.
August 27, 2008 at 11:22 pm
The thing that scared me most about going to a new school was the people. I didnt like meeting people when I was younger. I was also scared because I didnt know what to expect. But now that im older it no longer bothers me an I now like to meet new people and I know what to expect.
August 28, 2008 at 12:32 am
When I went to a new school the thing that sacred me the most was, meeting new people. It scared me because I didn’t know anybody at the new school. Another thing that sacred me was coming 1 month into the school year. As result of this it took me awhile to adjust to the school. That’s how I felt when I changed schools.
August 28, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Like Shannon, I never went to another school other than Preschool at St. Joan of Arc. I really don’t remember much about Kindergarten and by the time I got to first grade I had all my friends from Kidergarten with me again. I could not relate to Creighton’s experience a whole lot. Maybe once I get to High School and I will be with a lot of different people, I will know what that is like. Plus I have never been kicked out of any school!
August 28, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Responding to Sydney’s answer: I completely agree with you and can kind of relate to your move. Even though I have never truly experienced switching schools (besides going into kindergarten), I can understand how you might have felt. If I was in your situation, I would have been very upset to leave all of my family. Also, I’d been nervous to move to a different state and to start all over. On my first day of kindergarten, I experienced some similar emotions. I was afraid to meet new friends and going to a new school that I’ve never been to before. Over time, I met new friends and felt comfortable.
August 28, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Natalie D. i totally agree with you, i moved here from indiana and it was very hard at first, because i didnt know anyone and i was sad too, leaving my old friends and family. After awhile i got better. The only thing that still gets me down, is thinking about my family, i love them very much and i miss them all the time, but with my friends help, they always make me feel better! i love my friends as if they were my sisters.
August 28, 2008 at 8:24 pm
What scared me the most about starting at a new school was not being accepted. It is a scary feeling not knowing if you would have friends or not or if the kids would dislike you. It is a strange feeling arriving at school without your best friend. It also can be scary not knowing where to go for classes or what to do. You are going into a new situation not knowing what to expect.
August 28, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Well when I moved out from Washington all the way to Arizona I had to go to a new school. When I was changing schools the scariest thing was making new friends and readjusting to the school. But when I got to Pope John everyone was so welcoming and nice to me that I wasn’t scared anymore. The kids there made me feel like I’ve known them for a while. I made a lot of friends and met a lot of new teachers. So when you are moving to a new school the scariest thing is making new friends, but, after my first two weeks I wasn’t scared anymore.
August 29, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Scout A. I completely agree with you. When I started my new sport team i was very shy and scared. Although I did make friends very fast and ended up loving it.
August 30, 2008 at 12:09 pm
I fully agree with you Bentley. It is hard starting at a new school in the midile of the year. It is also hard making new friends but it feels great when you do. That is why I agree with you.
August 30, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I completly agree with Madison H because I was scared on my first day of kindergarten too. The only difference was that I had gone to preschool before.
August 31, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I completely agree with Allie C. Making friends at a new school is extremely hard, especially if you don’t know their names. I remember a time when I had to go to a new place and met all these people, but I forgot their names and had to keep asking them who they were. I felt very embarrassed because I didn’t want to mix their name up with someone else’s. Coming to a new school can be terrifying.
August 31, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Megan S, I agree with you. When I tried out for club volleyball, I was too very scared even though I had friends. I was afraid I would mess everything up and get on a team where none of my friends would be on. I also felt uncomfortable, but not because I was the tallest person, but because I thought that all of the other girls on my team were better than me. And I remember when we all introduced each other and then I felt more comfortable because some had just started club like me and some of them went to other Catholic Schools like me.
August 31, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Sarah F. I totally agree with you. When I started to participate in track, I would always worry if other kids would be faster than me. It turned out that I was one of the fastest kids there and I felt bad for the kids that needed more help. So I started to help kids improve on their running skills and that helped me out too when I joined cross country. From this I learned that you join sport clubs to get better at that sport not to see how good you already are.
September 1, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Hiedi H. I also agree with you i had basically the same experiance. You never wanyted to leave your mom and didnt know anyone. Espicially having to fend for yourself. I also agree that it was easyier to adjust than you would of though. You did a good job explaining what went on. Great Job!
September 1, 2008 at 5:23 pm
This is how i felt when i was moving from preschool to kindergarden and what worried me about starting kindergarden. MAking the swithch from preschool to kindergarden was was a rather large evnet in my life to me.One of the things that i was worried about was not being with any of my friends from preschool and meeting new people. The second thing i was worried about was worried about was being bullied by the bigger kids at the school but that as i found out was not a problem and i had no trouble adjusting. That is how i felt when i switched from preschool to kindergarden and what worried me most.
September 1, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I agree with Jack Poupore when he said that one of the scariest things about switching schools is wondering if other kids would want to be your friend. Also, like Jack, I think it is scary trying to fit in with the crowd and learning to find your way around a new place. I felt the same way at the beginning of the school year, but it got easier as time went on. In addition, I think it is a difficult and scary feeling knowing that you and your best friends don’t go to the same school anymore. I think that is definitely something that sets the new kid apart from the other kids because all the other kids have been best friends for five or six years.
September 4, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I agree with you, Dominic, because I felt the same way when I moved here. Everyone was so kind to me that I feel right at home after only a few weeks. I’ve also made a lot of new friends. Although it takes some time to adjust, Pope John is a great school.
September 23, 2008 at 11:39 pm
The First time, i experienced a switch from schools was from, Blessed Sacrament Preschool to Pope John XXIII. I have a slight memory from this time. One thing i remember is feeling like a big kid and i felt just like my older friends and my older brothers. In preschool i only had class for about 5 hours or less, 3 to 4 days a week. I always wanted to be ahead of everyone and do big kid homework and things, because i have alot of older friends, and brothers. Seeing them go through this experience helped me not to be nervous, but excited for kindergarden.
September 23, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Haley G. I agree and disagree with your statement. I did not feel scared of the actual school experience or friends, i was just sad not spending time with my mom all day while my brothers were at school. So i agree with you on wanting to stay home with my mom all day. After the whole first month i adjusted well, and i made best friends fast, which i have managed to keep today. School was a good experience for me to start from preschool and i agree with you that in the start it is tougher.
October 13, 2008 at 4:07 pm
i agree with Grace kriske.I remember when i first came to pope john. I felt scared and i wished that i was home with my mom and my younger sister. But once i walked into the K1 classroom i met friends right away. Those friends still remain my best friends. It a good experience.