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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Kids
- Theme: Family & Friends
- Subject: Childhood / Youth
- Published: 09/07/2012
Sophies first day at school
Born 1958, F, from Gosport, United KingdomSophie’s first day at school
Sophie was a special little girl, well her mummy said that she was. Sophie had been born early. Mummy said that she was so tiny she could almost fit in one hand. Tiny like Thumbelina.
Sophie was 4 and three quarters, her birthday was in 'Febary,' Sophie couldn’t say that properly. Mummy held up fingers and a thumb on one hand to show how many months to her 5th birthday. Not that Sophie really understood months. Mummy said that Father Christmas had to come first. Sophie liked Father Christmas, she tried so hard to be good and he brought her loads of toys to play with. Last year it was her special baby doll and her dollies pram. Sophie liked to play with these. they were her favourites.
Mummy also said that Sophie was a big girl because she was starting big school on Monday. Big girl, little girl, this confused her a bit. Sophie would be going to big school ALL day. She would have to eat her sandwiches and carrots there, she wasn’t sure that was a good idea.
Mummy would be sad and miss her. What would mummy do all day? She would be lonely. No, it would be better if Sophie stayed at 'baby school' as Jessie her big sister called it.
Sophie wasn’t sure about her school uniform. It wasn’t comfortable, not like her pretty twirly dresses and her ballerina shoes. Sophie liked to dance and it wasn’t the same in her blue shirt and grey skirt, or her black squeaky leather new shoes. Sophie had wanted purple shoes but mummy said no. Sophie screamed and cried in the shop, mummy got really cross and the shop lady gave Sophie and mummy a very bad look.
Sophie wasn’t sure about PE. You had to take your clothes off apart from your vest and pants. Sophie didn’t like the feel of the floor against her bare feet. Sometimes you could wear plimsolls. Sophie had a little bag with her name on to keep them in. It might be cold in just your vest and pants and when Sophie had to get dressed again, she sometimes did her buttons up wrong and her shoes were very hard to do up and mummy wouldn’t be there to help. “The purple shoes would have been ok,” she thought, skipping to the end of the garden looking for fairies.
Sophie turned around. her brand new wheelchair was there, all shiny and new. It was such a special chair made just for her, the doctors told her. Sophie’s leg muscles hurt all the time and mummy was able to go out for walks and shopping with mummy in this. Who would help mummy do the shopping now? Sophie tried not to think that she hated going and always screamed, the noises and lights scared her in the shops. Nobody was allowed to sit in Sophie’s chair. Jessie had tried and Sophie had screamed and hit her hard on the head. Sophie had been made to sit on the naughty mat for ages. Sophie didn’t like the naughty mat.
School morning arrived far too quickly. “Are you sure I need to go today, mummy?” Sophie asked as she munched on a banana.
“Yes my big girl you do,” mummy kissed the top of her head whilst she brushed Sophie’s hair into a ponytail.
Sophie climbed into her wheelchair and mummy and daddy walked with her to school. This was a treat. Daddy rarely did this, he was always busy earning pennies for us to spend.
They got to the school door and there was Mrs Grey, Sophie’s teacher, holding her hand out to Sophie. Mummy folded up Sophie’s wheelchair and whispered to Sophie, “I’ll take this home with me and bring it back later.” That was a relief.
Mrs Grey said kindly to Sophie, “wave goodbye to daddy and mummy.” Sophie did as she was told and then went into the classroom with Mrs Grey. Sophie was sat next to a little girl called Molly, who gave Sophie a big smile.
What a day Sophie had!!! She played toys and did PE and she wasn’t cold. Mrs Smith, Mrs Grey’s helper, helped her get dressed, and some of the other boys and girls too. Sophie played in the sand and in the water and started to learn how to write her name. At lunchtime she sat with Molly and at playtime she walked hand in hand around the playground with Molly. Molly liked to dance too. Molly was Sophie’s new bestest friend.
Then it was home time. Sophie ran out of the door. There was mummy with her wheelchair as promised. Mummy had a very big smile on her face. Mummy had been alright without her after all.
“Good,” she thought, “as mummy is ok, I think I’ll come back tomorrow.”
Sophies first day at school(Sue Achurch)
Sophie’s first day at school
Sophie was a special little girl, well her mummy said that she was. Sophie had been born early. Mummy said that she was so tiny she could almost fit in one hand. Tiny like Thumbelina.
Sophie was 4 and three quarters, her birthday was in 'Febary,' Sophie couldn’t say that properly. Mummy held up fingers and a thumb on one hand to show how many months to her 5th birthday. Not that Sophie really understood months. Mummy said that Father Christmas had to come first. Sophie liked Father Christmas, she tried so hard to be good and he brought her loads of toys to play with. Last year it was her special baby doll and her dollies pram. Sophie liked to play with these. they were her favourites.
Mummy also said that Sophie was a big girl because she was starting big school on Monday. Big girl, little girl, this confused her a bit. Sophie would be going to big school ALL day. She would have to eat her sandwiches and carrots there, she wasn’t sure that was a good idea.
Mummy would be sad and miss her. What would mummy do all day? She would be lonely. No, it would be better if Sophie stayed at 'baby school' as Jessie her big sister called it.
Sophie wasn’t sure about her school uniform. It wasn’t comfortable, not like her pretty twirly dresses and her ballerina shoes. Sophie liked to dance and it wasn’t the same in her blue shirt and grey skirt, or her black squeaky leather new shoes. Sophie had wanted purple shoes but mummy said no. Sophie screamed and cried in the shop, mummy got really cross and the shop lady gave Sophie and mummy a very bad look.
Sophie wasn’t sure about PE. You had to take your clothes off apart from your vest and pants. Sophie didn’t like the feel of the floor against her bare feet. Sometimes you could wear plimsolls. Sophie had a little bag with her name on to keep them in. It might be cold in just your vest and pants and when Sophie had to get dressed again, she sometimes did her buttons up wrong and her shoes were very hard to do up and mummy wouldn’t be there to help. “The purple shoes would have been ok,” she thought, skipping to the end of the garden looking for fairies.
Sophie turned around. her brand new wheelchair was there, all shiny and new. It was such a special chair made just for her, the doctors told her. Sophie’s leg muscles hurt all the time and mummy was able to go out for walks and shopping with mummy in this. Who would help mummy do the shopping now? Sophie tried not to think that she hated going and always screamed, the noises and lights scared her in the shops. Nobody was allowed to sit in Sophie’s chair. Jessie had tried and Sophie had screamed and hit her hard on the head. Sophie had been made to sit on the naughty mat for ages. Sophie didn’t like the naughty mat.
School morning arrived far too quickly. “Are you sure I need to go today, mummy?” Sophie asked as she munched on a banana.
“Yes my big girl you do,” mummy kissed the top of her head whilst she brushed Sophie’s hair into a ponytail.
Sophie climbed into her wheelchair and mummy and daddy walked with her to school. This was a treat. Daddy rarely did this, he was always busy earning pennies for us to spend.
They got to the school door and there was Mrs Grey, Sophie’s teacher, holding her hand out to Sophie. Mummy folded up Sophie’s wheelchair and whispered to Sophie, “I’ll take this home with me and bring it back later.” That was a relief.
Mrs Grey said kindly to Sophie, “wave goodbye to daddy and mummy.” Sophie did as she was told and then went into the classroom with Mrs Grey. Sophie was sat next to a little girl called Molly, who gave Sophie a big smile.
What a day Sophie had!!! She played toys and did PE and she wasn’t cold. Mrs Smith, Mrs Grey’s helper, helped her get dressed, and some of the other boys and girls too. Sophie played in the sand and in the water and started to learn how to write her name. At lunchtime she sat with Molly and at playtime she walked hand in hand around the playground with Molly. Molly liked to dance too. Molly was Sophie’s new bestest friend.
Then it was home time. Sophie ran out of the door. There was mummy with her wheelchair as promised. Mummy had a very big smile on her face. Mummy had been alright without her after all.
“Good,” she thought, “as mummy is ok, I think I’ll come back tomorrow.”
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