Good morning honored guests, parents, Daly staff and of course 5th grade Class of 2013-2014.
Some people say leaving elementary isn’t a big of a deal. For me it is, why? Because, everything started here. Although we first learn basic things at home with our parents and family, but it’s in school, where we learn the formal education. It is here where we first learn how to read and write, learn numbers, and meet new people.
When I started kindergarten in Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori School I was so happy that I can finally start going to school, because I always get jealous of my 2 older sisters. In 3rd grade my parents moved me to XUGS or Xavier University Grade School, where it is so advanced that I was so lucky to have a tutor help me with my lessons every day after school.
After I finished 3rd and 4th grade in the Philippines me, my sisters and my grandma, moved to America met our parents. We had been apart for 7 years. My sisters, and I finished the 2012-2013 school year in Boston, and it was so different that the school in our home town because we usually have books, arm chairs and we usually bring huge roller bags so it was a huge change for us. Before 5th grade we decided to move to Maryland, and there it was I started 5th grade, with no help, just me trying to listen to the teacher and meet new people at the same time.
My 5th grade was amazing, especially if you have the funniest, weirdest, camera lover teacher which is Mr. Fitz. Every day I learned interesting stuff from him. The other day he told everybody in his class that tomorrow we can do the shaving cream stuff in our desk, and he saw a confused face from me and told me that shaving cream has an alcohol that actually cleans our desk so it was a fun way because we can play with it. Also every time I wear a Norway flag vest, or a UK sweater, or a Boston sweat shirt, Mr. Fitz usually calls me a Norwegian, British, Bostonian and a Filipino girl, where it reminds me of him, so I am so lucky to be in his class and having the funniest, best memories that I will always remember.
So I’m here leaving elementary, hoping to spend my middle school years in Boston Latin School or BLS, graduate high school, and study Mathematics, design, physics, and technology in college. Also I could participate at engineering style competitions with teams, such as model bridge building contest to be a Civil Engineer, but that’s still in the future.
So in a couple of months, we are going to be in middle school, I know we are all nervous and excited at the same time, but this is something we all need to remember, because we all know that this will be the next chapter of our life. Thank you everyone and have a great summer!