Childhood Memories - #3

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This subject was suggested by @JudyEv. To continue on: I always walked to school. I remember one winter walking in snow up over my knees. A police car pulled up; and the policeman told me that there wasn't any school. He was kind enough to take me back home. I also remember walking by the Edsel Dealership each day; and there was a bakery on the way which I stopped in from time to time on the way home. I skipped 2nd grade; so I now am in 3rd grade. I remember having to learn the times tables and reading longer and more complex words. I think we were doing math at this time too. I have no idea what I missed out on by skipping 2nd grade. During the winter, when we were waiting in the school yard for school to start, we would slide our metal lunch boxes on the ice. I'm surprised any of us had a thermos that wasn't broken. 1st through 3rd grade was held in a portable building because there was no room in the regular school. Some time after 3rd grade it was suggested that I skip another grade. My mother declined; and I'm glad she did. For 4th grade I was now in the regular school building. About this time they were beginning to build onto the school to accommodate the lower grades. We were allowed to watch the construction for a few minutes each day. I remember also having Civil Defense drills. We would get under our desks and put our arms over our heads. This was the period of the "cold war". At some point I was accepted into the choir; and we practiced during the day. I always felt that time spent practicing and going to Mass could have been better spent learning! Photo Credit: Pixabay