My First Grade: Why I Take Naps At School

1st Grade It was my first full year at West Jones Elementary. I was not particularly fond of the idea of taking naps at school. I saw naps as a thing of the past now that I was a big first grader instead of a wimpy kindergartener. When we started the class, my teachers Mrs. Manley and her assistant teacher told us all about the work schedule, recess, lunch and the worst thing in the history of man or at least to a first grader it was...naps. We did not have to physically lay down, but every day after lunch we would get back in the room and lay down our heads. They would turn out the lights and tell everyone to stay quiet. I got in trouble numerous amounts of times because I did not want to do that. My favorite thing to do was socialize and that is all I wanted to do. So I would "lay down my head" just like Jacob laying down his head on a rock in
I had five classes: Ms. Tynes-Math, Mrs. Shows- Science, Mrs. Graham- Social Studies, Mrs. Seal- Reading, and Mrs. Allen-Writing. The problem with my new school was that I had heard so many bad things about it. People told my parents that I should not go there. I had no problem with going there. It was a predominantly African-American school. A week before I was meant to start, there was a mishap while my dad was trying to trim my hair causing him to have to shave my head. The opening day of school, I started off with very short hair and I was the new white kid at the school. I thought it was gonna be super hard to make new friends. I was honestly super scared to try to make friends. I found out very quickly that it was not as hard as it seemed. All I had to do was make a concerted effort. I stayed with those people all day, and quickly became friends with everyone I came in contact with. It helped shape the social aspect that I have today in the fact that I can talk to anyone. Meeting different people can help build character just like how bricks help build a