What's your favourite school memory?

Tori_Scope

Even though it's been a few years since I've been at school now (quarter life crisis incoming!), I still find myself reminiscing on my school days each September. Although many of us will have some bad memories from school, I'm interested in hearing about your favourite school memories

Do you have any good memories from school? Perhaps a funny moment, a special teacher, or happy times with good friends?

leeCal

Not to be cynical but the best days were the last days before the summer holidays! Lots of fun and a holiday atmosphere.

(had selective mutism so school wasn’t a bundle of laughs)

66Mustang

A bit of a random one but when it was hot did anyone else used to freeze a bottle of water overnight then bring it in to school the next day to drink?

Everyone in my class did it and I have strangely fond memories of sitting there in an RE lesson waiting for it to melt, drinking tiny drops of water as the ice melted, or desperate for a drink holding it in my hands to make it melt faster.

Maybe my school was just weird…

Cress

I won first prize, a little trophy with details engraved on it for an art competition for all the junior schools in the area..

Lots of my classmates had bought glitter and stars etc for their's but I only had coloured pencils I was so pleased.

Apparently I'd won for using my imagination.. lol
The glitter girls were quite put out 

woodbine

My best time at school was at 3-45pm when the going home bell rang !

Lisatho11987777

@woodbine same as you lol home time 

MarkM88

I loved around about May time of year 11 as that’s when study leave began and I only had to go in for exams. I was bullied in school a lot so I didn’t miss that. 

I did return to the same school for sixth form to do my A-Levels and that was better, people wanted to be there and I was not bullied. I actually felt sad when I left at the end of year 13. 

66Mustang

MarkN88 said:

I loved around about May time of year 11 as that’s when study leave began and I only had to go in for exams. I was bullied in school a lot so I didn’t miss that. 

I did return to the same school for sixth form to do my A-Levels and that was better, people wanted to be there and I was not bullied. I actually felt sad when I left at the end of year 13. 

I can relate to this - hating school due to bullying by those who had nothing better but 6th form was a lot better, like you say likely because everyone wanted to be there.

OverlyAnxious

66Mustang said:

A bit of a random one but when it was hot did anyone else used to freeze a bottle of water overnight then bring it in to school the next day to drink?

Everyone in my class did it and I have strangely fond memories of sitting there in an RE lesson waiting for it to melt, drinking tiny drops of water as the ice melted, or desperate for a drink holding it in my hands to make it melt faster.

Maybe my school was just weird…

Not just your school, even out in the stix that was a common thing at mine! 

Cress

We had those water fountains that looked like a urinal 

Cher_Alumni

On another note, can you remember the toilet roll that was all scratchy and hard    It definitely wasn't Andrex or (insert name of other good toilet roll brand).  

I loved primary school but struggled with my health throughout secondary so have lots of not so pleasant memories of that time.  My English teacher was incredibly supportive and lovely though, and really nurtured my confidence so I often look back and appreciate his presence!

How did everyone get on with the dreaded cross country?!  And, did any of you have lessons in portacabins?  I remember lots of those bizarrely 

vikingqueen

        Walking out of the doors at 16 knowing I never had to put up with school again.

janer1967

Going back to get my gcse results and thinking I've done it and now don't have to ever go back 

Itonicly I did go to night school few years later and then part time uni to do my degree when I was 30 

Cressida

Lying on a rush mat in the school hall after dinner time at Primary school and being read a story, particularly the Narnia chronicles. I can still feel the prickly mat now. 

WestHam06

This is a great thread @Tori_Scope, thank you for sharing. Though, I had plenty of difficult periods at school, my overriding memory is one of laughter. I was fortunate that the good outweighed the bad. We worked hard but we had a good time too. I remember being in my wheelchair in a PE lesson and we were doing the register. I was waiting to either be sent to do physio or to watch, and seeing a spider on the floor. I chased it around in circles, though the teacher wasn't impressed, everyone else found it highly entertaining I would like to add, that when I needed to be, I could be mature (well, I tried) Thank you. 

OverlyAnxious

Cher_Scope said:

On another note, can you remember the toilet roll that was all scratchy and hard    It definitely wasn't Andrex or (insert name of other good toilet roll brand).  

I loved primary school but struggled with my health throughout secondary so have lots of not so pleasant memories of that time.  My English teacher was incredibly supportive and lovely though, and really nurtured my confidence so I often look back and appreciate his presence!

How did everyone get on with the dreaded cross country?!  And, did any of you have lessons in portacabins?  I remember lots of those bizarrely 

It was Izal toilet roll, but by the 90s that wasn't still at our school.  I only remember it in historic place visits!  Like they thought a castle visit would be more authentic with it...    However there was rarely any loo roll at all, or soap, in the boys toilets at primary...and I was always too scared to go into the girls to borrow some!    I just decided it was best not to eat or drink anything throughout the school day, in hindsight, not the best idea. 

I had an entire year of primary in a 'temporary' portacabin.  My over-riding memory of it is the letters on the wall with 'yacht' and 'xylophone' which are clearly too advanced for any kids still learning the alphabet!     Though also not really suitable for our age group, we must have been about 6 or 7 at the time.  (Two year groups taught together as the class was so small!)  I remember there was a lot of Steps & S Club CD's being played during 'wet break' in there.

OverlyAnxious

The portacabin was next to the carpark which has just reminded me of something (been wracking my brains trying to think of something positive!)...

One of the teachers had a very angular green/blue roadster with pop up headlights which seemed like such a cool car at the time...  I doubt it was anything that great in reality but can't work out exactly what it was now.  Think it might have been a Mazda 323 Fastback.  Similar to this one - 




Was very different to the sea of Cavaliers and Mondeo's that everyone's Dad owned in the early 90s! 

snailpace

It has been a while since I went to school ?. Though, for the majority of my school life I went to a physically handicapped school (which I know now isn’t a pc thing to say). It was the best school. It was quite a way from where I lived and so a taxi picked me up in the morning and fetched me home in the afternoon. It was the best school and I had many friends. That was until I was aged 14 when a new head master took over and decided I should go to a mainstream school. Worse thing that could of happened as spent a lot of time in hospital for the next 3 years?

66Mustang

@OverlyAnxious I had a similar experience with the school toilets. If you needed a wee it was OK but if you went for a number 2 it was not possible to go as if a cubicle was occupied someone would always kick the door open as a prank…

L_Volunteer

Hi @Tori_Scope, 

Great post. My favourite school memory has to be the primary school lunches, especially cake and custard or burgers with melted cheese and beans. What is your favourite school memory @Tori_Scope? In fact, I would be interested in hearing all your favourite school moments! 

OverlyAnxious

66Mustang said:

@OverlyAnxious I had a similar experience with the school toilets. If you needed a wee it was OK but if you went for a number 2 it was not possible to go as if a cubicle was occupied someone would always kick the door open as a prank…

I'd always have to go into a cubical for a wee as well.  Could never 'go' with people around!     Still can't now...even at home if I hear people outside talking on the other side of the car park!!