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Now the thought of actually leaving is
beginning to sink in. I have been puzzled
in the past by the tears of other leavers
from St Mary Abbots, but now I completely
understand why they are sad at moving on.
A joyful, exciting seven years are coming to
an end, like all great things, but I am sure the
next seven will be just as fun.
Kitty Croft
I’m very excited about going to secondary
school. I’m looking forward to starting a new
life. I love my current friends but I feel that
I’m ready to move on and make new friends
too. A big thing that I’ll miss when I go to
secondary school is St Mary Abbots. I have
thoroughly enjoyed my full seven years at the
school so it’ll be very sad to leave.
Edward Vaughan-Hughes
Q.U.A.D for me is an abbreviation of how I
feel about the transition to secondary school.
Quad means four and I have four main
feelings.
Iris Taylor
When I found out that I had got into the
school I wanted, I was thrilled. A new school!
This meant a new beginning, a fresh start, a
chance to extend a smaller circle of friends
to a larger one, and new opportunities. I am
particularly excited about science (at my
new school we will have separate lessons in
biology, physics and chemistry), sport (I’m
looking forward to playing hockey, netball,
cricket and tennis), and the orchestra (to play
my flute in).
The Q in Quad means questioning. I am
questioning the fact that the academic
subjects will be more difficult and there
will be more to learn and conquer. I am
questioning whether I will make new friends,
be in the sports teams and so much more. I
think the answer is to keep an open mind and
go with the flow. Then what could go wrong?
You just have to be optimistic.
The U means unusual. I don’t know a single
person going to my new school. This is a
peculiar feeling. It’s very hard to describe.
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Yet, I think this is a good feeling. I’ll just be
myself, be confident and trust myself and my
ability to make friends.
The A stands for amazing or aspiring. As
these schools are so big, I think we should
try and aspire to anything we want, because
really there is no shortage
of clubs and things to do.
We should aim to do our
best in whatever we do.
So overall secondary
school should be an
amazing experience.
I really like my new school and I can’t wait to
start. However, there are several things that
I’m slightly nervous about, such as getting
a lot of homework. Also, I am worried that I
might not get in on time and therefore get in
trouble and have to have detention.
I really hope that I won’t find it hard making
new friends. Hopefully there will be so many
new girls, one will be like me.
Kitty in reception and in Year 6
Finally the D is for the
utter disbelief about how
my time at St Mary Abbots
School has flown by so
quickly. I will always
cherish my time there
and remember it forever.
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