School Uniforms

School Uniforms

By Johan Chua

I think school uniforms can be good and bad in many different ways. School uniform tops can be really hard to clean and since we already have lots of clothes, why do we need to buy more? On the other hand, school uniforms can be good because chaperones can spot us easily when we are on field trips.

One reason I think school uniforms are bad is because the tops are white in color and can be really hard to clean. One day I was doing my homework and I heard my mom asking my brother, “What did you eat today because there is a stain on your shirt?” “Ice-cream!” my brother replied. Then my mom had to scrub my brother’s shirt. My mother was really frustrated because the uniform was white and the stain was hard to clean off . This is similar to when I was in kindergarden, I had spaghetti for lunch and the sauce spilled all over my shirt.

In addition, school uniforms can be a waste of money because we already have lots of clothes so why can’t we wear them to school? I remembered once I was in Hongkong, me and my mom were going to buy uniform jackets. I asked my mom, “Why do we need uniform jackets since we already have a lot of clothes?” She answered, “You should wear the uniform jacket as it is part of the school uniform.”  I felt that it was such a waste of money. This connects with when your parents are buying clothes for you all the time.

But on the other hand, having a school uniform can be good because when we go on field trips, the chaperones can spot us easily as our clothes are all the same. I remembered once I went on a field trip to the supermarket with my class. I asked my chaperone, “How can you always see us so well?” Our chaperone replied, “Because you are all wearing the same uniform.” This makes me realize that if you are wearing free dress,  you can blend in with the crowd more easily and it would be harder for the teacher or chaperone to keep track of us.

I used to think that school uniforms are good but now I realize that school uniforms are bad. Wearing free dress to school would be better as your clothes will not be in the closet or wardrobe most of the time.

Soccer

 

Soccer

By:Johan

The time on the cafeteria digital clock was 12:09. 5...4...3...2...1. It”s 12:10. Signs that said ‘GO QUIETLY’ were raised up by a couple of  I.A.s from Mr.Hunter’s class, Mr.Woodfield’s class and Mr.Scott's class. Those classes left. When it was our class’s turn we quickly cleaned up the table and sat down.  I was in a rush to finish my meal. We quickly walked out of the cafeteria through the hallways to get to recess. We take one way and the Grade 3s take another way. When I was walking out of the cafeteria, I saw Rohan. I decided to catch up with him, and I did.

I asked him, “What are you going to play at recess because I don’t have anything to do or play?”
He answered, “Soccer, do you want to play?”
I replied, “...Yes”
“Come with me.” said Rohan  
I thought in my mind when we exited the cafeteria... “Should I play something else? Won’t the soccer ball hit my face? What if I get tackled? It’s ok, I’ll just stay away from the soccer ball. I should be...defender.”

We rushed to the soccer field. There are 2 fields. One small one and a big one and they are connected. We played on the small one. It was 12 vs 12 game. There was some tackles, but nobody got badly injured. It was the middle of recess and the soccer game. So far my team was winning 2-0.Ryan was our goalie, Rohan and I were defenders. We three liked to talk together because there were not many people in our side of the field and whenever the ball come our way the mid-fielders kicked it the other way.

Ryan had trouble kicking or throwing the ball most of the time but he managed to stop a lot of ball from going into his teams goal. Once he couldn’t kick the ball because he was surrounded by people from the other team so he ran through Rohan and another guy. Rohan fell on his behind. Ryan dropped the ball and kicked it really hard so that the ball went flying through the air like a jet plane. It went so far that it almost scored a goal.

I asked him, “Why did you bashed through Rohan?”
“Because if I tackle...wait the ball is coming,” he replied.
“What should I do? MOVE ASIDE?”  I thought.
Ryan quickly caught the ball with his hands and quickly threw it before anybody could surround him. I leaned against the goal post.
“Why did you bash Rohan...” I asked him
“Because if I tackle then I can get in trouble. But if I, GOAL!!! 3-0... bash into someone it causes less trouble.” Ryan told me
We had 10 minutes left before recess ends. There were a couple of tackles and out balls. Most of the time when there is an out ball (a ball that goes out of the field) mid-fields come and tackle it out of the field!!! Around 3 minutes before the I.As blew the whistle my team scored a goal. 4-0.

Suddenly an I.A blew the whistle. We all left the soccer field. “Hhhhh, if only  we had a longer recess.” We went to the classroom sweaty. It was time for math... “What should we do next recess?”