Bangkok Patana Magazine
A Journey through Primary School
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hen I was younger, I used to wonder what it would feel like to be at the top of the totem pole in Primary School at Bangkok Patana. I’m sure most people have had the same feeling at some time in their life. Well here I am living the reality, no more fantasies. I’m in Year 6 and have made it to the top of the Primary School. Surprisingly, I don’t feel any different. I am adjusted to the whirlwind of moving up a year. I’m ready to face more challenging puzzles. When I think about it, I’ve always been preparing for this moment. I was here in K1 where we learned to write. I was here when our class learnt to recognise numbers. And it was here that I met some of my closest friends who have been with me every step of the way. Every day of every year has prepared me for this journey. Along the way, I’ve met teachers who have encouraged and helped me when I didn’t understand something, teachers who were fun but firm, teachers who put the word “teach” into teaching. From year to year, my steps have been small compared to the big leap I’m about to take now. Reaching the pivotal point in Primary School has opened up so many possibilities for me. No one can argue with the fact that life at Bangkok Patana is one full of opportunities.
Sometimes, school life is a rollercoaster. You may have ups and downs, but every once in a while you get a loop – a loop that makes life exciting and purposeful. Now I face the reality that in Year 6, I am a big fish in a small pond, longing for freedom but the thought of being the smallest fish in a gigantic ocean,
is another story altogether. Looking back, I can see how far I have come on my journey through Bangkok Patana. Looking forward, I can see how far I have to go. This is just the beginning.
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By Palida (Pammy) Leenabanchong, 6C
Bangkok Patana Magazine is the termly publication of Bangkok Patana School published three times per year and distributed to 2,500 members of the School community. Reproduction of articles, artwork and illustrations by written permission only.
TERM 1/2014
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