Five years old, first day of kindergarten 

Walking through that long hallway

Everyone seems bigger 

and taller

Cops and robbers on the playground

You make a best friend

Six years old and you’re finally in the first grade

Learning multiplication is a breeze

Running to the dotted carpet 

Your friend saved you a seat

Seven years old, eight, nine, and ten

You’re in fifth grade

The big kids of the school

Running on the playground

For the last time

Saying goodbye to your favorite teachers

Growing up too fast already

6th grade comes around and you don’t know anyone

Excited but nervous

Butterflies in your stomach

Where are all the classes?

The bathroom? 

Who do I eat lunch with?

7th grade and you know the whole school

And everyone in your grade

Math seems to be getting harder each year

Thoughts of the junior high makes the hair on your arm rise

Goosebumps

8th and 9th grade 

Mean teachers

Preparing for high school

Awkwardness