24 Things All Kiwis Remember From Primary School

    Jump Jam anyone?

    1. The moment you were called to go to Jump Jam.

    2. The struggle of choosing a book bag for the year.

    3. The excitement of learning the days of the week in Maori through song.

    4. The risky business of trading marbles.

    5. The dread of no hat no play.

    6. And the pressure of no play until you'd finished lunch.

    7. The excitement of getting a new Tamagotchi.

    8. The commitment you made to making your title pages beautiful for each subject.

    9. The year you went to all the school fairs, but were incredibly biased towards your own.

    10. The suspense of getting new class pets.

    11. The worry before spelling and maths tests.

    12. The days you spent making cards for Mother's Day and Father's Day.

    13. The responsibility of being buddied with younger kids in year 6.

    14. The competition of choosing a place for your class photo to be taken.

    15. The anticipation of playing Seaweed.

    16. The secrecy of playing Bullrush, hoping the teachers wouldn't catch you.

    17. The responsibility of being the picker in Heads Down Thumbs Up.

    18. The overly enthusiastic singalong to this primary school anthem.

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    Eat them for breakfast, lunch and tea! Fish and chips are for meeee!

    19. The anticipation of buying Moosies at the tuck shop.

    20. The stressful activity of picking teams for Tapuwae.

    21. The pride you felt collecting another certificate in assembly.

    22. The excitement you felt when the jovies came out!

    23. The intense task of drawing Maori koru designs.

    24. And the absolute experience that was your first time meeting Harold the giraffe.

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