At three years old, on September 3,2009, was the day before i was going to attend pre-school. i was very happy and excited about it. my mother had gotten everything i needed, and she even did my hair on that same day. And on that same night , I was the first one to fall asleep. the next morning, was the first day of pre-school. my mother came in me and my sister room to wake me up. then my older sister bathe me and my mother came to help me put on my uniform and brushed my teeth and boy was i energetic.
my father at that time, told my mother that he would take me to school. but before we left, she told him to stop by the picture place by the pre-school to take some pictures of me. the name my father registered me under back then was "Jovannea castillo" . so my dad snatched me up and put me on the handle and off we went. as me and my dad was about to reach, we stopped by the picture place so that i can get some pictures taken. after i got my pictures taken, we went straight to school. when we arrived, we were greeted by three women.There names were: Jenive Dawson{a.k.a teacher Jen}, Diana Arnold{a.k.a teacher Diana} and miss Lydia. at first glance, i knew they were nice but a little bit strict. i was very shy and uncomfortable at first when i went inside.
on the first day, we were to gather around in a circle so that we can properly introduce ourselves. after we did that, i went to play with my classmates in the corner. sooner or later, it was snack time. And after snack time, it was time for us to go home. and we had to wait for our parents to come. there was a time when i was in pre-school, and our teacher miss Lydia made us give details about a picture of the three wise men who was following the star to see baby Jesus. So miss Lydia and the other two teachers made all of us make a line. some of my classmates got it correct while some got it wrong and got a spank on their butt and the rest didn't even tried. until when the teacher called my name. she said: "Jovannea, come forward and tell me what you see in this picture". i was so nervous but i tried anyways. i didn't even remember what i was saying but guess what, i got my butt spanked too. i was crying but eventually, i stopped.
there was also this other time when i was fighting with one of my classmate. he was a boy. and i suddenly said the "s" word loud and the guess what? i got my butt spanked for saying a bad word and that's how i started cursing and can't stop up to this day. i was also so dramatic and very quiet and whenever the class was practicing for a play or poem, and the teacher wanted me to participate i would say:" but i don't want and feel like participating". i got my first certificate for participating at the festival of arts. i did a poem with half of the class and the rest, was performing a dance. but overall it was fun and i was happy.
on June 10, 2010, i graduated from Evershine pre-school at four years old. the ceremony took place at the pre-school on the other side where the parish hall was. i still remember the painting that was there. it was a beautiful painting of Jesus and his disciples. and i also remember the theme: "Let your light shine". the ceremony started at 6:00 pm sharp and it ended around 7 or 8 pm. after it was finished, my family and i went to take some pictures. i was very happy. in the picture, it was me and my brother at the front, then my two cousin at the back and then my aunt, my sister and my mother at the back. then in the next picture, i remember i was taking a pic alone and then my dad and i took one together. and up to this day, my mother and my father have those same pictures of me.
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