Paula 3E

My journey in João XXIII began in 2005 when I got in the first series. He was a very fun period of my life, has had several walks, we were always joking and, together with their colleagues. I always in Quinta da Estância, to play, have coffee and horse riding. Collective we had the story time where we excel in the library and busking reading for an hour, every day. In extricate us and we were talking about the books that we had read. We did work that they taught us to have patience, giving way to the colleague, and that each one would have its time to speak. I remember all Recreios my class exit running pro "Piche" to quibble about football all together boys and girls mixed the entire class was fanatical by football and did so with that in unissemos more.

When I had an birthday in class, which almost always was in the kids in door, alligator spotting all together in the queue until the bus from India was our hopes. Inside the bus stay singing and playing always singing music of "João robou pão"

Now that is ending my day at school I see that I took very my childhood in John XXIII, and that was very good, although I never have liked to have to study, today I see that this is what will make all the difference during the long road that still going.

Arthur R. L. 3C

I'm not very good with text about the past and sentimental things. I started to study in João XXIII twelve years ago. At least 10 classmates from that time still in my class today. It`s kind of nostalgic have the same 10 classmates for twelve yeas... And of course some of they become my best friend (certain times I spent more hours per week with they than with my family)  But I can`t talk only about them, the other 20 changed with the years and even thoose that left the class, one become my bestfriend and many become good friends. And of course there is many others students form other classes or grades that I had the oportunity to meet and develop great friendships.
But talking about the present. We are all here at the final of our school life (I trully belive that everyone will finish) preparing to a big new world. A world without a 5 days week class, without ten twelve years classmates or just without a break with all your friends. It`s that bad? I dont't belive so. We are all leaving school with many stories, experiences, leranings, victories and fails, friends and sometimes enemies. But we are leaving with something unique. This "something" was part of more than half of my lived life and will stay with me for the rest of it. In the past few months I went to school sometimes out of normal  class time and I always had this funny thilling of remember everything that I lived there and in the same time goose bumps when I remeber that I`am leaving this all. Maybe I'm starting to get crazy. Anyway. I will miss this all (school, friends, teachers, the great cantine chocolate cake that I can`t eat nowdays) but I`m happy to giving a stepfoward in the path of life. Thanks for everything people. Here some old cool (maybe not) nostalgic pictures.

André 3A

It's been 11 years since I entered João XXIII, and I think what I'll miss the most when school is finished are my classmates, I've met really nice people in here and saying goodbye to my friends will be hard because I know them for years. Despite this, I'm crazy to finish school, because I can't stand studying things I don't like at all anymore. In college i will study things that really interest me and that are not taught in school. Of course I will miss somethings, but I think that the benefits of leaving school are worth it.

Marina Prediger 3C

Marina Prediger 3C

End of School

It´s almost over. I dream of leaving school since the 5th grade! Now the dream is becoming true. I am really happy about this, but I am also really sad about the things that I´m leaving behind.
I am studing in João XXIII with the same classmates since I was 11. At first, I was kind of an intruse, me and Isabela Teixeira, because we entered together; however, it di not took so long to adapt to the new life and the new friends. I remember that in my first day, I didn´t know where was the bathroom and I was very shy to ask someone so I walked blindfold until I found the bathroom.
Although school can be very boring and exausting, it is the place where most of our friendships were made. Having friends is really important in life, and school is the best place in the world to find some. In these six years of João 23 I think that we are not a class anymore, we became a family.
School days are going behind and new parts of our lifes are begining, college, new life, new dreams, work... Everything is about to change, all the things that we used to do will not follow us from now on. It will be tough to let some things go and star a new routine but this is the beauty of life, and I am really happy about all the thinghs that I lived in my school time.

Juliana Bimbi

While my eyes are filled with tears I am trying to organize all the thoughts and feelings I have about this school. I can't exactly say it changed my life, because this school was were I built my life and almost all my relationship bonds. In this place I discovered myself in all kinds of ways. The people that joined my life because of this school taught me a lot of corny, but true stuff. My teachers were always wonderful and understanding of every little problem I have ever had, and I really hope we can still be friends after school ends. A big part of my life I spent trying to figure out who I really was, and the years of experience in GEJ made me realize that all I wanted to do with my life was to make other people's lifes easier and happier. My friends showed me that love is the thing that most matters in the world, and the feelings I have for them are simply undiscribable. Each one of them hve such individual carachteristics that make them special and unique. I love them so much individually and I love spending time as a group, a crew and a family. For beyond of this small group of wonderful human beings, I have a lot of respect for all my classmates. We have been through so much together that sometimes we forget how much we really love each other. Our differences, most of the time, seem to overcome our similarities, but the truth is that the best feeling I could use to describe 3A is safety. A lot of times in life I tried to be someone I wasn't, but when I came to terms with who I really was I felt very accepted. Most of the time, I felt more at home in my classroom than in my own house. In my pre-teens I used to spend time in school in the afternoons, even though I had no work to do there. The truth is, in my class, I feel safe to yell, argue and point fingers to my classmates because I know in the end we're all going to be fine - and I hope they feel the same way. Besides different opinions and world views, each person sitting there taught me something that I am going to take to the rest of my life, and I am very grateful to everyone for accepting me the way that I am and being capable of ignoring our discussions and still be friends. Thak you, João XXIII, for being so warm and welcoming, for making me feel a part of something special and unique. It wasn't until I met people of different schools that I realized how much people of João are different and one of a kind. I hope everyone in 3A can fulfill their dreams and I really hope we keep seeing each other and being this amazing and difficult family. Love and admire all of you, guys. I am so grateful for the opportunity to meet such incredible people.

                                                                             

Ana Laura 3A

I, unfortunately, didn't had the opportunity to be in João 23 for too long. The only thing i can sincerely write is that these 3 years have been the best in my life. It may seem odd, coming from a person that lives less than 2 decades, but for me there was some dark years. And the thing that i'm most thankful for is that in João 23 i could erase a little bit of it. I had a blast in these 3 years, but the most important thing is that i learned somethings i will never forget. Nothing compares to having the best moments of your life in such a special place. Now that it's leaving im feeling a little bit sad. I really try not to, because it's no use - but come on, it's inevitable. I only wish that people that come in there have so much fun as i did, and, mostly, leave a very special place in their hearts, because, wanting or not, you are not going to forget everything you've been through. You might as well remember of it wisely and kindly.

Ana Laura 3A

Julia Ilha 3A

           It's so sad to leave but I know i'ts time to grow up. As a matter of fact I don't really know why we have to do this, we just have to. Everytime I picture myself leaving school I get no reaction. I spent eleven years of my life with the best people I could ever ask by my side, and now I have to stop seeing them, out of the blue? I don't know if one day I will understand why this have to happens, I only know that I will never forget all the stories that we lived together, and aren't few. In about eighteen days I will not have the reason in my life that I had all these years, I won't have the place that I could always go to stay with my friends, being in sad or happy moments. I really don't know what happens when we graduate, and i don't wanna know, I just wanna all these moments together forever.

Júlia Ilha- 3A

I can't belive that these 11 years i've spend in school are finally ending. It seems like yesterday was the first day of class without knowing almost anyone. And it also seemed like yesterday was the first day of senior year, the beginning of the end. In 11 years a lot of people entered my life, some of them unfortunately, aren't in it anymore but im sure that they've left a piece of them with me. Yet some of them are still with me and I hope they stay for a long time.

I've always thought that when I finished school I would be relieved to finally not have to learn things that I will never use in my life, but now that this day is almost here, I don't want it to be over. I don't want to not see everyday, the same people that I have been seeing for the last years. Even though I'm not close with all of them, they are in my life and I'm not ready to let go. All these years in school taught me a lot of things, but the most important one is to live with diferences, and that's something I will take with me for the rest of my life.

 

Vitória Tessmann 3C

Lucas Heitor 3A

The final weeks are coming and we're all in a hurry to finish this semester without make up tests. Besides, I'm not sure about how this big change is going to afect me. There are days where I can't wait to leave and forget about all the stress and problems that we have to face everyday in shcool. But there are also days where I think about all the good things school has brought to me and I get a little scared about leaving this place that is so familiar and safe to me.

João XXII played and important part in my life when it comes to bringing knowledge and awareness about social problems, cultural diversity and privilege. The school has provided a lot of space for debates which has made me explore different points of view about different situations. With that I'm leaving school with the feeling that I have explored and used all the tools that were given me. I'm so glad to have spent the last 5 years of my life with great friends and with teachers who believed in me. Our memories will always bring a smile to my face and a tear to my eye.

        Guilherme Kauer De Nadal

        It´s hard to start a text about yourself inside something so big, which you have been trough almost 11 years learning, kidding, making friend and a lot more... Yes, i´m a little bit flabbergasted with de velocity of these moments, that happend in a bilnk of a eye. Of course I will miss many friends, teachers, workers, Tina. I´m gonna miss also miss times that I was very delighted, or even very stressed, because my life is not made only of happy moments, and that is what represents who am I.
        I began here, at João XXIII, when I was 6. It was really diferent to me, cause I came from Pato pre-school. Many friends from there I already knew, althoug many i didn´t. I consider my time there so grateful, full of funny and great moments. Some colleagues have disapeard, others have continued with me, or in other class, and no one I will forget, that´s for sure.
        A changing moment in school was when my mom and I decided togheter to change my class, in mind that I could make new friends, change my "atmosphere" and study more. I tought it would be hard to adapt to a new classroom, where people already knew each other and were really close. How could I fit in there? However, I fitted in well and fast. I felt as an important part of the group, and I will never forget it too.
      As I said before, I am feeling many things this year. It´s the end of a cycle, which I DON´T REGRET A THING. Maybe I said bad things around there, made enemies or hurt feelings of some. I´m not proud of it, and I would say sorry for every thing wrong I did. I´d like to say Thank You for those whom were with me every time, whose I tried to be cool, to kid, and to help. This is not the end, and I have an poem that explain so well my thougts. Pheraps is beyond measure, but that´s how I´m feeling right now for choosing João XXIII:

 

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

 

Congrats to all that passed trough me at any time. See u in ther future!

___________> future