Someone like me

Hi everyone,

I thought I’d share the thoughts that are going on in my head right now. I hope it may help some of you feeling the same.

Starting a new academic year can be really hard for some people just like me. Because you don't know, well actually…….you hardly know sometimes what it’s going to be like up in that new year group.

So you might find it a bit hard to process what's going on in your brain. But at the same time we're also really excited, because you get to start a new school year and you'll get a chance to meet new friends and a new teacher.

And I think some people are quite happy about that. But for me…well I don’t know how I feel about that right now. Worried mostly!

But I thought of some ways to make it better, you could like tell yourself that you're going to be okay and to keep repeating it until you start to feel it, so that you are ready for the year coming up.

Some other strategies you could use to help is you can also bring a fidget and a worry diary, so if you do get worried or need a break, you've got it in your bag to keep your hands busy and note down what’s on your mind. I write them down so mum can read them when I get home and it helps us both understand what went on in my day.

You'll probably be able to see what friends are like by looking at them and watching how they behave, but if you find somebody like me, they're probably going to be a really good friend. But there'd also probably be sticking to the rules, so you might find them coming across as too serious. But they will want to have fun and like have a little giggle in the playground every so often, it’s about finding ways of connecting with them. Don’t think that they don’t want to have fun, because they do and actually they maybe quite loud in the playground but it’s what a playtime is for.

I would like anyone who came up to me, to like be kind hearted and to get to know what I'm like and overall have a good time with me. I want them to see both sides of me.

The aspects I look for in a friend are, that they should be warm hearted, they should be caring and they should be really, really funny, hopefully.

I love funny people, to laugh is to be free. But I might want you to be able to focus in class as well, so that you can get your work done and I can get my work done. So that we won't be distracted.

So Yeah, a good thing to remember about friends is sometimes they might want to be serious, but also really really funny at playtime. yeah, it's important to remember that, as everyone has different feelings.

One last thing, for anyone coming up on your next academic year. I hope that your teacher will be everything I mentioned for a friend.

I hope they see you for who you are. ⭐️

Written by Harry aged 9