Simon’s Day at School

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I get up at 7 o’clock and I get dressed for school. We have to wear a school uniform when we go to school. So, I put on my black trousers, white shirt and a black and gold tie, and black shoes. The girls at our school wear the same, or they can wear a black skirt instead of trousers. We also have a black sweatshirt or we can wear a black jacket. Not all schools in Britain have a school uniform but it is very common here.

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I walk to school with my friends Mike and Julia because I don’t live far from the school. However, most of the students get the school bus to school or their parents drive them. On Mondays, we all start the day with Assembly in the school hall at 8.50. The principal talks to us and gives us information about school events.

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This year, I have got nine subjects. We all study English, Math and Science, and then we choose other subjects. My favourite subjects are IT and Art. Mike likes French and Japanese. Julia is very good at Maths, so she takes an Advanced Maths class.

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We have two long breaks, twenty minutes in the morning before school starts and an hour for lunch. Some students bring sandwiches to school for lunch, but my friends and I prefer to eat in the dining room where you can get a hot meal every day.

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School finishes at 4 o’clock, but on Mondays and Wednesdays I stay at school until 5 o’clock. There are lots of clubs and activities at our school. I go to the Drama Club and Athletics Club. Mike is mad about movies, so he belongs to the Film Society and Julia plays in the school orchestra.

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At the end of the day I always spend two hours on homework and sometimes even more. We get lots of homework now because we have got our GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exams in June. Students usually take these examinations when they are 16. So there is always lots of work to do.