"Where I'm From" Observation

Saint James & Saint Joseph  School (SJJ) is a place that's meaningful to me, and makes me want to write a observation about it. I came over to United State when I was at the age of 9 which should be one of the student in 4th grade. Saint James & Saint James was the first school I attended in U.S. The school wasn't called this name before, it was used to be called Saint Joseph, not until the Saint James school migrate with our school because their school have to be taken down. Through out the 5 years in SJJ, I had a lot of fun time there, I learned English, can read and write in English due to the excellent teaching from teachers of that school. 

In Saint James & Saint Joseph  School, we have to wear uniform everyday. I remember we have to wear a white shirt with tie in red and blue color, and any black shoe for a normal school day. For a gym class day, we would have to wear a dark blue t-shirt and dark blue sweatpants with the school logo on the right side of our feet. We can wear any type of sneaker for gym, but when we are wearing our normal day uniform, the color of our shoe must be black. 

The Outside wall of the my old school building is painted mainly in yellowish brown color, the school is connected with a church so there is a huge black front door that leads you into the church. There are lines of wooden chairs inside the church, the statue of Jesus on the cross, two huge window designed with figures of some Saints. Right after you walk into Saint Joseph Church, there is a red carpet on the floor with symbols of the cross, leading you to the very end of the church. At the very end of the church, there is a long white stone table with a red bible and two white candle on each side. 

The school is 6 floor high building including the basement. The basement is use as a cafeteria for all student in the school. The cafeteria is full with wooden tables and blue plastic metal chairs. There are one boys and one girls bathroom in the basement. There are two stairs and one elevator that connects to all floor. I have no idea what the second floor of the school, but starting from that flooring and higher, is a school based environment. The third floor is used as the main offices with lots of teacher's table around, and the principal's office is at the very far end of that floor. The fourth floor is use for first to fourth grade, the fifth floor is for 5th  grade to 8th grade. On the roof of the building, there is a playground, which is the coolest part. The roof playground is for 4th grade and lower. So I had only been on there for a year, it opens for kid after lunch during the free 45 minute for kids to play, and there will be at least two teacher watching the kids. There is a tall wall on the roof with painting of flowers to protect the kids from any danger of falling down the building. There are all of the detail I could think of for my old school, and I would be planing to visit one day to refresh all of my memory from it.