Kids wish summer had lasted just a little bit longer
Packing stores to get ready to go back to school
Despite having two months off school for the summer, kids just aren’t ready to go back.
“I would like summer to last a little bit longer,” said Emmett O’Donoghue, 8.
Emmett is going into Grade 3 at North Cavan Public School.
On Friday, Emmett shopped for back to school clothes with his mom at Lansdowne Place.
His favourite part of summer was going to his family’s trailer, where he swam and hung out with friends.
Emmett likes recess the best at school, but as far as learning goes, science takes the cake.
“It’s the most funnest thing,” he said.
When Emmett grows up, he’d like to be an astronaut.
Riley St. Thomas is also heading into Grade 3, but he goes to Kawartha Heights Public School.
He nibbled on an apple fritter in the mall’s food court after a morning of shopping with his mom. Apple fritters aren’t his favourite doughnut, but he likes to switch things up now and then.
Riley, 8, got a leather jacket, “cool” hat, jeans and a “cool” shirt for back to school – and he picked it all out himself.
Although he’s got a killer wardrobe lined up, Riley wishes summer could last a little longer.
“When it’s summer, you can go to lots of fun places, like arcades and wrestling,” he said.
Hitting up the arcade in Oshawa was Riley’s highlight of the summer – his weathered wristband was still wrapped around his arm. Riley isn’t looking forward to science this year, but he is keen on math.
“It has a lot of numbers involved with it,” Riley said.
When it comes time to get a job, the youngster hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps.
“I want to be in maintenance at Costco.”
Emma Arthur, 11, carried shopping bags filled with back to school garb as toured the mall with her mom and brother.
She’s going into Grade 7 at Chemong Public School – but she’s not ready to go back yet.
“I want summer to last longer. I just like the summer,” she said.
Jumping off the cliffs at the trailer park was her favourite part of summer.
The best part of school for Emma is the socializing. She likes math, too though, but she’s not a fan of gym.
When Emma grows up, she plans to be a pediatrician.
“Because I want to work with kids, but I also want to be a doctor,” Emma said.
Hanna MacDonald went against the grain Friday. She is ready to go back to school.
Hanna is going into Grade 12 at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School.
“This summer has been kind of slow so I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again,” she said.
Hanna, 16, spent most of the summer working at her family’s business in Keene. She did get away to a friend’s cottage though, and that was the best part of her time off.
As for her future, Hanna isn’t sure what she plans to do yet.
“I still don’t know what I want to do though. It’s hard,” she said.
That decision came easily to five-year-old Emma Braun-Martel, however. She’s entering kindergarten at École MonseigneurJamot.
“Bonjour. Comment ça va?” she said, practising her French.