grade school
(US, Philippines, rarely, Canada, schools) Elementary school; primary school.
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Thank you for posting this! No grade school music recital I ever sat through sounded this great
They’re all just overgrown children; bullies who NEVER matured past grade school.
i bet he had a hard time in grade school
the grade school in this neighborhood takes the kindergarteners for a walk around the block and today the little ducklings are marching while caterwauling the ABC song. they're belting it out like only little kids do…
Does he know these kids have been taking history classes since grade school?
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(US, Philippines, rarely, Canada, schools) Elementary school; primary school.
“Thank you for posting this! No grade school music recital I ever sat through sounded this great”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They’re all just overgrown children; bullies who NEVER matured past grade school.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“i bet he had a hard time in grade school”
— Bluesky· May 2026“the grade school in this neighborhood takes the kindergarteners for a walk around the block and today the little ducklings are marching while caterwauling the ABC song. they're belting it out like only little kids do and it just makes me smile. 💚”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Does he know these kids have been taking history classes since grade school?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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