The First Day of School

I have experienced many first days of school in my career and I always wonder... who is more nervous, the students, the teachers or the parents? I always think that it is important for students to know that their teachers are nervous on the first day of school. However, I think that the parents are always the most nervous for their children, whether it is their first school experience, their first time on the school bus, or just the beginning of a new grade with new expectations and experiences. We all want the absolute best for our children, especially when it comes to education.



We had a terrific first day of school this year!! It was so nice to see our returning students joyfully greeting old friends while meeting new friends as they came into the building. Even our youngest students, the Starfish, had a great first day of school. Some of them had a few tears while saying goodbye to moms, dads and grandparents, but then were fine as they got busy with the school day.



Morning music has gotten off to a great start. Every child in pre-k and kindergarten who wanted to was able to go up on our stage and was welcomed to school with a song. What a wonderful way to start your day! In the Eagle class, the children were busy learning routines and getting to know each other as they begain to learn about the different areas of their classroom.



We had our first assembly where I shared my most important rule for school (and life as well). We discussed what it means to treat other people the way you want to be treated. I think that if you always keep this "Golden Rule" in mind, you can never go wrong. We also sang some songs including the chorus of We Love Children's Country Day School, a song written by our students several years ago.



I am putting up a slide show of pictures from the first day of school. Enjoy!