First Day of Schools

Isn't first day of school so much fun? I remember very fondly my own school days when I had a big school supply list to "lug" to school which included new notebooks, text books (which were used- back then when I was growing up we always tried to recycle textbooks in India. I am not sure how it is now.), pencils in a new pencil box and above all a brand new school uniform. Well, I re-lived that feeling yesterday when I accompanied my 9 year old on his first day of school. He sported a brand new uniform and he never had to wear a uniform before (he just changed schools) and a happy excited face, eager to meet his new classmates and his new teacher.

When I was in my elementary school, I would not know who my class teacher was until she/he stepped into the classroom. We would peep through the windows or into the corridor (hallway) to see which teacher was walking towards our classroom. Of course there were rumors and lots of discussions about who it could be, way before school reopened. Unlike here in the states where one teacher teaches everything (except, maybe PE) , we always had 4 or 5 teachers teaching different subjects and languages even in elementary school and one classroom teacher.

Oh, enough about my nostalgic memories. Lets talk about the title now. I say First Day of Schools because both my kids' schools reopened yesterday. My kindergartener started her school yesterday too. Since both the schools have similar opening time, my DH drove her to school and I did my son. Today we switched children and I got to see my daughter go to her classroom with a very shy smile (which lasts for about a minute because she is very social and has already made a few "best friends" (And who keep changing everyday because her list of best friends was very different today- her second day at school!).