First Day of School Memories
The first day of school is such an exciting time for kids. By the time school starts, kids are sick of summer. All the fun stuff they’d had to look forward to-vacation, camp, lessons, etc.- is over. They’re sick of the pool. It’s too hot. There’s nothing good on TV. They’ve read all the books in the whole library and gotten their Summer Reading Club prizes. They can’t wait for the novelty of the first day of school with new classes, new teachers, new stuff to learn and new friends.
The people at the library couldn’t wait for school to start when we were kids, too. We fondly recall our own first day of school memories:
Nichole, a shelver, recalls that in fourth grade, her parents went to “meet the teacher” day prior to her first day of school. The teacher had each parent write a letter to their child, which she then collected. The letters were waiting for the students in their desks when they arrived for the new school year. While she doesn’t remember exactly what the letter contained, Nichole does remember it was so sweet, it made her cry!
Reference associate Celise remembers that, starting in junior high, she wore a white button up shirt and cool new jeans on the first day of school every year.
Mark, our circulation manager, remembers that he always enjoyed the first day of school because it meant new shoes. They had to last the whole year, but they were new and exciting that day!
Our children’s associate, Diana, was a teacher before she came to work at the library. She has more memories about the first day of school from the teacher’s side of the desk than the student side. She remembers how scary it was to think about meeting all those new kids. They know your name, but you don’t know most of theirs.
And me? I always remember that while I looked forward to the start of school, I really didn’t much appreciate the first day. The first day of school was filled with all those administrative items: filling out paperwork, getting textbooks, learning the new rules. I always found it tiresome to have to be told “No gum in class this year. Here’s where we keep the hall pass.” I like the second day of school better, when you cracked open the new texbook and starting learning something new!
Add your favorite first day of school memory in the comments, please!
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