The Most Exciting Day
of School Ever
I
woke up and was immediately excited for the day ahead of me. I had been looking forward to this day for
quite some time now, and it had finally arrived. The first day of school may not be so
enjoyable now, but the first day of Kindergarten was electrifying to me. Getting up and waiting for the big yellow bus
to come up my street and take me to school, as opposed to my mom driving me to
preschool. I never knew that someday I
would be dreading seeing the bus coming to pick me up, because right then and
there, I couldn’t hardly wait another minute.
Once
I had gotten dressed, eaten breakfast, brushed my teeth, and taken a few
pictures as well, I was finally ready to go to school. I of course had the fear of older kids
picking on me and what not, but I also had my sister who could help me get
through the bus ride to and from school.
When I finally saw the bus coming up my street I started to get
butterflies in my stomach with how anxious and nervous I was feeling. Getting to walk into the enormous bus and sit
in a seat without seatbelts made me feel like a rebel at the time. I loved the ride to school and when we got to
school I was ready to go to class.
Getting
off the bus and looking at the school, I thought the school looked really big
and intimidating, but once I got inside the school it was awesome. There were teachers and students everywhere,
with hallways and staircases all throughout the school. I found it interesting that you could walk
straight to your class without parents or teachers walking with you to your
class. The freedom I felt was
outstanding.
Eventually,
I made it to my Kindergarten class and was surprised by the way it looked. There were bean bags in one corner with books
and puzzles all around, cubbies with everyone’s name on them, there were
colorful decorations all over the walls, games and toys were all over the
middle of the floor, and a huge bookcase with what seemed like thousands of
books. My teacher was very welcoming and
kind as she greeted everyone that walked in the door saying things like, “Great
to have you here,” or “Nice to see you again.”
Also, there was a hallway that leads into another Kindergarten class
with a bathroom in the middle for both classes to use, along with a waiting
chair outside to sit on. Our cubbies had
a name tag with each person’s name on it, a different animal for each person
(mine being a tiger), and colorful designs and pictures all around it. There was also a place to put your backpack
in with a shelf for your towel for naptime, which I greatly miss looking
back.
When
class actually started we all sat in a big circle to introduce ourselves and
say something interesting about ourselves.
After everyone had introduced themselves we got a seating chart and took
our seats. Up until lunch, we read books
and played with board games and toys.
Going to lunch was fun being able to go to the cafeteria and eat with
all my classmates. After lunch we got to
either take a thirty minute nap or read a book.
Back then nap time wasn’t really needed; everyone talked, giggled, or
moved around, even though in high school people would love to have a nap. Another thing we did during school was getting
to go play outside on the playground during recess. This is what every kid dreams of when in
elementary school. Getting to play tag,
go on the swings, go down the slide, or whatever made you happy. When school was almost over we packed up and
got ready to go home.
The
bus ride home was just as fun as the one going to school and when I got home I
couldn’t wait to tell my parents how it went.
When I got home I heard what would become a very annoying question from
my mom. “How was school today?” Although I enjoyed the question very much the
first time she asked me. I told my mom
everything I did and how much I liked it and couldn’t wait to go tomorrow. The very next day I repeated practically the
same exact process and loved it just the same.
Looking back now I find it hard to believe that I could’ve been that
excited for school even though I personally know that I did.
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