"My First
Day At School"
Words in RED are
the personalized words
"My First
Day At School"
was created
especially for
David
Alan Baker
at
the age of 5
With
Love From,
Mom
& Dad
August
15, 2002
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David Alan Baker, from Ennis,Texas woke up bright and
early. Today is a very special day. It is the first day of school at Jefferson Elementary.
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David
quickly jumped out of bed and checked his brand new backpack Mom and Dad had
given him. This would be the backpack David would carry to class every day.
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Wonderful
smells were coming from the kitchen. David
hurried to the breakfast table where his
favorite cereal was ready. David ate heartily
while thinking about the classroom adventures that would take place today.
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David,
followed by Mom and Dad, hurried to the corner to wait with the other kids for
the bus. They talked about the fun things they were going to do today. The
sound of the bus drew cheers as it stopped at the curb. It was time to go to
school.
As he climbed into the bus, David
waved goodbye to his Mom and Dad.
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After
a short ride, the bus pulled up at Jefferson Elementary.
It looked very big to David. All of the children
were filled with wonder as they got off the bus. Entering the front door of the
school was exciting.
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David
and all the new students took their seats in the bright and colorful classroom.
The teacher introduced herself. She talked about the many fun things that they
would be doing in her class.
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"We
will read everyday," said the teacher. She picked up a book and read a
funny story. David and the whole class laughed.
"Before long," said the teacher, "all of you will learn to read
very well."
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"We
start with learning our letters," said the teacher. "There are 26
letters in our alphabet. Repeat after me. . .
A -
B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J
K -
L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T
U -
V - W - X - Y - Z"
Ryan
and the whole class repeated all the letters of the alphabet.
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"Next,
we learn our numbers. Numbers are for counting," said the teacher.
"Let us count to ten."
The
whole class counted out loud.
1 -
2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10.
Ryan
had fun counting out ten numbered blocks and stacked them on the table.
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All
the children loved lunch time in the school cafeteria. Everyone is free to talk
as long as they don't get too loud.
One
of the students chose a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a big, red apple.
What did Ryan choose for his lunch?
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After
lunch there is free time to go to the playground and run and play games.
The
class divided into teams to play a game of soccer. Ryan
scored the winning goal and everybody cheered!
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The
afternoon was set for an art project. Everyone was given crayons and paper.
The
teacher told the class to draw and color their favorite food.
When
finished, the teacher tacked each picture on the wall. Ryan
drew a jar of honey. The whole class said this was the best picture.
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As
the school day was coming to an end, each student chose a picture book from the
classroom shelf. David chose a story about
Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
There
are many books on the shelves. The pictures and the stories were fun and
brought smiles to everyone's faces.
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Then,
the school bell rang. It was time to go home. David
said goodbye to his teacher. What a busy day it had been with so many things to
learn and do!
All
the children went out to the school bus and climbed on board. David waved goodbye to Jason,
Dustin and Pat. Tomorrow would be another day of fun, games and
learning.
David couldn't
wait to tell his Mom and Dad about his first day at school. They would be proud
because going to school means their little boy
is growing up.
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THE END