My First Day at School
was created especially
for
Michael Jeremy Smith
at the age of
8
With love from
Mom and Dad
November 9, 2002
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Michael Jeremy Smith, from Fort
Wayne, woke up bright and early.
Today is a very special
day. It is
the first day of school
at Franklin
Elementary School.
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Mike quickly jumped out of bed
and checked his brand
new
backpack Mom and Dad
had
given him. This would
be the
backpack
Mike would carry to
class every day.
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Wonderful smells were
coming
from the kitchen.
Mike hurried to
the breakfast table
where his
favorite cereal was
ready. Mike
ate heartily while
thinking about
the classroom
adventures that
would take place today.
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Mike, 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, Mike
waved goodbye to his
Mom and Dad.
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After a short ride, the
bus pulled
up at
Franklin Elementary School.
It looked very big to
Mike. 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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Mike 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.
Mike 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"
Mike 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.
Mike had fun counting out ten
numbered blocks and
stacked
them on the table.
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All the children loved
lunchtime 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
Mike 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.
Mike
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.
Mike 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.
Mike 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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