First day of the school.
Recently my kids school reopened,as I dropped them to their school on the first day , it took me down memory lane straight to my school days.I remember how I used to feel on the very first day of the school, that feeling of sadness,excitement,homesickness,anxiety all together at the same time.
First day of the school ,which used to be 13th of June.I still remember rainy morning of 13th June,when unwillingly I had to get up early to get ready for the school after long summer break. My mother's sound from kitchen, and my father's instructions used to be an indirect announcement of the end of our freedom.
I remember before one week of the school ,there used to be "Mission Shopping". On the previous Sunday whole family used to go for our school shopping to Crawford market area to buy books, school bags uniforms,tiffins,Stationery and so many things.
I still remember how I loved the touch and smell of new notebooks and textbooks. When I smell my kids new books now it really makes me nostalgic. And after completion of Mission Shopping ,next Mission was putting brown paper covers and labels on textbooks and notebooks. I remember my parents used to do this when we were small and then we started doing it gradually. Now I m doing it for my kids...how things change!
We always relive our childhood through our kids..they make us feel those moments again in life. I never liked going to school in my childhood despite of being good in studies. After 7th standard i started enjoying my school more .On the other hand my sister loved school since the beginning. We used to go by same school bus. In monsoons due to heavy rainfall and water logging problem in mumbai many times our school bus driver could not reach our place and we used to get holiday to school. There was no fun like Staying back at home and playing in the rain with friends, that too on a week day. That used to be the happiest moment for us during monsoons.
Each one of us has so many memories associated with the first day of our school, some good memories and some bad too. Let's live it once again with our children. Let's give them strength and confidence to face the new academic year of their life from the first day of the school.
Recently my kids school reopened,as I dropped them to their school on the first day , it took me down memory lane straight to my school days.I remember how I used to feel on the very first day of the school, that feeling of sadness,excitement,homesickness,anxiety all together at the same time.
First day of the school ,which used to be 13th of June.I still remember rainy morning of 13th June,when unwillingly I had to get up early to get ready for the school after long summer break. My mother's sound from kitchen, and my father's instructions used to be an indirect announcement of the end of our freedom.
I remember before one week of the school ,there used to be "Mission Shopping". On the previous Sunday whole family used to go for our school shopping to Crawford market area to buy books, school bags uniforms,tiffins,Stationery and so many things.
We always relive our childhood through our kids..they make us feel those moments again in life. I never liked going to school in my childhood despite of being good in studies. After 7th standard i started enjoying my school more .On the other hand my sister loved school since the beginning. We used to go by same school bus. In monsoons due to heavy rainfall and water logging problem in mumbai many times our school bus driver could not reach our place and we used to get holiday to school. There was no fun like Staying back at home and playing in the rain with friends, that too on a week day. That used to be the happiest moment for us during monsoons.
The only thing I liked about First day of the school was meeting my best friend and other friends again after long vacation. Whole day used to fly quickly with our never ending talks,sharing vacation memories,Meeting our favourite teacher and showing new Tiffin boxes and water bottles to each other.
I always feel teachers play very important role in our liking or disliking of school since beginning. No doubt discipline is an integral part of education system but during initial academic years its really important to make the child feel warm and comfortable at the school. If the child feels comfortable and positive in the school it surely helps in boosting his/her confidence level and kids start loving their school.
Each one of us has so many memories associated with the first day of our school, some good memories and some bad too. Let's live it once again with our children. Let's give them strength and confidence to face the new academic year of their life from the first day of the school.
