To My Daughter On Your First Day of School:
Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in your
life. A chapter I can’t believe we’ve
started. It’s hard to imagine you, my
three year old daughter, will get on that big yellow school bus for your first day
of Junior Kindergarten.
I have so much anxiety for you. Will you make friends? Will you be okay on
the bus? Will you eat all your lunch
(make sure you eat your lunch!).
I often think about the future, even if it’s only your first
day. What will your favourite subject
be? Will you like Math or Spelling? Will
you like French class? What will you be
when you grow up?
You see I feel once you start school the years are going to
start passing by at a really fast pace, faster than they are now. Today it’s JK, tomorrow it’s Grade 12. And as slowly as I want them to pass, I know
this is the first step in obtaining an education that will allow you to do
whatever you want, when you want. (And I
mean become a doctor or a hairdresser or a truck driver, not have chocolate
before supper).
I hope you love school like I did (most of the time). I hope you make lifelong friends during your
first year in JK. I just hope you eat
your lunch and bring back all our reusable lunch containers.
As I wave good bye to you on that first day remember Mommy and
Daddy are so proud of you. We’ve loved
watching you grow and can’t wait to hear about all the exciting things you’ll
learn at school. I can’t wait to learn along with you and share in these
experiences.
We love you so much Emma.
Go into the world, learn all you can, be a good friend and enjoy every
moment.
Love Mommy
Emma Graham
First Day of Junior Kindergarten
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Food: Macaroni
Favorite Thing To Do: Play Outside
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up: Just like you mommy, and wear a pretty necklace and go to banks and take money (great my daughter thinks I'm a bank robber)
~Elizabeth
