It was JackÔÇÖs first day at school. His mum packed him a doggy bag with his favourite snacks. He was excited to meet his teacher and make new friends. As mum took the car out of the garage, Jack frolicked and opened the passenger seat door to hop inside. ÔÇ£Careful, JackÔÇØ, said mum. ÔÇ£I canÔÇÖt wait to be in school, mumÔÇØ, replied Jack. ÔÇ£Well, I can definitely see thatÔÇØ, she said. As mum dropped Jack off at the school, his teacher Ms. Aldrin welcomed him at the door of his new classroom. ÔÇ£Whoa!ÔÇØ said Jack, on seeing his beautifully decorated classroom. ÔÇ£Welcome to kindergarten, Jack! We hope you are going to have an experience full of fun and learning with usÔÇØ, Ms. Aldrin said as she took JackÔÇÖs bag off his shoulders. ÔÇ£IÔÇÖm happy to be here, Ms. AldrinÔÇØ, exclaimed Jack with utmost joy. He looked around and saw the colourful displays that Ms. Aldrin had put up. He loved the board where the pictures of all his class fellows had been displayed. ÔÇ£Is my picture going to go on that board too?ÔÇØ Jack asked Ms. Aldrin. ÔÇ£Of course, Jack. I have already requested your mommy to send your picture to meÔÇØ, she answered. As the day went on, Jack made a couple of friends and visited the playground with them. It was fun to play on the monkey bars and to swing on the marry-go-round! ÔÇ£This is the best day of my lifeÔÇØ, Jack called out merrily.
When mum came to pick Jack up at the home time, he said goodbye to his teacher and friends and sat in the car. He was full of stories about his day and mum could see the sparkle in his eyes as he spoke about his first day at school. ÔÇ£Ms. Aldrin is the best, mum. She gave me a gold star for bringing a healthy lunch. I am going to put my gold star on the dresserÔÇØ, Jack told mum. ÔÇ£I am delighted to hear that, honey. I hope your second day at school is as wonderful as your first dayÔÇØ. On reaching home, Jack opened his bag and took out his worksheet given by Ms. Aldrin as a home task. He had to write the names of his family members to make a family tree. He asked mum what the name of his Nonna was. Nonna was JackÔÇÖs grandmother, who lived in Florida and came to visit during the holidays. He loved his nonna and wanted to add her in the family tree. ÔÇ£Her name is Anna MayÔÇØ, mum told Jack. Jack finished his work, had dinner and tucked in for a good nightÔÇÖs sleep. He was excited to wake up the next morning for school. Mum gave him a good night kiss and turned off the lights. ÔÇ£Mum?ÔÇØ, asked Jack. ÔÇ£Yes, my dearestÔÇØ, replied mum. ÔÇ£DonÔÇÖt forget to put that photo in my bag that Ms. Aldrin asked forÔÇØ, he said. ÔÇ£Already done, honeyÔÇØ, mum told him. The lamp on JackÔÇÖs bedside sang a soothing lullaby as Jack fell asleep.
