GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The first day of school for the new academic year proved to be successful according to school districts in the Triad. Thousands of children, teachers, and staff returned to school Monday. Many parents dropped their children off at school for the first day. The children were greeted with fanfare that comes with Back-To-School celebrations.
Most school districts reported that the day was filled with getting the students situated and familiar with their new environment and processes. Some schools reported heavier traffic as parents made their drop-offs. There were also some late arrivals of buses as new drivers also get used to their routes.
By the end of the day, when parents returned to pick their children up, there were many stories the children couldn't wait to share.
"Miss Hannam is a pretty good teacher," said 7-year-old Asher who attends General Greene Elementary School in Greensboro.
"There is a teacher that I like in the school, her name is Miss Perry," said his 5-year-old brother, Salem. It was Salem's first day in kindergarten and he gushed about his new teacher. The boys also talked about their favorite subjects and what they did on the first day of school.
"We did maths and that was kind of fun. It's like if you have 10 plus 3 it's 13," said Asher about the new math skill he learned. Salem added that he listened to music on his first day of kindergarten and made new friends.
"There was Blake who I met at the open house, he became my friend and he is in my class," said Salem. Their father was excited to pick them up from school and hear about their day but admits he was a bit emotional when he dropped them off in the morning.
"The baby went to kindergarten today so my oldest always likes to ask me why I almost cry when I bring them to school for the first day and I was looking at some baby pictures today for sure," said dad, Chris. Staff at the school said the day was by all accounts smooth sailing.
"The First day of school I think was a success. it was a little hectic but that's what we do and there wasn't enough time in the day I would say, we just ran out of time," said Aaron Mayo, the ACES coordinator at the school.
Alamance-Burlington School System, Rockingham County Schools, and Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools also reported a successful Back-To-School day. WSFCS reported some late buses due to new drivers learning their routes. The overall scorecard for Back-To-School was positive.
"An A+, definitely an A+. It was one of the smoothest first days," said Mayo.
"I'll give it an A because school is really awesome," agreed Asher.