The Beginning of the School Year

The beginning of school

Is the best time of year.

It is filled with excitement

And anxiety and fear.

The first week of school is usually filled

With meetings and boring paperwork galore,

And greeting friends and colleagues we missed

As they gladly walk in the door.

It’s fun to plan on arranging the classroom

And moving the desks and the tables.

It’s even fun to hook up the computers

With the gazillion miles of cables.

Deciding how to decorate the classroom

With a room full of color and lots of great posters,

I can’t wait for the room to be filled

With a whole bunch of jokesters.

It is time for getting the new textbooks

And choosing what I should teach.

What is just right for my students

And what is out of reach?

Together we learn about new school policies

And relearn all the old school rules.

We are ready for the new school year

Armed with all the tools.

Each teacher and student

will each play their part.

And hope this new school year

Will bring a fresh new start!

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