Back to School Night

This is my third back to school night, and even though I'm in Kearny often during the week, there's something about this night that is still special. I'm half convinced that I'm a student again. . . I'll get in trouble for whispering and I don't have my homework done! Perhaps it's the effect of sitting at my child's seat in the classroom – or maybe it's because of the sickly lighting in the auditorium, which makes everyone look like a zombie. Whatever it is, back to school night makes my heart race.



Despite my nervousness, it was a great opportunity to visit our school. I enjoy seeing all the teachers together and love hearing the older kids enthusiastically cheer for their own teacher. One of my favorite things about Kearny school is that the kids really seem to like each other and their teachers. There were a lot of hugs and happy faces last night, and that tells me that a whole lot of people are doing things right. I was a kid who hated school. But my kid loves her school, and her friends seem to agree. So hurrah for Back to School – and hurrah that I won't feel this way again until report card conferences!

Janet Finegar