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Although it’s January, and nominally the middle of the school year, a new ‘back to school’ photo is warranted.
Y starts in group 7 today, skipping a year at the half way mark. She started in group 6 after the summer, and is now moving to group 7. After the coming summer she will move to the final year of primary school in group 8. In the past two weeks she did the middle-of-year tests of both group 6 and 7, and already spent some hours in her new group to get used to the change. She asked us to make a new first day of school photo today.

Child getting on a bike

Going to school the first day in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020.

Last week parents could join their kids in the classroom for a few minutes in the morning. Y started school in the midst of pandemic lock-downs, and I have only been in her class room one or two times before in two years. This was the first time during school hours. Y’s teacher snapped some images.

Y and me drawing (both left handed)

Today Y had her very first day of school. Delayed by a month due to the pandemic measures, and not yet full time. She’ll be 3 days in daycare and 2 days in Group 1 at school, until mid July when the 6 weeks of summer holidays start. From September 1st she’ll be in Group 1 full time. But today was the “First Day of School” which has been a beacon of excitement for Y already for months. With the backpak, lunchbox and drinking cup she all selected herself, she was ready to go.

For years I watched Peter posting first day of the school year photos of Oliver. The first one in 2007 (obviously, Oliver is now an adult). That was a year before we met Oliver, while visiting PEI in the summer of 2008. Over the years I thought it was a great tradition, as ultimately it builds a unique time series. Now we have our very first photos of what might become a timeseries too.