Post photos of your First School Day!

[Kirsten]

Got the idea from the German fotocommunity forum. There's a section for people to post the photo of their very first day at school, and I thought it would be fun to do that here, also!

I start with mine, even though I look very sheepish. LOL I remember that those schoes were not fun to wear, and I hated the dark blue clothes my parents always used to buy for me. LOL Yes, the seventies were a cruel decade when it comes to fashion, looks and haircuts!

First School Day 1972

Now post yours!

Kirsten

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

My parents didn't get pics from our first school day. It was 48 years ago, people didn't take much pics at all
But I do have pics from my kids first school day! I will take pics from those and post them later!

Okay, here they are!

Jo on his first school day


Indra on her first school day

[Kirsten]

How sweet! And they look so tiny! How old are they in the pictures? 6 or 7, like the kids here when they go to school?

Kirsten

[Edwina's Secretary]

I do not have a pic of my first day of school ever but this is the first day of some school year. I think it is 6th grade.

I have two questions...what is that you are holding Kirsten?

ANd why are you and Lut's children dressed for cold weather? When does the school year start?

[Kirsten]

What a cool picture!

I have two questions...what is that you are holding Kirsten?

It is called "Zuckertuete", and every school starter is getting one over here. There's no English word for it, I think, the translation I found on leo.org said this:

"large cornet of cardboard filled with sweets and little presents given to children in Germany on their first day at school"


Well, school usually starts in August/September, so it shouldn't have been that cool! Not sure why I had to wear that coat! LOL

Kirsten

[sirrahbed]

This was on my birthday in 1958, which is 9/17 and always fell soon after school started. I have a picture of my first day somewhere - can't find it - but it is on this same porch, with this same curly hairdo and a similar dress For some reason, this first year was called "pre-first" and was held at the regular elementary school. I don't think they had kindergarten .

[Kirsten]

Debbie, how very sweet! The cake almost seems to be too big for you to hold! LOL

Kirsten

[sirrahbed]

Fast-forward to 1988 and daughter sirrahsim is ready for her first day of school...

[Kirsten]

She's looking so happy and proud!

Kirsten

[Barbara]

Great thread- but I have no picture from my first school day

[Sevaede]

Hehe! What cute little kids!

I was five years old in this picture. A future animal lover in the making as you can see...

[koxka]

Love seeing everyone!

At four years old at preschool.The official picture on my school file.
Ok, you can laugh at your pleasure
I grew on to those ears though.Just like kitties do!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

How sweet! And they look so tiny! How old are they in the pictures? 6 or 7, like the kids here when they go to school?

Kirsten

Jo was 3, and Indra was 2years10 months. Here kids can start pre-school in the year they turn 3. There are 2 possibilities: start in January, or in September; both our kids started in January

[fritz03]

This is the earliest picture i could find,my grade 8 class when was 15.I am in the top row third picture in from the left.

[Sonia59]

Great thread! Unfortunately I don't have any pictures with me.