Lindeneau Elementary School incoming kindergarteners experience their first day at school in Edison. Watch video
EDISON -- Today was a flurry of activity outside Lindeneau Elementary School in Edison as students and their parents arrived for the first day of school.
This year, the school welcomed 45 incoming kindergarteners. Teachers greeted their students as they arrived.
Starting kindergarten is a mix of emotions for many children. For some, it's an exciting adventure. For others a little scary. It's a new beginning for learning, socializing, building confidence and gaining independence.
To ease the transition, the school held orientation yesterday where the students met their teachers and visited their classrooms for the first time.
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Virginia 'Ginger' Sanchez has been teaching in the Edison school system for 17 years. And for the last three years she has focused on teaching kindergarten.
Sanchez thinks this year's first day of school went smoothly for both the children and the parents. All the children arrived early, seemed excited and did not shed any tears.
This year, the kindergarten teachers are working on a play-based approach to learning in conjunction with using iPads in the classroom. According to Sanchez, this offers students a social component, self-directive component and technology component.
"We want them to love school, and we strive to give them a strong foundation they can take forward to the upper grades," Sanchez said.
Lindeneau Elementary School is one of 11 elementary schools in Edison Township School District. It is a public school that serves grades K-5.
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