Kindergarten students across the district were welcomed at Newtown schools Thursday morning, August 25.The Newtown Bee before Tuesday, August 30, at noon.eliza@thebee.com, online at newtownbee.com, and in a possible future article by e-mailing a photo to education reporter Eliza Hallabeck at

The 2016-17 school year is set to start on Monday, August 29.

After riding the bus for the first time, kindergarten students arrived at their new schools to be welcomed by administrators, staff, and parents. Once inside the school, students are typically introduced to their teachers and shown classrooms for the first time.

At Head O' Meadow, Principal Barbara Gasparine eagerly greeted her newest students with a smile on her face.

Parents are welcome to submit their favorite photo of their smiling children from the first day of school for use in the following edition of