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Amora Tripathi

Krishnay Shah

Meera Shitoot

Reeha Pandharipande

Sraddha Sailesh

Aarav Sedha

Ayaan Patel

Ayaan Puri

Shanaya Anand

Sourish Bhattacharya

Hamish Suneram

Aishani Sinha

Siddhi Puranik

Tisha Patel

Atri Teja

Aishwarya Balaji

Aadvik Shaw

Saanvi Sachdev
Amora Tripathi
Parramatta NSW
“I had THREE lunch breaks, yay!”
Parramatta NSW
“I had THREE lunch breaks, yay!”

Krishay Shah
Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown NSW
“Daddy, I didn’t cry at all but mum cried” when you dropped me to school in the morning.
Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown NSW
“Daddy, I didn’t cry at all but mum cried” when you dropped me to school in the morning.

Meera Shitoot
Ashfield NSW
“Mum, you can go catch the train if you want. I know everything about school!”
Ashfield NSW
“Mum, you can go catch the train if you want. I know everything about school!”

Reeha Pandharipande
Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill NSW
“I feel a bit like crying when I go to school, but when I see Mrs Thompson, I feel happy. I think I love her.”
Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill NSW
“I feel a bit like crying when I go to school, but when I see Mrs Thompson, I feel happy. I think I love her.”

Sraddha Shailesh
St Antony’s Primary School, Girraween NSW
“Finally I get to go with my BIG brother to BIG school.”
St Antony’s Primary School, Girraween NSW
“Finally I get to go with my BIG brother to BIG school.”

Aarav Sedha
Jasper Road Public School, Baulkham Hills NSW
“Enough of this kindy now. I will come back some other day.”
Jasper Road Public School, Baulkham Hills NSW
“Enough of this kindy now. I will come back some other day.”

Ayaan Patel
Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes NSW
“I am a big boy so have to go big school.”
Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes NSW
“I am a big boy so have to go big school.”

Ayaan Puri
Riverbank Public School, The Ponds NSW
“Maybe 1 week and I’ll become a pilot.”
Riverbank Public School, The Ponds NSW
“Maybe 1 week and I’ll become a pilot.”

Shanaya Anand
Kellyville Public School, Kellyville NSW
(Singing her favourite rhyme) “Look at me, I am going to school!”
Kellyville Public School, Kellyville NSW
(Singing her favourite rhyme) “Look at me, I am going to school!”

Sourish Bhattacharya
Seven Hills North Public School, Seven Hills NSW
“I am excited to go to big school but I will be super happy if Mamma and Daddy can stay with me!”
Seven Hills North Public School, Seven Hills NSW
“I am excited to go to big school but I will be super happy if Mamma and Daddy can stay with me!”

Hamish Suneram
St Ives Park Primary School, St Ives NSW
“Do I have to go back to school again today? But I went yesterday.”
St Ives Park Primary School, St Ives NSW
“Do I have to go back to school again today? But I went yesterday.”

Aishani Sinha
Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly VIC
(When her Mum said she would miss her): “Maa don’t worry, I will be back soon. That’s my school, not my home/”
Glen Huntly Primary School, Glen Huntly VIC
(When her Mum said she would miss her): “Maa don’t worry, I will be back soon. That’s my school, not my home/”

Siddhi Puranik
Campbelltown SA
“I like my new uniform. I also like playing in the playground.”
Campbelltown SA
“I like my new uniform. I also like playing in the playground.”

Tisha Patel
Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens, SA
“I like to play with friends and with my star board.”
Stella Maris Parish School, Seacombe Gardens, SA
“I like to play with friends and with my star board.”

Atri Teja
Christ the King, Warradale, South Australia
“I love playing in the playground.”
Christ the King, Warradale, South Australia
“I love playing in the playground.”

Aishwarya Balaji
Hills Adventist School, Kellyville NSW
(After Mum asked what she learnt at school): “Not much, but we have go back tomorrow”
Hills Adventist School, Kellyville NSW
(After Mum asked what she learnt at school): “Not much, but we have go back tomorrow”

Aadvik Shaw
Kings Langley Public School
(After parents sat him in their lap to say bye) “Don’t do this. I am big boy now!”
Kings Langley Public School
(After parents sat him in their lap to say bye) “Don’t do this. I am big boy now!”

Saanvi Sachdev
Brentwood Park Primary School,
Berwick VIC
“I got 2 stickers on my first day of school 😄 because I behaved nicely with my friends and teacher”.
Brentwood Park Primary School,
Berwick VIC
“I got 2 stickers on my first day of school 😄 because I behaved nicely with my friends and teacher”.

Gauri Sharma
Abbotsford Public School,
Abbotsford NSW
To her little brother: It’s alright Kabir, don’t cry. Don’t miss me much, I need to go to big school, I will be home soon
Abbotsford Public School,
Abbotsford NSW
To her little brother: It’s alright Kabir, don’t cry. Don’t miss me much, I need to go to big school, I will be home soon
Rayansh Bisht
Strathfield South Public School, NSW
Q: How was your first day at school? A: “I think big school is too BIG for me”.
Strathfield South Public School, NSW
Q: How was your first day at school? A: “I think big school is too BIG for me”.