bernie, zamora, gives, last, pat, to, hair, daughter, teah, after, checking, class, roster, arriving, kapalama, elementary, first, day, new, school, year, jericka, palpallatoc, leans, her, pink, backback, as, she, waits, start, parents, students, line, up, three, deep, see, which, child, goes, classroom, summer, s, over, these, guys, they, re, phoebe, pineda-abaya, gets, reassuring, hug, from, aunt, zeny, abalos, this, brand, first-grader, bonnie, makalena, left, diane, suguitan, right, take, final, look, before, leaving, children, both, whom, are, first-graders, doorway, checks, out, teacher, dawn, mashima, watches, first-grade, stream, in, eight, veteran, educator, but, grader, edsel, etrata, recites, pledge, allegiance, begins, elayria, with, folder, supplies, brought, organized, stored, whether, has, required, he, did, ryan, dejesus, tries, get, better, classmate, binder, raise, thumbs, affirmative, signal, that, ve, got, each, student, find, homes, plastic, organizer