Sioux City students headed back to school

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Students across Siouxland continue their migration back to the classroom this week, including here in Sioux City, where school starts on Friday.

Students at Bryant Elementary School met up with their new teachers and visited their classrooms for the first time Tuesday. One teacher told KCAU 9 that she can’t wait for the school year to start and for all of the students to be back in her classroom.

“Tonight, we’re having back to school night, so all the families can come and they can meet their teachers,” music teacher Emily Cole said. “They can get to experience the school a little bit and find out what they’re going to experience on Friday. My advice for the parents would be to send your students off to school with a smile and a hug and wish them a great day.”

Teachers throughout the school embraced their previous students with big hugs and welcomed their new students with big smiles. Like the teachers, the parents are looking forward to kids being back to school.

“Be ready for tired and crabby kids,” parent Megan Fey said. “To start the year right, get them to bed early, starting tonight maybe.”

The goal of Tuesday’s event was to help kids get adjusted and more comfortable at the school for their big first day.

“I’m so excited to welcome all of our bears back for another awesome school year,” Cole said. “Before anyone coming to Bryant for the first time: this is a wonderful community. We have a lot of fun here at Bryant and they’re going to have an awesome year.”

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