5 Things You Must Do on the First Day of School

You are probably excited to go to school again because you will see your friends again and hang out at school. You may opt to learn new things and thrilled to gain more knowledge and skills. Perhaps before school starts, you already made preparations for it like buying school supplies, reviewing lessons from last year or even keeping away your old school stuff to make room for your new school stuff.

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Moreover, there are things you have to do on the first day of school. Because what better way to start something new than on the first day itself. These things if done on the first day will definitely give you a clear vision of the entire year and a start boost in your school life. Here are the 5 things you must do on the first day of school.

Set Goals

It is important to set goals for your entire school year. Start setting them on the first day. It is up to you to decide about up to what extent will your goals be that you want to achieve before the school year ends. It is either you want to be an honor student or have a passing grade in all your subjects. You just have to make sure that your goals are S-M-A-R-T: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bounded. Detailed planning is advised.

Pay Attention

Observing your school environment is important not only if you are a new student at a new school but even also you are a returning student at your old school. Every school year is different. There may be some old things that are now gone and new things that have added. Like for example, your favorite teacher last school year has left the school and a new teacher is now here to teach you. This teacher will be definitely different in teaching style so you have to observe and adapt to this change. You will definitely have new schoolmates too that you will be an acquaintance with. There can also be new rules and regulations implemented in the school that must be observed. This is basically absorbing your somewhat new surroundings for you to get comfortable easily.

Make New Friends

Since this is a new school year, there will be also new people around. This also means that you should make new friends. This is not only for those who are going to study at a new school but also for those who are going to study at their old school and may already have their own circle of friends. But, this doesn’t imply that you will forget about your old friends. This is simply extending your circle to new people who are not only great company but also can help you not only in your studies but also in developing yourself.

Be Good

Never, ever do something bad or that will make you look bad on the first day of school. The first day of school is not only the beginning of classes but also it is a day of first impression judgment. Being late on the first day is a big NO. Your teacher will brand you as a tardy student for the entire year and will always expect that you will do the same mistake over. This is also the case if you started or got into a fight. The school will definitely brand you as a troublesome student. So just be on your best behavior on that day.

Be Yourself

This is really overlooked most of the time on the first day. Sure we want these people to have a good first impression on us but that does not mean we had to be somebody we are not. A lot of people hide some of their uncommon qualities and life aspects just to feel they belong. But by doing so, you will only be anxious all the time and always worry that these people might find out about the real you and may not accept you anymore. So don’t do that. Always remember that it is better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for who you are not.

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With taking all of these in mind and doing all of these, you will definitely have a good and fruitful school year ahead of you.