Schooldays are just beginning

Stephanie Souto and daughter Giuliana, 4, are all smiles as they wait for students to be called to class.

Chase Reynolds, 4, carries everything he needs in his new Spiderman book bag.

Angelica Campos, 5, thinks happy thoughts as she looks forward to the start of kindergarten.

Grayden Heaton gets a goodbye hug from mom Addie as she drops him off in his kindergarten classroom.

Teacher Amy Schaweuke welcomes Javier Montoya to her class at Fallbrook Street on August 27.

Twins Max and Katie Bojarski, 4, spend some time together before going to their separate classrooms on the first day of kindergarten at Frazier Elementary School.

Abbey Savin spends her first day of first grade at Fallbrook Street School as teacher’s helper.