Sadly, there was a last day for playing in the sandbox. Spending all day playing in the sandbox will be replaced by 180 days of learning 1, 2, 3’s and A, B, C’s. When the kids are dropped off on the first day of middle school, there will still be some tears shed, but mostly by parents. It’s been a long summer to finally reach this day, and the welcome break until school lets out is long overdue. As I walk down the hallway to my classroom for the very first day, my memories of being in kindergarten haven’t yet fallen away.