Starting school for the first time is one of the biggest, and often the most emotional, day in the lives of parents and their young children.
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Last Thursday was one of those days with dozens of children arriving at school for the very first time.
Tears mixed with excited and nervous smiles, laughter and constant chatter filled the air at school gates across the district.
The Examiner was able to drop in on a few schools around Glen Innes to catch those special moments that form the memories of a lifetime.
Many new students had already formed friendships.
Student enrollment numbers have increased at the school this year.
A surprise at Glen Innes Public School was the enrolment of four sets of twins and one set of triplets, a challenge for teachers.