Newtown First Day Photos: Students Head Back to School for 2016-17 School Year

NEWTOWN, CT — Newtown and Danbury students headed back to the classrooms on Monday and the first day for Easton-Redding, Bethel, Brookfield and New Milford was on Wednesday. Monroe, Weston and Ridgefield students begin on Thursday. Ridgefield Kindergarten through grade nine go back on Thursday and Ridgefield students in grades 10 through 12 start back on Friday. The first day back to school for Wilton students is on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2016.

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How was your student's first day? Share your bus stop and back-to-school photos by emailing wendy.mitchell@patch.com.

Patch wishes all students, teachers, families and staff a healthy and happy school year!

Photos:

1. Makayla I., Middlegate School, Newtown, taken by Joanna Hoha

2. Reed Intermediate Student, taken by Gail Lovorn

3. Danbury, Westside Middle School, Grade 7, Abby, 13 years old, picture taken by Mom, Lisa

4. Payton, age 6 years old, 1st grade, Booth Free School in Roxbury, photo taken by her father, Scott

5. Tyler, Park Avenue School, taken by Tisa Keating

6. Logan, 5 years old from Danbury, submitted by his mom, Tiffany