001school is back this week for tens of thousands more kids across the valley including at the Bal School District in Phoenix where I was on Monday and I stuck around there at Brenson Lee to talk to families and staff members just to see how that first day was kicking off morning good morning Brunson Lee family and Community they got the backpacks water bottles and new shoes ready to go back to school is in full swing across the valley and right here at Brunson Lee El entry in Phoenix part of the balt School District I think it's very exciting principal Olga Perez has been getting ready all summer long just like her dedicated staff teachers even picking up some homemade swag for the first day courtesy of Olga's daughters I think the culture that we have
002created makes us not as working Partners but as a family Bron is a family oriented school that our students know that when they walk into these doors they're part of our family and that feeling seems to be contagious how you feel starting your first day good Justin Sanford is saying his final goodbyes to Mom and Dad and ready to race into third grade thanks in part to some summertime prep we did like a lot of spelling tests too getting their minds ready so that's just it getting them ready for school they're pretty ready wow okay so mom giving you homework over this summer I really want them to be the greatest kids that they can be like I want them to have really bright features we got it popping out here outside the excitement continues
003Miss V leading the dance line with music blaring through the drama offline principal Perez leaving us with a reminder for everyone to get involved what do you need from the community is there anything that you need from us well this year we want to make sure our community knows they're welcome we want to partner with a lot of our community members to support us on our events and also our families understand that we're here to support them as well oh yeah we had a lot of fun there at Brenton Lee Miss V have me doing the Electric Slide there in the parent drop off line it was a good day Miss Perez says more than anything they just need volunteers especially people who want to come in and read to these students so if you're
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