News : Classes begin for Kindergarten students

Shellsburg Kindergarten students form a circle in Kelsey Blattler's class on Monday morning.

Students color a picture on their first day of Kindergarten class in Shellsburg.

Shellsburg teacher Jodi Hacker helps Devon Crom with his coloring on his first day of school.

Students sing a song as they learn the names of their teacher, Mrs. Higgins, and their classmates.

Today was the first day of school for dozens of Vinton-Shellsburg Kindergarten students. Parents had the option of sending them to school in Vinton either Monday or Tuesday before daily classes begin on Wednesday.

Shellsburg's two Kindergarten classes were filled on Monday morning, as teachers Kelsey Blattler and Jodi Hacker helped the students with coloring and reading assignments.

In Vinton, the students in Mrs. Higgins class familiarized themselves with their teachers and classmates by singing, "Hi-ho, the dairy-o, I know..." and then filling the name of each student or staff member.