OnmyfirstdayofKindergarten，Iwasbothexcitedandalittle（56）___（scare）．Thelargeclassroomwasfullofbooksandtoys，twothings（57）___Iloved．Butitwasalsofullof（58）___（kid）alllargerthanme．Becausemy

　　On my first day of Kindergarten，I was both excited and a little （56）___ （scare）．The large classroom was full of books and toys，two things （57）___ I loved．But it was also full of （58）___（kid） all larger than me．Because my birthday was in late September，I was allowed in at only 4years old，and this meant that I was bound to be the （59）___ （small） kid in my class．

　　I think that my Mom sensed I was a little afraid．That was （60）___ she was always there to pick me up right after school when I could have （61）___ （easy） rode the bus．I would jump in the front seat next to her and tell her all about my day．Sometimes we would even read a book and wait until all the cars and buses had left before we（62）___ （drive） home．I treasured those special times when I had my Mom all to （63）___ （me）．I felt so safe and peaceful when we sat in the car together．（64）___（begin） the new challenge of school didn't seem so difficult when I knew that I could talk （65）___ it with her．Being a tiny，little kid in a big scary world wasn't so bad either．I knew that my Mom loved me and that was all I needed to be loving，joyful，and strong．