Big days, small class sizes expected to boost kindergarten learning

First day of kindergarten arrives with high expectations in Spokane schools.

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Wed., Sept. 4, 2019

Audrey Adams, 5, has a picture taken by her mother, Tana, on the first day of kindergarten at Hamblen Elementary School, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Audrey’s sister, Evelyn, 2, dances at right.

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Hunter Powell dons his Class of 2032 T-shirt on the first day of Kindergarten, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, at Hamblen Elementary School.

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Hamblem kindergarten teacher Mandy Bryant welcomes student Elizabeth Howe on the first day of classes, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Bryant also attended kindergarten Hamblen as a child.

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Hamblen kindergarteners line up in the hallway after touring areas of the school Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.

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Calvin Serr hugs and kisses his daughter Braelynn goodbye on the first day of kindergarten at Hamblen, Wednesday, Sept, 4, 2019.

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