Montgomery County Public Schools and many private schools opened their doors for the first day of school Monday.

Patch stopped by Bethesda's Wood Acres Elementary School where we chatted with students ranging from kindergartners heading to school for the first time to fifth-graders returning for their final year of elementary school.

Check out our photos here. You also can read our story about how the first day unfolded on Twitter -- including lots of images of North Bethesda Middle School -- as parents and teachers tweeted using the official MCPS hashtag, #MCPSfirstday.

If you have your own photos to share, upload them here.

Happy first day of school!