nbc s anne thompson has more. reporter: the reopening of newtown schools, an act of faith and resolve. whether you wait a day or a month, whatever, there s no there s no rule book. reporter: determination quickly tested as a threat to one elementary school forced it into lockdown before students even arrived. the site of the massacre, sandy hook elementary, remained closed. moving vans carrying furniture and equipment left under a police escort headed for the school s new building in neighboring monroe. at newtown s catholic church, two funerals, james mattioli. his favorite classes were math and recess. 6-year-old jessica rekos loved being a big sister to her brothers travis and shane.