First day of School

I love this shot of Robyn. She was so ready to go! She sets her alarm for 6:30 AM to be ready in time to ride on a bike path with other kids from the neighborhood to her "gymnasium."

It was so perfect that we moved here when we did because 5th grade is the beginning of this school, so it's new for all the other kids, too. (It goes all the way through Sr. yr. of our HS equivalent).

She has worked hard, been responsible for what she needs to do, and has complained very little, even though she could understand very little, especially at the beginning.

She has different classes, teachers, and schedules everyday. From kindergarten they start learning English. Although one might think English would be "easy cheesy lemon squeezy" for her, she has to know the German equivalent, so that class has been challenging, but good, too.

In 5th grade, they begin learning their 3rd language. She could choose either Latin or French, and chose Latin since she already had some Latin last year. (In 2 years, she'll take French, too). So, she takes Latin from a German-speaking Asian teacher!

English, art, and sport are her favorite classes so far. She has been blessed with nice kids at school and in the neighborhood to help her out.

Carly has been happy to go to school, too. She's pretty darn tired after listening to German all day by the time she gets home and is expected to do homework!

She has a different schedule every day, too. I'm grateful our one-on-one chances we get. In this school, the kids already learned cursive in first grade. So, when the teacher wrote words for her in English on the board, it was still like a foreign language for her! She is working hard to learn how to read and write all over again. She has also been blessed with nice friends and a patient teacher. Her favorite subject so far are English, sport and art, too!

Macy and I were surprised to see only scooters at Robyn's school. When I asked a mom, she explained that kids have to get their bike license in 3rd grade before they can ride bikes to school.

Macy is enjoying kindergarten and comes home speaking full sentences in German already. Her new best friend is a three-year-old boy. (They have mixed ages in the same group from 2-6). She loves the playhouse inside, sport in the gym, and playing outside. She likes taking kiwis for her snack so she can eat it with a "cute little spoon" like the other kids. Her teachers are very professional and caring.