We have had a great start to the school year. Yes, things can be challenging when your teacher only speaks in Mandarin. Yes, it can cause some interesting situations because three siblings are together in a class of ten. Yes, Penny is a bit lost and a tad naughty in the mornings without her siblings around. Yes, the kids have been tired.
BUT we are loving the program. The kids are eager to go go school. They do lots of activities with other classes. They speak Mandarin at home. It has been a great fit for our family.
Garrison however, has had some trouble adjusting to the "sides" of school. He left his lunchbox at school on the first day. The first day!! He saw a treasure and set his lunch bag down to that he could examine it. The next week he left it on the bus. This week he didn't come home on the bus. He had heard Gary and I talking about how our friend Lisa was going to pick him and Simon up for soccer practice on Tuesday night. Somehow it resonated in his brain that he was to wait at school on Monday for his ride. Thankfully the school secretary took him home. The funniest part to me was that he was so excited that he got to ride in a corvette. She drives a Jetta. :). So we are waiting for the next Garrison moment. I'm sure that Simon and Noel will have their share too as we get into the business of school. Noel has already lost her bus pass.
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