Today was Ellie's first day of Kindergarten! Luckily her expression in this picture does not reflect how well it went; she loved it!!
Kindergarten is a German word - Kinder means children. She's going to the Kindergarten in Kienberg, which is the town two miles from Gaming. She takes a bus to get there.
The other faculty and staff with pre-school children send their kids there too. So Ellie got on the bus with her three good friends.
The Kindergarten is nestled in the beautiful valley of the foothills.
The kids have their own locker areas, hers is the one with all the pink belongings! Upon arriving, the kids change out of their street shoes and put on their house shoes - a pair of indoor shoes that stay at school.
It is Montessori style so she is in a class with twenty-some other 3 to 6 year olds. Everything is in German. Her teachers don't speak English (at least on a regular basis), but her neighbor/classmates are bi- and quad-lingual so that gives me great peace of mind knowing they can translate for her if need be until she's speaking German herself!
Brian and I drove over to see how her first morning was going (while a ministry for moms helper watched Francis). I was thrilled to see that she was LOVING it!! There were a few other moms (holding their other young children) trying to encourage their children - but Ellie barely had time to talk to us as she zipped around the room with her new toys and friends! As Brian and I left her happily playing inside, seeing the horses roam in the field outside the school, we praised God for the community and blessings He has given us!
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