As I mentioned before, we were very nervous. We all showed up and waited at the back of the school: parents, us, and Tanya, our new babysitter. The other kids and parents were rolling in as if it was an ordinary day. Girls were dressed in checkered blue dresses and navy cardigans and boys in gray shorts and blue shirts. Some came in with their scooters or on bikes. It looked like an ordinary day and everyone looked like they knew what they were doing. We were directed to wait outside the third grade area. We spoke with Georgia's two teachers and were re-assured that everything will be OK.
At the end of the day Georgia looked very relaxed. She liked the school a lot. They played "ice-breaker" games for the larger part of the day. She got a buddy to play with - a new girl to school and her class. That little girl is from a British military family. This is her 7th school. Teachers were pleased with her as well. There were a few things we forgot - like PE uniform as they start having gym on day one. Art apron. Kids are also asked to bring colored pencils and no-mess sharpener. I think it would be less mess to have one of those large industrial ones like in US. And kids have two healthy snacks such as fruits and veggies with their lunch. I liked the last part the most.
About Isabella. For a few weeks I kept asking in school about when her nursery start date and was getting vague answers like "teachers will follow up with you." On the first day of school I went back to the school office to check on the start date again and got the same answer. I also asked if it will be possible to move Isabella up once she turns 4 next month. After all, she knows colors, shapes, can count to 10, and read small words in Russian. But they told me that it is age specific and no can do. So we are back to Educare. I signed her up this morning. She will start next week. I feel we are doing things right for her.
Forgot to write about our Jewish New Year's celebration. We went back to New Malden for Korean. But we came too late in the day that we did not want to walk to a new place identified as promising by Yelp and instead ended up in the same old Yami. It is yummy all right :) I've had Korean steak tartar and raw egg and at this point I think we have exhausted their menu :) Need to find new places around here.
As I mentioned before, we were very nervous. We all showed up and waited at the back of the school: parents, us, and Tanya, our new babysitter. The other kids and parents were rolling in as if it was an ordinary day. Girls were dressed in checkered blue dresses and navy cardigans and boys in gray shorts and blue shirts. Some came in with their scooters or on bikes. It looked like an ordinary day and everyone looked like they knew what they were doing. We were directed to wait outside the third grade area. We spoke with Georgia's two teachers and were re-assured that everything will be OK.
At the end of the day Georgia looked very relaxed. She liked the school a lot. They played "ice-breaker" games for the larger part of the day. She got a buddy to play with - a new girl to school and her class. That little girl is from a British military family. This is her 7th school. Teachers were pleased with her as well. There were a few things we forgot - like PE uniform as they start having gym on day one. Art apron. Kids are also asked to bring colored pencils and no-mess sharpener. I think it would be less mess to have one of those large industrial ones like in US. And kids have two healthy snacks such as fruits and veggies with their lunch. I liked the last part the most. 
About Isabella. For a few weeks I kept asking in school about when her nursery start date and was getting vague answers like "teachers will follow up with you." On the first day of school I went back to the school office to check on the start date again and got the same answer. I also asked if it will be possible to move Isabella up once she turns 4 next month. After all, she knows colors, shapes, can count to 10, and read small words in Russian. But they told me that it is age specific and no can do. So we are back to Educare. I signed her up this morning. She will start next week. I feel we are doing things right for her. 
Forgot to write about our Jewish New Year's celebration. We went back to New Malden for Korean. But we came too late in the day that we did not want to walk to a new place identified as promising by Yelp and instead ended up in the same old Yami. It is yummy all right :) I've had Korean steak tartar and raw egg and at this point I think we have exhausted their menu :) Need to find new places around here.
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