Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The First Day of School

The boys all started school yesterday.  They were excited and did great!  The International School of Dusseldorf has a very positive and friendly atmosphere...it's not Blue Star Elementary which holds a special place with us:)  But it's a great school!
Alex, Liam, and Carter at school
 Monday was an orientation day for all new students.  They got to meet their teacher and spend about an hour in their classroom while the parents were given orientation, too.  It was a successful day as they felt comfortable and were all excited for the first day.  They weren't worried about this new place they were off to as they had already spent some time there.
Liam, Carter, Alex on the first day!

 
We were at the bus stop at 8:00am ready for our adventure.  The bus got to our connecting stop uncharacteristically late (due to construction) so we couldn't ride the bus that we were suppose to.  We were flexible though and caught a train to get us to the school just in time.  Today the bus was actually two minutes early...the construction isn't blocking a lane anymore.

The boys found their teacher and were off with a kiss and hug for both me and Kaleb.  No tears or uncertainty - not even from Liam since he already knew what to expect in his classroom.

Kaleb and I rode the bus home, went out to lunch with some of the other moms and then headed back to school to pick the boys up.  They were all smiles when we arrived.  They had a great day and lots of stories to tell...mostly about their classmates.  It is a very diverse school and there are students that don't speak English.  The boys are meeting children from all over the globe - kind of cool!

We walked to the bus stop which is about a block from the school and there were about 30 kids (mostly middle school and high school) waiting for the bus.  Kids ride the public transportation alone once they get to be 4th and 5th graders.  If they've been doing this since Kindergarten they know what to expect.  It is very safe on the bus and train and the other adults look out for the kids.  The boys were exhausted when we got to our connecting bus stop.  It had been a busy day!  Here they are waiting for our bus - tired boys.

Liam fell asleep on the bus on the way home.
 It was a successful start to the new year.  I'm sure they'll be tired for the first week or two...or longer for Liam.  He's never gone to any schooling outside of our home and now he's there all day.  I'm sure there will be more stories throughout the year.  But that's how our year started:)  Now I'm off to catch the bus to pick them up!:)

1 comment:

  1. I'm glad they did so well! Does the teacher speak any English? How long does the trip to school take?

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