Yes I know that it's nearly the first day of term 2 but hey let's go back to the first day of term 1 - which was a very exciting day for this little girl. She had been counting down the days to go to school for a while and was very happy when the day finally arrived. Here she is on Monday morning, the 15th February looking just a little bit excited!
Here cousins even called in to wish her luck for her first day. They were also on their way to school. She was proud to show off her new uniform!
We are so lucky to have found a nice house in a great area with a fantastic school - all within a couple of weeks of getting back. We are really happy at Mount Stuart Primary, Leilani has a lovely teacher and has made some good friends. It's about a 3 minute drive away or a 15-20 minute walk all up hill! We have been walking quite a bit, but I think we will probably be driving during these cold winter days.
Leilani goes to school on Monday and Tuesday from 8.55am till 2.45pm. We were a little early on her first day because I thought she started at 8.45! So she was one of the first there, which was kind of nice anyway!
Mount Stuart kinder has a very 'open classroom policy' and we are encouraged to stay for 10-15 minutes during morning drop off time and do an activity with them. Emily loves it and is invited to join in and do whatever she likes. At first she didn't want to leave, but she is getting used to saying goodbye now and usually looks forward to getting home to see what's in her lunch box! (Yes, at 9 in the morning!) We have never had a problem leaving Lani at school, which makes things so much easier. She loves being there but on occasion does complain because she has to be there aallllll day and it's sooooo long!! But she loves it! They have a lovely classroom with different activities to do each morning. They have been learning all the Letterland Characters and Leilani absolutely loves it. She comes home each day and tells us the new character she has learnt and what starts with that letter. She gets quite proud!!
8 comments:
Does she still love it as much????
they look so grown up when they first go dont they...but now i bet she is grown into that uniform??/
so good to finally see pics of Lani on her first day of school. It's still a bit weird thinking she goes to Kinder. Time does go fast.
Anyway nice you are blogging again
she looks so grown up. Its great when you find a school that you are really happy with.
oh doesn't she look so grown up! it's a bit sad when they start school- but she looks so excited and happy to be there.
Were you sad leaving her there?
I love your profile picture of the girls- bout time you added a little boy in there! hee.. hee..
She looks so cute in her little uniform.
oh so cute, I love lani's uniform and her pig tails! I'm looking forward to school days, although I'll probably be sad for a little bit, but then I'm sure I love it! Amazing how they grow up so quick.
sounds like a good school and nice that it's in walking distance :)
Lani looks so grown up now, attending school. Emily looks a little sad in one of the photos, she would miss her big sister on those days! Glad you found a really nice school for Lani :)
gotta love those fresh, 'first day of school' photos :)
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