Three days after we arrived in Bahrain Stella started first grade at the DOD school here. We had missed the meet and greet so she was going in blind and she's done phenomenally well! We lucked out big time this year and she's got an amazingly sweet teacher who welcomed her with open arms (literally). She's warm and kind and seems to be a great fit for Stella.
Last night we had open house at the school and an opportunity to see the classroom now that the kids are all settled in, learn about the years curriculum, and talk to the teacher again. It went really well and reaffirmed my thoughts about her teacher. She talked about the class and how she'd lucked up this year and really ended up with a great group of kids. It's a small class- only 16 kids- and there's only 5 girls but she said everyone gets along really well and they're all sweet kids.
We're a month in to the school year and Mrs. Z said Stella is doing great and the only thing she ever gets in "trouble" for is talking in class (just like her mama did!)... and apparently she likes to sing. A lot. Which, we already knew... my life is like a musical most days between her power ballads and her daddy's whistling. And let's not forget about the constant tapping out beats, violin practice, and the singing of what they're doing each moment of the day. Seriously. So on one hand, it was nice to know someone else gets to enjoy all the music, but on the other hand, obviously singing in the middle of math problems probably isn't the place.
I'm excited to see how this year turns out. Already being back in a routine has been great for Stella and she's made lots of friends so I can only imagine how happy she's going to be at the end of the year when it's all normal and no longer new and unknown. But even with everything being new, she's done so, so well and I can't say enough how proud of her we are and how well she's done with this transition! Here's to first grade!
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